Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
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Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is a Star Wars
video game developed and published by LucasArts
for the Nintendo GameCube
and Sony PlayStation 2
, released in 2002. In the game, players play as the bounty hunter
Jango Fett
, featured in the 2002 film Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
. In the game, Temuera Morrison
reprises his role as Jango Fett from the film.
The main objective of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is to hunt Dark Jedi
Komari Vosa. During the game, the explanation as to why Jango Fett
is chosen as the template for the Grand Army of the Republic is revealed, as well as how Boba Fett
, his cloned
"son" is born. Players also fight many "bosses", such as Montross and Longo "Two-Guns". There are also side objectives, such as collecting secondary bounties, that open special bonus items in the game. When the player beats a chapter, blooper reels - comedic machinima productions - are unlocked.
. Jango Fett is hunting a criminal, Meeko Ghintee, for his friend Rozatta, the Toydarian owner of Outland Station. After the capture, Jango receives a transmission from Darth Tyranus
inviting him to participate in "a special hunt... for a special prey." The reward is five million credits for the capture of the deranged leader of the Bando Gora, Komari Vosa. Jango reluctantly agrees to the hunt despite Roz acknowledging the danger in attempting to defeat such an adversary.
There are rumors that the Bando Gora are behind some strange narcotic
s shipments (referred to as 'death sticks'), and Jango decides to pursue a low-life death stick dealer named Jervis Gloom, wanted by the Coruscant
police. Jango captures Gloom in the Entertainment District, and coerces him to reveal his sources. This leads Jango to a nerf processing plant in the Industrial Sector, run by a gangster named Groff Haugg. When Jango arrives, however, he encounters Montross, who has already torture
d and killed
Haugg, and learns that the both of them are pursuing the same prey. Jango fights Montross, who flees, before finding a message on Haugg's computer terminal from the gangster's co-conspirator, the corrupt Senator Trell. Jango then fights his way through Trell's heavily-guarded apartment tower to the Senator's penthouse, and learns from Trell that the death sticks came from a Malastare crime lord named Sebolto, before he throws the crooked politician off a balcony to his demise, ensuing a battle with one of Coruscant's police gunships.
After Roz's advice, Jango proceeds to the asteroid prison Oovo IV to break out Bendix Fust, with the idea of delivering him to Malastarian drug lord
King Sebolto, to gain an audience. Deep in the prison, Jango is surprised when another bounty hunter, Zam Wesell, reaches Fust before him. The two meet at gunpoint, but are forced to work together to escape the lockdowned prison. Jango's ship, Jaster's Legacy (Jaster being a commander of Jango's regiment and father figure in the Mandalorians), is destroyed; he then proceeds to commandeer a Firespray class police ship, naming it Slave I
.
Fett and Wesell travel to Malastare to deliver Fust to Sebolto. Wesell delivers Fust while Jango goes in the "back way", trekking through the dense jungle. Wesell escapes from Sebolto, and heads down the compound to where she has to call a Skiff hover vehicle for Jango to cross the Chasm separating the Compound from the Jungle. They then go back up the compound to Sebolto's Palace, and the drug king escapes down a pipe. In the next level, Sebolto is seen sliding down the pipe and down into a Death Stick Factory, crashing into a wall and falling down a chasm, at which Fett murmurs, "It'll be a sour batch..."
He ventures through the factory, and eventually comes to a cave crawling with members of the Bando Gora. Once he gets past them, he reaches a supply ship. On further inspection, he finds Hutt
ese markings on it. Then Montross comes with a Skiff hovership, and the two of them battle again, ending in a draw. Wesell brings the ship and the two of them escape.
Not knowing which Hutt is involved with the Bando Gora, the pair split up to question the two Hutts, Jabba
and Gardulla. Finding Jabba clean, Fett proceeds to Gardulla's palace, and finds Wesell captured in a holding cell. Fett tries to leave her there to avoid sounding an alarm, but Wesell compromises his position, and Fett is apprehended. After escaping detainment (and discovering that Wesell is a changeling and had lied to Fett), Fett reaches Gardulla, who refuses to give up Vosa's location. Fett then feeds Gardulla to her own Krayt dragon (to which Gardulla had previously ordered Fett to be devoured by upon detainment), before finishing the Krayt dragon off himself. Out of anger for her betrayal, he leaves Wesell on Tatooine to continue searching for Vosa.
