I fought the battles I wanted to fight. I loved every minute of it. And there was an abundance of those minutes.
As far as the gameplay goes, I found it very addictive. Not so much the main game mind you. I barely played the campaigns included in the game. It was the map creation mode that kept me up to 3am on more than one occassion. Building then playing my own maps was fun, easy, and intutive. I fought the battles I wanted to fight. I loved every minute of it. And there was an abundance of those minutes. Online play is also available to take your gameplay even further.
Still a joy to get into, I would recommend it to RTS and Star Wars fans alike.