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: The Roleplaying Game Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game set in the "Star Wars" universe, written and published by West End Games (WEG) between 1987 and 1999. The game system was slightly modified and rereleased in 2004 as "D6 Space", which used a generic space opera setting. An unrelated "Star Wars" RPG was published by Wizards of the Coast from 2000 to 2010. Since 2012 the official "Star Wars" role-playing game is another unrelated game, published by Fantasy Flight Games. The game, based on WEG's earlier "Ghostbusters" RPG, established much of the groundwork of what