Star Wars: Empire at War Reviews
- Gameplay
- 8
- Graphics
- 10
- Sound
- 10
- Value
- 9
- Tilt
- 9
- Difficulty:
- Easy
- Learning Curve:
- 30 to 60 Minutes
- Time Spent:
- 20 to 40 Hours
- The Bottom Line:
- "Masterpiece"
Before i started to play this I was genuinely worried that I would be disappointed again by a SW rts title that would not even come close to living up to the hype. Luckily my worries were unfounded.
This game is truly epic in scale from the huge space battles between the empire and the rebellion featuring a satisifyingly diverse ranges of craft from x-wings and tie -fighters right up to the mighty Imperial Star Destroyers all of which seem very well scaled. In fact the space battles are so good that they undermine the land battles somewhat.
My first impression of the land battles was a little muted but as I have playeed a few of land skirmish modes I have found that they are a lot more nuanced than I origonally thought. I would strongly recommend that you dont walk away from this game with watching Obi-wan battle Darth Vader or taking down an AT-AT with a snowspeeder. The only criticism I would level at the game is that the A.I. isnt the sharpest on land maps.
Graphically SW:EAW blew me away so much so that there were times that I wished someone could take over for me so I could just sit back and watch the action unfold.
The sound is as we have come to expect from a SW game, perfect. I am fortunate to own a 5.1 surround sound system and this is one of the few RTS games to use this facility to its full cinematic potential.
In Summary this is a must buy game for any RTS gamer or SW fan. Like all the great games it improves with repeat playing.
More Player Reviews
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- cav27's Score
- 1.0
- abysmal
OverOverOverrated the game has nothing to improve on the Starwars RTS scene. Rebellion will always be no.1! continue »
- Posted Feb 23, 2006 8:35 am PT
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- cav27's Score
- 9.1
- superb
Great game with the exception of the sometimes slow land battles. continue »
- Posted Feb 23, 2006 7:40 am PT
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- cav27's Score
- 8.5
- great
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- cav27's Score
- 4.3
- poor
Star Wars, nothing but a brand name. From an experience to a consistently overrated product. continue »
- Posted Feb 22, 2006 9:49 pm PT
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- cav27's Score
- 7.9
- good
nothing beats blowing up a rebel base with the deathstar, the rebels should be at a real handicap though continue »
- Posted Feb 22, 2006 8:25 pm PT
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- Release: Feb 15, 2006 »
- ESRB: Teen
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