Star Wars Episode 1: Racer

Additional Star Wars Episode 1: Racer Information

The game is based on the pod-racing scene from Episode I, which was arguably the best and most exciting segment of the film. Players enter a series of pod races as either Anakin Skywalker or one of his 20 different alien rivals--including Sebulba, once you get far enough into the game to unlock this bonus character. Races are linked in four different circuits, each more difficult than the last. The highest circuit, in fact, can be extremely tough.

Each race is a white-knuckled ride on the wild side, as the game does an excellent job of conveying a feeling of ferocious speed. It helps that Racer utilizes spectacular 3-D graphics to depict the racetracks and their alien surroundings. But racers can't waste time admiring the scenery: tracks are not always well marked, and it's all too easy to get lost and fly off the track.

As with most Star Wars games, the sound effects and music in Racer are top-notch. True, Anakin's cutesy voice can be annoying at times, but the other racers sound great when they complain as you pass them on the track. Watto the shopkeeper, the floating alien guy who sells new parts and upgrades for your pod, is a great character who chatters away humorously as you shop his store.

Overall, Racer is a game that can easily stand on its own merits rather than ride the coattails of Star Wars: Episode I. Intense speed, unique racing action, and excellent 3-D graphics make this one a sure-fire winner. --Michael E. Ryan

Pros: Unique, high-speed racing action Excellent graphics Pod upgrades Great sound effects and music Cons: Becomes extremely difficult at the highest levels Tracks can be confusing at times The voice of Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker)

What Customers Say About Star Wars Episode 1: Racer:

I can feel the speed of 600 mph. This game makes me feel like I'm in the actual movie. Great music and audio soundtrack.Tyrone This video game is good. I'm a fan of the Star Wars movies.

Even now, this blindingly good game gets your whip-snap reflexes back into shape, and leave other racing games in the dust. I think diehard players and people unwilling to bother the folks in the UK will appreciate a way to bring Racer back to life on XP computers.Anyway, with these two patch files, Racer becomes not only playable again, but brings a great racing game back into the fold. The graphics and audio hold up extremely well for a game that's nearly 7 years old. Several years after playing through to completion, I was disappointed to find that Racer on the CD was completely unplayable on XP. The clever upgrading ability and multiplayer support stand out today even more clearly for being well ahead of their time. The LucasArts support page was unhelpful, but if you search around long enough, you will find a link to a hidden page at [.]. Seems the changes in DirectX support between the old version 6 and the new versions left Racer unsupported, with some calls to the audio and video systems crashing the system on newer computers.Thank heavens for the ability to search the web for answers. on, of all places, Amazon's UK site.

THIS GAME IS JUST AWSOME.AND GIVE JAKE A BREAK HE WAS A LITTLE KID AT THE TIME.LIKE TO SEE U GUYS DO A BETTER JOB

beyond this product), but they warned me the patches could crash my computer. Lucas Arts said I should try downloading some video patches that do not exist anymore (remember, my computer is years(). Gee, thanks for wasting my money. This was a very interesting game, requiring a joystick. I wanted to play it, but it kept freezing up on my year 2000 PC with much more than the stated system requirements, video cards, etc.

beyond this product), but they warned me the patches could crash my computer. Lucas Arts said I should try downloading some video patches that do not exist anymore (remember, my computer is years(). Gee, thanks for wasting my money. This was a very interesting game, requiring a joystick. I wanted to play it, but it kept freezing up on my year 2000 PC with much more than the stated system requirements, video cards, etc.