Lucas Arts has a page up giving us a sneak peak into one of the games they will be showing off at this years E3. It’s a real-time strategy game based on the engine that powers the Age Of Empire games. And this one won’t blow like Force Commander. Here’s the poop:
Star Wars Galactic Battleground
The destiny of a galaxy hangs in the balance and you’re in command. Star Wars Galactic Battleground lets you lead the armies of Star Wars to victory in intense, real-time strategy clashes. Enter the fray as the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Trade Federation, Wookiees and other civilizations in campaigns that will determine the final outcome of the Galactic Civil War. Star Wars Galactic Battleground: Take control!
Epic real-time strategy set against a backdrop of the entire Star Wars saga
Conflicts involve six key civilizations: Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookiees, Gungans, Royal Naboo and Trade Federation
Execute your campaign over land, sea and air with over 300 different units and structures in single-player campaigns, skirmishes and multiplayer battles
Combat arenas extend from interstellar asteroids and aerial encounters to submerged cities and ground battles
Deploy vast legions of units into battle-up to 200 per side with units that can include bounty hunters, Jedi Knights, stormtroopers, X-wings, AT-ATs, snowspeeders, AT-STs, Wookiee Kas tanks and droids
Manage your resources and integrate the power of upgradeable technology into your strategy, such as Wookiee ingenuity, advanced Gungan biotechnology and Jedi stamina. Each technology level brings new wonders and new forces.
Accessible gameplay built upon the familiar RTS engine adapted from Ensemble’s popular Age of Empires series
Use the scenario editor to create custom single- or multiplayer battlegrounds with virtually any Star Wars units and settings
And here are two screen shots from the game (as usual with this kind of thing click them to make them bigger):
I really hope this one live up to it’s potential. Three update in one day, the force is with me today.
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