Amidst the hype of Angry Birds Star Wars II, which will be released on September 19th, Rovio refuses to neglect their existing apps. We have already seen updates to Bad Piggies and Angry Birds Rio in the past week, and a few other updates are known to be coming soon (such as the original and Space).
In their Angry Birds Star Wars II announcement Rovio stated that Luke Sky-squawker was not done, and this is the first known image — exclusive to ABN (thanks!) — from the forthcoming Return of the Jedi update. The exact release date is still unknown, but it’s probably safe to assume it will exiting lightspeed in the next couple of weeks.
If you recall the story line, the porkpire has built a second Death Star not far from the Forest Moon of Endor. The shield generator that protects this massive battle station resides on the moon, so the rebels have to take it out if they have any hope of destroying the Death Star. The Endor Moon is the home of the cute and cuddly Ewoks (okay, not all of them are so cute), which help the rebels in their battle to defeat the porkpire and destroy the shield generator.
Based on the image above it looks like we will be thrown into the middle of this epic battle. Thankfully, the fearless Ewoks our on our side and have constructed one of their ingenious traps. Oblivious to the danger the pigtroopers have taken refuge around the trap to build or repair an AT-AT from a moss covered AT-AT leg they are carrying. Seeing how clever these Ewoks are I would expect the the levels to contain a lot more traps to help the Rebels in their quest.
As to be expected, the Angry Birds Star Wars Return of the Jedi update will be covered over multiple updates. Whether this means multiple episodes, or multiple updates within a single episode, isn’t clear. But we will have plenty of Star Wars — both original and prequel trilogies — in our gaming future!
Second Leaked Image! (14 August)
Happy birthday to us! We want to celebrate our third birthday with a bang. And what better way to do that… than with another leaked image!
It seems from the image that the pigtroopers are continuing to build up their defenses. We also see a brand new gameplay element: A drum, presumably made by the Ewoks. But how on Endor can Han get past that AT-AT?! We’ll have to wait and see!
Now, are you ready to make the jump to lightspeed? Share your thoughts below.
I hope I can fling ewoks as well, but maybe it has low possibility.
Maybe the Ewoks could be another way to use the blues in the game. Mini Terrances” that split into three anyone??
I was actually thinking of the Orange Bird as portraying the Ewoks. (He still hasn’t appeared in ABSW yet, so…)
I thought Yoda was the Orange Bird.
Thank you ABN, for the leaked image!!
I hope, it’s coming this Thursday.
From image, it Looks like an interesting update :D
@amandeep We are quite certain it won’t be this Thursday, but later than that.
Because this thursday is another update like Space? :)
@josm I don’t know anything for sure. But I highly doubt that RotJ will come tomorrow.
Yes i understand, they didn’t give us any info about it, and this is the first hint about it 2 days before thursday is a bit to quick, but if there is another update like space i would be happy too :)
@AMslimfordy Are you expecting another update tomorrow?
Not “expecting” but wouldn’t be shocked. Still have Red’s Mighty Feathers (normal gameplay) and Space updates on the radar. And those are just the ones we know about.
Lets hope so, but we had 2 updates last week so maybe its to soon
It is considerably the good screen of the feeling.
It depends on pleasure now!
Thank you for good news!
se vai ser varios capitulos em um só episódio eu acho que vai ter tatooine no palácio de jabba,a lua de endor e a segunda death star
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Translation: it will be several chapters into one episode I think will have tatooine jabba’s palace, the moon of endor and the second death star
Hmmm… I was hoping that they would do Jabba’s Palace/sail barge before Endor.
I was thinking of that also!
My opinion: we need 2 weeks between updates in order to master it. Because let’s face it when we ‘re done we’re not coming back to the levels with all the updates.
So there might be two new planets in the update? Jabba’s Palace/Tatooine and Endor?
You forgot the new death star.
