Star Wars Empire at War

Publisher: LucasArts Entertainment

Developer: Petroglyph

Category: Strategy

Release Dates

N Amer - 02/16/2006

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8.4

GZ Rating

Gameplay7.9
Graphics8.5
Sound8.4
DifficultyMedium
Concept9
Multiplayer8.2
Overall8.4

Reviewer: Michael Knutson

Review Date: 02/22/2006


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Star Wars: Empire at War puts the power to command an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy in the hands of players, giving them the freedom to determine how they play the game within the completely scalable and accessible gameplay. Set a few years before the events of Episode IV A New Hope, LucasArts’ new PC game lets players wage war on ground and in space, as well as experience the creation of the Rebel Alliance, the strengthening of the Empire and the beginnings of the Galactic Civil War.

Using an entirely new game engine created by the Las Vegas-based developer Petroglyph, Empire at War features beautifully rendered land and space battles set on memorable planets such as Yavin IV, Tatooine and Dagobah, as well as never-before-seen environments taken directly from the Star Wars films and expanded universe novels. In the game, players choose to join either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire, building and setting up tactical forces to unleash upon the enemy in real-time 3D. Memorable Star Wars hero characters can be brought into the action to help turn the tide of the battle as players build, manage and upgrade their space and ground-based units, vehicles, troops and base structures.

Hardware Requirements

100% DirectX 9.0c compatible computer Windows 2000/XP Intel PIII or AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz or faster 256 MB RAM or higher 32 MB 3D card with Hardware Transform and Lighting (T&L) Capability 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible Sound Card 8X Speed CD-ROM drive or faster Keyboard and mouse 56Kbps or faster connection required for Multiplayer. DirectX: Microsoft DirectX 9.0c is included on this CD. NOTE: DirectX may require the "latest" drivers for your particular hardware. INSTALLATION: 2.5 GB of free hard drive space required. We recommend that you have an additional 200 MB of free space available after installation. SUPPORTED CHIPSETS: ATI Radeon 7200/7500 family, 8500/9000/9200 family, 9500/9600/9700/9800 family, X300/X600/X700/X800/X850 family, X1K family NVIDIA GeForce 256 family, 2/3/4 family, FX family, 6 family, 7 family

Notes

Released on Mac by Aspyr on 3/27/2007.



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