Fett contacts Rozatta, who had helped him throughout his journey, and tells her the system, but Montross had been listening in and attacks Rozatta, rigging her space station to explode. Montross then taunts Fett, telling him that his friend is in danger. Enraged, he temporarily abandons his mission to help Rozatta. She is fatally wounded, and gives Fett a guidance device to help him track Vosa, who Rozatta managed to locate on Bogden, a small moon of Kohlma. Her dying words are for Fett to pass on his legacy, and not to live for nothing. She then dies, and Fett escapes just before the station explodes and vows to make Montross pay for Roz's death.
Fett arrives on Kohlma, a moon of Bogden and the hideout of the Bando Gora. After fighting his way across the planet's surface, Fett arrives at Vosa's castle, where he finds Montross is already waiting for him, and they duel a final time. Jango finally defeats Montross, who wishes to have a warrior's death, but Jango (as a means of revenge) lets the Bando Gora tear Montross to pieces as he walks away. Jango is finally able to proceed to Komari Vosa's lair. He enters the outer rooms, but is soon overwhelmed and taken prisoner by Bando Gora slaves
. He is torture
d, both physically and mentally, by Komari Vosa. Zam Wesell appears, and frees him from the restraints before being injured. Fett grabs his blasters, and drives Vosa out of the room. After tending to Wesell, Fett follows Vosa through the castle and fatally wounds her. As she dies on the ground, Darth Tyranus steps from the shadows and greets Fett. Tyranus explains that the entire ordeal was a test, of which Fett had proven to be the best. He offers Fett a considerably larger sum to go to Kamino
, to be the template for a clone army
. Fett agrees, on the condition that he gets the first unaltered clone for himself (passing on his legacy), whom is later known as Boba Fett
. The game ends with Fett carrying the wounded Wesell to Slave I.
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
video game developed and published by LucasArts
LucasArts
LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was once famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the mid 1990s...
for the Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo GameCube
The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...
and Sony PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
, released in 2002. In the game, players play as the bounty hunter
Bounty hunter
A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:...
Jango Fett
Jango Fett
Jango Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He first appeared as one of the main antagonists in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and later served as the protagonist of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, played by Temuera Morrison.Jango Fett serves as...
, featured in the 2002 film Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the second in terms of the series' internal chronology...
. In the game, Temuera Morrison
Temuera Morrison
Temuera Derek Morrison is a New Zealand-born actor. He has become one of the country's most famous stars for his roles as the abusive Jake "the Muss" Heke in 1994's Once Were Warriors and as bounty hunter Jango Fett and the Clone Troopers in the Star Wars series...
reprises his role as Jango Fett from the film.
The main objective of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is to hunt Dark Jedi
Dark Jedi
Dark Jedi is the name given in the Star Wars universe to fictional characters attuned to the Force and adept in its dark side. They exist by that name only in the Expanded Universe, including video games such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the Jedi Knight series; the term is never...
Komari Vosa. During the game, the explanation as to why Jango Fett
Jango Fett
Jango Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He first appeared as one of the main antagonists in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and later served as the protagonist of the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, played by Temuera Morrison.Jango Fett serves as...
is chosen as the template for the Grand Army of the Republic is revealed, as well as how Boba Fett
Boba Fett
Boba Fett is a character in Star Wars. A bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon, he is a minor villain in both Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi....
, his cloned
Cloning
Cloning in biology is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments , cells , or...
"son" is born. Players also fight many "bosses", such as Montross and Longo "Two-Guns". There are also side objectives, such as collecting secondary bounties, that open special bonus items in the game. When the player beats a chapter, blooper reels - comedic machinima productions - are unlocked.
