Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (video game)

Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace was an arcade-adventure game released by LucasArts in 1999, coinciding with the release of the movie.

Visually, the gameplay is similar to 3rd-person 'over the head' view games like Tomb Raider, but actions, such as jumping, climbing or pushing objects, is very limited, relying mostly on interaction and riddles. The player can control Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala or Captain Panaka. The game offers also a variety of weapons.

Plot
The plot closely follows that of the movie, although it expands on some minor events that could have been silenced or cut from the movie, or shows them from a different character's point of view (for example, it follows Amidala's 'adventures' on Coruscant during Anakin's interview in the Jedi Temple, something that is never shown or mentioned in the movie since it follows Anakin).

There are also some apparent inconsistencies or contradictions to the storyline, in order to generate a new narrative (for example, unlike the movie, in the game Jar Jar is imprisoned on his return to Otoh Gunga and the player has to rescue him to continue the adventure).

Once Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi escape the trap by the Trade Federation, they start roaming the Saak'ak ship in order to reach the hangar and escape. Their way is blocked by battle droids however. The player controlling the Padawan reaches the hangar to see their ambassadorial ship, Radiant VII, be destroyed.

The two Jedi escape to the surface of Naboo but are lost. Gui Gon finds a native, Jar Jar Binks and try to find his Padawan. When they are joined, Jar JaAr leads them to Otoh Gunga. On their arrival however they realise that Jar Jar was an exile and since he returned, he is imprisoned. Obi-Wan tries to free him and leave together in order to reach Theed with a Bongo.

In Theed, they find out that the streets are roamed by battle droids. They reached the Queen Amidala but then an explosion separates the Padawan with Amidala with the rest of the forces and it's up to him to protect her while reaching the hangar. The team finally reunites and the ship leaves the planet.

Due to a hyperdrive problem, the ship lands on Tatooine. Qui-Gon with Padme go to Mos Espa in order to find a replacement. There he meets with a boy slave, Anakin Skywalker, who is preparing his podracer for the next day. During his stay in Mos Espa, Qui-Gon broke into Neg's appartment in order to save an Ithorian hostage and pledged to a desperate Ithorian mother that he would rescue her son, Tomo, who Neg had taken as a slaveboy. Jinn also saved the merchant Vek Drow from an attack, and the latter offered him a hyperdrive replacement. He also helped fixing Anakin's podracer by buying machine parts he needed.

Levels

 * Trade Federation Ship
 * Swamps of Naboo
 * Otoh Gunga
 * Gardens of Theed
 * Escape From Theed
 * Mos Espa
 * Mos Espa Arena
 * Desert Encounter
 * Coruscant
 * Assault on Theed
 * The Final Battle

Weapons

 * Lightsaber (Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon only)
 * Blaster rifle
 * Light repeating blaster
 * Gungan Energy ball
 * Proton missile launcher
 * Thermal detonator
 * Flash grenade
 * Heavy repeating cannon
 * Naboo blaster (Panaka only)
 * R-65 heavy blaster (Panaka only)
 * Droid stunner (Amidala only)

Bosses

 * AATs – Destroy with Many explosives
 * Neg's Monster – kill with lightsaber, blaster, explosives
 * Jabba's Champion – kill with lightsaber, blaster, explosives
 * Machinery Thief – kill with blaster, explosives
 * Darth Maul Battle I – keep him away from hyperdrive and queen; fight with lightsaber
 * Coruscant Mercenary – kill with heavy blaster
 * Nute Gunray – any weapon will kill
 * Darth Maul Battle II – kill with lightsaber or force push him into the shaft

One-time characters

 * Barbo
 * Jym Lang
 * Captain Neg
 * Tomo
 * Vek Drow

PC
i like to cheat - Gives you all the weapons and ammo.

heal it up - Replenishes health to 100 percent (can use five times per game).

give me life - Same as the preceding code; regenerates health up to five times per game.

i rule the world - Makes the game harder.

i really stink - Makes the game easier.

iamqueen - Play as Queen Amidala.

iamquigon - Play as Qui-Gon Jinn.

iamobi - Play as Obi-Wan Kenobi.

iampanaka - Play as Captain Panaka.

beyond cinema - Switches to letterbox, cinema mode.

PlayStation
At the Main menu press Triangle Circle Left L1 Triangle Circle Left.

Cover gallery
This is a gallery of the different cover variations of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.