Star Wars Battlefront
The force is strong in this one...
So be it... Jedi.
Even if you can't get online though there's still enjoyment to be had from the title, even if the offline game can't begin to compare to the online experience. You're free to indulge in random battles of your choosing from either era but the most rewarding mode is Galactic Conquest. There's several campaigns on offer allowing you to fight on either side from both the old and new era's with each offering a different selection of planets on which you must fight for control. If you are victorious at the end of the fight then you get to choose which planet to contest next. If you fail, however, the choice will be granted to the enemy. Winning a battle will grant you control of the planet and also give you a reward that's usable in future battles. These vary from boosting your number of troops or sabotaging the enemy's vehicles to increasing your fighter's accuracy or throwing a Jedi hero into the fray. Win enough battles and you're given the option to take one planet out of the running. If you're batting for the Rebels this initiates an uprising that eliminates the Imperial threat. The Empire however simply eliminate the planet by employing the all-powerful Death Star. It may be rather frivolous in comparison to more strategy heavy titles but it's a welcome slant on the proceedings that adds a required level of depth to the solo player experience.
He is as clumsy as he is stupid.
Also praiseworthy is the impressive AI of the CPU bots. In one of the more memorable moments I experienced recently I was camped outside the Speeder bay on Hoth in an AT-ST, dishing out hot laser to any fool daring enough to try and board a vehicle. One canny rebel mounted a laser turret behind me, forcing me to turn to my left to dispatch him. As I was distracted, his courageous ally jumped into a Snowspeeder. Realising that he wouldn't have time to shoot me down before I'd slaughtered more of his pals, he rammed into me at full speed, downing my vehicle and allowing the Rebels to gain control of the command post. His sacrifice for his colleagues was almost touching and certainly technically very impressive.
Then, I was the pupil, now I am the master.
In fact, there are only a couple of things that let the game down and prevent it from becoming an all-time classic. First off, and more importantly, are the almost inevitable online issues. For starters, the crisp frame rate that features in the single player is locked to a maximum 20fps online. If this was steady it wouldn't be a problem but finding a room free from lag can often prove the largest challenge of all. With no regionalised lobby's you often have to scroll down the long game lists to find a room where the ping rate indicator is anything other than a foreboding red. This isn't helped either by the rather counter-intuitive lobby structure and distinctly unwelcome timer that keeps you constantly informed of how long you've been waiting to connect - a minute and a half feels long enough without having to watch a countdown, though in all fairness if you find a room with a good ping then connecting shouldn't take more than a few seconds. Other quibbles such as the lack of voice tags are also annoying and the anonymity does somewhat dampen the feeling of togetherness within your team, making strategic attacking harder than it should be. Also, limiting gameplay to capture-the-flag only does feel like a missed opportunity. Some planets do offer a secondary objective (such as destroying the shield generator on Hoth) but these are in no way connected to success or failure. It's also possible to give out basic commands to your CPU comrades though these often feel relatively pointless and add little to the game on the whole.
The Force is strong in this one.
For the second time this month I'm faced with admitting that a game has won me over thanks to the license. From a technical perspective, despite the very realistic AI there are certainly problems that can often annoy and do detract somewhat from the experience. Though the single player game is good it is rather limited and you might find that the appeal fades quite quickly. In all fairness this sort of game has been done before, and to a higher quality, but if you have even a passing interest in Star Wars then the real beauty of this title stems from the brilliant way in which it has tapped into the franchise. Levels are filled with references and tiny details pillaged from Lucas's vibrant universe. Tatooine for instance features wandering Tuskans, high-pitched Jawa's, the Saarlac Pit, Jabba's Barge - even the music in the Cantina is authentic to the movie. Taun Taun's can be used to race across the icy plains of Hoth and a whole race of Jar Jar's are ripe for slaughter on the fields of Naboo. Take Battlefront online though and despite the lack of gameplay modes, the way in which it offers both excitement and a genuinely enthusiastic recreation of Lucas's universe will keep any fan of the franchise coming back time and time again. Pandemic have packed every inch of this game with as much Star Wars content as possible and the outcome is a wonderfully vibrant universe that offers delight for the fans at every turn. As a result, it's very rare that you'll finish a night of play without having at least one golden moment to bore your disinterested colleagues at work with the next day. If nothing else, the opportunity to grenade a posse of Ewoks is worth the RRP alone.
