Star Wars Battle Pod - Review, Full Playthrough & Direct Capture

4 years ago
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https://arcadeheroes.com - It's way past time to get into arcade game reviews again, so with the lauch of the final Star Wars Skywalker saga film, let's take a look at the biggest Star Wars arcade release in recent memory, Bandai Namco's Star Wars Battle Pod. This is a DIRECT capture from real arcade hardware, NO emulation.

Jump to 05:48 for the direct footage to begin

Pros of the game:
-Great use of the original Trilogy license
-Impressive cabinet with great tech that stops people in their tracks, blocks outside noise with the enclosed cockpit style
-Sharp 60fps graphics powered by Unreal Engine 3
-Great sound quality (surround)
-Good action
-Fun Darth Vader level unique to the game
-Arcade exclusive

Cons of the game:
-Doesn't use all of the tech that came with it (camera)
-Leaderboard setup is poorly handled
- No consequence for Mission Success or Mission Failed, you have to pay to continue regardless
-Gameplay sometimes feels like a glorified roller coaster, with weird physics
-Dismal attract mode that has too many moments of just black, no leaderboard, no Star Wars crawl

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