
Their goals are nothing less than total restoration of the peace that the Republic once maintained, and putting an end to the tyrannical Empire.īecause of their lack of centralized government or even being able to show their faces on a civilized planet without being killed, the Alliance has to rely on their wits and creativity to win victories against the Empire. The decimated Jedi Order, the peace keepers of the Old Republic and enemies of the Sith, also was involved in the formation of the Rebel Alliance. They quickly saw that negotiation was pointless, and formed the Alliance to Restore the Republic an innovative cauldron of humans, aliens, droids and anything else that opposed the new order. Shortly after the rise of the Emperor's power, the very individuals he trusted began to plot against him, seeing the rush of the dark tide of Palpatine's rule. However, due to their arrogant nature, it is safe to assume that their plans will always be foiled by the courageous rebels that strive to gain their freedom against Emperor Palpatine's government.

The Empire is the ultimate faction, with lots of big and straight-forward units. Planets under the Empire may rebel and join the Rebel Alliance, either due to the influence of characters or due to their own morale. One who plays the Empire will notice that the citizens of the galaxy certainly are not happy to live in terror. Research is conducted in facilities on their planets, and they have access to the powerful Death Star, which has the power to destroy nothing less than an entire planet. They have more conventional methods of training their troopers and accomplishing their objectives. The Empire has access to powerful fleets, legions of trained troopers, and access to technologies that will make their enemies cower before them. You can certainly expect, then, that the Empire reflected in the game will be played in much the same way. The promise of power ensnared many individuals, and the enactment of that power destroyed all that refused to surrender. The Empire took the place of the benevolent Old Republic, which crumbled at the end of the epic struggle between an internal rebellion called the Clone Wars, which as artfully crafted by the dark Emperor Palpatine, master of the evil Sith.


The Galactic Empire was formed based on the ideals of twisted madmen, supported by the rise of a powerful Dark Lord with powers beyond that of any other men, and maintained power through an ideology of strength-through-fear. There are also several indigenous aliens which you may make alliances or enemies with, but gameplay focuses around the main two The Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance. These factions are diverse and they will deliver different experiences depending on which you play. In Empire at War, there are two major factions.
