When Nintendo was first announced the Wii, I thought to myself: I can’t wait until LucasFilm makes a lightsaber video game. In late 2006, Star Wars fanboys hacked the Wii remote to connect to a computer via bluetooth, giving the Wiimote all the classic Lighsaber sound effects. But the hacked Wiimote was essentially just one of those Master Replica Lightsabers without the cool light-up blade or hilt. Finally LucasArts has announced that they are releasing Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels for the Wii. Here is the official description:
Now everyone can experience the fun and excitement of a Lightsaber fight. Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels immerses you in the characters, locations, and epic duels from the all-new Star Wars animated feature film and TV series. Built from the ground-up for Wii, Lightsaber Duels features an intuitive motion-controlled combat system that puts the Lightsaber weapon in your hand. Mastering the Jedi’s distinctive weapon is now within any player’s grasp.
• Fight the most memorable duels from The Clone Wars feature film and TV series.
• Wield your Wii Remote like a Lightsaber and experience first-hand the unique weapon of the Jedi knights with intuitive controls, so no matter what your gaming experience you can become a Lightsaber master.
• Play with your friends as your favorite Clone Wars hero or villain – from familiar characters like Anakin Skywalker and General Grievous to new faces like Ahsoka Tano and Asajj Ventress – each with a unique fighting style and set of skills.
• Exploit your interactive surroundings to defeat your opponent: slice down pillars and Force throw them against your foe.
• Duel your way through significant Clone Wars locations, such as Tatooine and Teth.
“Clone Wars for the Wii is all about lightsaber dueling. It’s about swinging your Wii remote like a Lightsaber and recreating what we know will be classic Lightsaber battles from the movie and the show,” producer Ken Fox told IGN. “We’ve tried to make the lightsaber control as intuitive and fun as possible. It’s not a Lightsaber simulator, but when you swing your Wii remote left to right; your character does the same. You use the thumbstick on the nunchuck to move your character and swing the Wii remote to swing your Lightsaber. The buttons all do cool stuff like use the force, block and dodge, but the focus is really on putting the Wii remote in the players hand and saying ‘This is your Lightsaber!’”
The world premiere trailer for the game will debut exclusively on Spike TV’s “Game Trailers TV with Geoff Keighley” on Friday, June 20th.
June 19th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
God damn, now I’m going to have to get myself a Wii.
June 19th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I need a wii and a really big TV asap.
June 19th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I may have to add this SW game to my list along with the other SW game coming for PS3 and 360 this fall…
June 19th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
funny, I could’ve sworn that the upcoming The Force Unleashed game already involved this…
June 19th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
The game will look better than the movie.
Goddamn, that is ugly CGI.
June 19th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
wii is a stupid game system so I won’t be getting this one
June 19th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Would it have really been that difficult for Nintendo/Lucasfilm to make an actual Wii Lightsaber handle?
June 19th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
This game is going to be terrible…
“It’s not a Lightsaber simulator, but when you swing your Wii remote left to right; your character does the same.”
People who are expecting Jedi Knight controls are going to be dissapointed.
June 19th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Red
June 19th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Steel
June 19th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Naturally I’ve always wanted a great translation of lightsaber combat to a video game. So far I’d say the best has been the Jedi Knight series. Really I don’t see this changing anything and the biggest indicator is the license. Cruel world. Not that many CoR:EFBB’s around.
June 19th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
oh shit I guess Captain Awesome derserves his username for mentioning JK first.
June 20th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Goosebumps. This will make up for The Force Unleashed. Focusing ONLY on the lightsaber? A brilliant move on LucasArts part.
June 21st, 2008 at 4:55 pm
I’m predicting lightsaber attachments for the wii-mote.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:29 am
Sounds almost as lame as the last few movies.
July 16th, 2008 at 6:12 am
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT! OMG FIRST OFF THE FORCE UNLEASHED WILL BE A GREAT GAME, AND SECOND THE CLONE WARS LOOKS AMAZING EVEN IF IT’S JUST A FIGHTING GAME! Clearly you all are not experienced gamers.
July 16th, 2008 at 6:14 am
Oh and the movingies were amazing! pathetic people who say they’re not!
August 6th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
I KINDA AGREE WITH ERIC I HATED EPISODE 1 EPISODE 2 WAS ALRIGHT BUT I DID LIKE EPISODE 3 IT WAS THE BEST