Were the Clone Wars Made for Tactics?

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Star Wars Zero Company launches Thursday, August 27, with a better idea than making you the most powerful person in the galaxy. It makes you responsible for a squad.

This is a single-player, turn-based tactics game set during the Clone Wars. You command Hawks, a former Republic officer, alongside a customizable group of operatives. Star Wars needs stories in which relationships shape the plan, and tactics is the right genre for that job.

Electronic Arts says player choices alter the journey, while squad bonds unlock support abilities and statistical benefits. That is the most important promise attached to the game. Turn-based combat supplies the deliberation. The relationships give each formation a reason beyond efficiency.

This is what tactical Star Wars looks like

Overhead tactical combat in a warehouse with squad members, enemies, cover positions and an action menu — The overhead view makes cover, targets and the cost of a move legible before you commit.

Isometric battle at a rocky desert outpost with a squad facing battle droids in overwatch mode — Overwatch lines and battlefield objectives turn a familiar blaster fight into a positioning problem.

Holographic sector map showing available operations, mission rewards, difficulty and resource counters — The mission layer puts rewards, risk and squad preparation on the same screen.

Play Star Wars Zero Company if deliberate squad planning satisfies you, or if the texture of the Clone Wars is more appealing than another tour through its biggest legends. Skip it if turn-based combat feels like an obstacle between cinematic moments. Choose PC, PS5 or Xbox Series X/S and assemble Hawks's squad.

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