On that level, Empire at War offers up more than a few interesting innovations as well as a handful of disappointments. Star Wars: Empire at War still has to succeed as a strategy game. Sadly, the overall presentation and setting is only half the story. It's all right there in front of you and it's all undeniably authentic. Players will be able to take hold of nearly every cool toy featured in the original trilogy: stormtroopers shooting it out with rebel soldiers, Rebel frigates blasting away at Star Destroyers, bounty hunters tracking down smugglers, A-wings chasing TIE Fighters through asteroid fields, AT-ATs blasting away at shield generators, the Death Star blowing the crap out of planets. The result of their efforts, Star Wars: Empire at War, manages to convey all the coolness of the franchise.
