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Star Wars: Obi-Wan
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 28 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: LucasArts
Developer: LucasArts
Genre(s): Action
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: December 3, 2001
Summary
Join the legendary Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and call upon the Force and your powerful lightsaber as you face a mysterious new enemy, an assassin droid project and a devious plot that could dramatically shift the balance of power in the universe. Fight your way through an underworld trail of munitions dealers and crime lords-from the lowest depths of Coruscant and dusty Tatooine to the lush city of Theed. The Force is in your hands. [LucasArts]
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What The Critics Said
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GameZone
While this program might not be as intense as "Halo," it will be a definite delight for Star Wars fans, and should even satisfy those who are RPG fans.
Read Full Review >GamerWeb Xbox
Although Obi Wan sounds like a duck with a rock in his throat, it was funny and other voice acting sounded pretty much as it should.
Read Full Review >Xbox Exclusive
If you can get over the poor visuals, Obi Wan could be your new all-time favorite Star Wars game, due to its fantastic gameplay.
Read Full Review >TeamXbox
Overall, the sound is probably one of the biggest factors of the game that really makes you feel like you are a part of the Star Wars universe.
Read Full Review >XGP Gaming
I'm here to set the record straight. Read the following sentence aloud while waiving your hand across your face: "This game is not the atrocity that most would lead me to believe."
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine
It never REALLY gets dull force-pulling a blaster out of adroid's hands and then force-pushing it into a wall where it explodes gloriously into tiny bits. [Feb 2002, p.78]
Electric Playground
Level design is uninspiring--too many long corridors. Compare this with the stroke-of-genius falling cargo ship level from "Jedi Knight."
Read Full Review >TotalGames.net
Is it possible to love a game for a singular sound effect? We certainly hope so.
Read Full Review >Cloudchaser
Amidst the craptacular voice acting and sub-par story, the compelling control configuration and nifty implementation of Force powers save this game from trash compactor annihilation.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
Obi-Wan might have been a good game on the last generation of consoles, but it's too confused, rough hewn, and repetitive to stand up against Xbox games like "Halo" or even "Azurik."
Read Full Review >Game Informer
This release, though graphically superior, just doesn’t stack up in terms of intensity or execution of gameplay. [Feb 2002, p.90]
Hot Games
This is Jedi Power Battles in 3D - a simple, fast-paced action game that makes you forget everything else for a couple of hours, just like the movie it's based on.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
The level design is generally uninspired. It doesn't take full advantage of your Jedi powers.
Read Full Review >GamePen
Crappy character interaction, bland level design and sour eye candy clashes hard with an elegant combat system.
Read Full Review >GameShark
What could cause such a winning formula to fall from grace? Camera... the bane of third party titles everywhere. And Obi Wan throws out all over-the-shoulder camera conventions and makes a totally static, completely uncontrollable camera.
Read Full Review >IGN
This is a game that could've been a reason to own an Xbox if LucasArts had tightened up all of the fundamental parts of the game that were lacking. And the sad part is, it would've been worth it. That's how much potential is here.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
But the evil control, level design and graphics from the Dark Side can turn a good jedi like Obi Wan bad.
Read Full Review >Xbox Nation Magazine
The only thing missing are the severed limbs. Oh, and an overwhelming sense of quality and/or fun. [Spring 2002, p.93]
GamePro
Simple strafing would have been preferable to Obi’s clumsy acrobatics, and the sloppy, inaccurate controls require too much work for a game so shallow.
Read Full Review >eToychest
The only drawback to the fighting in single player is it consists mainly of button-mashing.
Read Full Review >Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
The levels are barren, boring and repetitive, and the character animation is poor. [GamesMaster Magazine]
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
If someone handed you a lightsaber, I bet you, like me, would want to rip a lot of things a new poopchute with it. Unfortunately, this isn’t the Ginsu simulator I was hoping for. [Feb 2002, p.168]
Play Magazine
Chief among its problems is an unconvincing graphical presentation. [Feb 2002, p.61]
All Game Guide
A big disappointment. While there is potential here for a great game, it lacks the depth, production values, and fun associated with a quality Star Wars title.
Read Full Review >Maxim Online
This game doesn’t actually let you cut anything into lunchmeat except clunky Battle Droids. What fun is that?
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Brian gave it a3:
The graphics are pitiful. The levels are boring. Controls are a pain.. etc. The Jedi Knight series was 10 times better than this and even it had some real problems.
Papo S. gave it a5:
This game is horribly made! The environments are so boring and uninspired, they made me yawn. The character models look like crap and are repugnant. The controls are sometimes sloppy and aiming the lightsaber is 100% innacurate. The sound is good since it is Star Wars. There are better Star Wars games than this, NOT recommended.
Joe N. gave it a10:
Wow it was great.
Andrew A. gave it a 7:
This game is cool. It is very fun but it gets relly hard during the end. Like tring to save the pliolts. The graphics are ok. I think you should rent before buying it.
Use the force obi wan gave it an 8:
The game is really strategic, and real fun. But for some reason, I just can't resque those stupid pilots. Some levels are hard.
Clinton K. gave it a 9:
FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN. I'm really not such an Episode I fan, but this game is great.
