for quite a while, but if your interest in the Star Wars property takes a back seat to your desire for a solid strategy experience, the few innovations aren't going to be enough to overcome the repetitive nature of the fights." The A.V. Club gave it a B and stated that "you could find a deeper or better-tuned strategy game—but this one has AT-ATs." Detroit Free Press gave it three stars out of four, saying, "The day-to-day ground conflicts that make up most of the game are not particularly inspiring. The full-on space wars are a real thrill to behold." However, The Sydney Morning Herald gave it three stars out of five and said that it "hits all the right notes if you're a Star Wars fan, but be prepared to grind out your victories." The editors of Computer Games Magazine named Empire at War the tenth-best computer game of 2006, and called it "one of the most inventive games in years". Gold Pack This version of the game bundled the base game and the Forces of Corruption expansion. It was released on Steam and on CD-ROM. Mac Pack This version of the game included the base game, as well as the role-playing game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. References External links Petroglyph Games page: SWEAW, SWEAWFOC Lucasarts page: SWEAW, SWEAWFOC Aspyr page: SWEAW Electronic Arts page: SWEAW 2006 video games Aspyr games Games for Windows certified games Lua (programming language)-scripted video games LucasArts games MacOS games Multiplayer and single-player video games Petroglyph Games games Real-time strategy video games Empire at War Video games developed in the United States Video games scored by Frank Klepacki Video games with expansion packs Windows games