The game will be released a week earlier and is now launching in the same week as the DVD. What a coincidence! LUCASARTS' STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS TO BE UNLEASED IN THE UK THE SAME WEEK AS STAR WARS: EPISODE II DVD IS RELEASED
The U.K. release date of the long awaited game inspired by the climactic battle from Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones is brought forward to 15th November 2002
London, U.K. - 28th October 2002 - LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC's UK distribution partner Activision today announced that the Nintendo® GameCubeTM version of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is to be released on November 15th, moving forward a week to coincide with the DVD release of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.
"Bringing battle sequences inspired by the movie onto consoles in the same week as the DVD launches was too good an opportunity to miss," explains Activision's U.K. Sales Director Bob Burridge. "The game captures the spirit of Attack of the Clones perfectly, and U.K. gamers will be able to steer the course of the Clone Wars just days after they bring the movie into their home."
Star Wars: The Clone Wars, developed for LucasArts by Pandemic Studios LLC, allows players to lead a clone army from the Republic against the menacing offensive threat of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and their leader Count Dooku, assuming the mantle of either Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi or Mace Windu. Their goal is to thwart the Confederacy from reassembling an ancient Sith weapon of mass destruction, placing the fate of the Republic in the hands of players, who must command their forces through 16 dramatic campaigns spanning six immense Star Wars worlds, from the desolate, ice-covered ruins of Rhen Var and war-torn plains of Geonosis, to the towering treetop cities of the Wookiee home planet of Kashyyyk.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars features innovative and well-detailed single and multiplayer campaigns coupled with a unique blend of non-stop action. The game will incorporate popular characters and various familiar vehicles and settings from Star Wars: Episode II. While the game's primary focus is on high-intensity engagement, defined combat roles for each vehicle will add a distinctive dimension. Upon meeting certain objectives, players can change vehicles during battle and pilot an array of units from the arsenal of the Republic, including a speeder bike, AT-SX assault walker, fighter tank, and Republic gunship. In all, players engage more than 30 unique combat units.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars features several unique multiplayer games, including Duel, King of the Hill, Conquest, and others. Duel presents a standard deathmatch scenario with various units from the game. In King of the Hill players attempt to earn points by staying in the "control zone" for as long as possible. Conquest is a unique blend of action and strategy that challenges two teams try to destroy each other's home base. In between the teams' home bases are outposts either player can capture. When an outpost is taken, it will automatically produce defensive laser turrets and offensive AI units for that team. Multiplayer support allows for between two and four players on GameCube and two-player split-screen mode on PlayStation®2.
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