Star Wars Episode I: Racer, originally released on Nintendo 64 in 1999, will be released on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on May 12, 2020.
Announced on StarWars.com, Star Wars Episode I: Racer features over 20 podracers and eight worlds and is focused solely on the dangerous racing sport featured in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Players can choose to play as young Anakin Skywalker, Sebulba, Ben Quadrinaros, Clegg Holdfast, Cy Yunga, Dud Bolt, and many more aliens from that galaxy far, far away.
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Developer Aspyr and Lucasfilm are bringing this game forward with modernized controls and believe this is the perfect time for this Star Wars classic to race once again. Producer James Vicari explained why this is so important;
“Honestly, because good games should never be forgotten and great games deserve to be revisited as much as possible,” Vicari said. “I think Racer, like Jedi Academy and Jedi Outcast before it, has two crucial qualities: it’s a great game and it has emotional resonance. Those are very important to us. We really believe in reuniting fans with something they cherished, or connecting a new audience with something they may have missed.”
Vicari mentioned Jedi Academy, which was recently announced at the last Nintendo Direct Mini and re-released on Nintendo Switch alongside the reveal that Star Wars Episode I: Racer would also be on its way shortly.
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Star Wars Episode I: Racer was re-released on PC via GOG in 2018, and now more Star Wars fans will have a chance to relieve the racing game that we said “feels almost as good as the movie.”
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Source: IGN.com Star Wars Episode I: Racer to Be Released in May 2020