| Star Wars: Battlefront | |
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| Developer(s) | Pandemic Studios |
| Publisher(s) | LucasArts |
| Release date | September 21, 2004 |
| Genre | Adventure, First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Age rating(s) | ESRB: T |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Mac, Xbox, PC |
| Credits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough | |
Star Wars: Battlefront is a first-person shooter/third-person shooter (interchangeable) video game based around battles featured in the Star Wars films. It was developed by Pandemic Studios and LucasArts, and released on September 21, 2004 for PlayStation 2, and Microsoft Windows, the same day as the release of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD set. Aspyr released a Mac port in July 2005. People can either play Battlefront online with up to 50 players on PC (contrary to the stated 32 player limit), Mac or Xbox, and 16 players on PS2, or off line with up to 2 players. The Xbox version is compatible with the Xbox 360.
Star Wars Battlefront allows players, in single player and multi player modes, to play some of the most famous battles in Star Wars. From the icy world of Hoth, to the deserts of Mos Eisley, to the forests of Endor, to the city of Theed.
A sequel, Star Wars: Battlefront II, was released on November 1, 2005, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. In late 2004, LucasArts released the Star Wars Battlefront BFBuilder, an unsupported mod that allowed fans to create new battlefields for Battlefront.
Gameplay
There are five classes to choose from on each side to fit your personal battling style. Many classic weapons and vehicles are at your disposal. The land speeder, the blaster rifle, theX-Wing, the TIE fighter, and the AT-AT.
Your objective is to hold as many, if not all, the control points on the map for your team to win.
SW: Battlefront encompasses battles between four main factions from both the "original" and "new" trilogies. They are the following: the Galactic Republic and the CIS of the prequel era, and the Rebel Alliance of the classic trilogy. However, factions can only play their historical adversary; there can't be any Rebel vs. Separatist fights, for example. Within each unit, five different classes of characters become available. Four of the classes are fairly similar for each faction: a basic infantry soldier (a Super battle droid for the Separatists), a heavy weapons soldier, a pilot, and a sniper. Each faction also has a special fifth unit with unique abilities and weapons, which are often better in fights up close.
Jedi heroes are featured in the game: Luke Skywalker for the Rebellion, Darth Vader for the Empire, Mace Windu for the Republic, and Count Dooku for the CIS. Jedi characters appear but are not playable; they may only be allies in battle, under certain circumstances. Certain modded maps or files available for download, which were created by players, can result in the heroes being playable, but Lucas Arts does not support these files, although they are not illegal. Jedi cannot be killed with direct fire, but can be knocked off of ledges or crushed by vehicles. When the reinforcement meter reaches 10% of its original number the Jedi hero dies and does not return.
There are also non-player characters (NPCs): Tusken Raiders in the Dune Sea of Tatooine, Jawas on the streets of Mos Eisley. Ewoks aid the Rebellion on the forest moon of Endor, Gungans aid the Republic on the Naboo Plains, Geonosians help the CIS in battle at Geonosis, and Wookiees aid the Rebellion and Republic on Kashyyyk and the Royal Guards on Theed (Clone Wars Galactic Conquest only). As with the Jedi, certain files created by players can be downloaded and result in the normally npcs to be playable. But again Lucas Arts does not support these types of changes, and it takes a person knowledgeable in basic programming to use these, let alone make them with the battlefront editor.
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