Kinect Star Wars Kinect Star Wars is a video game for the Xbox 360 ' s peripheral . It was announced at the on June 14 , 2010 . The game was developed by LucasArts , , and . The brief gameplay trailer showed the player controlling a lightsaber - wielding Jedi , fighting stormtroopers and vulture droids , before being challenged by Darth Vader . The events of the game begin shortly after and conclude during . The game was released on April 3 , 2012 . Story mode - Jedi Destiny . The main mode of the game , the campaign story , is set in the prequel trilogy of " Star Wars " movies . Lessons on Kashyyyk . On a Republic " Consular " - class cruiser on route to Kashyyyk , Mavra Zane escorts a group of Padawan learners to be taught under Grand Master Yoda and finish their training at a Jedi outpost . Zane instructs the Padawans on how to wield a lightsaber , to deflect blaster bolts and duel an opponent . After their training on the ship , the group lands on Kashyyyk and are greeted by Master Yoda , Master Mace Windu and Master Obi - Wan Kenobi ( as a hologram ) . Master Yoda greets the Padawans and instructs them to rest for their lessons . The next day , Master Yoda instructs two Padawans on how to use the Force on the training course that the Wookiees trained in for millennia . The two progressed through the course speeding , destroying dummies , jumping , and ducking obstacles with the guidance of Yoda , and continued their training . They learned to use the Force to destroy training dummies ; lift , throw , and catch rocks ; and lift a Jedi Starfighter . After finishing these tests , their training was over and they had mastered their control of the Force . Battle on Kashyyyk . After finishing their training , the two Padawans and Yoda found Trandoshan transports invading the planet with Battle Droids and Trandoshan warriors . After dispatching some battle droids , Yoda and two Padawans flew two speeders across the jungle and the lake to reach the Wookiee village . After reaching the village , Yoda left the Padawans to fight the Trandoshans and battle droids on his own . After dispatching some B1 ' s , B2 ' s , Droidekas and Trandoshans , the Padawans were reunited with Mavra and made their way to the beach to take out a Trandoshan base . After dispatching many Trandoshans , droids , and missiles , the three made it to the base . Zane went inside to blow up the main reactor while the Padawans fought more Trandoshans and droids , and even facing two Trandoshan sword - wielding sport - hunters , Zane set the thermal detonator and they only had a few seconds until the base ' s utter destruction and the Trandoshans retreated . Trandoshan Counterattack . After the first battle ' s end , debris and bodies from both factions were everywhere . Mavra Zane , Master Yoda and Chewbacca discussed what the Trandoshans were doing . Chewbacca tossed an Accelerated Charged Particle Repeater Gun to her to show her what it was . It was obvious to her : it was no hunting party , it was a full - scale army . Yoda left Kashyyyk to inform the Jedi Council of the battle . After his departure , Mavra Zane and Chewbacca saw incoming Trandoshan dropships mounting a counterattack . This time , the Wookiees and Jedi barely stood a chance against the Trandoshans . All of the Wookiees and Padawans tried to make it to a Raddaugh Gnasp fluttercraft to escape . Before they could get on , a chunk of platform fell in front of Zane and the two Padawans . Before the platform fell , the three made it to a zip - line on the far end and mounted it . After dispatching more droids and Trandoshans , the Jedi made it to some more fluttercraft . But Trandoshans already blew them up with their hover pods . They fight through more invaders and destroy an Ubrikkian floating fortress . Then Master Zane instructed the two Padawans and Chewbacca to escape Kashyyyk and warn the Jedi council of the Trandoshan counterattack . Then she left to engage more Trandoshans . After making their way past droids and Trandoshans , the two Padawans and Chewbacca made it to a landspeeder and used it to get to the " Star Runner " . Escape from Kashyyyk . The Padawans and Chewbacca reach the " Star Runner where they battle Sun Guards . They then board the Star Runner " , where they are greeted by an adventurous but naïve protocol droid named TC - 38 , who assigns the two Padawans to the ship ' s defense systems and shoot down a group of vulture droids along the way . After jumping into hyperspace , the ship ' s occupants are contacted by Windu and Yoda , who inform them that Zane and the other Padawans are being held captive aboard a " Providence " - class destroyer called the " Nihilist " above Felucia . " Nihilist " . After escaping Kashyyyk , they travel to Felucia , where they are chased by Sith Infiltrators . They then break through the fleet and crash into the flagship . They fight their way to the elevator , which they take to the detention leve . They free the Padawans but are surrounded . Zane , who had escaped previously , rescued them . They then destroy the main reactor , leading to a chain reaction that destroyed the ship . Felucia . They crash the " Star Runner " on Felucia and have to fight through more Trandoshans . They meet Mak Pra , leader of the resistance . The next day they launch an attack on Shu Mai ' s fortress . They are captured inside , but escape the Sarlacc . They then head back into orbit to meet with reinforcements from Master Yoda . They destroy a Droid Control Ship and then go to intercept the Trihexalon fleet . Coruscant . They revert in the middle of a massive fleet battle over Coruscant . The Padawans fly into the " Subjugator " and destroy its main reactor , ending the threat . They are then promoted to Jedi Knight in a ceremony at the Temple . Other modes . Menu Screen Storyline . The menu screens between modes have their own storyline . Luke Skywalker sends R2 - D2 and C - 3PO to retrieve files from the Jedi Archives on Coruscant . In the temple , they meet the " Commander , " who " supervises " their mission . The player is the commander and each mode appears as a separate file from the archives . Rancor Rampage . In this mode , a Rancor wreaks havoc on different planets , with the player controlling the Rancor . The goal is to destroy everything in their path , the player ' s arm movements controlling the Rancor ' s arm movements . The Rancor can also jump and charge . Galactic Dance Off . In this mode , very similar to Dance Central , the player copies dance movements the characters on screen perform . Several famous songs are used in the game , such as " Ridin ' Solo , " but given slight re - writes , such as " I ' m Han Solo , " to fit the " Star Wars " universe . These songs were featured in the Galactic Dance Off mode , and are included here along with their real - world counterparts in parentheses : The following is a list of dance moves used in the game : < br clear = " all " > Podracing . The player controls a podracer and makes their way to the finish line , using their hands to control the podracer . You can choose from the following characters ' pods : Destiny Mode All the Pilots in destiny mode use young Anakin ' s Podracer from Episode 1 Quickplay Mode Duels of Fate . In this mode , the player controls a Jedi and has lightsaber duels with Sith or other sword - wielding opponents . Gameplay . The game is controlled entirely by the Kinect periphery sensor . The vehicle portions are on - rail , and the players control their chosen character through hand gestures and body movements . Development . It was announced in June 2011 . It was released exclusively for the Xbox 360 platform on April 3 , 2012 . Reception . As of February 12 , 2013 , " Kinect Star Wars " was the most popular true Kinect game on the Xbox 360 console . It is , however , the eighth most popular when including games that are only enhanced with Kinect . Despite the game getting less than stellar reviews from many game reviewers , Conan O ' Brien did a review of the game on his late night talk show and enjoyed playing it . " Kinect Star Wars " received mixed reviews , with reviewers citing the underdeveloped gameplay , weak writing and inaccurate controls . It received an aggregated score of 53 . 53 % on GameRankings and 55 / 100 on Metacritic . The Official Xbox Magazine rated the game at 4 . 5 of 10 . The reviewer cited control issues with the Kinect motion sensor , comparing it to a lumbering sandcrawler . For the Force powers , the reviewer compared it to " " , although noted that it was slower here without the use of a controller . The review team also cited issues with the other game modes . The reviewer did notice the respectable graphics during the Dark Side Rising campaign , and the review team enjoyed Galactic Dance Off . When first released , " Kinect Star Wars " was the number - one game in the United States and the United Kingdom ( where it was the first Kinect game to reach that milestone ) .