by Tap » Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:18 pm
New Star Wars for Wii
Wield the Wii remote as a lightsaber in a specially designed version of The Force Unleashed for Nintendo's console.
September 18, 2007 - Ever since Nintendo unveiled its new videogame console, players have fantasized about the possibility of an original Star Wars game in which the Wii remote would effectively become a Jedi's lightsaber. It's taken publisher LucasArts much longer than expected, but on Tuesday it revealed that it is indeed working on a project that will make use of Nintendo's controller in exactly that fashion. A Wii iteration of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will, according to the company, give players "… the chance to live out their fantasies by wielding the Wii remote as a lightsaber while using the nunchuk controller to torment foes with their Force powers." Sold.
The Force Unleashed has already been announced and previewed for next-generation systems, but today's news marks the first mention of a Wii build. In a twist, gamers star as Darth Vader's secret apprentice as he attempts to rid the galaxy of Jedi in a story set between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
"The Wii is a great platform for The Force Unleashed, because the console's motion-oriented controllers really bring the game to life," said Jim Ward, president of LucasArts. "We've worked hard to make the Wii version of the game unique in order to truly let you unleash the Force."
The Wii build of The Force Unleashed is in development by Krome Studios and is set for release during 2008's spring season. The game will add an exclusive duel mode in which "players can compete head-to-head with their friends to determine the ultimate Jedi Master."
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This would be a way to breathe new life here...Kjartan and Splork could code wintin to pick up signals from a "wii-like" device. Then when we wanted to kill a kobold or whatever, we could stand in front of our pc and swing away. Sure it may look odd and the family might not like it when Hannah Montana is on but screw them.. close the blinds and run thy household. Another bonus.. it would completely disable "botting"....unless someone rigged it up to the ceiling fan. Then they would be busted because someone standing in a room, needlessly swinging their weapon about...well that's just silly.