Dreamcast

Star Wars: Demolition

I think Demolition could have been a great game. It seems like the development crew just couldn’t cut loose and come up with a complete blast of a game. The idea is nothing new, with the exception of it having the Star Wars label, but the same kind of game worked in Vigilante 8, by the same company.

But despite my fears, Star Wars Demolition turns out to be a decent game. There's some room for improvement, but what we've got isn't that bad. I just wish there were an Ewok fighter. Yub, yub!

All in all, the game isn't destined to be a classic, but if you're a fan of either the genre or Star Wars, you'll find a very complete and competent game in Star Wars: Demolition, utilizing some favorite characters and vehicles from the movies. And, as has now become obligatory for me to mention in Star Wars game reviews, there is neither hide nor hair of Jar Jar Binks anywhere to be seen. Although given the prospect of blowing him to bits, maybe that wasn't such a great choice, after all.

Star Wars Demolition är trots allt Star Wars, och trots att musiken känns väldigt konstig och icke-Star Wars (den riktiga ingick kanske inte i licens-kostnaderna), och man som vän av ordning kan tycka att det är lite underligt med en Rancor på Dödsstjärnan eller en Snowspeeder på Dagobah, så finns känslan där någonstans. God hjälp får den av de animerade sekvenser som frärats varje karaktär. Dessa är faktiskt riktigt snygga oc hfår en att längta efter nästa film. Fast vi vet att den kommer att bli dålig.

Vehicular combat games had their moment in the sun and were a novel experience when they first came out, but now we’ve seen them all and it’s time to move on. Star Wars: Demolition just doesn’t bring anything to the genre that makes it stand out.

Being a die-hard Star Wars fan, I picked up this piece of junk without giving it a second thought. However, had I scrutinized the packaging I would have noticed this ominous warning: "From the creators of Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense". That game sucked big time, and this is basically the same repackaged crap, only with Star Wars window dressing.