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Over-hyped

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 40
Date: November 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you like console games (arcady feel, poor AI but with the flashy Star Wars characters and laser sounds) then you'll probably like this game. If not, and you are looking for a quality shooter (ala Battlefield2) this game just doesn't do it. I feel like these other reviews duped me into purchasing this one and will stick to PC Gamer magazine reviews for now on. For more mature, hard core PC Gamers I would recommend you stay aware from this one.

Boring!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 46
Date: December 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This has to be one of the most boring games I've ever played. I forced myself to finish it only because it cost so much to buy. The best part of this game is uninstalling it. If you want a war game, go get Battlefield 2, this is weak...

Do not buy this game if you have a x64 processor!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 24
Date: January 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I got the game for X-mas.. thought it was pretty good... until it started crashing.. crashing.. and crashing.. It got so bad my entire computer crashed.. and what did I have to do... Rebuild my damned brand new computer!!!!!!!! I had to refomat my hard drive and reload the OS (Win XP Pro) to get the damn computer to work again! Paid good money for a game that is not compatible.. they need a disclaimer it will not work with the most current computer technologies x64 processors, so don't bother with it. Lucas Arts is about money and hype, not about selling products that work. George needs to do some house cleaning!

disappointing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: January 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Great on PS2. Lousy on PC - the graphics are dingy and controls (with a USB gamepad) are lousy compared to PS2. Save yourself the hassle, and just get a PS2 and buy the game on that.

I can't review the game, but if you have Vista, forget it!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game will not work on Windows Vista. I called tech support, and they said that the game will not work with Vista, but I can try the "compatibility" mode. No luck there either. So, this may be a great game or not, but stay away if you have Vista. As a side note, the jewel case came cracked.

Spent 2 1/2 weeks of time to write this review.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 24 / 29
Date: November 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First, if you didn't like Star Wars Battlefront I then don't get Battlefront II - the jedi and space combat flat don't make a big enough difference. (Obviously that works both ways, so if you did like BF1 then you'll probably like II.)

The biggest pluses between BFII and it's predecessor are the space combat, playable jedi/heroes, and a much more dynamic and elegant HUD. However, after the first three runs the space combat becomes repetitive, (on 1 player - multiplayer is much better) and the playable jedi/heroes aren't quite as effective as you'd think they would be.

For instance, to block a shot you have to hit F and it takes a good deal of practice to do it and then jump right (is D, so you use your forefinger for both.)

Oh, and best way I've found to practice with jedi is to either reset a couple conquest maps to one kill = unlimited heroes, but I can't save these savings (couldn't in original BF either) so it is a bit annoying.

Also, while jedi are more/less ultimate melee and other heroes (leia, han, boba, jango) are ranged, the jedi control system ammounts to hacking your opponents (and any friends in reach of your saber) to death - not quite the glorious style of fighting seen in the movies. On the other hand I have absolutely no idea how they would have gotten anywhere near that finite amount of control, but it would've been nice to have a couple more moves.

Final thing on the jedi is that the a couple of the force powers (force choke/push/pull) are way more effective than others - especially when playing against comps - so you almost always end up with an overrepresentation of Darth Maul, Anakin, Aaliya, or Windu when playing the Assault (All-Hero) Mode on Mos Eisley. Also it can get quite annoying when you get people that "snipe" with powers (i.e. knock you over with force push) five or six times in a row since there's just about nothing you can do but get a snack and wait for regeneration.

The HUD (Head's Up Display) is much better than the first one - containing all the information you need in a much smaller and better aligned areas - but the changes (such as ammo in your aiming reticule) mean you can't go to third-person view (unless you're a jedi hero - not the non-jedis - which means you are always third-person.) This is fine with me, since I only came off of first-person mode on the first one when jumping, and I like the new HUD much better - although it will take a bit for BF1 players to adjust.

Another big feature is the graphics, which are incredibly better than BF1, but still not quite as good as many of the other games (Doom 3, F.E.A.R.) that are coming out around the same time. Along with the better graphics come some problems - dig around on any board and you'll see somebody asking why the space battles, tatooine, or various other things (i.e. picking up a flag, scoring a point, logging on to the wrong game, dying, touching your mouse, or sneezing) cause your computer to lock up and force you to manually restart. Fact is that I've run this program on twenty-five different computers (I raided all my friend's houses.) and every single one of them locked up and died at least twice. This is a seriously unstable program, and if anything cuts into it it will lock up. (For all those who are doubting me, the minimum system requirements I ran it on were: 2 Ghz Proc, 256 vid card, 1 Ghz RAM, with all the newest drivers and complete Direct-X 9.0c compatible Windows XP.)

However you can keep that sort of stuff from happening (a lot) by doing the following: GET THE NEWEST DRIVERS for BOTH audio and video. Turn off AIM. Don't be stupid and try to run other crap in the background.

