Star Wars: Hunters Asks Who’d Win, a Sith or 2 Jawas In a Trenchcoat

As Star Wars re-expands its gaming ambitions, there’s going to be an increasing number of titles which are much less self-serious takes on the struggles and conflicts of the galaxy far, far-off, and extra that embrace present gaming developments with a little bit of Star Wars taste. Case in level? Our first actually good “look” at Star Wars: Hunters.

I say “look” as a result of though transient glimpses of the sport itself had been proven operating on cellular throughout in the present day’s “California Streaming” Apple occasion, Lucasfilm Games additionally launched a cinematic introduction to the essential premise of the sport (beforehand revealed in a Nintendo Direct final yr). Essentially, squads of zany denizens of the galaxy far, far-off—hum-drum heavy assault Stormtroopers, Mandalorian mercs, daring smugglers, Dark Side acolytes, lightsaber-wielding droids, and, hilariously, actually two Jawas in an extended gown—are pitched in opposition to one another in area fight for the leisure of the galaxy at giant. Because Star Wars denizens actually, actually do exactly love themselves some extremely deadly sporting occasions, don’t they?

There is definitely some storytelling occurring past the preventing, it appears. “Set after the fall of the Galactic Empire, Star Wars: Hunters will connect players in real time to battle in arena settings inspired by iconic Star Wars locales,” a brand new put up from StarWars.com says of the sport. “Compete as daring bounty hunters, heroes of the Rebellion and hold-outs of the fallen Empire in an action game that immerses you in fast-paced and visually stunning Star Wars conflict.”

Kind of affection that the concept all these peculiar characters—the Ugnaught using a painted-up droideka prefer it’s General Grievous’ wheel bike from Revenge of the Sith is, in explicit, a top-tier character design—noticed the second Death Star explode and mentioned “well, finally, I’m free to do what I’ve always wanted to in this two-bit galaxy: a career in arena combat.”

Star Wars: Hunters is about to hit cellular platforms and Nintendo Switch in 2022.

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