Star Wars Battlefront II (PS2)

---

---

Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Preview
With the latest movie almost making up for the quality of the first two films it looks like Star Wars has won back the hearts and minds of fans everywhere and Battlefront II aims to be the perfect celebration of that. Like the original it’s a sort of Star Wars version of PC hit Battlefield 1942, where two armies face off against each other, either off or online, jumping in and out of various vehicles as they find them.

Of course in Battlefield 1942 "various vehicles" meant jeeps and tanks, in Battlefront II it means X-wings, TIE Fighters, AT-ATs and, for the first time, Episode III vehicles like the BARC speeder, Jedi Starfighter II and V-wing.

The biggest change to the game, apart from the new vehicles, is space battles with several of the levels taking part aboard giant space cruisers which you can exit in starfighters, have a dogfight in deep space around and then pilot back to for a bit more on foot combat. Levels include the Blockade Runner from the beginning of A New Hope, the space battle above Coruscant and Utapau and Mustafa from Episode III.

Another long awaited addition is playable Jedi, although you can only be one for a short time so as to not unbalance the gameplay. Although the emphasis is on online play the single player mode has been beefed up with better artificial intelligence and a proper story linking all the missions. "Star Wars fans, like this, they will", as Yoda would say (if he was real and wrote game previews instead of being a Jedi Master). -- Harrison Dent

This preview is based on an incomplete version of the game; features or problems mentioned above may not appear in the finished game.

---

Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-12-19 rating:
Great, especially multiplayer modes
This is one of the best (if not THE best) game I have ever played on PS2. It has great graphics and the gameplay is brilliant and easy to pick up and remember.

* There more maps than in the first Battlefront.
* You can fight as a named jedi, sith, or bounty hunter and more (e.g. Yoda, The Emperor but he's rubbish, Jango Fett...)
* More game modes, including one where you can fight as a hero every time you spawn, and against other heroes.
* You can fight in space and board enemy star cruisers before destroying them from the inside!
* You can pilot new vehicles.
* Better Galactic Conquest mode, with more planets and you have to buy units and bonuses before you can use them on the battlefield.

- As well as adding new maps and keeping some old ones, they have also got rid of a lot: Cloud City Landing Platforms was one of my favourites from the first Battlefront, as was Rhen Var.
- Space battles are quite fun in small quantities, but if you are playing several in a row in galactic conquest, they are repetetive. (You can just avoid space combat!)

The multiplayer on this is fantastic. I admit I have never played online, but splitscreen mode against a friend is great. You can have decent conversation about the game as you play it, including strategic comments and general banter. I'm not one to sit around all day and play computer games, but I've had some great times with friends on Battlefront I and II.

---

review by: Wyrmslayer date: 2008-11-09 rating:
Excellent
This is one of the good Star Wars games.

The controls are intuitive. The story works. The levels are varied enough graphically and in layout. The choices of soldier are varied too, with some being more appropriate to different situations.

Playing a 1player campaign can occupy a few hours. Have mostly been enjoying this in 2player mode, which works in a split screen manner. A larger TV is recommended for that, but even on a portable TV it's fun enough, and both players are equally robbed of detail so that's fair.

---

review by: date: 2008-10-25 rating:
lewis' review
This game is lots of fun and you can play on it for hours without getting bored. I would recommend this game to anyone.

---

review by: Callum Booth date: 2008-06-15 rating:
brill-tastic
this is one of my favorite games and i never get tired of it this game has earned a place in the game hall of fame


review by: Fergus date: 2008-01-20 rating:
Be at the front of the battle!
Be at the the front of the battle in this 1-2player game. fight with any of the four teams: good clones, bad clones, repubilics or droids. Or fight for the galaxy were you play as any of the four teams and vs one of three left, or just do missions. The only thing different about this one to the first is that you have they awsome jedi, with the awsome force. when you play a battle you choose what player you want to be and then kill as many as you can, trying to destroy thier 150 men or take over all the command posts and hold them for 20 seconds. so i recomend this game because for the price it is a hands on game. even if you're not a star wars fan you'll like this game and soon become a fan.

---

Similar products

Official Sony PlayStation 2 Memory Card (PS2)
Sony PlayStation 2 Slimline Console (Black)
The Simpsons (PS2)
LEGO Star Wars (PS2)
Sony Official PlayStation 2 DualShock 2 Controller (PS2)

---

Similar categories

PC & Video Games . Categories . Games . Action & Shooter
PC & Video Games . Substores . Custom Stores . Promotion Tree . Sony PlayStation 2 . Games . Action & Shooter
PC & Video Games . Refinements . PEGI Rating (age_range) . 12 years and over
PC & Video Games . Refinements . Platform (feature_browse-bin) . Sony PlayStation 2

---