Is this the WORST Star Wars Game?

In this video, we're taking a look at Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi released in 1997 for the PlayStation

[@P5kr]

Before I even clicked on the video I thought "Oh, Masters of Teras Kasi".

[@lemokemo5752]

Same

[@joehanchoi]

I mean the thumbnail is a dead giveaway

[@P5kr]

@@joehanchoi I didn't know what the cover art for this game was before watching this video, I just knew the game

[@panfilip9963]

@@P5kr same here on both comments, I didn't know the artwork, but I knew it's the game :D

[@henryyoung372]

Same

[@Beaker709]

Instead of writing a long scrolling introduction to try and justify the game in the Star Wars universe, they should have been honest and wrote: "Yes, I know this is stupid, but just go have fun. - George".

[@MsAmber82]

But then he would have to repeat that with The Clone Wars novels, Rebels and the sequels, the joke would be lost quickly

[@chrismdb5686]

​@@MsAmber82Rebels is Disney canon, has nothing to do with what George made.

[@scotthuber6734]

Leia with that Bastilla-looking double-bladed yellow lightsaber makes me want to boot up KOTOR and burn through yet another playthrough

[@aamirrazak3467]

Never a bad time for a KOTOR or KOTOR 2 replay

[@StevePalpy]

“DO IT!”

[@TheShiftyMilkman96]

I remember asking my dad if he remembered this game, and he'd just get really angry.

[@Nic5Cyprus]

I think the funniest thing about this is that Teras Kasi is now canon to the movie universe because it was mentioned in Solo

[@CC-1138_DS]

It wasn’t. Either I have bad memory or you mix it up with War of the Bounty Hunters.

[@attilafekete7892]

The technic Teras kasi is canon, this game isn't.

[@randomstormtrooper3345]

@@CC-1138_DS I think it was mentioned by Qi'ra during one of the fight scenes

[@zezous2608]

If I'm not mistaken Mara is also mentioned as having it at some point

[@thethrashyone]

The movie with the awful activist droid played by the even more awful Phoebe Waller-Bridge? Yeah, "canon"...sure. XD

[@neonthunder3261]

I'd like to remind you all: Capcom approached LucasArts with the idea of making a 3D Star Wars Fighting game, and they turned it down to make this. That Capcom Star Wars project later became Star Gladiator.

[@bigfatchubbybritboy9445]

Genuinely a huge missed opportunity. What a shame.

[@neonthunder3261]

@@bigfatchubbybritboy9445 Biggest choke in SW History second to Disney buying Star Wars

[@KasumiKenshirou]

Tokyo Movie Shinsha approached Lucasfilm to work on one of the Star Wars cartoons in the 1980s (Droids and Ewoks), but he went with Nelvana instead. TMS did create a short pilot animation that the public has never seen. I only know of this because Marc Scot Zicree mentioned it in this video about the cartoon Mighty Orbots.

[@3BigChins]

Nostalgic memories from both

[@goranisacson2502]

Part of me really wonders what could have been if they just went with Capcom in the first place... and if Capcom would have included Ryu as a guest fighter, just because they could.

[@samTmadeUmad]

Worst game ever? Thats fighting words

[@aamirrazak3467]

Fighting words about a fighting game, the irony

[@samTmadeUmad]

@@aamirrazak3467 that's the point.

[@brendaneichler5244]

Not to be confused with *Them's Fighting Herds*, which is a completely different (and much better) game.

[@BatMane95]

Maybe worst fighting game (there's a lot of candidates here), but not worst game in a world where Superman 64, ET, and worse exists.

[@ScourgeSolace]

FLANDREW NO THIS IS A FIGHTING GAME NOT A BEAT EM UP FLANDREW THEYRE GONNA KILL YOU IN THE COMMENTS 😭

[@Jghost11]

Yeah I caught that too, totally different types of games lol

[@RadioTails]

To be fair, a genre like Tekken was what people called a "beat-em up" back then. Which is what you are doing, beating people up. Today, a "beat-em up" is used for games like Streets of Rage, while Tekken is now referred to as a "fighting game".

[@TheGohanSkywalker]

And years later, Bandai Namco showed how this idea *could have worked* when they put Yoda, Vader and Starkiller in Soulcalibur IV.

[@Thatguy55595]

I rented this from blockbuster when I was like 7 or 8 in 2001-2002. Also got Star Wars Demolition…. Good times man I miss those days

[@rcarfang2]

Jedi power battles was super hard and I could barely get past the first level.

