'Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner' ARG Comes to iPhone, iPod Touch

By Hector Cortez Nov 19, 2010, 23:32 GMT

Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner is now available for iPhone 3GS and 4, and iPod Touch 4G.

THQ Wireless today announced the release of Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner, the first mobile Star Wars game featuring augmented reality technology, for iPhone 3GS and 4, and iPod Touch 4G. The iPad version is scheduled for release in December.

Available for download on iTunes for $4.99, the first-person action game puts players in the Millennium Falcon’s gunner turret, in more than 20 arcade-style levels that cover the vessel’s most exciting moments – including the Death Star escape, asteroid field pursuit over Hoth and Kessel Run. As the game progresses, players earn credits that can be used to make special modifications to the Falcon’s offensive and defensive capabilities, including concussion missiles and a low-level tractor beam.

For iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G users, an optional augmented reality mode lets players use a device’s camera to overlay enemy fighters on top of their natural surroundings and the device’s compass or gyroscope to enable 360-degree, full body motion control movement. A free update scheduled to come over the next several weeks will also let users take and share augmented reality photos from within the Falcon’s turret. On iPad, players can use the native compass for a similar control scheme against high-definition graphics.