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Star Wars: Battle for Hoth invades iPhone

Hoth to the touch

Star Wars: Battle for Hoth invades iPhone

Put away your Star Wars actions figures and quit reenacting the dramatic Battle for Hoth on your mum’s fluffy bathroom towel. With tower defence game Star Wars: Battle for Hoth you get to play out the explosive early scenes of The Empire Strikes Back on your iPhone or iPod touch.

Taking command of the Echo Base’s defenses, you must resist Darth Vader’s ground assault by deploying your army of snow speeders and erecting defensive gun towers. Hopefully, your decisions and tactics are smart, so you can oppose Vader’s relentless army of Droids and AT-ATs.

The game features 15 levels on the icy planet of Hoth, and two gameplay modes: Classic and Fortress. You’ve also got different difficulty settings, OpenFeint integration and original video footage, music and sound effects from the movies.

It’s packed with Star Wars junk for uber fans, with weapons and units like X-Wing Fighters and AT-ST walkers ripped straight from the classic sci-fi epics.

Star Wars: Battle for Hoth is available now for iPhone and iPod touch for £1.79 / $2.99 / €2.39.

Mark Brown
Mark Brown
Mark Brown is editor at large of Pocket Gamer