Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels is a Wii fighting video game based on Star Wars: The Clone Wars,[2] and is the second Star Wars fighting game released, following Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi.[3] The game was released on November 11, 2008[4] to coincide with the start of the series' first season. It features the same voice actors to reprise their roles from the show, such as Ashley Eckstein, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Matthew Wood, Corey Burton, Nika Futterman, Tom Kane, Phil LaMarr, and Terrence Carson. A companion game, Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance, was released on the Nintendo DS on the same day.
Plot
The events of the game's "Campaign Mode" take place during the film and select episodes from the first season of the television series, specifically "Duel of the Droids", "Cloak of Darkness", "Shadow of Malevolence", and "Destroy Malevolence" (in that order), finishing with a scenario original to the game.
Characters
- Ahsoka Tano
- Anakin Skywalker
- Asajj Ventress
- Count Dooku
- EG-5
- General Grievous
- Kit Fisto
- Mace Windu
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Plo Koon
Gameplay
Lightsaber Duels makes use of the
In "Campaign Mode", the player can only fight as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka Tano, each in their costumes from the series. They battle against Asajj Ventress, Count Dooku, and General Grievous, plus a Jedi Hunter, named EG-5, a droid that is programmed to use a lightsaber.
In "Challenge Mode", the player is given the choice to play as any character in the game currently unlocked, and enter a series of duels in which specific goals are set. If they are met, a blue Jedi crest will appear at the end of the duel. Each character has four challenges. Some challenges are more difficult than others, but they unlock characters and some battlefields as well.
Reception
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels received mixed reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 56/100[5] |
Publication | Score |
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Eurogamer | 2/10[7] |
Game Informer | 5/10[11] |
GameSpot | 6.5/10[8] |
GamesRadar+ | [10] |
IGN | 5.3/10[6] |
VideoGamer.com | 5/10[9] |
See also
References
- ^ "Star Wars: Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels Page". GamePro. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ Siegel, Lucas (2008-06-19). "LucasArts Reveals Rumored Wii 'Lightsaber Duel'". Newsarama. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "The Strange History Of Star Wars Fighting Games". Pirates & Princesses. 25 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Vuckovic, Daniel (2008-06-23). "Trailer: Star Wars The Clone Wars for Wii and DS". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- CBS Interactive. Archivedfrom the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ Casamassina, Matt (13 November 2008). "Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Whitehead, Dan (25 November 2008). "Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Miller, Jonathan (13 November 2008). "Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Miller, Jonathan (20 November 2008). "Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels Review". VideoGamer.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- GamesRadar. Archivedfrom the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Reeves, Ben (22 September 2009). "Star Wars Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels - Almost Like the Game is Force Choking You". Game Informer. Retrieved 5 October 2021.