Inviolable
11-11-2007, 02:40 PM
It's been out for a while but I just got it.
I bought the gold edition with the expansion, Forces of Corruption at Best Buy for 30$.
For Star Wars fans who like strategy it's an awesome game. It sticks to the story line but in an effort to deliver all the heroes it forgoes the timeline.
With out the expansion you can choose Rebels or Empire. With the expansion the designers added an additional faction known as the Zann Consortium.
It plays almost exactly like World of Warcraft or Starcraft, with a few exceptions in game play that set it apart. There is a limited number of troops you can have on the field and a set limit to how many units you can build at one time.
In Starcraft you could build light vehicles at the same time you were cranking out Marines. In Star Wars, there is a limit of 5 units any given time with any given unit. So if you're building troopers, troopers will be all you can build until they're done.
The one feature I like is the ability to switch from, ground to space to galactic conquest.
If all you want is a nice space or ground battle then the option is there to pick a ground or space battle. These battles typically last 20 minutes to an hour and a half. You simply build up your army and go to town.
However, if you're feeling ambitious then you can take on the entire galaxy.
Each fight can be choreographed by you personally or you can pick auto resolve. Has you win planets you gain ground and expand your capabilities.
Each planet gained allows you to build more space ships and ground troops.
Galactic conquest can be anywhere from 1 to 6 hours long, depending on how completely board you are.
Empire at War can be played on line with up to 8 people. There is also the option for single player, which is something I suggest you do before taking the plunge into the challenging world of server battles.
While the game itself is 30$ the servers to play online are completely free.
System Requirements:
DirectX 9.0c Compatible computer.
CPU: Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz or AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz.
Operating System Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista.
RAM: 256 MB.
Graphics Card: 32 MB graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting (T&L) capability.
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible PCI, USB or Onboard Audio Device.
56 K modem.
I bought the gold edition with the expansion, Forces of Corruption at Best Buy for 30$.
For Star Wars fans who like strategy it's an awesome game. It sticks to the story line but in an effort to deliver all the heroes it forgoes the timeline.
With out the expansion you can choose Rebels or Empire. With the expansion the designers added an additional faction known as the Zann Consortium.
It plays almost exactly like World of Warcraft or Starcraft, with a few exceptions in game play that set it apart. There is a limited number of troops you can have on the field and a set limit to how many units you can build at one time.
In Starcraft you could build light vehicles at the same time you were cranking out Marines. In Star Wars, there is a limit of 5 units any given time with any given unit. So if you're building troopers, troopers will be all you can build until they're done.
The one feature I like is the ability to switch from, ground to space to galactic conquest.
If all you want is a nice space or ground battle then the option is there to pick a ground or space battle. These battles typically last 20 minutes to an hour and a half. You simply build up your army and go to town.
However, if you're feeling ambitious then you can take on the entire galaxy.
Each fight can be choreographed by you personally or you can pick auto resolve. Has you win planets you gain ground and expand your capabilities.
Each planet gained allows you to build more space ships and ground troops.
Galactic conquest can be anywhere from 1 to 6 hours long, depending on how completely board you are.
Empire at War can be played on line with up to 8 people. There is also the option for single player, which is something I suggest you do before taking the plunge into the challenging world of server battles.
While the game itself is 30$ the servers to play online are completely free.
System Requirements:
DirectX 9.0c Compatible computer.
CPU: Intel Pentium III 1.0GHz or AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz.
Operating System Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista.
RAM: 256 MB.
Graphics Card: 32 MB graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting (T&L) capability.
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible PCI, USB or Onboard Audio Device.
56 K modem.