Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Coming May 19
Date: May 14th
"Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace delivers an incredibly
immersive gameplay experience that captures all the drama and magic of
the motion picture," says Joel Dreskin, product marketing manager for
LucasArts.
In The Phantom Menace, players will encounter puzzles, interact with
hundreds of characters and come face-to-face with a number of
dangerous enemies, including battle droids, destroyer droids, mercenaries
and the evil Darth Maul. The game's action takes place in various locales
including Mos Espa on the desert planet of Tatooine and the galactic
capital world of Coruscant.
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace was developed by Lucas
Arts and Big Ape Productions. The PC version is designed to run under
Windows 95/98 and will require 3D hardware acceleration.
Lucas Arts says that their top-down action game, Star Wars: Episode I
The Phantom Menace will be released on May 19. Featuring characters
from the movie of the same name, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom
Menace casts players in the roles of the motion picture's principle
characters, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn,
Queen Amidala and Captain Panaka. The game unfolds with the Galactic
Republic engulfed in turmoil. Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are dispatched to
the planet of Naboo, in an attempt to negotiate a settlement to a
threatened blockade of trade routes by the nefarious Trade Federation.
Upon their arrival, the two Jedi Knights learn that a trap has been set and
their lives are in jeopardy, setting the stage for the ultimate struggle to save
the Galactic Republic from a powerful and menacing threat.