LucasArts has Wii lightsabers, expect games this fall

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jun 28th 2007 at 5:55PM }

LucasArts' Jim Ward at yesterday's Hollywood & Games Summit panel said they have internal prototypes of lightsaber games using the Wiimote and that "there'll be some stuff out this fall -- it's going to be a lot of fun." Now, before we blow our collective geek minds, the only thing we are aware of at this point is Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga. Although that's nice, it's not really the Wiimote game we're looking for. That doesn't mean something isn't going to be revealed in two weeks at E3, and boy are people being tight-lipped about what's going on, but the conservative side of us thinks that the Lego Star Wars product is what Ward was referring to -- we so hope we're wrong.

Even if Ward was referring to the Lego game as the "stuff" for this fall, we're hoping to see some lighsaber Wiimote titles announced at Min-E3, or at least get a try at these "internal prototypes." If it works even slightly better than Red Steel we'll be more than happy. If it works really well, we'll keep a shot of insulin handy from the immaculately conceived sugar rush of joy that will occur. Two weeks till we have some lightsaber Wiimote answers.

Tags: lightsaber, lucasarts, starwars, wii

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

I am Darth Nihilus @ Jun 28th 2007 6:02PM

Will the games be featuring Darth Nihilus?

Chris @ Jun 28th 2007 6:08PM

I'll bet Pennys to pounds the first LucasFarts Wii came that uses the Wii like a lightsaber is the Star Wars Arcade game that has been out for a decade.

I am Darth Nihilus @ Jun 28th 2007 6:11PM

Pennys to pounds? WTF, is this an episode of Leave it to Beaver?

Mr Khan @ Jun 28th 2007 6:20PM

I'd rather see them pull a game about the little-known New Sith Empire/New Sith Wars era, as opposed to the Jedi Civil War era

I'd lack to command Jedi Lord Hoth and Sith Lord Kaan against each other, and unleash the Thought Bomb

only time will tell, though

zwarrior @ Jun 28th 2007 6:21PM

An attachment that shoots a striaght laser out similar to the pic above would be an awesome peripheral for such a game

Steve @ Jun 28th 2007 6:22PM

>> If it works even slightly better than Red Steel
>> we'll be more than happy.

I certainly hope it works better than that! For one thing, a gesture-based lightsaber game would be the biggest letdown for Star Wars fans since the creation of Jar-Jar Binks.

Shagittarius @ Jun 28th 2007 6:34PM

I'm betting on a collection of Star Wars themed mini games.

Whack-a-Jawa
Whomp Rat Shooting Gallery
Force Shake

etc...

chad @ Jun 28th 2007 6:46PM

well if you can't wait like me grab the star wars lightsaber battle tv game in the meantime...good game for 50 bucks

http://www.my-family-fun.com/pictures/star-wars-lightsaber-battle-game-plug-play-tv-1.jpg
http://www.my-family-fun.com/pictures/star-wars-lightsaber-battle-game-3.jpg

zwarrior @ Jun 28th 2007 6:50PM

I think #8 just showed us exactly what the Wii version might turn out to be, hurray for the casuals

Borat @ Jun 28th 2007 7:08PM

I have a feeling that it's going to suck. Unless the game has 1:1 motion there really is no point is it?

I would suggest looking at that Warioware sword-fight boss as a starting point.

There is so much Star Wars potential with the Nunchuck + Wiimote combo...too bad it'll never be fulfilled thanks to the laziness of developers nowadays.