Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

"The DREAM GAME for Star-Wars fans!"

Ever wanted to use a saber and mow down a ton of troopers?

Ever wanted to kill Jar-Jar Binks?

Ever wanted to ''Accidently'' send little Anakin Skywalker into the enemys territory?

Now you can.....

What is it about? What do you do?
Theres no REAL specific story line. But then again there is. The game consists of 6 races:

Naboo, Gungan, Trade Federation, Wookies, Rebel Alliance and the Imperials(Empire). There are a ton of diffrent levels from Land, Water, Clouds, Space.

People say im paying $50 for a giant modification of AOE 2. Is this true?
No. Nothing in the game at all besides how things work resembles AOE 2. Well.....okay the grass looks like AOE 2's. I kept forgetting at times that it was using the AOE 2 engine.

Graphics 10/10
Ok i know what your saying...''Ummm you have seen the game right? This is the year 2001. Games dont look that bad anymore.''

Not true. Hey do you see anyone other star wars RTS game out there? The only thing close was Force Commander which was given a 3/10. Theres a diffrence here in the meaning of graphics.

The gamers idea of graphics is :How detailed and amazingly real it looks.

The Die-Hard Star Wars fan idea of graphics is: How much the game resembles Star Wars.

So from the gamers POV the graphics arent a visual show stopper. But from my POV the graphics are amazing. Every thing from people to the mammoth AT-ATs look exactly like the movie things.

Sound & Music 10/10
Ahhhh raiding a base while the Imperial March song plays also while blaster fire and sabers are going. A symphony of its own! You feel such a rush with the music and sound. We all know sound is something a game needs. However its rare to find music that matches the games feel. But this is dead on!

Replay Value and fun factor 10/10
While the main game itself might eventually get tiresome theres one feature which does not. The scenario editor!

You can create your own scenarios really easily and play them out or make multiple scenarios and turn it into a campaign! I have so many ideas for scenarios my mind exploded!

Is it easy to learn?
Well if you played Age Of Empires 2 or 1 its the same thing. If you havent at first all the information just might drive you insane but after 2 or 3 games you got it down for the most part.

Pros and Cons
Cons:

-Cant get A.I. enemys to attack each other in scenarios i make.(I missiong something i think).

-The flying really is lame. While they flying fights are cool when you create a scenario enemy fighters dont attack you sometimes.

Pros:
Everything else!

The Bottom Line(The final thought)
Get this game. The demo showed nothing of what this game is really like. Even if you a Star Wars hater i can guarente youll like this game! Theres nothing to complain about! Now stop waisting your time reading this and go get it!

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 11/29/01, Updated 11/29/01