Disney, LucasArts, NimbleBit
Yesterday, Lucas Arts in collaboration with Nimblebit announced their brand new title, “Star Wars: Tiny Death Star”. It’s a spin on their immensely successful 2012 hit, “Tiny Tower”. Fortunately, it’s more than just a reskin. The game has been completely revamped and updated to make it more fun. Your mission is to fully fund the completion of the Death Star by turning it into one gigantic shopping center and leasing out space to Galactic bitizens.
Everything from the menus to the bitizens themselves have been beautifully adorned with a Star Wars theme. Not only are the floors Star Wars themed – such as The Cantina or Rebo’s Karaoke – but there’s an entire new floor type, the Imperial levels, which are built in the basement and used to craft special items. Missions are now a variety of activities assigned to you directly from Emperor Palpatine which range from building specific floor types to taking a look at Holonet, the intergalactic version of BitBook. Upgrading your elevators do more than just increase the speed now. Each new elevator adds a multiplier which applies to the tips received from delivering bitizens to floors. This adds more incentive to taking time away to transport them, especially when you start getting a really tall tower. There’s also chiptune versions of the soundtrack, goofy little 8-bit animated scenes staring your favorite characters to collect, and a whole heap of achievements to unlock through the new Google+ integration.
It’s still suffering from a few bugs, but nothing completely game-breaking. Occasionally elevators get stuck, sounds run in the background, and every time an achievement is unlocked, the game disconnects and has to reload. Thankfully, it’s nothing other than a mild annoyance and a few seconds of lost time. The game is also frequently being updated to squash as many bugs as possible. If you’re a fan of Star Wars or a fan of Nimblebit’s other classics, such as “Pocket Planes”, it’s definitely worth the download.
“Star Wars: Tiny Death Star” is available now as a free download on Android, iOS, Windows 8, and Windows Phone.
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