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Star Wars: Pit Droids

The pit droids go through 300 different puzzles, each randomly selected for eight levels. At first, your droids start at the Transport Ship, ending at the final level, the Arena. In each puzzle, you need to…

18 September 1999

Star Wars: Pit Droids is a puzzle developed by Lucas Learning, released 18 September 1999 on iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Star Wars: Pit Droids is

Star Wars: Pit Droids is a puzzle game developed by Lucas Learning and released in 1999. It is available on iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the high-stakes sport of Podracing, urgent and determined pit droid mechanics can mean the difference between victory and defeat… when they stay out of trouble. The Toydarian junk dealer Watto, eager to keep his shop well stocked, is always on the lookout for the next big deal. Looming over the desert planet Tatooine is the largest shipment of pit droids Watto has ever purchased, threatening to overrun all of Mos Espa unless someone gets them under control…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are educational and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Star Wars series

Star Wars: Pit Droids is the 64th of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. The next entry was Star Wars: Jar Jar's Journey Adventure Book in 1999.

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What it launched against

Star Wars: Pit Droids launched on 18 September 1999, within three weeks of Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Homeworld, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Freespace 2.

Released around the same time: Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Homeworld, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Freespace 2.

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When did Star Wars: Pit Droids come out?
Star Wars: Pit Droids was released on 18 September 1999 for iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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