“But wait!” You say. Didn’t the main character, you know, not make it out of the first game alive? “That’s right!” I say, so obviously my inner (and outer) Star Wars nerd is screaming for some clarification on how it is possible to have a sequel with Starkiller as the main character. At least this retcon won’t be as bad as Jar Jar.
I’ll be keeping a close eye on this game, but god damn if 2010 isn’t shaping up to have an amazing lineup of games.
Star Wars holds a special place in my heart. Not just because I had to endure being shoved in school lockers most of my early life due to the fondness I have for the franchise, but because I’ve probably watched the movies and played the games thousands of times over.
If the prospect of a new Star Wars game gets your midichlorians in motion, then you’ll probably want to watch Spike’s VGA show this year, where LucasArts is said to be unveiling a new game. We’ll have to wait for the show to find out what the game itself is, but until then we’ll just have to speculate. A new Jedi Knight game? Battlefront 3? Maybe a brand new, adult focused Star Wars game in the vein of Batman: Arkham Asylum (hey, I can dream, can’t I?) The VGAs will air on December 12th, at 8PM Eastern time, so set your DVRs accordingly.
One of the biggest nerd fantasies after the announcement of motion controls on the Wii was swinging around a Lightsaber like you’re a digital Jedi. Some companies have tried, but none of really hit it out of the park. It looks like Bensussen Deutsch & Associates is ready to fulfill all your Star Wars dreams. You’ll be able to fight the good fight with Lightsaber and Clone Trooper Blaster attachments for your Wii Remote.
You’ll be able to snag the Clone Trooper Blaster for $24.99 and the Light-Up Lightsaber for $19.99. A Dual Pack, which includes both Anakin’s and Yoda’s Lightsabers is also available for $34.99, if that tickles your pickle.
If I touched my Wii more than once or twice a month, I’d look into picking these up. They look good quality and should be fun for big Star Wars fans who might use the Wii. Take a gander at the Clone Trooper Blaster after the jump.
Both Kotaku and LucasArts’ Twitter feed have some rather exciting news for fans of Star Wars – the Dark Forces/Jedi Knight games are coming to Steam and Direct2Drive sometime next week. I’ve been on a bit of a Star Wars kick as of late, and seeing these games released digitally warms my midichlorians.
All four games feature Chuck Norris-esque Kyle Katarn, a defected Imperial soldier who happens to be one of the guys who stole the original Death Star’s plans. The first game, Dark Forces, is more or less a DOOM clone, while the next three games were the first Star Wars games to actually make the player feel like a motherfuckin’ Jedi. Dark Forces’ sequel, Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight, was the first game to allow multiplayer Jedi combat and still has a somewhat active multiplayer modding community today. Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast was released on both PC and console at the time, and was followed up by Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, released on both platforms as well.
Hopefully LucasArts doesn’t put this at too high of a price point, but I found the price for the digital release of Knights of the Old Republic to be fair, so we’ll see.
Simply put, the Knights of the Old Republic games for the original Xbox and PC are not only the two greatest Star Wars games ever made (suck it, X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter), but also the two greatest RPG games ever made, and also the two greatest games ever made. Seriously. If you think otherwise, you are wrong. I’d go so far as to say it should be a punishable crime to speak ill of these games, but I digress.
Perhaps that is why I’m so excited for Bioware’s first MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic. Since the game was first revealed last October, I’ve been grasping on to every piece of information and news about the game, and up until this point, Bioware has been rather vague about the game. Friday, Bioware released a twenty minute developer walkthrough, showcasing the very demo of the game that was shown behind closed doors at E3 2009. This is the first actual look at a couple solid minutes of uninterrupted gameplay – featuring the Smuggler, Bounty Hunter, and Sith Warrior classes.
The videos speak for themselves, but if you’re like me and the idea of a massive multiplayer Bioware RPG gets your love-juices pumping, the wait for SW:TOR is going to be a very long one, no matter when the game comes out.
Watch out Luke! Don’t get too close to that Sarlacc sand penis!
