STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

Its a very fun game and it holds up today as a great tactical game

Beat the galactic conquest accidentally in 42 minutes. Not sure how. Best game ever!

The best Star Wars RTS thus far!

The game has tremendous replay ability, both in campaign and multiplayer, and is vastly expanded on with some really well done mods.

If you love Star Wars and Command & Conquer/Starcraft style play, this is what's up.

10/10

The best strategy game of all time! Spend a lot hours in it as a kid. Still love to play it ^^

I don't know what I could say that others haven't already, phenomenal RTS game for us star wars nerds, i truly hope that we get a continuation of this series at some point

game feels like the results of gambling. big wins and devastating losses. 22 out of 7

This is a fun game when your able to get the basics. Using mods does make then game more better and fun. For example the Awaking of the rebellion mod if you like the Empire vs Rebels era or the fall of the republic for the Clone wars era.

Greeat classic game with at the time a great battle camera for space battles. had some good memories

I played my CD copy of this game ALL the time growing up and loved every moment of it. It's a beginner friendly RTS game and one of the greatest Star Wars games ever made with a great modding community that's been active for almost over 20 years now. Empire at War is so peak and if you're a Star Wars fan and haven't played it than you need to

Only have 3 hours currently

Ground battles are ok, other games do it better.
Space Battles are amazing, a mix of battlestar-galactica deadlock and age of empires.

best game ever, love controlling my army, could give us more ship places and more clone wars stuff

If you like rts games and star wars, this is a no brainer. Just get it and enjoy it, There are mods available for those who cant get past the graphics, so no worries there.

this is the best the game is good and it comes with a new verson and theres a workshop full of mods that are as big as this game you need to play this game

Been watching guys like captain shack playing this game for years and always wanted to get it. Im so glad i did is such an awesome game (deffo need to play with mods however) and i cant wait to upgrade my setup so i can run the game alot smoother. if you like strategy games and are a star wars nerd like me you will love this game. I wish they would bring out a sequel this kind of game has so much potential!

After all these years and all the great mods this game is more fun now than ever.

Old but gold. The mods are insanely fun, and I'm kinda surprised that the modding community still keeps this game alive. Definitely worth trying.

Definitely a game that has survived the test of time. When it came out originally it was already leagues ahead of other games at that time. Today it still holds up before you even start bringing in modded content into the equation. The modding community has also provided additional units and content that allows you to continue to explore the SWU. It is a game I continuously find myself going back to when the other games seem to be getting boring.

Don't be deceived by the playtime, i played this a ton back in the day pre-steam.
Might be one of the best RTS games of all time, with a modding community that keeps this game alive and well to this day. Definitely worth a buy!

cinematic space battles with a great modding community

Empire at War is the ultimate Star Wars fantasy game. It is ancient, it is archaic, and it is both wonderful and deeply flawed, deserving of a remaster and expansion. 3/5

On my scale, a 3/5 game is good. It is satisfying, fun, and otherwise worth the purchase price, with some caveats.

A part of me feels bad giving Empire at War a 3/5. After all, it is one of the only RTS games I’ve ever had the patience and interest for and it captures the majestic fantasy of Star Wars wonderfully in a way most other games just never do.

The core of this game lies in both the “Galactic Scenario” (basically a non-story campaign) and the “Skirmish” modes. Galactic Scenario is by far the best, where you assume command of either the Rebellion or the Empire and set out to vanquish the other by capturing planets through battles of both space and land. In some of the smaller scenarios, your goals are quite specific and targeted. In my favorite scenario, “Galactic Conquest,” your goals are to either kill the Emperor or Mon Mothma or completely vanquish the other faction.

Galactic Conquest is the best because you wage an actual war campaign across the galaxy, and must manage multiple fronts at the macro-level while also taking direct control of your units during battle encounters. So even if you’re not great at the skirmishes of war, you still can find ways to be competitive by building your defenses and economy intelligently, forcing your opponents into awful battles of attrition where you will come out on top despite losing (this is my strategy, much to my younger brother’s ire). If, for example, your garrison of 10 units can force your opponent to lose 50 to take one choke point, you quickly can parlay this into a snowballing advantage.

