Star Wars Episode 3 FAQ/Walkthrough
For the Xbox platform
Written by Thirtysilver or thirtysilver@yahoo.com
Copyright Ryan Dawson.  All Rights Reserved
Version 1
This is my first walkthrough.  I tried to be clear and straightforward.
There is nothing here about codes or unlockables; this walkthrough will
tell you how to beat the game and nothing else.
A note about secrets: I included the locations of the secrets I found.
I did not find all of them.  Don't feel like you have to email me if
you find one I did not add to this walkthrough.  Just pat yourself on
the back and say, "I was more observant than that guy."
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X-box Controls (from the game manual):
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Left Thumbstick - Move/Navigate menus
Right Thumbstick - Force Target
"A" button - Jump (hold down for force jump)
"X" button - Fast/weak attack
"Y" button - Strong/Slower attack
"B" button - Critical attack/interact with others
Left Trigger - Block/Strafe
Right Trigger - Push/Grasp
White button - Saber throw
Black button - Stun/Lightning
Back button - Not used
Start button - Pause
Directional Pad - Navigate Menus
Saber strikes - The "X", "B", and "Y" buttons each perform basic saber
attacks.
Press the "X" button for a fast attack with not to much power, the "B"
button
for a slow, but potentially lethal attack, and the "Y" button for a
balance of
speed and power.
Block - As a Jedi with the ability to predict incoming blaster fire,
you will
automatically deflect some enemy shots.  However, to deal with more
powerful
close range attacks, hold the left trigger to block.  This will also
repel
weaker blaster bolts.
Strafe - While blocking, you will automatically you will automatically
face the
most immediate threat.  By moving the left thumbstick, you can strafe
around
the enemy.
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Combo Attacks
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Experiment with various combinations of the attack buttons and
movements to
execute combination attacks.  Here are some of the initial combos that
Anakin
can preform:
STANDING RAPID SLASH COMBO: Move the left thumbstick toward an enemy
and then press X,X,X)
STANDING RAPID BACK STRIKE: X,X,Y
STANDING RAPID JUNG SLASH: X,Y,Y
4. The Art of Jedi Combat
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Force Powers
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Force Powers will affect enemies or certain objects that you are facing
or
targeting.  To target a specific enemy, simply move the right
thumbstick in the
direction of the enemy or object you want to affect.  A blue glow will
surround
your selected target.  Moving the right thumbstick in a different
direction
will change the target.  The force powers can be upgraded to improve
the range,
power, and number of enemies affected by each of them.
FORCE PUSH: Quickly pull the right trigger to preform a force push.  A
wide
wave of energy knocks back multiple enemies and causes damage to them.
FORCE GRASP: Pull the right trigger to lift the target into the air,
and press
the left thumbstick in the direction that you want to throw it, and
then
release the right trigger.  You can throw enemies or objects around
you.  The
target takes damage, along with any other enemies it comes into contact
with.
FORCE STUN/LIGHTNING: Press and hold the black button to stun several
droids
(if they are clustered together.)  After a moment of concentration, and
after
enough force power if used, the droid(s) will remain stunned for a
short time
and you can finish them off or deal with other threats.  If the black
button is
not held down long enough, the target will not remain stunned.  If used
on weak
minded humanoids, they are tricked into fighting for you for a short
duration.
Eventually, Anakin gains the Force Lightning ability, which replaces
force
stun.  Press and hold the black button to electrocute enemies,
effectively
stunning them and doing continuous damage.  You can continue to send
bolts
until the enemy is defeated or your force power meter runs out.
SABER THROW: Press the white button to throw your lightsaber, damaging
all
enemies and objects in it's path.  The longer you hold down the white
button,
the longer and farther your lightsaber will fly.  Your lightsaber
automatically
returns to you after making a curved flight arc.  This ability can also
be used
to destroy objects that normally be out of reach.
FORCE HEAL: Click and hold both thumbsticks to heal yourself using the
force.
This ability uses a lot of force power and will drain your force meter
very
quickly, so use it wisely.
FORCE SPEED: Move the left thumbstick twice in any direction to receive
a
temporary speed boost.  While using force speed preform combos to
create
powerful attacks.  This force power can not be upgraded.
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Force Action Icons
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FORCE JUMP ICON: When a player can use the force to enhance his jump to
gain
acess to further areas of a level, a glowing icon will appear on the
ground.
Press and hold the "A" button and then release it to activate the force
jump.
The player will land at a specified location.
FORCE FOCUS ICON: At times throughout the game, you will need to use
the force
to dramatically alter the environment to progress through a level.  A
glowing
icon appears on the floor to highlight these situations.  Pull and hold
the
right trigger and then release it to activate the force focus event.
The
player will be rewarded with the remarkable feats of Jedi power.
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Advanced Moves
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When facing another Jedi, you will need to be quick and clever to
suceed.
Master these maneuvers to dominte your opponents.
Breaking Grapples:  You can break grappels by pressing the "X" and "Y"
buttons
simultaneously at the very beginning of the grapple.
Breaking out of Stuns:  When hit by another Jedi's force stun, you can
break
out by quickly pressing the "X" and "Y" buttons simultaneously.
