The Video Game  Hey, Star Wars fans, Bulzeye here, letting you know that
Star Wars was right on target. Im here to give you the
update on the new Star Wars movie and video games, and how
they relate to each other. Star Wars - Episode III - Revenge of
the Sith (yes, the episode that brought them all together) was
released after the games. The Star Wars - Episode III - Revenge
Of The Sith video games (on PlayStation 2 and Xbox platforms)
are great adventures, with lots of hacking and slashing, real clips
from the movie, and special features too, like concept art and
bonus missions! Now, the game has a few differences from the movie,
and if you already played the game, you know what I mean. Like, the
game has a lot of stuff in it that the movie doesnt have and vise
versa. In the game, when you battle Mace Windu, you jump in and out
of buildings battling to the death. In the movie when Anakin fights
Mace Windu, Anakin just cuts Windus arm off, then Darth Sidious
throws Windu out the window. That didnt seem like a big battle to
me. Even though the game was created to let you experience the
movie, it had some flaws. First of all, the graphics were great,
with the exception of the graphics on the characters. Anakin, for
instance, his face is badly made, no offence to LucusArts, but it
could have been better. Also, Id like to make a comment on the
dialogue. On one of the levels you have to battle the evil Count
Dooku, while attempting to save the Chancellor Palpatine. When the
battle starts you hear the chancellor saying Oh dear, Oh my, Oh
dear! That can get very annoying when youre trying to concentrate
on the battle. Also, there is another level were you have to open a
lock, and at the same time Obi-Won keeps nagging and nagging at you
until you unlock the elevator security system. But those were the
worst flaws, so dont worry, the game is great! It has real
fighting action from the movie. Another great feature, you can play
as both Anakin Skywalker and, the one and only, Obi-Wan Kenobi. As
you play the story line of the movie, you can get characters to
play on multiplayer. One of them is my favorite character
General Grievous. In multiplayer, you can choose to either play
Co-op Mode, with a friend, and beat the game together or,
play Versus Mode, and battle your friend. In the game the battling
and bonus features are good, but my favorite feature in a game is
the leveling-up.
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In some games, there are limits to your character, but in this game
if you are having trouble beating someone, it just means you have
to level-up more. But, heres a little code (keep it a secret
though), insert (kai burr) in the code section, at the options
menu. This will give you infinite force power! Ok, Ive let you
know my likes and dislikes (its good and bad points), but now I
feel I have to give it a rating; on a scale of 1 to 10, I give it
an 8. The Movie [Spoiler
Alert Editors Note: If you have not
experienced the move, the following movie review contains
specific detailed scenes from the movie that reveal the
plot. So, be forewarned!]
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Although the game is good, the movie is better. When the movie came
out I couldnt wait to see it. When I did, even walking into the
theater made shivers go down my spine. If you havent seen it yet,
then I feel sorry for you. Well Im getting off track, the first
thing I would like to touch on is the music. The movie soundtrack
was phenomenal, including the Sound Effects. One of my favorite SFX
were sounds of the lightsabers clashing. The other SFX that we all
loved was when General Grievous soldiers (the Destroyer Droids)
balled up like hermit crabs and walked with their claws clicking on
the metal floors. The theme song stuck in our heads for days. In
the movie, there were some really gross parts as well, so if I were
you I would get your parents permission before taking your little
brother (or sister) otherwise you might end up sitting up with
them all night when they have nightmares. I did take my mother with
me and she thought it was pretty gross - of course I didn't think
it was! So, maybe it would be best to take your sibling, and
leave your mom at home. A few heads were cut off, lots of kids
died, one guy (guess who) lost both legs and had his skin burned
off, and it seemed to be in fashion to cut off the Jedis saber
arms. The arm that the guys were fighting with always got cut off.
Although it was rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and some intense
images, it was still pretty violent, even for Star Wars. The
good thing is that there wasnt any blood squirting, or veins
hanging out not sure if that means that the sabers have clean
cuts, or they just did not want to make everyone lose their
popcorn.
Usually Yoda is quiet and thoughtful, but in this movie he was a
little tough guy. He fights, jumps around a lot, and seems to fly.
One of the best scenes is when he walks into the Emperors office,
puts out both hands, as if he is swatting flies, and the guards go
flying in two different directions. The animation of Yoda in this
movie is better than any of the previous episodes.
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The storyline is full of new characters mixed with the old ones. My
favorite character was General Grievous. Although he did not play
as big of a part as I thought he would, the animation on his
character was awesome. He practically floated through the movie and
had lots and lots of cool transformations and weapons. A great FX
was his gaining four arms to fight with. I dont know why he
coughed so much though, and they really did not explain it.
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The way they had him coughing and choking all the time I thought he
was going to die from old age in the movie and have a long I am
dying, but I really was not the bad guy speech. Nope he died
another way but you will have to see the movie to find out how.
[Spoiler Alert] The Sith Lord Count
Dooku also died shortly in the beginning of the movie. He was in
the second movie the whole time, so he already had his 15 minutes
of fame. I thought they did a really good job on the animation of
the droids and robots. You will really like the giant lizards that
Obi-Wan Kenobi rides when chasing down General Grievous. One of my
other favorites were the Wookies. I always thought, when I saw Star
Wars Episode IV, that Chewbacca was a pretty big guy. But, in
Episode III it shows he is the runt of the Wookies.
When Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and Anakin Skywalker (Darth
Vader) were in the theatre watching what appeared to be a giant
ball of water, it was really amazing animation it had tiny
streams of water going in and out of the bubbles.
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[Spoiler Alert] The story between
Princess Padmand Anakin Skywalker (and their unborn children
which were a secret because their marriage was a secret) was pretty
interesting, but was really close to being the chick flick part
of the movie. She was the whole reason for all the bad stuff
happening in the movie, so the story could not have been written
without this part.
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[Spoiler Alert] You see, it was
because Anakin had a dream that Princess Padmwas going to die,
that he crossed over to the dark side. The Supreme Chancellor
promised him that if he crossed over, that the Chancellor would
teach Anakin how to save Padm life. The only way to become Darth
Vader was to do everything that the Chancellor told him to
including killing all the Jedis, including the children, and his
long time mentor and friend Obi-Wan Kenobi. The twist to this is
that when Anakin did all of this, Padmdied anyway from sadness
because Anakin turned to the dark side. [Spoiler Alert] I thought it was really cheap, when
Luke and Leah were born, that Luke got stuck on a desert farm,
while Leah got to live in the palace as a sweet little princess.
I understood why they got split up but thought it was unfair that
the guy always gets the short end of the stick. What does that mean
anyway short end of the stick?
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Anyway overall it was an awesome movie with lots to look at,
listen to, and think about. Just dont take the little ones.
Instead, let them play the game! Until next time, have fun at the
movies and playing the games they produce! Bulzeye
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 Star Wars Episode III Return of the Sith Xbox,
PlayStation 2 Video Trailer Genre: Action Platform: Xbox,
PlayStation 2 ESRB: Teen - Violence Price: $49.95 [USD] 
8 out of 10 darts June 13, 2005 |
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