Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game: The Price of Victory
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back with the seventh expansion to the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game*, The Price of Victory. Now, for the first time ever, experience a never-before-told story that takes place in parallel with pivotal moments of the Galactic Civil War as seen in The Empire Strikes Back film. Embark on an all-new ten-scenario story arc that goes deeper into the events that shaped the Empire's destructive retaliation on the Rebel Alliance. Players will be embedded within the Rebel and Imperial forces at the great Battle of Hoth, face fierce fighting aboard the massive Imperial Star Destroyer, the Tyrant, engage in epic combat en route to the rendezvous point and traverse the dangers of the underworld of Cloud City. Plus, discover an entire new set of The Empire Strikes Back-themed loot, including the first ever Yoda and Cloud City housing structures and the Single-Pod Cloud Car player vehicle!
A FIRST LOOK AT COOL NEW The Price of Victory LOOT: Check out the Cloud City Housing Structure, an amazing new structure that can be yours! The Price of Victory features more than 20 new The Empire Strikes Back-themed loot cards, including the first ever Yoda and Cloud City housing structures, plus the Single-Pod Cloud Car player vehicle.
The Price of Victory: With the destruction of the first Death Star, the Rebel Alliance had dealt a demoralizing blow to the Empire. They had won the battle, but the war was far from over. The Rebels' heroic actions provoked the wrath of the Imperial giant that had once dismissed any chance of a Rebel victory. Swift retaliation was the Emperor's top objective, unleashing the full fury and power of the Empire to hunt down the Rebels and exact revenge upon them. In the distant and unknown world of Hoth the Rebels hide, yet their veil of snow will soon be lifted by an army set on extinguishing the Rebel Alliance once and for all. New heroes will arise from both factions to help sway the tides of the Galactic Civil War. The price of victory is high, but the payoff is freedom.
ESB Classics: The Price of Victory features over 175 beautifully detailed new playing cards inspired by The Empire Strikes Back film. Now, enhance your deck with high powered classic unit cards including snowspeeders and AT-ATs, plus iconic character units including Boba Fett, Lando Calrissian, Lobot, and for the first time ever, the Jedi Master, Yoda!
New Gameplay: The Price of Victory introduces two new keywords to the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game, Versatile and Entanglement. With Versatile, as you work to complete quests, youll simultaneously enhance the capabilities of units marked with this keyword, opening up new avenues of devastating strategy. Plus with, Entanglement, youll be able to interfere with your opponents strategy like never before, forcing them to be flexible with their game play. Will they be able to adapt, or will they break under pressure?
ESB-Themed Quest Story Arc: The Price of Victory features the all new 10-scenario story arc that goes deeper into the events that shaped the Empires destructive retaliation against the Rebel Alliance during the The Empire Strikes Back film. Split into light and dark side campaigns and rich with rewards, players will be embedded within the Rebel and Imperial forces at the great Battle of Hoth, face fierce fighting aboard the massive Imperial Star Destroyer, the Tyrant, engage in epic combat en route to the rendezvous point and traverse the dangers of the underworld of Cloud City.
New Playable Avatars: Devaronian The Empire utilized all resources at their disposal to locate and the destroy the Rebels, including employing some hardened Devaronian mercenaries in the process. Their aggressive and cold nature combined with their advanced interstellar travel capabilities, made them ideal candidates to help scour the galaxy and exterminate the Rebel Alliance.
Selonian Fierce warriors who are often reclusive to their home world, the Selonians have become more sympathetic to the Rebel plight after witnessing the destructive nature of the Empire. With the destruction of the Death Star, a glimmer of hope has inspired the Selonians to finally embrace the Rebel cause during the Galactic Civil War.
-- Edited by Montsalvat on Thursday 11th of November 2010 05:12:36 PM