Home Gaming Finally, Star Wars gets a new RPG

Finally, Star Wars gets a new RPG

2 min read
68

SW Uprising (1)

Some of the best Star Wars games have warped in from the realm of the RPG. I’m talking classics such as Knights Of The Old Republic, Knights Of The Old Republic 2 and probably some other games that I’ve forgotten about. It’s been too damn long since Star Wars got a proper RPG entry. A fact that is now being rectified in a brand new game…

That’s on mobile. HA! GOTCHA! CRAP, CALL YOUR WOOKIES BACK!

Chewie

Star Wars Uprising is the name of the mobile game, currently being developed by Disney, LucasFilm and Kabam. So what’s it all about then? The fall of the Empire, set between the events of Return of the Jedi and the next Star Wars flick, Episode VII: The Force Awakens. You’re pretty much insurrecting your way past the remnants of the Galactic Empire, after the Rebels blew up that second Death Star and went off to party with the Ewoks. Nub nub.

As a custom character based on various classes (Bounty Hunter, Smuggler, Rebel and more), players can take on missions and learn “hundreds of abilities and collect iconic Star Wars gear”  according to Kabam. The usual Star Wars locations all feature, from Bespin to Coruscant as players seek to loosen the grip of the Empire throughout the galaxy. And it’s a game with some serious talent on board, by the sound of things. Former Star Wars: The Old Republic creative director Daniel Erickson and Star Wars: The Clone Wars director Danny Keller are part of the development crew, which will see the game enter a closed beta period in “the coming weeks”.

“Star Wars: Uprising is a deep role playing game (RPG) experience that will immerse players in the Star Wars universe during a unique time following the fall of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine,” said Kabam Senior Vice President Aaron Loeb in a press statement.

The Kabam RPG Studio has taken its collective experience and passion for role playing games to focus on creating a unique and immersive gameplay experience for Star Wars fans and RPG gamers around the world.

SW Uprising (2)

So what’s the fine print here then? Yes, it is a free-to-play game. So I’m dreading the dark side influence of what sounds like a great title, featuring nickle-and-dime tactics. I find your lack of in-app purchases…disturbing.

Last Updated: June 5, 2015

68 Comments

  1. A$$h0L3

    Y U MAKE ME HAPPY AND SAD?

    Reply

  2. Admiral Chief's Adventure

    June 5, 2015 at 12:03

    THANK YOU FOR PLAYING TO LVL5, TO GET A LEVEL 10 CAP, PAY $5, BEST DEAL! $99 AND YOU UNLOCK 99 LEVELS

    Reply

  3. Admiral Chief's Adventure

    June 5, 2015 at 12:04

    Mobile gaming, bah, sies!
    *SPITS*

    Reply

  4. Blood Emperor Trevor

    June 5, 2015 at 12:04

    You think you caught me? I saw the headline & thought, “I bet it’s a mobile game.” And everyone thinks I’m cynical.

    Reply

    • RinceTheElfRoot

      June 5, 2015 at 12:10

      Thinks?

      Reply

      • Blood Emperor Trevor

        June 5, 2015 at 12:12

        I was being generous. ;P

        Reply

        • RinceTheElfRoot

          June 5, 2015 at 12:15

          You… GENEROUS?! Now you’re just talking whack! Ain’t nobody got time for dat!

          Reply

  5. Admiral Chief's Adventure

    June 5, 2015 at 12:05

  6. Lord Chaos

    June 5, 2015 at 12:07

    Shouldn’t you be practicing getting your arse handed to you instead of posting click-bait? 😛

    Reply

  7. RinceTheElfRoot

    June 5, 2015 at 12:10

    Meh.

    Reply

  8. RinceTheElfRoot

    June 5, 2015 at 12:11

    Take this Star Wars!

    Reply

    • oVg

      June 5, 2015 at 12:13

      Live long on the dark side and prosper.

      Reply

    • Admiral Chief's Adventure

      June 5, 2015 at 12:15

      Facepalm indeed

      Reply

      • RinceTheElfRoot

        June 5, 2015 at 12:17

        I know, I mean, Pink trousers?! WTF?!

        Reply

        • Pariah

          June 5, 2015 at 12:17

          It looks like she has hooves. O_o

          Reply

        • Lord Chaos

          June 5, 2015 at 12:20

          Better than a red shirt.

          Reply

        • Blood Emperor Trevor

          June 5, 2015 at 12:20

          Yet no one says a word about the matching and/or colour coordinated Star Trek wardrobes. :/

          Reply

          • RinceTheElfRoot

            June 5, 2015 at 12:22

            Is she in Star Trek?! NO! She isn’t! So shut your pie hole! Now she could pass as a rebel in Star Wars, they wore pansy ass pastel-coloured clothes RUUUUNNNN!

          • Blood Emperor Trevor

            June 5, 2015 at 12:28

            Don’t have to run from me. Star Wars is only slightly less silly than Star Trek.

          • RinceTheElfRoot

            June 5, 2015 at 12:29

            Run? From you? Please beatch, that was run from the internet 😛

    • Hammersteyn

      June 5, 2015 at 12:24

      Break her fingers, she will learn to use the force from then on.

