Star Wars Battle Pod
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Developer(s) | Bandai Namco Games |
Publisher(s) | Bandai Namco Games |
Distributor(s) | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Producer(s) | Kazushi Imoto |
Engine | Unreal Engine 3[1] |
Platform(s) | Arcade |
Release date(s) | October 8, 2014 |
Genre(s) | Rail shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Cabinet | Environmental |
Arcade system | System ES3 |
Sound | 5.1 surround sound |
Display | 180° dome screen + projector with special lens[2] |
Star Wars Battle Pod is a 2014 arcade game based on the franchise Star Wars. It was unveiled at the New York Comic-Con on October 8, 2014.[3][4] The game consists of multiple scenarios that correspond with one of the major battles in the original trilogy. There are five scenarios, the Battle of Yavin (Yavin) from Star Wars where the player is placed in an X-wing attacking the Death Star to prevent it from destroying Yavin 4, the Battle of Hoth (Hoth), from The Empire Strikes Back, where one pilots a snowspeeder to assist in the evacuation of Hoth from invading Imperial forces, a speeder run through Endor (Endor) where one helps Han Solo make it to the shield generator to destroy the Death Star's shield for the rebels in space. and the Battle of Endor (Death Star II) from Return of the Jedi, which places the player in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon to try and destroy the Death Star II and end the war. There is one scenario that doesn't follow the storyline of the movies but sets its own path, (Vader's Revenge). This scenario takes place literally seconds after the destruction of the first Death Star where one plays as Darth Vader who is trying to prevent the rebels from escaping with a piece of the Death Star with the ability to eliminate Han Solo in the process.
See also
References
- ↑ "Interview: Kazushi Imoto, Lead Producer for Bandai Namco Amusements' Star Wars Battle Pod". Arcade Heroes. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
The game actually uses Unreal Engine 3
- ↑ "Star Wars: Battle Pod operation manual" (pdf). BMI Gaming. Bandai Namco Games. December 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ Amanda Kooser (2014-10-14). "The arcade strikes back with Star Wars: Battle Pod". CNET. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ↑ Brian Crecente (2014-10-13). "Star Wars Battle Pod shows that arcades aren't dead, they're just very different". Polygon. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
External links
- Official website
- Star Wars: Battle Pod on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki