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Pretty good for fans of the genre...
This was the game that finally got me to break down and buy a PS2. I like sort of wacky, off-beat games, and this fit the bill. It combines two things I'm pretty fanatical about: Kart racing and Star Wars. Since Super Mario Kart for SNES, Kart racing has been my favorite genre. The problem is that no game has ever exceeded the greatness of the original SMK. This one certainly doesn't. The presentation of the game is great. The characters all look strange and cool with super-deformed heads. They all make snide comments, taunt, look around and are very well animated. For all the criticism of the graphics, I must disagree. I think the graphics are actually raelly pretty cool for what they are. The designers were going for a cartoony look. The characters all have different abilities, and they actually do handle differently. Plus, each character has a special powerup only he or she can use. That does encourage players to at least try all the characters. The controls are smooth, and easy to learn, but of course are alittle "floaty" and different from standard kart games, because, after all, you are *flying*. It's a little like F-Zero.

There are some problems, though. First, the game is way too short. Sure, it packs a lot of two player fun, especially in battle mode, but the one player challenge is over way too fast. I beat all the circuits in about an hour and a half. After that, there's a mirror modes, a secret racer, trying to score your best time, etc. But the the thrill is over pretty quickly. One feature that the oiginal SMK had that, to my knowledge, no kart racer has had since was the way that record times were saved for courses WHILE you played the various Cup races. In all Kart games since, the records are stored seperately and only are affected by what you do in time trial modes. That little feature added a alot, in that it encouraged players to play the the circuits over and over again. Stunt Racer FX even saved an overall time for the circuit record. That would have helped here. As it is, once you play the circuits and get first in everything (which won't take long) you are going to relegate this game to the shelf until some human challengers visit. The game is worth holding onto just for the multiplayer, though. My second big gripe is that the game is a little buggy (like most Lucasarts PC games). The third track has frozen up on me several times and caused me to have to reset my PS2. Also, there are places in the game where you can get stuck and have to restart the course. The fountain in the Sheed city is a good example. There's no excuse for shoddy work like that!

Overall, the most important things is that this game is pretty fun and you'll either love or hate the *cute* factor. I loved it. I even liked Jar Jar. It got me to actually like some of the silly episode one characters, so it must be doing something right!

As a final thought, what's up with the Obi Wan's "surfer dude" make-over??? Some of the things he says and his new found valley-boy accent are really weird and don't make much sense....

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Good kart fun
A solid game from Lucas Learning. It's kart racing in the Star Wars universe. It doesn't add much new to the Mario Kart series, but it is a lot of fun. The tracks are fun, graphics are impressive and the characters are great. Unlock tracks as you go, typical of the genre, which keeps you engaged.

It may not be revolutionary in gameplay, but the ability to be Obi-wan or Darth Maul makes up for that. The large heads, etc. give it a kids' game feel, but it's fun for any kart racing fan.

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Star Wars Deserves Better...
I bought this game because I am a fan of Star Wars, and I love multi-player racing games. This game does not have the features required to stay entertaining long enough. Sure it would be a great rental, something different to enjoy for an evening, but afterwards it becomes monotonous.

There really isn't anything to work up to while playing this game. Basically, the tracks do not add enough entertainment, and power-ups become nearly pointless in this game. I truly think the animations and the look of the game is great! Still, it is too simplistic of a game concept without an innovative racing system to catch my interest long enough. I happened to enjoy Star Wars Podracing for the Nintendo-64 a lot better.

I should've known better not to buy this just because it was a Star Wars games. I guess Star Wars games can be poor too. Game features seemed to be cut too short to even captivate interest long enough.

Pros: Simple to understand
Great graphics
Neat adaption of Star Wars character design

Cons: Not fun for long
Way too generic

I'd rather play Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart Double Dash, or even Star Wars Podracing before this game.

Great to try and play for a while. Boring to play for long.