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| Star Wars: Battlefront |
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| Developer(s) |
Pandemic Studios |
| Publisher(s) |
LucasArts |
| Series |
Star Wars: Battlefront |
| Engine |
Zero |
| Version |
1.2 (January 16, 2005) (PC) |
| Platform(s) |
Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Macintosh, mobile phone |
| Release date(s) |
September 20, 2004[1][2] |
| Genre(s) |
First-person shooter, third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) |
Single-player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) |
ESRB: T
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| Media |
DVD, CD |
| System requirements |
1 GHz processor, 256 MB RAM, DirectX 9-capable GPU |
| Input methods |
Keyboard, mouse, joystick |
Star Wars: Battlefront is a first- and third-person video game[3] based around battles in the Star Wars film series. It was developed by Pandemic Studios and LucasArts and released on September 20, 2004[1][4] for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, the same day as the release of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD set. Aspyr released a Macintosh port in July 2005.
A sequel, Star Wars: Battlefront II, was released on November 1, 2005 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. Unlike Star Wars: Battlefront, it was not released for Macintosh.
[edit] Gameplay
Star Wars: Battlefront encompasses battles between four main factions from both the original and prequel trilogies: the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS) of the prequel era, and the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire of the classic trilogy. However, factions can only play their historical adversary; there can't be any Rebels vs. Separatists or Clones vs. Empire fights. In each faction, five different classes of characters become available. Four of the classes are similar for each faction: a basic infantry soldier (a Super battle droid for the CIS), heavy weapons soldier, pilot and sniper. Both factions have a set amount of reinforcements. When that is depleted, the faction will lose. Scattered around the battlefields are command posts. If a faction controls all command posts, they win the battle unless capture of one of these points is disrupted. Each faction has special units such as the Droideka for the Separatists, and a Jetpack-wielding stormtrooper for the Empire.
A
command post as seen in
Star Wars: Battlefront. It also depicts a unit of the CIS.
In Star Wars: Battlefront, Jedi heroes are featured: Mace Windu battles for the Galactic Republic, Count Dooku for the Separatists, Luke Skywalker battles with the Rebel Alliance and Darth Vader the Galactic Empire. Unlike its successors, jedi characters are not playable.
[edit] Multiplayer
Star Wars: Battlefront can be played online with up to fifty players on PC using LAN or GameSpy, while the Macintosh version has a limit of 32 players (or 50 players on LAN). The PlayStation 2 version has a sixteen-player limit, or offline with up to two players. The Xbox version however accommodates up to thirty-two players possible over Xbox Live.
[edit] Development
Late 2004, LucasArts and Pandemic Studios released unsupported mod tools.
[edit] Reception
Gamespot praised the gameplay, which was presented in a Star Wars version of Battlefield 1942. The same site stating that the best aspect of the game was the ability to choose any way to play. Such as being on foot or air and everywhere in between. Gamespot.com highly praised the PC version, for its extensive online play.[7]
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