<s>
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Obi-Wan	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2002	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Obi-Wan	O
Kenobi	O
,	O
Padawan	B-Application
to	O
Qui-Gon	O
Jinn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
around	O
32	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Yavin	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
weeks	O
prior	O
to	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Menace	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Obi-Wan	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Obi-Wan	O
Kenobi	O
during	O
a	O
sequence	O
of	O
events	O
prior	O
to	O
and	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Menace	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
unique	O
in	O
that	O
lightsaber	O
combat	O
is	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	O
right	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
called	O
Jedi	B-Application
Battle	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
battle	O
each	O
other	O
as	O
any	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
characters	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
may	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
defeating	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
Jedi	B-Application
arena	O
,	O
which	O
becomes	O
available	O
between	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Obi-Wan	I-Device
is	O
a	O
retelling	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Menace	I-Application
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Obi-Wan	O
surviving	O
an	O
attempt	O
on	O
his	O
life	O
by	O
a	O
criminal	O
outfit	O
called	O
the	O
Black	O
Heth	O
on	O
Coruscant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reports	O
this	O
to	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Council	O
,	O
who	O
informs	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
Black	O
Heth	O
have	O
been	O
growing	O
in	O
strength	O
and	O
that	O
an	O
informant	O
planted	O
by	O
the	O
city	O
guard	O
has	O
been	O
exposed	O
and	O
taken	O
to	O
the	O
gang	O
's	O
hideout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Jin'ha	O
is	O
too	O
primitive	O
a	O
race	O
to	O
manufacture	O
such	O
deadly	O
arms	O
themselves	O
,	O
Jedi	B-Application
Masters	O
Plo	O
Koon	O
and	O
Eeth	O
Koth	O
are	O
sent	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
their	O
homeworld	O
,	O
Obredaan	O
,	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Qui-Gon	O
locates	O
the	O
two	O
captured	O
Jedi	B-Application
,	O
Obi-Wan	O
discovers	O
a	O
vast	O
mining	O
and	O
refinery	O
complex	O
beneath	O
Obredaan	O
built	O
to	O
process	O
cortosis	O
,	O
a	O
lightsaber-resistant	O
mineral	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
craft	O
weapons	O
ideal	O
for	O
combatting	O
Jedi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
boarding	O
the	O
Viceroy	O
's	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
are	O
placed	O
in	O
a	O
conference	O
room	O
that	O
slowly	O
fills	O
with	O
poisonous	O
gas	O
as	O
a	O
squad	O
of	O
Federation	O
droids	O
arrive	O
with	O
orders	O
to	O
kill	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gungans	O
refuse	O
to	O
provide	O
assistance	O
but	O
do	O
allow	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
to	O
take	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
ships	O
to	O
Naboo	O
's	O
capital	O
,	O
Theed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
attack	O
commences	O
,	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
help	O
the	O
resistance	O
fight	O
off	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
recapture	O
the	O
hangar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Federation	O
surrenders	O
to	O
Amidala	O
,	O
Obi-Wan	O
swears	O
to	O
honor	O
Qui-Gon	O
'	O
s	O
dying	O
wish	O
by	O
training	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
he	O
found	O
on	O
Tatooine	O
as	O
a	O
Jedi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
"	O
Episode	O
I	O
:	O
Obi-Wan	O
"	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
intended	O
for	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
rumored	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
sequel	O
"	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
emphasizing	O
mouse	B-Device
control	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
lightsaber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
November	O
2000	O
it	O
was	O
shifted	O
to	O
exclusive	O
Xbox	B-Application
development	O
by	O
George	O
Lucas	O
himself	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
performance	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
resurfaced	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
just	O
prior	O
to	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
planned	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
other	O
projects	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
spoke	O
with	O
key	O
figures	O
involved	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Menace	I-Application
and	O
crafted	O
each	O
level	O
and	O
story	O
arc	O
to	O
fit	O
within	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Obi-Wan	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
;	O
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
59.78	O
%	O
,	O
while	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
58	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