I’m not sure about Death Star II, actually only Luke visited it, and basically all he did there was persuading Vader he was not that evil after all. How to make 40 levels out of that?
Maybe they will only make a cutscene out of that, or maybe a ending video as they did in Rio.
Maybe. Or maybe they could make a few levels of how Lando Calrissian destroyed the Death Star. Guess we’ll know soon :)
I think when they relase the update there will be three Planets and for the first half of Death Star II is Lando going into the core and the second half is when Palpatine zaps luke vader gets angry and Pops Palpatine’s Gruards and palpatine himself and remeber I said three planets that mean there will be 180 level’s relased.
That’d be a cool final level if we could fling Darth Vader :D
Updates are always welcome but I’m still chasing points in the Rio update. Oh the things I have to put up with! :-)
Looks like it will be fun springing the traps.
If we don’t receive the Space update before this I’ll be angry. That would make four Star Wars updates (90 levels) since Pig Dipper… and not a single level in Space.
I am really excited. Love to see further Star Wars update, though am really hoping we get the Space update soon too. Hopefully this update with bring Rovio Sync with it
Finally!!! I’ve been waiting a long time for this Star Wars update. Still wanting September 19th to get here pretty fast. I hope Original and Space get updated this Thursday.
That is the Leg of an At-St, they only have 2 legs instead of One. But on Endor there were Not At-Ats there were only These little At-sTs.
Actually… There is one,near the landing zones
Cool! Can’t wait! Loving all of these updates. Doesn’t Return of the Jedi begin at Jabba’s Palace? How big is the Jabba the Hut Pig going to be?
@spoonmon Yes, Return of The Jedi begins with ‘Jabba’s Palace’. But the above leaked image seems ‘Endor’ to me.
@iBird I think the image is Endor as well, but I was thinking that there will be Jabba Palace levels in the update. At least I hope so!
Yes there will be @spoonmon i saw a data file with the palace ;)
Agreed @spoonmon
I think, There will be total 40 levels in ROTJ – 20 levels of ‘Jabba’s Palace’ & next 20 levels of ‘Endor’ :)
no i think they will be three planets in one update.
I hope they really start with Jabba’s Palace
Jabba is probably the size of the Fat Pig
I think there was this one ABSW toy by hasbro which shows Jabba as the size of a large pig (I think)
Star Wars has always been fun to play due to the different birds, pigs, destruction effects and overall game play. Hoth was my favorite on the destruction effects. Following the movie themes also has provided a sense of personal enjoyment.
Hope the Ewoks take the characters for the birds because it will be fun to fling the little “fellows” and destroy those pig invaders.
im sorry but if you look at the Second Leaked Image you’ll see ewoks as bears.
Can’t wait to see this Updates. The last episode levels were really difficult to 3staring and reaching Score Addict. So we will see a new challenge for use. So lets kill the Piggies :-)
One word for now (since no time for longer comments at the time of writing): YAY =D
Omega X
:-)
Now, I DO have the time! Ahem. Let’s start!
Firstly, I am not surprised at both the timing and the update itself. With the flood of updates nowadays, I would really be surprised to find that ABSW did not have a ROTJ update soon.
The storyline is another matter though… (***SPOILER ALERT ON!!!***)
According to the movie itself, the jedi organised numerous attempts to save Han, which is located in a infamous gangster Jabba the Hutt’s palace, located on (surprise surprise!) tatooine. After that, the climax of the trilogy, the attack on both the uncompleted Death Star II and the forest moon of endor. (***SPOILER ALERT OFF***
So, if the game is true to the movie (It always is!), the next planet should be Tattoine! However, the leaked image did not look anything like a hot, stormy, dry desert planet. As many suggested, it should be Endor, which is featured after Tattoine. I am personally very interested to see how the managers manage this part of the storyline, as Tattoine has appeared before, being the first planet in ABSW.
