The Games of Star Wars: Episode I -- Revealed!

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Posted by Nick from 210.chicago-11-12rs.il.dial-access.att.net on March 26, 1999 at 16:32:11:

The Games of Star Wars: Episode I -- Revealed!

Vince Broady, Editorial Director
GameSpot

LucasArts, the game-making arm of
George Lucas' media empire, is well known for
having the tightest security in business. If they're
working on something, and they don't want you to
know about it, you don't know about it. Period.

There's no better example of this than with the
company's upcoming Episode I games. Although
probably among the most anticipated games ever,
no one outside the company (and many inside the
company) knew any details about them. Not the
names, not the subjects, not the ship dates. We
didn't even know the number of titles that would be
released or which platforms they would be released
on.

Fortunately, those dark days of ignorance (and
non-disclosures) are behind us now, and I can share
with you the first details regarding the Episode I
games:

There will be two games: One is an adventure
game that will combine LucasArt's trademark
interactive storytelling with the plot and characters
of the Episode I movie (hence the game's name,
Episode I: The Phantom Menace). The other will be
a multiplayer racing game based on the movie's
exhilarating "pod" scenes (which you may have
seen in the trailers circulating the Net). It will be
called Episode I: Racer.

The games will run on PC, N64 and PlayStation.
Unlike previous Star Wars games such as X Wing
vs. TIE Fighter and Jedi Knight, which run only on
the PC, LucasArts will release the Episode I games
on all major platforms. In addition, and perhaps even
more incredible, the games will ship for all platforms
on a single day: May 24, 1999.

The games will be closely tied to the
movies…for now: Since the first two games were
in development at the same time as the movie (a
first for LucasArts), they had to closely follow it in
terms of story and characters. But they aren't
identical. In fact, there is a scene in the adventure
game (the "taxi" scene) that was originally in the
movie, but was pulled at the last minute. However,
the next round of games (which will be released
later this year), will contain storylines outside the
movie, and perhaps even some hints about Episode
II.

For more -- and I mean lots more -- details about
the games, plus loads of beautiful screenshots and
other images, check out our expansive coverage on
GameSpot. After you've seen it, I'm sure you'll agree
that May 24 can't come soon enough!



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