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[Dazraell]

Taking down battle droids has never been more fun. And, yes, Mace Windu has his purple lightsaber in hand this time.

Twenty-five years after its original release, Jedi Power Battles is back. The action-packed adventure from Lucasfilm Games and Aspyr is coming to PC, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox early next year. Like Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Jedi Power Battles begins with players fighting their way through a Trade Federation ship. On Tatooine, Naboo, and Coruscant players take down a variety of enemies and bosses including battle droids, mercenaries, Tusken Raiders, and Darth Maul (pre-bifurcation).

And like Maul and his future cybernetic legs, this game is using the original Sega Dreamcast source code with significant gameplay enhancements. For Jedi Power Battles players, that means smoother jumps and better balance while keeping the nostalgic feel of the original game.

Players can choose between original favorites (Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Plo Koon, and Adi Gallia) and previously unlockable characters (Darth Maul, Queen Amidala, Captain Panaka, Ki-Adi Mundi, and a battle droid) from the beginning. There are also a variety of new characters to unlock, including a Tusken Raider, a Rodian, and many more.

For the first time, the game includes a lightsaber toggle that allows players to choose between the original lightsaber colors Mace Windu, Plo Koon, and Adi Gallia used in the game — or screen-accurate sabers. Plus, Cheat Codes are back, including Big Head Mode and Big Foot Mode.

In Jedi Power Battles players can progress through the game on their own or with the help of a second player. In addition to playing the main campaign, Jedi Power Battles includes seven Training Rooms to practice skills like jumping (that tree in Naboo isn’t going to climb itself) and a VS mode where two characters can battle it out.

Get your first look at Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles with the trailer and image gallery below! Pre-order Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles for Xbox, Steam, and PlayStation now, then join the fight when the game arrives January 23, 2025.

 

[Hrk69]

 

[adamsapple]

holy shit I remember this game .. what a blast from the past

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

 

[Punished Miku]

I got that podracer again so I'll likely cave on this one when it's around $5, maybe $8 if I've had a few drinks.

 

[RagnarokIV]

I remember this this game... Dodgy platforming and wasn't it ridiculously hard on the later levels?

 

[intbal]

Obi-Wan Remastered up next.

 

[Romulus]

Its strange that it looks worse than I remember when I know it's improved.

 

[Romulus]

Obi-Wan Remastered up next.

I played through this a few years ago on my og Xbox and had fun.

 

[fbnaulin]

Very hard game, but fun anyway. We beat it with my brother (using infinife lives GameShark code).

 

[Nankatsu]

It looks and runs better than Outlaws.

 

[Fbh]

Damn I loved this game as a kid. Spent countless hours playing coop. And yeah it got really hard on later levels.

Might actually pick it up once it's on sale

 

[Icymanipulator]

OH SHIT WHAT?!?! REALLY Y!
Omg YES YES YES YES Hfjdms cdksjenfnfnfcncm
This is amazing news!!!!!

I LOVED this game growing up. Absolutely adored it. Godisreal.gif
praise the sun
Good timeline

Day 1

 

[Judge Magister]

I thought Aspyr was occupied with Soul Reaver remaster...

I don't remember this game, never played it. It's a maybe.

 

[Sybrix]

This is what Star Wars games should be given how Ubisoft, EA etc tend to fuck them up.

Just remake the old games.

 

[DryvBy]

I thought Aspyr was occupied with Soul Reaver remaster...

I don't remember this game, never played it. It's a maybe.

Great co-op game actually if you like old style beat-em-ups.

 

[intbal]

I played through this a few years ago on my og Xbox and had fun.

It was unfortunately designed for the single stick of the Dreamcast before moving over to Xbox, so the movement and shooting controls are poor.
But it has the best lightsaber-throw mechanic of any Star Wars game. No SW game before or since gives you so much control.

 

[ManaByte]

I remember this this game... Dodgy platforming and wasn't it ridiculously hard on the later levels?

Game is dogshit. People have nostalgia goggles on from when they were 5 and they only had this game to play.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

I still have this game on the dreamcast, had a lot of fun with it.

 

[Ristifer]

Remake the Rogue Squadron trilogy with someone other than Aspyr, and then get a competent developer to make a fourth one.

 

[Genesis Knight]

Played a lot of this in co-op on Playstation with my best friend growing up. (Dreamcast version sure looks better.)

It was fun at the time, and I have fond memories of it.

