Ready to kill Gungans again as a sadistic Obi-Wan?
Gematsu has discovered that Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace has been rated in Taiwan for PS5 and PS4, confirming what could very well be the next Star Wars game to be added to PlayStation’s growing catalog of classic PS Plus titles, available as part of the Premium tier ($17.99/mo.) of Sony’s service.
Disney continues to carry the PlayStation Plus Classics lineup on its back—STAR WARS Episode I: The Phantom Menace (PS1) has been rated for PS5 and PS4 in Taiwan.
— Gematsu (@gematsu) December 7, 2023
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Here’s the promotional text for LucasArts’ classic PlayStation game, which came out in 1999, the very same year that George Lucas’ prequel came out in theaters and showed people what happens when they get sliced in half with a lightsaber:
TURMOIL HAS ENGULFED THE GALACTIC REPUBLIC: The taxation of trade routes to outlying systems is in dispute. The greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo with a blockade of deadly battleships.
LIVE THE SAGA: Take part in the events from the Star Wars: Episode I story – and beyond – while taking on the roles of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Amidala and Captain Panaka.
And here’s some marketing scans for the game (via huguesjohnson.com) from a long-gone retailer that older gamers may or may not remember:
According to the official PlayStation Plus site, the PS Plus catalog already offers a decent number of classic Star Wars titles, including Star Wars Racer Revenge, Star Wars Demolition, Star Wars Bounty Hunter, Star Wars Jedi Starfighter, and even Super Star Wars, the side scroller that came out way back in 1992 for SNES.
In other Phantom Menace news, Natalie Portman, who starred as Padmé Amidala in all three Star Wars prequels, revealed this week that King Charles asked her if she was in the original Star Wars movies during the premiere of Episode I:
Asked by host Andy Cohen what it was like meeting the British royal family at “The Phantom Menace” premiere, Portman recalled: “I remember Prince Charles, he was then Prince Charles, asked me if I was in the originals. I was like, ‘No, I’m 18!’ But he was very friendly.”
Portman also said that she is open to returning as Padmé, although “no one has asked.”