<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Petroglyph	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
between	O
Episode	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Episode	O
IV	O
,	O
it	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
fledgling	O
struggle	O
between	O
the	O
Empire	O
and	O
the	O
Rebels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
titled	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
of	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
has	O
been	O
re-enabled	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
workshop	O
support	O
being	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
faction	O
has	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
broad	O
objectives	O
for	O
Galactic	O
Conquest	O
,	O
which	O
vary	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
scenario	O
is	O
being	O
played	O
:	O
kill	O
the	O
enemy	O
leader	O
(	O
Mon	O
Mothma	O
or	O
Emperor	O
Palpatine	O
)	O
,	O
protect	O
or	O
destroy	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
completely	O
remove	O
the	O
other	O
faction	O
from	O
the	O
campaign	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player(s )	O
can	O
use	O
only	O
the	O
equipment	O
they	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
battle	O
(	O
be	O
it	O
an	O
X-wing	B-Application
squadron	O
or	O
an	O
AT-AT	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
campaign	O
follows	O
a	O
semi-open	O
linear	O
path	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
given	O
side	O
must	O
complete	O
sequential	O
mission	O
objectives	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
stealing	O
X-wing	B-Application
prototypes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Campaign	O
missions	O
build	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
eventually	O
,	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Yavin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
modes	O
also	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
important	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
,	O
as	O
Heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darth	O
Vader	O
becomes	O
a	O
special	O
TIE	B-Application
fighter	I-Application
unit	O
in	O
space	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
only	O
on	O
land	O
or	O
only	O
in	O
space	O
(	O
a	O
land-only	O
Hero	O
will	O
remain	O
on	O
board	O
a	O
landing	O
craft	O
or	O
command	O
ship	O
during	O
space	O
battles	O
and	O
have	O
no	O
use	O
of	O
their	O
special	O
abilities	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
is	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Civil	O
War	O
and	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
explores	O
how	O
the	O
X-wing	B-Application
fighter	O
is	O
pressed	O
into	O
the	O
service	O
of	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
,	O
the	O
liberation	O
of	O
Kashyyyk	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
whisperings	O
of	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
Imperial	O
superweapon	O
and	O
ultimately	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Yavin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Imperial	O
campaign	O
features	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
and	O
his	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
fledgling	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
,	O
interspersed	O
with	O
missions	O
to	O
help	O
complete	O
construction	O
of	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
then	O
transpires	O
that	O
the	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
have	O
been	O
stolen	O
so	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
seek	O
out	O
the	O
traitor	O
who	O
has	O
passed	O
the	O
plans	O
to	O
the	O
Rebels	O
,	O
intercept	O
Princess	O
Leia	O
and	O
then	O
use	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
to	O
crush	O
the	O
Alliance	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
first	O
mentioned	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
by	O
then-president	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
Jim	O
Ward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
discussed	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
RTS	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
there	O
...	O
'	O
s	O
a	O
bright	O
future	O
there	O
for	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
these	O
new	O
properties	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
like	O
a	O
new	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
PC	O
game	O
that	O
Petroglyph	O
is	O
developing	O
for	O
next	O
year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ward	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
taking	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
genre	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
direction	O
and	O
outlined	O
plans	O
to	O
balance	O
the	O
gameplay	O
between	O
hardcore	O
games	O
and	O
audiences	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
Petroglyph	O
Games	O
would	O
be	O
developing	O
an	O
original	O
3-D	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
titled	O
Alamo	O
,	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
support	O
online	O
battles	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
designer	O
Joe	O
Bostic	O
outlined	O
the	O
gameplay	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
priorities	O
were	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
easy	O
control	O
of	O
ships	O
during	O
space	O
combat	O
because	O
of	O
difficulties	O
with	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
space	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
audio	O
took	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
adding	O
new	O
elements	O
to	O
add	O
variety	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
build	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
Games	O
Convention	O
in	O
Leipzig	O
,	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
demo	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Aspyr	O
Media	O
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
Empire	B-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
platform	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Empire	B-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
delivers	O
a	O
true	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
definitely	O
scores	O
big	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
style	O
....	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
hoping	O
to	O
enjoy	O
this	O
game	O
because	O
you	O
really	O
like	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
you	O
'll	O
probably	O
be	O
satisfied	O
for	O
quite	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
your	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
property	O
takes	O
a	O
back	O
seat	O
to	O
your	O
desire	O
for	O
a	O
solid	O
strategy	O
experience	O
,	O
the	O
few	O
innovations	O
are	O
n't	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
enough	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
repetitive	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
fights.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
gave	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
hits	O
all	O
the	O
right	O
notes	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
fan	O
,	O
but	O
be	O
prepared	O
to	O
grind	O
out	O
your	O
victories.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
named	O
Empire	B-Application
at	I-Application
War	I-Application
the	O
tenth-best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
inventive	O
games	O
in	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
bundled	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Forces	B-Application
of	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
on	O
CD-ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
