The game developers consulted the art directors of the Clone wars tv show directly to try and replicate the art style and feel of the show perfectly.
You bought these from the store via earning republic credits from killing enemies or playing minigames. Examples include Clone Captain Rex’s armor and Jedi Master Obi-Wan-Kenobi’s lightsaber. The main features of the game revolved heavily around customizing your 3D avatar which you could equip with various outfits and weapons pulled straight from the Clone Wars tv show. Some of the highlights included Starfighter, where you could fly your ship through space on various missions seen throughout the show, Speeder Bike Racing, where you could compete against other players as you zoomed through the streets of Coruscant and beyond on your custom speeder, and Lightsaber Duels, where you could go head to head in duels against Jedi Masters and Sith Lords seen in the show such as Count Dooku and Master Yoda. The game started out with a variety of mini games, which received praise from critics and players alike. Despite this, the game attracted a loyal fanbase that stuck with it till the end. When it was announced that a massive clone wars centered game was to come out, there was much excitement in the air, but many were put off when the game finally came out due to its cartoony nature, lack of content, and obvious aim at children. After all, with the addition of the new star wars tv show there was an enormous amount of material to mine from. With the Clone Wars show on air, gaming companies and toy manufacturers alike scrambled to pump out products and gain as much as they could from this sudden golden era of Star Wars.īut games like Clone Wars: Republic Heroes left much to be desired, and Lucasarts seemed to be building up to something much bigger. There had been various games centered around the Clone Wars tv show that had come out in recent years such as Star Wars the Clone Wars Republic Heroes (2009) Star Wars the Clone Wars Jedi Alliance (2008) and Star Wars the Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels (2008). On September 15th, 2010, a game came out called “Clone Wars Adventures.” It was an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) to be a companion to the TV show that was currently airing on Cartoon Network called “Star Wars the Clone Wars.” At the sound of a new star wars game, people’s ears perked up.