I’m not sure why seeing a rerelease of Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles surprised me. I kind of felt like we were somewhat past the point of dipping into the old LucasArts well, but then I remembered I reviewed Star Wars: Bounty Hunter naught but five months ago. But I’ll admit I was excited for Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles because I have a bit of a soft spot for it—being one of the few PlayStation games I used to play growing up.

If Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles is anything, it’s a good reminder of the adage, “You can never go home again.” It is yet another low-effort port of an old Star Wars game, thoughtlessly slapped onto the Switch—and every other console for that matter—with no notable improvements, and little justification to play other than pure nostalgia.

I was genuinely surprised at how quickly Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles broke on me. I was playing through the first level, and after picking up a Force power-up my model... Read more