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Clone Wars Adventures
Clone Wars Adventures For a monthly subscription fee, members have full
access to game content, excluding any premium items
that must be purchased separately with station cash such
as original costumes or exclusive actions and housing
items. Players can receive Station Cash by purchasing
Clone Wars Adventures game cards at select retail stores
or by using a parents PayPal or Credit Card. Each card
comes with 1000 Station Cash and grants one of four
parts of a costume including a Jet Pack trooper, Kit Fisto
costume, and Anakin Skywalker robes. Rarely, SOE will
Developer(s) Sony Online Entertainment announce days when players can receive double or even
triple Station Cash. Players can also buy game Credits
Publisher(s) Sony Online Entertainment with Station Cash.
Platform(s) Windows, Macintosh Jedi Members are given access to VIP areas, ability to
wield dual-lightsabers, member-only items, and a special
Release date(s) September 15, 2010
deluxe house. Members are also allowed access to more
Genre(s) Massively multiplayer online mini-games and extra game content.
adventure game
Mode(s) Multiplayer, CCG Environment
Rating(s) ESRB: E10+ The in-game world of Clone Wars Adventures is set in the
Media distribution
Media/distribution DVD-ROM, digital download[1] Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Here players can interact with
popular Clone Wars characters like Anakin Skywalker,
Clone Wars Adventures is an online virtual world based Commander Cody, Captain Rex, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and
on the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone play more than 20 different mini-games including
Wars. Players create and customize in-world avatars and Lightsaber Duel, Republic Defender, a tower defense
can participate in a variety of Clone Wars themed mini- game, and Speeder Bike Racing. Other mini-games are
games and activities, earning Republic credits to pur- campaign based on Seasons 3 and 4 from Star Wars the
chase new weapons, outfits, ships, and furniture. Clone Wars. There are also several multi-player games in-
Clone Wars Adventures is free to download and play, cluding Card Commander, Force Connection, similar to
but only those that have a paid membership get access Connect 4, and Attack Cruiser, two players battle enemy
to a majority of the game’s features. Additionally, many ships with their lone Republic cruisers. Players can chal-
outfits and premium items can only be purchased with lenge each other in these multiplayer games to win Cred-
Station Cash, a form of in game currency that players its. Even though the game is based on the Jedi temple,
need to purchase with real money instead of in game players can travel to different planets like Ryloth and
credits. Mon Calamari when going to the hangar bay. When ex-
Generally, the game is updated with new content ploring the different areas of the temple, players will of-
from each new episode of the television show the night ten find blue or gold spheres that give free Credits when
that the episode airs. clicked on. The blue spheres give the player 25 Credits
The game follows a similar business model to the pop- and the gold, which are relatively rare, give 100 Cred-
ular SOE MMO, Free Realms. However, unlike Free Realms, its. When a player collects a lifetime total of 100 blue
the game was released at retail, though the game is free- spheres and 100 gold spheres, they will receive 1,000,000
to-play.[1] game Credits. Clone Wars Adventures also has daily mini-
games that are played once a day, but reward huge
amounts of credits. These games include a Daily Spin,
Business Model Daily Holocron, and Trivia.
Clone Wars Adventures is free to download and play, but Sony Online Entertainment adds new game content
free players will have restricted access to mini-games, every week like new costumes or pets. Every day, there
equipment, and game areas. will be a 50% discount on any one Station Cash item so
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players should check everyday in case if an item they re- droids by entering special game codes by purchasing
ally want comes out for sale at 50% off. Clone Wars Trading Cards or McDonald’s Happy Meals.
Other companions include adopted creatures such as the
Player Housing Jawa.
There are several Creature Pets available such as the
All players are given their own personal house in game. Convor, a bird-like creature, with helmet attachments
Free players are provided a Padawan Dormitory, while available for purchase. Other creatures include an Anoo-
members are given the larger and more customizable Je- ba and a Kowakian Monkey-Lizard which was only avail-
di Living Quarters. Add on rooms like the Droid Destruc- able to those who attended Fan Fair, but now can be
tion Chamber or the Hidden Armory can be purchased bought with SC.
with Station Cash.
Additional player houses can be purchased with Sta-
tion Cash as well, like the Attack Cruiser house that gives
Development
the player access to their own Republic battleship, and Clone Wars Adventures was developed by Sony Online En-
a Mustafar Lot which allows players to customize their tertainment, the developers of well received massively
house on a volcano surrounded by rivers of lava. Each of multiplayer online role playing video game, Free Realms.
these houses has its own set of furniture appropriate for It was announced at E3 2010, and is based on the animat-
its environment such as Cruiser sets and Mustafar furni- ed television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
ture. Other lots include Ryloth, Iceberg Three, Kamino, The game was designed with young fans of the tele-
Astroid, Umbaran, and other Lots. vision show in mind. In an effort to support online safety
Players can customize their houses with furniture for children, strict filters only allow pre-approved words
and other decorations. Other players are allowed to rate to be shown in chat, restricting the ability of a player to
each others houses. Some furniture sets can only be un- communicate personal information to others in game or
locked by buying Card Commander packs and winning to use bad language.[2]
certain mini-games. Other mini-games reward the play-
ers a virtual trophy after successfully completing a level
or by performing certain tricks in the game. Some tro-
Reception
phies can be placed in the player’s house while others are Clone Wars Adventures received mixed reviews from crit-
auto-placed in their trophy room. ics, with an aggregate score of 65 on Metacritic.[3]
Non-Members are allowed one set of housing items GameZebo gave it a score of 3.5/5, stating that it con-
based on lower city furniture, while Jedi members are tained "Incredible variety of mini-games", and praised
given access to purchase over 30 different sets of fur- its presentation, commenting that it "matches the look
niture including regular furniture, turrets, and building and feel of Clone Wars series perfectly". They further
materials using game Credits or Station Cash. Players are criticized it because "Too much content is locked away."
still allowed access to these even when their membership However, concerning the recent updates on Clone wars
ends, but only if they still have them in their furniture Adventures such as new houses, furniture, pets, and an
storage. Station Cash furniture sets include Gungan fur- all new battle zone, the original ratings barely describe
niture, Mon Calamari aquatic furniture, and special tur- what Clone Wars is like now. If the rating were updated
rets such as the ARC Trooper Turret. A few items can per- the probable score would be 4-4.5 stars or 80-85. [4]
form actions when clicked on by the player like turning
on lights or party disco balls.
Sony allows players to buy promotional items like
References
tree lights, face masks, and sparklers on special Holidays [1] ^ Mike Fahey (June 1, 2010). "Free Realms Meets
such as Halloween, Valentine’s Day, and Christmas Star Wars In Clones Wars Adventures". Kotaku.
(known in Star Wars as "Life Day"). http://kotaku.com/5552522/free-realms-meets-
and has a new umbaran battle place where what ever star-wars-in-clones-wars-adventures. Retrieved
weapon you have you can use against the droids and um- May 30, 2010.
barans. [2] http://www.gamezebo.com/news/2010/06/02/
star-wars-clone-wars-adventures-online-game-
announced
Companions [3] http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/star-wars-
Players can purchase droid companions like R2-D2 or TO- clone-wars-adventures
DO to follow them around in game. There are also special [4] http://www.gamezebo.com/games/star-wars-
attachments that allow pets to do new things, like a clone-wars-adventures/review
boombox to make other players dance, or mounted guns
to fire lasers when clicked on. Players can unlock more
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External links • Clone Wars Adventures Wiki
• Official Press Release
• Official website
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