Why I buy this one ?
- Includes eight playable species with detailed character customizability
- Entirely new 3D engine designed to portray the Star Wars galaxy in the greatest possible detail
- A seamless universe spanning both familiar and never-before seen worlds from Star Wars
- Vehicles for travel across worlds and through space

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What our customer's say!

"Is a GREAT game and a GREAT story!", I have played this game almost since the beginning. And i have been a Star Wars fan for 31 years now. Never will you have the opportunity to play in the vast world of Star Wars like you will in Galaxies. There are 12 planets and the space around the planets to explore, battle, and have fun.

Whether you like low key exploration, run and gun auction, "Player vs. Player", or linear story line adventures this game has it all. I know some of the early players gave up on the game because SOE changed the combat system. They basically changed it to a shooter from a turn based platform. But it is just as good of a game. The only negative thing that came with the "New Game Enhancements" a couple of years ago was less choices for each player to make. I won't get into details, but after the NGE we players could not make quite as many choices as to what our characters did. But SOE has been reversing some of those changes over the last couple of years and it is getting better and better.

Don't write this game off. The worlds are huge, and character/alien/beast varieties endless. And the gameplay styles are endless. Whatever mood you are in for the day, you will be able to find the correct kind of game play you desire. And come on, its Star Wars! I loved it when it first came out, and i love it still today. If you love Star Wars you will enjoy playing in this world!

"Combat revamp killed the game", I played this game from launch date until they game out with the stupid new combat system. I played the game non-stop to become a jedi. Then THey totally made jedi useless. They nerfed their powers and everything. but that wasnt the worst part. Later they made it so everyone could start as a jedi. all that work for nothing. Plus the combat system sucked. I couldnt get into it. The game at the beginning was great but then when they changed the combat style it all went down hill. this game is not worth getting now.

"The greatest MMO blunder of all time...", SWG was the greatest game ever made, until Sony Online Entertainment got there hands on it. I played this game threw beta and for the next two and a half years after the release. The game started off so strong it had everything you could ever want. The crafting/mining system was amazing, there were people who would just play this game for the crafting system it was that good. Its heart breaking to see what Sony Online Entertainment has done to SWG... how a company could completely change and dismantle the game after having such a large player base is beyond me. Why would you change a product that was doing so well?
Its very sad to see the state of the game today, seems to be geared at children. Why is everyone a Jedi? It used to be a great privilege to become a Jedi (I was the 4th to unlock on Bria). It used to require a lot of work/luck to unlock the Jedi slot. I remember that there was only a hand full of Jedi around, and now it's a started profession??? Kind of takes wow factor out of the game. After playing World of Warcraft for two years I still miss the original SWG. I wish they could bring this game back to its original glory, but there is no chance of that ever happening. The game is to far gone...
I wish they would release SWG II update the graphics and bring it back to the point right before the combat revamp! I would come back to the game, and so would 1000's of others.
DO NOT BUY THIS GAME
-Just another Hardcore gamer


"Rise and Fall of a GREAT Game", I started playing Star Wars a little over four years ago now, at first it was great. Depending on my mood at the time I could either grab a blaster and go hunting or sit in my (In-Game) House and do some crafting. Things were made much easier for me because I had the support of a well established and very active guild at my back (which Included two real-life friends).

The Expansions, starting with Jump to Lightspeed and then Rage of the Wookies were both resounding successes in my opinion. In space, the ship controls were a little tricky for beginners but once you got the hang of it you didn't even have to think about pushing this button to turn or that button to fire... you just locked on, closed in and BAGGED whoever you happened to be aiming for. My favorite component of this game was the crafting (Droid Engineer/Tailor/Medic). This was always very easy for me because my guild was always very supportive, I rarely ran out of supplies thanks to the modification of the Bazaar terminals being linked planet/galaxy-wide. I could be on tatooine in my shop and order supplies from coruscant or Naboo.

Then, they (Sony/Lucasarts) took something that worked well and was a lot of fun that alot of people enjoyed playing every day (like myself) and Did to the game what the Death Star did to Alderaan... Instant, total and complete destruction for which they soon paid a dear price. Loss of players = loss of revenue = loss of popularity and VERY negative reviews all around. They basically took everything that I, among others, enjoyed about the game and completely eliminated it. Before this.. incident.. My player character was very strong in many areas, Master Artisan (Crafting/Surveying), Master Droid Engineer (again more crafting) and Tier 3 Rebel Pilot with Master Marksman as well as a tier 2 medic. It took me more than two years to get that far and the whole thing was destroyed in less than a week. I left for about five or six months and when I returned not only was I locked out of my own houses and unable to use any of my tools but I was forced to pass up all that I had worked for in order for my character to fit in to their new (and I must say, completely ridiculous) system. One of eight or nine character base-types, no crafting and probably not much else either. Rumors abound as to why they did what they did but I think they just took the easy way out, they did it because they could. They were constantly adding patches/hotfixes (most of the time without the approval or even the opinion of their player base) and with each new patch came new problems. A continually expanding game universe.. more like a continually deteriorating one.

I am very angry about what Lucasarts and Sony have done to this game because even to this day I have not yet found a game that is anything like what SWG used to be, chances are there never will be again.

"The Farce is strong with this one...", Star Wars Galaxies is a game of broken promise upon broken promise; ill-conceived updates, constantly shifting goalposts, bugs and poor content.

I beta tested this game pre-release and then played it for 18 months before quitting as a jedi (back when they were rare). Only one (out of 20) of my friends still play now and he only due to a 12 month subscription.

