Disney Interactive released a new video showcasing Star Wars: Battle Pod, developed in collaboration with Bandai Namco and offering an unprecedented Star Wars flight experience in “select arcades” thanks to a dome screen that wraps around the player.
WGTC: “Star Wars has dominated every conceivable form of media since 1977, but one of the least commonly recognized is the franchise’s rich history in arcades.”
This summer, the stars are aligning at Dave & Buster’s! Now you can battle the First Order from Star Wars: The Force Awakens in an all-new level of Star Wars Battle Pod. And it’s only at Dave & Buster’s.
Just a suggestion, the word before the Roman numeral for seven is spelled "episode". Otherwise it's exciting to know Dave & Buster's will have something to brag about other than their food.
BNR: During the 2015 New York Comic Con, one of the coolest things that I got to experience was the Star Wars Battle Pod- specifically, the brand new flat screen edition of the arcade machine- it was generally a cool experience that put me in the cockpit of an X-Wing, on my way to blow up the Death Star. The game's an on-rails shooter, so I didn't have to steer- just throttle up and down and aim at the TIE fighters coming at me. The game's graphics are decent, but nothing worth calling home over- the Battle Pod is really about the experience of being in a starfighter.
This reminds me of the Star Wars Trilogy Arcade Game and that was a blast
I went to Japan and played the Gundam pod game in one of the arcades in Akihabara and I was blown away. I always thought that more games should be done in this manner, especially mech or dog fight types of games.
It's really sad that the arcade scene in the states is dead, because i would love to get into one of these and play against others.
What's an arcade?