      Reply

  9. Hammersteyn

    June 5, 2015 at 12:13

    Troll lvl. 1313

    Reply

  10. Aries

    June 5, 2015 at 12:13

    No man, dont do this, almost swore now

    Reply

  11. Graeme Selvan

    June 5, 2015 at 12:14

    A deep RPG… on mobile………0 – 0

    Reply

    • Lord Chaos

      June 5, 2015 at 12:19

      Depends on how far you can shove it to Disney

      Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      June 5, 2015 at 12:25

      Depends on how deep your pockets are.

      Reply

      • Gareth Smith

        June 7, 2015 at 02:00

        and how big your… pocket book is.

        Reply

  12. Hammersteyn

    June 5, 2015 at 12:15

  13. Pariah

    June 5, 2015 at 12:17

    Thanks for the game nobody asked for or wants. Disney, you’re awesome!

    /sarcasm

    Reply

  14. oVg

    June 5, 2015 at 12:24

    I grew up in the 70s and 80s. Things like bloody decapitations in Conan, bloody exploding blood packs and dismemberment in Robocop, foul language from Eddie Murphy films, gut bursting aliens, Even Jim Henson did some dark shit with The Dark Crystal… those films were marketed for children.

    The only excitement I got from the latest Star Wars films was at the end of the third film during the lava fight when Goerge Lukas decided to include his original fan base for the first time with some nice bloody postal dismemberment.

    The latest Robocop proves that its not me sounding old. Now that Disney own the Star Wars franchise I have lost all hope in Star Wars.

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      June 5, 2015 at 12:26

      XD

      Reply

      • oVg

        June 5, 2015 at 12:30

        • Hammersteyn

          June 5, 2015 at 12:35

          lol same channel

          Reply

    • Admiral Chief's Adventure

      June 5, 2015 at 12:26

      *Lucas

      Reply

      • oVg

        June 5, 2015 at 12:33

        Does not matter. The man spent 3 decades bragging how he made it being Indie to sell out to captain corporate.

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief's Adventure

          June 5, 2015 at 12:35

          Yeah, I have no fond affection for him. I have fond affection for correct spelling on the other hand, IT IS NOT THAT AARD DAMMIT

          Reply

          • oVg

            June 5, 2015 at 12:38

            Geralt cant read, he gets the farmers daughter to point out the next witcher contract.

      • Hammersteyn

        June 5, 2015 at 12:34

        Where? I want to punch him in the balls.

        Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      June 5, 2015 at 12:33

      Freddy Kruger, Rambo, Terminator, Xenomorphs, Predator. Goonies, Van Damme, Indiana Jones, Top Gun, Blade Runner, Back to the Future, Ghost Busters, Die Hard, Beetle Juice, Batman(Michael Keaton), Big trouble in little China, Mad Max,Caddy Shack, Naked Gun, etc.

      Reply

      • oVg

        June 5, 2015 at 12:34

        The children of today are treated like China dolls.

        Reply

        • Brady miaau

          June 5, 2015 at 12:56

          You mean like Chucky?

          Reply

      • Admiral Chief's Adventure

        June 5, 2015 at 12:38

        Awwwjisss man, right in the nostalgia-sack

        Reply

    • Blood Emperor Trevor

      June 5, 2015 at 12:35

      Don’t be so negative, how can they be worse at running the Star Wars franchise than George Lucas? 😉

      Reply

  15. Brady miaau

    June 5, 2015 at 12:56

    So, Star Wars The Old Republic with a new skin?

    Reply

  16. Blake Brent

    June 5, 2015 at 13:10

    Rate us now!
    Option1: *5 STARS*
    Option2: Rate us *5 STARS* later
    Option3: Haha we already rated us for you, *5 STARS*

    Oh wait, thats EA, my bad 🙂

    Reply

  17. Earagand

    June 5, 2015 at 14:22

    < col Hiiiiiii Friends…——–.???? ? @mi12//++lazygamer++ < Find More='' ……..''

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????6

    Reply

  18. Gardos

    June 5, 2015 at 14:52

    To Infinity AND BEYOND!!!

    Reply

  19. Ghost In The Rift

    June 5, 2015 at 15:50

    My hart dropped and now it feels like i got a dookie in my pants, THANKS DARRYN!!!

    Reply

  20. Jaco

    June 5, 2015 at 16:48

    Almost thought this would be something great.

    Thanks for this 🙁

    Reply

  21. Lardus-Resident Perve

    June 5, 2015 at 17:34

    You son of a bee with an itch!! Darnit you got me excited for KotoR and then it is mobile? Bloody hell!

    Reply

  22. Ranting Raptor

    June 5, 2015 at 19:18

    Why you do dis?

    Reply

  23. Pieter Smal

    June 5, 2015 at 20:18

    To be cancelled in January – mark my words!

    Reply

  24. indelible

    June 6, 2015 at 00:31

    I hate you. I hate everything you stand for. You suck. I want to throw a jar of honey at you then watch as you walk perilously close to a yellow jack nest. Ha. Then you’d be sorry. And watch out for those ants! Yeah. That’s you told.

    Reply

  25. xcovick

    June 8, 2015 at 05:40

    Happy to begin with and after that you make me so crazy angry! Damn you almost had me there bro!

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Check Also

Disney’s Jungle Cruise Review

If you love adventure movies with the same fantasy feel as the Pirates of the Caribbean mo…