Star Wars: Uprising
Developer(s)Kabam
Publisher(s)Disney Interactive Studios
Director(s)Daniel Erickson[2]
Producer(s)Greg Hill[3]
Platform(s)iOS, Android
ReleaseSeptember 10, 2015 (official)
September 9, 2015 (early release)[1]
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Star Wars: Uprising was an action role-playing game by Kabam and published by Disney Interactive Studios for iOS and Android. It was released on September 10, 2015. On September 22, 2016, it was announced that all servers would be shutting down on November 17, 2016.

Plot

Set shortly after the events of Return of the Jedi, Imperial Governor Adelhard of the Anoat Sector refuses to release his grip, instead locking down the sector to prevent all incoming and outgoing space traffic to keep everyone within and allow him to maintain an iron rule. He refuses to accept the death of Darth Vader and Palpatine as the fall of the Empire, keeping Palpatine's death under wraps. As the Rebel Alliance only has a small presence in the sector, smugglers, assassins, crime lords, nobles and crime cartels form their own rebellion against Adelhard.[4][5][6]

Characters

Name Portrayal Description
Dapp Voice: Steven Blum (Uprising) "Happy" Dapp is a man that an unnamed smuggler and their sister Riley worked for during the Galactic Empire's Iron Blockade.
Riley Voice: Catherine Taber (Uprising) Riley is the sister of an unnamed smuggler. They both worked for "Happy" Dapp during the Galactic Empire's Iron Blockade.

Gameplay

Players were able to create avatars and were able to purchase skills and upgrades. They could amass a crew to assist them in battles. The game could be played by up to four players. Playable classes included the Smuggler, Bounty Hunter, Rebel Guerilla, Diplomat, Gambler.[4]

Reception

It has a score of 65% on Metacritic.[7] Pocket Gamer awarded it 6 out of 10, saying "There's nothing really wrong with it, but if you were hoping for a Star Wars mobile game with a little more bite than the usual card battlers and tower defence titles, you're going to come away disappointed."[8] IGN awarded it a score of 5.5 out of 10, saying "Star Wars: Uprising boils down to the pursuit of upgradeable stuff administered through simple action and scant story."[9]

References

  1. ^ Hilliard, Klye (September 9, 2015). "Star Wars: Uprising Mobile RPG Launches A Day Early, Available Now". Game Informer. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Star Wars has a new 'Old Man of the Empire' in Kabam's Uprising". 7 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Star Wars: Uprising (Video Game 2015)". IMDb.
  4. ^ a b Albert, Brian (June 4, 2015). "Star Wars: Uprising Fills The Story Gap After Return of Jedi". IGN. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Fitzpatrick, Alex (June 4, 2015). "A New Star Wars Game Was Just Announced and It Sounds Amazing". Time. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Kohler, Chris (June 4, 2015). "There's an Epic Sounding Star Wars RPG Coming To Mobile". Wired.co.uk. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  7. ^ "Star Wars Uprising for iOS review". Metacritic. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  8. ^ Slater, Harry (11 September 2015). "Star Wars Uprising". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  9. ^ Tyrrel, Brandin (September 18, 2015). "Star Wars Uprising review". IGN. Retrieved September 30, 2015.

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