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patience pays off

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I wanted this game ever since it was first released, but wanted to wait until the price dropped. Now, since Battlefront 2 (50$) is on the shelves I was able to buy this for just 15$ new! Glad I waited...it's a killer game too

SUPER COOL

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Originally I bought this game just to play on Hoth ( that was my favorite battle) but the other battles are the reasons why I"m keeping it. I'm a big gamer and I love star wars, and I wanted a fun star wars game. I played a game demo on the extra features disc in the trilogy collection. THe demo was of Endor. It was the coolest thing to hit the xbox system since Halo. There are super cool levels on Hoth, Endor, Geonosis, Tatoine, Naboo, Yavin 4, and others but one of my favorites was cloud city. This is a really cool game. Alot of people have been complaining that you can't play as a jedi, well there are other games that you can be a jedi. If you're only buying this to be a jedi buy rots or the second battlefront. If you're unsure on whether or not to buy play the demo on the special features in the trilogy set. If you buy you will not be displeased.

Live your favorite Star Wars battles!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Finally, a game that never gets old! No matter how many times you replay the same map, it's different every time. There are three gametypes in Battlefront: Historical Campaign, Galactic Conquest, and Instant Action. Historical Campaign lets you play through levels as they occurred in the movies. It's kind of interesting, but short and pretty pointless. Galactic Conquest is the best, because it allows you to choose a side (Empire, Rebel Alliance, Republic, or Seperatists) and completely conquer the galaxy. You choose planets to attack, and each planet you take over gives your troops bonuses, such as additioanl reinforcements, bacta tanks, Jedi heroes, etc. Galactic Conquest can be played over and over again without ever getting old. Instant Action simply lets you play any map as any side.

When you start a battle and select a command post to spawn from, you get to choose who you want to be from 5 possible soldier types: a regular soldier, a sharpshooter, a pilot, an anti-tank soldier, or your side's special unit. Other than the special unit which is unique for each faction, soldiers, pilots, and sharpshooters are basically equal in strength, firepower, and abilities for each side (a Rebel soldier is equal to an Imperial stormtrooper, a Republic ARC trooper is evenly matched against an Assault droid, etc.).

The units in the game are:
Soldiers (Rebel soldier, Imperial stormtrooper, Republic Clone trooper, and Seperatist Super Battle Droid): The soldier is the basic infantry unit, equipped with a blaster rifle, blaster pistol, and grenades (or in the case of the SBD, a wrist blaster, a tri-shot, and rockets). While effective aginst enemy infantry, they should not be used against enemy vehicles.
Pilots: The Rebel pilot is equipped with a spreadshot blast cannon, which is very effective at close range. Imperial pilots and Droid pilots both have grenade launchers, and the Clone pilot has DN bolt caster which fires a bolt of electricity and can be charged to do more damage. All pilots regenerate the health of the vehicle they're piloting, and the fusion cutter can be used to repair vehicles, turrets, and droids. Pilots can also give ammo and health to other soldiers on the battlefield.
Anti-tank (Rebel Vanguards, Imperial Shock Troop, Republic ARC trooper, and Seperatist Assault Droid): All anti-tank soldiers are equipped with missle launchers which are used to engage enemy vehicles or groups of soldiers, and they can set traps with their land mines.
Snipers (Rebel Marksman, Imperial Scout trooper, Republic sharpshooter, and Seperatist Droid sniper): Sniper rifles are long-range and very accurate, and can take down an enemy in one or two shots. However, they fire slowly and have small magazine capacities. They are of little use at close range. Snipers are also equipped with recon droids that can quickly explore the battlefield and call in orbital strikes.

The faction-specific units are:
Wookiee Smuggler (Rebels): The smuggler has the most hit points of any unit, and is equipped with a bowcaster that can fire single shots or can be charged up to fire multiple shots at once to cover a large area. Wookiees can also plant time bombs which are nasty little surprises for the enemy.
Dark Trooper (Empire): Dark troopers have jet packs that they can use to jump across the battlefield at great speeds. Though they use up a lot of fuel for each jump, the jet pack can come in very useful when you're surrounded and need a quick getaway. The Dark troopers blast cannon fires like a shotgun, sending five shots in random directions, which is very deadly at close range.
Jet Trooper (Republic): Like the Imperial Dark trooper, the Republic's Jet trooper is equipped with a jet pack. However, the jet trooper is able to fly rather than jump, though he moves much slower. This allows the jet trooper to "hover" and move more precisely than the Dark trooper. The EMP launcher will instantly kill a droid, but it is slow to load and you cannot carry very much ammo.
Destroyer Droid (Seperatists): This is easily my favorite unit in the entire game. The Droideka can roll into a wheel to move across the ground very quickly, and when it unfolds, it has a shield generator and powerful repeating blasters. With its shield up, it is nearly invincible. A single droideka can easily withstand an onslaught of Republic soldiers, and they work even better in groups.

Once the game starts, it's non-stop destruction and mayhem. There's never a dull moment, because once you clear an area of the enemy, they're on top of you again in no time. There are hiding places, but you should only take cover to reload and get your bearings, because if you don't keep moving, the enemy will find you. Each side has about 20 units fighting at once, and 200-250 reinforcements that are used when you or your fellow soldiers die and respawn. The object of a battle is to kill all the enemy units until their reinforcements run out, or to capture all of the command posts before all of your own reinforcements are gone. It sounds pretty simple, but once you get into the middle of a battle, everything becomes chaotic and it's all you can do to simply survive. There are ten different planets to choose from (Bespin, Endor, Kamino, Geonosis, Hoth, Kashyyyk, Yavin 4, Tatooine, Naboo, and Rhen Var) and sixteen different locations to fight in. Each map is different and you must use different strategies to achieve victory. I don't have Xbox Live, but I'm sure playing online would make the game ten times better.