[@GP.Records]

Oh hell yeah Demolition is my jam! 🎉 played it for the first time last year.

[@mikeg2491]

That’s the great thing about the rental days, a game like this might not be worth owning but I got my $5 worth for a weekend of dumb button mashing

[@-Blackberry]

This game really captured my imagination as a kid and was my first exposure to star wars expanded universe characters like Mara Jade. Also it was the first point i really became aware of Boba Fetts actual name. Also seeing Leia with a double bladed lightsaber was pretty mind blowing at the time.

[@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli]

Correction: It's a fighting game / fighter. Not a beat em' up. Beatemups are sidescrollers where you wail on mobs to progress, like Simpsons Arcade, Streets of Rage, or Alien vs. Predator Arcade. This is just a traditional fighting game.

[@nickangelo116]

Thank you. I hate when the two are conflated. I like fighting games, but I'm not a big fan of Beat'em ups.

[@crashy918]

Someone else who's bothered when a fighting game is referred to as a beat em' up and vice verse? Thank goodness I'm not alone there. Fighters and beat em' ups are NOT the same thing.

[@ZonnexNecton]

“Lord Raiden’s lightning powers”, I’m in stitches lol

[@cantcit]

Ha, it reminds me of the prequel and I quote "help me I'm too weak, Uhh Ultimate Power"

[@KasumiRINA]

It's a shame Namco never made a fighting game based on Star Wars, imagine SoulCalibur with more than 3 Star Wars characters.

[@bigfatchubbybritboy9445]

Capcom actually went to LucasArts around this time with an offer to make a Star Wars fighting game etc But LucasArts declined, and instead went and made this. Oh what could've been.

[@mikeg2491]

Imagine if this game were like Tobal and had a plethora of SW characters like how the original action figures covered every little obscure alien and stormtrooper

[@isthereanexho]

All the secret characters made some great memories, and that final battle with Vader (and then Mara) will be cemented into my brain forever. Something about the horrible graphics made it iconic to my child self

[@NaiveChicken]

I liked the video before it started

[@Invidente7]

Capcom wanted to make a Star Wars fighting game but Lucasarts said no, so they made the Plasma Sword games.

[@GabrielPalut]

Amazing video! I love your sense of humor and your content overall. Recently I found that you created the meme with the "Ultra Action Guys". So relatable! 😂 This channel should receive more attention from the algorithm, as the content is excellent. Keep up the good work and I'm sure you will get the recognition you deserve! 🙂

[@clinto32]

Always look forward to these every Sunday 😌

[@ConnorStierman]

I remember looking at the cover of this game and thinking, "This looks interesting, I should play this on my PS2." I played it for 5 minutes and never touched it again.

[@TheFleetAdmiral33]

This was one of my first Star Wars games, the lightsabers were great for chaining combos to knock someone out of the arena.

[@Crocogator]

Before we actually owned a PSX, we rented one from blockbuster with two games. This and Mega Man Legends. I have a fondness for both, but for VERY different reasons.

[@Michelangelo_turtle92]

As a devoted fan of the tekken series at the time, and a lover of Star Wars, I was honestly surprised, back in the ps1 era games, there weren’t many SW titles that really mattered aside of course my favorite The Phantom Menace or Jedi battles, so I had quite the fun playing it! Felt clunky sure, but it was always fun playing it with your friends and a breath of fresh air.. So for me, despite of its quality, and after all these years; it still holds a part of my heart, call me nostalgic 😝

[@lukerope1906]

I loved this game as a kid. I think it was probably my first Star Wars game I played, when I went over to a friend's house. (Or it was Shadows of the Empire.)

[@rord8299]

Your work is incredible and I wonder if one day, will you talk about the Disney Infinity 3.0 Star Wars playsets, to continue your exploration of Star Wars games in which you are very well engaged?

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

While I definitely don't think this is a good game I do have a soft spot for it in my heart and I still own my copy. It's definitely flawed and undeniably clunky but it's just so fun playing as Return of the Jedi era Star Wars characters whacking the crap out of each other with weak lightsabers and unfair long-distance weapons

[@benjaminatwood9580]

This was in the 4 pack of games that we got for Christmas ‘97 when my brothers and I originally got a ps1. We were blown away! I’m very nostalgic it- easy to play, good sound, a totally inoffensive Star Wars game. To this day, to me, it’s at least a 7/10.

