If you have a Star Wars game, now is probably a pretty good time to remind people about it. And that’s exactly what publisher Konami is doing.
The company revealed today that it is introducing a beefy new minigame into its Star Wars: Force Collection card-gaming app for iOS and Android. This new mode has you playing as Chewbacca in a run-‘n’-gun-style shooter that Konami based on its arcade classic, Contra. This retro take has you collecting power-ups and taking on waves stormtroopers.
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This addition to Force Collection comes just days after Disney and Lucasfilm held its Star Wars Celebration fan event in Anaheim last week. That expo introduced the latest trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and it really kicked off the hype-filled countdown to the release of that film in December. Konami is obviously trying to ride some of that excitement, and it even got the official Star Wars Twitter account to promote the new minigame.
Blast stormtroopers in a Contra-style minigame, available now in #StarWars: Force Collection for #iOS & @GooglePlay!https://t.co/pBbHW3RqQi
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 22, 2015
We haven’t tested whether the Konami code works in this yet.
Force Collection came out last year, and it was one of a handful of Star Wars games that Disney worked with an outside publisher on. With over 400 cards to collect, the free-to-play card battler is all about building up your deck and improving your favorite cards.