Another great feature is the number of different modes - Hunt (think Scout Troopers versus Ewoks on Endor; Wampas versus Rebels on Hoth; and Jawas versus Tuskens on Mos Eisley), Capture the Flag (with 1 or 2 flags), Conquest (BF1-style capture the command posts or wipe out the opposing team), and Assault ( mormally destroy all kinds of junk/kill off the other team.)

But all that pales in comparison with the best thing BF2 did - your guys don't stop spawning! So even if you're down to 10 guys there'll still be 20 of your guys on the map to give you a fighting chance (anyone who has played BF1 understands how frustrating that was.)

Of course that brings us to the worst thing about BF2 - the AI is absolutely atrocious. Actually I hesitate to call it Articial Intelligence at all, as it's more of a "Charge-the-human(s)-blindly" mode, which should mean that a skilled player can act as the prey (since they ignore anybody else) and simply lead them back through your lines to allow your computer helpers to cut them to pieces.

But that whole scenario is based on the fact that your computer helpers ARE helpful - which they aren't. I've seen more AIs trying to run through walls, make "physically impossible" shots (i.e. through solid walls/under an arc of fire) in this game then any other FPS I've ever played - and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

None of the AIs on either side are useful in space battles - although since yours are stupider you will almost always lose - and if you run into any enemy heroes you can simply jump up and out of sight and they'll flat forget you - which is more than helpful if you're about to die, obviously.

Those are the two consistant problems that annoy me the most, but there are many, many more.

Another great feature of BF2 versus BF1 is the added classes of Commanders/Officers, (Clone Commander is flat SWEET!) although many of the BF1 players won't like the new Arc gun carried by the Dark Trooper.

Also - in order to balance the battle - the different classes of units can be restricted and have to be earned. (In example - you may have to have 4 points to play as a Dark Trooper, where points are kills/command points captured, AND there can be no more than 4 Dark Troopers at any time on the same map.) These settings both help and hurt, depending on how many people are in the battle, how attached you get to a certain unit, and how willing you are to start up your own game to get the settings you're comfortable with. (Note - some of the settings can't be changed, but most of them can be so it can actually be more fun to host - which is very different from BF1.)

As with BF1, the multiplayer is still the best part of BF2 - and still requires some serious speed in your connection. Cable/DSL and up is a must to play this without skipping - which is the kiss of death in a fast-paced game like this.

The Single Player was (kinda) overhauled, with the BF1 Galactic Conquest and Skirmishes joined by a Campaign that actually is a Campaign (unlike BF1.) As has been noted before the objective-based nature of the campaign can be horribly annoying, and even lead to an untimely death or two if you don't watch it/your objectives pop up at the wrong time - which, to me, is a big fault in a Real-time FPS, as it breaks up the action.

Also there is the (VERY reluctantly-given) point that the Campaign is completely non-historical in the Star Wars universe as the 501st legion ends up at Endor and all kinds of other places they "weren't at"... I know it'll annoy someone to no end, (I didn't notice it until one of my geekish friends pointed it out.) so figured I'd point it out.

Unlike BF1 there you don't have 2 maps per most of the worlds, which I like (and others don't), and you get all kinds of stunning worlds like Mustafar (lava-world), Mygeeto, Kashykk, and Polis Massa from Ep III.

But these come at an astounding price, namely Bespin: Cloud City and Rhen Var's Citidal - two of the most popular maps in BF1. In fact neither world is represented at all in BF2.

Other cuts that I've heard complained about are Naboo's Plains, Rhen Var's Harbor, and the new Genosis vs. the old Genosis - not to mention a lack of a second Coruscant map (like the Galactic Senate, which would've been really nice...)

No starfighters on land maps is one change I actually prefer, although again many others were complaining...

No prone (lying down) position is quite annoying at times, as is the fact you can't roll - so if you relied completely on those tactics in BF1 then you're going to have problems in BF2...

Basically BF2 is more like Battlefront 1.1 then it's own game, with more features in the end, but a lot of the good parts of the former game lost. This, taken with some of the game's quality control issues (locking up, sounding cutting off, controls fouling up, etc) and the lack of a truly different form make this one more a could-have-been game in my personal opinion.

Not that I'm going to stop playing it mind you - it's just that, after two weeks of constantly playing it I'm quite bored with it - which means it definately doesn't have the staying power of BF1, Doom 3, F.E.A.R., X-Wing, TIE-Fighter, Starcraft, Warcraft III, Galactic Civ, Age of Emp I/II/III, Battle For Middle-Earth, Medal of Honor, and perhaps a dozen others I'm forgetting that I was able to play for 3-12 hours a day for 2 or 3 months.

