Speeder Bike Pursuit

Briefing: Use your speeder bike to chase down Imperial scouts before they alert the Imperials guarding the shield generator.

Objective: Destroy all biker scouts.

This is a segment of the classic scene from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. As Luke, you must pursue a group of biker scouts on speeder bike and prevent the Imperials from reaching the shield generator. The primary challenge is avoiding the giant redwood trees. You do have a path but as you get deeper into the forest, more and more trees clog that path. You must dodge the vertical trees left and right; if you smack a tree head on, you will perish. Don't worry about going up and down to avoid horizontal trees.

Biker scouts will move both ahead of you and beside you. The scouts that move ahead of you can easily be shot with your speeder bike's primary laser cannon. The scouts that move beside you will attempt to ram your speeder bike into the trees. You can use the "B" button to punch at the opposing speeder bikes but it's easier just to push the enemy bike into a tree without the "B" button. Just move the directional stick against the enemy bike and attempt to guide him into a tree.

You can use the speeder bike's boost (R button) and brakes (L button) to help guide you through the forest. Strategic use of the brakes can save you from smacking a tree head-on. You can survive brushing against a tree but a dead-on strike will nearly always destroy your speeder bike.

Relive the classic scene from Return of the Jedi. Beware of biker scouts and, more importantly, trees.

The forest gets more narrow as you continue onward so be prepared to be much more careful dodging the plentiful trees. The final biker scout will latch onto your speeder bike. You won't be able to push him into trees; he's affixed on your speeder bike and won't budge. Don't move around wildly. Simply avoid the trees and stay alive until the cutscene starts.

GOLD MEDAL TIP: The most important statistics when trying to get a gold medal here are time, shot accuracy, and lives lost--you can't lose a single life if you wish to achieve a gold medal! Time is easy to handle: just use the boost occasionally and you should have little trouble beating the time. Even though the shot accuracy requirement is very low, it's still a challenge to meet 9% since your speeder bike fires multiple lasers at once when fully charged and the speeder bikes aren't the easiest targets. Speed up slightly to get closer to the bike targets and fire when you're perfectly lined up.

TECH UPGRADE: After the forest path narrows considerably, you'll spot what appears to be a dense section of trees along the left edge. Nearly immediately after this dense section, the path splits to the left and right. Your natural instinct will be to stay to the right since the left path isn't visible until the last possible second. However, apply your speeder bike's brakes and enter the left path. Maneuver down this left route slowly with brakes applied and run over the power-up icon to acquire the homing concussion missile tech upgrade.

Objective: Defeat the last biker scout.

A cutscene shows Luke Skywalker being knocked off of his speeder bike. The last biker scout turns around and makes a run at the Jedi Knight. When you regain control of Luke, you can block the laser bolts by pressing and holding down the "B" button but it's not necessary. Your sole task is to swing the lightsaber ("A" button) the moment the biker scout passes adjacent to Luke. Wait for the two objects to connect (Luke and the enemy speeder bike) then hit "A" to complete the objective. If you miss, wait for the scout to make another pass and eliminate him.