Universal Launcher:  Move the left thumbstick toward your opponent and
press
the "Y" button as the third part of a three-hit combo to launch your
opponent
into the air, where you can follow up wth more attacks.
Jump follow-up:  After preforming the Universal Launcher, press the "A"
button
to jump into the air after the enemy to score a free attack before the
enemy
can preform an Air Tech Escape.
Air Tech Escape:  If you are hit by a Universal Launcher, you can
escape a Jump
follow-upattack by pressing the "A" button while you are in the air.
Critical Lunge Strike:  When an enemy is at critical, press the "B"
button to
preform an unblockable attack that will quickly dispatch of your foe
before
he/she has the chance to use Force Heal.
Get-Up Attacks:  While lying on the ground, you can keep enemies from
attacking
you by pressing the "X" or "Y" buttons.
Offensive Shunt:  Move the left thumbstick toward your opponent and
pull the
left trigger to shunt (parry) a lightsaber attack, and then quickly
press the
"X" or "Y" button to preform a follow-up attack.
Offensive Counter Shunts:  If your opponent traps you with an Offensive
Shunt
attack, you can escape his follow-up attack.  As the shunt begins,
press the
same attack button that you think that he will use.
Trap Shunt: While blocking, press the "X" and "Y" buttons
simultaneously just
before being strcuk by a lightsaber.  (Note: Trap Shunts can't be
countered.
Saber Lock:  Saber Lock occurs when two strong attacks collide at the
same
time.  Rapidly press the "X" and "Y" buttons simultaneously for maximum
pushing
power.
Perfect Deflection: You can deflect blaster bolts back at the enemy for
increased damage by pulling the left trigger at the moment a bolt hits
you.
5/30/05 - Completed game.  Awesome.
5/29/05 - Completed 12-14
5/28/05 - Completed 10-11
5/26/05 - Completed levels 7-9
5/25/05 - Completed levels 3-6
5/24/05 - Started walkthrough.  Completed levels 1 and 2
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1: Rescue over Coruscant
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You begin this level in a starship hangar as Anakin.  There are
three canisters along the top wall near the ray shield; if you want,
you can use them to practice your force throw on the battle droids
which will besiege you when you step forward into the level.  Sometimes
there's a bacta tank under one of them.
Defeat all the battle droids.  The strategy is simple: deflect
their laser fire, close in, and chop 'em up.  Once you've destroyed a
certain number of them, you'll see a brief cutscene in which a super
battle droid moves some boxes, clearing your path.  Very helpful of
him!  Too bad he wants to shoot you.  Kill him.  Move right and
dispatch more droids.
Eventually you'll come to a bridge that needs to be extended so
you can cross it.  You have to fight off droids while R2 works on the
bridge controls.  You'll see R2's progress meter in the upper right
hand corner of the screen.  There is a super battle droid at the top of
the screen - use combos to keep him reeling until he breaks.  Battle
droids will usually attack from the bottom of the screen here, and that
is where you should concentrate your efforts.  Obi can take care of any
stragglers coming from the left.  After another short cutscene, it's on
to the next area.
Cross the bridge.  Flaming hunk of debris crashes right onto it.
No back-tracking now.  Burn through the droids, blocking the super
battle droid's rapid fire, and stay away from the blue bolts of
electricity on the far right.  Do you need me to explain why?  After
all the droids are destroyed, Obi-Wan will ask for help moving a
starfighter.  He stands at the top of the screen concentrating.  Run up
and stand on the glowing yellow circle, then hold right trigger to use
the Force.  An icon depicting an R will appear over your HUD when
you're in the right spot.   After you move the fighter, head down to
collect the health powerup and move on.  Dispatch droids, stay away
from the electrical hazard at the top left, and then head left for a
cutscene in which your party encounters another ray shield and Anakin
will hop down into a circular bay to find a console which needs to be
activated.
In the bay, droids will attack.  Kill all of them before
attempting to activate the console.  Then look behind the middle pillar
at the top of the screen to find a force powerup.  Once you've used the
console, super battle droids will come to murder you.  You must murder
them instead.  Give in to your hate.  When you're ready, step on the
blue circle and hold A to force jump back to the flight deck.
Break some droids, then head up to the next blue circle and force
jump onto the balcony.  Kill the snipers, then the super battle droids,
then jump back down once the blue circle appears.  Back on the flight
deck, there are more droids begging for death.  They will come at you
in small groups from all angles.  This area is larger now, don't forget
to explore all of it and blow up all the canisters.  You have to do
your exploring before R2's progress meter is full, because once it is
R2 lowers the ray shield and the level ends.  Destroy the large
canister at the top left by the pit for a saber crystal.
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2: An Explosive Development
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You're still on the Separatist ship.  Take control of Obi-Wan
Kenobi and lay waste to the two grapple droids here.  Once the first
two are dead, two more will drop from the ceiling to attack.  Grapple
droids can block your lightsaber strikes, so I suggest pushing them
down with the Force and trying to hit them with a finishing attack
while they're prone.  Stand over the droid and hit X to perform a
finishing attack.  You can also just hack at the droids until they die.
