...Star Wars: ROTS DS review

[theONE]

Slashing… flying… and using the force… the 3 best things about Star Wars: Revenge Of the Sith for Nintendo DS. I haven’t played many side-scrollers, but I like this one the most. It is a lot like the old Ninja Turtles arcade game that I use to love. But normal slashing can get boring, that’s where Jedi powers come in; you customize your Jedi(either Obi-wan or Anakin) to have the force bowers and special moves that you want. Every time you beat a level to can add stats to your Jedi. Both Jedi are different: Obi-wan is more of a mind combat where the force is used to heal, block, push and pull for him. Anakin, on the other hand, is more aggressive and his powers consist of mainly physical attacking.

The game play seems to follow the movie plot (even though it’s not out you can kinda guess from the commercials) and is very fast paced. There are things popping out of doors, flying through the air, and dropping from the sky. Now to the best part of the game: the dogfights in the sky. These are awesome… even though its multi-card multiplayer, you can still play by your self or play with 3 other bots. You can customize the kills, time, ships, difficulty, and choose from 8 different areas.

The graphics are mainly cartoon inspired but are very vivid and fit the game well. The backgrounds are similar to the previous levels but are still fun and full of hidden items. In the beginning of the game the famous word scrolling from all the movies comes and explains the game (very cool).

The sound is very smooth and sounds great. It sounds as if it you were listening to the movie’s soundtrack. Overall this is one of the best DS games I have played.

It has little innovation except for sound and graphic wise but has a good use of the touch screen while flying (you control the hull and your damage and heat levels). This is a must for anyone who loves side-scrollers or loves flight sims.

My ratings:
Presentation: 8.5
Game Play: 8.0
Sound: 9.5
Graphics: 8.5
Innovation: 6.0
Fun ness: 10.0

Overall an 8.5. A very good game, good job Ubisoft, I have high expectations for your next game.

nice review dude

i like the intro image

[theONE]

thanks... chuddy if u want to use it for the site you can... that is if u dont have the game

[theONE]

does any1 else have this game? wat do yall think of it... its definitly better than a 7.5(stupid IGN)

[ShadowMarth]

I agree. I don't have this game, but if I had a bit more money I would most definately buy it. A friend in my last period class brings his DS every day just to pass the long period before the end of the day, and he brought this game. His brother bought it, and he had just popped it in to try it out. I told him what I knew about the regular fighting mechanics, and when I told him that they added the star wars sound track to the DS version, he of course immediately turned the sound up. It rocks. Then, he was beginning to lose excitement in the game, but I told him about the flight sim... I showed him to the skirmish area of the multiplayer options, we set up a cool clone starfighter with red and black skin, and began. Man, a comp on easy in the slave I is still a force. The flight sim is absolutely glorious! As a great added touch, you can use the bottom screen for an immensely useful variety of things. You can quickly switch your ratio of power usage between sheilds and weapons depending on the situation, you have a radar that you can quickly switch back and forth to a scoreboard for quick reference, and an overall wonderful selection of maps! They did a great job with the flight sim, and if they fleshed it out a bit, I would buy it alone. Some of my favorite maps are hoth, tatooine, and space 3. This addition is truly worth the extra $10 from the GBA version.

[theONE]

it says that the game is only $25 at circut city if sum is gonna buy it, check their site

[ShadowMarth]

Maybe I'll wait a couple weeks. After the Ep III buzz dies down a bit (it will take months for it to fully subside) it will be cheaper.

[theONE]

maybe but most games stay expensive for a while

[bignds]

how many levels does this game have and how long is each, im considering this.

[ShadowMarth]

Not very long actually I hear, but a friend of mine took a couple weeks to get it done. The mutliplayer and AI skirmish modes for the flight sim are amazing though, and add replay value galore. Most movie games go down in price after a little while though...