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Vint's Top 10 on Classic SW Games (Gaming Division):
Since 1982 Lucasarts has given us the best games any company could make. All the greats have been put into museums. And the memories will stay with us always of playing Jedi Knight online till four in the morning. Although im not a veteran gamer, i've taken a poll of many; and so goes there top ten starwars games.
Top ten lucasarts games:
10: Rebel Assault 2. Reason: Whoever has not played this game should go buy it.
Classic shooting up Stormtroopers! You got to love it.
9: DarkForces. Reason: It started the JediKnight legacy and i think was the first 3d lucasarts game. Oh yea, my brother threw up the first time he played on the sewer level.
8: Shadows Of The Empire. Reason: The best game StarWars for Nintendo64 released. It shows what happened inbetween "Empire" and "Jedi".
7: Episode1: The Phantom Menace. Reason: If your favorite StarWars quote if from
this game("you better stand back, because im about to slash all my prices!"), and your most most hated quote is too("your stepping on my dress"), then you know why its on this list.
6: BattleFront and BattleFront2. Reason: This is a game you can play forever and never get bored of. Doomed to be a classic.
5: Masters Of Teras Kasi. Reason: If you like arcade fighting games, and StarWars, you may have a heart attack when you see this one.
4: Jedi OutCast. Reason: Two words: Kyle Katarn.
3: Knights Of The Old Rebuplic 1 and 2 (possibly 3). Reason: Just look at the awards it got.
2: Starwars Galaxies: Though its early in its life compared to some other MMORPGs, Galaxies is already on the top ten worldwide. New missions everyday! The fun never ends.
1: Jedi Knight. Reason: I cant say enough about this game. First of all, it recieved the best game ever award by PCgamer magazine(later outdone by Half-life). It was the only game by LucasArts that was ahead of the pack. It brought the most famous StarWars video game character, Kyle Katarn, to life (he seemed a little dead in DarkForces). It was the first time you could choose between lightside and darkside, they even had an add on with Mara Jade rescuing Kyle from his evil ways. And one thing that used to amaze me was that they
filmed real actors for the cutscenes. Pure genius! This is the first video game i ever remember playing, so if you dont have this go get it as fast as you can. Let me also add that online mode is awesome
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DJ234's Article - Episode 3: The Video Game (Gaming Division):
I am sorry to say but you won't be able to see Anakin's up rising in the movie. But we are able to see parts of it during the Star Wars Episode III game. Justin Lambros, the game's associate producer explains, "What we wanted to do was expand upon ideas and scenes that were maybe cut short or just don't appear very long in the film. We're able to fully realize different environments, attacks, and events that may just be a minute or two in the film sequence." In the game there are new characters such as a new Jedi master named Cin Drallig he is based on the Stunt coordinator in the third movie.
In the game you will get to play some extended parts from scenes of the movie. Such as Obi Wan going face to face with General Grievous, and Anakin against Mace windu in palpatines office, and a climactic battle with the New Jedi master even though he is only in the Movie for a few seconds, in the Game he has a really big battle with Anakin after he turns to the Dark side. Obi Wan also has a big part in the game he fights the clones after they are ordered to go and annihilate the Jedi he doesn't pull any of that Solid Snake hiding in the shadows crap. The New additions in the Game which you wont see in the movie include Jedi Master Cin Drallig has a apprentice named Serra Cato, and you cannot forget about those Jedi Brutes and Jedi snipers. How does a Jedi snipe you with a lightsaber?
The major part though is what LucasArts has in store for us, which is the battle against Obi and Anakin. You think you'll be playing as Obi nope you got that wrong you will be playing as the emperor's new best pal. Defeating Obi Wan will give you an alternate ending you'll never forget, I wont be the one to tell you. You are going to have to find out for yourself.
That's all for now until next time..
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