Angry Birds Star Wars
Angry Birds Star Wars was a puzzle video game, a crossover between the Star Wars franchise and the Angry Birds series of video games, launched on November 8, 2012, first for Windows, iOS, and Android devices, later also to Mac and BlackBerry. The game is the sixth Angry Birds game in the series. The characters are copyrighted from George Lucas's double-trilogy. On July 18, 2013, Rovio announced that Angry Birds Star Wars would be heading for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, and the Nintendo 3DS on October 29, 2013, in conjunction with Activision. As of August 2013, the game has been downloaded over 100 million times on its various platforms. The game is a launch title for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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| Developer(s) | Rovio Entertainment Exient Entertainment (consoles and handhelds) |
| Publisher(s) | Rovio Entertainment (in conjunction with LucasArts), Activision (consoles and handhelds) |
| Series | Angry Birds |
| Engine | Box2D |
| Platform(s) | Android, iOS, BlackBerry 10, Windows Phone, Microsoft Windows, Fire OS, BlackBerry Tablet OS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Roku |
| Release | November 8, 2012 – February 3, 2020 (7 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
On July 15, 2013, Rovio announced a sequel titled Angry Birds Star Wars II. It is based on the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the television show Star Wars Rebels. Angry Birds Star Wars II was released on September 19, 2013. Angry Birds Star Wars was discontinued on February 3, 2020 along with Angry Birds Rio and Angry Birds Star Wars II, with the games also being pulled out of app stores.