Comments on: Hands-On Videos: 'Star Wars: Trench Run', 'Skies of Glory'

By: nutela

nutela — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:33:31 +0000

Ah! Rogue Squadron! I have it on the game cube (actually I play Rebel Strike III since there you can replay RS coop!) wonderful game. I didn\'t know the trench run was already playable on Atari…then…! Nice! I hope we get more flying SW games I really love it and the accelerometers could control the ships well (don\'t have any fly-games). If RS were on iphone with good gfx and frame rate I wouldn\'t mind parting $20 for it!

By: Chris Peterson

Chris Peterson — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:54:34 +0000

I think the main issue here is that it's impossible to play the Star Wars game with someone filming over your shoulder. The game play is actually very fun, I've had the pleasure of trying it.

By: Rad

Rad — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:59:56 +0000

DLC ? I hope not, eliminate was a good example of what not to do. Hopefully DLC of that type will be self Eliminating.

By: Rad

Rad — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:57:15 +0000

Skies of Glory looks Great, Trench war on the other hand needs to offer more.

By: Stan Winstone

Stan Winstone — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:11:41 +0000

Wow- that SW title looks incredibly lame considering the huge amount of cool Star Wars themed games over the years. How cool would the X-Wing game from the mid-90s with multiplayer support have been instead? Or even the Rogue Squadron rail shooter? Or Star Wars Arcade? Sad they waited so long to offer a SW iPhone title and the one they come up with looks so cheesy. Well at least it's not "Jar Jar in Roadkill of the Sith" or whatever…

By: Tzke

Tzke — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:39:43 +0000

SW looks cool to me. I'll have a better idea once I play it. Hopefully there will be some variations to the game instead of just trench runs. This seems like it would be a good level for a full fledged star wars game.

By: araczynski

araczynski — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:01:52 +0000

its 20 seconds, but first impressions count, too many other games out there eager for a shot at my 20 seconds of attention

maybe the reviewer thought those WERE the best 20 seconds of the game…

By: jindofox

jindofox — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:17:02 +0000

I'm not sure how you guys are passing judgment on the Star Wars game based on a lame 20-second clip, but I don't think you're being fair. The "official" video is longer, and shows more modes of gameplay, mirroring the air battle from the movies before going into the trench (just like the 1983 Atari arcade game).

A static camera with the scenery moving around it is what you would see in a REAL plane, too, ya know. And there's a cockpit toggle, which I like a lot.

The price has been announced at $4.99, and supposedly the game has been submitted to the App Store. I'm getting impatient waiting for it because I think it looks cool. I'm always up for a good Star Wars game with spaceships instead of the Jedi stuff that is in everything for the last several years.

By: Bulk Slash

Bulk Slash — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:00:13 +0000

Trench Run looks pretty cool, being able to use the Force is a nice addition and stops it from being a complete clone of the old Atari game. It's a pity they didn't also show off the other level from the trailer where you're dog fighting with TIE fighters above the Death Star.

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:12:48 +0000

How about a port of the old vector based Star Wars Arcade game from Atari. That would be sweet! This one, sadly, looks like junk.