Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi (1997). Play Free Online

Summary

Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi pushes the PlayStation’s 3‑D fighting format into a galaxy far, far away. Players can sidestep with the up and down pad, something uncommon in mid‑90s fighters, and swap on the fly between hand‑to‑hand strikes and weapon attacks, each mapped to dedicated buttons. The roster mixes familiar faces—Luke, Han, Leia, Boba Fett, Chewbacca—and original combatants like the Emperor’s hand Mara Jade and the mysterious Arden Lyn, who was created solely for the title.

Industrial Light & Magic’s motion‑capture pipeline gave each of the 1200‑polygon characters fluid animations, while LucasArts’ 19‑month development cycle leaned on Softimage for model work. Victory can come from knockout, a ring‑out, or simply out‑lasting the opponent when time expires, and a “Force meter” charges up to unlock devastating specials. Critics praised the hybrid weapons/hand‑to‑hand system but slammed sluggish movement and unbalanced, overpowered force moves, resulting in mixed to negative reviews overall.

Storyline

Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi takes place in the turbulent years between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, after Luke Skywalker’s destruction of the Death Star has left the Galactic Empire reeling. The Emperor, desperate for revenge, hires the mysterious assassin Arden Lyn to hunt down the Rebel Alliance’s key leaders.

Luke and his companions uncover the Imperial plot and confront Arden in the ancient, unarmed combat discipline known as Teräs Käsi. The game pits the rebels in one‑on‑one duels against the Empire’s elite warriors, turning the galaxy’s political struggle into a series of personal battles.

Edited by Maya Carter