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 - Killing Ewoks has never been this much fun!This game is fantastic! FANTASTIC! If you have played the first Battlefront and enjoyed it, this will be the purchase for you! If you have not played the first, then - at the very least - go to your local game rental place and check this title out! The controls make take a little getting used to - especailly space combat - but once you get the hang of it . . . you will feel golden! There's nothing like taking down a Star Destroyer piece by piece. And the dog fights are crazy! And then, you are FINALLY given the option to play as a Jedi! It is simply fantastic! I remember the first time I was allowed to use the Jedi - which is obtained by completing several ingame goals. I jumped into the air - and then jumped again - and then jumped again! I was high above the battlefield! I could see everything! Also, with the lightsaber, you are able to block incoming shots until your stamina wears off. New classes have been had, the game expanded, the graphics upgraded. Get this game!!!! Rating:  - Great game, couple of irksThis is really one of the best star wars games out there, really. I bought this after buying the 1st one because I really liked it. Im glad that I did! It has features that the first didn't have, like you can now play as a jedi, VERY FUN! Also now, in the instant action you can play fun games such as the capture the flag and assault which is where to win you destroy the other teams droids and such to win. One of my favorite games is capture the flag on geonosis, you should play it to get used to ctf. So now the instant action is more than just capturing command posts. You remember how in the first battlefront the campaign was the same as the instant action only in order? Well now there are objectives you have to fufill, like for instance, "Destroy the shield thing that is protecting the droid army." Like that. Couple annoying things though, if in a movie in a battle a certain side wins, like the battle of Endor the rebels win, it is really hard to win if you are playing as the empire, and on Hoth it is really hard to win as the rebels. Very irritating to just capture a command post and suddenly the minute after you leave the other side suddenly captures really quickly, irksome. That is probably the only complaint I have against the game. Also, as you have probably heard, you can now play in space. I feel that space is fun, but more fun playing it in the campaign where you have objectives to carry out. There are great vehicles in space you can use such as the X-wing and the TIE fighter. This game has a much better conquest game than the first. In this one it feels more as if you are in control of the army because you can buy weapons, turrents and different soldier classes. It can get a little hard, but it is still fun. Pros: Great Graphics Jedi game play New game modes like CTF and assault Easy to learn controls In the campaign you get to do such fun things seen in the movies such as carry out order 66 Wonderful space battles Cons: Too easy for certain sides to win in certain games Well, I have a couple tips for you, if having trouble getting used to playing as a jedi, play at mos eisley in assault, that is all jedis and other hero people. Also if the space controls are hard for you to use, go to the instant action play a space battle and practice just flying around and shooting at things. I hope you plan on buying this game for it is one of the best I have played for X-box. However I must remind you that the majority of the game is conquest based with capturing command posts, so if you are looking for a Halo wannabe, go somewhere else. Have fun Star wars fans! (PS this game is more fun for people that are fans of the movies) Rating: - Hop into a Starfighter It's Going TO Be A Long RideStar Wars has always featured an amazing cast of characters,fantastic battle grounds so vibrant and colorful let alone imaginative, and a strong story to back it up(Don't forget the MUSIC!).Sadly whenever a Star Wars game is realesed it focuses on one aspect like a flying sim or a fighting game or sometimes has nothing to do with the real original Star Wars!Us Star Wars fans never really get the pick of the barrel and are casted aside with lackign games.Battlefront 2 somehow manages to pull all the great things that make Star Wars so great into one.You are probly thinking didn't the origginal Battlefront already own the feat?The answers no. This time around you can play as multiple Heroes and Villains spanning from all of the six movies!Oh and many new maps that are waiting to be destroyed and some well maintained remakes of classic levels like Geonosis!It wouldnt be great without masses of soldiers at your disposal pick between good and evil and fight in some of the most couragious Star Wars battles that the siries has to offer.Man an (the classic)X-Wing or a (the modern)Starfighter and blast off into space avoiding incomming missles and gaining turf by taking down enemie ships and shield in the all new Space battles.Every class is destined to hold some significance to the battlefield find whats best for you.Maby your an all around troop or a heavy artillary kinda person, whatever you are fight till the end.The X-Box version supports online/X-boc Live, so the wars keep on comming with intelligent support by either your friends or your new worst enemy.The splitscreen(2-4 player) is still fun too!Choose either Galatic Wars or Clone Wars and see the difference in troops and performance as each is set on 3 episodes.