Takodana Coming to Star Wars Battle Pod

Today our friends over at Bandai have released information on an addition to their Star Wars Battle Pod arcade games… Takodana from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Here are the details, and a video sneak peak.

NEW STAGE FOR STAR WARS™: BATTLE POD™ JUST LAUNCHED!

“TAKODANA” FROM STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

Experience famous scenes from the latest movie!

BANDAI NAMCO Amusement America Inc. announces “Takodana,” a new stage for the high-speed arcade game Star Wars™: Battle Pod™. This new stage from the latest movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens is an update for the existing dome-shaped Star Wars: Battle Pod as well as for the Flat Screen Edition Battle Pod.

New Stage “Takodana” (Synopsis)

Led by Kylo Ren, the First Order has launched an attack on Maz Kanata’s castle to retrieve the secret map to Luke Skywalker’s location. Knowing this, Poe Dameron leads an elite squad of Resistance fighters in order to stop the First Order.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

A player becomes a Resistance pilot working with Poe Dameron on a mission to guard Leia Organa from the First Order.

This new stage can be played in Multi-Player Mode on the Flat Screen Edition Battle Pod.

About Star Wars™: Battle Pod™

Star Wars™: Battle Pod™ is an aerial battle arcade game featuring a fully immersive Dome Screen that puts players in the pilot seat of some of the most iconic battle scenes of the Star Wars movie franchise. It contains five stages inspired by the original Star Wars™ movies (Episodes 4-6) to delight both Star Wars fans and general moviegoers, and includes special effects that enable players to feel the speed of flight, the impact of explosions, and the exhilaration of piloting legendary Star Wars vehicles.

 

In October 2015, the Star Wars: Battle Pod Flat Screen Edition was released, featuring a new Multi-Player Mode. This two-person feature allows friends or family to play together and collaborate in clearing the given missions, enabling a whole new style of exciting game play. 

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Here are some stills from actual level gameplay. Click on the images to enlarge.

 

Our Take:

I have played Star Wars Battle Pod levels before (mainly in the domed version of the game). I really enjoy the immersive element to the game, and think the the Takodana level is a great expansion to the offerings that the game has. I look forward to playing it one of these days.