The Force Is Strong with Nintendo

The Revolution Controller is the shiznit!!


I've created a theoretical little game in my head, based on Star Wars, that takes advantage of the new possibilities the Revolution controller has to offer. I call it, "Dinner with Vader."

You play the role of Darth Vader. You see from his perspective. The game starts with you sitting at a long dinner table facing a door on the other end of the room. The door opens, revealing rebel scum. You stand up. Chewbacca screams. Han starts blasting.

Using the pointing capabilities of the controller, you move Darth's hand to block the blaster fire. You place a pointer on Han's blaster. You press up on the D-pad to use your "Force Grab" power. Then you give the controller a quick fling backwards, sending his blaster out of his hand and into yours.

Here is where the fun begins...

Why play out the movie the way it is? You are holding a blaster. Let's use it. The pointer now becomes a target icon. Use the target pointer to aim at Han's face and pull the B trigger with your index finger. You just took Han out.

Now for Leia. Press the A button with your thumb to drop the blaster. Use "Force Grab" again to pick up a plate, aim at Leia, lunge your controller forward, take your finger off the D-pad. The plate goes flying. She's out cold.

Chewy raises his Crossbow. Press A again. Since you aren't holding anything this time, this will instead ignite your light saber. As a bolt comes flying towards you, two pointers show up on the screen. The first pointer is an area of the screen where you need to put your lightsaber in order to defend against the bolt. The second pointer targets the background, showing where the bolt will be deflected. By angling the controller properly, you can choose your target. Let's send that bolt right back at fuzzball.

Lando is just sitting there looking like he could use a Colt-45 right about now. Use "Force Grab" one last time to take a hold of his neck. Slightly rotate your wrist clockwise to tighten your squeeze. Do you let go and let him live? Or do you keep turning your wrist, crushing his windpipe?

The possibilities are endless.

Out of ultimate respect for Nintendo, I sit here in silence.