<s>
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Bounty	I-Device
Hunter	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2002	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
2002	O
film	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
II	I-Application
–	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clones	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
Jango	O
Fett	O
:	O
Open	O
Seasons	O
by	O
Haden	O
Blackman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
Legends	O
expanded	O
universe	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
former	O
Mandalorian	O
warrior	O
Jango	O
Fett	O
during	O
his	O
prime	O
as	O
a	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
,	O
and	O
provides	O
the	O
backstory	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
role	O
in	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clones	I-Application
,	O
explaining	O
several	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
such	O
as	O
how	O
he	O
acquired	O
his	O
iconic	O
ship	O
,	O
Slave	O
I	O
,	O
met	O
his	O
partner-in-crime	O
,	O
Zam	O
Wesell	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
genetic	O
template	O
for	O
the	O
clone	O
troopers	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	O
Army	O
of	O
the	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overarching	O
narrative	O
,	O
Fett	O
is	O
hired	O
by	O
the	O
Sith	O
Lord	O
Darth	O
Tyranus	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
Dark	O
Jedi	B-Application
Komari	O
Vosa	O
,	O
and	O
becomes	O
entangled	O
in	O
an	O
extensive	O
"	O
death	O
stick	O
"	O
trafficking	O
conspiracy	O
while	O
clashing	O
with	O
several	O
criminal	O
syndicates	O
and	O
an	O
old	O
rival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Bounty	I-Device
Hunter	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
years	O
before	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clones	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Sith	O
Lord	O
Darth	O
Sidious	O
orders	O
his	O
apprentice	O
,	O
Darth	O
Tyranus	O
,	O
to	O
eliminate	O
his	O
former	O
pupil-turned-Dark	O
Jedi	B-Application
and	O
current	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Bando	O
Gora	O
crime	O
syndicate	O
,	O
Komari	O
Vosa	O
,	O
before	O
she	O
becomes	O
a	O
threat	O
to	O
his	O
future	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Jango	O
Fett	O
captures	O
gangster	O
Meeko	B-Device
Ghintee	I-Device
after	O
a	O
long	O
pursuit	O
on	O
the	O
Outland	O
Station	O
,	O
and	O
turns	O
him	O
in	O
for	O
the	O
bounty	O
on	O
his	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trell	O
tells	O
Jango	O
to	O
seek	O
the	O
Dug	O
crime	O
lord	O
Sebolto	B-Device
on	O
Malastare	O
before	O
being	O
thrown	O
to	O
his	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
escaping	O
from	O
a	O
Republic	O
gunship	O
,	O
Jango	O
learns	O
that	O
Sebolto	B-Device
has	O
put	O
a	O
50,000	O
credits	O
bounty	O
on	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
his	O
former	O
employee	O
Bendix	O
Fust	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
incarcerated	O
at	O
the	O
asteroid	O
prison	O
Oovo	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
that	O
capturing	O
Faust	O
will	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
get	O
close	O
to	O
Sebolto	B-Device
,	O
Jango	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
prison	O
,	O
but	O
finds	O
that	O
another	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
,	O
Zam	O
Wesell	O
,	O
has	O
beaten	O
him	O
to	O
Fust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jango	O
delivers	O
Fust	O
to	O
Sebolto	B-Device
on	O
Malastare	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
crime	O
lord	O
quickly	O
deduces	O
Jango	O
's	O
true	O
intentions	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
flee	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
fall	O
to	O
his	O
death	O
down	O
a	O
pipe	O
leading	O
into	O
his	O
death	O
stick	O
factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Montross	O
ambushes	O
Jango	O
again	O
,	O
taunting	O
him	O
over	O
his	O
adoptive	O
father	O
's	O
,	O
Jaster	O
Mereel	O
,	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
disastrous	O
Battle	O
of	O
Galidraan	O
,	O
where	O
Jango	O
's	O
Mandalorian	O
forces	O
were	O
slain	O
by	O
a	O
Jedi	B-Application
ambush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Bounty	I-Device
Hunter	I-Device
began	O
when	O
LucasArts	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
Episode	O
II-based	O
game	O
which	O
featured	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
Jango	O
Fett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
different	O
custom	O
in-house	O
graphics	O
engines	O
,	O
each	O
designed	O
specifically	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
platforms	O
 '	O
unique	O
strengths	O
and	O
work	O
around	O
their	O
unique	O
limitations	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
engine	O
is	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
both	O
vector	O
unit	O
(	O
VU	O
)	O
chips	O
to	O
drive	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
maximum	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
full-screen	O
antialiasing	O
and	O
texture	O
mip	B-Data_Structure
mapping	I-Data_Structure
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
PS2	B-Device
graphics	O
engine	O
could	O
move	O
10,000,000	O
triangles	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
collision	O
,	O
logic	O
,	O
textures	O
,	O
sound	O
would	O
go	O
down	O
accordingly	O
to	O
around	O
30,000	O
to	O
50,000	O
triangles	O
per	O
frame	O
,	O
all	O
at	O
an	O
average	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
developers	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
fast	O
CPU	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
higher	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
more	O
polygons	O
to	O
characters	O
,	O
especially	O
Jango	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
roughly	O
twice	O
the	O
polygon	O
count	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
texture	O
compression	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
use	O
high-resolution	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MIP	B-Data_Structure
mapping	I-Data_Structure
support	O
across	O
the	O
board	O
on	O
all	O
textures	O
helped	O
provide	O
a	O
rich	O
and	O
consistent	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Temuera	O
Morrison	O
and	O
Leeanna	O
Walsman	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clones	I-Application
as	O
Jango	O
Fett	O
and	O
Zam	O
Wesell	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
in	O
November	O
2000	O
when	O
LucasArts	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
II	I-Application
–	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clones	I-Application
featuring	O
Jango	O
Fett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secondly	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
fleshed	O
out	O
Fett	O
's	O
character	O
more	O
fully	O
than	O
in	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clones	I-Application
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
remaining	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
his	O
character	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knoles	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
trilogy	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
those	O
games	O
when	O
describing	O
certain	O
aspects	O
of	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Bounty	I-Device
Hunter	I-Device
to	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
71.06	O
%	O
and	O
67	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
69.26	O
%	O
and	O
65	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version.PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
above-average	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
complimenting	O
the	O
core	O
shooting	O
and	O
production	O
values	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
its	O
repetitive	O
nature	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
Star	O
Wars-themed	O
3D	O
shooter	O
with	O
some	O
optional	O
bounty	O
hunting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
8.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
8.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
Star	O
Wars	O
tie-in	O
games	O
;	O
"	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Bounty	I-Device
Hunter	I-Device
is	O
a	O
solid	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
technically	O
challenged	O
third-person	O
action/adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
impressed	O
was	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
who	O
awarded	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
6.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
5.4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Bounty	I-Device
Hunter	I-Device
may	O
have	O
all	O
the	O
basic	O
ingredients	O
needed	O
for	O
a	O
solid	O
third-person	O
action	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
falls	O
flat	O
in	O
the	O
execution	O
and	O
is	O
far	O
too	O
often	O
cumbersome	O
,	O
confusing	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
some	O
other	O
way	O
un-fun	O
to	O
be	O
recommendable	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
merits	O
.	O
</s>
