(CBS News) Announced nearly a year ago at Comic-Con International: San Diego, the Limited Edition Star Wars Xbox 360 hit store shelves about a month ago.

Retailing for $450, the bundle includes an R2-D2 themed console with a white Kinect sensor and 320 GB hard drive, a C-3PO themed wireless controller, "Kinect: Star Wars" and "Kinect Adventures." It's quite the bargain when compared to the usual $400 Xbox 360 with Kinect bundle and 250 GB hard drive. See the video above for our first impressions of the console.

If reviewer and customer feedback are anything to go by, neither "Kinect: Star Wars" or "Kinect Adventures" are the real allure in this package. Both received mediocre reviews at best.

The real draw here is the console itself. On top of having a nice matte finish that won't pick up your fingerprints, the R2-D2 console also sounds like everyone's favorite astromech droid from a galaxy far, far away.

The little guy makes his signature beeps and boops upon powering up or down and when the disc tray is opened or closed. It even has the plea, "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope," printed on the lip of its disc tray.

George Lucas' sprawling "Star Wars" universe has always lent itself to games -- even if they were as simple as pretend light saber duels in your backyard.

"Kinect Star Wars" (LucasArts, for the Xbox 360, $49.99) is a light saber fan's dream title. Using Microsoft's Kinect camera, which translates your motions into on-screen activity, you start with training against floating droids shooting red rays. Eventually, you can challenge Darth Vader himself. It's a good upper-body workout, and you get the signature hum of the famous movie weapon.

Pod racing, though, really gets the blood flowing. Using your outstretched arms, you guide your hovering vehicle through a rocky, barren landscape. The racing controls are fairly intuitive, which is essential because there's no steering wheel to hold in your hands. Racing as San Maxus, a devil-horned dude with red skin, I was able to earn enough alien cred to upgrade my pod with turbo speed.

There's also "Rancor Rampage," which lets you take control of a huge, destructive beast. Or if you're in a more peaceful mood, "Galactic Dance Off" lets you bust some moves while Jabba the Hutt looks on. If you're a fan of Harmonix's "Dance Central" for Kinect, you'll feel right at home. Three out of four stars.