Star Wars: Episode 1 Fan Made Racer
NOW, THIS IS POD RACING! Ben Walke, a producer at DICE studios, revealed his desire for a future pod-racing Star Wars game in conjunction with the recently announced acquisition of Codemasters by Electronic Arts. Walke was tagged in a reply to the announcement tweet from EA, with one user questioning whether this sparks the start of a future. One-man vehicles featuring a cockpit placed behind two huge engines, used across the galaxy in deadly Podraces. Show More Loading. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer is, of course, a shameless tie-in game based on the Boonta Eve Pod Race scene from the movie. As a Star Wars title it's sure to get a lot of interest, but the question is: is it any fun to play? Yes, actually, it is. Racer differs from a normal racing game. Rather than merely steering your way around the track, you. Recommended: 4X CD-ROM drive, P-133 or better, 28.8 modem for Internet play. POD is a fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat race all the way. But that's all it is, and given the lack of true customization, the overly difficult AI and the one-dimensional nature of the game, it rates a 75 out of 100. Using cheats let you be a rebel who didn’t have to play by the game’s rules. Cheat codes were a staple of so many classic games, and Star Wars: Episode I Racer is no exception. In our quest to faithfully bring the classic experience to modern consoles, we couldn’t leave out the original cheat codes.
I think most fans of Star Wars will agree that there are very few redeeming features about ‘Episode 1’. Perhaps the biggest highlight, however, was the pod racing scene and even that was largely spoiled for most of us before we got to see the film.
In regards to games, however, as you might expect, the franchise equally brought a number of terrible to ok games. One of the better examples was the Star Wars Racer that released for the N64.
It seems, however, that a fan project has decided to try and bring that iconic game into the 21st century and if the trailer is anything to go by, they’re doing a pretty awesome job of it so far!
Can I Try It Out?
As this is a fan made game, it clearly doesn’t come with the blessings of Disney. Created in the Unreal Engine, however, it is currently available to download in it’s demo form for anyone who wants to try it out.
Graphically, the game is very impressive and while it is a bit limited as it stands, it’s one of the more polished ‘fan-project’ releases I have seen for quite some time.
The original Google Drive link appears to have shutdown since this broke, there are, however, mirrors you can try. We have found on via the link here! – As always, you do so at your own risk!
What do you think? Impressed with the game? – Let us know in the comments!
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1. The main characters
These four characters are the most commonly used ones. In each category where they are available, they should be used even by beginners.
Ben Quadinaros
The overall best podracer in the game and the king of time attack. His turning is slow, especially when boosting, and he is huge. But he more than makes up for those things by having the best boost in the game. No other podracer even comes close to Ben's boost. If you're going for IL times, you need to learn how to control this guy. The only tracks where he isn't used are tracks with very sharp turns like Grabvine Gateway.
'Bullseye' Navior
If it wasn't for Ben Quadinaros and his insane boost, you'd probably see this guy a lot more in time attack. Bullseye is fast and has the most direct controls out of all the podracers. His weakness is his low health, which makes you explode even from the smallest collisions. In time attack, Bullseye is used on tracks where Ben's turning is too slow. For full game runs, you would use him in the 100% and Semi-Pro Circuit categories.
Mars Guo
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The largest podracer in the game. He has high speed, a great boost and surprisingly good turning. The reason Mars is mentioned here, is his ability in doing some of the skips. The skips in Abyss and Inferno work best with Mars and while he's not the fastest in Gauntlet, the trick is still way easier to do with him. You can also use Mars if you just want faster times than Bullseye can get, but still haven't learned yet how to use Ben.
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Ebe Endocott
Ebe is used at the start of every single RTA category, as he has excellent cooling and turning. Always use Ebe when learning the any% and Amateur Circuit categories. Even if you start implementing faster but harder to use alternatives (see below), Ebe is always a good fallback option.
2. Characters for advanced strats
These four characters are often faster than the above ones, but harder to use and therefore only recommended for advanced players.
Boles Roor
Boles Roor is basically the equivalent to Ben Quadinaros when playing without upgrades. He has a very high top speed and is hard to control, so he won't always be a viable option. Semi-Pro and 100% are the categories where Boles Roor is used.
Elan Mak
This guy is only used in any%, as a faster but harder to use alternative to Ebe after the third race.
Mawhonic
Mawhonic fulfills the same role that Boles Roor does, but for any%. He can be faster than Ebe in every track after he is unlocked, if you can handle the controls. Compared to Elan Mak, Mawhonic is faster in Dethro's Revenge.
Aldar Beedo
Aldar Beedo is the optimal character for Amateur Circuit runs. Vengeance is the hardest track for him, so you might want to go back to Ebe there until you've mastered Beedo.