Wii Lightsaber Games Episode II: The Clone Wars [update]

by JC Fletcher { Jun 19th 2008 at 10:15AM }

IGN's interview with LucasArts producer Ken Fox offers the first gameplay information (and screenshot) of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The one-on-one lightsaber fighting game, developed by Krome Studios, makes heavy use of Wii Remote motion controls to simulate swordfighting. You know, just like that other Star Wars Wii game coming out. Strangely, Fox's discussion of this new game seems to omit The Force Unleashed -- which is also a Star Wars game developed by Krome which features a duel mode. "The promise of a Wii lightsaber game has hung in the air since the Wii hit the shelves," Fox said. "We think this is the game that delivers on that promise."

Sort of implies that the other one isn't going to deliver, doesn't it? Is LucasArts trying to shift focus away from The Force Unleashed? Should we be worried about its quality? We only say this because since its reveal, The Force Unleashed has been positioned as The Wii Lightsaber Game.

[Update: another screen now available after the break.]]

Tags: clone-wars, krome, lucasarts, star-wars, the-force-unleashed

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jason @ Jun 19th 2008 11:28AM

The first thing I thought when I heard about the Wii's control mechanism was "Lightsaber duels!!!" It's really the big reason I bought one. Hopefully this will be good and give me a reason to dust off the old Wii.

Don @ Jun 19th 2008 12:27PM

I read that article yesterday, and despite all the negativity about the focus on lightsabers (how is that bad?) if that's what you're looking for, then this could either be a GREAT game or a terrible one, depending on how good a grasp developer Krome has on the wiimote control scheme.

Isn't Krome doing both the Wii port of "Force Unleashed" and this game? So they're either both going to suck or both going to rock.