Description
Set loosely between
Revenge of the Sith and
A New Hope, Star Wars: Empire at War is a strategy game spread over the Galactic Empire. Players command either the Imperial or Rebel forces and engage the enemy in space and on land, while boosting their own economies and building units and support buildings. In addition to classic Star Wars units and vehicles, Empire at War also includes heroes units. Players can control Darth Vader, Han Solo, and many other classic characters.
Space combat allows the player control over squads of smaller starcraft and larger capital ships. Enemy hardpoints can be targeted allowing players to knock out shield generators, flight hangers, and other ship systems. Land combat is unit and vehicle-based and relies on securing reinforcement points to land additional forces and using build points to construct defenses.
Empire at War offers several modes of game play. The Empire and the Rebellion each have their own story-based campaign, there are several freeform campaign options where players can adjust the settings and select the victory conditions. Empire at War also supports multiplayer options online.
Alternate Titles
- "Star Wars:L'impero in guerra" -- Italian title
- "Star Wars: El Imperio en Guerra" -- Spanish title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| IC-Games |
Windows |
Feb 17, 2006 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Cheat Code Central |
Windows |
Feb 22, 2006 |
4.5 out of 5 |
90 |
| ActionTrip |
Windows |
Feb 24, 2006 |
84 out of 100 |
84 |
| Gameguru Mania |
Windows |
Mar 08, 2006 |
78 out of 100 |
78 |
| Fragland.net |
Windows |
Mar 21, 2006 |
78 out of 100 |
78 |
| GameSpy |
Windows |
Feb 23, 2006 |
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70 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Windows |
Feb 17, 2006 |
14 out of 20 |
70 |
| Eurogamer.net (UK) |
Windows |
Feb 23, 2006 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| Mac Observer |
Macintosh |
Apr 29, 2007 |
|
60 |
| NowGamer |
Macintosh |
Feb 20, 2007 |
4 out of 10 |
40 |
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Trivia
Star Wars: Empire at War was named #10 "Game of the Year" by Computer Games Magazine (March 2007).
