However, they're also very easy to destroy when their rechargeable shields run out of power.Įach of the game's four factions offers five different classes.īattlefront includes 16 different maps, spread out over 10 different planets that range from the dusty landscape of Geonosis to the forests of Endor to the rain-swept oceans of Kamino. Droidekas in Battlefront can roll quickly about the battlefield and they can more than hold their own in a standoff while outnumbered. Those who have seen Episode I will remember the droideka as the rolling destroyer robot that wields rapid-fire blasters and a personal shield. Rounding out the specialized classes is the droid army's droideka. But the latter's shotgunlike blast cannon is arguably a better weapon than the jet trooper's EMP launcher. The republic jet trooper's jetpack lasts a lot longer than the empire's dark trooper's jetpack. Both the empire and the republic field soldiers are equipped with jetpacks that allow them to get to high places or just travel a lot faster. The wookiees can take the most damage out of any infantry class. Bowcasters can be charged up to fire a large spread of powerful bolts. The rebels can field wookiee smugglers armed with bowcasters, mortar launchers, and time bombs. For example, the rebel vanguard's rocket launcher can lock onto enemy vehicles and fire two rockets at a time instead of just one.Įach army has a fifth specialized class that helps differentiate the four factions. Superficial differences do exist between each faction's basic classes. As the name suggests, though, the pilot is also the class best suited to vehicles, as any vehicle with a pilot in it will slowly but automatically recover from any damage taken in the course of combat. Rounding out the list of standard classes is the pilot, which is an interesting class that melds the capabilities of the engineer (repair and resupply) and medic (healing) commonly found in other team-based shooters. Then there's the obligatory scout, which carries a sniper rifle. There's also a heavy weapons class in each army that wields rocket launchers to take out vehicles. All have a basic soldier that can carry a rapid-fire blaster rifle as well as grenades. In any given map, it's always rebels versus empire, or republic versus droids you're never allowed to mix it up and have the empire fighting against the droid army, for example.Įach of the four factions has five distinct character classes.
In some sense, however, this really feels more like two pairs of factions than it does four separate ones-the reason for this is that you're never allowed to pit factions from different time periods against one another. These include the rebels and the empire from the galactic civil war depicted in the late '70s and early '80s films, as well as the republic clone warriors and the separatist droid army from the newer films.
In practice, the galactic conquest mode doesn't play out all that differently from the regular campaign, and even though there are eight galactic conquest campaigns, there really isn't much difference between them.īattlefront includes four playable factions. These bonuses range from "sabotage," which causes your opponent's vehicles to spawn in with heavy damage, to "Jedi hero," which allows you to fight alongside a nearly invincible computer-controlled Jedi like Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Mace Windu, or Count Dooku. Each planet you control offers a different special bonus for subsequent battles. The other mode is galactic conquest, which is a more open-ended campaign that allows you to choose the order in which you attack enemy-controlled planets. But overall, the AI shouldn't pose much of a challenge to experienced players. You'll see friendly pilots tossing you ammo and health when you need it, and you can even issue simple commands to nearby teammates. The battle maps are populated with bots, which exhibit a respectable level of artificial intelligence. You'll be treated to a short film clip prior to each map, but you won't be given any choices as to which side you can play, although you will be switching sides over the course of each campaign. One is the historical campaign, which includes two linear campaigns that follow the story arcs from episodes IV through VI and episodes I through III of the films. Aside from an instant action mode, the game offers two different single-player modes. Though Battlefront is a multiplayer-focused game, it has a single-player component in which you can fight with and against computer-controlled players (also known as bots). Now Playing: Star Wars: Battlefront Video Review By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's
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