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Star Wars Battlefront 2
Adrian Martinez
Star Wars Battlefront II, the sequel to 2004’s
Star Wars Battlefront. Lucas Arts has released many
Star Wars video game titles. However, they’ve
outdone themselves with Battlefront II. Building on
the premise of the original Battlefront engine, players
once again can immerse them in the Star Wars universe.
You can play as soldiers or pilots in the various armies
and battle campaigns from all six Star Wars movies.
You can be good or evil; it’s your choice. Play
as a member of the Rebellion, the Empire, the Separatists,
or the Old Republic Clone Army. The detail is vivid
and painstakingly rendered as you battle it out on worlds
like Kamino, Coruscant, Endor, and Tatooine. For Battlefront
II the list of worlds has been amended, with Episode
3 locations such as Mustafar, Felucia, Kashyyk, and
Mygeeto. The detail of the worlds is so detailed it
allows the player to explore the locales viewed only
briefly in the movies.
Characters include the standard Infantry and Pilot classes
for all military factions. These vary on the armies
they are associated with. What’s cool is that
in Battlefront II a hero or villain class is added to
each army and when a certain point limit is reached
the player has the option to play a hero or villain.
The Heroes and Villains are as, you guessed, from all
six different movies and range from Jedi, Sith, and
non-Force characters. These characters have unique abilities
and weapons.
Hero or villain characters are assigned depending on
the campaign worlds. Geonosis will bring Mace Windu
or Count Dooku, while Mos Eisley will bring Han Solo
and Boba Fett, etc. Almost all of the major characters
are covered, including Yoda, Darth Maul, Palpatine,
and of course Luke. Aside from the epic ground combat,
the game really shines in the space battles. Like the
many options in ground warfare, the plethora of fighters
is equally impressive.
Strategy is important when choosing a fighter, since
different ships have different uses. The basic classes
are drop ships for boarding parties, as its possible
to raid an enemy hangar bay and sabotage an enemy ship
from within, very cool. Another option is a bomber,
which is ideal for striking critical targets on a capital
ship like a Star Destroyer. The fighter class such as
the X-Wing and Tie Fighter are solid well-rounded ships
ideal for both dogfights and capital ships.
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