Although there is a slight lack of effort, Revenge of the Sith is still a fun and exciting action game that ties in fair
Your first steps as a Jedi are pretty cool. With three simple attacking moves to choose from - a fast attack, strong attack and a critical attack - mashing the control pad to glory will only get you out of scraps with lesser opponents. RotS actually requires you to learn when to block, when to lunge at your foe and when to run like a Jawa and cower behind the power converters.
Ultimately, combat is easy but entertaining. Aside from the odd boss character that requires you to be a bit more strategic with your moves, you'll possibly burn through these levels like a lightsaber through butter.
The game also requires you to use the Force at opportune moments, such as hurling explosive objects at your enemy, lifting your foes off the ground, spurting Sith lightning from your finger tips, or Force pushing enemies off ledges. It all looks pretty impressive, which brings me to my next point...
If there's one thing this game gets very right, it's the visuals and sound. Characters move with all the fluidity of the actors on the big screen, twirling, swooshing and swinging their lightsabers. Some of the combos you can squeeze out of these Jedi look awesome. RotS is a visual and aural treat that has as much glitz and pizzazz as you'd expect from a company that has access to ILM assets. With this said, the voice acting is hit and miss, and it's easy to pick the hammy impersonators when the cutscenes fire up.
You can pretty much see the entire game in two to three nights of gaming. In an effort to add more depth to the experience, an XP point system has been introduced so that you can 'level up' your Jedi at the end of each mission. This turns out to be all smoke and mirrors, as it only boosts your current skills, and doesn't add any new ones.
Co-op has been relegated to an unlockable bonus mode with a small handful of levels for you and a friend to fight through. These aren't especially hard, but do provide a bit of extra content. There is also the Versus mode to deal with, in which you battle it out in a small arena against the CPU or a friend, using unlocked characters from the main game.
Well, it's all done. The Star Wars saga is complete - Darth Vader has been unleashed upon the galaxy and Yoda is busy making mudcakes on Dagobah. Overall, RotS is a fun and often exciting action game that ties in fairly well with the movie. It's the most fun you can have with a lightsaber without chopping off your arms, but you'll just wish there was more.