Star Wars: Assault Team

Star Wars: Assault Team was a mobile game developed by Disney Mobile in collaboration with LucasArts. It was first announced on January 28, 2014 through the official Star Wars twitter account, with one screenshot attached. It is a turn-based combat game with strategy and card-battle elements. The mobile game was released on March 26, 2014. The game features characters from the classic films such as Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia.^[1] It was closed only a few months later, on October 29, 2014.^[4]^[5]

Publisher's summary[]

Collect classic characters from the Rebel Alliance and more to defeat enemies and players across the galaxy. Strategically deploy the team's special tactics to battle through new graphically enhanced missions set throughout Star Wars™ planets and locations from the original trilogy.

Plot summary[]

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Star Wars Assault Team

It is a time of uncertainty
for the Rebellion. Though
the Death Star has been
destroyed, the Empire still
holds the galaxy in a grip
of terror.

While the Rebellion builds
a new base on the ice
planet of Hoth, an unlikely
hero has snuck aboard the
Imperial Star Destroyer
DEVASTATOR to discover
the Empire's plans....

The game features a storyline which takes place between the Star Wars episodes A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.^[3]

Escape The Devastator (training)[]

Han Solo and members of Renegade Squadron are captured by the Devastator and risk becoming test subjects. They escape their cells, and steal plans before leaving the ship.

Kashyyyk[]

Emissary to the Wookiees
Capture the Codes

Ord Mantell[]

Into the Savage Lair
Recover the Module

Tatooine[]

Old Friends in Mos Espa
Hunt for the Holoforger

Coruscant[]

Alien Protection Zone
Palace Raid

Death Squadron[]

Infiltration
The Final Escape

Gameplay[]

SWAssaultTeam — An example of the game's gameplay.

Star Wars: Assault Team is a turn-based combat game involving card-battling elements, and takes players to locations from the Star Wars Trilogy.^[7] Players must build a team of four individual "heroes" using cards they acquire. The team follows a preset path and encounter enemy forces which they must defeat. Each card has a passive ability (usually an attack or defense bonus) while some have a "charged over time" Special Ability. The game features a Tiered ranking system, and the attributes may be improved though Training Cards that are acquired while playing missions. Players must strategically assemble a four-man team for the missions, and use cunning strategy in combat to defeat their enemies.

Development[]

Star Wars: Assault Team was announced on January 28, 2014.^[1] It is offered as limited early access in selected markets,^[2] Australia,^[8] with a complete release in spring 2014.^[2] It is available for mobile devices^[1] and was released on March 26, 2014.^[3]

On September 30, 2014, less than a year after its launch, a message appeared during game startup announcing that in-app purchases were no longer available, and that Assault Team would be no longer be available for download, and would shut down October 29, 2014.^[4]^[5] It was reported by Pocket Gamer that the closure of both Star Wars: Tiny Death Star and Star Wars: Assault Team was to allow Disney and Lucasfilm to focus on "higher priority titles", such as Star Wars: Commander.^[9]

Appearances[]

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

4-LOM
Bail Organa (Indirect mention only) (Leia Organa card)
Biggs Darklighter (Mentioned only) (Womp-rat card)
Boba Fett
Bossk
C-3PO
Chewbacca
Darth Vader
Dengar
IG-88
Jango Fett (Mentioned only) (Boba Fett card)
Han Solo
Leia Organa
Luke Skywalker
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Mentioned only) (Luke Skywalker card)
Padmé Amidala (Indirect mention only) (Leia Organa card)
Palpatine (Mentioned only)
R2-D2
Rox Durmak (First appearance)
Ulaaar (First appearance)
Unidentified Savrip Warmaker (First appearance)
Valarian (Appears in hologram)
Zuckuss

Organisms

Droid models

3PO-series protocol droid
IG-series battle droid
IT-O Interrogator
LOM-series protocol droid
Marksman-H combat remote (Training Sphere Card)
R2-series astromech droid
Viper probe droid

Events

Galactic Civil War
- Battle of Yavin (Indirect mention only) (Opening crawl)
- Escape from the Devastator (First appearance)
- Mission to Kashyyyk (First appearance)
- Mission to Ord Mantell (First appearance)
- Mission to Tatooine (Assault Team) (First appearance)
- Mission to Coruscant (Assault Team) (First appearance)
- Infiltration of Death Squadron (First appearance)

Locations

Coruscant
- Alien Protection Zone
  - Duros District (First appearance)
  - Gotal District (First appearance)
  - Ithorian District (First appearance)
- Imperial Palace
Gand (Indirect mention only) (Zuckuss card)
Hoth (Opening crawl)
- Echo Base (Indirect mention only) (Opening crawl)
Ithor (Indirect mention only) (Ithorian card)
Kashyyyk
- Rwookkrrorro
Ord Mantell
Rodia (Indirect mention only) (Rodian card)
Riflor (Mentioned only) (Advozse card)
Tatooine
- Dune Sea
- Mos Espa
- Mos Eisley Cantina (Mentioned only)
Nar Shaddaa (Mentioned only)