Champions of the Force, exposed
Champions of the Force
, the online-only collectible trading card game for Star Wars Galaxies got a public airing at Comic-Con just recently, where LucasArts took the time to show off this tight and well-polished game. And polished it is. Legends of Norrath might have been a fair crowd-pleaser, but it had its share of flaws, and SOE-Denver have taken time to tune things up and streamline the play. Plus, it's Star Wars -- come on. You know you want it.
Search your feelings, you know it to be true.
You will be able to get your groove on, either via the SWG client or through a special standalone client, against other players or against an NPC opponent. Four classic Star Wars archetypes are available for play: Rebel and Jedi, and (of course) those bad boys, the Imperials and Sith. Aside from the basic one-on-one matches, there's word of at least one storyline game (and perhaps more later) set somewhere between Star Wars epsiodes four and five.
More than 250 cards will be available for your 50 card deck, and more than 20 loot cards will be available in the launch set of booster packs (not in the starter decks). SWG subscribers will receive five non-transferable booster packs each month for free -- additional boosters will need to be purchased (no pricing announcements yet, alas) and during special events, there will be some special opportunities to loot boosters in-game.
Allakazam got to spend an hour with LucasArts' Marco Cresenti at Comic-Con for the straight dope on the game. If you're already starting to be seduced by this new dark force, visit Allakazam and check it out.
