<s>
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
Episode	I-Device
I	I-Device
:	I-Device
Jedi	I-Device
Power	I-Device
Battles	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
video	O
game	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
frame	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Menace	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
afterwards	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
the	O
latter	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Jedi	I-Device
Power	I-Device
Battles	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jedi	B-Device
Power	I-Device
Battles	I-Device
is	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
prequel-era	O
Jedi	B-Application
and	O
run	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
slash	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
Force	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ten	O
levels	O
,	O
starting	O
on	O
the	O
Trade	O
Federation	O
Battleship	O
and	O
ending	O
with	O
the	O
battle	O
against	O
Darth	O
Maul	O
on	O
Naboo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
an	O
additional	O
training	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
two	O
player	O
duel	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
primary	O
characters	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
;	O
Jedi	B-Application
Padawan	O
Obi-Wan	O
Kenobi	O
,	O
and	O
Jedi	B-Application
Masters	O
Qui-Gon	O
Jinn	O
,	O
Mace	O
Windu	O
,	O
Adi	O
Gallia	O
and	O
Plo	O
Koon	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
being	O
unavailable	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sith	O
Apprentice	O
Darth	O
Maul	O
and	O
Jedi	B-Application
Master	O
Ki-Adi	O
Mundi	O
are	O
also	O
unlockable	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
latter	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
loosely	O
follows	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Menace	I-Application
and	O
begins	O
as	O
two	O
Jedi	B-Application
are	O
sent	O
to	O
negotiate	O
an	O
agreement	O
between	O
the	O
corrupt	O
Trade	O
Federation	O
and	O
the	O
royal	O
government	O
of	O
Naboo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
meeting	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
trap	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
Jedi	B-Application
manage	O
to	O
fight	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
battle	O
droids	O
on	O
the	O
Trade	O
Federation	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
ensuing	O
battle	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
are	O
forced	O
to	O
flee	O
with	O
Naboo	O
's	O
Queen	O
Amidala	O
and	O
several	O
trusted	O
members	O
of	O
her	O
court	O
on	O
her	O
starship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
environment	O
proves	O
hostile	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
are	O
forced	O
to	O
defend	O
themselves	O
against	O
Tusken	O
Raiders	O
and	O
an	O
attack	O
by	O
a	O
dark-robed	O
assassin	O
while	O
the	O
parts	O
are	O
acquired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jedi	B-Application
fight	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
attackers	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
queen	O
to	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Senate	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concerned	O
for	O
the	O
welfare	O
of	O
her	O
planet	O
and	O
finding	O
no	O
hope	O
in	O
the	O
apathetic	O
Senate	O
,	O
the	O
Queen	O
and	O
Jedi	B-Application
return	O
to	O
Naboo	O
to	O
liberate	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Theed	O
from	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Trade	O
Federation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
allied	O
with	O
the	O
Gungans	O
of	O
Naboo	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
Jedi	B-Application
fight	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
Gungan	O
ruins	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arriving	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
scale	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
palace	O
,	O
using	O
their	O
force	O
abilities	O
to	O
jump	O
from	O
platform	O
to	O
platform	O
until	O
they	O
ascend	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sith	O
engages	O
the	O
two	O
Jedi	B-Application
as	O
they	O
push	O
through	O
the	O
palace	O
's	O
generator	O
complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jedi	B-Application
gain	O
the	O
upper	O
hand	O
and	O
Maul	O
is	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jedi	B-Application
celebrate	O
their	O
victory	O
with	O
Boss	O
Nass	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Gungans	O
,	O
and	O
Queen	O
Amidala	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
celebration	O
within	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Theed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
sequels	O
Lucas	O
would	O
reveal	O
that	O
majority	O
of	O
Jedi	B-Application
only	O
carry	O
blue	O
or	O
green	O
blades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jedi	B-Device
Power	I-Device
Battles	I-Device
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
in	O
March	O
2000	O
via	O
a	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
,	O
developers	O
sought	O
to	O
make	O
improvements	O
for	O
the	O
then	O
upcoming	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amongst	O
improvements	O
were	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
gameplay	O
,	O
tweaks	O
to	O
platforming	O
sections	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bugfix	O
that	O
ensured	O
unlockable	O
character	O
Darth	O
Maul	O
would	O
use	O
both	O
blades	O
of	O
his	O
lightsaber	O
,	O
unlike	O
his	O
single	O
blade	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
HotGen	O
Studios	O
developed	O
a	O
GameBoy	B-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
based	O
on	O
Jedi	B-Device
Power	I-Device
Battles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jedi	B-Device
Power	I-Device
Battles	I-Device
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
in	O
March	O
2000	O
via	O
a	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
,	O
developers	O
sought	O
to	O
make	O
improvements	O
for	O
the	O
then	O
upcoming	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amongst	O
improvements	O
were	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
gameplay	O
,	O
tweaks	O
to	O
platforming	O
sections	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bugfix	O
that	O
ensured	O
unlockable	O
character	O
Darth	O
Maul	O
would	O
use	O
both	O
blades	O
of	O
his	O
lightsaber	O
,	O
unlike	O
his	O
single	O
blade	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jedi	B-Application
Masters	O
Mace	O
Windu	O
,	O
Adi	O
Gallia	O
and	O
Plo	O
Koon	O
utilize	O
blue	O
,	O
crimson	O
and	O
yellow	O
lightsabers	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windu	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
change	O
to	O
a	O
purple	O
color	O
for	O
his	O
saber	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
in	O
its	O
July	O
2000	O
issue	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
really	O
needed	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
months	O
of	O
playtesting	O
and	O
balancing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Chris	O
Charla	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
this	O
is	O
n't	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
hack-and-slash	O
time	O
killer	O
,	O
it	O
'll	O
satisfy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Uncle	O
Dust	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
its	O
June	O
2000	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
Jedi	B-Device
Power	I-Device
Battles	I-Device
gets	O
off	O
to	O
a	O
frustrating	O
start	O
and	O
has	O
too	O
much	O
platform	O
jumping	O
throughout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
Extreme	O
Ahab	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
high	O
tolerance	O
for	O
falling	O
repeatedly	O
to	O
your	O
virtual	O
death	O
,	O
JPB	O
will	O
reward	O
you	O
with	O
spectacular	O
visuals	O
and	O
hours	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
placed	O
30th	O
in	O
Game	O
Informer'''s	O
top	O
30	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
list	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
modern	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
with	O
online	O
play	O
the	O
desire	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
team	O
is	O
lessened	O
.	O
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