Another batch of beloved titles, including Knights of the Old Republic II and Republic Commando, were added to Xboxs stellar backward compatibility program in April.And right now, a ton of classics are available at a discount in Steams Summer Sale including Star Wars: Empire at War, in a newly optimized edition featuring online multiplayer support.Plus, thanks to Steams huge mod community, additional content can be easily downloaded via the Steam workshop.
![]() Empire At War Heroes Plus Of ExperienceGiven the green light to work on a Star Wars project, Petroglyph took its decade-plus of experience with real-time strategy (RTS) games and put it to the test, crafting an real-time strategy game with three separate fronts: infantry skirmishes, space warfare, and galactic conflict. Feel like you could take on the whole Empire yourself Get ready. Each faction comes with its own unique single-player story campaign, exploring the Galactic Civil War through a Legends-era narrative about the construction of the first Death Star and culminating with the iconic Battle of Yavin. Shahrzad season 2The games story mode features animated cut scenes with full voice-over, giving added context to the action. Sure, it looks great and tells an original story in the Star Wars universe, but its also an inviting experience for newcomers to the RTS genre. Its a delicate balance, but Empire at War pulls it off: it brings something novel and exciting to those who have played this kind of strategy game in the past without alienating players who havent. A single click of your mouse will let you highlight an individual unit; click and drag to quickly select a large group of troops and vehicles. Combat is tactical but largely automated, and land and space engagements can be auto-resolved, letting players focus on the parts of the game that interest them most in a given session. Systems like base construction, resource allocation, and training new units can be managed from the galaxy map, where you amass your fleet between missions. So, compared to similar games, theres a lot less multitasking when youre in the heat of battle. Galactic Conquest builds on the gameplay style established in story mode, giving players full access to all three battlefronts as well as resource-management elements; its also the perfect way to revisit your favorite heroes and planets. Familiar faces like Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and Boba Fett are all playable, too. Battles can be fought in over 80 locations from the galaxy far, far away; if youve ever wanted to send the full might of the Empire to conquer the swamps of Dagobah, youre in luck. GameSpot praised the game for being the first truly great Star Wars RTS, calling its graphics and sound uniformly breathtaking. Yahoo Games said that Empire at War captures the emotions of the films perfectly, and backs them up with a robust large-scale strategic game and no end of single and multiplayer content. He has written for Polygon, the website of Rolling Stone, Syfy Wire, Variety, and other publications. Your Facebook name, profile photo and other personal information you make public on Facebook (e.g., school, work, current city, age) will appear with your comment.
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