Games

Star Wars: Battlefront II

Pandemic Studios, Savage Entertainment

2005•Shooter•PEGI 12•About 8 hours

Taste attributes: actionscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplebig & variedall consuming questfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, expansive shooter: morally murky and fast-moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

80 / 100

744 ratings

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About This Game

Star Wars: Battlefront II is the sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront. It is a high-selling Star Wars video game following the many adventures of several characters. The two games are very similar, as both revolve around troopers from various factions fighting in different locales. Battlefront II, however, includes elements and missions from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, as well as enhanced aspects of gameplay including space combat and the ability to play as Jedi characters or other heroes. With brand new space combat, playable Jedi characters, and over 16 all new battlefronts, Star Wars Battlefront II gives you more ways than ever before to play the classic Star Wars battles any way you want.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In Campaign Mode, the player follows the campaigns of the 501st Legion as told through the Journal of the 501st. As players progress through the game, they play as a clone trooper during the reign of the Republic and as a stormtrooper during the reign of the Empire. The action brings players to multiple planets through a story arc that stretches from the dawn of the Clone Wars to the formation of the Empire and later, bridging the gap between Episodes III and IV. Unlike the first Battlefront, Battlefront II's campaign gives players certain objectives with a given number of reinforcements with...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questFighting evilInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Keywords

AliensStar warsFuturisticStormtrooperGalactic empire

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Details

Developers: Pandemic Studios, Savage Entertainment
Publishers: LucasArts, Activision, Electronic Arts
Released: 31 October 2005
Series: Star Wars
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Perspective: First person, Third person
Time to beat: 4h rushed, 8h normally
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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