The game was originally released over 2 years ago, and in the opinion of most at the time well before it was ready. Many of the basic constituents (weapons for whole classes of characters, vehicles etc.) were missing as they were not ready in time for the launch. Content was entirely missing and the game could be any other MMORPG with a simple star wars skin tacked on in places.

Instead of fixing the bugs and adding content, the effort was directed at revamp after revamp, never finishing anything or polishing it until it shined, but scrapping and re-launching with new bugs and new problems.

Decide what you want to do with your character, spend months developing him/her along the path you want and then wait for the next publish to come along and render your choice useless as your profession changes radically, or in some cases is even scrapped.

The latest re-launch, known as NGE, scrapped the entire game and started again with a very dumbed down version losing the one redeeming feature: the diversity of characters (and the majority of players to boot.)

There have been rumours recently that SOE are to lose the franchise from LucasArts in the next year and their response has been denial stating "On our forums, we have shared early plans for game updates through Publish 34". This really doesn't say much as just prior to the release of NGE, SOE were posting details of future publishes which they knew would never be implemented.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"Star Wars Supporter/Fan... Saddened by SOE ", Like many people who joined the game back during the first beta test I walk away from the game deeply saddened by what SOE did to destroy what was once the best online game around (argueably). Like many people, I devoted much of my real-life time to grinding, exploring, and playing a difficult game to master and appreciate. I have read many of these reviews and enjoyed getting a laugh from several people who tinkered with the game in playing then quit because it was too "hard" or not "thrilling" enough. It is clear from the reviews many people found Star Wars Galaxies too "something". Well, it sounds like excuses, but everyone is certainly entitled to their own experience whether good, bad, or indifferent. I walked away from this game shortly after the NGE release. I vented my frustrations to SOE via both the in-game form and through the forums, to no avail. Star Wars Galaxies once boasted a thriving population of over 250,000 active accounts worldwide. Without knowing the exact number left I would speculate by saying that if half remain they're (SOE) doing well. This game was without question (once) a game well-worth playing. It has been reduced to nothing short of a complete debacle. A game that now rewards the first-time user of becomming a Jedi without spending time playing the game. So, before you become enamored with the advertisements of playing this game read ALL the information. Remember to set aside $15 dollars a month and try to understand this is NOT your character it is the property of SOE who can at will change the very game you are playing to fit their needs. Do you like typing? The new NGE "enhancements" preclude you from using your mouse or joystick, but require you to type. If you must own this game buy it, but don't be disappointed if it doesn't live up to your expectations...

"Stay away", Do not waste your money on this broken product, awful customer support and general buggy design. Did i mention the very poor user interface?

"The state of Garbage", That what pretty much describes this game. Pure 100% garbage, trash-junk how much junk when the orginal box set is now under $5 bucks that is pretty much talking volumes. The The Total Experience is for some odd reason now over $60. and the Star Kit $15. SOE can make all the changes they want, just they better not except people to put and pay for trash. There products are simply not worth the time, grief and grind time anymore. Once upon a time this was a very unique game-nothing but junk. The time for SWG is pretty much over-the only way that SOE maybe able to save this game, if they swallow there pride, there stupidty and go back to the orginal format, but that will create a new problem. For those who did it with the CU and the NGE assuming the game is around that long. Leave it to SOE to put themselves into a catch 22 either way there going to lose.

"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...", ...i played THE best (not one of the best) games i ve ever seen.
I ve buyed Star Wars Galaxies (made a mistake- looked for another game) and decided to test it, cause i am the biggest Star Wars fan alive (I know, every one of u think that of yourselves :-) )
I loved that game from the first second i played it, and i played it with lots of fun till the "Black Day" 15th of november...

Unfortunately SOE decided to make some "inovative changes" and changed the whole game. Now there is not a bit of fun playing it, i tried, but i am sad about the result SOE gained with that changes... I am not up to the point canceling my account, cause i played over 1 and a half year, and had lots of friends in the very exciting community in a very exciting game. Now 80% of them are gone and i am sure, my account wont live longer than 2 months from now...

Let me give YOU a very honest tip: DONT BUY THAT BULK OF ****, BURNED ON A CD, AKA Star Wars Galaxies.... not until SOE changed their opinion and brought back the OLD SWG...

---There are no unhappy players in SWG--- (well-known SOE worker)


"Crossing the lines of ethics...", To give you an idea of how bad this game is now...
I bought it almost 3 years ago for $80. You can now get a copy used for under $5. Sad VERY sad.

Sony has had to remind the community that, "(they) reserve the right to change the game to ANY degree, at ANY time and without reason." I never thought I would have to worry about a clause like that...Well I was wrong.

I played for almost 3 years. Everything I worked for in game was wiped away with their "New Enhancements". The game has been completely revamped...not even the same game I bought originally. The game is unstable, full of bugs so bad that you can't get past several missions, you get stuck UNDER buildings or inside objects, the animations often mess up, specials only fire about 1/2 the time, Some force powers just don't work at all,...the list goes on.

The revamp came because the previous game had a hand full of minor bugs. Instead of fixing them they decided to revamp it and repackage it in an attempt to, quite honestly, gain more sales. In my opinion what they have done crosses the line of good business ethics and morals.

They insist that the changes are good for everyone...judging by the light and very light servers "everyone" didn't want THESE changes. IN FACT the community forums listed many great ideas on fixes and great directions for the future of the game. Most of those people are gone now.

BUT PLEASE if you have read these reviews and you STILL want to try it..WAIT. Download the free trial first. Don't waste your money here.

***Keep in mind any progress you make made be wiped away at any time with OR without reason.