<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
Factor	O
5	O
and	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
released	O
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
similarities	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
designed	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
for	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
and	O
included	O
land	O
-	O
and	O
water-based	O
combat	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
aerial	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
galaxy	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
depicted	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Episode	O
I	O
–	O
The	O
Phantom	O
Menace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
THQ	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
three	O
months	O
later	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
heavily	O
compared	O
to	O
Rogue	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
and	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tight	O
and	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
but	O
expressed	O
dislike	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Episode	O
I	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
,	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
arcade-style	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heads-up	O
display	O
features	O
a	O
health	O
meter	O
,	O
a	O
radar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
ammunition	O
count	O
for	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
unlockable	O
secrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
TIE	B-Application
fighter	I-Application
and	O
a	O
playable	O
model	O
of	O
a	O
1969	O
Buick	O
Electra	O
225	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
car	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
designer	O
,	O
Rudolph	O
Stember	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
via	O
password	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
15missions	O
occur	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
depicted	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Episode	O
I	O
–	O
The	O
Phantom	O
Menace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
with	O
an	O
opening	O
crawl	O
resembling	O
the	O
ones	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Episode	O
I	O
:	O
Racer	O
already	O
released	O
under	O
a	O
three-game	O
exclusivity	O
agreement	O
signed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
began	O
planning	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Rogue	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
Factor	O
5	O
started	O
initial	O
testing	O
for	O
a	O
follow-up	O
in	O
February	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Possible	O
plot	O
ideas	O
involving	O
the	O
film	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Episode	O
I	O
–	O
The	O
Phantom	O
Menace	O
were	O
also	O
discussed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
contemplating	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
reusing	O
Rogue	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
it	O
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
engine	O
from	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
more	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Factor5	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
write	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
microcode	B-Device
by	O
identifying	O
the	O
previous	O
engine	O
's	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factor5	O
stated	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
technical	O
aspects	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
farther	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
)	O
"	O
simply	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
possible	O
"	O
using	O
the	O
Rogue	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
particle	O
system	O
that	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
microcode	B-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
Reality	O
Signal	O
Processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
first	O
developed	O
the	O
technique	O
to	O
display	O
falling	O
snow	O
in	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Infernal	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
allowed	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
to	O
have	O
rain	O
and	O
the	O
snow	O
effects	O
that	O
display	O
up	O
to	O
3,000	O
particles	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
without	O
compromising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
without	O
using	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
also	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
's	O
memory	B-Architecture
expansion	O
,	O
the	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
gameplay	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skywalker	O
Sound	O
supplied	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
with	O
sound	O
directly	O
from	O
The	O
Phantom	O
Menace	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factor5	O
again	O
used	O
its	O
own	O
sound	O
drivers	O
called	O
MusyX	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
with	O
Rogue	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
(	O
then	O
called	O
MOsys	O
FX	O
Surround	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Rogue	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
simultaneously	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
released	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
features	O
enhanced	O
resolution	O
and	O
textures	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
mouse-supported	O
menu	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviews	O
compared	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
exciting	O
aerial	O
combat	O
,	O
sturdy	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
...	O
absorbing	O
story	O
line	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
's	O
Fran	O
MirabellaIII	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
proves	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
worthy	O
follow	O
up	O
to	O
Rogue	O
by	O
improving	O
on	O
nearly	O
everything	O
that	O
held	O
it	O
back	O
from	O
perfection.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
believed	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
liked	O
Rogue	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
bet	O
you	O
'll	O
like	O
Naboo	O
even	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
received	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
82percent	O
and	O
84	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
ground	O
vehicles	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
completely	O
absent	O
from	O
Rogue	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
at	O
its	O
best	O
when	O
the	O
action	B-Application
is	O
n't	O
grounded	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
describing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
ground	O
missions	O
as	O
"	O
tedious	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
uninspired	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirabella	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
any	O
fan	O
of	O
Rogue	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
should	O
enjoy	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
just	O
as	O
much	O
if	O
they	O
can	O
get	O
past	O
the	O
Episode	O
I	O
barrier	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Davis	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
"	O
does	O
not	O
carry	O
the	O
same	O
impact	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
[trilogy].	O
 "	O
</s>
<s>
Extended	O
Play	O
's	O
Matthew	O
Keil	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
are	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
notable	O
improvement	O
"	O
over	O
Rogue	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirabella	O
agreed	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
call	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
prettiest	O
games	O
to	O
grace	O
the	O
N64.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Keil	O
and	O
Mirabella	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
less	O
dependent	O
on	O
distance	O
fog	O
and	O
"	O
vastly	O
"	O
improving	O
the	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
over	O
Rogue	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Davis	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
are	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
Rogue	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
,	O
flaws	O
and	O
all	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
Andy	O
Meyers	O
cited	O
"	O
drab	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
dry	O
cinemas	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
aggregated	O
scores	O
of	O
57percent	O
and	O
54	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
Battle	O
for	O
Naboos	O
PC	O
port	O
garnered	O
significantly	O
lower	O
review	O
scores	O
than	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Varanini	O
also	O
took	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
's	O
aiming	O
controls	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
because	O
Battle	B-Application
for	I-Application
Naboo	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
analog	O
controller	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
difficult	O
to	O
aim	O
using	O
a	O
PC	O
's	O
digital	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preston	O
agreed	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
controlling	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
nearly	O
impossible	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
digital	O
controller	O
or	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
