Chewbacca carried with him the name of an ancient Wookiee hero, the great Bacca, first of the great chieftains of Kashyyyk, and the creator of a sword that denoted leadership among the Wookiees. He was the son of Attichitcuk, the husband of Mallatobuck, and the father of Lumpawaroo. He was ready to follow me anywhere, and he did." ―Han Solo Ĭhewbacca (or " Chewie," as he was known to his friends) was a legendary Wookiee from Kashyyyk, best known for being the co-pilot of Han Solo's ship, the Millennium Falcon. And my intervention in his life, by making him my business, had established his 'life debt' to me. I was court-martialed and booted from the majestic Imperial Navy. I'd heard the phrase, 'It's none of your business,' one too many times, so I took action. Hopefully Disney also knows when to show restraint in those coveted social and mobile markets because, while we're willing to give A ngry Birds: Star Wars a shot, we're not as likely to be won over by Where's My Water? Star Wars or Cut the Rope: Star Wars.Īngry Birds: Star Wars will be available November 8th for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, and Windows Phone." One day this slaver was particularly hard on one Wookiee, treating him so badly I couldn't stand by and watch. That said, for the time being, Angry Birds: Star Wars is poised to provide a fun "Galaxy Far, Far Away" riff on traditional Angry Birds gameplay. Longtime gaming fans likely shudder at the thought of LucasArts, who delivered fan-favorite Star Wars game experiences like Star Wars: Battlefront II and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, getting redirected by Disney into the casual market - and we'll have to wait to find out how much Iger and the Mouse House executives, meddle with the game development sector. Suddenly, the announcement of Angry Birds: Star Wars makes even more sense. In addition to Luke and Leia, Rovio has released three more gameplay videos - featuring a number of fan-favorite character pairings.Īs detailed in our original character guide, the various Star Wars cast members each line-up with the mechanics of original Angry Bird types. However, the Star Wars variations also include fun bonus abilities (such as Han Solo/Yellow Bird's ricocheting blaster attack or Luke Skywalker/Red Bird's lightsaber strike).Īdditionally, the trailers also indicate that the Angry Birds: Star Wars gameplay is a mix between the mechanics of the original Angry Birds and Angry Birds: Space. Planet-based Star Wars gameplay (Hoth, Tatooine, etc) will use traditional Angry Birds physics and outer-space gameplay (Tie-Fighters, the Death Star, etc) will rely on the varied physics of Angry Birds: Space.ĭisney CEO, Bob Iger directly stated that the Mouse House would consider future console gaming experiences developed by LucasArts "opportunistically" but, for the time being, internally-developed Star Wars game experiences would focus on the "social and mobile" markets. However, in the mean time, LucasArts and Rovio have ramped up the marketing for their forthcoming Star Wars: Angry Birds title, offering a much clearer picture of what players can expect from the new Angry Birds title - plus an opportunity to check out each Star Wars character and their "special" in-game ability.Ĭheck out the "Angry Birds: Star Wars Official Gameplay Trailer" at the top of the page, then watch the "cast" trailers below. We had previously reported on the Luke and Leia gameplay video but here it is again, just in case you missed our first write up: While the acquisition assured that we'll be seeing further big screen adventures in the Star Wars universe, the deal resulted in a lot of uncertainty with regard to the future of Star Wars game experiences - even if Star Wars 1313 development appears to be unaffected (for now). Following the news that Disney had acquired LucasFilm as well as, subsequently, LucasArts and the Star Wars brand, fans weren't entirely sure what to to think.
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