Great

Reviewed by jhbrooks on June 06, 2007  |  report this review

Taking place between Episode III and IV, former Twi'Lek slave turned mercenary Rianna Saren and her security droid Zeeo are hired by the Rebel Alliance, this team must work together to infiltrate Imperial planets and fight bad guys. The main goal is to uncover the Empire's most deadly secret -- the Death Star

The gameplay is a lot of fun. If you have played Jedi Knight Outcast then this will feel familiar. The game is played from a 3rd person view and it works very well. Obviously you don't have a lightsaber but you have a hand weapon that works well for close combat. There should be a larger selection of weapons but they all do the job. Rianna moves around targeting enemies and you partner Zeeo helps her out with shielding, attacking, and slicing. Working together builds up Alliance points which allow you to have more powerful attacks later on. Star Wars Lethal Alliance makes good use of the Star Wars license. Everything feels very Star Wars. It's not a big set back but sometimes Rianna will auto switch to her hand weapon when targeting a far off enemy. It has not killed me but in a heated battle it is a bit annoying. However it is not a big deal. You will also do your fair share of platforming like jumping through barriers or over ledges. Rianna is also quite acrobatic and her moves are key to defeating enemies. If you stand still you will take damage. Performing dodges and rolls really help. The targeting system needs improvement. Switching targets is easy to do yes but more often you will target far off enemies when you are really trying target and destroy the nearest threat. Still, all in all it is a lot of fun.