InAngry Birds Star Wars II, players must destroy targets fortified in or out of their created fortresses including various bosses, depending on the side they are in (Bird or Pork side). Players also earn up to 3 stars, as of other games in the series. The game features over 56 playable characters.[3] The game differs from the other Angry Birds games because the player can summon a specific bird/pig instead of the pre-determined selection. This summoning can be done to replace each bird/pig.
The game is compatible withHasbro'sTelepods line oftoys-to-life figurines, allowing the player to summon a specific character into the game via itsQR code; this summon is once per level, but the player can use multiple Telepod summons per level. Each Telepod can be used on up to 15 separate devices and one must rescan the Telepod to get access to the particular character if the game is fully closed.[citation needed]
As of December 2013, Hasbro has sold over 1 millionAngry Birds Star Wars II Telepods units.[4]
The player can via in-app purchase or through achievement rewards, have the use of certain birds or pigs during gameplay. With theRevenge of the Pork and theRebels update, the former Watto's shop, which was a separate area of the game to buy playable characters, was removed and was merged within the character swap menu.
The game was released on September 18, 2013.Microsoft Windows andMac OS X versions of the game were announced, with the former being released on October 24. The Mac version's release plan was discontinued, and on November 13, 2014, the Windows PC version was no longer available for purchase or download and would not be updated.[5]
The game was discontinued on February 3, 2020, alongside everyAngry Birds title released beforeAngry Birds Transformers (excludingAngry Birds Friends andBad Piggies). It was removed from bothApp Store andGoogle Play. In a 2021 interview, nearing the rerelease of the originalAngry Birds, Rovio employee Steve Porter stated that theRio andStar Wars games were unlikely to be re-released due to third-party licensing.[6]
The game has received generally favorable reviews with aMetacritic score of 77/100 based on 24 reviews.[7] While the game continues the gameplay of its predecessor with fun new ideas, some reviewers[who?] have noted that the increase in the number of playable characters may make the levels unbalanced due to characters having different powers. Some reviewers[who?] did not like the numerous microtransactions but found the game fun.[9]
