In the rare bit of good press, the Star Wars Galaxies Starter Kit has been awarded the "Biggest Surprise of '05" award over at IGN.
One of the most controversial games over the last few years has undoubtedly been Star Wars Galaxies. It was a bit of an experiment gone awry as it took one of the most lucrative franchises around and stuffed a traditional MMO core into it. While it was set in a galaxy far, far away, it certaily didn't seem like it. So in a surprise move this year, after tons of complaints, balancing, and rethinking, Sony Online Entertainment and LucasArts turned the game on its head, ripping out the core MMO system and implementing a more action oriented gameplay style suited more to Star Wars.
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