Star Wars Episode I : The Phantom Menace ( video game ) Star Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace is an action - adventure game released by LucasArts in 1999 , coinciding with the release of the . Gameplay . Visually , the gameplay is similar to third - person " over the head " view games , but actions such as jumping , climbing , or pushing objects are very limited , relying mostly on interaction and dialogue options . The player controls Qui - Gon Jinn , Obi - Wan Kenobi , Queen Amidala , or Captain Panaka in different levels . The game also offers a variety of weapons and slightly different expansion of the same movie storyline and is rather similar to the 2005 . Opening crawl . The game has two opening crawls . The first is identical to that of the movie : The second crawl appears after the Coruscant level , following Senator Palpatine ' s proposal to call for a vote of no confidence in Supreme Chancellor Valorum : Plot . The plot closely follows that of the movie , although it expands on some minor events that could have been silenced or cut from the movie , or shows them from a different character ' s point of view . For example , it follows Amidala ' s " adventures " on Coruscant during Anakin Skywalker ' s interview in the Jedi Temple , something that is never shown or mentioned in the movie . There are also some apparent inconsistencies or contradictions to the storyline , in order to generate a new narrative . These include , unlike the movie , Jar Jar Binks being imprisoned on his return to Otoh Gunga and the player having to rescue him to continue the adventure . Trade Federation Ship . Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi board the Trade Federation ' s flagship . While they are waiting to meet Viceroy Nute Gunray , the room starts filling with poison gas . The two Jedi fight their way out , destroying battle droids along the way . At one point , Obi - Wan is separated from Qui - Gon and has to make his own way to the hangar . Along the way , he sees their ambassadorial ship being destroyed . He sneaks on board one of the landing craft bound for Naboo . Swamps of Naboo . After landing on Naboo , Obi - Wan navigates his way through the swamps and encounters Jar Jar Binks , who leads him to Qui - Gon . He fights some battle droids and hostile creatures along the way . After reuniting with Qui - Gon , Jar Jar tells them about Otoh Gunga and reluctantly brings them there to take shelter from the Trade Federation . Otoh Gunga . In Otoh Gunga , Qui - Gon and Obi - Wan realize that Jar Jar has been banished for his clumsiness . He has been forbidden from returning — on pain of death — so he is arrested and thrown into prison to await execution . Boss Nass and the Gungan High Council agree to provide the Jedi with a bongo for their journey to Theed through the planet ' s underwater core . While Qui - Gon stays behind to try to convince Nass and the Council to spare Jar Jar , Obi - Wan goes to rescue Jar Jar . He uses a Force mind trick to make the prison guards release Jar Jar , and then they make their way to the bongo bay to meet Qui - Gon and leave together . They navigate the bongo through the core and narrowly escape from attacks by an opee sea killer and a sando aqua monster . Gardens of Theed . After arriving just outside Theed , the three of them are about to cross a bridge leading directly to the city gates when a Trade Federation AAT blocks their way and destroys the bridge . Obi - Wan is separated from Qui - Gon and Jar Jar , and has to take a longer route through the Theed Royal Gardens . Along the way , he encounters Royal Naboo Security Forces and joins them in fighting the battle droids . Upon reaching his destination , he destroys the AAT and uses Force push to activate the levers that would unlock the gates . Escape from Theed . Qui - Gon , Obi - Wan and Jar Jar manage to meet up with Queen Amidala , who tells them her plan to escape from Naboo and go to Coruscant to persuade the Galactic Senate to help them . While heading to the hangar , an explosion causes Obi - Wan and the Queen to be separated from Qui - Gon and the rest . Obi - Wan has to escort the Queen safely to the hangar on his own . Along the way , he destroys the battle droids and helps some Naboo soldiers and civilians . They reunite with everyone in the hangar , where they board a Royal Naboo Starship . Mos Espa . While breaking through the Trade Federation ' s blockade , the starship comes under heavy fire , and its T - 14 hyperdrive generator is damaged . They decide to land on Tatooine to make repairs . Qui - Gon , Amidala , and Jar Jar go to Mos Espa to find replacement parts . Qui - Gon defeats some Tusken Raiders who ambush them along the way . In Mos Espa , they learn from the locals that Watto , a junk dealer , might have the things they need . With help from Anakin Skywalker , Watto ' s boy slave , Qui - Gon meets Watto and agrees to bet with him for the hyperdrive generator in the Boonta Eve Podrace , which will be held on the following day . Qui - Gon helps Anakin find a mass coupler and a servo control system to fix his podracer . Concurrently , he completes some side quests : finding Jar Jar ( who has gone missing ) in a bathhouse , fighting some street thugs , saving Vek Drow from robbers , and rescuing Tomo from being enslaved by Captain Neg . Mos Espa Arena . In the Mos Espa Grand Arena , before the podrace starts , Ann Gella lures Qui - Gon into a trap set by Jabba the Hutt , who forces the Jedi to fight his champion . Qui - Gon slays the creature and gets 50 peggats to