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Star Wars Battlefront II (PS2)
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RRP: £39.99
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Platform: PlayStation2
Publisher: Activision
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Editorial: With the latest movie almost making up for the quality of the first two films it looks like Star Wars has won back the hearts and minds of fans everywhere and Battlefront II aims to be the perfect celebration of that. Like the original it's a sort of Star Wars version of PC hit Battlefield 1942, where two armies face off against each other, either off or online, jumping in and out of various vehicles as they find them. Of course in Battlefield 1942 "various vehicles" meant jeeps and tanks, in Battlefront II it means X-wings, TIE Fighters, AT-ATs and, for the first time, Episode III vehicles like the BARC speeder, Jedi Starfighter II and V-wing. The biggest change to the game, apart from the new vehicles, is space battles with several of the levels taking part aboard giant space cruisers which you can exit in starfighters, have a dogfight in deep space around and then pilot back to for a bit more on foot combat. Levels include the Blockade Runner from the beginning of A New Hope, the space battle above Coruscant and Utapau and Mustafa from Episode III. Another long awaited addition is playable Jedi, although you can only be one for a short time so as to not unbalance the gameplay. Although the emphasis is on online play the single player mode has been beefed up with better artificial intelligence and a proper story linking all the missions. "Star Wars fans, like this, they will", as Yoda would say (if he was real and wrote game previews instead of being a Jedi Master). -- Harrison Dent This preview is based on an incomplete version of the game; features or problems mentioned above may not appear in the finished game. |
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"Stunning" - 4 June 2007
There are not many products that deserve a perfect rating and I have to say this is not perfect, it is pretty darn close though! Graphics are superb and the multi-player modes are fabulous (great feature, play with your friends or against them).
I have very few criticisms, I would say that the bigger your TV is the better the experience you get as the multiplayer mode is better if you can see more of the screen.
I can keep playing it over and over, a great treat for yourself or as a gift. I am off to play it now!
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"A classic" - 23 July 2007
I've got to say that this is like no PS2 game I have ever played, you can go on it again and again without getting bored. There is a great set of missions where you follow the rise of the Empire where they start off as clones and work up through the story to Storm Troopers!
The instant action is much improved from Battlefront I because there are way more maps offering more scope and detail, with the option of hunting down the planet's native creatures, capturing the flag or just fighting to the death on conquest you can's go wrong.
The game's new Galactic Conquest is very fun conquering planets, buying troops and getting bonuses, The film's heroes and villians are also avaliable to play as (as well as in instant action).
Last of all is the space battles - they are amazing! you can fly anywhere on the map (within reason) either destroying enemy fighters, bombing the enemey's capital ships and frigates or entering their capital ship destroying their internal systems.
Battlefront II is definately a classic PS2 game in a league of its own. Amazing.
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"Be at the front of the battle!" - 20 January 2008
Be at the the front of the battle in this 1-2player game. fight with any of the four teams: good clones, bad clones, repubilics or droids. Or fight for the galaxy were you play as any of the four teams and vs one of three left, or just do missions. The only thing different about this one to the first is that you have they awsome jedi, with the awsome force. when you play a battle you choose what player you want to be and then kill as many as you can, trying to destroy thier 150 men or take over all the command posts and hold them for 20 seconds. so i recomend this game because for the price it is a hands on game. even if you're not a star wars fan you'll like this game and soon become a fan.
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"New isn't always best" - 28 March 2007
Now i know that the game has been out for some time but i'm a bit new to reviews so i'll get started.
Star wars Battlefront II is a Brilliant game.When i first got it for my birthday I was overjoyed ,On the Internet it Looked a great game and it was.
Having already played Battlefront1 I knew the controls pretty well.But my God even the training blew me away.There was even more explosions and Action than an American cop drama.The grapics are a great improvement too I noteced this on Battlefront1 compared to B2.Battlefront2 is much more detailed.The option of more troops is a real step too, the chance to be a clone commander and just cut down droid after droid after droid with your chaingun(yes, you heard me right a chaingun).One off the same Problems was you couldn't be the Droids and fight the rebels(this being an example) and that just begs the queston "what if"(There's only one or two missions where you can do this).You also get the impresson that they didn't put that much work into the soldiers that fight beside you.When you're doing the story missions most of the pressure is on you and the screen inbetween story missions and Battles it keeps on going about your team,what team?! well yeah you can pluck guys from the battle and they'll follow you and shoot enemy's but it's just so limited on B1 you could do much more.It's just like asking Lamborgini to make a replica of a ford escort.So the lifeline of a soldier is:spawn follow,shoot,die and it just goes around like this also there intelligence looks pretty poor and is ,they only use there first weapon,now i know you're supposed to take some guys down with you but if they can make the frendly AI just a bit better then it would be perfect.
