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Total Annihilation, for example, is the granddaddy of RTS games, but still has the best gameplay I know of. You can go high tech, or swarms of low tech, or whatever, and there are many many different ways to win any given level. Not true w/ Star Wars:GB. Ya kinda gotta do it the way they envisioned it, and by the time you collect the FOUR different resource types, build a few dozen buildings, and upgrade ten technologies, you (or at least I) am mighty tired of clicking.

The software also crashes my G4 800 running OS 10.1 pretty regularly. Only a full restart will bring it back up. The only other software capable of doing this is Microsoft Internet Exploer.

All in all, pretty dissapointing. I'll go back to playing my 4 year old copy of Total Annihilation.

Age of Empires III: A Galaxy, Far, Far Away
Galactic Battlegrounds is not the most innovative product available: take a popular computer game franchise (Age of Empires), and alter the theme to incorporate the most popular film series of all times (Star Wars). The result is a fun game which ranks pretty low on originality.

I found the game fun and enjoyable. The campaigns are varied and challenging. The multiplayer feature improves replayability. The artwork is endearing, as are the sound effects. The graphical interface is dated, and sometimes confusing as troops get hidden behind buildings, and aircrafts are more like hovercrafts than starships. They also could have included more movie clips from the film to liven it up a bit.

All in all, if you love Star Wars and/or Age of Empires, buy this game. If you don't already have Age of Empires, but like RTS games, you will probably enjoy it. If you are tired of Age of Empires, then I can't recommend spending your money on this incarnation.

Mostly for Star Wars Fans, but Still Very Playable
If you have played Age of Empires II, it won't take very long to get the hang of this game. However, that might make this game boring if you've worn out your interest of that game. Even so, the AE II engine has been completely reworked into the Star Wars Galaxy, with much of the familiar characters, vehicles, and planets of the movies. Playing the scenarios lets you use various main characters such as Darth Vader and Chewbacca. Many sound bytes have been used from the various movies, though a few get overused, especially the "Ahh!!" when some units get killed. The graphics are decent and it ran well on my G4 400 which is getting too slow for most newer games.
Despite the fact that most of the game feels like Star Wars, it would have been interesting if more unique units and features were available since in regular game play, it doesn't matter how many resources you have gathered or how advanced your technologies are, you aren't going to get the Millennium Falcon or a Star Destroyer. At least you can get an AT-AT or X-wing. Overall, I recommend Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds, especially for Star Wars fans. I just have to wonder if there is a Spaceballs mod out there somewhere??