<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
2017	O
Star	O
Wars-themed	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
from	O
Netmarble	O
Games	O
and	O
Lucasfilm	O
,	O
involving	O
characters	O
and	O
military	O
units	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
all	O
major	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
film	O
installments	O
released	O
before	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
command	O
various	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
military	O
units	O
in	O
a	O
card-powered	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
generally	O
praised	O
the	O
MOBA	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
card	B-Application
collecting	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
felt	O
no	O
need	O
to	O
spend	O
money	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
noted	O
it	O
suffered	O
from	O
pay-to-win	O
mechanics	O
prevalent	O
in	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
versions	O
of	O
Force	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
were	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Rebellion	O
era	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
storyline	O
,	O
until	O
an	O
update	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
added	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Clone	O
Wars	O
era	O
and	O
a	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2017	O
update	O
included	O
the	O
New	O
Republic	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
customized	O
squads	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
vehicles	O
in	O
a	O
card-powered	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
environment	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
enemy	O
squad	O
's	O
automatic	O
defense	O
turrets	O
and	O
shield	O
generator	O
to	O
open	O
their	O
base	O
to	O
an	O
airstrike	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Korean	O
studio	O
Netmarble	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Lucasfilm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
soft	O
launch	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
Singapore	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Battlegrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
release	O
followed	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Day	O
2018	O
two	O
40th	O
anniversary	O
characters	O
were	O
released	O
based	O
on	O
Ralph	O
McQuarrie	O
's	O
concept	O
art	O
:	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
and	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Central	O
's	O
Mark	O
Lagace	O
similarly	O
lauded	O
the	O
battles	O
,	O
noting	O
"	O
the	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
action	O
it	O
delivers	O
in	O
battle	O
is	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
it	O
gets.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Inversely	O
the	O
star	O
card	B-Application
mechanics	O
were	O
often	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lagace	O
noted	O
that	O
when	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
MOBA	O
battles	O
Force	B-Application
Arena	I-Application
"	O
is	O
but	O
another	O
card	B-Application
collecting	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
I	O
never	O
felt	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
make	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
"	O
noted	O
the	O
reviewer	O
from	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Central	O
's	O
Mark	O
Lagace	O
stated	O
"	O
Nailing	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
important	O
for	O
fans	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
easily	O
the	O
best-executed	O
I	O
've	O
seen	O
and	O
heard	O
on	O
mobile.	O
"	O
</s>
