Wookies Rage onto the PC
The second expansion to Galaxies, the Star Wars based MMORPG is gearing
up for a May 5th release and is promising loyal fans more than just 7
foot-tall walking carpets.
Star Wars Galaxies: Episode 3 – Rage of the Wookies not only opens up a
new world for players of the persistant universe but adds vehicles and
soon to be familiar story tie-ins as Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith
roars into theatres mid-May. Here’s a run down of the new features:
- Explore Kashyyyk – the home planet of the Wookiees is being added as an entirely new adventure planet and space zone
- Adventure
through over 100 story-driven quests – Join the Wookiees in their fight
for freedom against their Imperial-supported Trandoshan slavers or
support the Empire in their mission of quelling the spread of the
Rebellion! - Visit and discover several points of interest and
adventure zones including the Wookiee-run tree cities,
Trandoshan-controlled slave camps and the safari lands of the affluent
Rodians - Pilot new starcraft inspired by Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith including Anakin’s Jedi Starfighter model
- Enhance your character with radical new cybernetic parts that add special abilities and improve your performance in combat
- Embark
on daring new space mining missions to recover precious raw materials
for sale to ground-based crafters. Surviving slews of pirates will
provide unprecedented economic opportunities - And experience
the all new combat system featuring new weapons, new armor, new effects
and an all new user-interface to make combat even more engaging and
fun!
Some might say the enhancements to the combat system
should have been a part of a general upgrade, free to current players
and the game’s discussion boards have lit up on the subject. Speaking
from the point of view of a player long since closed his account from
disappointment, these new screenshots look fantastic, but it’s just not
enough of an itch to get my playing again. Your mileage may very.
