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'Kinect Star Wars' release date confirmed
Published Tuesday, Feb 7 2012, 16:33 GMT | By Liam Martin | 5 comments
Kinect Star Wars has been given a release date by Microsoft.
Both the game and the Star Wars-themed Xbox 360 console will release on April 3 in the UK.
Kinect Star Wars features five game modes, including Jedi Destiny: Dark Side Rising, Podracing, Rancor Rampage, Galactic Dance Off and Duels of Fate.
Jedi Destiny Mode will feature "intense" space battles, Speeder Bikes and Landspeeder sections, as well as duels against iconic Star Wars villains.
The game also features the newly-announced Duels of Fate mode, described as a "battle-by-battle experience to sharpen your Jedi skills against the Dark Side".
Galactic Dance Off mode, meanwhile, contains a collection of Star Wars-themed pop tunes, allowing players to "take a break from honing their Jedi skills to battle Darth Vader on the dance floor or bust a move Solo-style".
Announced at last year's Comic-Con, the Kinect Star Wars console includes a custom R2-D2-themed Xbox 360 complete with custom system sounds, a C-3PO-themed gold wireless controller, a white Kinect sensor, 320GB hard drive, wired headset, Kinect Star Wars game, Kinect Adventures game and exclusive C-3PO unlockable for Dance Mode.
The game is set to cost £39.99, while the console bundle is priced at £349.99.
Kinect Star Wars was originally part of Microsoft's Christmas 2011 release lineup, but was delayed to ensure its "full potential" was realised.
> Read Digital Spy's preview of Kinect Star Wars from E3 2011
Watch a live action trailer for Kinect Star Wars below:
Both the game and the Star Wars-themed Xbox 360 console will release on April 3 in the UK.
© Microsoft Games
© Microsoft Games
Kinect Star Wars features five game modes, including Jedi Destiny: Dark Side Rising, Podracing, Rancor Rampage, Galactic Dance Off and Duels of Fate.
Jedi Destiny Mode will feature "intense" space battles, Speeder Bikes and Landspeeder sections, as well as duels against iconic Star Wars villains.
The game also features the newly-announced Duels of Fate mode, described as a "battle-by-battle experience to sharpen your Jedi skills against the Dark Side".
Galactic Dance Off mode, meanwhile, contains a collection of Star Wars-themed pop tunes, allowing players to "take a break from honing their Jedi skills to battle Darth Vader on the dance floor or bust a move Solo-style".
© Microsoft Games
© Microsoft Games
Announced at last year's Comic-Con, the Kinect Star Wars console includes a custom R2-D2-themed Xbox 360 complete with custom system sounds, a C-3PO-themed gold wireless controller, a white Kinect sensor, 320GB hard drive, wired headset, Kinect Star Wars game, Kinect Adventures game and exclusive C-3PO unlockable for Dance Mode.
The game is set to cost £39.99, while the console bundle is priced at £349.99.
Kinect Star Wars was originally part of Microsoft's Christmas 2011 release lineup, but was delayed to ensure its "full potential" was realised.
> Read Digital Spy's preview of Kinect Star Wars from E3 2011
Watch a live action trailer for Kinect Star Wars below:
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