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Star Wars: Battlefront

Lucasarts 22 Sept 2004 Online: YesListed 24 Jun 2011
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About Star Wars: Battlefront

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This is the original PS2Home fact sheet for Star Wars: Battlefront, preserved from the early-2000s archive. Details reflect the PAL release as catalogued at the time.

Official fact sheet

Battlefront is an action/shooter game that gives fans and gamers the opportunity to re-live and participate in all of the classic Star Wars battles like never before. Players can select one of a number of different soldier types, jump into any vehicle, man any turret on the battlefront and conquer the galaxy planet-by-planet online with their friends or offline in a variety of single player modes. Single player modes include “Instant Action,” “Galactic Conquest” and the story-based “Historical Campaigns” mode that lets gamers experience all of the epic Star Wars battles from Episodes I-VI, fighting from the perspective of each of the four factions within the game.First and third-person gameplay ? depending on player preference.

  • Three single player modes including “Instant Action,” “Galactic Conquest” and the story-based “Historical Campaigns” mode.
  • Multiplayer for up to 16 players (plus AI units) online.
  • Split-screen mode for multiplayer ‘offline’ play.
  • Battle in more than 12 environments across 10 diverse planets from the classic Trilogy and Clone Wars eras including Hoth, Endor, Tatooine, Kamino and Geonosis.
  • 20 different soldier types from 4 factions: Rebel Alliance, Galactic Empire, Republic Clone Army and Separatist Battle Droids. Soldier types include standard infantry, scouts, heavy weapons and pilots – each will have their own unique abilities.
  • More than 30 Star Wars weapons including blaster rifles, rocket launchers and thermal detonators, in addition to ground-based turret guns that can be manned and used to defend command posts.
  • More than 25 diverse ground and air vehicles including the AT-ST, X-Wing, and speeder bike, as well as the massive Republic Gunship that can hold up to five different soldiers.
  • Customizable controls on all systems.
  • Supports voice chat via compatible headsets (PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC).
  • Requires PlayStation 2 network adapter, Xbox Live kit and Internet PC for online multiplayer games.

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