"Star Wars the Old Republic"
Review
2011
Developer(s): BioWare
Publisher(s):
Electronic Arts
LucasArts
The number of games this Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game could compare to is too long to list. Suffice to say that if you have successfully played "World of Warcraft" then you should be able to draw enough parallels to get by.
In this game you can choose between the Republic and the Empire, four classes in each, and a variety of species that like "WoW" may increase its selection in time. You may customise your character in body type, face, skin tone, hair, scars and varying accessories before starting the game.
The mission assignments and key moments within the missions are played out in cinematics where you have the choice of several responses that you wish your character to give. The choices will affect your "light side" or "dark side" allignment and will set the tone for some of the future interactions with the characters involved.
After finishing up the second planet a space ship is available, and this opens up the possibility of participating in space battles. The ship moves in a predetermined pattern much like a rollercoaster, but the player is allowed to move the ship within a large radius of the screen to impact or avoid obstacles placed in the path while shooting at the enemy.
A stable internet connection is recommended, and it wouldn't hurt if it is as fast as currently available with the best hardware and software to back up the graphics.
A subscription is required in order to play.
Caution: This game is highly addictive, so use careful management of game time or you may sit down in the morning and look up to find it's gotten dark outside while you were playing.
I highly recommend this game.
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