use in his bet with Watto . Qui - Gon and Watto strike a deal : If Anakin wins the podrace , Watto will free Anakin and give Qui - Gon the T - 14 hyperdrive generator ; if Anakin loses , Watto gets the Royal Naboo Starship ; either way , Watto gets the 50 peggats . Qui - Gon encounters Jym Lang , a bounty hunter hired by Jabba to assassinate the podracer Teemto , and uses a Force mind trick to stop him from killing Teemto . Just before the race starts , a thief steals an ignition capacitor from Anakin ' s podracer and flees . Qui - Gon tracks down the thief , defeats a scavenger , and helps Anakin retrieve the ignition capacitor . Anakin wins the podrace and earns his freedom . Encounter in the Desert . The locals , including Anakin ' s mother Shmi Skywalker , come to see Qui - Gon , Anakin , and their companions off . While heading back to the Naboo Royal Starship , Qui - Gon is attacked by three probe droids but he destroys them . Shortly after , he is attacked by Darth Maul , who uses the Force to cause a rockslide that blocks his way . Qui - Gon duels with Maul for a while before Maul retreats . Qui - Gon then finds another path through the rocks and moves on . When he is approaching the starship , Maul shows up again and tries to destroy the hyperdrive generator . Qui - Gon manages to hold off Maul long enough before boarding the starship just as it takes off , leaving Maul behind . Coruscant . On Coruscant , after Qui - Gon , Obi - Wan , and Anakin leave for the Jedi Temple , Queen Amidala and Captain Panaka follow their armed escorts to the Senate Chambers to meet Senator Palpatine . However , mercenaries and a hover cannon kill their escorts and destroy their air taxi , forcing them to find their own way to the Senate Chambers . After Panaka trades his electrobinoculars for a pair of Coruscant City Tours tickets from Mas Amedda , Panaka and Amidala try to take the tour transport to the Senate Chambers but the transport leaves without them when a hover cannon fires on it . After destroying the hover cannon , Panaka leaves the Queen alone for a while and goes to activate some controls . The mercenaries use the opportunity to kidnap the Queen and bring her into the Restricted Area . Panaka fights off the mercenaries and finds his way into the Restricted Area , where he rescues the Queen and defeats a Sun Guard who tries to stop him . They successfully reach the Senate Chambers and speak with Senator Palpatine . Assault on Theed . Disappointed by the politicking and corruption in the Galactic Senate , Queen Amidala decides to take matters into her own hands by returning to Naboo to fight the Trade Federation to free her people . She is accompanied by her followers , the two Jedi , Anakin , and Jar Jar . While Jar Jar joins his fellow Gungans in creating a diversion to distract the Trade Federation Droid Army , the Queen and everyone else infiltrate Theed to capture Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray and force him to end the occupation of Naboo . In the hangar , Qui - Gon and Obi - Wan encounter Darth Maul and duel with him while the others move on . As the duel takes them deep into the Theed Generator Complex , Obi - Wan is separated from Qui - Gon and Maul after falling off a ramp . In the meantime , Amidala and Panaka fight their way through the streets of Theed , destroying battle droids and getting all the help they can get from Naboo soldiers and civilians alike . After destroying a large force - field generator blocking their way , they arrive outside the Theed Royal Palace and break in through a side window . The Final Battle . Inside the Royal Palace , Amidala and Panaka have to find three security pass keys that would grant them access to the Throne Room , where Nute Gunray is . Along the way , they clear out the battle droids and free Naboo soldiers captured by the Trade Federation . They manage to corner Gunray inside the Throne Room and take him prisoner , thereby ending the Trade Federation ' s occupation of Naboo . Meanwhile , Obi - Wan navigates his way through the Theed Generator Complex , being able to only observe Qui - Gon and Maul from a distance . He destroys battle droids along the way and uses the Force to jump from platform to platform in an attempt to catch up with his master . By the time he reaches the generator core , he sees Qui - Gon being struck down by Maul . After passing through the laser gate s , Obi - Wan continues the duel with Maul and eventually slays him . With his dying breath , Qui - Gon makes Obi - Wan promise to train Anakin , who he believes is the Chosen One . Before the credits start rolling , the people of Naboo celebrate their liberation with a victory parade in the streets while the Jedi look on . Cover gallery . This is a gallery of the cover variations of " Star Wars Episode I : The Phantom Menace " . Alternative options . In almost every level , the player can commit " dark side " or " evil " actions without any negative consequences or repercussions such as having to restart the level or gaining dark side points . The options are : Critical Reception . " Star Wars : Episode I : The Phantom Menace " received generally mixed to positive reviews , and was praised for its graphics , exploration , action and sound . However , the game was criticized for its simple gameplay controls and camera angle which provided a short field of view . The PC version holds an aggregate score of 63 . 35 % and 56 . 42 % for the PlayStation version at Game Rankings . The PC version has slightly better and more detailed graphics than the PlayStation version .