This method may not be very efficient, but it builds up your combo
meter.  Also, don't let the grapplers grapple you.  If they do, press
XY at the beginning of the grapple to break out.
Once you've destroyed the grapple droids, a short cutscene will
show you battle droids marching post haste up a catwalk to kill you.
After the cutscene, head right.  Level the battle droids, which will
begin to come from behind as well as in front of you, and carve up the
grapple droid before moving on.  You'll come to a malfunctioning power
node.  It's spitting dangerous bolts of electricity.  Throw your
lightsaber at the power node to destroy it and clear your path.
Press on.  Chop some more droids.  At the top of the next ramp is
another malfunctioning power node.  Make sure you're standing on the
platform as you throw your lightsaber to eliminate the power node,
because the catwalk leading up to the platform will be taken out by
falling debris.  Once the node's taken care of, move to the next
platform.  I suggest taking out some droids before activating the
console here.  You'll have to backtrack to get some of them.  Once the
area is clear, operate the console to extend a bridge.  Here, four
wall-mounted electrical pylons are shooting arcs of energy over the
bridge.  As you cross, you have to destroy the pylons by throwing your
lightsaber.  Once you're safely across the bridge, you'll be treated to
a cutscene in which an overzealous grapple droid drastically
overestimates its own locomotive capabilities.  Move on.
In this area, head down the ramp and slash the battle droids.
Then face the big door with the grapple droid guarding it.  There's a
turret over the door which will begin firing rapidly at you.  You must
use Force deflect to destroy it.  Hold L to guard, then spin the right
thumbstick.  You will begin to twirl your lightsaber, creating a blue
glow and bouncing the turret's fire back at it.  This will drain your
Force.  You can also target the turret with the right thumbstick and
throw your lightsaber at it, but you have to time that move correctly
or you'll continually eat laser.  Once the turret is dealt with,
dispatch the oncoming grapple droid.  A cutscene will usher you into
the next area.
Kill the battle droids.  Then run forward until you can't go any
further.  Search the whole platform and destroy all the boxes for a
Force powerup.  Kill the attacking grapple droid and then head back to
where you entered this area.  There is a catwalk at the top of the
screen. Run up and then right.  You'll go up a ramp and follow the high
catwalk a short distance to a platform where battle droids and grapple
droids are waiting.  Strike them down with your Jedi flashlight.  Once
they're all scrap, you'll see a cutscene in which Anakin tells you to
use the Force.  Walk right to the edge of the platform, stand on the
yellow circle, and use the Force to pull a piece of machinery loose
from the ceiling.  Watch the next cutscene.  Marvel at Anakin's hockey
hair.
Once you regain control, fight off the grapple droids and battle
droids and head right.  Your path ends in a door you must open by using
the saber plunge.  Approach the door and watch for the B icon to appear
over your HUD.  When you see it, hold B and move the left thumbstick
from side to side - speed does not matter.  The door will grow hotter
and hotter, glowing brighter and brighter, until it just falls apart.
Before you mess with the door though, I suggest you make sure there are
no more grapple droids around.
Once through the door, Anakin will tell you to "go for that power
conduit."  Don't go for any conduits just yet.  Grapple droids and
battle droids will come from either side of that big stack of
cylinders.  Once they're dead, go to the middle of the room for a
health powerup.  Then head to the top right and find the glowing, green
panel.  Slash it twice to open the door to a hallway which ends in
another door you need to saber plunge.  Plunge the door and move on.
Head across the catwalk.  The section you're on will fall and a
blue Force jump circle will appear.  Kill the grapple droids, then
force jump to the high catwalk.  Watch a cutscene, and then head left
to the spot where you landed after you Force jumped.  There's a saber
crystal there.  Grab it and head back to the right.  Continue along the
catwalk, hacking buzz droids as you go.  Eventually you'll come to two
more malfunctioning power nodes.  One is at the top of the screen - in
the background, the other is at the bottom - in the foreground.  Man,
do they never do maintenance?  I hope these power nodes aren't
important.  Destroy both nodes to clear your path.  At the end of the
catwalk is a huge door which needs to be opened with the Force.  Step
on the yellow circle, do the Force thing, watch a cutscene, and move
on.
Follow the catwalk.  While you're getting ganked by droids,
you'll see three alcoves.  The second alcove has a group of canisters
in it.  Destroy the canisters with the Force to reveal a health
powerup.  Then continue to the left until you reach a platform with a
console.  Operate the console to extend a bridge.  Once again, you'll
have to throw your lightsaber to destroy electrical pylons in order to
continue.  As you go, destroy the pylons as well as the buzz droids and
grapple droids, then make your way to the end of the bridge and the end
of the level.
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3: Peril in the Elevators
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Right off the bat, you're faced with two droidekas.  Don't risk a
frontal assault, their shields are resilient.  You could Force deflect
their shots but it take mush less Force to stun them and then move in
for a critical attack.  Hold the black button to stun enemies.  One
both droidekas are dead, run left to the elevators.  On the nearby wall
are two round portals.  Smash the right portal for a Force powerup.
After a cutscene showing the elevator arriving at your floor, you will
be placed beside the elevator door.  You have to saber cut the door to
get through.  Watch for the B icon above your HUD.  When it appears,
hold B move the left thumbstick in a slow square to saber cut.