PROS:
-Great graphics and sound on realistic environments.
-Lots different vehicles, from Imperial AT-ATs and AT-STs to Republic AT-TEs and Seperatist Spider Walkers, as well as flying vehicles, such as TIE fighters and X-wings.
-Lots of levels on ten diverse planets.
-No two battles are ever the same, because there's no set way to win a battle: it's all up to you.

CONS:
-On certain levels, your skill and how well you fight will often have very little effect on the outcome, because the rest of your team is doing terribly. Once on the Platforms level on Bespin, I was playing as the Rebels and had 104 kills and 6 deaths, and my side still lost the match.
-The Republic is not at all evenly matched with the Seperatists. Droidekas are often nearly impossible to beat. If you play as the Republic, be prepared to have a very tough time. Likewise, if you play as the Seperatists, it's easy to win.
-It's often obvious who the winner is going to be on some maps before the game even starts. On Hoth and Rhen Var during the Galactic Civil War, the Empire has a better chance of winning because they have AT-ATs. On Rhen Var and Geonosis during the Clone Wars, the Republic has a very good chance of winning because they have AT-TEs. That's not saying that if you play those levels as the disadvantaged side you won't win; anything is possible if you employ the right strategies.

Star Wars: Battlefront is one of best Xbox games available. It will give you hours of enjoyment, and it rarely gets boring. If it's too difficult, switch it to easy mode, and if you're constantly winning and nobody can defeat you in battle, put it on hard mode to truly test your skills. This is a great game that won't come out of your Xbox for days or even weeks, and I recommend it to everyone, even if you're not a Star Wars fan.

the most fun you will ever have with clothes on

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Star Wars Battlefront is the most entertaining video game I've ever played and I don't really consider myself a "gamer." They say it is a "rip off" of Battlefield 1942. Well, too bad that is not as good as this one and I hate playing video games on the computer because I hate the keyboard and mouse.

This game is so great, that Thomas Hardy will curse you and your children (ROB HALFORD IS GAY and Thomas Hardy never liked them queers.)

One HELL of a video game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Star Wars Battlefront is by far my favorite video game of all time. I could spend hours playing this classic. I remember the first time I played it I surprisingly did not like it but after some practice and playing it with my friends, I began to like it. I borrowed it from my friend and kept it for about three months until I had to give it back and apologize to him about keeping it for so long.

Star Wars Battlfront is the best star wars game out there. Since I detest role playing games, Knights of the Old Republic is a stinker, especially when compared to this.

Battlefront is basically a party game, to be played with friends or online. It is very exciting and is a great game to played with headphones on and wild bebop playing in your ears and an explosive battle in front of you and the soldier (usually a stormtrooper for myself) you control.

I would obviously recomend renting this one first but I wouldn't because you'd have one hefty late fee since it would be a heartbrake and a tear before you would let this dear friend go back...so buying it, especially at this new low price is the way to go. (If only I had $25)

Play this and you'll see what I mean and hope for a sequel.

Adequate, but not exemplary

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This Xbox game is for the most part an adequate, first person play with lots of realistic graphics and options. I enjoy the opportunity to play each level with a different class of character from the movie. The levels get somewhat tiresome, however, as they are tied exclusively to the movies. It would be better if they had a random play generator that would offer play without ties to the feature films. The controls, once you get used to them, are great and comparable to other first person play. I don't, however, find the aerial combat options adequate. Controlling aircraft isn't easy and combat is even more difficult. I bought this game for less than $20, and for that price, it's adequate play. Would I buy it again? Sure, but I wouldn't have paid the suggested retail.

Fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a really fun game especially if you play against another person. I just wish there were more locations to fight over. How about the Rebel Blockade Runner or the Death Star!

Finally, a Star Wars game I can fully enjoy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ask my little brother, and he'll tell you that I will not play Star Wars games. The last one I truly played was Rogue Leader--we have some others, but the glitchiness and escort missions annoy me to death.

This game, however, has none of that. Well, maybe some slight glitchiness, but it's barely noticable.

Battlefront is a straight action game, and I think that's what I love most about it. For once, there's no mission to protect this craft/person/structure: It's a seek-and-destroy, all-out battle between two factions, and it's awesome. The only thing close to a mission is the need to capture command posts, but it doesn't hinder gameplay at all. I play with my brother every weekend (the only time I'm near the game), and never get bored, which is more than I can say for every other SW game I have ever played.

By the way, fighting side-by-side with Darth Vader is the coolest thing ever.

Even if you're not a fan of Star Wars (like, say, me), you owe it to yourself to try this game out. It might surprise you.

Pretty Cool

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is much better than any other star wars game I've played. It's cool to play as different people and be involved in different battles from the movie. You can get in most vehicles and even be a destroyer droid. One of the downsides, though, is the weird vehicle controls. But overall this game was pretty cool. (I'd pay 10-15 bucks for it)

Amazing Star Wars action... while it lasts

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have played this game for a couple of weeks, and it's done (and I don't have time to play that much). However, it was good while it lasted. Amazing graphics, very addictive action shooter. Any one who has seen all the Star Wars movies will love this game, where you can live all the epic battles of this saga. Playing split screen is fun, but do it on a 25'' TV, at least, otherwise you'll have to bring your chairs closer to it. Can't say anything about multiplayer, cause I don't live on the US.

In the overall, it would be a classic, if it wasn't too short.

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