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Synopsis
The Old Republic, players will explore an age thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader when war between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy. Players choose to play as Jedi, Sith, or a variety of other classic Star Wars roles, defining their personal story and determining their path down the light or dark side of the Force. Along the way, players will befriend courageous companions who will fight at their side or possibly betray them, based on the players' actions.
Amazon.com Product Description
div class="aplus" p iStar Wars: The Old Republic/i is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game (MMORPG) for the PC gaming platform, set in the iStar Wars/i universe. The first game of its kind, in it players choose from either the Galactic Republic or Sith faction, create a character, and along with a multitude of fans playing from all over the world, explore the fictional historic period of the Old Republic, as the Jedi confront the resurgent Sith Empire. Players can assume one of many races through their character, visit multiple planets, pilot spacecraft, utilize advanced dialog options in-game, take advantage of AI companions for gathering and crafting tasks and more. /p p This special collector's bundle contains a wealth of physical and digital extras. See the complete list of items below. /p div class="leftImage" style="width: 200px;"img alt="Star Wars: The Old Republic game logo" title="Star Wars: The Old Republic game logo" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/swtor.logo.200.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="62"/div h4Your Personal iStar Wars/i Saga Begins/h4 p Play iStar Wars: The Old Republic/i and be the hero of your own Star Wars saga in a story-driven massively-multiplayer online (MMO) game from BioWare and LucasArts. Explore an age thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader when war between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy. /p div class="rightImage" style="width: 275px;"img alt="A Sith lord with his Twi'lek backup from Star Wars: The Old Republic" title="A Sith lord with his Twi'lek backup from Star Wars: The Old Republic" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/swtor.01.sm.jpg" border="0" width="275" height="155" div class="imageCaption"Serve the Dark or the light side of the Force.br/ View larger. /div /div div class="rightImage" style="width: 275px;"img alt="Maneuvering your Star Wars character through the game world in Star Wars: The Old Republic" title="Maneuvering your Star Wars character through the game world in Star Wars: The Old Republic" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/swtor.02.sm.jpg" border="0" width="275" height="155" div class="imageCaption"Finally your own personal Star Wars experience.br/ View larger. /div /div div class="rightImage" style="width: 275px;"img alt="Star Wars: The Old Republic Collector's Edition box contents" title="Star Wars: The Old Republic Collector's Edition box contents" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B005B8DRVU.01.sm.jpg" border="0" width="275" height="178" div class="imageCaption"Exclusive collector's edition bonus items.br/ View larger. /div /div p Choose to be a Jedi, a Sith, or one of a variety of other classic Star Wars roles, and make decisions which define your personal story and determine your path down the light or dark side of the Force. Along the way you will befriend courageous companions who will fight at your side or possibly betray you based on your actions. Together you will battle enemies in dynamic iStar Wars/i combat and team up with other players to overcome incredible challenges. /p h4Key Game Features/h4 ul libDefine Your iStar Wars/i Saga/b - Choose from one of eight iconic roles and become the hero of your personal iStar Wars/i saga - an interactive storyline with cinematic dialogue and full voiceover for all in-game characters/li libChoose the Light or the Dark Side/b - Meaningful choices throughout your journey will determine your path down the light or dark side of the Force/li libAdventure with Companions/b - Build or break meaningful relationships with your companions as they join in your journeys and fight at your side/li libEngage in Heroic iStar Wars/i Combat/b - Fight against reactive enemies in dynamic lightsaber duels, cantina shoot-outs, and large-scale multi-player battles/li libPilot Your Personal Starship/b - Earn your own ship which is your base of operations as you explore the galaxy and participate in epic space combat/li libDiscover a Fully Featured MMO/b - Join your friends and experience player vs. player Warzones, multi-player flashpoints, multi-group operations, guilds, auction houses, crafting, mounts, and much more/li /ul h4Minimum System Requirements/h4 ul liOS: Windows XP (SP3)/ Vista / Windows 7/li liProcessor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000 or better / Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0 Ghz or better/li liRAM: Windows XP - 1.5 GB, Windows Vista and Windows 7 - 2 GB, PCs using a built-in graphical chipset - 2 GB recommended/li liVideo Card: ATI X1800 or better*, nVidia 7800 or better*, Intel 4100 Integrated Graphics or better*/li liDVD-ROM: 8x or better/li /ul h4Collector's Edition Bonus Items/h4 ul liExclusive Gentle Giant Darth Malgus statue/li liGame disks collectible metal case/li liThe Journal of Master Gnost-Dural as annotated by Satele Shan/li liThe Old Republic galaxy map/li liMusic of Star Wars: The Old Republic CD/li liHigh-quality Collector's Edition box/li liCustom Security Authentication Key/li liIncludes 7 additional Digital Items: ul liFlare Gun: Fire flares into the air/li liTraining Droid: Hovers at your side for combat assistance/li liHoloDancer: Project your own holographic dancer/li liHoloCam: Keep visual records of in-game adventures/li liSTAP: Sleek and unique in-game vehicle/li liExclusive Mouse Droid: Spunky Droid to join your adventures/li liExclusive Collector's Edition Store: Unique in-game vendor with an assortment of items/li /ul /li /ul h4Additional Screenshots/h4 table align="center" tr cellspacing="0" align="center" cellpadding="3" td width="208px" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" div class="centerImage"img alt="The Bounty Hunter character class from Star Wars: The Old Republic" title="The Bounty Hunter character class from Star Wars: The Old Republic" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/swtor.03.sm.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="150" div class="imageCaption"Robust list of character classes.br/ View larger. /div /div /td td width="208px" cellpadding="3" div class="centerImage"img alt="An in-game map from Star Wars: The Old Republic" title="An in-game map from Star Wars: The Old Republic" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/swtor.04.sm.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="150" div class="imageCaption"Robust menus and maps.br/ View larger. /div /div /td td width="208px" cellpadding="3" div class="centerImage"img alt="Joining together to fight a large enemy in Star Wars: The Old Republic" title="Joining together to fight a large enemy in Star Wars: The Old Republic" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/swtor.05.sm.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="150" div class="imageCaption"Heroic Star Wars combat.br/ View larger. /div /div /td td width="208px" cellpadding="3" div class="centerImage"img alt="Space combat from Star Wars: The Old Republic" title="Space combat from Star Wars: The Old Republic" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/swtor.06.sm.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="150" div class="imageCaption"Space flight and combat.br/ View larger. /div /div /td /tr /table p i* Minimum of 256 MB of onboard RAM and Shader 3.0 or better support./i /p /div