It's amazing to see how popular EA's lord of the rings hack n' slash games are.  The format used is done so well, that Lucasarts and the Collective took that format and replaced everything with Star Wars.

Revenge of the Sith for PS2 is a simple hack n' slash, beat-em-up game.  You go down a linear path, killing enimies, pressing switches, jumping occasionally, and going down more paths, killing more enimies, etc.  When you make a kill, you get a grade of fair, good, impressive, and masterfull.  The more kills you get, the faster your skill meter fills up, and the more experience points you get to upgrade your charachter.

Sound familiar?  It should be.  While the gameplay is a disguised copy of the Lord of the rings format, it works for the most part, but could use more touch up (more on that later).

For a hack-n-slash game, Revenge of the sith looks pretty good.  The enviornments and worlds look really good (especially the planet of mustafar).  Every area looks good and has lots of little touches to set it apart from the other worlds.  Grievous's flagship for example, has battleships floating outside, blasting each other to bits (which is quite fun to watch).  Mustafar has volcaones, couroscant has a gigantic city-scape, etc.  Overall, the game looks good, but certian things could use more improvement.  The clone troopers and Yoda, for example, have a boxy look to them.  It's not a huge problem, but it is noticable.

One nice draw of Revenge of the Sith is it's big one on one duels.  You've got Obi-wan vs General Grievous (complete with four lightsabers, yikes!), Anakin vs Mace Windu ("Ready for this boy?!") Anakin vs Count Dooku, Anakin vs Stunt Coordinator Nick Gallard (*Face turns red in anger and steam rushes out of ears*), and the final showdown between Anakin and Obi-wan (which is just as awesome as it is in the movie).

While the game has sixteen levels, it isint very long.  I completed it in about eight hours.  Short yes, but fun.  When you finish the main part of the game, you can then go and try out the bonus missions, which are simple "kill em all" missions.  It is however, quite fun to play as Yoda and General Grievous.  There's also a two player coopertive mode thats a complete waste of time (you go through rooms killing an endless amount of enimies.  Gets boring in about ten seconds).

There's also a duel mode where you can play as the games big charachters in one on one fights in several locations, such as Anakin dueling Greivous in Couroscant, Count Dooku and Obi wan fighting on Mustafar, etc.  You get a lot of arenas and a good amount of fighters, but why no yoda or emperor?  One Feature I like is that if you're playing the duel mode by yourself, the computer will play as the second charachter, so you can enjoy it by yourself.

There are also a lot of concept art that you unlock going through the game, some of which is quite cool (Anakin wearing his vader armor withought the helmet for example).  One big bonus of the game is that it includes several sequences that are not in the movie, such as a fight on Grievous's ship as it turns completly upside down (cool!).  Several battles are also extended, such as Anakin and Mace's fight, which is now a lot longer.

Probably the biggest problems I have with Revenge of the Sith are it's combat system and it's lack of charachter selection in replay.  The combat system that Revenge of the Sith uses is almost identical to that of EA's lord of the rings titles.  It was perfected in Return of the king, but sadly the system here is not as good.  While it's fairly easy to reach maximum skill in LOTR games, here it's almost impossible to get anything outside of "Fair".  Getting "good" is really tough.  Getting "impressive" takes forever, and getting "masterfull" is almost impossbile.  Each sucsessful hit on an enemy gets you one point on the skill meter.  Each hit on you takes away a skill point on the meter.  And you get hit a lot, meaning that your meter gets emptied very quickly.

As a result, the combat system suffers from getting too little experience points for all the hacking and slashing that you do.  It would have been nice if the developers copied the Return of the king combat system directly, as it had been pretty much perfected in that game (which is still fun two years later).

The other quibble I have is that unlike the LOTR games, you cannot play any level with any charachter once you finish the game.  If a level plays with Anakin, then you're stuck playing as Anakin forever.  It was so cool to be able to mess around with "what if" situations, but you cannot do that here.  It would have added a LOT of replay value.  Think of it!  Mace Windu on Mustafar, fighting Anakin skywalker.  General Grievous teaming up with Yoda to cleanse the Jedi Temple of clone troopers, etc.

As it is, Revenge of the Sith is a good, fun game that I enjoy a lot.  While it has the possibility of adding so much more, it's good as it stands.  I recommend buying it used, as i'd pay about twenty dollars for the game, not fifty, but you should probably rent it first.

