The BEST WORST Star Wars Game

In this video, we're looking back at Star Wars Obi wan for the original xbox
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[@garretthberne3035]

That Trainspotting speech reference in the game's ending was hilarious and out of the blue.

[@CurtisAlfeld]

I think the guy voicing Obi-Wan watched the wrong Ewan McGregor movie.

[@SpicyRikers]

that was fuckin hilarious man i loved it

[@commycasty]

I would bust out laughing whenever obi wan said "i'm not suuure"

[@madness9651]

I think both Trainspotting and Attack the Block are meant to be Star Wars canon. They each fill the narrative gaps between the trilogies.

[@anakinfan8]

8:08 The monologue is from Trainspotting, a film which starred Ewan McGregor, but the devs "Star Wars-ified". Lowkey, it's awesome they included that

[@Zalastor]

lmao, true. I didn't even notice the straight up reference

[@aamirrazak3467]

Agreed really cool that the reference was included in the game

[@ChaseMC215]

Someone definitely loved Trainspotting.

[@ebrandt9698]

It's the scottish star wars

[@m1sterF0x]

I'm the dev that wrote that! :D And yes, I loved Trainspotting and thought it was hilarious that this "unknown" actor Ewan McGregor was going to be Obi-Wan Kenobi.

[@geoffreydevereaux3272]

“But which -wan?” Feels like too good a pun to have missed 🤣

[@FirebirdDude]

Spamming the "hello" button would occasionally render the "Do you understand my language?" question which always made me and my brother crack up when Obi-Wan went straight back to saying "Hello" again lol!

[@Brymer3440]

You forgot the classic, “wots ur story??”😂

[@supersaiyanjack9233]

the part with him mentioning ewan mcgregor not being the voice actor and the guy mimicking his scottish accent just had me dying

[@philipschikora20]

Still sounds better that what Ewan did in the Kenobi show. I thought es sounded super weird.

[@busyak]

Wait there really was a Trainspotting monologue at the end of this game?! That’s absolutely incredible

[@ChaseMC215]

They must have really loved that film to make an almost direct copy of the monologue

[@busyak]

@@ChaseMC215 and totally explains why Obi-Wan's voice actor was leaning more Scottish for this performance. Is this the closest we got to an official Star Wars x Trainspotting crossover?

[@joshhunt4146]

@@ChaseMC215who doesn’t love that film?

[@RichieJimyt]

I remember moving into a new neighborhood as a kid trying to make friends. Everyone in this neighborhood had this game for some reason including myself. None of them were able to figure out how to beat Darth Maul though until I told them to circle around hitting him. They somehow accepted me after that.

[@victorsouza6088]

Obi-Wan simply moving around like he was the Interstellar robot

[@jedigamer9935]

I loved the Obi-Wan game. It was fun. And the Obi-Wan attacking Tusken Raiders. Anakin learned from him well.

[@LuccianoNova]

“Not just the Men, but the Woman and Children Too”

[@brandonkirkendall1466]

3:19 If someone told me there was a Star Wars game where Obi-Wan says "Take that, you ugly cuss!", had I never watched this video, I would have NEVER believed them. Also, am I the only one who thinks that Obi-Wan's adventures before Episode I would have made a much more interesting series than the one Disney+ gave us?

[@SFforlife]

Yes! That’d be cool to see

[@syrielnightfall2418]

I replayed this game over 100 times when I was a kid, and that's simply an unused voiceline, Obi-Wan never actually says that, in-game. This reviewer kinda edited alot of voicelines in unfitting locations. >w

[@gonkdroid8279]

Absolutely loved this game as a kid, great to see it getting some recognition

[@seba_igm]

I wish I could play it on Xbox 360 :(

[@abemartinez9623]

Me too it was a lot of fun. I definitely bet it a few times

[@amarcellus1714]

​@SebastianGonzalez-kp6dw if you have a good PC, it's finally working on the Xbox Emulator. I play it every week

[@galaxius179]

Sucks that it’ll most likely never get ported to modern consoles.

