Wii Lightsaber controls revealed
Lego Star Wars enhanced for the motion controlled Wii Remote
When the Wii Remote was first revealed, some though of tennis while real gamers thought of Star Wars - an FPS Lightsaber would be the thing of dreams.
A re-release of Lego Star Wars might not quite be the game we all dreamed of, but it'll raise a fair few smiles with its new Wii-enhanced controls. While most of the fighting commands can still be performed by pressing a button, they can be powered up further with motion control.
The building of objects with loose Lego bricks (done with the Z button) can sped up by moving the Wii Remote up and down - emulating the motion of the little Lego Man's arms.
Force powers are also done with Z and similarly can be powered-up by directing them with the Wii Remote, while moving the remote from down to up with blaster-type characters activates their grapple hook.
Wii Remote waggle is in there too, predictably serving up the basic attacks, as well as batting away incoming laser fire with Lightsaber characters, says GameSpy.
Like we said, not quite 'The Dream' and the fact that it was designed for an ordinary controls seems to show, but it could be fun.
Wii gamers to receive The Force next year
By Mark Raby
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 10:47
Los Angeles (CA) - Answering the pleas of many fans, Lucas Arts has officially announced a game that will turn the Wii Remote into a digital light saber.
Media reports from as far back as 2005, when the Wii's controller was first unveiled, often likened it to a light saber. That description will be more realistic than ever when Star Wars: The Force Unleashed comes out for the Wii in early 2008.
The Force Unleashed for Wii will port of the same game that is slated for the PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS. It will, however, include an exclusive duel mode that allows two gamers to spar in light saber battles. The control scheme is also likely to be much different with the Wii than it will be on any of the other consoles.
Lucas Arts teased the idea in July, saying of a Wii light saber game, "We’re all over that. There’ll be some stuff out this fall; it’s going to be a lot of fun."
The publisher announced this week that The Force Unleashed would not be available on the Wii until spring of next year. So far it has not announced any titles for the console for 2007.