2002 GameCube and PlayStation 2 motion journey Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is being revived and re-released on PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Collection X and S, and Nintendo Change on August 1 priced $19.99.
The LucasArts-developed recreation, now 22 years previous, is a prequel to Star Wars: Episode II – Assault of the Clones and helps you to play as Jango Fett, who’s employed to seize a Darkish Jedi. As you’d anticipate, Jango has twin blasters, a flamethrower, poisonous darts, and jetpack missiles.
This is one more Star Wars revival from Aspyr, which continues to be working to repair this 12 months’s disastrous launch of Star Wars: Battlefront Traditional Assortment. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is claimed to have visible enhancements, improved environmental textures, new dynamic lighting results, and a brand new flashlight device for navigating darkish locations. There’s Steam Deck assist and quite a few DualSense controller options for PS5 gamers.
Aspyr mentioned for the first time ever, if the marketing campaign is accomplished gamers can unlock a brand new Boba Fett pores and skin for his or her subsequent playthrough, “paying off a infamous Easter egg from the unique recreation.”
As defined in a PlayStation Blog post by Chris Bashaar, Director of Product at Aspyr, the unique Star Wars: Bounty Hunter has a really low-resolution texture with a message written in Aurebesh: “Money in all bounties to play as Boba.”
“Whereas the message did exist, the characteristic didn’t,” Bashaar defined. “So even in case you hit 100% in your save file, you had been solely capable of play as Jango Fett.
“We’ve introduced this Easter egg to life, so after finishing the marketing campaign, it is possible for you to to equip a brand new Boba Fett pores and skin on your subsequent playthrough.”
Right here’s the listing of key options, as detailed by Aspyr:
- Let the Hunt Start: On this traditional third-person action-adventure, you will play as Jango Fett, Prime Clone of the Grand Military of the Republic, employed to seize a deranged Darkish Jedi.
- Relive the Timeless Story: Expertise the legendary Bounty Hunter fantasy set earlier than the occasions of Star Wars: Episode II – Assault of the Clones. Face off towards foes and maneuver via acrobatic battles on this adaption optimized for right this moment’s consoles and {hardware}.
- Armed to the Enamel: Combat your means via the galaxy’s underbelly, geared up with Twin Blasters, your Flamethrower, Whipcord, and pure Mandalorian Rage.
And right here’s the listing of PS5-exclusive options:
Built-in adaptive triggers: Every weapon in Jango’s arsenal now has a novel rhythmic really feel.
Voice comms: We’ve routed Jango’s in-game radio communication to play via the DualSense wi-fi controller’s speaker for an all-new immersive expertise.
Lightbar meets well being bar: Use the lightbar show in your controller as a visible indicator of Jango’s present well being standing.
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