
The idea for the game came up around the time Rovio released Angry Birds Space, a collaboration with NASA. "You'll see a lot of new elements to the same familiar gameplay," Heijari said. Other birds will be different characters from the 'Star Wars' universe and have special powers according to their Star Wars role."Īngry Birds players will also see familiar scenes from the Star Wars movies but the feel will still be true to the Angry Birds brand. "For instance, Red Bird will be Luke Skywalker. "Our teams have collaborated in creating the perfect mashup of Star Wars characters and Angry Birds characters," Heijari said.

While Rovio isn't giving much away, its vice president of franchise development, Ville Heijari, dropped a few hints. The Force is definitely strong with this one." "As a big 'Star Wars' fan myself, I'm really excited about this new universe. It's the best parts of Angry Birds with all new cutting-edge gameplay set in in a galaxy far, far away," Rovio CMO Peter Vesterbacka said in a statement. "This is the best Angry Birds game we've ever done.

The widely anticipated game, which will combine the classic Angry Birds with the stories, settings and characters of the "Star Wars" saga, will be released worldwide on Nov. have joined forces to combine the two in one video game. " Angry Birds" and " Star Wars"? Do the words go together? Entertainment giants Rovio Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd.

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