TPM: Full Battle
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Anthony Piggott
July 25, 1999
Level Review
Basics
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Antilles
54 / 100
August 9, 1999
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Dynamics:
Experience:
40 / 100
80 / 100
40 / 100
First Impressions
As this is a recreation of The Phantom Menace, explanation is hardly needed. Unfortunately, the level has several flaws which drastically reduce overall value of the mission.
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Design / Visuals
The architecture of Full Battle was extremely limited. The level itself was rather small, and quite undetailed at that. There were a couple of pillars, and a few catwalks, but that was the extent of it. Most of the level was boxy hallways, and larger, boxy hangers and open areas. The texturing was also poor. One ugly texture coated all the walls of the huge hanger, and in the rest of the area there was little variety. They were stitched well, but the texture choices were dull and boring, or downright ugly.
Dynamics / Interactivity
The enemy placement was nonexistent, because Darth Maul was your only foe. He looked pretty cool, so that was one good point. Likewise, there were virtually no items in the level, so there's nothing to talk about. A few crates littered the area, a few consoles made an appearance, and to round it off, there was a Naboo fighter in the hanger. There was only one enhancement. Every once in a while, Qui-Gon says something about revenge, which was strange in itself. A Jedi worried about revenge? The forcefields – the ones that separate our two valiant Jedi in the movie – can be walked through, so they can't even be considered enhancements.
Playing Experience / Atmosphere
The atmosphere was far from good. The level simply did not look or feel like the real thing, and there were some glaring problems. The hanger only had one fighter, and looked nothing like the one in the movie, and like I said, the forcefields didn't even stop you. Furthermore, the plot is horrendous. Qui-Gon does not die, and you don't necessarily have kill Darth Maul in the place where he's killed in the movie. On the plus side, the frame rate was good because there was virtually nothing in the level.
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Final Thoughts
This was a small lightsaber fight, and I don't really recommend it unless you're in the mood for some saber fighting. Other than that, you'll probably only play it once.
Design:
Dynamics:
Experience:
40 / 100
80 / 100
40 / 100
Overall:
54