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After rumors last week claimed Krome Studios to be working on an upcoming multiplatform Star Wars game, tentatively titled The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, Entertainment Weekly has since confirmed the game’s existence.

In the same aesthetic vein as the Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the trailer focuses on a poorly voiced Yoda and — big surprise! — the possibility that failure means “all will be lost.” Dare we say it? The graphics just aren’t that impressive, especially compared with last year’s The Force Unleashed. Still, the game’s only out (on every system ever) by September 15th. Perhaps it’ll catch our eye before then!

The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes confirmed, trailer released originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 09 May 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We were holding out hope that The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels would be a competent fighter, as we’re a fan of the genre, as well as Star Wars. But, you know, the good Star Wars. Which, we suppose, this isn’t, based on the reviews below. So, without further delay, let’s get to it!

• GamePro (70/100) says this one is for the younger fans: “The shallow fighting system, the teenage snark and animation won’t impress older fans of the series, but it’s good fun for younger Jedis in training.”

• GameSpy (60/100) is of the mind that this is a good prequel to the inevitable MotionPlus-enabled sequel: “Lightsaber Duels may not be exactly what fans were clamoring for when Nintendo unveiled the Wii’s lightsaber-esque controllers, but it’s still quite enjoyable. The single-player experience won’t last you long, though, so you might not want to invest in the game unless you plan on playing with a buddy. If nothing else, it’s a good sneak preview for the inevitable 1:1 sequel when the MotionPlus is released.”

• Variety (50/100) thinks the game failed in the multiplayer: “The biggest potential for “Lightsaber Duels” lies in multiplayer — which is also were the game is at it’s worst. Fighting a friend in the same room is fun enough, but there are no options besides one-on-one combat until one person gets knocked down for the count. The lack of different competitive modes, as well as any options for online play, keeps “Lightsaber Duels” from becoming the awesome sci-fi fighting game it has the potential to be.”

Metareview - The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels originally appeared on Nintendo Wii Fanboy on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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