(Clones being the first 3 Galatic being the other 3) Graphically this doesn't stack up to say Doom 3, or the new X-box 360 titles, but in its own way it's still colorful and powerful.Audio wise whats not to love?You can't deny Star Wars music John Williams composes each peace to perfection!The controls are smooth as can be ,but may take awhilke to get use too.All the new features leave you comming back for more, even if your new to the siries.Make sure to add this modern classic to your collection and let it shine. Rating: - Good simple fun online, Star Wars style.I'm not really into the realistic, squad-based military shooters that are in vogue right now. I think real-life war is terrible and I don't want to be a part of it. Star Wars Battlefront II shares many characteristics with more realistic, gritty wargames, but has a nice, fun, Star Wars shell over it. Jedi Knights (you know, samurai from space!) and power droids (the walking battery robots sho say "Gonk!") are everywhere, and the action is fast and furious. It's like a free-for-all with Star Wars "action figures," and just about every vehicle or animal from the movies you'd like to drive/fly/ride. My favorite part about this game is the addition of several space missions. It's not as sophisticated as the old X-Wing flight simulator games -- this is meant to be picked up and played by anyone. All you need to know is how to turn and shoot. Subtleties like taking down the enemy's shield, landing inside their ship, and sabotaging their equipment will come later. Even if you mess up and blow yourself to pieces, you'll respawn and be back in the action in a few seconds. Online setup is a breeze, and the game plays just fine with or without voice chat (I choose without, personally -- seems lots of 12-year-old boys like this game, too). If you're into Star Wars, this is about as complete an experience you could hope for. You can live inside the skin of all your favorite characters in both the old trilogy (whiny Luke, cocky Han, bossy Leia, hissing Darth Vader) and the new one (bad-ass Mace Windu, sword-swingin' Yoda, paternally whiny Anakin Skywalker, or the amazing Jango Fett). You can go to all the planets from the movies, and even see some sights that were only in the "expanded universe" such as Rhen Var. Or, like me, you could just queue up the maps for Hoth, Space Hoth, Death Star, Bespin and Tantive 4 to relive Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back again, again, again, and again. Look for me online, I think I might be playing this one for a while. It's a lot less demanding of my time and brain than Halo 2. Isn't that what video games are all about? Rating:  - Play the first one instead.I have played both Battlefront games. I have played the first one time and time again, and I still love it. Yet the second one has drastically devolved from the first game. The thing that made Star Wars Battlefront so amazing was the fact that the player could do anything; you could choose which command posts to take, you could choose your character class, etc. You could choose whether or not you wanted to destroy the shield bunker on Endor. You could choose whether or not you wanted to blow up all three techno union ships on Geonosis. Battlefront 2 completely takes this feeling away. Now you have to do objectives in a certain order, going from one place to the next in an organized sequence. You cannot move freely from one command post to another. You do everything you are told, and that is one of the major flaws in Battlefront 2. What's worse: on campaign mode, you're timed! That's right; you have a certain time to complete each map and go to the next. This is one of the lamest things in the game. Again: it removes the ability to move freely on the battlefield. This timing nuisance and the objectives are what have influenced me to remove a star from the game's overall rating. Another star is lost because of the character classes. I liked using the diverse characters in Battlefront 1. When i was playing as the Rebels, I always used the wookie smuggler, because of the cool bowcaster weapon, its special grenade launcher, and the time bombs you could use to strategically take out bases and vehicles. When I was the empire, I used two classes: the dark trooper and the imperial pilot. The Dark Trooper was special because he could super-jump, and he had a wide-range blast cannon. The imperial pilot was especially difficult to use because the mortar launcher required good precision, and he also could fix machines and could drop health and ammo canisters. I also like the droid pilot for the same reason. And as for the Republic, I always used the jet trooper, because he could fly and launch EMP's. All these character classes were not only unique, but very balanced and are only effective if used in the right hands. Yeah...about that...you cannot use ANY of those in Battefront 2 unless you unlcok them by achieving a set amount of goals (like kills, etc.) in a map. You only start out with the same borng classes for every army, like the standard trooper, the sniper, the rocket launcher-carrier, and a new class that repairs vehicles. You have to "unlock" all special classes in order to use them, even though they were already great and fun to use when you started with them in the first game. You know the saying--"if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Also, might I add--you cannot see enough on the screen. The target reticle for EVERY weapon in the game is too big and takes up too much space on the TV screen. However, there were a few things I did like about the game--the fact that you could play "Hunt" mode and use the wampas to kill all the rebels, and the fact that you can be in space battles. The new classes are pretty cool as well. These are what probably contributed to enjoyable parts of the game. Heck, maybe I'll give this game another chance. But one thing's for sure: it isn't as good as the first one, and it never will be.
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