Good news for Star Wars fanatics out there. The first augmented reality Star Wars game for the iPhone is now available via the Apple App store. This game is apparently known as the Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner. Well, Star Wars and video games go hand-in hand most of the time. As a matter of fact, there have been so many Star Wars-themed games that were created back to the days of arcade games and have managed to continue through various consoles and mobile games as well.
Star Wars has been one of the longest running series and apparently it is taking its next step to augmented reality with a high-end developer and the iOS platform. Among the many mobile platforms available, Apple’s iPhone has managed to acquire a status that sets it apart from its competitors. And as it intends to expand its gaming realm, THQ Wireless came out with the Falcon Gunner, which is primarily intended for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPod Touch (from 2nd to 4th generation) as well.
This game was licensed from Lucasfim and published by THQ Wireless, but this game was designed and developed by Ventigore games that took around 30 people in order to build such game. The total cost incurred in developing this video game almost reached a high six figure, which seems to be too much for an iPhone game.
Playing this game will bring you back inside the Millennium Falcon after an escape from the death star and the TIE fighters attack. The player will play the character of Luke Skywalker and by simply turning the iPhone to rotate around and shoot the TIE fighters while Hans Solo and Princess Leah will encourage you depending on your skills.
In addition to what has been mentioned about this game, The Falcon Gunner also comes with an augmented reality mode, which replaces the computer graphics, background with your camera view. Most people find the augmented reality mode to be both fun and exciting. However, for pure gameplay, the full graphics mode is highly preferred.
Here’s a sample video of the game courtesy of YouTube:
The Star Wars Arcade Falcon Gunner is already available via the Apple App store and you can have it at a very affordable price of $ 4.99 only.
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