Star Wars Outlaws

Star Wars Outlaws is a fun intergalactic heist adventure with great exploration, but it’s hindered by simple stealth, repetitive combat, and a few too many bugs at launch.

Star Wars Outlaws shines in a few moments but fizzles out in too many others.

Massive bravely peels away the many layers of Ubisoft open world-isms in Star Wars Outlaws. It's a fatal error.

Star Wars Outlaws is Ubisoft's most ambitious game in years, but it plays the basics way too safe.

"You really do feel a part of a wider world, rather than a function of it"

Moving between planets and wandering Outlaws’ dense cities is where the adventure shines, but shooting your way through your current gig so you can make it to the next is also compelling, if sometimes a little simple.

A genuinely likable new lead and intense attention to the mythology of the Star Wars films made this a nostalgic thrill

A strong reminder why the Ubisoft formula became so influential, so reliable and so popular.

Star Wars Outlaws is a pulpy, Uncharted-style adventure that doesn't quite fulfil its potential. Kay and Nix lead a great cast through a well-paced, punchy story, but the game's Reputation system, and syndacite storyline in general feels undercooked.

It's hard to get enthusiastic about Outlaws' weak stealth and combat, film-set worlds, and half-hearted nods at a more conceptually experimental game. Still, it's a perfectly ok bit of Star Wars entertainment with some great, authentic moments.