Angry Birds Star Wars Gamescom trailer released, available in stores in October

Written by Brandon Hofer on August 22, 2013

News: Angry Birds Star Wars is hitting consoles later this year with new and exclusive features to the franchise.

Angry Birds Star Wars is coming to consoles in the near future and Activision has just released the official Gamescom trailer. For the first time in the series, Angry Birds Star Wars introduces new multiplayer modes where players can take down the Empire together in two-player co-op or in four-player competitive mode. Some of the features for Angry Birds Star Wars includes:

- The Best of Both Worlds: Combining the engaging gameplay of Angry Birds with the beloved lore of the Star Wars universe, Angry Birds Star Warsdelivers an epic saga featuring a ragtag group of familiar, feathered faces, iconic environments like Tatooine and the Pig Star, incredible Jedi powers to upgrade and unleash, and brand-new R2-D2 and C-3PO bonus levels to unlock.

- Exclusive, New Content: Angry Birds Star Wars is flock-full of new challenges designed specifically for consoles, including 20 never-before-played levels. It also capitalizes on the unique, special features of these platforms, adding achievements and trophies, leaderboards, voice commands and motion controls via Kinect for Xbox 360, motion controls for PS3 Move and touch-screen controls on Nintendo Wii U/3DS and PlayStation Vita.

- Allies for the Alliance: Angry Birds Star Wars introduces new multiplayer modes in the fight for the galaxy! For the first time ever, players can bring down the Empire with friends in two-player co-op, or play against them for bragging rights in four-player competitive mode.

Angry Birds Star Wars will be available on October 29 for Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita, Wii, Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS. Will you be picking it up?