Yes the full EAW version is very good. There is a Death Star in space battles that destroys the planets as you are battling in space, pretty neat to see the planet go up in an explosions while your star destroyers are pounding away at the mon cals. Personally I like the ground maps albeit they are small. Its more realistic having troops brought in from space than built on site. Also since everything is built from the Galactic Conquest Map, there is no base building once in a land or space battle. If you've ever played Rebellion, its kinda like that only now you can play the space and land battles. The only downsides are the small maps and the ai, which is sort of easy. But with the upcoming mods and expansions the game is great.

List of mods:
http://www.legacy-of-war.com/
http://www.imperialassault.com/rote/
http://empireatwar.filefront.com/