That does lead to one of the bigger negatives of the game as well, though. Even as things get faster and more energy is produced towards the end of the round to give you an accelerated push towards victory, things feel firmly in control and hopefully like something you can turn the tide with.The big advantage of the shortened game rounds means that you can hop into a ton of battles and improve your teams with just fifteen or twenty minutes in your schedule. Regardless of whether you choose to launch a squad of porgs at battle droids, or you save up for Gamorrean guards to smash through incoming attackers at your tower, there's no right or wrong way to deploy your troops, unless you choose to leave one side completely open to counter attack. What's more impressive is just how fast-paced the gameplay feels without seeming completely out of control. Sure, there may be some instances where you mistakenly drop an aerial strike on your side because your finger lightly comes off the screen as you're moving towards your target, but with practice, this is just an occasional mistake in the heat of battle. As long as you can drag and drop a card from your hand onto the battlefield, the game takes care of the rest. One of the most engaging things about Lego Star Wars Battles is how simple it is to control. This strategic action title puts a quirky, amusing spin on battles with easy to grasp controls, fast-paced action, and lots of destructive fun. Will you conquer the universe for the Light or the Dark side? Do or do not, there is no try, young padawan general. Seasonal play as well as daily challenges are included to ensure that players will constantly make progress and boost their teams.
Succeed, and you'll gain experience points, as well as scans of tokens that can be used to unlock additional units and upgrade their stats. If you're tied, players are thrown into a sudden death battle where the next structure to fall grabs the win. From there, it's an accelerated push to defeat the enemy, or at least have more towers standing than they do at the end. Each tower counts as a medal, and is vital because if you survive till thirty seconds are left, you're prevented from building any more structures. As you advance, you'll have the option to place towers and turrets to fortify your defense or claim more territory before you launch an attack on the enemy base. But you also have to choose quickly, because each battle is limited to two minutes and thirty seconds, so a mistake can have significant consequences for your side. If enough energy is stockpiled, you can summon a champion to the field, like Yoda, Darth Vader, or Luke Skywalker, each with their own unique abilities that can give them an edge against enemies. This unit deployment leads to a tactical choice, because while your energy regenerates over time, you have to decide whether it's worth it to flood the land with groups of weaker troops, or do you choose to save up your energy and deploy a more powerful unit, such as an AT-AT or strafing run to launch destructive bombing raids on positions or troops. These troops fight on their own without player input, causing destruction based on their abilities and attack strength. Players will select from one of four randomly chosen units, dragging and dropping them on the battlefield in land they control to advance towards enemy lines. LEGO STAR WARS BATTLES takes players to battlefields plucked from the entire saga of Star Wars movies to give them a chance to lead characters to victory against opponents in 1v1-styled battles.