If I should have a guess, I would guess that a new Tattoine would be featured with a different design, labelled “Return to Tattoine”. The idea of not doing Tattoine again is absurb, as there is potential to make a 40 level episode. Come on! Rancor, Sail Barge, Boba Fatt…… I would hope for 3 more episodes, Tattoine, Death Star II (I can already imagine teasers for Death Star II) and Endor, which is confirmed above.
About the teaser, I have mixed feelings. Again, like many users in the Nest feel, I thank Rovio for giving us ANOTHER exclusive teaser. Thank you Rovio! The teaser do show some new elements which suggests interesting gameplay, such as logs, moss covered ATTE leg (I honestly doubt it being an ATAT leg…) etc…but, no new characters? Oh well, suppose it is still in development then…
In other words, I look forward to the update! =D
Omega X
I, for one, am pretty sure that Rovio will do something involving Jabba’s palace. I looked through the data files of ABSW and found a picture of Jabba’s palace over a Tatooine sunset; “Coming Soon” was written on it. It doesn’t appear in the game, but it makes me pretty certain that this is what is coming next (I also saw Cloud City/Bespin in the data files before it was actually released).
where did you get the pitcure?
I saw it in the data files for my iOS copy of Angry Birds Star Wars.
@RizDub Where do you find this? same location as Highscores and settings? cant find the images :(
I have the iOS copy. Your profile says you have the PC copy, so it may be in a different place than in my copy.
I had to unarchive the iOS file on my computer, then go to a folder specifically for images. Then I went to the episode selection screen images, and the picture of Jabba’s Palace was there.
I can´t find the images on my iPad.
They’re not shown directly in the game itself. I took the application archive on my iMac, used the Unarchiver on it, and then there were the data files. Here’s what I did:
http://angrybir.de/14uCgd3
Problem is @Rizdub that the PC version is not up-to-date ;)
Aha! @RizDub @bad-piggies-2 i found it, cool!
https://www.angrybirdsnest.com/members/josm/album/picture/5415/
@josm @RizDub Sorry, we can’t allow you to post data files here.
@amslimfordy sorry, but why not? the photo is placed by rovio in that map, just an image, its weird that there is coming soon is written on the picture and we cant see this now in the game, or maybe it is visible after this update and there is another one coming!
@josm This has been a long-standing policy here at ABN that data files (images, etc.) that are not visible via normal gameplay should not be published here either (be it the precise image itself, a filepath, etc.). ABN adopted this policy long before I came around.
@amslimfordy Sorry, got it.
I can also see it in my game files. Cool. Pretty sure now that they will do Jabba’s Palace before Endor :)
Very good idea of next deverlope of SW I (classics). I’m wating for it.
Wait, Han shoots blue blasters now?
Well, he was frozen in carbonite… Maybe his blaster is still chilly?
Perhaps it’s an upgrade. Something like Luke’s green lightsaber.
Exactly! Must be the rise of Han Solo, as we saw before Luke, Leia, Chewbie & Obie … but really I want to see Jabba’s Palace before Endor ….
That might mean that they would do jabba’s Palace.
@DH-Kim I think, its an upgrade for Han, Like Luke’s Green Lightsabre.
I looked through the data files of ABSW and there is an image with three colored blasters of Han :- Red, Blue and Green.
Most likely, Blue and Green blasters will be upgrades.
Maybe Lando would be upgraded with green blasters and Han with Blue. Because Rovio claimed that every Angry Birds Star Wars playable chracter will have only 1 upgrade except for luke but it’s optional to reupgrade him.
Has the green bird which spins around backwards come into Star Wars yet, as I thought that was yoda, completely different shape though. I’ve probabely completely missed him!
I can’t wait for this update. Is this going to have Lando bird in it
maybe lando bird could be in some levels were han is in.
I think lando is going to be in some levels, han is still frozen in carrbonite
Did any of you notice that Han was shooting blue lasers instead of red? Also, why do people keep saying that the Ewoks are unplayable?
The ewoks are in the right bottom corner