![]() ![]() The 'droids themselves are launched from a "'Droid Launcher" that regularly throws out another 'droid who blindly moves forward in the direction that it is thrown until it runs into an obstacle. As you can see, these waypoints are the real key to the game. ![]() There are several different types of wayoints, including ones that only allow a limited number of 'droids to pass, ones that allow all 'droids to pass, and ones that allow only a certain color of droid to pass. You navigate the 'droids, using these waypoints, through a maze or a series of obstacles, until they reach their objective. These waypoints, or direction arrows, determine the direction that your "Droids move. Your job in the game is to guide these 'Droids to a destination, or destinations, by giving them what I can only refer to as "waypoints". So why did Lucasarts Learning decide to make a game out of these little guys? Well, besides the fact that the Jawas smell and the little furry Ewoks didn't have a role in this movie? Well, I'm really not sure, and I'm not so sure it matters, as long it's good fun. They were inserted into the storyline for what seemed like "comic relief" alongside everyone's favorite Jar Jar Binks. ![]() They were the clutsy, cute, gangly robots who seemingly did more harm that good. Now, whether you liked that film or not, you will remember these guys. Pit Droids is based on the "cute" little Pit Droids that made their first appearance as helpers to an evil trader in Star Wars: Episode I. Feeling that I had gotten the short end of that deal, I installed Pit Droids anyway, hoping that it wasn't as bad as I had thought. I bemoaned my fate to Tim, Rich and everyone else who couldn't care less that I was not the unofficial "kiddy" gamer for GDR. I stood in amazement, because I really wasn't sure that this was the same game I had begged to review only a short week and a half earlier. Anyway, it was a shock because what I pulled out was the most boldly colored, childish-looking box I had ever held. No, not a real shock - although some people would say that would help me. When I opened the package for Star Wars: Pit Droids, I got a shock. ![]()
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