[@mattwo7]

7:59 It's funny because TC-14 was destroyed in The Battle of Naboo as she was aboard the Vuutun Palaa when Anakin blew it up.

[@seanflagstaff]

i LOVED this game as a kid but never owned an xbox so it wasn't until THIS VIDEO that i learned there's a parody of the "choose life" speech from trainspotting at the end. INCREDIBLE.

[@Daftanemone]

8:16 this is a really really weird reference to Ewan Mcgregor’s choose life speech from Trainspotting

[@giftheck]

*Obi-Wan mows down Nute Gunray* Qui-Gon: I said the negotiations would be short!

[@Ghost7264]

An Obi-Wan game with a dedicated "Hello" button was truly ahead of its time.

[@Jacob-360]

I wish this game was backwards compatible with 360, it would be nice to see this game get some preservation, it has many flaws but i found it very fun. Also the trainspotting reference is 10/10.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Funny, I'm one of those people who'd rather not want it get a return on the PC.

[@PhantomRetrospective]

@@michaelandreipalon359 I mean... if you don't want it, don't buy it If it was re-released that would be a win for preservation regardless of quality

[@EresirThe1st]

@@PhantomRetrospective Isn't it already preserved with ROMs?

[@PhantomRetrospective]

@@EresirThe1st emulation isn't perfect and lots of devices can't run xbox as well as gc or even ps2

[@amarcellus1714]

​@@PhantomRetrospectiveafter years of tweaking, the xbox emulator finally has stable builds that play this game perfectly

[@mattwo7]

3:49 The Jin'ha are those red-robed people who live on the planet Obredaan and mined lightsaber-resitant Cortosis ore for they sold to the Trade Federation. This is the only appearance or mention of them even though Obredaan had another mention in the Legends-branded novel, Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines while Cortosis is actually all over legends media and even eventually made it into canon with the novel A New Dawn.

[@TheLeondude]

This game convinced me we should have gotten a Star Wars version of Trainspotting where Obi-Wan spends two decades getting high off death sticks. 😄

[@PaulOtis3]

I loved this game as a kid and still love it now. Truly an anomaly

[@gonkdroid8279]

Same!

[@spookyman5468]

Been wanting to play this game forever but I don't have my original Xbox anymore. If there's another Star Wars game which I think deserves a dive like this it's Star Wars Bounty Hunter. While it doesn't have the "so bad its good" charm of this one (I think it's just generally a good game) it explores and expands the Star Wars universe in a lot of cool ways imo.

[@mattwo7]

0:04 Obi-Wan: Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Amy Pond (City of the Daleks): Let's let's let's let's let's let's let's let's let's let's let's take a look.

[@MaCabaret]

Grogu: yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

[@mikeglasswell-gameplay]

Really loved the Slow-mo in multiplayer aspect in this game. My brother and I loved slow motion force jumping at each other trying to do airal kills

[@Mankey619]

I find it funny to see Obi-Wan cartwheeling around the area, while holding his lightsaber. I also find it weird hearing him talk in his Scottish accent rather than his British accent.

[@bldontmatter5319]

I'm pretty sure he is Scottish, and was just toning it down for his obi wan role

[@garethdwright91]

That's like saying "A New York accent instead of an American accent". Maybe check a map next time.

[@Mankey619]

@@bldontmatter5319 I know Evan is Scottish. I’m saying that it’s weird to hear the character talking in a Scottish accent, cause the actor who played Ben Kanobi was British.

[@spookylemon4947]

@@Mankey619You mean an English accent. A Scottish accent IS a British accent, as Scotland is part of Britain.

[@troletrain]

​@usmantariq3316 100% wrong. Ewan McGregor is Scottish. He used an English accent when speaking as Obi-Wan. Also, no Scottish person will appreciate the 'British' label. Scots are Scottish. The British label is insensitive because it's a reminder of the imperial enslavers of Scotland. Never call a Scot British.

