▁Each ▁ability , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁Force ▁D ash , ▁can ▁be ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁more ▁powerful ▁levels . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁off ensive ▁techniques , ▁def ensive ▁techniques ▁are ▁also ▁available . ▁The ▁player ' s ▁character ▁automatically ▁def lect s ▁a ▁percentage ▁of ▁bl aster ▁bol ts , ▁but ▁other ▁sh ots ▁and ▁attacks ▁must ▁be ▁manually ▁def lect ed . ▁As ide ▁from ▁sab er ▁combat ▁and ▁force ▁powers , ▁each ▁character ▁has ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁physical ▁attacks ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁comb os . ▁Near ly ▁all ▁characters ▁have ▁a ▁kick ▁which ▁can ▁instantly ▁floor ▁oppon ents . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁characters ▁also ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁p unch ▁their ▁oppon ents . ▁The ▁game ▁environment ▁is ▁interactive , ▁allowing , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁requiring , ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁execute ▁actions ▁such ▁as ▁moving ▁and ▁destroy ing ▁objects ▁with ▁the ▁lights ab er ▁or ▁force ▁powers . ▁ ▁Hand h eld s ▁The ▁hand h eld ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁are ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 . 5 D ▁side - scroll ing ▁beat ▁' em ▁up ▁game , ▁where ▁players ▁can ▁freely ▁choose ▁to ▁play ▁as ▁either ▁Ob i - W an ▁or ▁An ak in , ▁travers ing ▁across ▁roughly ▁a ▁dozen ▁levels ▁to ▁battle ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁enemies ▁and ▁occasionally ▁d odge ▁dead ly ▁ha z ards , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁las er ▁trap ▁or ▁a ▁miss ile ▁launch er . ▁ ▁Both ▁characters ▁have ▁nearly ▁identical ▁attack ▁moves , ▁and