Gaming Illustrated has tossed up a preview of Lucas Arts'/Sony Online Entertainment's highly anticipated Star Wars MMORPG.
Here's a bit:Players will initially be able to launch a new game playing as one of 8 species - Rodians, Mon Calimari, Twi'lek, Human, Trandoshen, Bothan, Zabrak and the furriest of them all, the Wookiees. There will also be roughly 10 planets including some famous movie locations such as Tatooine and Naboo as well as some from the expanded universe. The setting is within the 'classic era' just after the first Death Star is destroyed, thankfully you won't be able to play as Darth Vader or even have a name similar to the actual Star Wars cast (I can't tell you how happy I am there won't be any 1ook_skiewarker333's running around). You will be able to meet the stars though as NPCs and get missions from them. |