Gameplay
There are wide array of weapons in this game. Weapons range from blaster pistols to flamethrowers to jetpack-mounted missiles.There are a number of moves Jango can perform. Jango can jump, crouch, roll, and even somersault. There may also be pickups, powerups, and items to help you along the way. In the game there are main objectives to accomplish to beat or advance further in the game. There are also bonus objectives as an option to the player such as hunting bounties and finding a secret feather in each of the levels.Plot
The game takes place shortly after the events of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, as the first of a three-part prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as the first film in the saga in terms...
. Jango Fett is hunting a criminal, Meeko Ghintee, for his friend Rozatta, the Toydarian owner of Outland Station. After the capture, Jango receives a transmission from Darth Tyranus
Count Dooku
Count Dooku is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. Dooku is one of the main antagonists of both Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and the events of the Clone Wars and is a supporting villain in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Count Dooku plays a substantial role...
inviting him to participate in "a special hunt... for a special prey." The reward is five million credits for the capture of the deranged leader of the Bando Gora, Komari Vosa. Jango reluctantly agrees to the hunt despite Roz acknowledging the danger in attempting to defeat such an adversary.
There are rumors that the Bando Gora are behind some strange narcotic
Narcotic
The term narcotic originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with any sleep-inducing properties. In the United States of America it has since become associated with opioids, commonly morphine and heroin and their derivatives, such as hydrocodone. The term is, today, imprecisely...
s shipments (referred to as 'death sticks'), and Jango decides to pursue a low-life death stick dealer named Jervis Gloom, wanted by the Coruscant
Coruscant
Coruscant is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. It first appeared onscreen in the 1997 Special Edition of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, but was first mentioned in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire...
police. Jango captures Gloom in the Entertainment District, and coerces him to reveal his sources. This leads Jango to a nerf processing plant in the Industrial Sector, run by a gangster named Groff Haugg. When Jango arrives, however, he encounters Montross, who has already torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
d and killed
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
Haugg, and learns that the both of them are pursuing the same prey. Jango fights Montross, who flees, before finding a message on Haugg's computer terminal from the gangster's co-conspirator, the corrupt Senator Trell. Jango then fights his way through Trell's heavily-guarded apartment tower to the Senator's penthouse, and learns from Trell that the death sticks came from a Malastare crime lord named Sebolto, before he throws the crooked politician off a balcony to his demise, ensuing a battle with one of Coruscant's police gunships.
After Roz's advice, Jango proceeds to the asteroid prison Oovo IV to break out Bendix Fust, with the idea of delivering him to Malastarian drug lord
Drug lord
A drug lord, drug baron or kingpin is the term used to describe a person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the illegal drugs trade. Such figures are often difficult to bring to justice, as they might never be directly in possession of something illegal, but are insulated from...
King Sebolto, to gain an audience. Deep in the prison, Jango is surprised when another bounty hunter, Zam Wesell, reaches Fust before him. The two meet at gunpoint, but are forced to work together to escape the lockdowned prison. Jango's ship, Jaster's Legacy (Jaster being a commander of Jango's regiment and father figure in the Mandalorians), is destroyed; he then proceeds to commandeer a Firespray class police ship, naming it Slave I
Slave I
Slave I is a spacecraft in the Star Wars universe. It first appears in the film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back under the command of bounty hunter Boba Fett , and then in the prequel film Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones commanded by Jango Fett...
.
Fett and Wesell travel to Malastare to deliver Fust to Sebolto. Wesell delivers Fust while Jango goes in the "back way", trekking through the dense jungle. Wesell escapes from Sebolto, and heads down the compound to where she has to call a Skiff hover vehicle for Jango to cross the Chasm separating the Compound from the Jungle. They then go back up the compound to Sebolto's Palace, and the drug king escapes down a pipe. In the next level, Sebolto is seen sliding down the pipe and down into a Death Stick Factory, crashing into a wall and falling down a chasm, at which Fett murmurs, "It'll be a sour batch..."
He ventures through the factory, and eventually comes to a cave crawling with members of the Bando Gora. Once he gets past them, he reaches a supply ship. On further inspection, he finds Hutt
Hutt (Star Wars)
The Hutts are a fictional alien race in the Star Wars universe. They appear in The Phantom Menace, Return of the Jedi and The Clone Wars, as well as the special edition release of A New Hope. They also appear in various Star Wars games, including those based on the movies, and the Knights of the...
ese markings on it. Then Montross comes with a Skiff hovership, and the two of them battle again, ending in a draw. Wesell brings the ship and the two of them escape.
