Software:Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter

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Short description: 2002 video game
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Developer(s)LucasArts
Publisher(s)LucasArts
Director(s)Daron Stinnett
Designer(s)Tim Longo
Writer(s)W. Haden Blackman
SeriesStar Wars
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: March 11, 2002[1]
  • EU: March 28, 2002
Xbox
  • NA: May 14, 2002[2]
  • EU: May 31, 2002
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter is a 2002 action video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, developed and published by LucasArts. It is the sequel to Star Wars: Starfighter. Jedi Starfighter takes place just prior to the events of Attack of the Clones and during the Battle of Geonosis. On November 17, 2015 it was re-released for the PlayStation 4 in North America as part of the Star Wars Battlefront limited edition console bundle.

Gameplay

In the game, the player controls different star fighters from the Star Wars universe. Each mission revolves around protecting friendly ships and destroying enemy ships. Each mission also has one bonus and one hidden objective completing of which unlocks bonus missions, videos, and starfighters. In Cooperative mode, the second player either controls a ship or a turret, depending on the mission.[3]

Starfighters are equipped with different weaponry which can be highly effective in certain missions. The use of the force weapons in the Jedi Starfighter present a unique aspect to the genre. Force weapons are activated by holding a button which begins to turn the screen purple, and releasing it before the screen becomes white. Holding the button for just the right amount of time will cause the force weapon to last longer or destroy more targets. Holding it too long or too short will reduce its effectiveness. Although unlimited in number, force weapons take several seconds to "recharge" while Adi is regaining her mental strength.

Plot

Set before and during the Battle of Geonosis, the story features Jedi Master Adi Gallia and the hot-headed pirate from the previous game, Nym, as Gallia tests out the Republic's new weapon: the Jedi Starfighter. She meets Nym, now forcefully exiled from his base of operations on Lok by the Trade Federation in the first game. The Trade Federation is greedily seeking to create a potent weapon with which to use in the upcoming Clone Wars conflict, and expand on the growing Separatist movement that is expanding to oppose the Republic. Many old favorite characters from the original game are included in this one, including Nym's chattery Toydarian partner, Reti, and most of Nym's old crew. New characters include Jinkins, a Bith briefly mentioned in Star Wars Starfighter, Captain Orsai, a brave cruiser pilot, Kole, Nym's demolition expert, and the evil Captain Toth, the leader of the Saboath mercenary army and the mastermind who came up with the deadly Hex Missile Threat that the Trade Federation wants to use in the upcoming conflict.

Development and marketing

On PlayStation hardware, the PlayStation 2 version was released digitally on the PlayStation 3 in 2015 via the PS2 Classics library. In 2016, the PlayStation 2 version was ported to the PlayStation 4 adding PlayStation trophy support with HD upgrades.

On Xbox hardware, the Xbox version was added to the backwards compatible list for the Xbox 360, although this added small bugs with minor slowdown during menu selections and transitions, minor performance issues during cutscenes, and HUD elements randomly becoming solid instead of transparent.[4]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PS2) 81.96%[5]
(Xbox) 78.35%[6]
Metacritic(PS2) 81/100[7]
(Xbox) 78/100[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM(Xbox) 7.5/10[9]
(PS2) 7/10[10]
Eurogamer8/10[11][12]
Famitsu32/40[13]
Game Informer8.5/10[14][15]
GameProStarStarStarHalf star[16]
GameRevolution(PS2) B+[17]
(Xbox) B[18]
GameSpot7/10[19][20]
GameSpy(Xbox) 88%[21]
(PS2) 83%[22]
GameZone(Xbox) 8.8/10[23]
(PS2) 7.8/10[24]
IGN(PS2) 9/10[25]
(Xbox) 8/10[26]
OPM (US)StarStarStarHalf star[27]
OXM (US)8/10[28]
The Cincinnati EnquirerStarStarStarStar[29]
PlayStation World(PS2) 7/10[30]

Jedi Starfighter was met with positive reception upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 81.96% and 81 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version,[5][7] and 78.35% and 78 out of 100 for the Xbox version.[6][8]

Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine thought highly of the game, giving it a score of 8 out of 10 and describing it in this way: "Starfighter returns with a few welcome innovations." In Japan, Famitsu gave the PS2 version a score of 32 out of 40.[13]