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ANYONE KNOW WHEN THE DEMO COMES OUT?!?!?!?
Apparently the demo is bundled with the Star Wars trilogy DVD set, which came out last month.
Yes it is, Jason, but beware using the demo in your Xbox as it installs a small Spyware program on the hard disc.
the graphics looks bad to me, or maybe that is just the xbox...
No, it's not the Xbox - you must just have funny eyes mate. It's a nice looking game.
Star war battle front is awsome
The Demo with the Star Wars trilogy DVD set is compatible with the Xbox. I thought it would be a PC demo.
what does this Spyware program do to your Xbox???
Is the demo compatable with formats other than x-box?
Blowing away Luke Skywalker and his barmy army with powerful lasers from AT-AT's and starfighters....oh yeah!
What spyware on the demo? What does it do? You sure it installs itself when you run the demo?
Paranoia methinks.
do you know if it will ever come out on gamecube?
I have never realy liked star wars games but this one is the best i have ever played. they need to make another but more obtions and we should be able to be the jadi
I have it. I tyed playing online with the ps2. It was fun but can someone tell me ...how do you use the mic?
Just one thing. In the article, it was stated that "Jedi Heroes" are indestructible, but on the Bespin Platforms level, it is possible to kill them by blowing them off with rockets or grenades. I assume this is possible on other levels as well.
There not invincible its just realy hard to kill them, the best way is to kill them witha ship or on cloud city - platforms and Kamino you fire at them untill they get pushed of the edge. but for levels with no ships and no drop offs your screwed.
Give me a cheat to be a jedi now!
does anyone know the cheats for becoming a jedi, pleez tell me because then ill tell u something!!!!!!!!!
what is the jedi cheat!
umm..... That thing with the speeder on hoth? The AI doesnt know what to do besides rush out of the hangar, you probably just got in the way. I gauruntee it had nothing to do with comradery.
umm..... That thing with the speeder on hoth? The AI doesnt know what to do besides rush out of the hangar, you probably just got in the way. I gauruntee it had nothing to do with comradery.
k people battle fronts online is always lagey i swear no matter wat
i think to become a jedi on star wars battlefront for xbox is hold the triggers and push white black b y a
I tried holding the trigger buttons,and pressing white,
black,B,Y,A, and it did'nt work. So whats the deal.How do you become a jedi?
When did Batllefront come out?
anyone in the universe know the cheat to play as a jedi hero. please tell me if you know it.
master mich
There are NO cheats of any kind for Battlefront I. There is certainly no Jedi cheat. Whoever told you that there was... is misinformed. Reportedly, Battlefront II will allow you to play as a Jedi. The question I have... will SWBII be playable on the old X-Box or the new X-Box 360?
do i get to download star wars battlefront
can you play any jedis in star wars battlefront
can you play any jedis in star wars battlefront
Hey what's the jedi code?! I know it exists. ;D
Is there a way for us to play as the jedis and other characters we normally cant play with?
Theres a rumor that only one jedi at a time for each side.
i heard the new star wars battlefront2 is pretty good!
I blew luke off the platforms on bespin and the mf respawned. I want to be a jedi. There must be a cheat. I will find it.
BATTLEFORT 2 IS AVALIBLE FOR PS2 AND PSP IF YOU HAVE ONE, ME. JEDI ARE PLABLE AND I CANNOT EXPLANE HOW AWSOME THE GAME IS GOING TO BE
BATTLEFORT 2 IS AVALIBLE FOR PS2 AND PSP IF YOU HAVE ONE, ME. JEDI ARE PLABLE AND I CANNOT EXPLANE HOW AWSOME THE GAME IS GOING TO BE
BATTLEFORT 2 IS AVALIBLE FOR PS2 AND PSP IF YOU HAVE ONE, ME. JEDI ARE PLABLE AND I CANNOT EXPLANE HOW AWSOME THE GAME IS GOING TO BE
I have had Star Wars Battlefront as long as it has been out and ive looked everywere from the game to interveiws online with the guy who made the game, THERE IS NO CHEAT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BECOME A JEDI!!!!!!!!!!!