Later on you start to wish that they hadn't taken away some of the stamina things(for exemple lying)and the flying craft.You could have real fun flying around in an X-wing blowing the bejesus out of an AT-ST or taking out some heavy troop concentrations whilst trying to avoid rockets and gun fire.I also think that the idea of space battles is pretty cool but yet again they could have made it better ,more acton,more Capital ships....
All in all Star Wars Battlefront2 is a brilliant game with a pretty good story line some nicly done graphics and some real fun for you and your friends.But it's also an example that to make the perfect sequel you need new and old and I think that this has to much new.
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"Star wars paradise" - 5 December 2006
For the best Star wars game don't go to KOTR or LEGO Star wars II (even though they are very good games) SWB II provides the bast intense Star Wars experience ever, from soaring around a Star Destroyer in an X-wing to charging into the battle fields of Kshyyyk, SWB II has it all.
Possible the greatest new addition to the game is not space, but the ability to become heros. Such as Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi and many more. For the unltimate hero experience check out the Mos Eisley assault level, which provides a hero on hero battle royale.
The main downside to this game is it's incredibly short campaign, which can feel a little repetitive and sluggish at times, but also thrilling and totally exhilerating in others. Another problem is the loading times, especially when playing with friends (which by the way, if one of the best features of SWB II).
Overall imagine a game where you can kill your best friend as one of your best loved star wars characters, or kill one of your best loved star wars characters as a random trooper for massive bragging rights. Great game!
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"BEST STAR WARS GAME EVER" - 27 May 2007
I bought this game having played it on psp and on ps2, i had played it before a long time ago, when i played i was amazed by it again. This game is very good in multiplayer because you can fight alongside or against your friends which is really fun. If your looking to buy a starwars game get this
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"what a game....." - 4 December 2006
This game will entertain the most experienced gamer with the hours of fun and intense game play. The game has attention to detail which adds to the fun and includes all the most famous characters from the films. If you want a game which u can play over and over again then this is it....a must buy...
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"Incredible game, but where are the checkpoints?" - 4 August 2007
With checkpoints, I would of given Star Wars Battlefront II a 10/10. But I'm cursed with a very impatient nature and when a game makes me repeat stuff too much, I dunno I just cant hack it. So, basically I gave up on this game halfway through and its such a shame cos its such a great game apart from the frustration aspect. The levels are explosive, exciting and full of various different objectives eg, defend and area, carry something somewhere, kill some jedi, kill some massive monsters (which are really fun to gun down), become a jedi and massacre some battle droids etc etc etc. and thats just the land missions, you also get space battles, which are great fun. Its full of different objectives and this really keeps the action very interesting and at its core level its really such a great game. BUT, I would like to ask the developers this one thing - have you ever heard of a checkpoint? No? BLIMMIN IDIOTS!!! When I complete a really hard objective and I'm then faced with another even harder objective, and then fail, I dont want to have to go all the way back to the beggining and spend ages trying to get the first one right again just so I can do the even harder one, only to fail again and have to go all the way back to the beginning and spend ages.....see what I mean? Really the developers just made certain levels annoying to play, I mean why on earth didnt they stick in some checkpoints? Minus the frustration of the save system this game could have been truly amazing, but the gameplay is severely hampered by the annoying constant repeating of the various mission objectives, and I got so sick of the cycle that I gave up. So my verdict is a generous 8/10, and thats very generous and its only cos the game is so inventive and fun. (I really should give it 5/10 cos come on basically, where are the checkpoints? It really drags the game down) But other people might just have the patience for it, I dont know see for yourself, its well worth giving it a shot just for the experience of it, cos I cant stress enough it really is a fantastic game, especially if your a major star wars fan like me.
The game uses a lock on system for its shooting, dont worry its not a rubbishy "hold down the L1 button and fire" job that takes all the fun out of it, its a sort of loose thing where you have to aim at the target and then if the target moves, you move with it. I dont actually even like that system to be honest, I like to do all my own aiming, but you cant have everything and it doesnt matter all that much. Its actually pretty fun to use, even if I'd rather it wasnt there.
The game, apart from the story mode, has a strategy mode where you take over the galaxy using strategy. This is pretty easy and quite repetitive so I didnt stay on there for long but some people into RPG's might like the idea of building up your army but I couldnt be bothered with it.
The game also has instant action modes. All in all, an impressive package, if only the story mode had checkpoints.
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"Battlefront is fab!" - 30 June 2007
I love Star Wars, especially Battlefront 2.Now Not only you can roll and run fast but you can also play in space, play a Hunt game (using creatures)and best of all play as a hero or villain.
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"BRILLIANT!!!!" - 1 January 2008
This game is brilliant for those fans of Star Wars. The characters are, especially good, and the graphics brilliant, especially if you are used to Star Wars Battlefront 1.
I recommend this for any level of ability. This is a very good gift too, hours of enjoyment.
I hope you found this helpful,
Squirt
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