Final Battle
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Antilles
72 / 100
May 21, 1999
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First Impressions
This is a nice reenactment of the Final Battle with the Emperor and Darth Vader. There are a few tiny flaws, but it's an interesting level.
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Design / Visuals
As this is the multiplayer level from Lucasarts, the architecture and texturing are not the author's own design. Thus, the interesting aspects are not in level design, but in level dynamics and experience.
Dynamics / Interactivity
There were just about no items, and two enemies; Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine. Because of this, I will forego speaking about these sections. The enhancements were the highlights of this level. During the Final Battle, both DV and the Emperor speak to you, taunt you, and try to kill you. The level also featured music from the movie, and there were two ships outside the window in space blasting each other with turbolasers. Plus, it was fun to Force Push the Emperor to his death!
Playing Experience / Atmosphere
The atmosphere was pretty interesting. You fight in the Death Star throne room, battling Darth Vader with your saber and your wits, and kill the Emperor with Force Push. A problem that I found was that the level didn't follow the true story line of Star Wars. First off, Darth Vader kills the Emperor, not you. Furthermore, you shouldn't be killing Palpatine, since you should be immobilized by lightening. Overall, gameplay was pretty dull with the level only featuring two opponents in a pre-created level.
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Final Thoughts
It was kind of fun to fight Vader and the Emperor, but the level wasn't quite right. Also, I don't feel you should ever make a level from another level, in this case the existing multiplayer throne room. Overall, it was a pretty short and simple level, thus the short and simple review. Download at your leisure.
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72