[@TheMeta141]

this was 1 of my favourite games as a kid. the Jin'Ha swamp has an entire area with like 30 or more enemies you encounter after a waterfall near the end. i just ran around grouping them up into an army then Qui-Gon and i demolished them at the waterfall. glorious. Maul was always so hard because as a kid the idea of circling never occured to me. the number of times i got force pushed into the hole Canon style or off the bridge will never escape my top 10 most frustrating fights. getting to fight the ENTIRE council bar Yoda was the best experience. you'd always end up fighting the weirdest character in a 1v1 after everyone else was dead. i got Depa Billiba once and i just thought HOW? how are you alive? if they remastered this game i'd happily pay $60 for it. hell get Ewan and Neeson to voice this time and bam massive success

[@Kjertinge]

8:00 that monologue made me burst out loud. That voice acting 😂😂😂

[@kingkohwul]

the voice actor for obi-wan is actually the voice actor for sebulba from TPM :)

[@InSanic13]

FYI, the "Super Battle Droids from Wish" are E4 baron droids, and they were a step in the development of the later B2 super battle droids.

[@darkgreen9360]

I remember playing this game. My older brother couldn’t beat mace windu so I told him I would try. I ended up running through one of the doorways and as mace followed me in, the doors closed on him which caused him to die.

[@brazilian_oak]

Jesus Obi-Wan, or, as I like to call him: Obi-Wan Christobi

[@asdaneedsfunds]

May the force be with you, and also with you

[@doctorfrosty3546]

Scottish Obi-wan Kenobi is something I never knew I wanted, but now I need more of it

[@SFforlife]

Awesome video lol. I was in hysterics seeing Obi-Wan cartwheeling across the desert at night. I remember seeing this in stores as a kid and the green color and cover art always intrigued me but alas I had a PS1 and never got the original Xbox, so I never got to play it. I think seeing this.. I would’ve enjoyed it though haha. Also, certain aspects of this game remind me Bounty Hunter which came a few years later, and kicked major ass!

[@christophercruz1513]

Great video thank you for your hard work Drew. Your the best and one of my favorite KZbinr channel

[@yan.r]

Scottish Obi-wan is something that I never though I needed

[@bottlebrush]

The graphics and feel were mindblowing. It was also dark and gritty. Smuggling, underworld themes etc.

[@DanBen07]

Yeah I played this game where i was younger. I remember some of the doors were glitchy and one location in the Naboo Palace I was of stuck for ages not knowing which way to go.

[@SumTr011]

I acknowledge this game isn't very good, but it will always have a special place in my heart. My father bought this for me as my first Xbox game, alongside Episode I Starfighter. He and I used to watch Star Wars movies (and the prequels as they released in theaters) when I was a child, so I always see this game cover and feel nostalgic.

[@iBlewupthemoon98]

“I summersaulted for all of them. And not just the men, but the women, and the children too!”

[@simonblake778]

I played this at launch back in 2001 and eventually always come back to it and just recently beat this game again. I spent so many hours as a kid in the lightsaber arena fighting the npcs and always get a rush of nostalgia on every playthrough. Besides some clunky combat here and there and some frustrating levels on Naboo the game hasn't aged too bad, overall I love the game!

[@barry-allenthe-flash8396]

I only played this for the first time about a year ago when I got a modded Xbox with most of the OG Xbox library pre-installed, and definitely have to agree with you. I actually really enjoy it, despite it being super hard to objectively recommend, lol. It certainly captures that old-school Jedi Knight feel in lots of places though, with the low-poly recreations of those Star Wars environments echoing attempts in games like JK, Jedi Power Battles and Shadows to the Empire (both of which, even at the time, mostly looked like a cubist abstraction of the reality, right?) and the general movement and the feel of the lightsabers in terms of leaving scorch marks on walls and slicing through people, as janky as it was to actually control the thing. You're right, there is a load of charm in Star Wars games like this. I also think it's interesting that there was _another_ Xbox launch title _FROM ACTUALY JEDI KNIGHT DEVS_ called New Legends that is *completely* forgotten nowadays and not just because it lacked the Star Wars license. Those devs, Infinite Machine, were ex-Jedi Knight developers but man, they really bungled that one (obviously; they never made another game) and their whole game performs terribly and doesn't feel like ANYTHING with wimpy, feckless combat and large, empty areas... whereas the newer LucasArts hires who put together Obi Wan actually make it _sort of_ feel like a Jedi Knight title at least.

