Watch a lightsaber duel go down in Star Wars: The Clone Wars

by David Hinkle { Oct 29th 2008 at 10:48AM }

Okay, we must admit that we're kind of surprised at the clip Entertainment Weekly has for the upcoming The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels game. It looks kind of decent, actually, with all of the stuff going on in the background and the lightsaber battle shown being kind of action-packed. Our first glimpse of the game looked nothing like this. There's some polish now, it would seem. Of course, it is based on that movie that supposedly wasn't very good, but if the gameplay is as fun as this clip would make it seem, we can overlook that. Maybe it doesn't need MotionPlus after all?

We'd like to embed the video for you, but EW won't allow it. To see the clip, click here.

Gallery: Star Wars: The Clone Wars -- Lightsaber Duels

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

deaddays @ Oct 29th 2008 10:59AM

Sorry, it still sucks. Did you see the faces on those guys when the camera zoomed in? They could have AT LEAST replicated the exact look from the movie... it's not like the character models in the film were very detailed...

Garu @ Oct 29th 2008 11:02AM

It could be interesting... but since we don't see the people playing it, do we know if the player is swinging around the Wii remote like a light saber, or is this going to be a button masher in the classic sense?

As you have mentioned before David, I'd like to see a Wii Star Wars light saber game where you (literally) face off against Darth Vader not unlike the Star Wars arcade game!

Mr Khan @ Oct 29th 2008 11:32AM

Could be a surprise hit. The graphics aren't bad (for replicating the low-poly style they embraced for this new series anyway), but the animations are rather stiff. The background action is neat to look at, but it would be cooler if you integrated it into the fight.

However, it's lightsaber-focused (as opposed to Force Unleashed), it's on Wii, it's a tie-in, and it will probably be well advertised.

Recipe for sales success.