Xbox - The Official Magazine - UK (2019-12)

THERE IS

ANOTHER...

An admirable attempt at utilising the

power of the Kinect for Xbox 360, with four

different game modes. Unfortunately, the

result was something almost as awkward

and cringeworthy as the 1978 Star Wars

Holiday Special thanks to the infamous

Dance Central-like dance mode, called

Galactic Dance-off, that notably featured

Han Solo pulling shapes while surrounded by

Stormtrooper backing dancers. Yikes. Q

KINECT

STAR WARS

DEV/PUB

Terminal Realit y/LucasAr ts

SYSTEM

Xbox 360

RELEASED

2012

Support for this toys-to-life action adventure

sandbox series has sadly discontinued. Each

version of the game focused on a Disney

franchise with 3.0 being Star Wars. The story

was broken up into parts, depending on

the different physical playsets you owned,

each providing a handful of figures and story

content DLC based around the various Star

Wars trilogies. Its unique art style and fun

combat mechanics made it a blast to play. Q

DISNEY

INFINITY 3.0

DEV/PUB

Avalanche Software/Disney

SYSTEM

Xbox One

RELEASED

2015

To coincide with the release of Kinect Star

Wars, a limited edition Star Wars-themed

Xbox 360 console was released and designed

to look just like R2-D2, emulating his

white and blue design. The gold controller

represents C-3PO. The console even bleeps

and whistles just like R2-D2 when you open

the disc try and turn it on. Inside the disc

tray you’ll find the message, “Help me Obi-

Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.” Nice. Q

XBOX 360

KINECT BUNDLE

DEV/PUB

Microsoft/Microsoft

SYSTEM

Xbox 360

RELEASED

2012

The phenomenal success of the Angry Birds

franchise meant that it wasn’t too much

of a surprise that Rovio made an officially

licensed Star Wars version. Using elements

from the previously released Angry Birds and

Angry Birds Space, each level is based either

on land or in space and features different

physics. In place of the normal ‘Angry Birds’

are birds that are dressed up to look like

characters from the original trilogy. Q

ANGRY BIRDS

STAR WARS

DEV/PUB

Rovio/Activision

SYSTEM

Xbox 360

RELEASED

2013

Star Wars characters frequently pop up in

other games, too. The third and fourth Tony

Hawk’s Pro Skater games feature Darth

Maul and Jango Fett as playable characters

respectively, while Soulcalibur IV let you play

as Darth Vader or Yoda. You could even fly

around in an X-wing or TIE-fighter in flight

sim game, Secret Weapons Of Normandy.

There also a cheeky nod to LEGO Star Wars in

LEGO Indiana Jones. Q

STAR WARS

CAMEOS

DEV/PUB

Various/Various

SYSTEM

Various

RELEASED

Various

If flinging Star Wars-themed birds into

structures works well, then a pinball game

based on the franchise seems like a no-

brainer, right? Experience the Star Wars

universe like never before by hitting Darth

Vader in the head with metal balls. Pinball

FX2 was the first to feature Star Wars

themed tables, and since then we’ve seen

a dedicated Star Wars Pinball game on the

Xbox 360. Q

STAR WARS

PINBALL

DEV/PUB

Zen Studios/LucasArts

SYSTEM

Xbox 360

RELEASED

2013

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