“Playing for the Empire, you have this mechanised might and amazing ground forces, but on the other side, you’re scrappier, but there are also these iconic characters like Chewie and Princess Leia that can team up with you to go after the Empire,” said Etter.įor a Star Wars fan, there is plenty of detail to geek out over, with more to come. Players start the game as independent, but early on get to choose which side to throw their lot in with. That’s another key selling point of the game, which is set within the Galactic Civil War of episodes IV, V and VI of the Star Wars films – the original three movies. And here, that’s experiencing what it’s like to be a battlefield commander on either the Empire or Rebel side.” “We thought about what the core tenets of Star Wars are: the really cool things that we want to bring to life and let players experience. “For the team, this has been an opportunity of a lifetime to work with the Lucasfilm team and build a game set in the Star Wars universe,” Disney Interactive’s executive producer and vice president of operations, Nathan Etter, told The Guardian ahead of the game’s release. The twist here is that the bases are initially on the familiar arid landscape of Tatooine the military units include TIE Fighters, Stormtroopers and AT-ATs and characters from Han Solo and Chewbacca through to Darth Vader pop up to lend a hand. The game is free to play, but funded by in-app purchases of virtual currency to speed up progress. The game follows the Clash of Clans formula of players constructing bases, then attacking those of other players while defending their own.
It’s a joint effort between Disney – the new owner of the Star Wars brand – and Lucasfilm. Star Wars: Commander was released today for iPhone and iPad, with other devices to follow at a later date. The lucrative success of mobile game Clash of Clans is spawning a wave of similar “base-building” games, including a new title based on Star Wars.
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