The debut trailer for Star Wars: The Clone Wars -- Lightsaber Duels features plenty of action, and we think you'll agree that it looks delectable. It's still early on, and LucasArts doesn't want to give too much away, but it was hard to stifle the anticipation of seeing the camera pan away -- just for a second -- to give us a shot of the Wiimote in action.
That shot never came; unfortunately, but it's still nice to see some of those familiar faces dueling through the Clone Wars, during their heyday. As history (and a few movies) has shown, not all of them are around to entertain us these days. Perhaps the Wii and DS will be remembered for capturing them in their time of glory. Or, as some have said, the games are going to disappoint fans on a monumental level due to a lack of one-to-one Wiimote swordplay. Nonsense! I think you know which side I'm on.
I'm cautiously optimistic. I like the cartoony look of the movie and the game and hope that LucasArts can find a way to make the game enjoyable. I'm not a huge fan of waggling the Wiimote all around and would actually prefer a No More Heroes approach; button presses for basic slashes and gestures or special attacks.
That's because the Nunchuk and Remote have different motion sensitive parts inside them, if I recall correctly.
If they do the controls right, I'll pick this up, and I'm not even a big Star Wars fan (the original series was awesome; the new one, not so much). And I'm still waiting for the day we get a 1:1 game --- I still think they could do it.
That was one of the LEAST impressive things I've ever seen. Do not want. I mean, we can fap all we want over the concept of a Wii lightsaber game, but it will never live up to what we expect. 1:1 Wiimote control is impossible, currently. Until they get it down, we'll never truly be satisfied. As it is, it just looks like a bunch of mostly-dull, repetitive waggle duels that will get old very quickly.
The art style is kinda lame, but if the gameplay is good I'm all for it. However, I really don't see the point in this game when the Lightsaber duels in the Wii version of Force Unleashed already look way better than this.
Not at all. However, I just wanted people to make a fair comparision. Comparing the graphics to other Wii games is reasonable. Trying to have it go up against the 360 or PS3 just wouldn't be fair (like trying to compare the PS2 to the original Xbox).
Nintendo thumbed their nose at the graphics whore crowd, and this is what you end up with --- games that look good for the Wii. Doesn't make them any less fun, just not as pretty as what we would expect from the other guys.
I guess the PS2 vs. Xbox is a bad example, but the point I'm getting at is what each console brings to the table in terms of horsepower. As popular and as fun as the Wii may be, it (by Nintendo's own admission) was never meant to try and keep up with Sony and MS in terms of graphics. It's all about the Wiimote, and what it can add to the gameplay.
not to sure about this one... seems like a red-steel re-entry. I have to second what spitfire said about wishing it looked more like the actual samurai jack - styled animation of the cartoon movie...
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9:35 AM on 06.21.2008
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Side note: I wish the new clone wars movie was just like the animated clone wars episodes... I dont care for this cartoonish cgi.
lets just hope it doesn't fall into a waggle-fest like the previous 'swordfigthing'-games ( Bleach and that stupid ubisoft release title )
That's because the Nunchuk and Remote have different motion sensitive parts inside them, if I recall correctly.
If they do the controls right, I'll pick this up, and I'm not even a big Star Wars fan (the original series was awesome; the new one, not so much). And I'm still waiting for the day we get a 1:1 game --- I still think they could do it.
Marry me?
There are wii games out there with good (decent?) graphics, so let's not pretend that it's not possible on this system.
This game, friend, has horrible graphics, which shows the laziness of the developers. Admit it.
As long as people continue to let developers get away with publishing crap on the wii, that's all we're going to get.
That being said, i'll still go out and get this!
Not at all. However, I just wanted people to make a fair comparision. Comparing the graphics to other Wii games is reasonable. Trying to have it go up against the 360 or PS3 just wouldn't be fair (like trying to compare the PS2 to the original Xbox).
Nintendo thumbed their nose at the graphics whore crowd, and this is what you end up with --- games that look good for the Wii. Doesn't make them any less fun, just not as pretty as what we would expect from the other guys.
that was great, this, .....