See also

  • List of Star Wars video games
  • Star Wars video games

References

  1. ↑ "Xbox Jedi Starfighter" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-jedi-starfighter/1100-2852024/. 
  2. ↑ "Jedi Starfighter Xbox goes gold" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/jedi-starfighter-xbox-goes-gold/1100-2864183/. 
  3. ↑ "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter". Co-Optimus. http://www.co-optimus.com/game/231/xbox/star-wars-jedi-starfighter.html. 
  4. ↑ "Xbox.com | Backward Compatibility - Technical Support and Known Issues". 2010-01-07. http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardcompatibilitysupportissues.htm. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/ps2/538296-star-wars-jedi-starfighter/index.html. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter for Xbox". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox/556764-star-wars-jedi-starfighter/index.html. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter for PlayStation 2 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/star-wars-jedi-starfighter/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter for Xbox Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/star-wars-jedi-starfighter/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox. 
  9. ↑ EGM staff (July 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter (Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (157): 126. 
  10. ↑ EGM staff (May 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (155): 109. 
  11. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (April 16, 2002). "Star Wars : Jedi Starfighter (PS2)". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_jedistarfighter_ps2. 
  12. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (June 20, 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter (Xbox)". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_jedistarfighter_x. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "プレイステーション2 - スター・ウォーズ ジェダイ・スターファイター". Famitsu 915: 79. June 30, 2006. 
  14. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (April 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter (PS2)". Game Informer (108): 71. http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200204/R03.0804.1218.44142.htm. Retrieved August 20, 2014. 
  15. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (June 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter (Xbox)". Game Informer (110): 82. http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200206/R03.0804.1104.58773.htm. Retrieved August 20, 2014. 
  16. ↑ Pong Sifu (May 29, 2002). "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter Review for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/23829.shtml. Retrieved August 20, 2014. 
  17. ↑ G-Wok (March 2002). "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter Review (PS2)". Game Revolution. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/star-wars-jedi-starfighter. 
  18. ↑ G-Wok (June 2002). "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter - Xbox Review". Game Revolution. http://www.game-revolution.com/games/xbox/action/star_wars_jedi_starfighter.htm. 
  19. ↑ Rivers, Trevor (March 12, 2002). "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter Review (PS2)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/star-wars-jedi-starfighter-review/1900-2854300/. 
  20. ↑ Rivers, Trevor (May 14, 2002). "[Star Wars] Jedi Starfighter (Xbox)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/jedi-starfighter/1900-2865432/. 
  21. ↑ Goad, Libe (June 10, 2002). "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (Xbox)". GameSpy. http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/june02/jedisfxbox/. 
  22. ↑ D'Aprile, Jason (April 22, 2002). "[Star Wars] Jedi Starfighter (PS2)". GameSpy. http://archive.gamespy.com/reviews/march02/jsps2/. 
  23. ↑ Lafferty, Michael (May 16, 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter Review - Xbox". GameZone. http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19430.htm. 
  24. ↑ Romano, Natalie (March 19, 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter Review - PlayStation 2". GameZone. http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r19430.htm. 
  25. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (March 11, 2002). "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (PS2)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/11/star-wars-jedi-starfighter-3. 
  26. ↑ Boulding, Aaron (June 4, 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter (Xbox)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/06/04/star-wars-jedi-starfighter. 
  27. ↑ Davison, John (May 2002). "Star Wars Jedi Starfighter". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 103. http://www.playstationmagazine.com/article2/0,2053,1490902,00.asp. Retrieved August 20, 2014. 
  28. ↑ "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter". Official Xbox Magazine. 2002. 
  29. ↑ Saltzman, Marc (May 28, 2002). "Movies inspire more video game titles". The Cincinnati Enquirer. http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/042802_moviegames.html. 
  30. ↑ Cutlack, Gary (April 2002). "Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter". PlayStation World (27): 74–77. https://archive.org/details/PSWUK/PSW%20%28UK%29%2027/page/n69/mode/2up. Retrieved July 20, 2021. 
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Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

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MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

On February 13, 2025, Freyholtz stepped down as the site lead to move onto new projects, leaving operations to Tracy Poff, a veteran coder on the site, and Atari staff.[18]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
  18. ↑ "An update on MobyGames leadership". 2025-02-13. https://www.mobygames.com/forum/3/thread/269628/an-update-on-mobygames-leadership/#post-269628. 
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