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06-19-2005, 11:32 PM
Star Wars Battlefront II
AVAILABILITY: FALL 2005
GENRE: ACTION/SHOOTER
PLATFORM: PLAYSTATION 2, XBOX, WINDOWS
ESRB: RATING PENDING
Revamped single-player experience includes smarter AI enemies and allies, plus a greater emphasis on story told through open-ended mission-based objectives.
New space battles allow you to dogfight in X-wings, TIE fighters, Jedi starfighters and several other starcraft, or fight it out on foot aboard an enemy capital ship.
Special opportunities throughout the game for players to wield a lightsaber and use their favorite Force powers as a Jedi.
More than 16 new battlefronts on land and in space, including many from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith such as Utapau, Mustafar and the space battle above Coruscant.
All-new classic trilogy locations including the Death Star interior, classic space battles and the fight aboard the Tantive IV, Princess Leias blockade runner seen at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
Online multiplayer action for up to 24 players on PS2, up to 32 on Xbox or up to 64 on Windows (plus AI units).
Created by critically acclaimed developer Pandemic Studios (Star Wars Battlefront, Mercenaries).
Releasing Fall 2005.
Trailer: Star Wars Battlefront II Trailer (http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swbattlefrontii/indexFlash.html#Gallery.Trailers)
Star Wars Empire At War
AVAILABILITY: SPRING 2006
GENRE: STRATEGY
PLATFORM: PC
ESRB: RATING PENDING
Wage war on ground and in space - battle it out in space and then send down your remaining forces to invade the planet.
All action is persistent - every decision affects the next battle and, ultimately, the fate of the galaxy. Play out your own personal version of Episode IV: A New Hope.
Real-time strategy (RTS) 3D gameplay set in more than 40 ground and space locations including Yavin IV, Tatooine and Dagobah - each has its own specific advantage and/or resource.
Construct ground and space structures, including space stations, factories and ion cannons.
Deploy ground and space vehicles from giant Star Destroyers and AT-ATs to swift speeder bikes and X-wings.
Access a variety of ground troops including stormtroopers and Rebel soldiers. Hero characters like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader can be brought into key battles.
Unique mission objectives such as rescues, sabotage, blockades and destruction.
Begins several years before the events of Episode IV: A New Hope, including vehicles and locations from both the classic timeframe and Episode III.
Play as the Rebels as they amass their forces and work to thwart the plans of the Empire, or serve the Empire and crush the Rebellion at its roots.
Destroy the Death Star or use it as the ultimate power in the universe.
Innovative multiplayer campaign mode lets two players battle for the galaxy and save games in progress. Up to eight players can compete in online skirmish modes.
All-new game engine created by Las Vegas-based developer Petroglyph, composed of industry veterans responsible for classic RTS titles, including the Command & Conquer series.
Homepage: Empire At War Homepage (http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swempireatwar/indexFlash.html#Home)
AVAILABILITY: FALL 2005
GENRE: ACTION/SHOOTER
PLATFORM: PLAYSTATION 2, XBOX, WINDOWS
ESRB: RATING PENDING
Revamped single-player experience includes smarter AI enemies and allies, plus a greater emphasis on story told through open-ended mission-based objectives.
New space battles allow you to dogfight in X-wings, TIE fighters, Jedi starfighters and several other starcraft, or fight it out on foot aboard an enemy capital ship.
Special opportunities throughout the game for players to wield a lightsaber and use their favorite Force powers as a Jedi.
More than 16 new battlefronts on land and in space, including many from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith such as Utapau, Mustafar and the space battle above Coruscant.
All-new classic trilogy locations including the Death Star interior, classic space battles and the fight aboard the Tantive IV, Princess Leias blockade runner seen at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
Online multiplayer action for up to 24 players on PS2, up to 32 on Xbox or up to 64 on Windows (plus AI units).
Created by critically acclaimed developer Pandemic Studios (Star Wars Battlefront, Mercenaries).
Releasing Fall 2005.
Trailer: Star Wars Battlefront II Trailer (http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swbattlefrontii/indexFlash.html#Gallery.Trailers)
Star Wars Empire At War
AVAILABILITY: SPRING 2006
GENRE: STRATEGY
PLATFORM: PC
ESRB: RATING PENDING
Wage war on ground and in space - battle it out in space and then send down your remaining forces to invade the planet.
All action is persistent - every decision affects the next battle and, ultimately, the fate of the galaxy. Play out your own personal version of Episode IV: A New Hope.
Real-time strategy (RTS) 3D gameplay set in more than 40 ground and space locations including Yavin IV, Tatooine and Dagobah - each has its own specific advantage and/or resource.
Construct ground and space structures, including space stations, factories and ion cannons.
Deploy ground and space vehicles from giant Star Destroyers and AT-ATs to swift speeder bikes and X-wings.
Access a variety of ground troops including stormtroopers and Rebel soldiers. Hero characters like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader can be brought into key battles.
Unique mission objectives such as rescues, sabotage, blockades and destruction.
Begins several years before the events of Episode IV: A New Hope, including vehicles and locations from both the classic timeframe and Episode III.
Play as the Rebels as they amass their forces and work to thwart the plans of the Empire, or serve the Empire and crush the Rebellion at its roots.
Destroy the Death Star or use it as the ultimate power in the universe.
Innovative multiplayer campaign mode lets two players battle for the galaxy and save games in progress. Up to eight players can compete in online skirmish modes.
All-new game engine created by Las Vegas-based developer Petroglyph, composed of industry veterans responsible for classic RTS titles, including the Command & Conquer series.
Homepage: Empire At War Homepage (http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swempireatwar/indexFlash.html#Home)