[@Godooable]

Mara Jade as a playable character is absolutely wild

[@aamirrazak3467]

but neat that she was included. iirc, she was a playable character in the mysteries of the sith expansion for dark forces 2

[@philtrauferson]

Would love to see you cover Star Wars Pinball. I think it's one of the most underrated Star Wars video games, probably because it's "just pinball". But they're great tables with a lot of love for the franchise and something like 20 tables with everything from movie and show adaptations to character-based tables to some really deep cuts, such as a table based on Star Wars action figures.

[@michaelsriqui7898]

I always thought that a lightsaber fighting game in the style of Bushido Blade would be really cool.

[@JonathanLundkvist]

So when are you doing Rebel Assault?

[@JuliusCaesar888]

Used to see ads for this in comic books way back in the day. Always wondered what it was like lmao.

[@sentrysapper45]

I remember being flabbergasted when Teräs Käsi was name dropped in the Solo movie. I thought "did Disney just canonize that godawful PS1 game?!" Fun fact: all of the incidental characters were incorporated into what was official (now Legends) canon. Arden Lyn was an Emperor's Hand for a time, and Hoar, Thok and the random Stormtrooper (all of them Force sensitive) were her students. Lyn was also involved in the Zaarin Insurrection, boarding Palpatine's Star Destroyer over Coruscant and capturing him during Grand Admiral Zaarin's attempted coup before it was ultimately foiled by the arrival of loyalist Imperial forces headed by Darth Vader, Thrawn and Tie pilot Maarek Stele.

[@tomsandoval3089]

I've always wanted to play this game as a kid. Had the demo when they gave out those like 16 game demos. Never got to it tho. But I did find Armored Core from those demos and loved that series since

[@goranisacson2502]

Han's victory dialogue combined with the dialogue Flandrew gave Luke... I liked the passive agressive vibes there. I'd also like to see Flandrew review the Capcom Star Gladiator games now, i.e the games Capcom made when Lucasarts turned down their pitch to make a 3D Star Wars fighter.

[@pauliebb]

Nice - new Flandrew video :)

[@m.a.packer5450]

I still remember my friend's younger brother getting grounded after playing this with him. Kept telling me to not do anything, because he wanted me to be his punching bag while he tried random button combos. Whenever he used a super move, I would just side step away 😁 He got so angry he cursed me out, which his mother was not pleased to hear

[@mta04cji]

My brothers and I used to love this game. Absolutely understand how horridly it played with the ringouts and the lack of sense of being hit by a lightsaber and not losing a limb, however it was one of the only games at the time where you could battle as Star Wars characters to any great degree and as the sole purpose. To really play as Luke whipping around with a lightsaber (and ultimately hurling it with the force as his special move), Vader shooting force lightning or Boba Felt with his flamethrower and jetpack. For that value, being a kid with limited options, it was superb. I, for one, adored when it got a mention in 'Solo'.

[@aamirrazak3467]

I think the fact that they made a Star Wars fighting game like this is admirable, and the opening montage is cool. And it’s neat how many character were included

[@EskChan19]

I thought I knew pretty much all Star Wars games. But I don't think I ever heard of this one. But luckily it seems like I didn't miss out on much growing up...

[@aeb1492]

Would love to see a video about star wars demolition which was the twisted metal star wars game

[@MelindaSordinoIsLiterallyMe]

Do Force Commander next please!

[@Ephisus]

Clone luke was named Luuke, for some reason.

[@tweezersalad4075]

Crap controls but damn the SW universe was really brought to life in this game for me as a kid. Unlocking Mara Jade and Scout Trooper was hype

[@loganwendigo937]

Hope you make a vid on Empire at war one day

[@LuisRPG8]

Ok but another shot at a Star Wars fighting game would be genuinely awesome, it could even go the Dragon Ball FighterZ route of like when you do a canon matchup like say Luke vs Vader on Bespin you get a small cutscene playing out scenes of that fight or stuff like that

[@owenhans3633]

I loved that game. You have also hurt my childhood

[@jojotoofor9eight766]

It 100% is. Played this game on the ps2 via backwards compatibility back in the day. I nor anyone else could figure out how to use the lightsabers or the blasters. It was always frustrating.

