LucasArts has announced its first next-gen title with
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, an Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PS2, PSP and DS action title due in Spring 2008, featuring a Wii exclusive duel mode that will let players take part in a light saber battle using the Wii Remote.
Apart from the lightsaber functionality, LucasArts says the Wii version of the game, in development by Krome Studios (
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning), will also use the console's Nunchuk to control Force powers.
According to the developer, the game takes place in the "largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope." Players will take on the role of a secret apprentice to Darth Vader, as they "assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi."
The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions are the first internally developed next-gen games, with Krome taking control of the Wii, PlayStation 2, and PSP versions, and n-Space helming the Nintendo DS port.
Said LucasArts president Jim Ward of the Wii exclusive duel mode, “The Wii is a great platform for The Force Unleashed, because the console’s motion-oriented controllers really bring the game to life. We’ve worked hard to make the Wii version of the game unique in order to truly let you unleash the Force.”
