In addition to the locations and the units, players will also be familiar with some of the hero units that appear, including Obi-Wan Kenobi and the terrifying Darth Vader. The game takes place on a number of different worlds, including classic Star Wars locations like Tatooine, Yavin 4, and Dagobah. All of the great Star Wars units are here, including X-wings, land speeders, AT-ATs, and even the huge Star Destroyer ships. Like all real-time strategy games, they must collect resources, build bases, recruit units, and research new technology.
Players choose to play as one of the two factions. Set a few years before Star Wars: A New Hope, the game explores the creation of the Rebel Alliance and the Empire’s struggle to keep its iron grip on the universe. Gamers control one of two factions in the great struggle for galactic dominance. Return to the popular Star Wars universe with Lucas Arts Star Wars: Empire at War for the PC, the first real-time strategy game set in the popular world of Yoda, Luke, and the Force. In October 2006, an expansion titled Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption was released.
The most recent patch was released on July 20, 2006.
Set between Episode III and Episode IV, it focuses on the fledgling struggle between the Empire and the Rebels. Star Wars: Empire at War is a 2006 real-time strategy (RTS) game developed by Petroglyph Games and published by LucasArts.
