This game allows you to play either as the Rebels or as the Empire with the goal of defeating the enemy. You can do this with brute force, diplomacy, dirty tricks or a combination of the three. Each side has it's strengths and weaknesses and learning them is half the fun. In addition, you can choose two kinds of victory, base elimination or total war. The base elimination is the easier of the two, especially if you're the empire. Merely capture the enemy capital (or destroy the rebel base) and you win. Total war is harder since you have to not only capture the opposing capital and hold it, but you must capture the major leaders as well. In the mean time you'll be researching new technology, building forces, using diplomacy to woo neutral planets and fighting battles in order to win the day. Expect to spend time learning the tricks and save often so that if you lose your best planet you can go back and try again. This is an in depth game and will take time, time well spent.
Star Wars boffins into their RTS games are going to love Rebellion for its depth, authenticity and sheer blissfulness. The game is also highly polished and about as true to the spirit of Star Wars as you could possibly g... Read Full Review
I picked this game up back in Summer of '98, and have been playing it ever since. I was amazed by the depth of the star wars universe that was portrayed. The ships for both the Alliance, and the Empire, were true to the ... Read Full Review
