Empire at War demo blasting onto GameSpot

Anticipated Star Wars-themed PC RTS wages war next week; single-player sampling features five tutorials, one galactic conquest.

In space, no one can hear you scream--but that won't stop Star Wars fans from whooping and hollering next week. On Wednesday, January 18 at 9 a.m. PST, GameSpot will premiere the single-player demo of Star Wars: Empire at War for the PC. The full version will hit retail stores on February 16.

The demo will feature five tutorials that lay down the game mechanics for Empire at War, as well as one galactic conquest mode map to put what gamers have learned to test. A sample of recognizable units will be included in the demo, with the full roster being available next month in the retail version.

In the full version, gamers will be able to play on the side of the Rebellion or Empire, commanding troops in order to topple Darth Vader's evil regime or rule the universe with an iron fist. In addition to stormtroopers, Star Destroyers, and X-Wings, players will deploy some of the films' popular heroes and villains, such as Vader, Luke Skywalker, and Han Solo.

Star Wars: Empire at War is being developed by Petroglyph and will be published by LucasArts. More information on the demo is available on GameSpot's Empire at War demo page. For more details on the full game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

54 Comments

  • Cz-100

    Posted Jan 17, 2006 10:33 am PT

    I'd just like to say that Battlefront sucks. This game looks like it will be pretty sweet. I wonder if it will sell well given the fact that the majority of gamers have their heads stuck up their a**es, How much longer are these people going to be raving on about Battlefront and Halo, seriously?

  • zografos123

    Posted Jan 17, 2006 9:50 am PT

    Total control at last!!!

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Jan 17, 2006 8:32 am PT

    looks like a good game, if you like star wars

  • badbadmirt

    Posted Jan 17, 2006 6:48 am PT

    Finally!I hope it will be as good as they say(or even better)!I can't wait to buy one and conquer the galaxy with Vader!

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Jan 17, 2006 4:49 am PT

    going to download it 2morrow

  • drakron

    Posted Jan 16, 2006 5:24 pm PT

    Why?

    Because C&C games were THE ones that defined RTS, they predated StarCraft and WarCraft.

    Not everyone is on a psuedo-RTS like Battlefront II and graphics means NOTHING if gameplay its not to par.

  • DeathStar17

    Posted Jan 16, 2006 4:33 pm PT

    yay

  • The_Freeman

    Posted Jan 16, 2006 4:08 pm PT

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  • nsmasta

    Posted Jan 16, 2006 10:35 am PT

    now that's great news! feeeeeeeeeeel the power of the dark... heu.... dark what? i forgot ^_^

  • rqasem

    Posted Jan 16, 2006 8:24 am PT

    HELL YES!

  • s0l0123

    Posted Jan 16, 2006 7:32 am PT

    The Force is strong with this one.

  • Daverix88

    Posted Jan 16, 2006 6:51 am PT

    want it noooow ^^

  • Igiss

    Posted Jan 16, 2006 2:31 am PT

    Haven't played RTS games for so long time now, but maybe that one will distract me from roleplaying for a while. Let's wait the reviews.

  • Redhead108932

    Posted Jan 15, 2006 9:44 pm PT

    Facinating

  • GyRo567

    Posted Jan 15, 2006 8:41 pm PT

    LucasArts' current leaderships SUCKS but maybe this game got lucky and they didn't rush it out the window in a crap stage. They already rushed and ruined the Jedi Knight and Knights of the Old Republic series into their death.

  • DBZ_MystikGohan

    Posted Jan 15, 2006 8:11 pm PT

    YEAH!!! I am SO getting this game...

  • Omega-Protoman

    Posted Jan 15, 2006 4:17 pm PT

    Looks great, although I bet it won't work on my computer. I should really consider upgrading sooner or later...

  • Van_Cleef

    Posted Jan 15, 2006 3:02 pm PT

    I hope it's good. Considering it's from former Command & Conquer members hopefully it's good.

    However, given the fact that it's a licensed game, Lucasarts probably limited the amount of humor in the unit sound clips considerably.

