Star Wars: Bounty Hunter stars Attack of the Clones villain Jango Fett. Bounty Hunter follows Jango in his adventures as, well, a bounty hunter. Jango has all of the gadgets and accessories seen in Attack of the Clones and a few additional tools to boot. He goes up against some interesting villains and along the way we learn more about Jango, Darth Tyranus, and the Mandalorians. The story is the best part of Bounty Hunter and it fits better than any other Star Wars game into the mythos of Star Wars.

Bounty Hunter is graphically competent, but not outstanding. The character models and textures are excellent, but the backgrounds have repetitive textures in some areas, which lends a rather drab look to some levels. This even causes some gameplay problems, because the player often needs to figure out how to advance and the exit route sometimes looks little different from any other part of the landscape.

The sound effects were very good, no complaints there. I have mixed feelings about the soundtrack though. Coming straight out of the movies, the music itself is brilliant. However, the arrangement leaves a lot to be desired. Sometimes when you are just fighting thugs and random criminals, the music will seem too melodramatic for what's happening on screen. As for the voice talent, the developers gives players a fun treat because Temuera Morrison, the actor who played Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones, reprises his role here. Other characters from Attack of the Clones return as well.

As for the gameplay, it's a straight third-person shooter. The game is set-up as a series of mission-based levels with the goal being to catch (or kill) a bounty for that level. Jango fights waves of thugs on the way to catch the current bounty. Additionally, multiple secondary bounties exist in each level for Jango to catch. Catching these secondary bounties requires you to use a clumsy marking system, however, that makes the whole enterprise hardly worth it.

Jango's collection of weapons and a liberal amount of health power-up gives players a challenging but not frustrating experience. There are multiple secrets to find in each level and those secrets are used to open a collection of rewards for the player who completes each level (with all bounties) and finds all of its secrets.

Among those rewards, are cutscenes, the Dark Horse comic book starring Jango Fett, artwork and best of all the outtakes. The outtakes are rendered scenes similar to movie blooper reels where the digital characters flub their lines and engage in other silliness.

It will take most players a long time to open up all that this game has to offer. That's good and increases the replay value. The exploration necessary to find everything however, is at odds with the putative reason for each mission, which is to catch your bounty quickly.

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is a good game but there is nothing here that hasn't been done before. Thankfully, Bounty Hunter, while not being revolutionary, is one of the best of its genre. An excellent story and wonderful extras go a long way towards making up for the non-innovative gameplay and make Star Wars: Bounty Hunter a worthy addition to a gamer's library.