With over seven new titles ready for release this year and every one of them bound to be hits, LucasArts? 2003 line is not something to balk at.
One such game is something Star Wars fans have been drooling over for a long time now. Star Wars: Galaxies: An Empire Divided is LucasArts? first attempt at a MMORPG. This online PC game will put you in the Star Wars universe soon after the destruction of the first Death Star. You can choose your allegiance between Rebel, Empire or neutral. You can also customize your character to be a bounty hunter, merchant, weaponsmith, Jedi or one of many other character types. Galaxies is scheduled to go online this summer.
Another Star Wars title that is drawing more than a little attention is Rogue Squadron 3: Rebel Strike. This GameCube exclusive title will allow you to pilot more than just the standard vehicles. You will take control of tauntauns, gun turrets and even take on ground troops while on foot. You will also take over an AT-ST as Chewie at the Battle of Endor. There are also several multiplayer modes including Endurance, Capture the Base, Dogfight and Co-op Mode. Rebel Strike is going to be released this fall.
But that isn?t all there is to the Star Wars line. LucasArts will release Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, where you are a student in Luke Skywalker?s Jedi Academy several years after Return of the Jedi and you'll learn to master several different weapons and types of lightsabers. Also being released is Knight of the Old Republic. Knights places you in the shoes of characters four thousand years before the fall of the Old Republic. Here you face the Sith Empire at its height.
This RPG allows you play as nine different types of characters, including humans, droids, Twi?leks and Wookies. You will travel across seven worlds on your ship, the Ebon Hawk. Knights comes out this summer, while Academy will be released in the fall. Both will be available for the Xbox and PC.
The much awaited sequel to the classic LucasArts point and click adventure title, Full Throttle is about to be released. Full Throttle: Hell on Wheels is a perfect and smooth blend between the puzzle solving adventure and the ass kicking action that come with taking over Ben, a biker in the not so distant future. This 3D game will introduce you to new characters as well as some of the ones from the previous game. Hell on Wheels comes out this winter on the PC, Xbox and PS2.
LucasArts is also releasing two new names to the world, Gladius and Wrath Unleashed.
Wrath Unleashed is a board game that combines turn-based strategy with real-time fighting. Your goal in this game is to control six temples for at least one turn. As you move your pieces around on the board you will encounter your opponent?s ?pawns? and face each of them face-to-face. You will be able to control Unicorns, Dragons, Gods and Sorcerers on this battlefield.
Gladius is a turn-based RPG where you take on foe after foe in gladiator battles in order to stop the Dark God of Chaos. You will learn to master hundreds of deadly weapons and wield powerful magic. Gladius will come out this summer on the PS2, Game Cube and Xbox, while Unleashed will be let loose this winter on the PC, Xbox and PS2.