    Personally, I still think of Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge as the pinnacle of the genre. Too bad they don't run on XP.

  • Vornagar

    Posted Jan 15, 2006 1:22 pm PT

    Looking forward to dling the demo.

  • snyper16

    Posted Jan 15, 2006 10:30 am PT

    Just get Battlefront or or the sequel, it's probably way cooler.

  • MiKaNoH

    Posted Jan 15, 2006 8:26 am PT

    i cant wait to get the demo...

  • NiCK-LeSS

    Posted Jan 15, 2006 4:41 am PT

    the screenshots and trailers were awesome, i hope the demo wont be too short.

  • K0PaSk4

    Posted Jan 15, 2006 2:54 am PT

    Awesome!!! cant wait!

  • ewjim

    Posted Jan 15, 2006 2:10 am PT

    It must be HIT! I'm waiting for it!

  • carabetta

    Posted Jan 15, 2006 1:57 am PT

    Beatiful, just beatiful what life can bring to your PC, i loved SW:Battlegrounds and i will love Empire at war.

  • DrakeWindwalker

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 10:32 pm PT

    Wednesday, January 18 at 9 a.m

    This will give me something to do while i wait for the full game to come out

  • onimushaiw

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 10:30 pm PT

    when can we get the demo ?

  • cyprus646

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 10:13 pm PT

    Man i wish my computer was powerful tohandle the POWER of this asome game : (

  • velozitty1

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 9:24 pm PT

    i cant stand those dam star wars gamez they str8 suk!!

  • old_speccer

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 6:54 pm PT

    In space nobody can hear you scream, except they could hear me because I had a mic on inside my helmet, so they were like "Yo, why you screaming?" and I was like "Dunno, lol". Weird.

  • robert992002

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 3:00 pm PT

    It's made by Petroglyph, that means it will be ownage!

  • hittin

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 1:44 pm PT

    Cool, i might get the demo.

  • Atarii

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 1:32 pm PT

    I love Star Wars. I love RTS games. I love Star Wars RTS games. Here's to hoping this game is good! *crosses fingers*

  • lilweightlifter

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 5:30 am PT

    I hope the game will work on my laptop.

  • mikekare79

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 5:21 am PT

    Should be Good, but with Ghost Recon coming out for the 360 and Splinter Cell, may have to put this one on the back burner until I have time to play it

  • XerxesKronian

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 3:26 am PT

    FINALLY! can't wait.. it's still 5 days away =(

  • nathan83_xp

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 2:26 am PT

    One tiny insignificant detail to ask, what is the minimum specs required?? Do I need to cut down on my employees medical insurance or salaries or something to upgrade my pc to play this game??

  • s0l0123

    Posted Jan 14, 2006 2:07 am PT

    Great! it's going to be awesome.

  • Scarecrow89

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 10:16 pm PT

    looks interesting

  • Dreyson

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 6:17 pm PT

    Awesome! Can't wait!

  • snipergimp

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 5:52 pm PT

    Lets see what Petroglyph can do =) I've been waiting for this day to come.

  • SSBMFighter

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 3:19 pm PT

    the game looks cool and can't wait for it to come out.

  • Khimarhi

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 3:00 pm PT

    sweet i can't wait

  • jester_gcr

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 2:48 pm PT

    SSSWWWEEETTT!!!

  • fizzlefist

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 2:15 pm PT

    i miss my old dosktop REALLY bad now...

  • UnlivedPhalanx

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 2:14 pm PT

    I really want to see this game in action.

  • Donkeljohn Site moderator

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 2:09 pm PT

    Excellent now I can witness the destructive power of this fully armed and operational battle station!

  • 777rak

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 2:08 pm PT

    I will be buying the game, just not getting the demo, becasue I want have more fun playing the game, without partal help from the demo.

  • NeoJedi

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 2:08 pm PT

    Sweet!! Can't wait for next week!

  • blackIceJoe

    Posted Jan 13, 2006 2:07 pm PT

    I would love if it would go to 360 or PS3 that way I hhave one more game I would want to buy.

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