The Revolution actually simulates a country of roughly 20 cities and exactly one million unique individuals. The powerful graphics engine allows you to watch your cities from a bird's eye view, where the tiny people scurry to and fro, and then zoom all the way in to get a close up of a single individual's face. To do so, Republic plays a little like a dark, political version of The Sims . Every individual has his own beliefs and his own needs. And the only way you can influence them is by contacting him or her with another individual loyal to your cause.
Any dirty trick is open season, including bribery, assault, or assassination.
The simply stunning Star Wars Galaxies demo blew us away and left our jaws behind. Within a few hours of the show opening everyone was talking about it. Not since the movie theatre has the Star Wars universe been so convincingly brought to life. With several planets on the drawing board and a whole space expansion allowing you to pilot your own star destroyers and dogfight TIE fighters, this is going to be among the most anticipated game released ever . Read our E3 Galaxies Preview for more info.