I have had Star Wars Battlefront as long as it has been out and ive looked everywere from the game to interveiws online with the guy who made the game, THERE IS NO CHEAT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BECOME A JEDI!!!!!!!!!!!
Star Wars Battlefront II comes out Septmeber.
Star Wars Battlefront II comes out Septmeber.
Star Wars battlefront RULES!!
and you can be a jedi in starwars battlefront2 and fight in space
I think is the bomb and it kicks ass so much that you
will be sleeping with yo mather tonight.
are you shure theres no jedi cheat i rely want to be a jedi
were the hell are the cheats?
in this game the wookies are idiots they kill themselfs and fly recklesly steal your starfighters expsesaly on the kashyyek level
I have the cheat to be a jedi on the first battlefront guess what im not giving it to you
You onli have to do is make some pionts in a battle.
Example you go to geonosis en you kill there 15 men than you can be a jedi for 5 minutes as a bonus.
When jou go to the options at instant action you wil she there the name hero go in to it and than you onli have to make the options perfect for You. If youhave kill 15 men you can be a jedi for so lang if you want but onli in that battle.
I hope this is enof informatie
I have got starwars battlefront on PC but i now i can't find the disk!!! Is there any way to make it run without a disk?
i no how u can u chat online easy cant belive u dont no
well stars wars is so kool i have all the games and i i havent found a any star wars game btter than this :-) plz commet on how like it. i love u here wat u think of this game i no few friends that work on s wars 2 battle fornt and they did a pretty good job plz commet good friend jake! hahahahahha
This game is freekan good
on a scale 1-10 how good is starwras?
on a scale of 1-10 how good is starwars battle front 2
star wars battlefront2 is cool with the explosions in space!
hey any1 knows how to beat the last lvl on battle front 2??
On my pc i found on battlefront2 on instant action claick on hero and put get by points. Then put in 1 point after that put bellow respawn time always. After you've done that go on sesion and choose a planit with a jedi hero and kill 1 baddy and u can be the hero but if th hero isnt a jedi or sith you'll get the hero. Another way on battlefront2 go on mosisly assolt you get heros and villans heros: han solo, chewy, obi 1, luke, yoda, mace windo, prinsess leah, aayla secura, ki adi mundi
villans: boba fet, darth vader, jango fet, darth maul, general grevius, the empor, anakin, and lastly count dooku
I like to blow things up. including YOOOUUUU!
Does anyone else know that if your profile name (on the xbox) for the first battlefront is Jub Jub you are really small in the game?
someone please tell me how you can be a jedi hero on star wars battlefront!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i found the cheat where you can be a jedi hero on star wars battlefront!
hahahahaha, tell me how you can be a jedi hero on star wars battlefront.
hey to all you who want to know how to become a jedi hero on star wars battlefront.First during gameplay you pause the game then secondly you highlight respawn and hold L2, L1, R2, R1, L3, and press square, R3, circle, circle, square, square, square, up, down, up, down. After entering the code hit X to select respawn. When you have respawned, if entered correctly, the heros will appear on the character selection menu.
PEACE OUT!!!!!!!!!!
Hey JJ thanks for that cheat! It worked GREAT!!!!!
Hi
hi i would like to know, can you play star wars battlefront 2 without yhe disk because i borrowed it off a friend and had to give it back but i still have it installed
please can you help
IT IS THE COOLEST GAME EVER
Does anybody know how to become a jedi hero on Star Wars Battlefront 1 for xbox? If you do, please reply.
