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Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles has pleasantly survived times with this remaster. While it doesn’t alter too much from the original game it does enough to make sure it's not showing its age too much. To port a game as old as this and allow it to feel and look how nostalgia paints it in our minds is something very impressive. Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles may not rock your socks off if you don't have fond memories of the game, but if it was something you enjoyed in your youth, then it's definitely worth a punt.
There will never be another moment for Star Wars gaming like there was during the prequel era. Buoyed by the renewed interest in Star Wars and evolution in gaming graphics, LucasArts and its partners began pumping out a trove of games based on the IP. That era gave us beloved titles like Knights of the Old Republic, Battlefront I and II, Republic Commando, and Jedi Power Battles among many others. Once thought lost to time, publisher Aspyr Media has spent the past few years porting these titles to modern platforms with various improvements.
Star Wars: Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles is a solid remaster for a surprisingly fun game, and it runs wonderfully on the Steam Deck.
Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles is a game with plenty of cons and pros alike. It’s an unashamedly simple and fun brawler, with a lot of content, a good variety of characters, a surprisingly meaty story mode for the genre and various extra content – all of which can be played with your (local) co-op buddy of choice. Do arm yourself with patience, however, as many game mechanics are a bit undercooked and unprecise, with a lot of bizarre level designs and features that didn’t quite receive the polish they needed, and that this remaster hardly really improved upon. As a quite minimal upgrade to a forgotten but solid game, clearly this one’s for the hardcore fans, who can jump back to the similarly flawed but enjoyable prequel trilogy’s beginnings.
Despite its bugs, Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles is a nostalgic and enjoyable experience, especially on modern hardware.
STAR WARS: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles is a fun side-scrolling arcade beat ‘em up, with a few issues, but is still a fun time.
Originally released in April 2000 for the PlayStation, Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles received a very divisive reception on launch. But like most Star Wars games, it became a core part of some fans' childhood. Developer/publisher Aspyr is tapping into that nostalgia with its 2025 port of Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles, but that nostalgia might not be enough to paper over all the cracks in this modern port.
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles with this fast-paced lightsaber action game featuring enhanced gameplay, models, environments, game modes, and more.
The last two-and-a-half decades have not been kind to Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles, and Aspyr hasn’t done quite enough to tackle the bugs and other issues that plagued the game upon its 2000 release. This remains a fairly torrid experience, then, and one of the Star Wars series' lesser video game outings. Maybe leave this one in the Sarlacc pit where it belongs.
May the Force be with you because you are definitely going to need it in this challenging arcade style Star Wars game! Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles
To put it simply, if this was one of those retro re-releases that are basically fancy emulators with additional screen filters and save states, maybe online play as a treat, Star Wars: Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles (whew) probably would’ve been alright. Instead, we have this bizarre Frankenmaster that looks and sounds like the end result of someone playing with a PlayStation emulator for the first time and pushing the sliders all the way up. Preservation is important, even for games that aren’t “classics.” This isn't the preservation you've been looking for.
With its shoddy gameplay, Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles would have been better left in the past. But credit where credit's due, Aspyr has made numerous welcome additions and improvements here, which may at least make fans of the original happy.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, STAR WARS: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles first launched as an arcade-style action game that let players swing lightsabers and smash droids in the chaos of The Phantom Menace. Originally released on PlayStation in 2000 and later spruced up for Dreamcast, it quickly became a favourite for fans looking to dive into the action after seeing the film. Now, Aspyr offers us a remaster for modern consoles and PC… but I have a bad feeling about this.
Star Wars: Episode One: Jedi Power Battles Remastered could have been a charming beat’em up and fixed the list of issues that plagued it several years ago. However, with no real changes to gameplay, visuals, or its structure, Jedi Power Battles is the same bad Star Wars game it was 25 years ago.