[@kozmo2342]

This would be a good original trilogy update for the mobile game Star Wars Hunters. The global launch is tomorrow.

[@paulmatts2015]

As bad a reputation as this game had. 90s Star Wars aesthetic in unrivalled imo. The new games just dont have that grit. Great video!

[@agentul009]

Mortal Kombat meets Star Wars. 😂

[@Doctor_Evil]

If you knew how much time I spent as a 4 year old hearing "ring out, you lose" over and over again

[@tombot5000]

That title scroll at the beginning should just say "ONE ON ONE ME, BRO" with the John Williams score in the background.

[@loganwendigo937]

Hope you cover Empire at war one day

[@deathbysloth]

I had this, Tekken 3, & Soul Blade growing up. My friends and I played the hell out of all of them, and at the time it didn't feel any worse than Soul Blade (which spawned the Soul Calibur series).

[@matthewwalter3257]

Drew I’ve been working so hard I forgot to watch your last video I’m sorry. So hard I crapped my pants at work just so I could go home early and now all the boys call me shitty

[@Dmooreslotreviews]

I thought it was going to be a video about that Clone wars game or the kinect dancing one.

[@aerospherology2001]

A Super Smash Bros style Star Wars fighting game would be fun

[@aamirrazak3467]

That would be amazing especially if it included expanded universe characters

[@stravblardo2624]

100%, it's been my dream for awhile. Smash bros style would be perfect for Star Wars with Jedi Double jumps and Jetpacks... Could have some awesome stages. Anytime I play Smash Bros I wish it was Star Wars.

[@aamirrazak3467]

@@stravblardo2624 yeah a Star Wars Smash bros game would be v fun

[@segadriven]

I think it offers some daft fun, and it’s a good laugh with friends. It’s not particularly frustrating to play and it’s not as hateful as something like Flight of the Falcon which seems like it was made specifically to drain all the childlike glee you might have for Star Wars completely out of your body

[@jedigamer9935]

I enjoyed Masters of Teras Kasi. It was interesting. If it continued on, it could have been like Soulcalibur but only with Star Wars characters

[@MythicOneOne]

It's kinda funny how I hate fighting games but grew up with and loved both Dragon Ball GT Final Bout AND Star Wars Masters of Teras Kasi as a young lad.

[@cadvan6]

For some reason watching this I was reminded of xmen mutant academy. I feel like that also stemmed from the same ilk of tekken clones. Man, lots of nostalgia with that one.

[@kayleebliss5738]

Omg its flandrew!! talking about a game i played as a kid!!! :D

[@RuuisuMori]

Now you have to make a video about Star Wars Demolition

[@Metal-Josh]

As weird as this sounds, I still want to try this. It checks the two boxes for me: Star Wars. Check. Fighting game. Check again. I always thought, “this’ll suck” but I still wanted to try it. Why do I do this to mystlf

[@JoeyMulvaney]

I saw the thumbnail and immediately knew what game y'all were talking about

[@eternalsummer8409]

Love how the game has Mara jade in it, considering the backtracking Lucas and Disney have done over recent years trying to pretend she never existed

[@Drunk.paisanos]

Lol I still can't get over that the title litelary means "steel hand" in Finnish :,D

[@wunderwaffefries]

A new Star Wars fighting game in this style would go so hard.

[@AidanDownes_KH]

Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi what could have been a cool Star Wars fighting game but we wouldn’t have that till Star Wars episode III Revenge Of The Sith and Soul Calibur IV.

[@shaunbroadbear]

Hans LinkedIn & Tinder photos. Man that got me 😂😂

[@pescidavid91]

At the time it was definitely a novelty. Having all the star wars characters in a 3d fighting game was a great thing to see. Fighting game wasn't anyone's obvious choice, but at the time, although virtua fighter it was not, it was a good enough time. Me and my friends put plenty of hours into it, and even today it has a lot more charm than many other worse star wars games.

[@ChaseMC215]

You know, with the empire hiring Arden Lyn for this game, shouldn't the boss be, oh I don't know, ARDEN LYN?!?!

[@KasumiKenshirou]

I guess she failed and then Darth Vader had to do the job himself.

[@ChaseMC215]

​@@KasumiKenshirou Wow. She's quite a baby.

[@Shadow_WolfxX]

I dont need to talk when I have the force 0:16

[@Qasemiro]

Another great sunday with flandrew❤ Please compare more 007, spiderman and Lego games.

