<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Masters	I-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
the	O
Emperor	O
seeks	O
retaliation	O
for	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
and	O
recruits	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Arden	B-Application
Lyn	I-Application
to	O
battle	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
Teräs	B-Application
Käsi	I-Application
,	O
an	O
unarmed	O
combat	O
discipline	O
,	O
against	O
leaders	O
of	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Legends	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Emperor	O
's	O
Hand-turned	O
Jedi	B-Application
Mara	O
Jade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Masters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
was	O
handled	O
internally	O
at	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
both	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
game	O
and	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
which	O
presented	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industrial	O
Light	O
&	O
Magic	O
assisted	O
with	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
used	O
for	O
character	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
spirits	O
were	O
high	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
promotion	O
of	O
Masters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
underwhelming	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Masters	I-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
3D	O
gameplay	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Thok	O
and	O
Arden	B-Application
Lyn	I-Application
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
can	O
fight	O
either	O
hand-to-hand	O
or	O
with	O
a	O
weapon	O
,	O
and	O
alternate	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
mid-combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
victory	O
in	O
the	O
tournament	O
players	O
receive	O
a	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
ending	O
for	O
most	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
Masters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
The	O
Empire	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
and	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
has	O
severely	O
crippled	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Emperor	O
seeks	O
retaliation	O
against	O
Skywalker	O
and	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
and	O
recruits	O
the	O
services	O
of	O
the	O
mysterious	O
assassin	O
Arden	B-Application
Lyn	I-Application
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
Alliance	O
's	O
key	O
leaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
and	O
the	O
others	O
discover	O
the	O
Empire	O
's	O
plot	O
and	O
challenge	O
Arden	O
,	O
face	O
to	O
face	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
Teräs	B-Application
Käsi	I-Application
,	O
an	O
unarmed	O
combat	O
discipline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Hsieh	O
,	O
project	O
lead	O
on	O
Masters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
,	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
"[would]	O
be	O
hard	O
to	O
go	O
wrong.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
promoting	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Insider	O
,	O
writer	O
Jack	O
Lyon	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Short	O
attention	O
span	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
freaks	O
will	O
surely	O
dig	O
Masters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
,	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
first	O
fighting	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tekken	B-Application
was	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
influences	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
backstory	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
which	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
uses	O
a	O
mysterious	O
master	O
of	O
Teräs	B-Application
Käsi	I-Application
,	O
Arden	B-Application
Lyn	I-Application
,	O
to	O
eliminate	O
high-ranking	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
rebellion	O
in	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softimage	B-Device
was	O
used	O
for	O
character	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
LucasArts	O
title	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
No	O
one	O
had	O
programmed	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
 [ ... ] 	O
We	O
were	O
learning	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
how	O
to	O
make	O
art	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
how	O
to	O
program	O
on	O
it	O
while	O
we	O
were	O
developing	O
Teräs	O
Käsi.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
disc	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
issue	O
of	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
facilities	O
and	O
software	O
of	O
LucasFilm	O
partner	O
Industrial	O
Light	O
&	O
Magic	O
(	O
ILM	O
)	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
animation	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
reactions	O
to	O
hits	O
,	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
data	O
was	O
supplemented	O
with	O
hand-drawn	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Arden	B-Application
Lyn	I-Application
was	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gammorean	O
guard	O
Thok	O
had	O
previously	O
had	O
a	O
film	O
appearance	O
within	O
Jabba	O
's	O
palace	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Episode	O
VI	O
–	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
later	O
given	O
additional	O
backstory	O
,	O
including	O
ties	O
to	O
characters	O
in	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
and	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Destructoid	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Seth	O
Killian	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Gladiator	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
pitched	O
as	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
the	O
pitch	O
did	O
not	O
succeed	O
and	O
LucasArts	O
instead	O
developed	O
Masters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
ran	O
a	O
contest	O
in	O
June	O
1998	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
black	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
with	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Masters	I-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
logo	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
was	O
given	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Teräs	B-Application
Käsi	I-Application
"	O
refers	O
to	O
a	O
martial	O
art	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
both	O
words	O
have	O
been	O
borrowed	O
from	O
Finnish	O
and	O
they	O
literally	O
mean	O
"	O
steel	O
hand	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
learned	O
of	O
Teräs	B-Application
Käsi	I-Application
from	O
West	O
End	O
Games	O
 '	O
Shadows	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
Source	O
Book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Perry	O
,	O
who	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Teräs	B-Application
Käsi	I-Application
,	O
said	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
speak	O
Finnish	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
wanted	O
something	O
with	O
a	O
certain	O
kind	O
of	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Norse	O
languages	O
have	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
rhythm	O
I	O
like.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Masters	I-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
while	O
echoing	O
Gerstmann	O
's	O
criticism	O
that	O
the	O
force	O
moves	O
are	O
overpowered	O
and	O
citing	O
difficulty	O
entering	O
in	O
combos	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
near-perfect	O
blend	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
imagery	O
and	O
solid	O
fighting-game	O
physics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
appeal	O
was	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
licensing	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
stand	O
out	O
enough	O
from	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
non-fans	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generations	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
likewise	O
judged	O
Masters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Teras	I-Application
Kasi	I-Application
to	O
be	O
generic	O
apart	O
from	O
its	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sushi-X	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
actually	O
cited	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
license	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
weakness	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
any	O
character	O
without	O
a	O
lightsaber	O
would	O
be	O
quickly	O
dismembered	O
by	O
any	O
character	O
with	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
"	O
review	O
crew	O
"	O
criticized	O
the	O
overpowered	O
force	O
moves	O
,	O
difficult	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
general	O
tendency	O
to	O
devolve	O
into	O
using	O
cheap	O
and/or	O
repetitive	O
tactics	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
elements	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
four	O
assessing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
overall	O
decent	O
but	O
disappointing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
book	O
Rogue	O
Leaders	O
:	O
The	O
Story	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
author	O
Rob	O
Smith	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
reminder	O
that	O
"	O
simply	O
attaching	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
name	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
was	O
n't	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
Teräs	B-Application
Käsi	I-Application
had	O
successful	O
sales	O
during	O
the	O
1997	O
holiday	O
season	O
,	O
leaving	O
it	O
ambiguous	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
enough	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
GMR	O
placed	O
Masters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
in	O
its	O
top	O
five	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
colleague	O
Luke	O
Plunkett	O
called	O
Masters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
worst	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
ever	O
made.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Masters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
some	O
attempts	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
re-introduce	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
to	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
untitled	O
prototype	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
fighter	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
at	O
Studio	O
Gigante	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
was	O
rejected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
using	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
characters	O
in	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
would	O
resurface	O
when	O
Yoda	O
,	O
Starkiller	O
and	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
became	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Clone	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
–	I-Application
Lightsaber	I-Application
Duels	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Masters	B-Application
of	I-Application
Teräs	I-Application
Käsi	I-Application
it	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2018	O
film	O
Solo	O
:	O
A	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Story	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
Qi'ra	O
mentions	O
she	O
is	O
trained	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
Teräs	B-Application
Käsi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
