Star Wars: Pit Droids
| Star Wars: Pit Droids | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Lucas Learning |
| Publisher(s) | Lucas Learning |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | September 13, 1999
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle, educational |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Star Wars: Pit Droids (full title: Star Wars Pit Droids: Logic and Reasoning) is an educational puzzle game developed and published by Lucas Learning. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh on September 13, 1999.[1] It was later ported to iOS and released on February 9, 2012.[2] The game develops skills such as hypothesis testing and geometry.[3]
Plot
[edit ]Watto has bought a series of new pit droids, and tasks the player with transporting them to the Pod Racing arena by avoiding all the environmental obstacles.
Gameplay
[edit ]The player maneuvers the pit droids through a series of puzzles such as road blocks and junk heaps. Players can also create their own puzzles and trade them online with other gamers.
Critical reception
[edit ]Matt Diamond of Inside Mac Games praised the puzzle, variable difficulty, graphics, and music.[4] Brad Cook of All Game Guide complimented its detailed graphics, intricate gameplay, and jazzy soundtrack.[5] Just Adventure 's Ray Ivey liked the aesthetic quality of the game manual.[6] The Scotsman said the game was very playable for a TV-tie in and offered educational opportunities.[7] IGN gave the game a rating of 7.5.[8] The Boston Herald thought the game offered an interesting test of children's logical abilities.[9] The Boston Globe thought it was a standout in the children's software genre, mentioning its animation, sound effects, and tutorial.[10] CVG said the game was easy to play, but added that its overly simple concept reduced its replayability.[11]
Pit Droids won Computer Games Strategy Plus 's 1999 "Classic Game of the Year" award. The editors wrote: "[T]his game is not only mind-bogglingly fun for puzzle fans of all ages, it is also solid, well-designed, addictive, attractive, and arguably the year's best use of the Star Wars Episode I license".[12] Pit Droids won a CODiE Award from the Software and Information Industry Association for "Arcade/Action/Adventure/Role-Playing Games - Best Product" as a joint winner with Half-Life .[13] Pit Droids was also nominated for "Games - Best Product", but lost to Half-Life.[13]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Lucas Learning - Press Release Archives - Lucas Learning Releases Star Wars Pit Droids - A Galaxy Full of Mind-Bending Logic Games". Lucas Learning . September 13, 1999. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Star Wars Pit Droids". iTunes App Store . February 9, 2012. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "My droids are smarter than yours.(WHAT'S NEW)". 1999年08月01日. Archived from the original on 2018年11月16日.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Inside Mac Games Review: Star Wars Episode I: Pit Droids". www.insidemacgames.com. Retrieved 2017年02月20日.
- ^ "Star Wars: Pit Droids - Review - allgame". 2014年11月16日. Archived from the original on 2014年11月16日. Retrieved 2017年02月20日.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Review: Pit Droids". 2001年07月21日. Archived from the original on 2001年07月21日. Retrieved 2017年02月20日.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Pit your wits against the movie hype master Multimedia Review". 2000年01月10日. Archived from the original on 2018年11月20日.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Star Wars: Pit Droids (PC)". IGN. Retrieved 2017年02月20日.
- ^ "New titles help kids become math-literate.(Arts and Lifestyle)". 2002年01月13日. Archived from the original on 2018年11月19日.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "KIDS' SOFTWARE FROM GEMS TO JUNK BEST OF NEW PROGRAMS CHALLENGE AND INSTRUCT CHILDREN'S SOFTWARE BEST OF NEW PROGRAMS TEACH YOUNG". 1999年12月12日. Archived from the original on 2017年06月08日.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "PC Review: Pit Droids - ComputerAndVideoGames.com". 2007年01月18日. Archived from the original on 2007年01月18日. Retrieved 2017年02月20日.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Staff (March 6, 2000). "The Computer Games Awards; The Best Games of 1999". Computer Games Strategy Plus . Archived from the original on March 24, 2005.
- ^ a b "CODiE Awards 1999". Software and Information Industry Association . Archived from the original on April 7, 2000.