Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Review

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Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
2.7 stars
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ethalsar's Review of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided for PC

15th Jun 2004

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Graphics
    4.5 stars
  • Addiction Level
    5 stars
  • Multi-player
    Yes
Good Points

Living in the Star Wars universe!
Wide range of play styles (combat, crafting, etc).
Thriving player community.


Bad Points

Irritating bugs still in evidence.


General Comments

SWG is a massively-multiplayer role-playing game set on ten planets in the Star Wars universe at the time between films 4 (A New Hope) and 5 (The Empire Strikes Back). Players create a character who they develop by interacting with other players and advancing up an intricate set of professions which including combat-style professions (rifleman, pistoleer, bounty hunter, Teras Kasi - unarmed - artist, scout, creature handler etc) and non-combat professions (doctor, combat medic, weaponsmith, architect, politician, dancer, musician, droid engineer etc). Ultimately, many players are trying to develop their jedi powers, but this is incredibly difficult to do!

SWG has come a long way since its rather sputtering launch in June 2003... the development team are now into their 9th major publish (publishes are free), and things are getting better all the time. The playing experience is great - totally immersive, co-operative, intriguing etc. The design of the game is incredibly intricate... I've been playing for about 9 months now, and am still learning how things work. Bit of a steep learning curve for new players, but you'll find that other players are usually more than willing to help out with advice - and sometimes even cash and equipment!

The first expansion pack - Jump to Lightspeed - is due out towards the end of this year, so finally SWG players will have actual space flight to complete the gaming experience.

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