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Imperial Entertainment TV and Movies => Gaming Corner => Topic started by: Goldleaderone on January 30, 2015, 06:52:44 PM

Title: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Goldleaderone on January 30, 2015, 06:52:44 PM
I have to say this game looks awesome! I can't wait to play this. When I saw this I thought Star Wars Trilogy Arcade game meets Star Wars Battlefront. What does everyone think?

Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Clonehead on January 30, 2015, 07:23:57 PM
Seen that also, reminded me of the old sit down vector-ish graphics Star Wars coin op games from a more arcade robust time.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Tamer on February 01, 2015, 03:52:26 AM
I just put that youtube video on the front page the other day.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Goldleaderone on February 01, 2015, 01:21:47 PM
Yup, I figured I'd make a topic about it and if anyone wanted to talk about it they could. I honestly think this game definitely has potential.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Tamer on February 01, 2015, 02:02:32 PM
Isn't it more of an arcade game than for stand alone video game platforms?
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: JDeck on February 01, 2015, 02:15:00 PM
Is that the game they're putting in Dave&Busters I've never been there. It looks awesome though.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Goldleaderone on February 01, 2015, 02:56:54 PM
Yeah its an arcade game, like Star Wars Trilogy. Was it ok to make a topic?

Has it been released yet? I really haven't been following, I've just been watching the trailers lol.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Clonehead on February 01, 2015, 07:53:52 PM
I was wondering how I could go about finding one in service around here.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Tamer on February 02, 2015, 02:59:51 AM
Oh yeah, definitely a good idea to make a thread.

I just saw some some shots of this on a flat screen which led me to believe perhaps they were thinking other platforms too, but I could be wrong.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Goldleaderone on February 04, 2015, 05:00:45 PM
Oh ok haha. I thought maybe there was another thread about it that I missed lol.

I haven't seen anything about other platforms. I doubt it but I hope it gets a home release. If so they should start with Star Wars Trilogy Arcade game. I've deposited so many quarters in that game, I'm sure I'll do the same with this one.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Clonehead on February 04, 2015, 05:27:37 PM
Seen and read some new stuff on this IGN page
Watch this video, Shawn. I may start calling arcades looking for this tomorrow.
http://m.ign.com/articles/2015/01/30/star-wars-battle-pod-now-in-arcades (http://m.ign.com/articles/2015/01/30/star-wars-battle-pod-now-in-arcades)
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: JDeck on February 04, 2015, 06:13:01 PM
I don't know if you have a Dave&Busters where you live but I saw a commercial for the star wars game and it said only at D&B. So I'd look there first.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Goldleaderone on February 04, 2015, 06:25:25 PM
I don't know if you have a Dave&Busters where you live but I saw a commercial for the star wars game and it said only at D&B. So I'd look there first.

I may or may not be on my way lol.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: JDeck on February 04, 2015, 06:32:47 PM
It could be a regional thing. They might have a contract for the SE region. I don't know. I probably depends where you live.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Clonehead on February 04, 2015, 07:54:19 PM
Found one in kck, about an hour away. May have to give em a call tomorrow.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Tamer on February 05, 2015, 02:55:47 AM
I might not get to see one of these ever with nothing even remotely close to me.

You guys will have to let me know how fun it is!
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Goldleaderone on July 20, 2015, 12:14:22 PM
I went to D&B yesterday before seeing Ant-man (which was good btw). They had one machine and I was able to play a few levels. This game is great, its an actual pod, you open the door and sit inside. The screen is curved so when you sit inside the screen surrounds you. It's fast paced so you have to be quick. I failed the 2 easy levels but beat the hardest level, the Death Star II. Go figure. You fly in the Falcon, and there's a part that recreates a scene from the ROTJ novelization I believe. You fly into the hangar of a Star Destroyer, although in the novel I think Lando fired a ton of shots, doing major damage in the hangar. There's a lever you push when you're craft is ready to take off. I noticed on Hoth as I exited Echo Base there was a breeze of cool air in the pod, that was a nice addition.

I'm definitely going to go back and play it. There's 5 levels: Yavin, Hoth, Endor (shield generator), DSII and a bonus stage where you fly as Vader and take out Rebels and prevent them from salvaging a superlaser from the wreckage of the Death Star.

Overall I liked it, even though it was fast paced, there were some moments it was hard to see when you had to blast any ships that came directly in front of you. I'll play it anytime I come across it but I still prefer the Star Wars Trilogy Arcade game (from 1998).
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: JDeck on July 20, 2015, 05:47:17 PM
I haven't been to D&B yet. From what I've seen it does look really fast and difficult. I'd probably drop $20 in that thing before I got a handle on it. LOL. I may go there early in the day sometime to avoid the croud. Nice recon work.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: Tamer on July 21, 2015, 11:36:08 AM
I'd probably drop $20 in that thing before I got a handle on it. LOL.

Double that for me I bet, but I would do it with a smile on my face. I have got to figure out where the closest one is and go try it.
Title: Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod
Post by: (SID) on November 19, 2019, 01:14:47 AM
STILL wanna play this. But the $$$ of each play holds me back... I've also never been inside a D&B... Probably for the same reason. My friends are always begging me to go to the location at Providence Place Mall. But why bother when close enough by is Shelter Arcade which is all vintage machines still $0.25! And they have free nights and some of the machines are "busted" and just free play! Hahaha ^-^

NOW that OG trilogy arcade game is and will always be incredible (minus that Hard as *%$#%*$ light saber stage!) I would love that machine in my house/life along with the T2 and that INSANE Aerosmith Revolution X