Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo (known as Star Wars: Battle for Naboo on the PC) is an arcade-style action game co-developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts. It is a spiritual sequel to "" released two years earlier. Despite the similarities between the two games, the development team designed a new game engine for "Battle for Naboo" and included land- and water-based combat in addition to aerial combat. Set in the fictional "Star Wars" galaxy, the game takes place during the events depicted in the film "". Players control Gavyn Sykes, a
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