Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Collectors Edition

by LucasArts

Product Details

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• ASIN: B000092P4A
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: June 25, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,737 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #5 in Software > Outlet
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

It is a time of galactic civil war. The Empire is at the height of its terrible power. However, there is still hope for the Rebellion. A great hero must rise to the challenge, and this time it’s not a farm boy from Tatooine. It’s you.

Star Wars Galaxies makes it possible for you to literally live within the Star Wars universe. Choose your identity from eight customized playable species, determining everything from height to facial features. Then join thousands of other adventurers as you explore more than 10 persistent Star Wars worlds. Battle stormtroopers, hang out in the Mos Eisley cantina, and interact with famous characters like Han Solo. You define your own role within the galactic community. Whether you become a smuggler or trader, marksman or bounty hunter, Star Wars Galaxies is your destiny.

Collector's edition includes:

• The Game. Packaged in a leather box with gold title treatment. The manual inside will feature a special cover with the signatures of key-people from the Galaxies development team.
• Exclusive in-game wearable: The wearable will be three types of "eyewear." Note that we do not currently have any other eyewear in the game, and these wearables cannot be traded, so they're exclusive to those who have the Collector's Edition. These will help identify the in-game character as being one of the first in the game.
• Art concept book. This will feature drawings, computer models, renders, character information, etc. Revel in the art and history behind this massively multiplayer game
• Collectable figurine of the all-powerful Zabrak female species immortalized in pewter.
• Sew on patch, featuring the logo of the first exciting chapter of Star Wars Galaxies.

The Collector's Edition will be created as a one-time, limited run sku, and once they're gone, they're gone forever.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A SW Fan & Gamer, May 10, 2005

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F. Nunez (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Collectors Edition (CD-ROM)

This game was great at one point but has been completely redone. It is more like EQ2 & World of Warcraft now. If you are looking for either of these games with a Star Wars feel this is it right now. If you have to get this game I would not get the collector's edition. Its not worth the extra money and all you get are some funky glasses you can wear ingame

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars *SIgh* I don't know what to say..., May 6, 2005

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Karen Sargent (NH) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Collectors Edition (CD-ROM)

It started as a game of skills,(one of a kind on the PC gaming market) as you moved up in the skill tree, you were given more enhancements, more moves, more excitement. When you mastered a tree, you had all the powers and could do basically whatever you wanted, go fight some tuskins, go hunt, succeed. It was pretty cool. It was even fun to group up with a bunch of friends and do the harder missions. It was different. You had a choice of soloing it, or grouping up to get some extra XP. It was fun. Roaming around the different planets and seeing the different creatures, different landscapes, the graphics were pretty amazing. I played this game with a bunch of people, form 16-45. It allowed all ages to immerse themselves in different ways. We had armorsmiths, weaponsmiths, I myself was a master dancer for quite sometime and really enjoyed it. I even got married in game in front of the whole cantina.

I have a lot of memories. Fond memories. But they are all gone now. Those skills I worked so hard for, are gone, master dancer, it means nothing now, all my friends they are gone, including the character I married. Why you ask?

Well a new upgrade was released, it was called the Combat upgrade. it changed that cool skill based system into a level system, (you can find those with EQII and WOW,) it put so many limitations on the game that many of us have left. We have begged for information from the development team and management, but we do not receive any information. They have literally ignored us. Then they tell you the consumer whom have never played this game that the "community" loves it. *sigh* some do, but most don't.

If you want a level up game go try WOW or even Guildwars, better graphics and less bugs. If you must have Star Wars, try one of the other games, this one is very sick and in need of alot of help. It will be a waste of money to pay them $15.00 a month when you can get Knights of the old republic and only spend the $50.00 that one time.

Just some advice for the consumer. It was a great game, but all the professions are gone. The excitement is gone. Most of all, the fun is gone.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No where near it's potential, January 1, 2005

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Brian Pletcher (Indiana) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Collectors Edition (CD-ROM)

Alright I've reviewed this game once and now that I'm out of the game I think it's time to do a second review. For those that don't know the game has pretty much turned inside out and died due to the NGE. I left at launch of the NGE not happy with the changes that were made very simple.

About 1 month ago I actually gave the game the true try with the full NGE in place. My opinion ranged from "Wow look what I missed" to "Wow look how they screwed this game up."

I created characters on 4 of the most active servers that I could find ran from place to place searching for people to group with and see what activity was on the server.

Needless to say I was dumbfounded. Lowcam Starsider, Flurry and Chimarra all were the servers I joinned. All VERY DEAD. Mos Eisley Dead. Theed Dead, Dantooine, Dathomir all the same. Over the course of a 14 day trial I could count on both hands how many people I encountered.

Entertainer's were nearly impossible to find. I encountered a total of 2 Entertainers to gain Entertainer buffs. High End Equipment from Venders or Bazaar no luck. I even searched through the map for venders listed on the map.

The outright hostility to the NGE SOE should have realized and reversed there decision. On Lowca every city I visted there were signs visible of Anti NGE and needless to say I couldn't belive it. Then upon visiting many of the popular hunting grounds I could see what people ment about the NGE killing the game. Death Watch Bunker, Fort Tusken, Hunting on Dantooine nothing there so what's the point in playing?

During the time I played it was during the Halloween spurt where Mos Eisley and Moenia were the two locations to go. Mos Eisley being that dead and figureing that city is the Starter City was sickening.

So needless to say I let my trial run out without resubscribing. I'll continue playing the other MMO and make the decision on if I'll play the Knights of the Republic MMO when it comes out and more material is available on it.

This game is not worth the headaches.