Skirmishes are options for playing just the fights, either against other players or computer opponents. The goal here is simply to destroy the other faction’s star/land base before they destroy yours. Quick, simple, to the point, and quite fun, although not as satisfying as galactic scenarios.

There is a story mode in this game, supposedly. I wouldn’t know, because I’ve never played it (at least past the "steal the x-wings" level, which is dumb as bricks). Perhaps I would appreciate it better now that I’m older and less mentally challenged, but I remember the missions to be monotonous, tedious, and not very engaging. So your mileage may vary there.

The computer opponents in this game are… hmmm, special. They are artificial but they’re certainly not intelligent. As a result, this game truly shines when you play multiplayer against other people, and there is (insanely enough) a community of people who continue to play this online to this day. I’ve only ever played against my brother, and it is some of the most fun we’ve had playing together.

The problem is a persistent and experience-ruining synchronization problem which crashes the galactic scenarios, and, even worse, bricks saves so you cannot even reload in. This is so frustrating, so disheartening, that we just don’t play anymore. It sucks to have the game desynchronize coming out of a 90 minute battle only for the game to never load back into the scenario.

Aspyr has pushed various patches for this dinosaur of a game, but these issues continue to happen to us. (I can only imagine this is to be expected for a nearly 20 year game.) So I just hope that one day we will get a remake and remaster which will expand the scope of the game to include more eras, more units, more scenarios, more heroes, more everything while ALSO developing a framework for more stable multiplayer sessions. This is the largest issue dropping the game from a ⅘ to a ⅗, and almost drops it down to a “not recommended.” It is the brilliant execution of the core Star Wars fantasy plus the framework of a RTS with a high skill ceiling but low threshold to entry that makes it still a solid recommendation for any Star Wars fan.

Now, there is a modding community out there that has been hard at work bringing a ton of new units and mechanics to the game. One day I will commit to installing them and trying them out, and they look awesome. And the current version of the game is sold with the only DLC ever developed for it, which adds a ton of new units for the Rebellion and Empire, plus an entire new “pirate” faction which is quite fun (i.e. broken as all hell).

I end then, with my favorite Empire at War moment of all time. My brother and I load up the game and Galactic Conquest. I start developing my economy and planning my choke points. My brother, a fan of the more “brute force” style of engagement, sends a giga fleet to fuck with one of my planets. Easily wipes the space station and invades with all of his land units, including one Emperor Palpatine.

I had a single garrison of barrack troops and a light vehicle factory. I sent my troops to build random anti-infantry turrets to just try to pick off random units. I start hiding my units across the map so he has to waste time to find them and frustrate him. Well, somehow Palpatine ended up in front of an anti-infantry turret and decided that he was just not going to attack it. A few minutes later, my brother literally shouts “what the fuck” as he realizes Palpatine is dying to the turret. Well, the idiot dies to the turret before my brother can get him to safety. Instantly, the Rebellion victory cutscene starts playing signaling my brother’s immediate game over (and alt-f4). To this day, I just have to say the word “Palpatine” and he gets so triggered; it is one of my favorite moments ever playing with him.

If you like Star Wars at all, get this game and help us all bug Aspyr for a remaster. So long as EA doesn’t get involved and it’s this but better and polished (and has functional multiplayer saves), I would drop $60 bucks for it without a thought.

Just a classic top down battle game for Star Wars Nerds. Enjoyed it in HS now I enjoy it in my 30s!

Do you like Star Wars? Do you enjoy RTS games? Are you into active modding communities with tons of mods that take a good game and turn it into an excellent one? Then say no more; this is the game for you.

Whether it's on sale, full price, or even free; it doesn't matter. Pick it up and feel like Grand Admiral Thrawn on Christmas Eve, churning out wave after wave of Star Destroyers from the Kuat Shipyards.

The base game is okay. Forces of Corruption is good. But the mods available on Steam? They make this game great. The mods created by this vibrant community of big ol nerds are the pièce de résistance.

Do it. Don’t overthink it. Just do it.

Base game in itself has given me tens of play hours, but the modding scene gives it hundreds worth of play hours (it's not logged here because I pirated it when I was a kid)

Very good game. I absolutely love this game and its one of my favorite games I have gotten. And the modding community is amazing and the game is still updated and it came out in 2006. Amazing game I would recommend this for any strategy or star wars fan.

