Product ReviewsStar Wars: Battlefront (Sony PlayStation 2, 2004)

Wow! Fantastic Options!

We came to this game from the Lego StarWars series when our 6 year old was ready to take it up a notch.

Hard-core gamers would laugh at the shock to my system. I still haven't completely grasped how to handle the ability to control in three dimensions (3D). But this game makes me want to try!

I always liked Capture the Flag while growing up, so the basic game-play is great here. I love being able to jump in and out of vehicles and actually use them (to the best of my abilities)! I also love being able to choose the characters. It helps that you can actually go into options and change most of the buttons as needed. And the splitscreen playing is pretty good, too.

Graphics are pretty good, although there are a few transition/visibility issues that are distracting, particularly if you are close to objects, but I find that switching from 3rd person to 1st person view helps a lot.

There isn't a lot of plot to the game, but that isn't really the point of the game. It's to jump into the StarWars battles. And it does that well. Your character is only a small part of the battle, and it seems that the winning depends less on superheroics and more on what your character does to help the team. The battlefield is big and there is 'action' everywhere, but you only see the small portion where you are at... fairly realistic.

It is, by the nature of battle, a 'violent' game, but they didn't include any gratuitous gore that would make game play offensive. Like the forms of 'bad guy' 'good guy' that I played outside as a kid, when you die, you 'fall down' and have to go back to 'base' before you can rejoin the game.Read full review...

Star Wars: Battlefront

Ask any Star Wars fan and they will tell you that Star Wars video games have been going downhill since "Return of the Jedi" on the SNES with few excpetions. Only lately with games such as "Rogue Leader" and "Knights of the Old Republic" have fans been given a reprieve from the status quo of mediocre games. "Star Wars: Battlefront" is next in the line of good, albeit not superb, games of the beloved trilogy.

Gameplay: The bulk of the gameplay centers around a Star Wars version of "Capture the Flag". On each world that the Rebels/Empire, Clones/Seperatists, Gungans/Trade Federation, etc. do battle, there are five or six bases that either side can capture. You need to either capture all of the bases or kill all of your opposition in order to declare victory. On paper, a mix of Star Wars combat and Capture the Flag, doesn't sound all that appealing, but once you sit down and play, you'll most likely be sucked in and, before you know it, four hours of your life will have disappeared.

One of the nice things about this game is that you can choose which side you want to fight on in the "Instant Action" mode of gameplay. For each affiliation (Empire, Rebels, Trade Federation, Clones, etc.) there are numerous different soldier types that you can fight as. For example, if you decide to fight as the Empire as I like to do, (DIE REBEL SCUM! MUAHAHAHAHAHAH!) then you can fight as a regular Stormtrooper, a Darktrooper, a Scoutrooper, an Imperial Officer, or others. Each different soldier has different strengths and carryies a different assortment of weapons.

In addition to fighting on the ground, in each level you can also take control of AT-ATs, AT-STs, AT-TEs, TIE Fighters, TIE Bombers, X-Wings, Y-Wings, Snowspeeders, Cloud City Fighters (I don't remember their name), Skiffs, Landspeeders, Tanks, and just about anything else your nerdy little heart could desire. You can also take control of enemy vehicles and rain death down on their unsuspecting troops. Be warned though, although you have a great many vehicles at your disposal, none of them control particularly well and so therefore, you'll probably be spending the majority of your time wth this game on foot, laying waste to Rebel or Imperial troops.

Graphics: The game takes place on such notable Star Wars locales as Hoth, Yavin 4, Kamino, Geonosis, Tatooine, Endor, Naboo and others, so the environments are quite varied and, considering the scope of many of the battles, the graphics are a sight to behold. The explosion effects are quite nice as well. You'll also get a sneak peak at Kashyyyk, the Wookiee homeworld, which is said to play a part in Episode III.

Sound: Familiar Star Wars tunes and great battle sounds. The voiceover of commanding officers saying "Our reinforcements have been cut off!" or "Victory is imminent!" does get very repetitive after a while, but that's pretty minor in the grand scheme of things.

Misc.

-In each battle, whichever two sides are fighting always have the exact same number of troops. It would have been nice if in some battles, you were outnumbered, and had to formulate a strategy that would even things up.

-Watching your charater get hit with a grenade and go flying trough the air is great and NEVER gets old.Read full review...

Star Wars: Battlefront

Ask any Star Wars fan and they will tell you that Star Wars video games have been going downhill since "Return of the Jedi" on the SNES with few excpetions. Only lately with games such as "Rogue Leader" and "Knights of the Old Republic" have fans been given a reprieve from the status quo of mediocre games. "Star Wars: Battlefront" is next in the line of good, albeit not superb, games of the beloved trilogy.

Gameplay: The bulk of the gameplay centers around a Star Wars version of "Capture the Flag". On each world that the Rebels/Empire, Clones/Seperatists, Gungans/Trade Federation, etc. do battle, there are five or six bases that either side can capture. You need to either capture all of the bases or kill all of your opposition in order to declare victory. On paper, a mix of Star Wars combat and Capture the Flag, doesn't sound all that appealing, but once you sit down and play, you'll most likely be sucked in and, before you know it, four hours of your life will have disappeared.

One of the nice things about this game is that you can choose which side you want to fight on in the "Instant Action" mode of gameplay. For each affiliation (Empire, Rebels, Trade Federation, Clones, etc.) there are numerous different soldier types that you can fight as. For example, if you decide to fight as the Empire as I like to do, (DIE REBEL SCUM! MUAHAHAHAHAHAH!) then you can fight as a regular Stormtrooper, a Darktrooper, a Scoutrooper, an Imperial Officer, or others. Each different soldier has different strengths and carryies a different assortment of weapons.

