Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo
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Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo is an arcade-style action game co-developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts. It is a spiritual successor to Star Wars: Rogue Squadron released two years earlier. Despite the similarities between the two games, the development team designed a new game engine for Battle for Naboo and included land- and water-based combat in addition to aerial combat. The player can control various air, land, and water vehicles; each offers a unique armament arrangement, as well as varying degrees of speed and maneuverability. Bonus power-ups that improve these crafts' weapons or durability are hidden in different levels throughout the game. The player's performance is checked against four medal benchmarks after the completion of each level. Acquiring these medals promotes the player's rank and helps unlock hidden content.
Set in the fictional Star Wars galaxy, the game takes place during the events depicted in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. The player controls Gavyn Sykes, a lieutenant in Naboo's Royal Security Forces. As the game progresses, Sykes and the Royal Security Forces fight the Trade Federation in 15 missions that take place on Naboo or in the space surrounding it. The game concludes after the player completes a mission that recreates the film's climactic assault on the Trade Federation's Droid Control Ship.
From Wikipedia's article Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
4.0 Great job!
Metascore 84 · 9 critics
Review scorecard
- Graphics 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 4.0 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: Metascore 84 · 9 critics. Overall source The same 84/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordsimmersiveuglytightatmosphericengagingresponsive
What the critics said
EGM believed that, "if you liked Rogue Squadron, it's a good bet you'll like Naboo even more."
— Electronic Gaming Monthly, 2000
GameSpot's Ryan Davis, however, thought that the game remained fun despite the "general lack of innovation over its predecessor" and believed it to be "one of the best Episode I titles to hit the market".
— GameSpot, 2000 (Ryan Davis)
Davis, however, wrote that "the graphics in Battle for Naboo are exactly the same as those of Rogue Squadron, flaws and all", and Nintendo Power's Andy Meyers cited "drab backgrounds and dry cinemas".
— Nintendo Power, 2000 (Andy Meyers)
One EGM reviewer lamented "the low-quality cartridge Episode I music", but another thought the sound was impressive.
— Electronic Gaming Monthly, 2000
Computer Games Magazine's Adam Fleet thought the game was ugly, citing "truly bland textures and sad-looking 2D sprites".
— Computer Games Magazine, 2001 (Adam Fleet)
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo article.
Scores
- 90 GamePro2000 4.5/5 ; Editors' Choice
- 90 IGN2000 9/10 ; Editors' Choice; 7.4/10
- 80 Nintendo Power2001 4/5
- 80 X-Play2001 4/5
- 73 GameSpot2000 7.3/10; 6.4/10
- 68 Electronic Gaming Monthly2000 6.83/10
- – N64 Magazine true
- 76 GameSpy2001 76% · other versions
- 40 Next Generation2001 2/5 · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo article.
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