Thank You! :-)
i've been lookin for the cheat to be a jedi on star wars battlefront i can't find it can someone plz tell me. I've tried the one to become darth vader and han solo but they didn't work or where you jump and hold L1. Or whe n youy highlight respawn and hold L1 L2 R1 R2 L3 and press R3 circle circle square square square square up down up down and then press x it didn't work so can someone plz send me a ps2 cheat that will work
Tell me how to play as a jedi on starwars battlefront for the xbox NOW! Cause if you dont I will destroy all of humanity! TELL ME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i'm desprate
Does any one know how to play on rhen var in STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 2? Please tell me cause I love that planet and being able to play on it in starwars battlefront 2 (witch i've had it since it came out) would be great!
How can you select the levels you've already completed in rise of the of the empire.
plz can som1 repy 2 my message i really need tht cheat
denver i'll tell you a cheat code for star wars battlefront 2: Invincible: up up up left down down down left up up up left right. the directions are the buttons on the D-pad and you must pause the game before you put the code in. if done correctly youl here a sound:-D
denver i'll tell you a cheat code for star wars battlefront 2: Invincible: up up up left down down down left up up up left right. the directions are the buttons on the D-pad and you must pause the game before you put the code in. if done correctly youl here a sound:-D
today when i was playing star wars battlefront i was in mos eisaly and neer the end of the battle a ghost AT-ST appeared out of nowhere, it was almost destroyed and was walking torwards a wall with knowone riding in it. i was suprised because you cannot ride an AT-ST's in mos eisaly.
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Hi my name is Nova (actuley my name is Norra) i'm a girl with a dream, and that dream is to go on a date with bowser 777 (his name is realey Sean and I know that because I know him) PLEASE SEAN DATE ME!
anyone now how to become a jedi in starwars battlefront
Does anyone know if there is a debug mode in starwars battlefront 2? if you do please tell me!
how do u play online swbf2 on the psp???
I JUST FOUND THE CHEAT CODE TO PLAY AS A JEDI ON THE XBOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK PAUSE GAME PLAY AND PRESS L+R+X+Y THEN LEFT ON THE D-PAD! IT WORKED FOR ME! (PLAYING AS DARTH VADER IS VERY FUN!)
go on pause and press up down left left left right down up up up up up up up down left right. do it 15 times I know this is long but it is worth it.
i love the game but i don't know how to talk to other online plates? can some one help me?
you right there is such code but only if you have gameshark and then go to the cheats and pick it and if it not there go to the gameshark web site
don't need it i have gameshark it has the cheat and let me tell you it is fun to play as a jedi my fav. darth vader and kicking the rebals asses! BOYA!
playing as a jedi is fun! ya theres a such code but only in gameshark. you need to get gameshark because playing as a jedi is VERY FUN!! my fav. is darth vader. i even killed luke skywalker about 11-45 times it fun to kill luke skywalker every day i play as a jedi!
hey every body cheat master has the gameshark code to play as a jedi!! he gave it to me and now i'm killing every body with mace windu!! its so cool to play as mace windu!
hell boy must sut up! ya every one i have the code but don't bother me to much about it! i'll tell you if you meet me in my space. ok.
you don't know it because only cheatmaster does. if you know it than tell me the code and let me see if it is right. if not you don't know. so hahahaha you don't know it
yes i do but it only for PS2 because you need a gameshark to do it. if you do get gameshark tell me and i'll tell you yhe code.
it dident work
how do you kill luke sky walker
whats ajedi cheat
How do you get invinciblity for this game on XBox?
You people are never satisfied are you hum! I think the game is very cool. But the 2nd one is much better because you can be heroes and villians. Good game not very good graphic but completed galactic civil war and clone wars!
Farewell
I would like to know if anyone knows how to install the PC CD-ROM onto the computor? the game was bought awhile back for my son,but at the time he was much to young to play it,and now he is much biger and i am having trouble geting it installed.Any help will be appreciated....Thank You
I play battlefront 1 and 2. I think its a grate came battlefront got me plaing other starwars game. If its good on ps2 it most be good online.
can i become a jedi in starwars battlefront