In addition to fighting on the ground, in each level you can also take control of AT-ATs, AT-STs, AT-TEs, TIE Fighters, TIE Bombers, X-Wings, Y-Wings, Snowspeeders, Cloud City Fighters (I don't remember their name), Skiffs, Landspeeders, Tanks, and just about anything else your nerdy little heart could desire. You can also take control of enemy vehicles and rain death down on their unsuspecting troops. Be warned though, although you have a great many vehicles at your disposal, none of them control particularly well and so therefore, you'll probably be spending the majority of your time wth this game on foot, laying waste to Rebel or Imperial troops.

Graphics: The game takes place on such notable Star Wars locales as Hoth, Yavin 4, Kamino, Geonosis, Tatooine, Endor, Naboo and others, so the environments are quite varied and, considering the scope of many of the battles, the graphics are a sight to behold. The explosion effects are quite nice as well. You'll also get a sneak peak at Kashyyyk, the Wookiee homeworld, which is said to play a part in Episode III.

Sound: Familiar Star Wars tunes and great battle sounds. The voiceover of commanding officers saying "Our reinforcements have been cut off!" or "Victory is imminent!" does get very repetitive after a while, but that's pretty minor in the grand scheme of things.

Misc.

-In each battle, whichever two sides are fighting always have the exact same number of troops. It would have been nice if in some battles, you were outnumbered, and had to formulate a strategy that would even things up.

-Watching your charater get hit with a grenade and go flying trough the air is great and NEVER gets old.Read full review...

Star Wars Battles!!!

Pros
+ Choose between Good & Evil.
+ Be a part of epic battles.
+ Take the war online.

Cons
- Vehicle controls need work.
- You only feel like a small part of the battle.
- Online play is not so smooth at times.

Comments
This is a great Star Wars game & a lot of fun. Taking part in epic battles makes you feel like part of the universe. But it is easy to die sometimes until you get used to crowd control. 'Rogue Squadron' has better vehicle elements. Why couldn't they borrow those elements?

Verdict
Must have for Star Wars fans. Must play for anyone else. Excellent addition for any collection.Read full review...

I'm Not Gonna (Battle)Front - An Honest Review

Note: Please don't get this confused with the newer one. This is the older, 2005 PS2 version. To start it off, one of my favorite features in this game is that you can switch from 1st person to 3rd. The gameplay might feel a bit slow because you can't sprint in here, unlike Battlefront 2.

This game's Galactic Conquest mode is where most of the fun is found. You start on a planet and take control of each objective, entering battles in between. As you overcome them, you can attain upgrades, which make your conquest turn out more smoothly. To describe it in a silly way: You're pretty much playing Chess in Space, then your lasers go "pew, pew", and then you're all like "Hey look, I own this giant ball of mass, floating in nothingness. Neat."

Tbh, I'd have to only give this game only 3 stars out of 5. Imo, Battlefront 2 is better in almost every way. However, this title is good too since it's the first and foundation of the series.Read full review...

Verified purchase: No

the oldes are great play them

great game for its time and is still better then the new games I use an older system with vesta 32 bit system it is fun and if you miss the old games build a system to play them don't waste money on new games play the old onesRead full review...

First Person Shooter with Star Wars Flair!

Reviewed for Big Boss Games by: bargainzandmore

In a Galaxy far, far away...the battle between the light and the dark side continues.

Star Wars: Battlefront brings the adventure together in a spectacular first person shooter, choose your planet and let the battle begin.

Star Wars Battlefront lets you choose between the Empire, Rebellion, Trade Federation or the Clone Army. If you're a Halo fan this game could be for you, like any first person shooter you can only have so much fun playing against the A.I., and this is definitely a multiplayer game. You can fight up to sixteen players in massive online battles. Battlefront is available on the PC, XBOX and the PS2.

On a rating scale of 1-5, I'll give this game a 4. And may the force be with you!Read full review...

Good game

Ok, I am a star wars buff, but the game itself is a fun game to play. I am still learning how to shoot and move around even though my son beat the game already. He still plays it over and over. He is ready for #2.

Our favorite part of the game is being able to choose sides- good vs evil.
We have found that the evil side has better weapons and you have more choices on what you can do with your guy. We love the fact that you can get inside vehicles, and other machines to help the team win.

The sounds are awesome as well as the effects and the choice to choose which planet and war you want to fight on.

Trying to get the other guys bases, it is fun if you don't get killed by the other team.Read full review...

The Best Star Wars Battlefront on any system.

Best Star Wars Battlefront game ever made. Like the first one, it's more, but better. This was way before all of the micro transactions and paid DLC that the newer ones have.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: theperfectbloom

Star Wars Battlefront (PS2)

I bought this game used AND loved it!!! You don't have to be a Star Wars fan to fall in love with this first person fighter game. What makes this game unique to me is that your not stuck with a sigle figher or stuck trying to fulfill a mission objective, or in other words, theres no one telling you what to do................ Your teamed up with an army fighing along side you and if/when you die, feel free to choose a different fighter!! You can choose many different infantry no matter what side you choose as well as over 30 different vehicles to pilot as well as many different weapons at your disposal. You can take out the galaxy on foot for ultimate hand to hand combat or strike your enemy from a multitude of vehicles including one of my favorites, the AT-AT's. It doesn't stop there either.............but i don't want to spoil it for you.Read full review...