Star Wars Battlefront 2 (DVD-ROM) | 
 enlarge | From: LucasArts Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $12.95
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 6120
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp
Genre: Online Massively Multiplayer Games
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 32820
Model: LA32820
UPC: 023272328207
EAN: 0023272328207
ASIN: B000BD6AJG
Release Date: November 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Online multiplayer action for up to 64 on Windows (plus AI units). | | • | Revamped single-player experience includes smarter AI enemies and allies, plus a greater emphasis on story told through open-ended mission-based objectives. | | • | New space battles allow you to dogfight in X-wings, TIE fighters, Jedi starfighters and several other starcraft, or fight it out on foot aboard an enemy capital ship. | | • | Special opportunities throughout the game for players to wield a lightsaber and use their favorite Force powers as a Jedi. | | • | More than 16 new battlefronts on land and in space, including many from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith such as Utapau, Mustafar and the space battle above Coruscant. |
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Product Description
Star Wars Battlefront II takes you further into the battles that raged a long time ago in a galaxy far away. The compelling storyline spans more than 12 new locations, many from Episode III -- including volcanic Mustafar and the space battle above Coruscant. It also has the Death Star interior, classic space battles and the fight aboard the Tantive IV, Princess Leia's blockade runner seen at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode IV. All-new classic movie moments bring the adventure to life, while a revamped single-player&multiplayer experience includes smarter AI enemies and allies, with emphasis on story told through open-ended mission-based objectives. There's even new space battles allow you to dogfight in X-wings, TIE fighters, Jedi starfighters and several other starcraft.
Amazon.com Product Description
Star Wars Battlefront II takes the best-selling Star Wars video game of all time one Imperial-walker step forward with all-new space combat, playable Jedi, and never-before-seen environments straight out of the Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith movie. Fans of the original Star Wars Battlefront will also enjoy an all-new single-player experience that takes players through an epic, story-based saga where every action the player takes impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy. Battlefront II improves upon the original game's single-player experience with open-ended, mission-based objectives inspired from all six Star Wars films. The compelling storyline spans more than 16 new locations, many from the Episode III movie, including volcanic Mustafar and the space battle above Coruscant. All-new classic movie moments complete the Battlefront II experience, as players battle within the interior of the Death Star and visit Princess Leia's blockade runner, the Tantive IV, as seen at the beginning of Episode IV A New Hope. In addition, at certain key moments within the battles, players can earn the opportunity to wield a lightsaber and use the Force as a Jedi. For the first time ever, Battlefront players can engage in space combat and, during the same battle, board enemy ships to attack from within. Starting on foot inside a capital ship, players can enter the starcraft of their choice and travel into space to dogfight with the rival faction. From there, they can dock within the enemy's capital ship, overtake the ship's command posts, man its turrets to disable its shields and destroy it from within! Or, they can simply stay inside their own capital ship and defend it from attacks and enemy fire. The choice is theirs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
This is fun, but better on XBox November 9, 2007
Humble Gamer
I used to have an XBox with this game when it first came out, and it was a blast. The game itself is really fun. It is not realistic at all, but is more like an arcade type of combat. All of the soldier classes are balanced, and the game modes are fun. Plus, it's Star Wars, so chalk that one on top of all the other good things. I have tried the PS2 version with my cousin's PS2, the XBox version, and now the PC version, so I will sum up what is what.
I bought this PC version when my XBox broke down, and I noticed that it is not as good as the XBox version. The reticule has taken the largest hit, with some features missing, like a reload ticker for your guns and its a little block in the middle instead of a precise dot, making long-range aiming harder. The graphics are better, but not too much. It is much easier to aim with a mouse, but movement isn't as good as the console. Also, in galactic conquest, it is very hard to see the map for some reason. The XBox and PS2 versions are pretty much the same, with the PS2 having noticeably worse performance and graphics.
To sum it up, buy the PC DVD version of BF2 only if you have just a PC or a PS2 and a PC. Buy the XBox version first if you have an XBox at all. If you have just a PS2, then rent it to see if the performance hit is worth buying the game for. So, 1st Xbox, 2nd PC, 3rd PS2.
 A game I cant help but play too much September 29, 2007
B. Cotter (Ohio)
I originally bought bf2 for the ps2. Had the original for computer. BF2 was great then I got a copy for pc because my son wanted to play too by himself. The computer version is even better. Crisper images and better gameplay. The online play is really addictive and fun. But be careful. It is open to playing with less than pleasant and sometimes very bitter and angry people. Give it a try though you'll enjoy it even if not a star wars fan.
You need two individual copies if you wish two people to play online in same server room. Also its great because it only has to verify you have the cd/dvd at startup and then after you don't need to have disc in drive.
