Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace effort after a 22-year hiatus following "Star Wars" in 1977. "The Phantom Menace" was released in theaters on May 19, 1999, almost 16 years after the premiere of the previous "Star Wars" film, "Return of the Jedi". The film's premiere was extensively covered by media and was greatly anticipated because of the large cultural following the "Star Wars" saga had cultivated. It received mixed reviews; critics praised the visuals, action sequences, John Williams' musical score and some of the performances, but criticized the screenplay, characterization, and Ahmed Best and Jake Lloyd's performances (as Jar Jar Binks and Anakin Skywalker respectively).
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (video game) variety of mediums, such as vehicles, races, space combat as well as side-scrolling which includes Lightsaber combat. The game was met with generally negative reception. Reasons include its control issues, simple difficulty, poor level designs and dated password system. "Game Informer" gave it an abysmal 1 out of 10, calling it "the dark side of gaming." The game so far has a score of 38.89% from GameRankings and 38 out of 100 from Metacritic. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (video game) Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a video game based on .