Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo vs Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo is a game from Lucasfilm Games (2000) while Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is an action-adventure RPG game from Lucasfilm Games (2010).
Quick answer: Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo has the higher Metacritic, 84 to 59.
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo
What each one is
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo is filed under . In contrast, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II under Action-Adventure and RPG.
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo is an arcade-style action game co-developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts. It is a spiritual successor to Star Wars: Rogue Squadron released two years earlier. Despite the similarities between the two games, the development team designed a new game engine for Battle for Naboo and included land- and water-based combat in addition to aerial combat. The player can control various air, land, and water vehicles; each offers a unique armament arrangement, as well as varying degrees of speed and maneuverability. Bonus power-ups that improve these crafts' weapons or durability are hidden in different levels throughout the game. The player's performance is checked against four medal benchmarks after the completion of each level. Acquiring these medals promotes the player's rank and helps unlock hidden content.
The Star Wars® Saga continues with Star Wars®: The Force Unleashed™ II, the highly anticipated sequel to the fastest-selling Star Wars game ever created.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Setting Battle for Naboo takes place in the fictional Star Wars galaxy. The overarching conflict is an escalating battle between the Trade Federation and the people of Naboo . All 15 missions occur during the events depicted in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace . (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Many reviews compared Battle for Naboo to Star Wars: Rogue Squadron . GamePro remarked that the games share the same "exciting aerial combat, sturdy controls, and ... absorbing story line", and IGN s Fran Mirabella III wrote, " Battle for Naboo proves to be a worthy follow up to Rogue by improving on nearly everything that held it back from perfection. (Wikipedia)
Plot
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Characters
The primary cast from the previous game returns to voice their characters again in The Force Unleashed II . Sam Witwer returns to provide both the likeness and voice of Starkiller, the game's protagonist. He also voices Emperor Palpatine having earned the part during a read-through of the script during development. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Commercial performance The Force Unleashed II performed under expectations. In the United States, it sold 500,000 copies within its first two weeks, thereby becoming the fifth best-selling video game of October 2010. The Force Unleashed II was the fifth-highest selling game of the week in the United Kingdom, denoting sales of 56,064 copies. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 5.6/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Mixed (63%, 7,997) |
| Critic aggregate | 84/100 | 59/100 |
| Price | Unknown | $19.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | Untested | unsupported |
| Released | 2000 | 2010 |
| Developer | Lucasfilm Games | Lucasfilm Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo vs Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for NabooGameStar Wars: The Force Unleashed IIAction-adventure RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for NabooNo descriptive tagsStar Wars: The Force Unleashed IIAction, Hack and Slash, Third PersonThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo ✓Metacritic 84Star Wars: The Force Unleashed IIMetacritic 59Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo—Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II7,997 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for NabooUnknownStar Wars: The Force Unleashed II$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo (Metacritic 84)
Where they differ
ActionSingleplayerHack and SlashThird PersonSci-fiAdventure
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
System requirements, side by side
| Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | — |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz |
| Minimum RAM | — | 2 GB |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo · Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo and 1 for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II in scope?
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo lists little scope data. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II has drawn 7,997 Steam reviews.
Is Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo or Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo or Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo or Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II?
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo has the higher Metacritic, 84 to 59. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.