Star Wars: The Old Republic

A brief peace between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire is coming to an end.

Star Wars: The Old Republic is an MMORPG based on the stories begun in the Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) games. The Old Republic takes place 300 years after BioWare's original games, and 3500 years before the events of the Star Wars films.

Like the KotOR titles (and in fact all of Star Wars), The Old Republic plays on the moral differences between the Sith and Republic characters. Player choices are a significant part of the game, and have an impact on the available stories/quests for each player's character, as well as their interaction with NPCs.

Each of the two factions, Sith and Republic, have different classes available. Each class has unique storylines, and player actions, good or bad, open and close the available stories. The overall story behind the game is comprised of the different questlines, and the background events for the game. The game takes place on dozens of different planets.

The game was developed by BioWare, the makers of the original Knights of the Old Republic title, as well as Mass Effect and Jade Empire. Bioware has said that the game's story, which was in development by a writing team for several years, has more to it than all of BioWare's previous games combined. In addition, all dialogue in The Old Republic is voiced by live actors.

The game was first announced on October 21, 2008, though rumours of its existence surfaced well before that. The game was released on December 20, 2011 for the Microsoft Windows platform.