
LucasArts must have spent an impressive amount of time translating countless elements of Star Wars lore into its design.

Built using the Genie engine that produced Age of Empires, Galactic Battlegrounds benefitted greatly from working with a traditional strategy game model and is still immensely satisfying even more than a decade after its original release.Ī big part of Galactic Battleground‘s appeal is its attention to detail. One of the most memorable examples, however, was Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds one of the first attempts to bring Star Wars into an RTS format. For every Luke Skywalker guided by the force, there are hundreds of Rebel troops that rely on tactics and orders to achieve their hard-won victory.įor some reason, that grand-scale strategy experience isn’t seen too often in Star Wars video games. The thing is, the whole thing is still technically about a war requiring strategy, forethought and armies.


It’s a universe where a humble moisture farmer can become a hero mere days after being handed their first lightsaber. Star Wars is the kind of franchise associated with plucky rogues and dashing displays of bravery. Each technology level brings new wonders and new forces.Original Release: 2001, Platform: PC, Developer: Ensemble Studios, Publisher: LucasArts, Image Source: GOG Manage your resources and integrate the power of upgradable technology into your strategy, such as Wookiee ingenuity, advanced Gungan biotechnology and Jedi stamina. 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.Įpic real-time strategy set against a backdrop of the entire Star Wars sagaĬonflicts involve six key civilizations: Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookiees, Gungans, Royal Naboo and Trade FederationĮxecute your campaign over land, sea and air with over 300 different units and structures in single-player campaigns, skirmishes and multiplayer battlesĬombat arenas extend from interstellar asteroids and aerial encounters to submerged cities and ground battlesĭeploy 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

Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds lets you lead the armies of Star Wars to victory in intense, real-time strategy clashes.