Oh, one last thing.  You can play as Anakin and kill obi-wan in the final battle on mustafar, giving you a cool "What if" alternate ending.  That alone is quite fun to watch.
It's amazing to see how popular EA's lord of the rings hack n' slash games are. The format used is done so well, that Lucasarts and the Collective took that format and replaced everything with Star Wars. Revenge of the Sith for PS2 is a simple hack n' slash, beat-em-up game. You go down a linear path, killing enimies, pressing switches, jumping occasionally, and going down more paths, killing more enimies, etc. When you make a kill, you get a grade of fair, good, impressive, and masterfull. The more kills you get, the faster your skill meter fills up, and the more experience points you get to upgrade your charachter. Sound familiar? It should be. While the gameplay is a disguised copy of the Lord of the rings format, it works for the most part, but could use more touch up (more on that later). For a hack-n-slash game, Revenge of the sith looks pretty good. The enviornments and worlds look really good (especially the planet of mustafar). Every area looks good and has lots of little touches to set it apart from the other worlds. Grievous's flagship for example, has battleships floating outside, blasting each other to bits (which is quite fun to watch). Mustafar has volcaones, couroscant has a gigantic city-scape, etc. Overall, the game looks good, but certian things could use more improvement. The clone troopers and Yoda, for example, have a boxy look to them. It's not a huge problem, but it is noticable. One nice draw of Revenge of the Sith is it's big one on one duels. You've got Obi-wan vs General Grievous (complete with four lightsabers, yikes! ), Anakin vs Mace Windu ("Ready for this boy?! ") Anakin vs Count Dooku, Anakin vs Stunt Coordinator Nick Gallard (*Face turns red in anger and steam rushes out of ears*), and the final showdown between Anakin and Obi-wan (which is just as awesome as it is in the movie). While the game has sixteen levels, it isint very long. I completed it in about eight hours. Short yes, but fun. When you finish the main part of the game, you can then go and try out the bonus missions, which are simple "kill em all" missions. It is however, quite fun to play as Yoda and General Grievous. There's also a two player coopertive mode thats a complete waste of time (you go through rooms killing an endless amount of enimies. Gets boring in about ten seconds). There's also a duel mode where you can play as the games big charachters in one on one fights in several locations, such as Anakin dueling Greivous in Couroscant, Count Dooku and Obi wan fighting on Mustafar, etc. You get a lot of arenas and a good amount of fighters, but why no yoda or emperor? One Feature I like is that if you're playing the duel mode by yourself, the computer will play as the second charachter, so you can enjoy it by yourself. There are also a lot of concept art that you unlock going through the game, some of which is quite cool (Anakin wearing his vader armor withought the helmet for example). One big bonus of the game is that it includes several sequences that are not in the movie, such as a fight on Grievous's ship as it turns completly upside down (cool! ). Several battles are also extended, such as Anakin and Mace's fight, which is now a lot longer. Probably the biggest problems I have with Revenge of the Sith are it's combat system and it's lack of charachter selection in replay. The combat system that Revenge of the Sith uses is almost identical to that of EA's lord of the rings titles. It was perfected in Return of the king, but sadly the system here is not as good. While it's fairly easy to reach maximum skill in LOTR games, here it's almost impossible to get anything outside of "Fair". Getting "good" is really tough. Getting "impressive" takes forever, and getting "masterfull" is almost impossbile. Each sucsessful hit on an enemy gets you one point on the skill meter. Each hit on you takes away a skill point on the meter. And you get hit a lot, meaning that your meter gets emptied very quickly. As a result, the combat system suffers from getting too little experience points for all the hacking and slashing that you do. It would have been nice if the developers copied the Return of the king combat system directly, as it had been pretty much perfected in that game (which is still fun two years later). The other quibble I have is that unlike the LOTR games, you cannot play any level with any charachter once you finish the game. If a level plays with Anakin, then you're stuck playing as Anakin forever. It was so cool to be able to mess around with "what if" situations, but you cannot do that here. It would have added a LOT of replay value. Think of it! Mace Windu on Mustafar, fighting Anakin skywalker. General Grievous teaming up with Yoda to cleanse the Jedi Temple of clone troopers, etc. As it is, Revenge of the Sith is a good, fun game that I enjoy a lot. While it has the possibility of adding so much more, it's good as it stands. I recommend buying it used, as i'd pay about twenty dollars for the game, not fifty, but you should probably rent it first. Oh, one last thing. You can play as Anakin and kill obi-wan in the final battle on mustafar, giving you a cool "What if" alternate ending. That alone is quite fun to watch.