

The Trade Federation subsequently terminates her contract and sends numerous "Hunter-Killer" droids, then a squad of mercenaries after her. After she destroys a number of the fighters, her astromech droid, Mod-3, intercepts a transmission about the illegal invasion of Naboo. The story at this point shifts to the point of view of Vana Sage, a mercenary employed by the Trade Federation, as she helps test the Scarab starfighter. Essara is killed by an unidentified ship, while Rhys survives and is later rescued by the Toydarian Reti. The meeting is revealed to be a trap, as Rhys and Essara are then forced to defend the royal starship until it can escape. The two are then relegated to defending the Queen of Naboo as they meet with Trade Federation officials. It is then revealed Rhys was just dreaming, as he is awakened by Essara Till, who trains him in basic maneuvering and combat. He manages to blast one droid starfighter out of the sky, but is subsequently shot by a second one. The story begins by showing one of the four main characters, Rhys Dallows, a member of the Naboo Royal Space Fighter Corps (NRSFC), piloting an N-1 Naboo Starfighter. A sequel was released in 2002, named Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter. LucasArts re-released the game on the digital distribution platform Steam on July 8, 2009, and on the PlayStation 3 in the US on Ap and in Europe on via the online PlayStation Store. Both ports were performed by Secret Level.ĭuring Q3 2003, Tsunami Visual Technologies released the title on their TsuMo motion-base Arcade platform. Īfter an unveiling at the 2001 E3, approximately ten months after the initial release on PlayStation 2, an Xbox version was released under the title Star Wars: Starfighter: Special Edition with enhanced graphics, improved multiplayer and several other upgrades, with an additional port to the PC following in late January 2002 - this time based on the original PS2 version. The player unites alongside three starfighter pilots and is allowed to take control of several different spacecraft to help stop the invasion that threatens Naboo.

Star Wars: Starfighter is a 2001 action video game, developed and published by LucasArts, that takes place right before the Battle of Naboo.
