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{{Short description|2019 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
| title = Lego Star Wars Battles
| title = Lego Star Wars Battles
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| publisher = [[Warner Bros. Games]]<br>[[Lucasfilm Games]]
| publisher = [[Warner Bros. Games]]<br>[[Lucasfilm Games]]
| series = ''[[Lego Star Wars]]''
| series = ''[[Lego Star Wars]]''
| platforms = [[Android (operating system)|Android]]<br>
| platforms = [[Android (operating system)|Android]] {{small|(previously)}}<br>
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| title = {{Nobold|[[Apple Arcade]]}}
| title = {{Nobold|[[Apple Arcade]]}}
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== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
In the game, players build and upgrade their collection of characters, vehicles, and troops, representing both the [[The Force|Light Side and the Dark Side]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Etra |first=Alden |date=2021-08-31 |title=LEGO Star Wars Battles Announced As Strategy Game With Multiplayer |url=https://screenrant.com/lego-star-wars-battles-apple-arcade-strategy/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> Characters in the game will include [[Darth Vader]], [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]], and [[Kylo Ren]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=published |first=Alyssa Mercante |date=2019-09-03 |title=Lego Star Wars Battles is a new mobile strategy game that draws from the entire saga |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/lego-star-wars-battles-is-a-new-mobile-strategy-game-that-draws-from-the-entire-saga/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref> The game features real-time strategy and tower defense mechanics, where players deploy units onto a battlefield to attack the opponent's base while defending their own. The objective is to destroy enemy turrets and the base within a set time limit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madlani |first=Mikhail |date=August 31, 2021 |title=‘LEGO Star Wars Battles’ from TT Games and Warner Brothers Is Coming Soon to Apple Arcade Featuring Characters from All Star Wars Eras |url=https://toucharcade.com/2021/08/31/lego-star-wars-battles-apple-arcade-release-date-soft-launch-ios-android-shut-down-tt-games/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=toucharcade.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The gameplay involves collecting and upgrading cards that represent different units and abilities. Each card can be leveled up to increase its power and effectiveness in battle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-30 |title=Apple Arcade is getting an exclusive Lego Star Wars game |url=https://www.engadget.com/apple-arcade-lego-star-wars-battles-exclusive-rts-180046178.html |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Engadget |language=en-US}}</ref> Players create decks from their card collection to develop their strategies, balancing offensive and defensive capabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dellosa |first=Catherine |date=2020-11-05 |title=LEGO Star Wars Battles may not be the Star Wars game you’re looking for |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/lego-star-wars-battles/lego-star-wars-battles-may-not-be-the-star-wars-game-youre-looking-for/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.pocketgamer.com |language=en}}</ref> The game requires players to manage their resources and choose when to deploy units and use special abilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=David |date=2021-09-24 |title=LEGO Star Wars Battles Preview --- LEGO! UNLIMITED LEGO! |url=https://gamingtrend.com/feature/previews/lego-star-wars-battles-preview-lego-unlimited-lego/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=GAMINGTREND |language=en-US}}</ref> The arenas are inspired by various ''[[Star Wars]]'' locations and include environmental challenges.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lego Star Wars Battles brings intergalactic tower defense to Apple Arcade |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/lego-star-wars-battles-brings-intergalactic-tower-defense-to-apple-arcade/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref>

The ranking system matches players with opponents of similar skill levels. Winning matches rewards players with resources and cards to enhance their collection. The game offers various events and challenges for additional rewards and progression.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=David |date=2021-09-30 |title=LEGO Star Wars Battles Review --- Luke Warm |url=https://gamingtrend.com/feature/reviews/lego-star-wars-battles-review-luke-warm/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=GAMINGTREND |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=published |first=David Lumb |date=2021-09-24 |title=Lego Star Wars Battles is Clash Royale for brick builders in a galaxy far, far away |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/lego-star-wars-battles-is-clash-royale-for-brick-builders-in-a-galaxy-far-far-away |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref>

== Development ==
According to Pocket Gamer, the game was set to release in 2020 for both Android and Apple Arcade. Instead, only released on Android. Ironically, the game shut down in 2021 and released again the same year exclusively for Apple Arcade.


== Release ==
== Release ==
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=== Relaunch with iOS ===
=== Relaunch with iOS ===
A few months after the discontinuation, the [[Warner Bros. Games]] and [[TT Games#Playdemic|Playdemic]] announced the game's relaunch as an [[Apple Arcade]] exclusive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |date=2021-08-30 |title=Lego Star Wars Battles shuttered in July, now returning as an Apple Arcade exclusive |url=https://www.polygon.com/22648573/lego-star-wars-battles-ios-release-apple-arcade |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Orr |first=Aaron |date=2021-09-28 |title=How LEGO Star Wars Battles was reinvented brick by brick |url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/77249/how-lego-star-wars-battles-was-reinvented/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=pocketgamer.biz}}</ref>
A few months after the discontinuation, the [[Warner Bros. Games]] and [[TT Games#Playdemic|Playdemic]] announced the game's relaunch as an [[Apple Arcade]] exclusive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |date=2021-08-30 |title=Lego Star Wars Battles shuttered in July, now returning as an Apple Arcade exclusive |url=https://www.polygon.com/22648573/lego-star-wars-battles-ios-release-apple-arcade |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Orr |first=Aaron |date=2021-09-28 |title=How LEGO Star Wars Battles was reinvented brick by brick |url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/77249/how-lego-star-wars-battles-was-reinvented/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=pocketgamer.biz}}</ref> Tom Phillips for ''[[Eurogamer]]'' stated that "Screenshots of the game's new Apple Arcade version show it looking the same as ever, although presumably the ability to make in-game purchases has now been stripped out."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-31 |title=There's another Lego Star Wars game coming |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/theres-another-lego-star-wars-game-coming |access-date=2024-06-11 |work=Eurogamer.net |language=en}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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* {{MobyGames|/173490/}}

