Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II is a video game that consists of 6 releases
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Star Wars Battlefront II has a story mode were the player takes a place within the ranks of the 501st Legion. The player to first fights for the Republic, and then as the story progresses you fight for the Empire. In addition to the story mode players can also choose any of the maps in the game to play, featuring various modes such as Team Deathmatch, Capture The Flag, and Conquest. Conquest is not available for Space Battles. Star Wars Battlefront II is unique in that allows players to play all of the battles in space, and to choose which side to fight for, the fights include destroying enemy ships, Capital ships, and disabling the larger assault ships.
Both campaign and online play give player the opportunity to play as a hero. To get a hero you will have to complete the objective you have set in the Hero Options screen. (E. G. Get 10 or more points in one life) Heroes have a time bar which will slowly drain, if enemies hit you, you lose more time than usual, and if you kill enemies, you get more time.
In Star Wars Battlefront 2 allows the player to play any of the maps in Single player online in any variety of game types. The most popular being Conquest and Team Deathmatch.The game supports 24, 32, or 64 players on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC platforms, respectively.
The sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront continues as a third person shooter, but adds unlockable classes, space battles and the ability to play Hero Class characters. This second installment to the Battlefront series includes an original story mode following the 501st and a full fledged Galactic Conquest mode.
Gameplay
Star Wars Battlefront II is a third/first-person shooter that is essentially Battlefield with a Star Wars skin, but the second installment in the series adds things like space combat, the ability to play as hero units, and new classes.The game also lets players take control of many of the iconic Star Wars vehicles.
Single Player
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Star Wars Battlefront II has a story mode were the player takes a place within the ranks of the 501st Legion. The player to first fights for the Republic, and then as the story progresses you fight for the Empire. In addition to the story mode players can also choose any of the maps in the game to play, featuring various modes such as Team Deathmatch, Capture The Flag, and Conquest. Conquest is not available for Space Battles. Star Wars Battlefront II is unique in that allows players to play all of the battles in space, and to choose which side to fight for, the fights include destroying enemy ships, Capital ships, and disabling the larger assault ships.
There is also a Galactic Conquest mode that lets the player choose the side of the Empire, Rebels, Republic, or the Confederacy. In the Galactic Conquest mode the player fights against the appropriate opposing force for their era depending on what side they chose. The goal in Galactic Conquest mode is to capture all of the planets in the galaxy in order to defeat the opposing side. Galactic Conquest can also be played in a split-screen mode.
The PSP version lacks a traditional story mode but does include some challenges and a smaller version of the Conquest mode.
Classes
Players can choose from several different classes which are then changed from race to race.
- The first class is general infantry which are skilled at killing other infantry units
- The heavy infantry class carries a powerful anti-tank weapon which can be used to destroy tanks or large groups of infantry
- The Sniper class carries an extremely long range rifle which can kill with a single shot to the head
- The engineer class can repair vehicles and turrets and also has the ability to despense ammo and health. He carries a shotgun for close quarter combat
Each faction also has two special classes to choose from. It requires 10 points to unlock the first character and 12 points to unlock the second, these points are earned in battle by killing enemies and capturing control points. The special classes are listed below under there respective teams:
Republic
- Clone Commander- The Clone Commander carries a very powerful rapid-firing chain-gun, a blaster pistol, a temporary resistance to damage boost, and a recon droid.
- Jet Trooper- The Jet Trooper have an agility advantage seeing as the have a jet pack that allows them to fly long distances in a short period of time. This special trooper carries a EMP launcher, a blaster pistol, and several thermal detonators.
CIS
- IG-100 Magnaguard- The Magnaguards carry a Bulldog RLR (missile launcher), radiation launcher, Neuro Poison (when activated all nearby enemies health starts to drop), and a recon droid.
- Droideka- The Droidekas have very powerful repeating blasters and a shield. These units are slow when deployed in walking mode but they have the ability to roll up into a ball and traverse the field very quickly.
Rebellion
- Bothan Spy- These spy units have the ability to become invisible for a short period of time and carry an incinerator rifle, time bombs, and a health regeneration boost for nearby allies.
- Wookiee Warrior- These Wookiees have the more stamina than all other units and carry a bowcaster. grenade launcher, thermal detonators, and a recon droid.
Empire
- Imperial Officer- Imperial officers carry a sonic blaster, grenade launcher, a recon droid, and a rage boost which increases the damage dealt by all nearby ally units.
- Dark Trooper- These special troopers have a jet pack, an arc caster which shoots electrical bolts, a commando pistol, and some thermal detonators.
Heroes & Villains
Both campaign and online play give player the opportunity to play as a hero. To get a hero you will have to complete the objective you have set in the Hero Options screen. (E. G. Get 10 or more points in one life) Heroes have a time bar which will slowly drain, if enemies hit you, you lose more time than usual, and if you kill enemies, you get more time.
Heroes
- Aayla Secura
Yoda one of the playable heroes - Chewbacca
- Han Solo
- Ki Adi Mundi
- Kit Fisto (Xbox Live Download)
- Luke Skywalker
- Mace Windu
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Princess Leia
- Yoda
Villains
- Anakin Skywalker
- Asajj Ventress (Xbox Live Download)
Boba Fett one of the playable villains - Boba Fett
- Count Dooku
- Darth Maul
- Darth Sidious
- Darth Vader
- General Grievous
- Jango Fett
There is also one mode, Assault, on the level Mos Eisley which allows the user to have a normal battle but instead of having regular infantry troops it is the hero and villains against one another. In this mode there are no time constraints like other battles with heroes and villains instead they have a traditional health bar.
Multiplayer
In Star Wars Battlefront 2 allows the player to play any of the maps in Single player online in any variety of game types. The most popular being Conquest and Team Deathmatch.The game supports 24, 32, or 64 players on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC platforms, respectively.
Maps
- Coruscant
- Dagobah
- Death Star
- Endor
- Felucia
- Geonosis
- Hoth
- Jabba's Palace
- Kamino
- Kashyyyk
- Mos Eisley
- Mustafar
- Mygeeto
- Naboo
- Polis Massa
- Space Felucia
- Space Hoth
- Space Kashyyyk
- Space Mygeeto
- Space Tatooine
- Space Yavin
- Tantive IV
- Utapau
- Yavin 4
Xbox Live DLC
- Bespin
- Rhen Var: Citadel
- Rhen Var: Harbor
- Yavin 4: Arena
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| Original US Release |
Nov. 1, 2005
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| Aliases |
SWBF2 |
| ESRB |
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