After a cutscene, you'll be on top of the elevator.  Fight off
the buzz droids until another cutscene puts you face to face with three
flying droids.  Stay near the top center while fighting them.  A
powerup appears here.  The flying droids have shields that can block
your lightsaber.  Again, force stun is an effective way to leave them
open for attack.  Alternatively, you can strafe around them and use
force push to send them down the elevator shaft.  If you prefer the
direct approach, hacking will work, too - the droids can't block
everything.  After you've taken care of the flying droids, another
cutscene will show you Obi-Wan being pinned down by droideka fire.
Fight off the grapple droids and buzz droids, then watch the next
cutscene.
In the next area, Obi-Wan is fending off destroyer droids.
Dispatch the droidekas, and then move forward. A ray shield goes up
behind you, blocking your path back to the elevators.  On the right,
find a door and use the saber plunge to burn it open.  Once you enter
this room, a ray shield will seal you in and a number of buzz droids
will attack.  Destroy them all, then operate the panel on the right
wall.  This will bring down the ray shield which is barring your exit
from this room, but it also activates a turret.  The turret drops down
in front of the door.  Use Force deflect to eliminate it, then look
left.  There's a wall of boxes.  In a cleft, you can just see a
canister.  Destroy the canister for a health powerup.
Head back to the elevators.  Some grapple droids will try to stop
you.  Make them dead.  Then enter the open elevator door and watch a
cutscene.  Now you're on top of an elevator car with Obi-Wan.  Flying
droids will attack, but they are easily dispatched.  After a brief
cutscene, the elevator reverses direction and you have to deal with
some buzz droids and some more flying droids.  A cutscene ends this
short level.
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4: Settling the Score
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Boss Fight: Count Dooku
When fighting bosses, I tend to be cautious.  Watch for openings and
then strike.  Avoid using long combos, as they stand a better chance of
being interrupted.  If you get thrown into the air, hammer on A and you
will right yourself.  If you see Dooku using Force heal, try to get in
there and waylay him.  Also, learn to use the parry and counterattack.
Just as Dooku is attacking, hold left trigger and push the left
thumbstick toward him.  This will initiate a parry animation which will
leave Dooku open for a counterattack.  Make sure you don't get caught
up trying to do this and end up being cut down.  Take shots when you
can.  Your best bet is to play it safe.
In the second part of the fight, you will be on a balcony.  At
the left end is a big computer terminal.  Destroy it for a Force
powerup.  There are cylinders on the wall which you can Force throw at
the Count, but only do so if you have plenty of time.  Dooku, like most
bosses in this game, is aggressive and will stay in your face for most
of the fight.
In the third part of the fight, you'll be in a semicircular hall
and Dooku will summon super battle droids to distract you.  Try and
draw the droids away from Dooku and dispatch them quickly.  If faced
with a decision, always attack Dooku before the droids.  There are more
objects here to throw and a health powerup at the right end of the
hall.  The health powerup will only appear after you knock a droid over
the inner railing.  You can do this by killing a droid while it's
standing near the railing.
The fourth and final part of the fight brings you back to the
throne room proper.  Be patient and you'll end up the victor.  Keep in
mind that every boss you fight will become a duelist in the Versus
Mode.  This means they have limited combos and attacks.  If you learn
those attacks, you can anticipate openings in your opponent's offense.
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5: It's Not Over Yet
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When you begin, you will be separated from Obi-Wan and Palpatine.
Fight through the battle droids and super battle droids until a
cutscene shows an explosion disabling one of the ray shields, clearing
your path.  Head left and go through the door in the right wall to find
a conveniently-placed group of power cables.  Cut the cables to disable
the nearby ray shield, and then exit the cable room.  A turret is
waiting with some battle droids and super battle droids.  Force deflect
to explode the turret, then chop some droids before heading right.
Another ray shield blocks your path.  Saber cut the grey panel on the
far wall and slash the power conduit twice to disable the shield.
Next, head forward and watch a cutscene in which the ship's heal is
breached by a laser blast and some super battle droids are sucked out
into space.  Rock.  I'll bet you never thought you'd be so happy to see
a ray shield.  Head back the way you came.
R2 is with you.  He won't do anything and he has no health bar.
Enjoy his emotive beeping as you hack some droidekas.  Avoid the
electrical hazards.  Make a right and then look for a box on your
right.  Smash it for a saber crystal, but not until you've destroyed
that turret with Force deflect.  After you've dealt with all the
droids, go back to where you got the saber crystal.  Walk forward from
there, toward where the turret was, and look for a door on your left.
Saber cut through the door and enter the little room to find a Force
powerup.  Once you're back out in the hallway, run up to the ray shield
and find the grey wall panel.  Saber cut the panel and destroy the
power conduit to lower the ray shield.  Move on.  Near the next ray
shield is an open door.  Go through it, but not all the way.  There are
dangerous electrical arcs in there.  Throw your lightsaber to cut the
power cables and lower this ray shield and move on for a short
cutscene.  The next ray shield has no cables to cut.  R2 has to lower
it from a computer port.  While he's doing this, you have to contend
with battle droids, super battle droids, droidekas, and a turret.  Once
the shield is down, run forward and help Ob-Wan clear out the remaining
droids.  Look at Palpatine cowering!  Too bad he's a withered old man
and not a powerful Sith Lord fully capable of defending himself, huh?
