Star Wars: The Old Republic
Step in to the center of your own Star Wars story as you choose your path down the light or dark side of the Force. Your choices have impact not only on your story but on those who join you along the way. Each…
Star Wars: The Old Republic is a role-playing (rpg) developed by BioWare Austin, released 20 December 2011 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play. The main story takes about 417 hrs to finish.
What Star Wars: The Old Republic is
Star Wars: The Old Republic is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by BioWare Austin and released in 2011. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on HeroEngine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Protected by the legendary Jedi Order, the Galactic Republic stood as a bastion of peace in the galaxy for a thousand generations. Several centuries ago, the greatest threat the galaxy has ever known emerged in the form of the dark Sith Empire. After a volatile war, the Republic emerged victorious and the Sith were assumed to be extinct. Nonetheless, the Jedi have maintained a constant vigil over the ancient Sith homeworld, Korriban, to protect the galaxy from the darkness that still resides in the planet's tombs. Though a small group of survivors escaped to warn of the Imperial invasion, it was only a minor reprieve for the Republic. Korriban was one of several worlds to fall in the…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and science fiction. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and Multiplayer. There are 191 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Star Wars series
Star Wars: The Old Republic is the 204th of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. The next entry was Kinect Star Wars in 2012. Its critic score of 85 is 14 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is Angry Birds Star Wars II at 100.
How it was received
Star Wars: The Old Republic holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 3,813 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 252 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 417 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better / Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz or better, 6 GB RAM and Star Wars: The Old Republic requires a video card that has a minimum of 1 GB of on-board RAM as well as support for Shader 3.0 or better. Examples include: Intel HD 3000 or better/AMD Radeon HD 7450/Nvidia GeForce 610. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 75GB.
What it launched against
Star Wars: The Old Republic launched on 20 December 2011, within three weeks of Mario Kart 7, Trine 2, Age of Empires III: Complete Collection and Uncharted: Golden Abyss. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Mario Kart 7, Trine 2, Age of Empires III: Complete Collection, Uncharted: Golden Abyss.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Star Wars: The Old Republic yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Free
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Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Galactic Starfighter
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Galactic Strongholds
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Shadow of Revan
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Onslaught
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Enter the Fight
Expansions
Free
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Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Galactic Starfighter
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Galactic Strongholds
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Shadow of Revan
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Onslaught
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith
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