[@boingaon]

Great video as usual. I feel at home with all the topics you pick. Thank you!

[@suntannedduck2388]

Good look at the game. I like the right stick used for attacks/dodges in sixth gen games, can be hit & miss, but camera can be boring. Got Episode 3 few days ago too.

[@iNuwanda]

I spent so many hours playing this as a kid! It's a hidden gem as far as I'm concerned. And hey, I'm sure you know this but if you say hello to the Wookie at the beginning of the first level he will actually follow you and fight alongside you. There's also a second Wookie on the lower level in the alleys and if you save him from the gang members he too will follow you to the level's end. My favorite thing to do was wait on the train platform at the end of the first level and use force push to throw the gang members onto the smokestacks because they would catch fire if they landed on top. I got such a kick out of that LOL

[@44Darkin]

Picked up Obi-Wan when it was new. Brother and I really enjoyed playing it. I still play through the campaign every couple of years! Controls do take a bit to get used to, but once you're adept with them, it's a really nice control system, imo. I personally really enjoyed the campaign levels. Super fun to get some Obi-Wan backstory and side missions while simultaneously playing along with Episode I. Though some levels make you want to tear your hair out... Looking at you, "Captives of the Federation"...

[@mattwo7]

3:10 Imagine Tenth or Fourteenth Doctor voiced by someone doing a Scrooge McDuck voice lol

[@maddinpictures3102]

Or a 25.000 old Lightsaber Professor Droid

[@alexandergutierrez7440]

This was my very first video game I played on a console. I remember my dad got me an og Xbox from a yard sale and showed me the game. I was no older then 4. I always got stuck at that swamp mission and couldn’t progress out of it. I’m 19 now. This game will forever have a place in my heart.

[@Egurius3]

4:36 Nothing gets past Gunray, very observant.

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

We actually had a lot of fun with this game. Not so much in the single player, but I had some friends over to play the multiplayer and we had a good time with it. Unfortunately, you had to make some unofficial rules. Ki Adi Mundi had this HUGE pool of force power so he could throw you all over the arenas and characters like Eeth Koth were just tanky so we ended up doing mirror matches most of the time. Conehead battles with Ki Adi Mundi were the order of the day most of the time so we could blast each other with Force Push trying to get a win by sending each other down the big pit in the Naboo arena.

[@RyanHaney55]

5:55 😂😅😂😅 Somersaulting is the best mode of transportation. 😄

[@LuukVdStreets]

I loved this game so much when I got it. The way you fought by using the sticks was amazing to me

[@JoelsCollection]

Thank you for making this video. Loved this game and love your videos. Keep up the good work, and keep on entertaining!

[@standoutsteel023]

I will never not be flabbergasted that there’s a train spotting reference in a Star Wars game

[@mrblobby7864]

Hope you make a video on the 2 Knights of the Old Republic games at some point!

[@thesithsaiyan4864]

I would love to see you do a video on Bounty Hunter. I loved that game growing up!

[@silverpslm]

I do remember moments in levels where I would get lost, and discover the most obscure obsticals to make in order to proceed. I thought they felt u finished or I was somehow cheating taking shortcuts.

[@Bludgeoned2DEATH2]

I remember renting this game so many times from Blockbuster! I loved going into the arena and swing wildly at everyone haha.

