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Star Wars: Lethal Alliance for PlayStation Portable
Star Wars: Lethal Alliance for PlayStation Portable follows Twi'lek mercenary Rianna Saren and her security droid Zeeo. The Rebel Alliance recruits the pair to infiltrate Imperial territory and obtain plans for the Death Star. You fire blasters, dodge attacks and use Rianna's acrobatics to move through the three-dimensional environments. Zeeo helps with combat and obstacles. Cooperation between humanoid and droid gives you different tools from a Jedi's lightsabers and Force powers.
You order Zeeo to hack computers, open doors and protect Rianna with an energy shield. At certain anchor points, you use the droid to reach higher places. Joint attacks strengthen the bond between the two and make their abilities more powerful. At the same time, you need to watch Zeeo's energy. You alternate direct firefights with sneaking, computer puzzles and sections spent exploring the environment.
You play the story campaign alone, directing the duo yourself. Two players can also compete locally via Ad Hoc: collect contraband, cash it in with traders and buy upgrades during the match. You can also set a limit on eliminations. Both participants need a PSP with wireless networking and their own copy of the game. These competitive matches are not a cooperative story campaign and do not require an internet connection.
Region and language
Our PlayStation Portable games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
You receive the physical UMD edition. You need a PSP with a UMD drive to play it; a PSP Go cannot play this disc.
Manual
Star Wars: Lethal Alliance for PlayStation Portable includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Star Wars: Lethal Alliance
Ubisoft released Star Wars: Lethal Alliance for PlayStation Portable in December 2006. Ubisoft Montreal developed the PSP edition, while Ubisoft Casablanca worked on the separate Nintendo DS version. The project emerged from the partnership between Ubisoft and LucasArts. Instead of porting an existing console campaign, the teams built a handheld adventure around two new protagonists. Their mission was placed between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.
At the announcement, senior producer Bertrand Helias explained that the team wanted to explore the period shortly before Episode IV. LucasArts helped with the story and ensured consistency with the film universe. Rianna was deliberately not made a Jedi: her weapons, agility and cooperation with Zeeo were meant to drive combat. This gave the familiar pairing of an adventurer and a droid a direct gameplay role, from opening security systems to overcoming obstacles together.
The two handheld editions were adapted to their respective hardware. The PSP version uses buttons and an analogue stick for its three-dimensional action, while the DS edition also uses the touchscreen. Wireless matches differ too: on PSP, you compete as a Twi'lek against another Twi'lek, rather than playing the DS droid contests. Lethal Alliance thus remained a separate chapter in Star Wars games, featuring a mercenary duo in the run-up to the original film trilogy.
Similar games for PlayStation Portable
LEGO Batman: The Videogame for PlayStation Portable also combines action with different characters' abilities. Batman and Robin change suits to overcome obstacles, while Rianna uses Zeeo for security systems and acrobatics. LEGO Batman offers a city full of bricks, hero and villain chapters and plenty to collect. Lethal Alliance follows one continuous Star Wars adventure with blasters and a regular partner. You play both PSP campaigns alone, with computer-controlled assistance.
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters on PlayStation Portable, like Lethal Alliance, revolves around an armed adventurer and a robot partner. Ratchet collects unusual weapons and explores colourful planets; Clank also has his own gameplay sections. Rianna and Zeeo more often work together within the same fights and obstacles. Both games feature platforming and science-fiction technology, but Size Matters devotes more attention to an expanding arsenal and separate robot challenges.
Gun Showdown for PlayStation Portable likewise casts you as a gunfighter in a story involving employers and personal revenge. Colton White travels on horseback through a Western world and can accept other jobs between main missions. Lethal Alliance uses defined science-fiction levels and lets you give orders to a droid. In Gun, you more often choose where to ride; with Rianna, computers, locked doors and acrobatic routes determine how you progress.
Chili Con Carnage on PlayStation Portable shares an interest in guns, agile protagonists and exaggerated action jumps. Ramiro tries to earn ever higher scores through consecutive eliminations in short missions. Rianna also uses her movements to open routes with Zeeo and bypass computer security. Chili focuses more strongly on repeating firefights; Lethal Alliance weaves those fights together with exploration and cooperation within the duo.
Killzone Liberation for PlayStation Portable also combines science-fiction firearms with missions against a military regime. You view combat from above and seek cover while giving allies instructions. Lethal Alliance places the camera closer behind Rianna and uses more acrobatics and computer puzzles. Killzone mainly calls for a safe position and a good angle of attack; Rianna and Zeeo must also move through the environment together to find a way forward.
