This game was actually quite fun...for the first 5 minutes.
Now, I am serious when I say I am a huge star wars fan. Even to me, though, this game did not deliver. It lacked essential elements that good RTS games have. I was looking forward to this game coming out SO MUCH, and now LucasArts ripped me off.
Gameplay: The space battles are great, but that's it. The land battles are dull and repetitive, and completely unbalanced. Micromanaging the galactic map is tough at first, but it gets tolerable. Don't even get me started about how bad the skirmish battles are...
Graphics: The graphics deserve SOME credit. The ISDs are awesome and the lasers look cool, but they could've worked a little harder. On anything but high graphics qualities, the textures lose their...attractiveness.
Sound: What can I say? All the starwars sounds and themes you need. Some of the heros' voices sound a little off, but other than that, pretty good.
Value: This is where the game dies. After playing through the galactic conquests as the rebels and imperials, you've literally done all that you need to to get the full game. The campaign is short and boring, and they really didn't delve into the storyline of pre-episode IV to the end of episode IV. So the death star blew up. Woopee. How about some interesting side stories like something about one of the Imperial admiral's parents were killed by bothans and he wants to take revenge on them or something? Don't expect any twists or turns in the storyline.
Tilt: I gave this an 8 JUST BECAUSE IT'S STAR WARS. No other reasons.
Buy Battle for Middle-Earth II or something. It's much better.