Pete_LeGrant September 29, 2008 Mobile 6 views Comments Print This Post  Email This Post

THQ is fired up and is spreading the Force. Will these handheld versions do justice to the console version?

THQ Wireless Inc., a subsidiary of THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI), today
announced Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is now available for download
on more than 850 handsets globally, including the iPhoneTM, iPod touch and N-Gage devices. The game casts players as Darth Vader’s secret apprentice during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed offers truly cinematic action in breathtaking 3D visuals. Players will assist Darth Vader in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi – and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny. The game introduces the CellWeaver™ mobile control system (created by THQ Wireless’ development studio, Universomo) where players can form sequence patterns through the phone’s keypad allowing them to feel and use the Force.

The Lightsaber™ Unleashed, available for free today on the iTunes® App Store, offers features directly from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, including:

• Multiple lightsaber colors and hilts that correspond to the main characters in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, including Darth Vader, The Secret Apprentice and more

• All-new music from the game

• Hidden treats, including character dialogue directly from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

The release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed mobile game coincides with the worldwide debut of the LucasArts videogame which is now available on the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Nintendo Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, PLAYSTATION®2 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment systems and PSP®.
Any predictions on this? Will the handset versions flop or rock?
I’m going with lukewarm sales. The game looks cool, but I don’t think the handset will draw in buyers. They’re generally too small to be worth it.
-PLG