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Compilation
| Viewed: | 3D Combination | Genre: | Compilation Combat Game: Space |
| Media: | DVD | Arcade origin: | No |
| Developer: | Petroglyph | Soft. Co.: | LucasArts |
| Publishers: | LucasArts
(GB/GB) |
Released: | 21 Sept 2007
(GB) Unknown (GB) |
| Ratings: | PEGI 12+, BBFC 15 |
Video
Summary
Star Wars: Empire at War Gold Pack is a bringing together of the original Empire at War and its follow-up, Forces of Corruption. Empire at War is a 3D real-time strategy (RTS) set in more than 40 well known ground and space locations from the Star Wars Universe, including Yavin IV, Tatooine and Dagobah.
The game puts the power to command an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy in the hands of you, the player, giving you the freedom to determine how you play the game.
The game is set a few years before the events of Episode IV: A New Hope, and you get to wage war on the ground and in space, as well as experiencing the creation of the Rebel Alliance, the strengthening of the Empire and the beginnings of the Galactic Civil War. You can also use and experience tons of the vehicles and locations from both the classic timeframe and from Episode III.
Using an entirely new game engine, Empire at War features beautifully rendered land and space battles set on memorable planets as well as never-before-seen environments taken directly from the Star Wars films and expanded universe novels.
You can choose to join either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire, building and setting up tactical forces to unleash against your enemy in real-time 3D. Get to destroy the Death Star or use it as the ultimate power in the universe! Memorable Star Wars hero characters are brought into the action to help turn the tide of the battle as you build, manage and upgrade your space and ground-based units, vehicles, troops and base structures.
All of the gameplay and action within Empire at War is persistent, meaning that strategic and tactical elements from previous events will have a permanent effect on the galaxy. In addition to the single-player campaign mode, the game includes a two-player campaign mode and online skirmish modes for up to eight players.
Forces of Corruption (FoC) is an expansion pack to the Star Wars real-time strategy Empire at War. Whereas the original title - set in the years prior to Episode IV - planted you in the shoes of either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire, FoC grants you the freedom to experience the Galactic Civil War from the point of view of the underworld.
With the Rebel Alliance having just blown the Death Star and gone home, you play as aspiring Underworld figure Tyber Zann, former associate and now arch-rival to Jabba the Hutt. As the game's title suggests, spreading corruption throughout a galaxy in turmoil is central theme. To help you in this task is the new 'corruption' strategic gameplay mechanic. Through those 'bad guy' staples - intimidation, piracy, kidnapping, racketeering, bribery, corrupt militia, slavery and black market trading - you can influence and spy on other factions, slow their production and steal their funds.
You'll have to take command of and confront new fighting units for all factions, including Imperial TIE interceptors, Rebel B-wings and Darth Vader's Executor Super Star Destroyer. Anyone that dares to stand in your way is ripe for a beating, including Underworld rivals such as Jabba the Hutt and rebel heroes including the legendary Yoda and golden boy Luke Skywalker.
Further to the extended range of fighting units, gameplay features and factions, FoC introduces even larger maps and map enhancements that affect your unit's progress as they traverse the terrain. Water, lava, forestation and thick shrubbery will all hinder your infantry, while higher ground will provide the bonus of a longer visual and weapons range.
With all this tyrannical fun, it may be easy to forget your ultimate goal; to capture the galaxy's most terrible weapon, the Empire's devastatingly powerful Super Star Destroyer, the Eclipse.
The game puts the power to command an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy in the hands of you, the player, giving you the freedom to determine how you play the game.
The game is set a few years before the events of Episode IV: A New Hope, and you get to wage war on the ground and in space, as well as experiencing the creation of the Rebel Alliance, the strengthening of the Empire and the beginnings of the Galactic Civil War. You can also use and experience tons of the vehicles and locations from both the classic timeframe and from Episode III.
Using an entirely new game engine, Empire at War features beautifully rendered land and space battles set on memorable planets as well as never-before-seen environments taken directly from the Star Wars films and expanded universe novels.
You can choose to join either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire, building and setting up tactical forces to unleash against your enemy in real-time 3D. Get to destroy the Death Star or use it as the ultimate power in the universe! Memorable Star Wars hero characters are brought into the action to help turn the tide of the battle as you build, manage and upgrade your space and ground-based units, vehicles, troops and base structures.
All of the gameplay and action within Empire at War is persistent, meaning that strategic and tactical elements from previous events will have a permanent effect on the galaxy. In addition to the single-player campaign mode, the game includes a two-player campaign mode and online skirmish modes for up to eight players.
Forces of Corruption (FoC) is an expansion pack to the Star Wars real-time strategy Empire at War. Whereas the original title - set in the years prior to Episode IV - planted you in the shoes of either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire, FoC grants you the freedom to experience the Galactic Civil War from the point of view of the underworld.
With the Rebel Alliance having just blown the Death Star and gone home, you play as aspiring Underworld figure Tyber Zann, former associate and now arch-rival to Jabba the Hutt. As the game's title suggests, spreading corruption throughout a galaxy in turmoil is central theme. To help you in this task is the new 'corruption' strategic gameplay mechanic. Through those 'bad guy' staples - intimidation, piracy, kidnapping, racketeering, bribery, corrupt militia, slavery and black market trading - you can influence and spy on other factions, slow their production and steal their funds.
You'll have to take command of and confront new fighting units for all factions, including Imperial TIE interceptors, Rebel B-wings and Darth Vader's Executor Super Star Destroyer. Anyone that dares to stand in your way is ripe for a beating, including Underworld rivals such as Jabba the Hutt and rebel heroes including the legendary Yoda and golden boy Luke Skywalker.
Further to the extended range of fighting units, gameplay features and factions, FoC introduces even larger maps and map enhancements that affect your unit's progress as they traverse the terrain. Water, lava, forestation and thick shrubbery will all hinder your infantry, while higher ground will provide the bonus of a longer visual and weapons range.
With all this tyrannical fun, it may be easy to forget your ultimate goal; to capture the galaxy's most terrible weapon, the Empire's devastatingly powerful Super Star Destroyer, the Eclipse.