One of the best Star wars game ever made even better by the easy availability of mods through Steam.

Step 1: Buy the Gold Edition
Step 2: Never play the base game, exclusively play mods instead
Step 3: Profit

Do you know the difference between an error and a mistake, Ensign?

Fun little time waster, Engaging custom battles. Ok grand strategy, but grand strategy is clearly not its strength. Overall this game is best experienced in your downtime. 8/10

The Mods Carry the Game but it is still fun and enjoyable regardless. Should be a must buy for any rts starwars fans

This game has changed my life i used to be a puny guy playing roblox now im a galactic republic legend get this game if you want to rule the galaxy (like me)

Welcome to game that you will sink to many hours into i have been playing this game on and off since it first came out (have had many different accounts over the years) and its a game i always come back too, why?

well unlike most games this has a solid story the ablity to create your own army both in space and on the ground take over vast amounts of space and try and defeat the empire (or rebels) what more can you ask for.

ui is amazing as well as the sound design lighting effects its just amazing how well this game holds up after all these years sure the graphics are not the best anymore but graphics arn't everything people this game just has something newer games just don't.

plus with a very active modding communtiy after all these years that improve on everything i just said where ya can go to any era well what what more are you waiting for trooper get in there and save the republic.

Great strategy game and even better that its star wars!

Best RTS I've played, and one of the best Star Wars games. Make sure to try every mod. They're all really good.

been playing this since it came out and is still 1 of my favorite games, The mods make it So much better as well , If only this studio came out with an official clone wars game or even old republic game exactly like this

Hands down; THE BEST STAR WARS GAME I've ever played. 20 year old game and can't seem to stop playing. I wish there was a remake for better ground tactics like your troops actually taking cover behind objects rather than telling them to cover from nothing. The mods are another big part of it because it not only keeps the game alive but it shows you how much fans are dedicated to star wars no matter who tries to kill it. That's what makes Star Wars so special I think; canon is what WE make of it. Not what George or Disney tells us. Its OURS, and what WE make of it. Shout-out to the modders for the clone wars mods as well. This game would be naked without them.

Great game that pulls you in.
play using Thrawns Revenge mod you wont regret it

Mods VERY much keep this alive, but the base game is good for a couple of plays even today! The multiplayer is also a lot of fun if you have a good group of friends.

fun for any star wars fan. retro, but still fun

This old school game is a great one! the space battles are a great change for a classic RTS player. Also, their are plenty of mods for everyone to enjoy!

great game man. the graphics on this are excellent. the thrawns revenge mod in the forces of corruption ads nothing but inceases the cap of space units.

Probably one of the most fun and addictive RTS games I've ever played.

Great game for all those RTS/SCI-FI mashup enthusiasts out there, and the modding community is amazing.

Ground battles still suck big dookie tho.

revans revenge thrawns revenge and fall of the republic through workshop are easy to set up those 3 mods add a whole new game and campaaign fix the old rts camera angles my favorite rts

great base game, plus workshop is great from whatever era you want

Having played this game when it came out and the new version.. Rebel missile platforms have just been made so OP it makes the game unpleasant to play..

When I repeatedly see 4-5 star destroyers wiped out by missile platforms in mere seconds the game has is no longer worth the price.

I remember first playing this game when it was new. I personally disliked the simplification and the lack of micromanagement required for resource gathering. Now, almost 20 years later, this simplicity of resource management and more focus on strategy and space combat is very welcome.

Any fans of the films will recognize the combat power of the ships in-game just from the type of ship they are and appropriate functions of that ship. Some of the ships that are unique to the game, you can tell just by the class of ship what they are.

Pretty well balanced and fun to play. The ability for endless modification and customization adds another later of gameplay and fun.

been wanting to play the game for years and finally got the chance and its awesome!

Mods have made an already addicting game amazing. My childhood was spent many days playing this game. Highly recommend for any star wars fans out there looking for something to do.

Yea this game is awesome, especially with the thrawn's revenge and fall of the republic mod that really boost up the game. Great battles and content.

This game is arguably the best single player rts ever made. The mods take this from a perfect game to a miracle. And petroglyph still updates the game with bugfixes 20 years after release. I owned this as a physical disk before steam and probably put 200 hours on the base game alone.

Base game is amazing for its time, but with the remake mod it's even better.