Star Wars Cantina

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Fun sci-fi time management app has a smidgen of violence.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
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Parents need to know that Star Wars Cantina is a Diner Dash-like time management game set in the Star Wars universe. As the waitress, you serve various aliens generic bright-colored drinks. The art is bright and cartoony, but be aware that there are a few elements of violence (bounty hunter customers may blast a fellow diner if they're left waiting too long for their order). The story, told in still-frame scenes, involves a criminal loan shark extorting money from the Cantina owner.

  • Ease of use3
    The controls work very smoothly, and the difficulty increases at a nice, gradual pace.
  • Violence2
    Certain customers will get violent if they are unhappy with their service. Some angry aliens may break a table, and an impatient bounty hunter may even zap another customer with his laser blasters. There's nothing graphic, though, in the cartoony art.
  • Sex0
    Not applicable.
  • Language0
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It would be easy to write off STAR WARS CANTINA as a Diner Dash clone, but when you play it, you can't help but be impressed and entertained by the clever ways in which the developers made great use of the Star Wars characters and setting. Star Wars fans will love seeing the different ways that Imperial Stormtroopers, Rodian bounty hunters, and scrap-hunting Jawas react when they're dining at the tavern. The upgrades you can earn (all of which will help you out on more difficult levels) are also fun nods to the movie, like the Cantina Band. Even without the Star Wars trappings, though, this would be a very well-made, smoothly run time management game. All in all, a great app.

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This review was written by Christopher Healy
Teen, 14 years old
March 1, 2011
AGE
8
 
Star Wars Cantina
This is a fun app with little violence. It is a good way to pass time if your a fan of Star Wars.
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This review was written by Christopher Healy
Category:Strategy Games
Platforms:iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
Price:$4.99
Publisher:THQ Wireless Inc.
Version:1.0.38
Release date:July 1, 2010
Minimum software requirements:iOS 3.2 or later
This review was written by Christopher Healy

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