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<a href="http://www.gamerswithjobs.com">Gamers With Jobs</a> has posted a review of the 49th Star Wars game, <a href="http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swempireatwar/">Star Wars: Empire at War</a> and it's a pretty good one.
Here's the gist of it:
<blockquote>Star Wars: Empire at War may end up being a point of contention for Star Wars gamers, a title that some love, others hate, but most find largely forgettable, lost amid the forty-eight other games with a similar title. The title is entertaining for a while, and offers a few glimpses of something far better, but fails to play to its potential strengths. It suffers from a relatively uninspired AI that succeeds largely through brute force, attrition, and an inherent ability to manage otherwise confusing battles. The game’s pace is too erratic, a frustrating blend of waiting and fighting, and though it offers three layers in which to play none of them are particularly deep. Ultimately the game simply promises much but delivers about half.
Empire at War is a good game for a while that becomes a purely mediocre title in the long-run.</blockquote>
I agree. Empire at War isn't that special and feels like a weaker version of the Total War games, to me. The Star Wars theme keeps it from being a totally passible game initially, but ultimately the gameplay makes that so.
Unless you're a diehard Star Wars fan (which in that case you should seek help), you can pass this up for better things like Medieval: Total War 1 or a modded Rome: Total War.
Read the rest <a href="http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/22342">here.</a>
<a href="http://www.gamerswithjobs.com">Gamers With Jobs</a> has posted a review of the 49th Star Wars game, <a href="http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swempireatwar/">Star Wars: Empire at War</a> and it's a pretty good one.
Here's the gist of it:
<blockquote>Star Wars: Empire at War may end up being a point of contention for Star Wars gamers, a title that some love, others hate, but most find largely forgettable, lost amid the forty-eight other games with a similar title. The title is entertaining for a while, and offers a few glimpses of something far better, but fails to play to its potential strengths. It suffers from a relatively uninspired AI that succeeds largely through brute force, attrition, and an inherent ability to manage otherwise confusing battles. The game’s pace is too erratic, a frustrating blend of waiting and fighting, and though it offers three layers in which to play none of them are particularly deep. Ultimately the game simply promises much but delivers about half.
Empire at War is a good game for a while that becomes a purely mediocre title in the long-run.</blockquote>
I agree. Empire at War isn't that special and feels like a weaker version of the Total War games, to me. The Star Wars theme keeps it from being a totally passible game initially, but ultimately the gameplay makes that so.
Unless you're a diehard Star Wars fan (which in that case you should seek help), you can pass this up for better things like Medieval: Total War 1 or a modded Rome: Total War.
Read the rest <a href="http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/22342">here.</a>