After a cutscene, run into the gun battery and head left.  The cannon
you need to man is to your right.  Directly across from it, to your
left, is a door.  Force cut the door to find a health powerup.  Grab it
and then man the cannon; you have to walk up to the cockpit on the side
and watch for blue arrows on the floor and the B icon over your HUD.
You're looking at a Banking Clan ship.  Your cannon overshoots
the crosshair, so aim low.  I hope I don't have to tell you to fire
into the giant green areas.  Obi-Wan's shots always hit, but don't seem
to affect anything.  Oh, well.  There are three sections of the ship to
destroy.  Once you've destroyed them all, the ship breaks apart and the
level ends.  Explode-o-tron.
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6: The General's Right Hand
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First thing's first; head for the door and take out the battle
droid there.  Then smash the big green computer screen on your right
for a Force powerup.  Now it's time to face General Grievous's
bodyguards.  They're relatively quick and spin electrostaffs which can
block your lightsaber strikes.  I've found that hacking works best on
these droids.  Be aggressive and try to back them into a corner so they
can't easily strafe away from you.  After all the bodyguards are
destroyed, a cutscene shows the ship turning over and you and Obi-Wan
end up fighting on the bridge window.  You'll be attacked by grapple
droids, battle droids, and bodyguards.  With so much going on, this
battle is tougher.  Luckily, most of the body guards seem attracted to
Obi-Wan.  Only kill the battle droids when they get close or if you're
taking too much fire from them.  The bodyguards are the real threat.
After the droids are scrap, the ship will flip upside down.  To
the right of the electrical arc in the center of the floor (ceiling) is
a green vent.  Destroy the computer screen beside the vent for a health
powerup.  You're now facing grapple droids and bodyguards while General
Grievous stalks around on the ceiling (floor).  Let Obi-Wan take his
share of droids.  The bodyguards will attack in pairs, so try and
isolate one at a time.  When this fight is over, the level ends.
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7: Investigating Utapau
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This level begins on a catwalk high above the Utapau sinkhole.
Kill the battle droid before you and follow the catwalk.  Take the
first left to the ray-shielded door.  To the door's left you can see a
hose.  Throw your lightsaber at the hose to lower the ray shield and
enter the room for a Force powerup.  Now follow the catwalk back out
and onto the next platform.  A red grapple droid will leap the railing
and attack you.  Red grapplers are a little faster and a little more
resilient than their blue counterparts, but they're nothing young Obi
can't handle.  After you kill this one, three more will attack.  When
they're all trashed, head through the open door.
Follow the catwalk into a group of battle droids and red grapple
droids.  This fight is tough because you don't have much room to
maneuver.  If you can, try to backtrack around the corner and
bottleneck the group of droids.  This will keep you from being pecked
by laser fire as you try to take down the red grapple droids.  After
the fight, keep going to the end of the catwalk and Force jump from the
blue circle.
Once you're on the high platform, some buzz droids will attack.
Break them and operate the nearby console to lower another platform
which will adjoin with yours.  There are some battle droids and a super
battle droid on this platform.  You know the drill.  Destroy and move
on.  After making a right turn, you'll come to an exhaust port that's
venting flame.  Fun!  Throw your lightsaber and cut the hose on the
right side of the exhaust port; this will close the port so you can
pass.  Follow the catwalk to the right, destroy some buzz droids, then
operate the console.  Operating the console raises another platform.
Before you Force jump from the blue circle, you'll have some red
grapple droids and battle droids to eliminate.
Kill, Force jump, you'll land on the platform you've just raised
and be attacked by flying droids.  Once they're taken care of, wait
until there are no flames shooting out of the giant exhaust port in
front of you and then run.  Stop at the next port.  Unless you've
played a video game before, you know what to do.  The last port won't
stop flaming unless you cut the cord to your left with a lightsaber
throw.  Once your way is clear head onto the next platform and prepare
to take out a red battle droid and a turret.  Red battle droids will
attack in waves, followed by flying droids.  I suggest trying to get
the droids between yourself and the turret.  The turret usually won't
fire if it doesn't have a shot, but if it does you'll have a droid in
front of you to take the brunt of the attack!  Wicked.  With a clear
coast, saber plunge the door and move into the next area.
Here, some super battle droids and a red grapple droid are
waiting for death.  Take out the red grapplers, then throw your
lightsaber at the group of pipes in the upper middle part of the
screen.  Enter the room that's revealed for a health powerup.  Back out
in the main room, destroy the super battle droids and another red
grapple droid or two.  Then saber cut the door to move on.
A cutscene will introduce you to your next challenge - giant
cannons.  You'll need to use Force speed to evade their devastating
shots.  To use Force speed, move the left analog stick twice in the
direction you want to go and you will dash in that direction, using up
Force energy.  What cover there is here is not very resilient.  Boxes
and big canisters explode after on yet, and sometimes those explosions
will damage you.  Good luck!  Force speed right until you reach a group
of pipes and some battle droids.  Follow the pipes around a corner and
take out the battle droid and the super battle droid.  On your left
there is a door with a ray shield over it.  Above this door is a hose.
