Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith gives you control of the heroes of the Clone Wars like never before. Revenge of the Sith lets you take Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi through the events of the movie as they defeat Count Dooku, General Grievous and well, each other.

This game sports of some of the cleanest graphics I've yet to see in a Star Wars title. Characters like Anakin, Obi-Wan and Dooku look just like Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor and Christopher Lee. Even the enemies like the droids and clones look like the big-screen counterparts. One of the Episode III's shining points is when you go lightsaber-to-lightsaber. The effects between the crossing blades and the various attacks and parries that are shown in the characters' animations are just wonderful. Unfortunately, once you're out of the combat aspects, the character animations become a lot stiffer than you'd expect.

The only other thing I have against the game's visuals is that there were times when the graphics were too clean. Early on in the game, when the two Jedi are running through the hanger of General Grievous' flagship, there is a massive space-battle going on through the windows. Every time I passed one of these areas, I was in awe at how much detail I could see in the ships, but that seemed unrealistic. At the kind of distances these ships were at, I shouldn't have been able to see things as clearly as I did, and it was a bit distracting at times.

Like Star Wars Battlefront, you will be treated with cut scenes straight out of the film, which all-in-all is a nice touch for people who really liked the movie.

The audio department isn't lacking either. Though it doesn't sport background music from the Episode III movie soundtrack (the music draws mainly from the previous five movies), each lightsaber hum, dark-lightning crackle and robotic-beep is as authentic as can be.

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith takes the plot of the movie and expands upon it wherever it can. Small scenes (like getting out of the hangar or the hallways leading to Chancellor Palpatine) become large levels with multiple tasks like cutting power cables or protecting R2-D2. Other areas actually alter the events (but only slightly). A case of this is after you defeat Grievous and Sidious has activated Order 66. In the movie, Obi-Wan sneaks onto Grievous' ship, but in the game, you must fight your way through clones.

Though the two playable characters (Kenobi and Skywalker) have very similar powers and abilities (until the end), you can tailor the characters' strengths by choosing what to upgrade between levels. During a level, you will be graded on how quickly and effectively you dispatch foes. At the end of he level, these grades will be tallied and you will be given a certain number of upgrade points. Then you can apply these points to improve pretty much any skill the character has at his disposal. You can make your Force Push more powerful, or your Force Jump quicker. If you play well enough, you might even be able to upgrade all of both characters' abilities to their fullest by the time they have their showdown on Mustafar.

Star Wars Episode III also has a couple of interesting multiplayer modes that let you and a buddy either join forces in Co-op mode, or go head-to-head in Versus mode. In Co-op, the two characters go through missions that are somewhat related to the movie. These levels will be different than the main game's missions, but you can see where they fit in the overall plot. Typically these missions will have you and the other player locked in a room until you clear out the baddies, then the door opens, you move to the next room and it starts all over again -- except with stronger enemies. I found Versus mode to be an interesting addition. This wasn't something I had seen in a lot of typical third-person action games. Each player chooses one of the unlocked characters (Anakin, Obi-Wan, Dooku, Mace, etc.) and the two go medieval on each other. At first, the only arena you have available is the Jedi Training Room, but as you progress through the game, you will unlock new characters and locations.

Difficulty was an interesting thing in Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. It reminded me of a professor I had once. The first day of class she announced that her class would have a huge term paper at the end. A couple of days later when half of the class had dropped, she said that there would be no report due.

I found the beginning of the game to be really hard. I struggled my way to Count Dooku, but after that, the game let up a whole lot. Maybe it was just my choices when I leveled my characters up, but ultimately, the game was a lot easier than it seemed at first.

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith has some easy to pick up controls that can allow you to pull off some really nice combos. You jump with the X, and the Square, Triangle and Circle are all used for various kinds of attacks. Square is for fast attacks, while Triangle and Circle yield strong and special (context dependent) attacks. Your force powers are accessed through the shoulder buttons. L2 is your Saber Throw, R1 is the Force Push (or Force Grasp depending on which character you are) while R2 is the Force Stun/Force Lightning. L1 is used to block or strafe.

Though it sounds like a lot to keep straight, when you're in the heat of battle and surrounded by Super Battle Droids, you end up (sometimes accidentally) pulling off some impressive moves.

Episode III is a fun game that lets you play as two of the most important characters in the Star Wars Universe. What SW fan wouldn't want to take part in the battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan? Who wouldn't want to know what could've happened had Darth Vader beaten his old master instead of being left for dead?