A great shooter which allows for variable gameplay and strategy.
Better than the first Battlefront, but still lacking September 6, 2007
J. Miner (UT USA)
Overall this is a fun game. The graphics and controls are a little better than the original Battlefront, as is the single player storyline. My favorite enhancement over the original playable Jedi characters. My only complaint is a couple of the levels are so insanely difficult I had to use a trainer to beat them. (Google for "Battlefront II trainer" if you don't know what a trainer is).
Battlefront Deuce January 24, 2007
Matt Oxley (Eastman, GA)
I just got this game, and so far i really like it---and it loads very quickly on my PC. GFX look great and the controls are intuitive out of the box for the most part. It plays well and seems to have no glitches other than a slight incompatibility with my widescreen monitor, but it only causes a quick flash of an incompatibility screen that dissapears after a couple second severy time you go into a 3d mode (ie load a map).
Also, if you find yourself in need of a nice gaming PC, contact me through amazon! I build the best
 A repeat of the first, with bonus features. A really big expansion pack January 17, 2007
Andariel Halo (Phenomynouss@hotmail.com is my real e-mail)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Just a year after the first Battlefront, another comes out. This game is massive on disk space, but it bears sharp resemblences to the original you'd find in a good expansion pack (like Yuri's Revenge to Red Alert 2).
There's plenty of fun features to play in this game, but not much you'd have already in the first one. The graphics are relatively unchanged, and the gameplay is almost exactly the same as the original save for a changed User Interface and other random nitpicks.
The Goods:
- An buttload of new things like levels, unit choices, unit skins (for the Republic and Wookiees and such), etc. New music from Episode III and levels.
- A campaign that actually has an interesting story, rather than randomly invading planets, the story tells a tale of the 501st Legion from their days in the waning days of the Clone Wars, to Order 66, to the rise of the Empire and their missions between episodes III and IV, a neat transition between movies, and between a regiment of all-clones to including some humans Stormtroopers
- Some of the missions have gotten creative in mixing and matching different sides against each other. For example, you have the Empire and its Stormtroopers fighting against a battalion of Clone War Droids re-activated by an Anti-Imperial person, Clones against Naboo guards, Clones against Rebels, etc.
- Air combat which was restrictive due to small level sizes is still a problem in ground levels, but there are new space battles, in which you have a greater amount of space to fly, boost, and attack enemy capital ships, even enter enemy ships on foot and attack their command center! Ship movements have been increased with barrel rolls, boosters, and sharper turning
- You can play as Jedi, and they are not grossly overpowered, so they are powerful, but can be killed if you're careless (unlike in the first game)
The Neutral:
- Levels from the first game are re-used in this one
- Planetary bonuses can now be purchased via a point system which can be used once and then re-purchased during Galactic Campaigns
The Bad:
- Lots of bugs make this difficult to cope with. Recommend getting all the patches and saving often. I've had experiences in which the game has crashed while I was flying my spacecraft in space.
- Galactic campaigns have been changed so as to have only one level per planet rather than two, effectively cutting the number of levels by a certain number (half of the original planets, plus new planets)
- Jedi/Sith have apparently become bloodthirsty beasts---their health slowly drains away unless you are constantly killing enemies. It drains much quicker than your killing arm can handle, so killing enemies is only a temporary boost in life. Otherwise being a Jedi is a five to ten minute experience at best
- The differences between this and Battlefront are minimal at best. This essentially amounts to a great expansion pack rather than a sequel, and the disk space it requires is outrageous.
- Game is too big and needy on system resources (compared to the first) to be casually played whenever in window mode (ps, to play game in windowed mode, create shortcut, and add command "/win")
- While naturally tough in the beginning, the campaign begins to get gradually more difficult no matter what difficulty settings you set, to the point of near insanity, demanding you perform countless tasks with a force of less than 100 infantry, while the enemies have an unlimited supply of reinforcements. Situations like these, as well as a highly powered enemy turns what were (as displayed in the movie) squash bouts in which the Imperials mowed down the Rebels in the siege of the Tantive IV, or the Battle of Hoth into bloodbaths which see you barely surviving by the skin of your teeth, while the Rebels continuously restock their men without end. It is perhaps the biggest downside of the campaigns, that the enemy always has an infinite supply of reinforcements, while you are given at best 50, and at worst 20, with occasional increments of 10 or 20 or at best 40 with each successful objective completion.
All in all, it is a great improvement on the first game, much like an expansion pack, but it does not change much, and has its own load of bugs to be dealt with that the first game did not suffer as much from. If you can get this cheaper than [...] dollars, you'd probably enjoy it, but I wouldn't spend too much on it
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