So I'd recommend that anyone who loved BF1 get it, anyone who's not sure buy BF1 for less $ and wait for this one to drop in price, or at least don't pay over $30 total for it - since most people I've talked to are thrilled with the game for the first week they play it, then it sort of tails off (not totally mind you, it just kind of enters the rotation of five/six good games until something newer/better comes along.)

In fact most of the 4/5 star reviews here you'll note are of people who have played for less than a continuous week (much less 2 1/2) or are absolute Star-Wars fans for whom LucasArts can do no wrong.

Oh, and yes I am a freak - but at least I'm helpful.

Hero vs Villains

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 29
Date: November 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Is the only part of the game i enjoy. The battles are lame, the graphics are lame, the gameplay is lame. Jedi Knight Outcast 2 was a better game and that was 5 years ago.

The Original Versus the Sequel

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

As good movies are award winning and loved by the fans while their sequels often lack the genius of the original, the same can be said about the follow up to the Best selling Star Wars game Battlefront I. Sure the game is fun; it has a lot of new wacky things do to in new maps with new characters and now heroes to choose from. You can be a Jedi, fly an X-wing in space and wreak havoc on a Star Destroyer -one of my all time wishes to do as a younger kid after seeing the Star Wars Trilogy for the first time. I myself also found the game a good stress reliever to take a Jedi and completely "maul" down the field -so to speak. However, there are just some things I didn't like about it.

First off, the quality of play isn't as good as the original- in my personal opinion. The original battlefront required some strategy, plotting of your next move and which unit to select for example. Battlefront II (BFII) lacks this: all I did everytime I played was select any ol' unit, kill a few enemies here and there, select a Jedi, mow the field, the end. Of course, as mentioned, that's a great stress reliever. However, I just liked the game grind and long term fun I have with Battlefront I.

I also lagged playing some maps in BFII due to the mass amounts of added and unneeded foliage and brush on some maps; there was just too much detail for my computer to handle. You can select your options to tone that down a little I suppose, but it shouldn't be that way, not on a computer that can play Battlefront I lag and glitch free. I couldn't even play four maps because they'd either lag my computer to a memory consuming submission, or glitched up the screen completely, unable to recover without a total shut down and restarting of the computer.

I noticed how every map was redesigned or added in to decrease the time of play: some paths of older maps were shortened or eliminated, a lot of maps include small tight quarters in which enemies will quickly just kill each other in a flash, etc. I just enjoy the war-like atmosphere of Battlefront I, a wide almost epic surrounding that truly represents battles from the Star Wars movies. Battlefront II didn't quite capture that as well as the original did.. So, if you like shorter battles on smaller maps with way more Grievous-slicing-down-troopers-with-four-lightsabers chaos, and you have a computer capable of handling the mass graphics without lag or glitchy problems, go for this game.

I wonder at times: if I saw a sequel to a popular movie, not as good as the original, before seeing the first movie, would I think the same way? Battlefront II IS fun, but I'm just more of a lover of the classics that I'm already accustomed to, that's all.

What is all the hype about?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 13
Date: November 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was debating between FEAR, Quake4, and this game. Bought this one because it was available at the time. Very disappointed in the gameplay. Nothing innovative. Feels like a 3-4 year old shooter. Even being able to play as various types from both trilogies wasn't enough to save this for me. The space battles were painfully repetitive, the ground battles were so-so, and the conquest mode was just plain dumb in its simplicity. Multi-player was enough for a little fun for a while. You will definitely get more bang for your buck almost anywhere else.

great potential, but disappointed so far

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: June 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i haven't played this game much yet (i guess that says it all), but here's my impression so far. this game is advertised for its great multiplayer, yet i had no such experience. for one thing, the maps are pretty bad. they're really small and the whole game simply feels like counterstrike with star wars graphics. sure, the graphics are really good, but what about the gameplay? well, at times it's fun, but here's my biggest complaint - WHO ARE THE ENEMIES? for god's sake, would it kill them to make it easier to see who's on your team and who's on the other team?? in a game like call of duty, each side has different uniforms so it's obvious. to make it even worse, servers use friendly fire. so i'm running around just trying to figure out who to shoot. some of the weapons are quite cool, but i had some problems. would it kill them to put in a description in the game of what weapons do what? i used the incinerator on people and nothing happens. and what all can those tongs be used for? what's going on?! granted i should probably read the instruction manual, but if i wanted to read, i'd read a book.

as far as the space fighting, the graphics are great, but the gameplay was TERRIBLE. i couldn't figure out how to find the enemies in the vastness of space, how to shoot them or anything. i think this kind of thing should be somewhat intuitive. i don't play flight sims or anything, but i can easily figure out how to fly a plane... if you make it intuitive.

on the plus side, the single player is good so far. i'm curious as to whether battlefront 1 is a better multiplayer game than this, but i'm not sure i want to spend the money to find out.

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