“Figuring out how a smattering of film sets and scale models fit together”

Breaking into Jabba's palace in STAR WARS OUTLAWS

- RICK LANE

Yikes. Hope I don't end up like that guy.

Star Wars Outlaws might not be as consistently riveting as Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, but Ubisoft’s open-world adventure has helped me tick off one very specific fantasy on my Star Wars bucket list—visiting Jabba the Hutt’s palace. You come to Jabba’s palace at a slightly odd angle, and not just because walking the front door would see you fed to the Rancor faster than a honey-glazed Gammorrean. Your pet/partner-in-crime, a Disneyfied alien axolotl named Nix, is kidnapped at the Mos Eisely Cantina and sold into Jabba’s rare animals collection.

Depending on how you feel about Nix, this will either be a trite premise for exploring one of