Galactic Empire (Star Wars) Galactic Empire (Star Wars) The Galactic Empire is a fictional autocracy featured in the "Star Wars" franchise. It was first introduced in the 1977 film "Star Wars" and also appears in its two sequels: "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983) and is the main antagonist faction of the original trilogy. By the time of the sequel trilogy, which starts three decades following the events of the original trilogy, the government has since collapsed and has been succeeded by the First Order. The Empire's origins are depicted in the prequel "" (2005), where it replaces the
Star Wars: Force Commander third-person views" would enjoy the game. In IGN's history of "Star Wars" games "Force Commander" was called a "blocky, buggy, undiluted failure." Soren Johnson, then programmer EA Maxis berated the game's "infamously difficult" camera on his Gamasutra blog. IGN Germany's Robert Hähnel listed "Force Commander" among his picks for "Star Wars" games he felt deserved a sequel. Star Wars: Force Commander Star Wars: Force Commander is a real-time strategy video game released for the Microsoft Windows platform on March 21, 2000. It was co-developed by Ronin Entertainment and LucasArts, and published by LucasArts. Its plot interweaves between "" and "Return