A great turn based strategy game that does not show its age much. The Star wars theme is a bonus on a really great game. It really is a good user interface, lots of good choices/ options, great feel to the game, and one of my all time favourites, better to my mind than MOO2. Of course there are places I'd rather were very different: Manual Ship combat is poor and AI is simplistic (not moronic). A gfx upgrade would be nice (and easy? Some websites offer gfx files uploads I hear, but haven't tried them myself). But many of the other complaints I've heard I don't recognise. I like the economy: I think the balance of resources/ industry/ simplicity/ control/ detail is OK. The user interface offers lots of easy tools to keep track. And the joy of reaching a major film story point is great too! The Lucas magic + great game = Total classic of all time. I think Birth of the Federation was the closest other game to this? (That one seems lost as its development site last update was >5years ago).
