스타워즈: 헌터 월드‪™‬ 12+

OCT 2024 UPDATE: they have made the new hunters also unlockable after the season. Awesome change. Bumped back up to 5 stars.

UPDATE: since they did not release Aran tal as unlockable after the first season, there are definitely concerns about the long term viability of this game. That was a real bummer. Downgraded rating from 5 to 3 as a result as this could really kill the long term community. Will revise later if this gets addressed!

Lifelong Star Wars fan and software Product Manager: They do a good job balancing the monetization goals while also not making it paid to win. It is a little spammy with the notifications, that is one thing I wish they would not do as much of. But the gameplay is strong and reminiscent of Star Wars for sure. A couple other areas they could improve: - ranked battles don’t take into account the rank of the person who beat you. There are times we were playing a team of all kyber one and we get penalized for losing to them. Also ranked should not match people who are solo with people who are in teams. It’s not that fair. -more huttball and things like that!!! It’s amazing. -keep making the game enticing for free players as well as paid players and you’ll see long-term retention and an active player base. - better social features or ability to form longer term groups. Really like the social incentives in this game and the low barrier to connecting with others. - more fun stickers!!

As my title suggests, this game drove me to actually leave a review on the App Store, which I’ve never really felt inclined to do before. I’ve always been a Star Wars fan, and since the release of some lackluster titles, this has been quite the redemption for me. All new Star Wars characters that don’t interfere with lore, great maps, classic game modes that you can’t go wrong with(such as team death match, area control, etc), and incredibly smooth gameplay. For a mobile game, I’ve never played a smoother third person shooter. It runs better on iOS than switch, but with that being said, if this game was on PC or Xbox, I would still play it. It’s free to play, with the only thing to buy is the battle pass and cosmetics. But there’s no real incentive to buy any of them if you don’t want to(I do though, because I want these devs to keep doing what they’re doing). And speaking of cosmetics, this game has some of the BEST Star Wars cosmetics I have ever seen.
Moving on to the characters themselves, they do an excellent job of balancing them. Every character is good in their own way for certain situations. No character is clear cut way better than the others. Their special abilities are unique and there is an appeal to any player's play style, whether that be tank, support, or damage dealer.
Phenomenal game. Please add an in game chat element or something to upgrade the social aspect, but outside of that, this game is golden.