Not really interested in going back to it. There are similar-ish games like Gauntlet Dark Legacy where I would.

 

[El Muerto]

I remember how awful this game was. Out of all the Star Wars games why this? Nobody asked for this.

 

[Icymanipulator]

I remember how awful this game was. Out of all the Star Wars games why this? Nobody asked for this.

I have been

That’s the problem speaking in wide generalizations, you’re bound to be WRONG

 

[MiguelItUp]

Man, I know some people talked about this game, but I never played it. I'm surprised they decided to do this with this over so many other more memorable Star Wars titles, lol.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I remember thinking this looked cool in uh.... 1999. Wasn't it a distinctly mediocre action game, though? Weird to see it come back, but hey - this'll definitely make a few dozen people happy.

 

[lifa-cobex]

Jesus that game was solid.

Maul was fucking hard and cheap with his spinning attack thing.

 

[ManaByte]

Remake the Rogue Squadron trilogy with someone other than Aspyr, and then get a competent developer to make a fourth one.

Factor 5 remade them and was going to release them on the Wii and Xbox 360. The ports are done. Lucasarts never released them.

 

[wvnative]

Even as a kid I thought this game was shiiiiiiiiiiit.

But it sounds like some people have fond memories of it, so good for ya'll. Hope it's better than that battlefront collection.

 

[jzbadblood]

Game is dogshit. People have nostalgia goggles on from when they were 5 and they only had this game to play.

Gospel. They're so desperate they're remastering licensed trash that sucked when it came out. I bet you Star Wars Demolition is next.

 

[Ristifer]

Factor 5 remade them and was going to release them on the Wii and Xbox 360. The ports are done. Lucasarts never released them.

Might be the worst news I've ever heard.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

All these mediocre Star Wars games remasters are wasted resources that could have gone towards properly remastering Battlefront Collection.

 

[Icymanipulator]

Those saying the game was a janky shitty mess aren’t wrong, lol that’s part of the charm.

 

[begotten]

I remember this game being one of the many that I rented from Blockbuster once then never again.

 

[ManaByte]

I remember reviewing this piece of shit for IGN. It was buggy as hell and Lucasarts called IGN wanting us to prove the bugs to them.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Goddamn I love Aspyr. This game was so goddamn fun when I was a teenager well 19/20 year old. I played the hell out of it and will be again. Yes yes I know I was in the minority too on my love of it. It wasn't great but it was fun for me.

 

[RoboCain]

I'm glad they are finally bringing back games that weren't already available on Xbox.

What about the PS2 Force Unleashed?

 

[CuNi]

Already looks more fun than most of todays games.
Gonna check it out for sure.

 

[CamHostage]

What about the PS2 Force Unleashed?

They already did, oddly. The remastered version of Force Unleashed is based on the PS2/PSP/Wii version developed by Krome.

Aspyr Media

You are Starkiller, Darth Vader’s secret apprentice, who has been trained to hunt down and destroy the Jedi. Take advantage of devastating Force powers and lightsaber combos to do Darth Vader’s bidding. Similar to the 2008 release on the Nintendo Wii™, use the Nintendo Joy-Con motion controls to...

www.aspyr.com

(This Krome version is secretly the better-playing "version" by far, but it's a totally different game rather than a cut-down port. The graphics and physics effects work are obviously far below the LucasArts TFU, and the storytelling structure is a little different. I could see Aspyr some day porting Ultimate Sith Edition and having both out.)

 

[RoboCain]

They already did, oddly. The remastered version of Force Unleashed is based on the PS2/PSP/Wii version developed by Krome.

Aspyr Media

You are Starkiller, Darth Vader’s secret apprentice, who has been trained to hunt down and destroy the Jedi. Take advantage of devastating Force powers and lightsaber combos to do Darth Vader’s bidding. Similar to the 2008 release on the Nintendo Wii™, use the Nintendo Joy-Con motion controls to...

www.aspyr.com

(This Krome version is secretly the better-playing "version" by far, but it's a totally different game rather than a cut-down port. The graphics and physics effects work are obviously far below the LucasArts TFU, and the storytelling structure is a little different. I could see Aspyr some day porting Ultimate Sith Edition and having both out.)

I know they did, but they should make it a multiplatform release. They've put out all Xbox exclusives on all platforms, now they've started with the PS exclusives. Force Unleashed is already developed, why not let us all play it?