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This game has featured one of the greatest graphics I have ever seen in any strategy game compared to competitors such as Age of Empires and the Total War series. The game mechanics on top of that are groundbreaking compared to its competitors.

Let me explain why the game mechanics are better. First of all this game has a brilliant graphical user interface which enables you to take on fast commands to your units and buildings which allows you to fight the enemy at an incredibly fast pace making the game-play very action packed and enjoyable. On top of that the graphics also help to make this game look very delicious.

The story was one hell of a ride with a very in depth story which at sometimes were very emotional. The character development was very intriguing and the level of depths to the characters were very realistic.

The soundtrack surprisingly was a massive improvement from the last one and especially better than many other real time strategie soundtracks i have heard (e.g. Medieval Total War II and Red Alert 2) In conclusion if you want a masterpiece of a game, get this game. Otherwise buy something similar like Call of Duty or The Sims 2.

I found this game had the absolute potential to be my new favorite game. Unfortunately after a week of playing I was extremely disappointed. At first the game-play and overall game mechanics were fine but over time you release how shabby and stiff the controls are. For example sometimes when pressing a key, you notice some delay which can really put you off.

Secondly if you are running are a mid-range computer, be prepared to lower the graphics settings. At high graphics you will see noticeable lag even though the graphics are not as beautiful as other games (e.g. Battlefield 3 which runs fine on high settings.) This game needs some optimization over time if they want to see me and other mid-ranged users playing.

Thirdly I was expecting an interesting storyline. Unfortunately again EA has disappointed me. I won't ruin it for anybody else but the seemed good at the start but really does drag on after a while and nothing compared to the original star wars stories from the movies.

Fourthly and finally be prepared to install third party software known as Origin onto your system. I have found many performance issues which I have led to believe that this software is also slowing down my game.

Overall 5/10. Seemed good for a few days but after a while the game mechanics, graphics and overall the story really seems to drag on and really needs to be attended to by the developers.