It seems to me, with very rare exception, that for the last ten years, 80% of the Star Wars games that are released are all (basically) clones of the old 'Rebel Assault' PC title.  Dress them all up anyway you want, but when all's said and done, you're really playing the same game.
You will have several different vehicles to pilot as well as being on foot, but the whole game's plot is essentially the same: finish the level as fast as you can without getting killed ... that's it.  There's not a lot of strategy involved past that, that's about it.  Frustrating part is, they could have stuck to the mold and still added a little variety.  For example, how about letting us pilot one of those AT-ATs for a little while?
The one thing that I had hoped may be a saving grace would be the animated cut-scenes between levels, but even they were a little sub-par.  Aside from the animation being (at best) average, there were too few of them.  Even the ending animation scene was only about a minute or two!  I finished the game and that's all I'm rewarded with?
I'll also answer the question that I know at least a few of you have.  No ... this game will not lend any hints to what may be ahead in the new Episode III and does nothing to advance the plot of the prequel trilogy.  They may have been able to sell a few more titles if this game was a little more tied to the plot of the movies.  The recently released 'Enter the Matrix' game as a terrific example to what I'm talking about.  On a side note, it was nice though to see an old character from the comic books named Ulric Qel-Droma make an appearance.
So, as been stated before, if you liked Rebel Assault (I or II), Starfighter, Bounty Hunter, and Jedi Starfighter ... etc etc ... then this is probably going to be right up your alley.  One the other hand, if (like me) you're getting a little burned-out on this style of play, this isn't going to do ANYTHING for you.
It seems to me, with very rare exception, that for the last ten years, 80% of the Star Wars games that are released are all (basically) clones of the old 'Rebel Assault' PC title. Dress them all up anyway you want, but when all's said and done, you're really playing the same game. You will have several different vehicles to pilot as well as being on foot, but the whole game's plot is essentially the same: finish the level as fast as you can without getting killed... that's it. There's not a lot of strategy involved past that, that's about it. Frustrating part is, they could have stuck to the mold and still added a little variety. For example, how about letting us pilot one of those AT-ATs for a little while? The one thing that I had hoped may be a saving grace would be the animated cut-scenes between levels, but even they were a little sub-par. Aside from the animation being (at best) average, there were too few of them. Even the ending animation scene was only about a minute or two! I finished the game and that's all I'm rewarded with? I'll also answer the question that I know at least a few of you have. No... this game will not lend any hints to what may be ahead in the new Episode III and does nothing to advance the plot of the prequel trilogy. They may have been able to sell a few more titles if this game was a little more tied to the plot of the movies. The recently released 'Enter the Matrix' game as a terrific example to what I'm talking about. On a side note, it was nice though to see an old character from the comic books named Ulric Qel-Droma make an appearance. So, as been stated before, if you liked Rebel Assault (I or II), Starfighter, Bounty Hunter, and Jedi Starfighter... etc etc... then this is probably going to be right up your alley. One the other hand, if (like me) you're getting a little burned-out on this style of play, this isn't going to do ANYTHING for you.