Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
| Star Wars: Bounty Hunter | |
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Promotional North American PS2 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | LucasArts |
| Publisher(s) | LucasArts |
| Director(s) | Jon Knoles |
| Producer(s) | Joe Brisbois |
| Designer(s) | Jon Knoles |
| Programmer(s) | Priamos Georgiades |
| Artist(s) | Ian Milham |
| Writer(s) | Haden Blackman |
| Composer(s) | Jeremy Soule |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 GameCube Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/S |
| Release | PlayStation 2 GameCube Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is a 2002 action-adventure video game developed and published by LucasArts for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The PlayStation 2 version was later re-released as a PlayStation 2 Classics title on the PlayStation 3 in April 2015 and PlayStation 4 in January 2016. The PlayStation 4 version had a limited physical run published and distributed by Limited Run Games in June 2019. An enhanced version developed and published by Aspyr was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in August 2024.
Bounty Hunter is a prequel to the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, and a continuation of the comic book Jango Fett: Open Seasons by Haden Blackman and Ramón F. Bachs. Set in the Star Wars Legends expanded universe, its story follows former Mandalorian warrior Jango Fett during his prime as a bounty hunter and provides the backstory to the character's role in Attack of the Clones. It explains several elements from the film, such as how he acquired his iconic ship, Slave I, met his future partner Zam Wesell, and was chosen as the genetic template for the clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic. In Star Wars: Bounty Hunter's overarching narrative, Fett is hired by Darth Tyranus, a Sith Lord, to eliminate the Dark Jedi Komari Vosa. Fett becomes entangled in an extensive "death stick" trafficking conspiracy while clashing with various criminal syndicates and an old rival. It received mixed reviews from critics.