Hero units are the most fun to control in land battles. The game also features heroes from the movies, books, and games, such as Mara Jade and Kyle Katarn. Yet it can be more beneficial just to destroy ships as fast as possible by overwhelming them with units.Įmpire at War includes most of the major vehicles from the films along with some original designs. Destroying the hangar helps, since it stops TIE fighters from being deployed. Unfortunately, you often don't have time to select each attack point. A Star Destroyer alone has engines, a tractor beam, individual weapons, a hangar, and shields to target.
One interesting element is that larger ships have individual points you can attack. Hazards like asteroid fields may alter your course, but in most cases you simply move forward. There isn't much maneuvering in space, either nearly every battle begins with both sides in close proximity to each other. Space battles are similar to land battles in that you are limited to the number of onscreen units at any given time. Space stations can be built to help defend a planet and increase the total population cap. The secret to success is making sure you have enough units in space that can be called upon for reinforcements. Land maps are also extremely small, which diminishes the strategic options, as there is typically only one direction to travel. This keeps battles to a fairly small size - not what you would expect from a movie series with "wars" in the title. In land battles, the game restricts how many units you can use at any one time. Having both space and land battles is an ambitious design element, but there are some drawbacks to both phases. The map's size ranges from 8 to 43 planets, depending on the difficulty, as players decide which units to create and what worlds to conquer or defend. Star Wars: Empire at War tries to rectify this situation, combining positive aspects from earlier Star Wars titles, borrowing elements from other strategy games, and incorporating some newly created features for better or worse.Įmpire at War takes place on a star system map with real-time events.
Though the Star Wars license has seen its fair share of strategy games, none has evolved into a bankable franchise for LucasArts.
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