Revision as of 16:08, 11 June 2024

Lego Star Wars Battles
Developer(s)TT Games Odyssey
Playdemic
Publisher(s)Warner Bros. Games
Lucasfilm Games
Director(s)Danny Bergmann
Producer(s)Jeff Terra
SeriesLego Star Wars
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Android (previously)
Apple Arcade
ReleaseAndroid
  • WW: September 3, 2019
Discontinued for Android
  • WW: July 1, 2021
Apple Arcade
  • WW: September 24, 2021
Genre(s)Deck-building
Real-time strategy
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Lego Star Wars Battles is a deck-building real-time strategy video game developed by TT Games subsidiaries TT Odyssey and Playdemic, and published by Warner Bros. Games and Lucasfilm Games. The game released on September 3, 2019 for Android.

The game had been discontinued on July 1, 2020. The game had been relaunched on September 24, 2021 as an Apple Arcade exclusive.[1]

Gameplay

In the game, players build and upgrade their collection of characters, vehicles, and troops, representing both the Light Side and the Dark Side.[2] Characters in the game will include Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Kylo Ren.[3] The game features real-time strategy and tower defense mechanics, where players deploy units onto a battlefield to attack the opponent's base while defending their own. The objective is to destroy enemy turrets and the base within a set time limit.[4]

The gameplay involves collecting and upgrading cards that represent different units and abilities. Each card can be leveled up to increase its power and effectiveness in battle.[5] Players create decks from their card collection to develop their strategies, balancing offensive and defensive capabilities.[6] The game requires players to manage their resources and choose when to deploy units and use special abilities.[7] The arenas are inspired by various Star Wars locations and include environmental challenges.[8]

The ranking system matches players with opponents of similar skill levels. Winning matches rewards players with resources and cards to enhance their collection. The game offers various events and challenges for additional rewards and progression.[9][10]

Development

According to Pocket Gamer, the game was set to release in 2020 for both Android and Apple Arcade. Instead, only released on Android. Ironically, the game shut down in 2021 and released again the same year exclusively for Apple Arcade.

Release

Discontinuation

After beta testing for almost two years, in May 2021, players received an in-game message that Lego Star Wars Battles would be shutting down, and was done so on July 1, 2021.[11] Neither did the developers, TT Games Odyssey and Playdemic, nor did the publishers of the game, Warner Bros. Games and Lucasfilm Games announce or comment on why the game got discontinued.[12][13]

Relaunch with iOS

A few months after the discontinuation, the Warner Bros. Games and Playdemic announced the game's relaunch as an Apple Arcade exclusive.[14][15] Tom Phillips for Eurogamer stated that "Screenshots of the game's new Apple Arcade version show it looking the same as ever, although presumably the ability to make in-game purchases has now been stripped out."[16]

Reception

References

  1. ^ Dellosa, Catherine (2021-08-31). "LEGO Star Wars Battles will return as an Apple Arcade exclusive after shutting down in July". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. ^ Etra, Alden (2021-08-31). "LEGO Star Wars Battles Announced As Strategy Game With Multiplayer". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. ^ published, Alyssa Mercante (2019-09-03). "Lego Star Wars Battles is a new mobile strategy game that draws from the entire saga". gamesradar. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  4. ^ Madlani, Mikhail (August 31, 2021). "'LEGO Star Wars Battles' from TT Games and Warner Brothers Is Coming Soon to Apple Arcade Featuring Characters from All Star Wars Eras". toucharcade.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  5. ^ "Apple Arcade is getting an exclusive Lego Star Wars game". Engadget. 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  6. ^ Dellosa, Catherine (2020-11-05). "LEGO Star Wars Battles may not be the Star Wars game you're looking for". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  7. ^ Flynn, David (2021-09-24). "LEGO Star Wars Battles Preview --- LEGO! UNLIMITED LEGO!". GAMINGTREND. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  8. ^ "Lego Star Wars Battles brings intergalactic tower defense to Apple Arcade". CNET. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  9. ^ Flynn, David (2021-09-30). "LEGO Star Wars Battles Review --- Luke Warm". GAMINGTREND. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  10. ^ published, David Lumb (2021-09-24). "Lego Star Wars Battles is Clash Royale for brick builders in a galaxy far, far away". TechRadar. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  11. ^ Forde, Matthew (2021-07-21). "LEGO Star Wars Battles cancelled and shut down following beta". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  12. ^ Duckworth, Joshua (2021-07-27). "Cancelled Lego Star Wars Battles Game Explained". Game Rant. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  13. ^ Dellosa, Catherine (2021-07-22). "LEGO Star Wars Battles, the real-time PVP tower defense from Playdemic, has shut down after two years in beta". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  14. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (2021-08-30). "Lego Star Wars Battles shuttered in July, now returning as an Apple Arcade exclusive". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  15. ^ Orr, Aaron (2021-09-28). "How LEGO Star Wars Battles was reinvented brick by brick". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  16. ^ "There's another Lego Star Wars game coming". Eurogamer.net. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
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