According to IGN, LucasArts is developing a new Star Wars game built ground-up for the Wii called Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Obviously, the game will be set during the time of the Clone Wars but it also shares the same look as the upcoming animated series. It's being developed by Krome studios, the same guys who are handling The Force Unleashed for the Wii.

The most intriguing thing about this game is that IGN and the developer are calling this the lightsaber game we all wanted when the Wii was first announced. The nunchuck is used for movement but the wii-mote will handle all lightsaber movement. The main focus of the game seems to be on lightsaber duels (never a bad thing). On the issue of the mythic "one-to-one movement" we all want, here's what the developer has to say:

"Ken Fox: I wouldn't describe what we're doing as one-to-one in the way that you might picture, but we really tried to make it feel like you get to swing your Lightsaber 'manually'. In short, it feels like the most natural and convincing sword type experience I've had on the Wii. And on top of that, it not just a sword, it's a lightsaber"




As a complete Star Wars nerd, the idea of a game focused on dueling makes me very happy. The lightsaber duels were always my favorite part of the series. Also, the look of the animated series should mesh well on the Wii, as stylized graphics have looked good on the wii. However, I'm remaining cynical as my dreams for a lightsaber game are grandiose and this will likely not fulfill them. I think this game will give us the closest thing to one-to-one that we'll see for a while, and if we get a great multiplayer component this game can be upgraded to amazing. Hopefully this lives up to my lofty expectations.