[@n1wakeboarder42]

This was an incredibly immersive experience as a little kid. 10/10 before the age of 10, and it’s still a solid game even today. Gotta love the 1v1’s in the reflective council chamber 😏

[@m1sterF0x]

I'm one of the devs of the original Obi-Wan game for PC, and helped out a little when it switched over to be an X-Box title. I'll definitely take "Best Worst" or "Worst Best" in whatever order. This video was hilarious, and helped a little with the PTSD I still experience thinking about Obi and his insane accent.

[@Flandrew]

How different would you say the original PC game was from the final Xbox version? Thanks

[@m1sterF0x]

@@Flandrew very different - the PC game was meant to be a spiritual successor to the popular Jedi Knight series. Multiplayer was going to be a huge component. We also had quite extensive plans for the "Historical Missions" that detailed Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's assignments before the events of Phantom Menace. These were going to be co-op as well! (Some of the historical missions lived on in the X-Box version, sort of.) The analog-stick control scheme came about because of a planned mouse-driven glyph system for initiating different lightsaber moves... but that never really came together satisfactorily. The X-Box team did a good job slimming down a wildly ambitious design into a console version they could ship-- but it was still a pretty wacky Frankenstein monster. And you noted plenty of the bananas stuff in the game-- which really made me laugh.

[@Haldricsfury]

I died laughing at the monologue at the end, obi wan from wash saying “stuffing green Chubas in your mouth “ was too much to handle

[@devinallen4708]

My favorite quote from this game besides the mark renton tribute: "WhAtS yEr sToRy???"

[@allenniumfalcon]

During the training missions sparring with Plo Koon and hearing Obi Wan threaten him with "Get back I'm warnin ye !" In a thick Scottish accent had me in stitches.

[@maxtruty]

THANK YOU for making a video on one of my favorite Star Wars games! Maybe I'm just nostalgic but I think it's so underrated

[@michaelirizzz121]

Dude, I’m so glad you did this one. This game was a classic in my house growing up, I still play it from time to time :) beyond underrated. Hello hello hello hello *kenobi’s voice*

[@Luuute]

Imagine the council sending a master and his padawan to rescue two masters. I'm sure if the two masters including Plo Koon couldn't do it then even weaker jedi can do it.

[@aamirrazak3467]

A hello there option would be a cool addition to future Star Wars video games featuring Obi wan

[@Connor17199]

I believe the bit about the queen getting kidnapped is actually from the phantom menace tie-in comics

[@darinstaley1993]

This was the first Xbox game that I played when buying an Xbox. Also the red guard reminds me if the ones from The Last Jedi.

[@nicklarricks]

Despite Obi-Wan being green on 0:55, the reason for that is it was also going to be released on PlayStation 2 & GameCube. Instead of the green here, the PS2 cover would be blue, and the GameCube would be purple (and yes, a purple lightsaber), but they got cancelled.

[@cwolfxuk-other]

00:50 you forget the evil farce that was the Star Wars dancing game for XBox Kinect then!

[@lennychurch]

5:24 The escort mission in The Phantom Menace was with the Queen’s handmaid as well, they just didn’t admit it onscreen.

[@maddinpictures3102]

Makes sense because players would riot if they learn they wasted hours in that level to escort a handmaid

[@desdemone1978]

Love that the Switch port of Skyward Sword uses the same right analog sword control.

[@CptChandler]

I’ve been saying “I’m not sure” to people for 20 years, and nobody has ever known the reference lol

[@GoldenFenrir]

I bought an original Xbox in 2021 just to play this game from my childhood again

[@no-replies]

This feels like half video essay and half let's play. You've got a unique style

[@ishmael.01]

My favorite part of the phantom menace was when Obi Wan cut Maul in half and said “Take that you ugly cuss.” 3:28

[@picblick]

"I swear, officer, I just wanted to look around and suddenly: zzzipidy-zap, civilian dead."

[@keelpeel1296]

I resent the fact that he had Star Wars Masters of Teras Kasi as his example of not so great Star Wars games, I love that game! Still get the urge to play it sometimes. A Star Wars fighting game, and with a tusken raider named Hoar! “Luke Skywalker versus Hoar!” still never gets old lol

[@theninjassassins_0116]

This, Battlefront 1 & 2, and clone wars were the Star Wars games of my childhood. Very fun to play and hope at some point obi-wan becomes back compat with the other games.

