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By Chad Sapieha
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Remaster of Star Wars classic still has a ruthless hero.
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Star Wars Bounty Hunter (2024)
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What's It About?
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTER is a remastered version of the 2002 game of the same name, a third-person shooter and action game that told the backstory of the Star Wars prequel trilogy fan-favorite character Jango Fett. It takes place prior to Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones, with Jango taking an extremely lucrative but highly dangerous contract to track down and kill a fallen Jedi named Komari Vosa. While tracking her, he travels to several different planets, meeting a variety of characters along the way and taking the opportunity to either kill or capture more than 100 other bounties. The third-person action is fast-paced and hectic. Jango is armed with blasters, rockets, a flamethrower, and even a rope that automatically wraps around targets when he wants to capture them alive. While much of the game remains the same as the original, this remaster cleans up the graphics, provides more modern controls, and adds quality-of-life upgrades, like a flashlight for darker areas and a time-slowing effect when scanning targets.
Is It Any Good?
Not all games age well. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter's best bits are the story scenes, which provide franchise fans additional information about not just Jango Fett but other familiar characters as well, including a pair of Sith lords. We learn how Jango became the model used to create the clone army, and we even get to see how he came into possession of Slave-1, among the most feared ships in the Star Wars universe. For die-hard Star Wars followers, a chance to learn some of these details might be reason enough to play. Casual fans just looking for a fun game, on the other hand, probably won't find it here.
2002 was a long time ago, and games have changed a lot. The level designs feel overtly squarish, seem far too empty, and are often lacking in details. The shooting action is fine (the updated controls really help), but jumping and jetpacking around is often clumsy and awkward. And while collecting more than 100 bounties seems fun, the need to scan nearly everyone you run across just to identify them is a pain. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter might offer a bit of nostalgia for some, but it's probably safely skippable for everyone else.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how violence is used in Star Wars Bounty Hunter. What are the consequences of Jango's violent actions? How does it impact the world around him? Can you think of real-world situations where violence has similar effects?
Talk about antiheroes. Games often have immoral and/or amoral characters we're meant to root for. Why do you think some people like to play as a bad guy? How does playing a character like this differ from playing a traditional hero?
Jango Fett makes decisions based only on profit, often hurting or killing innocent people in the process. How do Jango's choices affect the people around him? Do you think it's OK to hurt others just to achieve your own goals? What would you have done differently?
Game Details
- Platforms : Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Nintendo Switch , Windows
- Pricing structure : Paid ($19.99)
- Available online? : Available online
- Publisher : LucasArts
- Release date : August 1, 2024
- Genre : Third-Person Shooter
- Topics : Adventures , Robots
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : September 18, 2025
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