Star Wars: Starfighter

Star Wars: Starfighter (or Star Wars Starfighter: Special Edition for the Xbox version) is a 2001 action game developed and published by LucasArts. it was released in February 19, 2001 for the PlayStation 2 version, November 26, 2001 for the Xbox version, January 20, 2002 for the PC version and in 2003 for the Arcade version. the game takes place in the Star Wars universe right before the invasion and battle of Naboo.

Plot
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

The greedy Trade Federation stands poised to invade the small planet of Naboo. The only hope for the people of Naboo is a young pilot, a beautiful mercenary, a shifty mechanic and an underhanded pirate who ally to face the invading forces.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The game is completely faithful to Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as it doesn't even had a lot of campy moments in this game. The Trade Federation was facing to Naboo, who hasn't seen in the film to begin with.
 * 2) Great soundtrack that was preformed by John Williams.
 * 3) You can play as Guardian Mantis, Havoc, N-1 starfighter, Sith Infiltrator, N-X Police Cruiser, and Scarab Droid.
 * 4) The game has 14 missions to beat.
 * 5) Decent graphics.
 * 6) Okay bonus missions.
 * 7) Okay storyline.
 * 8) Good sound effects.
 * 9) Well voice acting.
 * 10) The Special Edition for the Xbox version rocked also.
 * 11) The final mission (or the final boss) was awesome was if you were playing as Young Anakin Skywalker.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) If you quit, or restart the game, you'll get a "Mission Failed" for no reason.
 * 2) While the game was decently good, the graphics has not aged very well.
 * 3) It's quite short.
 * 4) The missions can be a bit confusing for the players at times.
 * 5) The PC version has confusing controls.
 * 6) The Arcade version was a disaster.

Reception
The game was decently received by critics and the fans of the Star Wars series across all platforms.

Metacritic scores the PlayStation 2 version a 84/100 "Generally favorable reviews". The Xbox version (Or Special Edition) for 76/100 "Generally favorable reviews". and The PC version a 71/100 "Mixed or average reviews".

Despite having a decent received by critics, The Steam version had a same rating as the PC version has. The Steam version gave the game a 6/10 rating and Steam players met with a mixed reception.