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  • PhoneSaber returns to the App Store as Lightsaber Unleashed

    Greg Kumparak

    Greg Kumparak is the Mobile Editor at Techcrunch. Greg has been writing for the TechCrunch network since May of 2008. Greg was born just outside of San Jose, and now lives in the East Bay of California. → Learn More

    Saturday, September 27th, 2008

    After disappearing off the app store for just over a month following an amicable take down request by THQ Wireless/LucasArts, the iPhone lightsaber simulator PhoneSaber has returned. Its got a new name and a new look, but all of the accelerometer based lightsaber swinging good times remain.

    Rather than being lame and just yanking the idea for themselves, THQ Wireless brought the original Phonesaber developer on board to retool the app as a promotion for The Force Unleashed. The simulator has been redubbed Lightsaber Unleashed, with “dueling music” and characters/dialogue from Force now included.

    Get it for free in the App Store. Make sure to hold on tight; smashing your iPhone against the wall will bring the Jedi battles to an end pretty quickly.

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