(LAST UPDATE: 7/26/09)
Publisher(s): LucasArts
Developer(s): LucasArts
Platform(s): Playstation
Release: October 31st 1997 (NA), March 1998 (EU), September 23rd 1998 (JP)
Characters: Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Boba Fett, Stormtrooper, Hoar, Thok, Mara Jade, Jodo Kast
Related Games: Star Gladiator, Plasma Sword
Story: Masters
of Teräs Käsi takes place between the Star Wars movies, Episode
IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. The destruction
of the Death Star at the hands of Luke Skywalker severely crippled the
Galactic Empire. The Emperor wanted retaliation against him and all of the
Rebel Alliance and sought the services of assassin, Arden Lyn, to eliminate
the Alliance's key members. Luke and the others finds out about the Empire's
plot and challenge Arden, face to face.
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Review: A
Star Wars fighting game, now that's something with potential... Unfortunately,
the first (and only) Star Wars based fighting game didn't live up to the
hype, and that's an understatement... It's terrible actually. The 3D gameplay
was incredibly slow (even for a 3D fighter in 1997), but at least characters
could sidestep (not that it mattered much). The graphics looked rushed, and the
gameplay also seems like an afterthought. The character roster wasn't bad at
least and did a decent fan service for those diehard Star Wars fans.
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Teras Kasi
has your typical fighting game modes: arcade, survival, team, practice,
and versus. The fights take place on square arenas, with ring-outs; somewhat
of a rip-off of Soul Blade. Each
player starts off fighting bare handed, but has a weapon that they can
draw and use... Probably the most innovative and fun aspect of the game. Weapons are pretty much what you'd expect, from blasters to light sabers. Unfortunately, the animation is
choppy
and way too slow for it's own good. The below average character models and shoddy
textures really
don't do much justice to the characters or stages either. Again, the gameplay and control is pretty much
flat-out awful
when compared to any other fighting game of the time.
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3.5 / 10 |
Closing Comment: A Star Wars fighting game sounded good on paper, but it was LucasArt's first attempt at a fighting game (and it showed). At the end of the day, this was a pretty crappy fighting game with the Star Wars logo slapped on. Unless you're one of those crazy Star Wars fans who go to the movies dressed up as a fat jedi, you probably will never play this game more than once, or at all. ~F.Yagami, Webmaster of TFG
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