Jump up and cut the hose to enter the room.  When I did this, there was
a large bacta tank in the room.  This doesn't count as a secret, but
it's helpful nonetheless.  Now continue to follow the pipes and you'll
encounter some flying droids and another giant cannon.  Dodge the
cannon fire as best you can and Force jump from the blue circle when
you round the last corner.  As you jump, the cannons will rise to
follow you.  Great, more trouble.  Time the shots, take out the droids
that block your path.  If you're out of Force, you can hold guard (left
trigger) and strafe along the catwalk.  You can also jump to avoid the
shots.  Either way, try and make it past the first ray shield, around
the corner, and to the console near the second ray shield.  Operate the
console, the mount the cannon.  You have to destroy the two shield
generators on either side of the ray-shielded door to continue, but
waves of droids will try to stop you.  If you're drawing too much fire,
sweep the floor with laser blasts to take out any attacking droids.
But don't divert your attention from the shield nodes for long.  You
may be in a giant cannon, but you're essentially a sitting duck if you
take too much time.  Once the shield is down, defeat any remaining
droids and run through the door.
Watch the cutscene.  Doesn't that crab droid look like fun?  It
isn't.  When you're back in control, run away.  Put the crab droid at
your back and go all the way to the end of the platform.  On your right
you'll see a big canister.  On your left you'll see some boxes.
Destroy the boxes for a health powerup.  If you want, you can wait
until you're seriously hurting to get this powerup, but you have to get
it before the crab droid is defeated.  To beat the crab droid, run
straight up to it while its forearms are up and grapple it (XY).  This
will initiate an animation sequence in which flip onto the droid's
back.  Once there, wail on the droid with quick slashes until it
reaches up to throw you off.  Then jump away and repeat the process.
Avoid the crab's powerful beam attacks as they will carve a serious
chunk out of your health bar.  And don't get too far away, because the
crab droid's charging attack is hard to dodge.  Stay in the crab's face
and don't get shot.  It usually takes about four grapple/strike
sequences to drop the crab droid.
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8: The Cavalry Arrives
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All right!  You're in it now, my friend.  Time to get butt-
plunged by an army of droids.  Fist you have to face two Grievous
bodyguards while battle droids shoot you from offscreen.  Don't get
backed into a corner.  Stick and move, try to divide attacks between
both bodyguards.  Take out some battle droids, too, because their
numbers and their capability to damage you from a distance will be a
big hindrance in this fight.  Remember to keep your guard up!
In the next area, you face an endless flow of battle droids and
red grapple droids.  Run to the top of the screen and smash all the red
triangles.  Then go to the upper middle - where you smashed the middle
triangle - and find a saber crystal.  With your combo meter all the way
up, hack some droids and rack up the Masterful combos!  I'd stay near
the bottom of the screen and turn most of my wrath on the battle
droids, as they can be destroyed more easily; you'll end up with more
Masterful combos that way.  But you may wish to use your more powerful
attacks on the grapple droids.  After you've carved your way through
some droid battalions, aided in part by clone troopers, a cutscene will
show Obi-Wan giving directions to clone Commander Cody.  Cody can't
comply because his ship is taking fire from the cannons on the deck you
can just see in the background.  Two Force jump circles appear - one on
your left and one on your right.  Before you jump, you may want to
stick around and help the clones take out a few more droids, but this
isn't necessary.  Jump from the right circle first.  Take out the
battle droids and red grapple droids, then stand back in the right
corner.  Face the console.  There is a ledge above the platform on
which you are standing.  Look up and you will just see a near the far
right edge of the platform.  Use your right thumbstick to target the
hose; you will be able to see when the blue aura surrounds it.  Then
throw your lightsaber to cut the hose and reveal a health powerup.  Now
operate the console and destroy the shield generator.  Then jump back
down, kill some more droids, and then Force jump from the right circle.
Demolish the red grapplers and battle droids, operate the console, then
destroy the shield generator.  After you jump back down and fight some
more droids the next big fight begins.
You begin facing two bodyguards.  Fight them the same way you've
fought the others.  You can blow up the canisters, but don't destroy
any other environmental elements yet.  After one bodyguard is dead,
battle droids and red grapple droids will join the fight.  Go after the
red grapplers to try and get your combo meter up again.  After you've
cleared out all the droid opposition, cut the two conduits at the upper
left and right of this room to lower the large panel in the background
- as well as two cannons.  Don't destroy the cannons just yet.  Run to
the bottom right of the screen and destroy the red triangular computer
screen you see there.  This will reveal a Force powerup.  Now use the
Force at the yellow circle in the top middle part of this area, between
where the two cannons were.  This will initiate a cutscene and the
appearance of another lovely crab droid.  Run to the right.  There is a
blue glow between some boxes.  Throw your lightsaber at the glow and it
explodes into sparks.  Now run all the way to the left side of the
screen and do the same thing to the blue glow you find over there.
