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Lead the 501st through Star Wars battles, capturing command posts, piloting vehicles and fighting on foot or in space.
Released 08 Jul 2009
Lead the 501st
Capture Command Posts
Board Enemy Flagships
Join the rise of Darth Vader’s elite 501st Legion of Stormtroopers as you fight through an all new story-based saga where every action you take impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy.
Developed by Pandemic Studios · Published by Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Disney
Follow a trooper of Darth Vader’s 501st Legion through battles spanning the Clone Wars and the rise of the Empire. The single-player campaign places the legion in events across Star Wars locations.
Fight as one of six soldier classes in large ground battles between the Rebels, Imperials, Republic and CIS. Capture or defend command posts, use class-specific weapons, drive vehicles and, in some battles, take control of iconic heroes.
Take starfighter battles into space, where you can attack enemy ships or board a flagship to sabotage it from within. Galactic Conquest adds a turn-based campaign to capture planets, while other modes include Conquest, Assault, Capture the Flag and Hunt.
Players often praise the game’s lasting appeal, with childhood nostalgia a recurring theme and some newer players also enjoying it. Reviews highlight the range of modes, classes, maps, vehicles and heroes, as well as the campaign and space battles. Several also value the Star Wars atmosphere and mod support.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Players | Up to 64 |
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| Multiplayer | The game supports online PvP battles for up to 64 players. The store page lists five online modes: Conquest, Assault, one-flag Capture the Flag, two-flag Capture the Flag, and Hunt. Reviews also reference Hero Battles/Heroes vs. Villains, active servers, server hosting, LAN play, and local multiplayer, but those details are not stated in the official store text. |
| Multiplayer & mods | The game is moddable. Reviews state that some mods support multiplayer, visual-only mods can preserve vanilla multiplayer, and third-party tools or patches may be needed for some multiplayer mods. Mods can add maps, eras, and large-scale variants, but official store text does not define multiplayer mod compatibility. |
| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 78/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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