HOW JEDI CHALLENGES BRINGS STAR WARS TO LIFE AT HOME

Via StarWars.com:

For anyone who has ever loved Star Wars video games — or even just loved the Star Wars films — there’s really been only one dream: to experience Star Wars as if you were in it. As if it was real. To hold a lightsaber in your hands and battle Darth Vader, standing before you. Or even to play the monster-filled holographic game from Star Wars: A New Hope — the one that we learn inspires Chewbacca to pull droids’ arms out of their sockets.

With Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, we’re a step closer to that dream. (Droids beware.)

Available today for $199.99, Jedi Challenges from Lenovo and Disney is a smartphone-powered augmented reality experience and a wonder to play. Included out of the box are a headset, lightsaber controller, and tracking beacon. Download the official app, put your phone in the headset, turn on the tracking beacon (which tells the app where your floor is, literally grounding the visuals), grab your Jedi weapon, and you’re off. StarWars.com got to try out Jedi Challenges‘ three games — lightsaber battles, holochess, and strategic combat — and found them intuitive, visually impressive, and completely smile-inducing.

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