NYCC 2014: STAR WARS BATTLE POD Arcade Game Will Let Fans Be a Pilot During the Saga's Greatest Battle



Just when I thought arcades were becoming dull Disney, Lucasfilm and Bandai have created a new Star Wars arcade game that is drool inducing. Fans everywhere will do the same.

Introducing Star Wars Battle Pod! An interactive video gaming experience that puts you into the pilot seat of some of Star Wars' greatest vehicles like: an X-Wing fighter, TIE fighter, Snowspeeder, Speeder Bikes and yes... the Millennium Falcon!

Check out the reveal video and a hands-on gameplay video (via Kotaku.com) below, along with some bullets points about the new Star Wars arcade game.






  • Arcade-exclusive gameplay on a unique dome screen enveloping your entire area of sight which enables “the player to be surrounded by gameplay images and experiences on the dome screen."
  • Expected to launch in the US in January 2015 “ in participating arcades around the country” with a global launch to follow.
  • Five stages that “recreate the fiercest battle scenes from the original Star Wars trilogy.” Players will take command of the vehicles that appear in the films such as X-wings, Snowspeeders, Speederbikes, the Millennium Falcon and TIE Advanced. 
  • Loaded with features and unique gameplay elements, players can “experience the impact of the explosions and destruction that will leave them with a sense of actually piloting and taking part in action-packed scenes from the films.”
  • Star Wars: Battle Pod offers a real sense of flight combat action and delivers an authentic flying experience as if players are actually sitting in the cockpit of a battle pod in the Star Wars universe.
  • Players can jump right in to true-to-film battles on Endor, Hoth, Death Star II, Yavin, and more.

Debuting at Dave and Buster's in Times Square during this weekend's New York Comic Con, there is no further information about when the arcade will roll into arcades but it can be assumed that Dave and Buster's locations will most likely be getting Star Wars Battle Pods sometime in the near future.