A great strategy game in the Star Wars galaxy with land and space battles - a good choice for all strategy fans.
You can choose between Imperial and Rebel forces in the single player campaign, which wasn't as good as I had expected. I have only played the Rebel campaign so far, but although it was fun for as long as it lasted, it ended quite abruptly. I was expecting to see episodes V and VI as well, but it ended with the destruction of Death Star as it happened in episode IV, and the ending cinematics weren't very spectacular. The story begins from the building of the Rebel Alliance, so despite the short length, it's refreshing to see what happened before the movie.
The game looks good if there's some kick in your computer, but with low video settings it looks quite horrible when you zoom in. However, as I said, if you can keep the settings high, the game is as pretty as Jessica Alba and Keira Knightley combined. The sound effects are very good as well, with the Star Wars laser blasts we're familiar with and John Williams' music so fans will feel at home.
The fans will also be excited to see all the locations seen in the movies and books, and the heroes and units as well. All the planets have quite unique atmospheres and most of them have inhabitants that take sides depending on which faction they like better. You get to move your fleets in an Age of Wonders -style galaxy map and when you engage in combat, you see only the area of battle. Despite some flaws the gameplay works well and it doesn't take too much time to get a grasp of it.
The game can be recommended to Star Wars fans and friends of good science fiction strategy as well.