After you've done this, a Force powerup will appear in the upper middle
part of the screen.  You'll probably have to run past the crab droid to
get it.  Have fun!  The crab droid kills the clone troopers easily.
Don't bother with the battle droids unless you want to rack up more
EXP.  Focus on taking down the crab droid.  Use the same grapple/attack
method as before.  When the crab droid is dead, the level ends as Obi-
Wan races off on his Boga to face General Grievous.
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9: Showdown with Grievous
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Boss Fight: General Grievous
Like Dooku, Grievous will stay in your face throughout the first stages
of this fight.  Grievous is not above the Nathan.  He will often fall
into using one combo over and over, giving you no space to
counterattack or even strafe out of the way.  This combo is a dual
slash, a big upward slash, and a jump kick.  I kid you not: Grievous
once did this combo 13 times in a row.  If he gets into the frustrating
cycle of using this combo again and again and again, your best bet is
to try and wait him out.  You may be able to hit him after the jump
kick.  Or you may be able to release guard and jump away.  Don't try to
use Force grasp on Grievous; remember he has magnetic feet.  You can't
pick him up, but you can Force push him.  This doesn't do much damage
and won't even knock Grievous down, so only use it if you really need
to put space between him and yourself.
The first part of this fight takes place indoors.  Grievous will
use the same two combos over and over.  Try and keep your distance,
then close in and attack when you see an opening.  Sticking too close
will leave you vulnerable to Grievous's Nathan attack.  There are
chairs in this area you can Force throw at Grievous, but the general's
attacks cover so much distance that you will rarely have time to Force
grasp a chair, target Grievous, and release left trigger.  By the time
you get him lined up, Grievous will be pounding you.
The second area is outside.  Run to the outer right edge of the
platform and find a little pyramid-shaped module.  Destroy it for a
health powerup.  Now Grievous will begin using his blaster.  If you get
too far away, Greevy will pull out his piece and charge up a big shot
that will knock you down if it hits.  This is easy to dodge.  If you
can trick the general into using this charge shot you can get an easy
hit.  He may also choose to fire a few rapid shots at you.  These shots
can be deflected like another other blaster fire.  I suggest you just
stay in Grievous's face this time; beat him back with aggressive
strikes.
The third part of the fight takes place in a cave.  There are
stalagmites everywhere.  To the right of the general's starting
position, smash stalagmites to find a Force powerup.  Now Grievous will
begin using a rush attack: he'll crouch and glow blue before running at
you with lightsabers blazing.  You can try to attack him while he's
crouched, but you may be knocked back by the blue shield he puts up.
It's best to wait until he charges and dodge him or to hit him with a
thrown lightsaber or a Force push while he's crouching and charging up.
The final stage of this fight will occur on the landing platform
at which Obi-Wan arrived.  Grievous has gained some appendages.  Now he
comes at you with four lightsabers!  He has one more new attack - a
spin attack.  If you're close enough, Grievous will spin his torso,
slashing you multiple times with all four sabers.  This attack is
unblockable.  Luckily, he doesn't do it very often.  I suggest you go
back to the original strategy: give the general some space and zip in
when there's an opening.  With some patience, you can win this battle
of attrition.
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10: The Dark Side of the Force
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Boss Fight: Mace Windu
Mace isn't quite relentless as the other bosses you've faced.  His
attacks are a little bit slower and he's more susceptible to the parry
and counterattack maneuver.  But Mace can break most of your combos, so
be cautious.  Stick to short combos.  You have to match Mace's pace to
win this one.
The first stage starts in part of Palpatine's office.  Basic
stuff here.  Lock sabers with Mace until a cutscene takes you to the
balcony outside.  This is the shortest first stage of any boss fight in
the game.
The second stage is outside.  There are anonymous mechanical
objects lining this curved balcony and the wall.  After coming at you
in earnest for a short time, Mace usually seems eager to get to the
right side of the balcony.  If you stick to the far left, Mace will go
right and wait for you, giving you time to Force heal and, possibly, to
throw things at his hairless skull.
Stage three is on a landing platform.  There's lots of room to
move here; don't get backed into a corner.  Once you start this stage
of the fight, head right and destroy the big computer terminal.  Then,
fight past Mace to get directly across the platform.  On the far left
are two more computer monitors.  Destroy them, then head back to the
center of the platform for a Force surge.  You'll notice that Mace's
combat doesn't evolve the way Grievous's and Dooku's did.  Unlike
Anakin, whose attacks have more flourish, Mace is very efficient.
Stick to your guns.
The final stage takes place in Palpatine's office.  The center of
this room is surrounded by lighting arrays - these arrays are squat,
silver, and each has a band of light near its crown.  The two nearest
the bottom of the screen have statues on them.  Destroy all five of
these lighting arrays and a health powerup appears in the middle of the
room.  Mace never amps up his attack - not even when you've got him
down.  His connection to the Force calms him.  Press your assault once
his health is in the red.
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11: The Hunt Begins
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And now . . . it's Vader time.  You start in the antechamber of
the Jedi temple's library.  Padawans will stand in defense against you
and your clone troops.  There must be some sort of race restriction in
play at the temple; these young Jedi are not an incredibly diverse
bunch.  They have lightsabers, but they aren't challenging opponents.
