Star Wars: Jedi Arena

Star Wars: Jedi Arena
Developer(s)Parker Brothers
Publisher(s)Parker Brothers
Programmer(s)Rex Bradford
SeriesStar Wars
Platform(s)Atari 2600
ReleaseJanuary 1983
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Star Wars: Jedi Arena is an action video game. It was both published and developed by Parker Brothers.[1]

The game was released in January 1983 and the game was only released for the Atari 2600.[2] The game was re-released on Dec 31, 2005 for mobile phones. It was published by THQ Wireless and developed by Firebrand Games.[3]

In the game, the player engages in a lightsaber duel with an enemy and has to avoid being hit by blasts from a Seeker ball that is controlled by either the CPU or another player. To win, the player has to destroy the other person's shield.

Reception

The game recieved mostly negative reviews by game critics. Critics said that they didn't like the controls of the game or the gameplay itself. Most critics call Jedi Arena one of the worst Star Wars games ever made.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Star Wars: Jedi Arena". IGN. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Availability Update". The Video Game Update. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Star Wars: Jedi Arena [2005]". IGN. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ "5 terrible Star Wars games from the Dark Side of the Force". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "A Disturbance In The Force: The 10 Worst Star Wars Games". Game Informer. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Star Wars game retrospective". IGN. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)