We’ll admit, the 2000 PlayStation title Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles wasn’t the primary “traditional” to spring to thoughts after we puzzled what Aspyr can be remastering subsequent. But hey, it is coming to Switch subsequent yr, and eShop pre-orders at the moment are open.
In a brand new pre-order trailer (above), we get one other take a look at the Star Wars arcade brawler, full with its new options. This consists of all unlockables accessible from the leap, 13 recent playable characters (shoutout to the Weequay followers) and a number of the traditional cheat codes from later releases of the sport — Qui-Gon’s head has by no means seemed so bulbous.
The full sport is about to land on Switch on twenty third January, however those that wish to make their buy early can now accomplish that through the North American eShop for $17.99 (and that features a 10% pre-launch low cost). We’d think about that it will be cropping up on different regional eShops within the coming days.
You can discover a full rundown of the sport’s options and a handful of screenshots under.
– Jump into Side-Scrolling Arcade Action within the Star Wars Galaxy: Play as Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Adi Gallia, and Qui-Gon Jinn and face off towards traditional foes in iconic places from STAR WARS: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
– All Secret Characters Unlocked & More to Discover: Play with all secret characters and ranges from the unique sport unlocked from the beginning, together with Darth Maul, Captain Panaka, Queen Amidala and extra. There’s additionally 13 new playable characters to unlock after your first playthrough, just like the Rifle Droid, Tusken Raider, Ishi Tib, and Weequay!
– Play with a Friend in Classic Couch Co-op: Battle side-by-side with a companion in two-player sofa co-op for your entire 10-level marketing campaign and bonus mini-games.
– New Features & Modes for Modern Platforms: Use traditional or fashionable controls, toggle your lightsaber colours, enter traditional cheat codes like Big Head Mode, dive into the VS and coaching modes from later releases of the sport, and uncover extra surprises on this Twenty fifth-anniversary celebration of STAR WARS Episode I: Jedi Power Battles.
It all appears, nicely, like one other Aspyr Star Wars remaster, but when the gameplay loop is entertaining sufficient, we will see this being a very good slice of Lightsaber-wielding enjoyable — as soon as we have over the preliminary sting of it not being a Rogue Squadron II remaster, in fact.
Aspyr’s final Star Wars venture, Bounty Hunter, supplied a trustworthy remaster of the 2002 motion sport, albeit one which felt very dated in 2024. Let’s hope Jedi Power Battles is not such a blast from the previous (in all of the incorrect methods).
