Successful companies eventually have a brain fart and release a terrible game. Case in point, ngmoco’s Star Wars: Imperial Academy for Apple iOS. The publisher behind such hits as Rolando and GodFinger partnered with THQ Wireless to produce an App that is without question one of the worst we’ve played. The fact that it’s free means you won’t lose anything, aside from precious time.
Chris Buffa (RunDLC)
GameZebo - Of all the characters from the Star Wars universe that you could play as in a video game, chances are the lowly Stormtroopers aren’t particularly high on your list. Sure they’re iconic and all, but mostly for being dimwitted blaster fodder.
Pocket Gamer - Star Wars: Imperial Academy represents the dark side of online shooters: unresponsive controls, disruptive lag, unstable audio, and generally poor design that takes all the fun away.
ngmoco and publishing partner THQ Wireless have much work to do to fix myriad flaws that scupper what could have been a compelling multiplayer shooter.
THQ and ngmoco have partnered up to develop and co-publish Star Wars Imperial Academy exclusively for iPhone and iPod touch.
Imperial Academy is a multiplayer game built using ngmoco's Eliminate engine. Players take control of a Stormtrooper and compete against other recruits in four-player death-match battles on iconic Star Wars areas such as Hoth, Cloud City and Tatooine.
