Twisted Metal but instead of Calypso it's Jabba the Hutt!

Star Wars Demolition is a interesting piece of a game. As awesome as it sounds on paper I do not think it hold a candle to the actual Twisted Metal Franchise. I will admit I did have a lot of fun with this game. Once you get the mechanics within the first tournament run you are gonna be blasting so fast through the "Campaign" if you even call it that. (Just repeating tournament over and over again). The clunk is still there when controlling vehicles but thankfully you can remap it to how you like to make it more "Modern". Unlocking new characters is definitely a treat and seeing the victory and loser cutscenes just ooze with nostalgia imo although short (About 10-15 seconds). Cutscenes at this time were such a treat that we certainly take for granted now a days. Although I did play this PS1 version of this game. I think the Dreamcast has better visuals and a better frame rate but I grew up with the PS1 and that is the version I had in hand. What fascinated me the most is the music. Remixing John Williams classic scores and making them "Silly Goofy Fun". They certainly add a charm to the game. Retrospective looking at it, it yells cash grab but it throws some neat ideas which makes playing it worthwhile if you like Star Wars. Also to add Star Wars games were being licensed left and right during this period too lol. Something we certainly do not have under the Disney Empire

Reviewed on Mar 14, 2023


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