Play Star Wars Arcade - Team Tactics Online

I picked up Star Wars Arcade: Team Tactics as part of the Classic Games on Mobile collection. It was originally developed by THQ Wireless, I believe, and it's a very specific kind of mobile game from that pre-smartphone era. You get a top-down view of the action, moving your squad of Rebel fighters across different planets.

You control a small team of Rebel soldiers, directing them to complete objectives like destroying Imperial installations or securing intel. The core of the game is its squad-based tactics; you select individual units and issue commands, often needing to split your team to flank enemies or defend multiple positions. The levels are screen-by-screen affairs, and you collect power-ups and new unit types to strengthen your forces. The pacing is deliberate, requiring you to think a step ahead of the Imperial patrols, and the difficulty can spike if you're not careful with positioning. It feels like a compact, thoughtful puzzle dressed up as a Star Wars skirmish.