If they were smart they would surrounding you.  Instead they break up,
leaving themselves open for lightsaber death.  I guess that's why
they're padawans.  Once you've murdered all the innocents here, a
cutscene will show a padawan barring himself on the upper level,
putting up a ray shield to keep you from lowering the ray shield over
the big door to the next area.  Force jump circles appear on the floor.
Before you Force jump, head right from the jump circle until.  Between
the first set of bookcases you'll find a Force powerup.  Now you can go
back to the circles and get your jump on.  Up on the balcony there's
less room to move.  The Jedi here will try and surround you.  Cut them
down in cold blood, then use the saber cut on the panel to the right of
the ray-shielded door.  There's another Jedi in that control room, but
he's boxed in.  He doesn't stand a chance.  Kill him, then operate the
console to lower the ray shield over the big door.  After you return to
the ground floor, a few young Jedi will challenge you.  Send them to
the netherworld of the Force.  Once they're gone, a cutscene will show
Anakin breaking down the big door to the next area and being confronted
by a Jedi sniper - Jedi who specialize in the saber throw.  Goody.
Once you're back in control, head immediately left to find a
health powerup.  You don't have to get it yet; you can wait until
you're through with the enemies in this area.  The snipers are quick.
They have good defense and can easily dodge most of your attacks.  I
try to back them into a corner or a group of clones.  Once you get into
them, they can't take much damage.  Remember to guard, because these
Jedi snipers are the masters of cheap shots.  Whooo.  When the room is
clear, use the Force at the yellow circle to initiate a cutscene which
will demonstrate Anakin's impressive command of the dark side.
After you break the door down, you'll be attacked by more Jedi
kids.  Can't you just see it?  The next Star Wars book could take a
Harry Potter direction.  Kid Jedi!  It'd sell.  I doubt a series like
that would include a graphic description of a brave padawan being run
through by Darth Vader.  End some lives, then run around the rubble and
find the ray-shielded door on the right.  There has to be a shield
control here.  Well there is.  There's a door in front of you.  Saber
plunge it to get to the next area.
Introducing the Jedi brute.  He carries a green double-blader and
blocks just about everything.  You cannot use Force lightning on him,
even when his back is turned.  Try to attack him with a combo that
consist of more than two strikes and you will be knocked on your can
before you can execute the third strike.  These guys are frustrating.
Wear this brute down and another one comes out of the door at the top
of the stairs.  When he's gone, enter the room at the top of the stairs
and destroy the turrets waiting for you.  Then operate the shield
control console and go back the way you came.  You'll have to butcher
more Jedi snipers before you get back to the room with the shielded
door.  Once you reach that room, you'll have to fight more snipers and
another brute.  There's a Force side on the left side of this room.
Clear the room, then head back around the rubble in the direction of
the door you smashed with the chunk of statue to grab it.  Saber cut
the newly accessible door to get through.
Now you're on a bridge.  More Jedi and Jedi snipers, as well as a
brute, stand in your way.  The railings on the bridge are destructible;
take them out and try to knock the brute off the bridge.  Further down,
a turret will begin firing at you.  Take this one out by throwing your
lightsaber.  Further still and another turret pops up.  Don't do
anything to it yet.  Stay far to the left and out of range.  Now some
Jedi will jump onto the bridge from moving platforms in the background.
If you have time, you can target one while he's on his platform and
take him out with a thrown lightsaber or a Force push.  When your way
is clear, press on.  Clone troops will arrive and blow the next door.
Now go back the way you came and throw your lightsaber to destroy that
turret.  Next head right for a saber crystal.  You will need this for
the upcoming waves of brutes, and if you get it before you're ready to
move on your combo meter will run out while you're waiting for the
clones to blast the door open.  In the next little atrium, two brutes
attack.  Hopefully you have a full combo meter.  If not, just stick to
the pattern.  Hit them as much as you can and be prepared to get
knocked down a lot.  After the first two brutes are dead, turrets
descend from the ceiling.  Defeat them, then face two more brutes that
come in from behind you.  Gnaw them to death, then move on.
The next area is a hangar.  Kill the first 3 Jedi that attack
you.  Then go back to the door you entered from and destroy the box
there for a health powerup.  Fight your way to the end of the hangar
and mount the turret there.  You have to destroy Jedi starfighters as
they rise out of their docking bays.  The more you destroy, the faster
they come.  Don't worry too much about the Jedi on the ground.  Turning
your fire on them won't help the clone forces; your cannon's shots will
take out clones as well as Jedi. Again, you will overshoot the
crosshair so aim low.  When all the starfighters are slag, the level
ends.
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12: The Final Lesson
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Boss Fights: Serra Keto and Cin Drallig
Your first fight will be against Serra Keto, Cin Drallig's favorite
apprentice.  She wields two lightsabers.  Serra's a bit uncertain and
not the most defensive fighter, so feel free to get aggressive.  But
her attacks pack a lot of punch, so don't get cock.
The first stage of this fight begins in a room with a
malfunctioning machine at the top center.  It would behoove you to
attempt to lead Serra into this electrical hazard.