Star Wars: The Clone Wars Video Games Squander The Series' Potential

A serialized television serial likeThe Clone Warswould seem meridian cloth for greatStar Warsvideo game adaptation , turn instalment and arcs into bite - sized , military action packed stage . unluckily , only a handful ofThe Clone Warsgames were made , and none of them were particularly skillful .

After a six - year reprieve , The Clone Warsis set to return on Disney+ with its last time of year , Star warfare : The Clone WarsSeason 7 . The animated serial earned the extolment ofStar Warsfans for its exploration of topics and locations not envision in theStar Warsmovies , and its six - season run clip allowed it to flesh out characters who were previously one - dimensional . The Clone Wars , for example , fixed Anakin Skywalker ’s prequel arc , step by step revealing bits of his inside evil to make his turn to the Dark Side more believable .

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The Clone Warsseries created something genuinely interesting out of a product seemingly meant for kids , but its video secret plan spin - offs were less successful . EachThe Clone Warsvideo plot was shallow and repetitive - precisely the opposite of the show ’s charming variety and surprising depth . Here ’s how everyThe Clone Warsvideo plot was received by reviewer onMetacritic .

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels Reviews

The firstThe Clone Warsgame released was 2008’sLightsaber Duels . This Wii - exclusive fight game put players in a number of one - on - one affaire d’honneur inspired by the ( rather mediocre)2008The Clone Warsmovie . While its visuals capturedThe Clone Wars’signature CGI style , the game did n’t deliver on the appeal of waving a lightsaber around with a Wii remote , lie , rather , of silly " shake " controls . Its fight system was also a shallow one , leading to a insistent pattern of combos used to get the better of most enemies . Lightsaber Duelsscored a 56 on Metacritic , with 24 critic review .

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance Reviews

Jedi Alliancereleased alongsideLightsaber Duels , and it come after and miscarry in many of the same ways as its Wii similitude . Jedi Alliance ’s graphics are impressive for a DS title , and reviewers bump its tale to be amazingly compelling , conform to Jedi bomber on a seeking to recover a stolen load ofJedi Kyber lechatelierite . ButJedi Alliance ’s gameplay stammer , with touchscreen - based mastery that direct to flock of thwarting , inadvertent inputs . Jedi Alliancescored high thanLightsaber Duels , but still only earned a 68 on Metacritic , with 10 critic limited review .

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes Reviews

The Clone Wars : Republic Heroesreviewed worse than all otherStar war : The Clone Warsgames . The animated series ' CGI elan once again translated fairly well to the interactive medium , despite being importantly downgrade . But imprecise control , awry camera angles , deadening puzzle , and repetitive objectives madeRepublic Heroesan overall boring affair . It scored a 43 on Metacritic , with 37 critic reviews .

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Adventures Reviews

A sorting of " babe ’s first MMO , " 2010’sThe Clone Wars Adventuresallowed players to make their own theatrical role and wander around the Jedi Temple , meeting other thespian and participating in various mini - game activity . In a reasonably dystopian take onStar Wars’Jedi Order , thespian had to pay actual - world money in rules of order to grow from Padawan to Knight status , and the entire game was fill up with microtransactions . The Clone Wars Adventures- moreClub PenguinthanWorld of Warcraft- earned a 65 on Metacritic , with four critic reviews .

Lego Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars Reviews

The finalThe Clone Warsgame , Lego Star Wars 3 : The Clone Wars , was to some extent a victim of circumstance . As the fourthLego Star Warsgame and the eighth secret plan in the chief licensedLegogame serial publication , it seems developer Traveler ’s Tales saw the traditional expression becoming moth-eaten . To mix thing up and to take advantage ofThe Clone Wars’large - scale battles , Traveler ’s Tales incorporate light existent - prison term scheme section . TheseThe Clone Wars"ground battles"didn’t do enough , however , as each one played out mostly the same as the others . Lego Star Wars 3was full of repetition and floating roving in an attempt to figure out unclear objectives . These problems plagued some of the earlierLegogames , too , but the allure of advance through the Lego - fied story ofA New Hopeand other nostalgic movies fall in thespian the motivation to soldier on . In this case , The Clone Wars’serialized nature may have work against it , creating a more confused experience than previousLegogames . Lego Star Wars 3received a Metacritic score of 76 , with 36 critic reviews .

Part of the reason all theseThe Clone Warsgames break down may have been that they come in out before the serial publication really came into its own . The Clone WarsSeason 3was a big turning full point , introducing an improved animation style , more ripe looks for the main mould , and deep storytelling . The Clone Wars Adventureswas the onlyThe Clone Warsgame to hold back content from after the show ’s 2d season , but as a microtransaction - make full mini - game appeal , Adventureswas hardly the variety ofThe Clone Warsexperience mostStar Warsfans would be face for . Perhaps if other developer had get with the serial publication a bit longer , betterThe Clone Warsvideo games would exist .

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