Immerse yourself in Star Wars® in a way you've only dreamed! Find your place during the epic galactic struggle between good and evil, and shape your own destiny. Star Wars Galaxies™ is the first massively multiplayer online roleplaying game based on the Star Wars universe that lets you live the movies with thousands of other players from around the world! Game Features: * Entirely new 3D engine designed to portray the Star Wars galaxy in the greatest possible detail * A seamless universe spanning nine fully-realized Star Wars worlds, from the films and expanded universe, each with over 15 x 15 kilometers of explorable terrain * Define your own role in the galaxy with 8 playable species and over 30 professions; become bounty hunters, smugglers, squad leaders and more! * Many social skills including dancing, musicianship and image designer * Advanced character customization tool that allows you to define nearly every detail of your character's appearance * Grow your character with an in-depth and flexible skill-based system of advancement * Highly configurable User Interface * Highly cinematic and tactical combat system that focuses on blasters and other ranged weapons * Ally and fight with the Rebel or Imperial sides of the Galactic Civil War, or remain neutral * Rewarding faction system that allows players to gain special perks by fighting in the Galactic Civil War * Battlefields, where players can square off against one another or NPCs to earn faction standing * Placeable Minefields and Turrets * Encounter and interact with 180+ unique creatures and hundreds of NPCs, including "named" characters like Darth Vader and Boba Fett * Robust chat system including hundreds of emotes, moods, chat styles, persistent messages and player created channels * Dynamic resource surveying and mining * Advanced crafting system * Completely player-run in-game economy that includes an in-game Marketplace that allows auctions and sales of in-game items * Jabba's Palace, the Emperor's Retreat, a Rebel hideout, and other "theme parks" offer a variety of missions for and encounters with well-known Star Wars characters * Dynamic Points of Interest that provide a huge supply of adventures * Random Mission system for shorter play sessions * Bounty Hunting skills and missions, with both PVE and PVP opportunities * Player-based dynamic spawning system takes into account a player's relative strength and creates suitable encounters * Natural AI behaviors, including herding, stalking and lair defending * Player built and placed housing, shops and structures * Player groups of up to twenty players * Player run associations of up to 500 players * Badge system that rewards achievement in various areas * An in-game Matchmaking Service, helpful for identifying players with similar hobbies * For the most dedicated players, an unlockable Force Sensitive character slots allow you to take on the role of a Jedi * Full team support with future expansions and updates