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The Good, the Bad and the Dark Side

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The Good:

Hey--it's Star Wars! Very cool to play in terrains from the films. And there's something both beautiful and ominous about turning around to see a gigantic AT-AT walker, silouetted in the sun, bearing down on you. The aiming and firing controls are top-notch and when you aim right you hit (none of the horrendous "I'm shooting but not hitting him" problem that plagues Socom 2). A little icon pops up when lag sets in, allowing you to re-think your strategy. And the vehicles are cool (but require some skill to fly). The awards given out at the end of each round are a nice touch and add a sense of humor (maybe on par with the terrorist chef in Zipper's game). The gameplay is fast--much more of an adrenalin rush than Socom. Like Dodgeball with Blasters.

The Bad:

Clans don't exist. And there's really only one game--a "Domination"-type game which has the serious potential of getting old really soon. The game is much, much more in the vein of "Unreal Tournament" and "Tribes: Arial Assault" than it is "Socom 2". It's worth noting, by the way, that those games are three years or more old already. Gamers today expect more sophisticated stuff. The "open mike" concept may work for chat rooms and cocktail parties, but hardly anyone is using it here (it smells like a gimmick) and more times than not you wind up hearing the sounds of some anonymous player chomping on his crackers while he/she's playing.

The Dark Side:

When I first posted this review I spoke at length about the problem with the sparse number of available servers. I promsied that if things changed I would retract my statements. Well, the folks at Gamespy or Lucasarts heard (I'm hoping) this common complaint and responded. Tonight there were many, many servers from which to choose and logging into the game was a breeze. I've edited my post here as promised.

So what, then, is the game's Dark Side? Well, with the server problem fixed there really isn't a dark side. Obviously I've made a lot of comparisons to "Socom 2". But I came to realize that Socom 2 and Battlefront are really two different games. Apples and oranges. They both serve different purposes in the online gaming world.

Don't expect "Star Wars: Socom". It's not, will never be and isn't intended to be. Likewise, if you like Battlefront and are thinking about trying Socom, you'll soon realize what I mean here.

Will it appeal to all of the Socom loyalists? Well, tonight (Thursday, 09/23) the Socom servers were at half their capacity. That hasn't happened in months-- if ever. In other words, roughly 15,000 people went somewhere. Yeah--probably to Battlefront. Will they stay with Battlefront?

Only the Force knows...

best star wars game ever!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Man this is the best star wars game I have ever played. I have played star wars games since I was little. I though the star wars games on nintendo 64 were great when I was little. These are a 100 times better. Extremely great graphics and sound. It has some of the best fighting I have ever seen. I hope everyone will like it!!!!!

Dan's review form Scotland

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is good. It has a lot of shooting and you get to be the dark side and the good side. It is 2 player and I battle my friend. You get to go to different planets where there are different guys to fight and you get to go in spaceships and vehicles.

i liked it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

star wars battle front is one of the best games that have been made on Ps2. It is not only fro star wars fans, it is also a great shoot em up game with heaps of different weapns and players to play as,worth paying the money for.

Fun in Short Spans.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT is a simulation game that allows the players to play various famous battles that occur in the STAR WARS movies. There are a wide variety of levels and though some are a bit more difficult than others, most are about the same difficulty. If you play the "Campaign" mode of the game, it doesn't take very long to beat (I beat it after only about 2 1/2 hours). The main reason I play this game is so that I can play with my family. Unlike the splitscreen version of HALO which places yourself against just one or two people, STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT gives you the option of placing your entire army against someone else's. This is a lot of fun and is especially entertaining and challenging when playing the "Conquest" option (which gives players various bonuses depending on how well they played before). In many ways, it's like a virtual galatic version of RISK. The only major negative thing about the game are some of the graphics: for instance, when trying to get a better view of what is going on in the screen I might try to move my character around to get a better angle, but what often happens is that instead of a better angle all I get is a see-through view of my character's body and no view whatsoever. Overall, this is a rather enjoyable game to play with other people and many STAR WARS fans will enjoy playing it.

For Any Gamer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

In my opinion this game is great. for those people that like thrid or first person view and love to, destroy, kill, and maul over people with vehicles this is the perfect game.

I for one can sit around and play this game for hours. the graphics are great, the aiming is a little twitchy but hey nothings perfect.

even people that arent to good at 1 player killing games. it matters not because you have an army either beside you or running to keep up with you.

For those people that have, friends, brother, sisters, or other family members this game is great because you can team up against the other team or fight eachother. this game is great for anyone.

ok at best...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

it's fun for a while. it's nice to drop in to legendary star wars battles like on hoth, but it gets old real fast because there really isn't a lot of depth to the game. if you are looking for a great star wars game, this isn't it... try knights of the old republic (I, not II it was cr@p) as it is a truly wonderful star wars game. this one's ok if you want to drop in with a couple of friends and blast each other with stormtroopers and the like. but no playing as jedi, that'll come in battlefront II. battlefront is an average star wars game.

Frustrating Game to Play in 2 Split Screen

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is an awesome game against the computer, but in split-screen, it is wildly unpredictable. Just because you kill 60 guys (my max) doesn't mean your team will win against an opponent who kills 20. Don't even think about piloting one of the aircraft... the controls are terrible. But if you like 1st person shooters, this is still one of my favorite games for the reason that where else will you be in a first person shooter with 50 characters on the field at one time!!

Fun game, but too short!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed battling the evil trade federation, or the evil republic, or whoever it is that I'm battling, but unfortunately, it felt like the Clone Wars were just too short. I don't know how many battles there were exactly, but it wasn't enough. I hope that when RotS is released, that they update the Clone Wars to include the battles that take place in that movie. Otherwise, the multiplayer games are fun, and I'm totally enthralled as I blow up my brother's Super Battle Driods.

A great game to play, but maybe prospective buyers should wait until RotS for any updates (no... I have no evidence if there will be one).

The best Star Wars game for PS2 ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is awsome! I would recomend this game to anyone who loves Star Wars. No two battles are the same! One problem: i rented the game for 5 days and i beat it in less than that amount of time. I would buy this game if i were you.

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