[@pop-culturecinephile8144]

Luke on the thumbnail looks like Zac Efron. Ironically, Zac Efron is my fan casting of Ben Skywalker in my take on the sequel trilogy

[@ristohyyrylainen8035]

Fun fact: ”Teräs Käsi” is Finnish and actually means Iron Hand

[@heirtotheempire2278]

Seeing this game actually reminded me of "Star Wars Demolition" on the PS1. Also a terrible game but man did I waste a lot of time on it as a kid.

[@smilingsaiyan8357]

I remember for my birthday when I was little I got this game and Star Wars episode 1 Jedi power battles. lol I had fun with this game as a kid but I eventually played Jedi power battles way more after a few days 😁

[@BitestheStuff]

I actually would love to see another crack at a Star Wars fighting game. Especially since the movies/shows have expanded on the characters and locales on offer. As for worst Star Wars game, definitely not. Perhaps most wasted potential, but not the worst.

[@procow2274]

Probably find something worse on a old system

[@CouchCoop128]

Ubisoft be like...hold my beer

[@rcarfang2]

The problem that the moves in the Manuel were XXdown up triangle or square traingle back forward square. 🤣🤣🤣

[@alexkuperwwr3e245]

I played this as a kid on the PSI

[@SirTyJensen]

Nice review man, I shared it.

[@brandonkirkendall1466]

I feel like a Star Wars fighting game could be really fun if done right. A SoulCalibur-esque weapon-based fighting game letting you play as all of your favorite Jedi and Sith as well as other characters from throughout the Star Wars universe who wield melee weapons, with each character having their own unique set of special moves. I think Bandai Namco had the right idea including Star Wars characters in SoulCalibur IV, even if some parts of it could have been thought out better (*cough* *cough* Yoda *cough*)

[@JPOGers]

0:16 “B mindful ov the living farce”

[@kay_glo]

I loved playing this game at my friend's house, but mostly just because Star Wars

[@roccogiampietro4830]

It was and is actually pretty good, just takes time to get the moves and combos down as not all are listed in the instruction booklet.

[@thethrashyone]

I played this on a PlayStation demo disc back in the day. It definitely achieved its goal of wowing kids with the whole "It's a fighting game, but with STAR WARS characters!" gimmick, because I was mesmerized by it at first. Looking at it now, I probably would've grown to hate it rather quickly if I had pestered my parents to buy me the full game.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

I played that demo disc, too. I was thinking of buying the game until I played that demo!

[@sygos]

i remember growing up with this because i bought the worst star wars ps1 instead of the geenoside one

[@Jghost11]

I had a love-hate relationship with this game. I loved the premise, taking our beloved characters and some generic characters and putting them into a fighting game. But the execution was poor: primarily with the game speed. I think the combo system was a little on the short end but I think the fact that inputs are so slow make them even worse. I loved this game because graphically the charcters and the environment looked good (at the time), I liked being able to switch Luke into his Return of the Jedi outfit by hitting select on his model. The difficulty is pretty high if you don't try cheesing the game (if you put it on hard), although you have to be ready for the computer to mercilessly try to juggle you or push you out of the ring. I do think they did try their best with this game at the time due to the detail and color of character models and the background, but also because the sound design was good. It may not have a story mode which would have enhanced it, but an arcade mode with unlockable cutscenes and characters was par for the course. They might have made more success with a game like this if it were strictly made for an arcade, with better hardware or at least hardware that they know how to code for, compared to just trying to jump into PS1's code.

[@metalkage]

great idea bad excusion (soul Calibur 4) kinda makes me want an updated game like this

[@alex_mcclay]

3:23 when you don't realise you were the clone all along

[@Wade_Tyler]

Oh please add this to PS plus!!!

[@darinstaley1993]

I played it recently on my PSP which has a PS1 emulator installed into it. Let's just say the game was too frustrating for me to play that I deleted it 😅

[@noahfuelgaming8121]

I'm surprised that there wasn't an Ithorian with a chainsaw named Fuchs in Masters of Ter-ASS Ksai

[@illrated]

Not DBgt Final Bout 😂 Vegito ftw in that game. That 0 sec charge kamehameha was broken.

[@tmdwu5360]

Lol Han Solo's face in the charecter selection looks like he heard something really sus

[@GamerWho]

At least there were no loot boxes or micro transactions.