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GamesFirst: Preview
Previewed by Al Wildey. "The anticipated space component of the Star Wars Galaxies online game will add personal starships and starfighters to the game, which can be used for travel or space combat".
http://www.gamesfirst.com/articles/2001e3/LucasArtsPC/Galaxies_preview.htm

Well Rounded Entertainment: Preview
Previewed by Staff. "Rather than having hundreds of clones wandering the world, they're creating a daunting customization feature that will allow you to personalize your avatar. For example, want a bucktoothed Wookie? It's possible. (Weird, but possible.)". Also contains screen shots.
http://www.well-rounded.com/games/e32k1/galaxies_pre.php

Game Industry News - Jump to Lightspeed
Expansion reviewed by John Breeden, score: 4½ out of 5. (2005)
http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=513

Deadalfs
Review with screen shots and system requirements. "Amazing." Score: 9 out of 10. (March 30, 2004)
http://www.deadalfs.co.uk/reviews/1465/index.html

GameSpy
Three month later review by Allen "Delsyn" Rausch. "So what's changed in three months? The game is slightly less bug-infested (the infamous "disappearing house" bug has apparently been fixed), is far more stable than it was three months ago and many of the grossest game-killers have been ironed out." (August 13, 2003)
http://gamespy.com/articles/october03/galaxies2/

Gamers With Jobs
Review by Elysium. "Star Wars Galaxies in its present incarnation is the promise of greatness to come". (August 5, 2003)
http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/6949

Armchair Empire
Review by Eric Lahiji. "Though Star Wars Galaxies does have the potential of becoming a better MMORPG, the current version of the game is dull and lacks in quality." (August 3, 2003)
http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/PC%20Games/star-wars-galaxies.htm

NetJak
Review by Clayton "Alkaiser" Chan. "I feel sorry for the guy who put enough faith in this game to actually buy the Collector's Edition." (July 23, 2003)
http://www.netjak.com/Reviews/windows/swg.html

Worthplaying
"To sum it up in a nice bundle Star Wars Galaxies is exactly the game that everyone wanted this MMORPG to be." (July 22, 2003)
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=11769

GameZone
Review by Michael Lafferty. "It has a way to go to work out the kinks, but this is a game with depth of play and will likely have staying power." (July 10, 2003)
http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r17950.htm

GameSpot
Review by Greg Kasavin, 75%. "A short while after the game's release, there's a lot of breadth to Star Wars Galaxies, but there isn't a lot of depth." (July 7, 2003)
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/starwarsgalaxiesaned/review.html

GameSpy.com: Star Wars Galaxies - First Impressions
Collection of first impressions. Includes screen shots. (July 3, 2003)
http://www.gamespy.com/pc/star-wars-galaxies-an-empire-divided/6554p1.html

ActionTrip
Preview by Vince Massa. "The game has two big things going for it: 1. Star Wars is a rich universe (no pun intended) with interesting races, a huge back story, and the opportunity for many exciting adventures and quests. 2: We are talking about Sony." (June 20, 2003)
http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/starwarsgalaxiesanempiredivided.phtml

Game Industry News
Reviewed by John Breeden, score: 5 out of 5 and Online Game of the Year. (2003)
http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=65