There are three different game modes to play: Historical Campaign (featuring a series of "historical" battles from the Star Wars mythos) Conquest (in which players vie for dominance of individual planets) and of course Instant Action. The game puts two pairs of factions at war: Republic vs Separatists and Rebel Alliance vs Galactic Empire. Each faction has four standard unit types (soldier heavy weapons trooper scout and pilot) plus a fifth special unit which differs radically for each side. Famous Jedi and Sith are included as NPCs only in selected battles. Finally the game offers almost all of the vehicles seen in the movies for players to fly drive or hover and prevail.