http://kotaku.com/5990366/leaked-footage-of-star-wars-newest-take-on-battlefield-and-call-of-dutyOver the past few days, I've been talking to multiple sources about
Star Wars: First Assault, the troubled multiplayer shooter that could be LucasArts's downloadable take on
Battlefield and
Call of Duty. Today
Kotaku can reveal gameplay footage from the
Star Wars shooter, which has not been announced and may never actually make it out of the studio, even though it's almost finished.
Star Wars: First Assault was meant to be a "predecessor" to
Battlefront III,
we learned this week. LucasArts planned to release it this spring as a
downloadable game, but Disney's acquisition of the company put
all games on freeze as executives try to figure out what to do with the
Star Wars property.
We've got two clips of
First Assault,
both cut from a trailer that was designed for internal use at LucasArts
back in October/November. This is footage from an older version of the
game, and may not be a perfect reflection of what
First Assault looks like today, but given that LucasArts won't talk about the game, this is all we've got.
"The
trailer contains all in-game footage, including known bugs and
incomplete art," said a source. "In the time since it was made, many
improvements have been made in performance, completeness, and quality."
The
first clip is the pre-rendered intro to the trailer. It gives you a
look through the eyes of a Stormtrooper putting on his helmet:
http://kotaku.com/5990366/leaked-footage-of-star-wars-newest-take-on-battlefield-and-call-of-dutyThe second clip contains gameplay footage from
Star Wars: First Assault. In this clip, you can see stormtroopers and rebels battling across various
Star Wars locales, like the desert planet Tatooine. It's very reminiscent of multiplayer mode in a first-person shooter like
Call of Duty or
Battlefield or Lucas's own
Star Wars: Battlefront.
The
video shows action in both first- and third-person. We don't know if
that's a third-person mode or just clips from a replay (or footage
designed specifically for this trailer). You can also see some of the
game's guns, attacks, and special abilities:
http://kotaku.com/5990366/leaked-footage-of-star-wars-newest-take-on-battlefield-and-call-of-dutyIt's still unclear exactly what will wind up happening with
Star Wars: First Assault in the coming weeks and months. We'll continue to dig around and update you as we hear more about the new
Star Wars shooter and the troubled state of LucasArts today.