STAR WARS™: Bounty Hunter™
Last updated: 2025-04-11
- 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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% |