STAR WARS™: Bounty Hunter™

Item: STAR WARS™: Bounty Hunter™
Rating: 78
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-11

Summary

Faithful, fun, nostalgic remaster for Star Wars fans.
Improved graphics and modern control options.
Bounty hunting is fun with Jango's jetpack.
Enemies are bullet sponges, difficulty is unfair.
Numerous bugs, glitches, and poor design choices.
Clunky camera system and poor control customization.

Reviews (sample size): 883
Helpful reviews: 72%
Unhelpful reviews: 27%
Protest reviews: 1%

78%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
22%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1211
Negative points: 1003
Gameplay points: 180
Perf. points: 110
Rec. points: 443
Misc points: 100

Point	Description	Importance
Faithful, fun, and nostalgic remaster Description The remaster successfully captures the nostalgic charm and fun of the original game, enhanced by improved graphics, controls, and quality-of-life features. Many reviewers with fond memories of playing the game as children found the remaster to be a worthwhile and enjoyable experience. Importance 96%	The remaster successfully captures the nostalgic charm and fun of the original game, enhanced by improved graphics, controls, and quality-of-life features. Many reviewers with fond memories of playing the game as children found the remaster to be a worthwhile and enjoyable experience.	96%
Improved controls and graphics Description The updated control scheme, especially with keyboard and mouse, significantly improves gameplay. Reviewers also noted enhanced graphics, textures, lighting, and other visual improvements, as well as quality of life improvements. Importance 46%	The updated control scheme, especially with keyboard and mouse, significantly improves gameplay. Reviewers also noted enhanced graphics, textures, lighting, and other visual improvements, as well as quality of life improvements.	46%
Expands Jango Fett's story Description The game expands upon Jango Fett's story, providing backstory and context to his role in the Star Wars universe. Reviewers appreciated the opportunity to delve deeper into the character's origins and motivations. Importance 24%	The game expands upon Jango Fett's story, providing backstory and context to his role in the Star Wars universe. Reviewers appreciated the opportunity to delve deeper into the character's origins and motivations.	24%
Fun bounty hunting with jetpack Description The game allows players to experience the thrill of being a bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe, enhanced by the fun and versatile jetpack mechanics. The jetpack adds verticality to level design and provides a unique combat advantage. Importance 18%	The game allows players to experience the thrill of being a bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe, enhanced by the fun and versatile jetpack mechanics. The jetpack adds verticality to level design and provides a unique combat advantage.	18%
Unlockable Boba Fett skin Description The inclusion of the Boba Fett skin as an unlockable bonus is a welcome addition, fulfilling a long-standing desire for fans of the original game. This feature adds extra replay value and a sense of reward for completing the game. Importance 8%	The inclusion of the Boba Fett skin as an unlockable bonus is a welcome addition, fulfilling a long-standing desire for fans of the original game. This feature adds extra replay value and a sense of reward for completing the game.	8%
Time-slowing scanner is useful Description The improved scanner mechanic, which slows down time, is a significant quality-of-life improvement. This feature makes it easier to identify bounties and adds a strategic element to combat. Importance 6%	The improved scanner mechanic, which slows down time, is a significant quality-of-life improvement. This feature makes it easier to identify bounties and adds a strategic element to combat.	6%
Smooth combat as Jango Fett Description The modern control scheme makes combat smoother and more natural, with Jango's blasters now fully automatic. Reviewers enjoyed playing as Jango Fett and mastering his abilities. Importance 5%	The modern control scheme makes combat smoother and more natural, with Jango's blasters now fully automatic. Reviewers enjoyed playing as Jango Fett and mastering his abilities.	5%
Good boss variety, increasing difficulty Description The game features a good variety of bosses that require different tactics and strategies. The difficulty increases as the player progresses, providing a challenging but rewarding experience. Importance 4%	The game features a good variety of bosses that require different tactics and strategies. The difficulty increases as the player progresses, providing a challenging but rewarding experience.	4%
Unique mechanics and freedom Description The game possesses unique mechanics and freedom of movement that are lacking in many modern games. The game rewards experimentation and clever thinking with depth and replayability. Importance 4%	The game possesses unique mechanics and freedom of movement that are lacking in many modern games. The game rewards experimentation and clever thinking with depth and replayability.	4%