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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

by Big Ape Productions·published by LucasArts

1999Teen2
PCWindowsPlayStationPS1

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6.5/ 10

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About

Twenty years before the original Star Wars (A New Hope), the Galactic Republic is undergoing a major political crisis because of a dispute on commercial taxation. Under the pretext of solving the crisis, the greedy Trade Federation has besieged the small planet of Naboo with armies of combat droids and space battleships. Two Jedi Knights, master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice, a very young Obi-Wan Kenobi, are sent by the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic to negotiate the end of the blockade with the Trade Federation's leaders. But little do the Jedi know that these events are only the beginning of a master plot by an ancient enemy to control the entire galaxy.

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace is an action-adventure game based on the movie of the same name from 1999. Playing a number of characters from the movie -depending on which level you're on-, including Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Queen Amidala of Naboo, and Captain Panaka of the Royal Security Forces, you undertake quests and side-quests, solve puzzles, and use weapons to defeat enemies -including your lightsaber, the weapon of a Jedi Knight-. While the story of the game is faithful to that of the movie, additions and extensions to the plot have been made for the sake of gameplay, including a mission detailing Amidala and Panaka's attempts to reach the Senate Chamber on planet Coruscant.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Third person

Ported as

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Drivers/APIs Supported

Direct3D

Media Type

CD-ROM

Sound Capabilities

A3D, DirectSound3D

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse, Other Input Devices

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

Additional Hardware Required

3D Accelerator

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 95

Min. RAM Required

32 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 6.1

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

4X (600 KB/s)

Min. Video Memory Required

4 MB

Video Modes Supported

Full screen

Video Resolutions Supported

640×480, 800×600, 1024×768

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Also known as

Star Wars: Episode 1 - Die Dunkle BedrohungGerman title

Star Wars: Episode I - La Menace FantômeFrench title

Star Wars: Episodio I - La Amenaza FantasmaSpanish title

Star Wars: Episodio I - La Minaccia FantasmaItalian title

Star Wars: Episódio I - A Ameaça FantasmaBrazilian title

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Facts

Publisher

LucasArts

Released

1999

Platforms

PCWindowsPlayStationPS1

Age ratings

ESRBTeenUSK16SELLTPVET/SFB11 (Square)

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Diagonal-downShooterDirect controlSci-fi / futuristicLicensed