Star Wars Battlefront

Star Wars Battlefront Profile
This article is about the first game in a series. For information about the series, go to Star Wars: Battlefront (series).

Star Wars: Battlefront

Developer(s) Pandemic Studios

Publisher(s) LucasArts

Engine Zero

Platform(s) Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Macintosh, Mobile Phone

Release date September 21, 2004

Genre(s) First-person shooter/ Third-person shooter

Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer

Rating(s) ESRB: Teen

System requirements Mac or Windows Operating System

Star Wars: Battlefront is a first or third person video game based around battles featured in the Star Wars films. It was developed by Pandemic Studios and LucasArts, and released on September 21, 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows, the same day as the release of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD set. Aspyr released a Mac port in July 2005. People can either play Battlefront online with up to 50 players on PC (contrary to the stated 32 player limit), Mac Has a limit of 16 players as does Xbox and PS2, or off line with up to 2 players. A sequel, Star Wars: Battlefront II, was released on November 1, 2005, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. In late 2004, LucasArts released the Star Wars Battlefront BFBuilder, an unsupported mod that allowed fans to create new battlefields for Battlefront. It also has the side files that allow it to have mods.

Contents

1 Gameplay 2 Critical response 3 Cast

3.1 Voice cast 3.2 Archive footage appearances

4 References 5 External links

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 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 Rebel vs. Separatist fights, for example. Within each faction, five different classes of characters become available. Four of the classes are fairly similar for each faction: a basic infantry soldier (a Super battle droid for the Separatists), a heavy weapons soldier, a pilot, and a sniper. Each faction also has a special fifth unit with unique abilities and weapons.

Image:Star Wars Battlefront Trooper.jpg An in-game screenshot of a Shock Trooper in Mos Eisley-Tatooine.

This is an image of a Dark Trooper. In the back are flames which represent the firing of the jet pack.

Jedi heroes are featured in the game: Luke Skywalker for the Rebellion, Darth Vader for the Empire, Mace Windu for the Republic, and Count Dooku for the CIS. Jedi characters appear but are not playable; they may only be allies in battle under certain circumstances. Certain modded maps or files available for download can result in the heroes being playable, but LucasArts does not support these files. Jedi cannot be killed with direct fire, but can be knocked off of ledges or crushed by vehicles. When the reinforcement meter reaches 10% of its original number the Jedi hero dies and does not return. There are other non-player characters (NPCs): Tusken Raiders in the Dune Sea of Tatooine, and Jawas on the streets of Mos Eisley. Ewoks aid the Rebellion on the forest moon of Endor, Gungans aid the Republic on the Naboo Plains, Geonosians help the CIS in battle at Geonosis, and Wookiees aid the Rebellion and Republic on Kashyyyk and the Royal Guards on Theed (Clone Wars Campaign only). As with the Jedi, modded files can be downloaded and result in the NPCs to be playable, but again, LucasArts does not support these files, and it takes a person knowledgeable in basic programming to use these, let alone create them with the Battlefront editor.

Critical response

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Reviews and awards

Publication Score Comment

GameSpot

7.9/8.2 (Xbox) of 10

IGN

8.4/10 (PS2) 8.5/10 (Xbox) 7.5/10 (PC)

GameSpy

4/5

GamePro

4/5

Computer Gaming World

3.5/5

PC Gamer

80/100

The PS2 version had several bugs, such as difficulty sorting servers and communicating over the headset.

Cast

Voice cast

G.W. Childs as Imperial Infantry Chris Cox as Alliance Infantry, CIS Infantry, CIS Officer, Gungan Infantry Nick Jameson as Alliance Officer, Darth Sidious/Palpatine Tom Kane as Admiral Ackbar, Yoda Temuera Morrison as Republic Infantry, Republic Officer David Robb as Imperial Officer

Archive footage appearances

Kenny Baker as R2-D2 Silas Carson as Nute Gunray Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Harrison Ford as Han Solo Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu Christopher Lee as Count Dooku Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca James Earl Jones as Darth Vader Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian

All scenes are taken from Episodes I, II, IV, V, and VI.

References

^ (January 2005) "Bug Alert". GamePro (196): 18.

External links

Star Wars Games wikia Official site Star Wars: Battlefront at IMDB Battlefront at Wookieepedia

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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Star Wars

Episodes I: The Phantom Menace • II: Attack of the Clones • III: Revenge of the Sith • IV: A New Hope • V: The Empire Strikes Back • VI: Return of the Jedi

Spin-off films The Star Wars Holiday Special • Caravan of Courage • The Battle for Endor • The Great Heep • Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Television series Droids • Ewoks • Clone Wars • The Clone Wars • Live-action TV series

Other media Books • Comics • Radio • Video games • Music • Expanded Universe

Universe Characters • Locations • Creatures • Vehicles • Items • Conflicts • Dates

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