Not just any Star Wars saga, the Super Star Wars saga! Nintendo has just announced that the Super Star Wars series is headed to the Wii Virtual Console this week beginning with the first Super Star Wars game from the SNES era. I reported previously about the unknown future of the X-wing vs. TIE Fighter series in this post, but is this the release of past Star Wars content president of LucasArts Darrel Rodriguez alluded to?
I really don’t know? And I really don’t care, any and all Star Wars additions to my gaming catalog are good ones (minus that N64 abortion of a game called Battle for Naboo). I skipped the SNES era for some strange reason, so the Super Star Wars series wasn’t even on my radar at the time. All I know is, I missed out on playing through the original movie trilogy, battling Mos Eisley cantina patrons, as well as slicing off huge sand penises (pictured above) with my lightsaber.
LucasArts has been on a tear lately revamping and revitalizing its older game properties. With the recent release of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition to The Dig, the minions under George Lucas are hard at work bringing back older franchises. With that being said, something just might be on the horizon for the famous dogfighting adventure series set in the Star Wars universe.
G4’s Patrick Klepek recently sat down with LucasArts president Darrel Rodriguez and asked about the future of the X-Wing, TIE Fighter, and the X-wing vs. TIE Fighter series.
“We don’t have any announcements now, but stay tuned,” Rodriguez said. “We will soon…..”
I’m hoping for a full-on gaming title for this generation, but at this point, I really don’t care! I just want to strap myself in to the Incom Corp. T-65 X-wing starfighter and take on a few pesky womprats in training mode. Is that too much to ask without having to break out my 100MHz Packard Bell and suction cup equipped joystick to watch porn take on Beggar’s Canyon? Yes, I know! With that last comment you all probably know now that I am a huge Star Wars nerd. HUGE!
Here’s hoping that we will hear an announcement soon about this upcoming title. Then and only then I will be able to safely take my Ewok sleepy shorts out of their cubby and wear them with pride!
Remember those “Make your own Adventure” books? You would turn to page 17 only to be killed by a werewolf but turned the page back real fast because your bad choice resulted in an unfavorable outcome? Imagine that in the Star Wars universe. Imagine if “The Apprentice” killed Darth Vader and took on Obi Wan Kenobi, Boba Fett, and Luke. (I know Fett is not of the Rebellion, but just fucking listen for a second.) This Christmas, added levels, playable characters, and an expanded story await us in the SW: TFU – Ultimate Sith Edition. This will also be DLC if you own the first version.
Kristen Bell. If you’re like me, you were probably a huge Veronica Mars fan. While you’ve continued to mourn that show’s untimely passing, perhaps you caught Kristen in her co-starring role on the second and third seasons of NBC’s Heroes (as if Hayden Panettiere wasn’t already enough for one show). Fandom can further rejoice as Kristen now ups the ante, donning Princess Leia’s infamous gold bikini for the aptly titled comedy Fanboys, which apparently hit the big screen in some form of release earlier this year.
In any event, the flick sees a group of Star Wars geeks road trip to George Lucas’ sci-fi Xanadu, Skywalker Ranch, to snatch an early print of The Phantom Menace for their dying friend to take a sneak peak at. Yes, it’s a period piece, which means no easy access, pirated copies were making the rounds via torrent and thus no need for Hugh Jackman to have to smack a bitch. It’s just too bad the poor guy couldn’t hold out till Revenge of the Sith (or croaked right after Return of the Jedi and saved himself the embarassment … kidding, George). Anyway, it actually looks pretty promising in an irreverent, Kevin Smith sort of way. That and I had to accompany one of the hottest photos ever with some sort of an explanation, didn’t I? Gamers, many of whom just happen to be Star Wars fans themselves (hence this article’s inclusion on a gaming website), can pick up Fanboys as it hits SD DVD today with an as-yet-unconfirmed Blu-ray release to follow.
Wielding a Wiimote like a lightsaber is awesome. These two guys make Lando Calrissian not cool. The game looks meh, partly because its cartoons, but pitting two complete douche bags who “talk trash” at each other to entice gamers to buy is lame. If someone ever called me a nerf herder, I’d stick the Wiimore up their ass. With numchuk.
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