Today we are looking at some cool new Star Wars R2-D2 toys that will be coming out this fall.
Our first item is an old favorite that has been converted to the world of George Lucas. Yes, it’s Operation. You remember that game as a kid. You took a pair of tweezers and tried to remove things like the funny bone and heart from the patient without touching the sides. Otherwise his nose lit up and a sharp annoying buzzing sound would indicate to you that the patient had suffered. I always thought after ten of those he would have been flatlined, but that might have been too much for kids. Well now instead of Cavity Sam (which apparently was the unfortunately unhealthy man’s name), Star Wars Operation features R2-D2 under the tweezers, or in this case, perhaps spanners. But it’s still the same game, only you will be taking out R2-D2’s electronic parts and if you don’t do it correctly, he will beep at you and flash an evil red light. The game is to be released in September but you can pre-order it here for $26.99.
Speaking of our favorite little droid, when he feels better he’s going to be a very busy little robot shining 10,000 stars on the ceiling of your child’s bedroom. At least that is what Sega Toys in Japan hopes will happen. They have created an 8 inch version of R2-D2 that depicts on accurate map of Earth’s night sky with one small exception. It has the Death Star lurking in one section of the galaxy. This would certainly be a fun gift for anyone who loves Star Wars. Just be sure to tell your kids that the Empire is not interested in Earth, at least not yet. The R2D2 Home Planetarium is also being released in September but only in Japanese stores for $85 (US). Although we would imagine that Sega will have the leverage to release or at least import these into the US very soon.