Not knowing which Hutt is involved with the Bando Gora, the pair split up to question the two Hutts, Jabba
Jabba the Hutt
Jabba the Hutt is a fictional character in George Lucas's space opera film saga Star Wars. Designed as a large, slug-like alien, his appearance has been described by film critic Roger Ebert as "Dickensian," a cross between a toad and the Cheshire Cat....
and Gardulla. Finding Jabba clean, Fett proceeds to Gardulla's palace, and finds Wesell captured in a holding cell. Fett tries to leave her there to avoid sounding an alarm, but Wesell compromises his position, and Fett is apprehended. After escaping detainment (and discovering that Wesell is a changeling and had lied to Fett), Fett reaches Gardulla, who refuses to give up Vosa's location. Fett then feeds Gardulla to her own Krayt dragon (to which Gardulla had previously ordered Fett to be devoured by upon detainment), before finishing the Krayt dragon off himself. Out of anger for her betrayal, he leaves Wesell on Tatooine to continue searching for Vosa.
Fett contacts Rozatta, who had helped him throughout his journey, and tells her the system, but Montross had been listening in and attacks Rozatta, rigging her space station to explode. Montross then taunts Fett, telling him that his friend is in danger. Enraged, he temporarily abandons his mission to help Rozatta. She is fatally wounded, and gives Fett a guidance device to help him track Vosa, who Rozatta managed to locate on Bogden, a small moon of Kohlma. Her dying words are for Fett to pass on his legacy, and not to live for nothing. She then dies, and Fett escapes just before the station explodes and vows to make Montross pay for Roz's death.
Fett arrives on Kohlma, a moon of Bogden and the hideout of the Bando Gora. After fighting his way across the planet's surface, Fett arrives at Vosa's castle, where he finds Montross is already waiting for him, and they duel a final time. Jango finally defeats Montross, who wishes to have a warrior's death, but Jango (as a means of revenge) lets the Bando Gora tear Montross to pieces as he walks away. Jango is finally able to proceed to Komari Vosa's lair. He enters the outer rooms, but is soon overwhelmed and taken prisoner by Bando Gora slaves
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...
. He is torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
d, both physically and mentally, by Komari Vosa. Zam Wesell appears, and frees him from the restraints before being injured. Fett grabs his blasters, and drives Vosa out of the room. After tending to Wesell, Fett follows Vosa through the castle and fatally wounds her. As she dies on the ground, Darth Tyranus steps from the shadows and greets Fett. Tyranus explains that the entire ordeal was a test, of which Fett had proven to be the best. He offers Fett a considerably larger sum to go to Kamino
Kamino
Kamino is an ocean planet, in the fictional Star Wars universe, similar to Mon Calamari and Manaan. It was here that the Army of the Republic was generated. It is inhabited by a race of tall, elegant, long-necked creatures, called Kaminoans, who keep to themselves and are known for their cloning...
, to be the template for a clone army
Clone trooper
The clone troopers of the Army of the Republic are soldiers in the fictional Star Wars universe, cloned from Jango Fett, a Mandalorian bounty hunter. They first appeared in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and returned in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith where they were played...
. Fett agrees, on the condition that he gets the first unaltered clone for himself (passing on his legacy), whom is later known as Boba Fett
Boba Fett
Boba Fett is a character in Star Wars. A bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon, he is a minor villain in both Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi....
. The game ends with Fett carrying the wounded Wesell to Slave I.
Reception
Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine gave the game an above-average 7 out of 10, complimenting the core shooting and production values, but criticising its repetitive nature. The summary read: "A Star Wars-themed 3D shooter with some optional bounty hunting. Good fun, but it promised more."External links
- Press release
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunter at WookieepediaWookieepediaWookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki is an online encyclopedia for information on the Star Wars fictional universe—including information on all six films, as well as The Clone Wars and the Expanded Universe...
, a Star Wars wikiWikiA wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users. Examples include...