Hello Everyone!

"Star Wars: Bounty Hunter" was released in 2002 for the Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube video game consoles. MoveAlong and I collaborated on a DVD titled "Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - Beyond The Game," which was released in October 2006, and you can read the original thread for it HERE. That release essentially compiled all the cinematic cut scenes from the game created by Industrial Light & Magic, several Special Features, and a DVD-ROM folder of various files. Unfortunately, the cut scenes alone did not tell the entire the story of the game, and watching them compiled together could prove to be a bit confusing.

I honestly believe the game tells one of the most compelling stories of the Star Wars universe outside of the movies, and is closer in tone to the original trilogy than to the prequels. It takes place ten years before the events of Episode II. It begins with Darth Sidious summoning his apprentice, Count Dooku, and assigning him two tasks. The first is to eliminate Komari Vosa, a deranged former Jedi, and leader of the mysterious and deadly Bando Gora cult, who Sidious sees as a threat to his plans for the future. The second task is to find a source for his planned clone army. Dooku suggests they accomplish both tasks with one stroke. He will place a huge bounty on Vosa, and the hunter who is resourceful enough to deliver her would make a good source for the clone army. Although its a dangerous proposition, Jango Fett decides to pursue Vosa since the bounty is so large. Also after her is Montross, a Mandalorian turned bounty hunter like Jango, who is now his bloodthirsty rival. The story also introduces Zam Wesell, and tells how Jango obtained his ship, Slave I.

In early 2007, I began capturing gameplay footage, and compiling more material for the Special Features section of the DVD. The goal was to assemble a fulll-length movie, combining ILM's pre-rendered cinematic cut scenes from the first release, cut scenes from the actual game engine, and gameplay footage, so that the complete story of "Star Wars: Bounty Hunter" could be told.

MoveAlong edited my captured footage together into a full-length movie. This edit preserves the game's widescreen cut scenes and full screen gameplay footage in their original aspect ratios, and is included on disc one of this upcoming release as "The Purist Cut."

MoveAlong eventually concluded that he wouldn't be able to finish the project. ThrowgnCpr offered to collaborate with me to complete it. His first contribution was to create an additional edit of the main feature, converting all the gameplay footage of the original edit to widescreen format for a more movie-like experience. This edit is included on disc two of this release as "The Cinematic Cut."

I compiled far more bonus material for this project than was included on the original release. Disc three includes special features such as alternate endings, outtakes, trailers, behind the scenes documentaries and interviews, slideshows, character profiles, mission briefings, and a huge DVD-ROM archive.

ThrowgnCpr is now completing the authoring of this collection's three DVD's.

I'm very grateful to both MoveAlong and ThrowgnCpr for collaborating with me on this project (that has been over six years in the making). I'll update this thread as work progresses. Thanks for your interest!

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