[@Vikingsfan-hn1ds]

This was the first Star Wars game I ever got into apart from the OG Battlefront. I played this game night and day. My dad actually really liked watching me play because he found it so funny in its ridiculousness. For that alone it will always be a nostalgic bright spot for me

[@nytholozeph8008]

I remember in the tutorial you could throw you're saber into yoda overlooking you're progress and cut him in half

[@kyonkochan]

when I first played Mount and Blade Warband my brain immediately flashed back to playing Obi-Wan because of how you can directionally input your swings and the way the counter system works.

[@ODonnellCraig94]

I really enjoyed this game growing up I loved the 1v1 fighting mode and if you beat maul you unlock a free for all death match with all the jedai in the traing room

[@ChaosMakesAMVs]

Hello there button you say? 👀

[@Fanfictation]

Honestly, you missed a number of features. There's an ability to go slow-mo, there's lower strikes, power strikes, overhead power jump to overhead strike, and there's even an auto target feature which allows you to focus less on camera angle and more on who you are targeting. I think a lot of people didn't really look at what you can do in the controls of this game 🤷‍♂

[@jakecreighton5887]

Man, I loved this game back in the day. I’d constantly visit my cousin just to play this on his Xbox.

[@kbfettkbfett2022]

To this day my wife and I still quote "I'm not sure..." in the bad Obi Wan accent.

[@Aldo.flores]

We need a video about EP 1 Racer, the best Star Wars video game ever!

[@Nintendoggy]

I remember as a kid being so sulky that this game was X-Box exclusive since I wanted to play it so badly.

[@howardjeddore1139]

I have no idea how many hours I devoted to playing this game. I named my files Aragorn, Zorro, Lancelot, Maximus, Guts, etc. I cut through sooo many enemies and finished it countless times. I love this game still.

[@samTmadeUmad]

That ps1 fighting game was my 1st ps1 game. Loved it!

[@roninjedi2494]

I loved the battle royal fight against all the Jedi when I was a kid

[@Ashy97]

I remember loving this game, am I losing it or did it have a multiplayer 1v1 mode where you could play as the other jedi?

[@Shultzhunt]

Yup there was multi-player

[@TheEternalHyperborean]

I remember seeing the graphics of this game when it first came out and It blew my mind.

[@djdeejable]

I discovered this game at a demo kiosk at a circuit city or Best Buy when I was a child. I instantly fell in love with the analog lightsaber controls. I haven't played this game since it was current and I have deeply fond memories of playing it over and over again. Unlike you however, Darth Maul gave me total hell. I had to run around the room, spamming lightsaber throw while dodging all of his attacks. I'd love to play it again, despite knowing all of it's flaws.

[@philtrauferson]

Obi-Wan sounds like he goes to Glasgow Uni.

[@TheJediJoker]

Why do I remember advertisements for a game called "Episode I: Obi-Wan?" And it being for PlayStation 2?

[@BloodRedFox2008]

I remember back in 2001 it was actually this game that made me want an Xbox rather than Halo. I got a GameCube that Christmas instead because I am a bigger Nintendo fan overall and didn’t want to pass up Smash Bros Melee, Luigi’s Mansion, and Pikmin, but hey I did get Rogue Squadron 2 so I still got my Star Wars video game fix. A shame this isn’t compatible with the Series X like so many other Star Wars games released on the OG Xbox, even with its jank I’d still love to experience what I missed out on all those years ago.

[@Lukethefox]

The Oneyplays playthrough of this game is really hilarious as it has glitches like a disappearing screaming chair.

[@grandmasteryado8478]

There was a “Hello There” button? Insta 10/10 game.

[@gregorylieber8362]

If only Anakin had talked to ObiWan after his mother died. They could have compared stories about sandpeople massacre