What do you do when you have oodles of money and the rights to one of the most iconic franchises ever? You make tons of mobile games as fast as you can with the branding and hope they stick. Both long time fans and new comers alike can appreciate a fun Star Wars theme based game, hut not even 7 days ago Disney released the free-to-play Star Wars: Commander title and now there will be another one coming out shortly.
Star Wars: Galactic Defense will take you on a tower defense quest across all 6 movies including the prequels and the classic titles. You will have your choice of the being the Rebels or the Empire. You will also be able to control a number of iconic characters on the battlefield. Kind of like what they did in Alien Creeps TD where you can manually move a hero during battle across the pre-determined battle path. The supporting dev team, DeNA, offered up Part 1 of a dev diary that gives a bit of an outline of the game and a look at the gameplay. Check it out.
“Star Wars is a franchise that has touched us all at DeNA and we’re honored to work with Disney and Lucasfilm on Star Wars: Galactic Defense,” said Barry Dorf, vice president of partnerships and alliances at DeNA. “We can’t use the Forceâ„¢, but we do have one of the world’s most talented and passionate mobile development teams working to create an unforgettable Star Wars gameplay experience.”
As you might have guessed, Star Wars: Galactic Defense will be a free-to-play title. That means you can expect a series of in-app purchases to help speed up your fight against the Empire or to crush the Rebel Alliance. You can get a slight jump on the game if you pre-register for the upcoming game and participate in a set of social media missions. If successful you can earn some powerful upgrades, in-game currency and even Darth Maul. To pre-register head over to the official Star Wars: Galactic Defense page.
