Star Wars: Battlefront II | |
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Developer(s) | Pandemic Studios |
Publisher(s) | LucasArts |
Director(s) | Eric Gewirtz |
Producer(s) | Christopher Williams |
Designer(s) | Peter Dellekamp Siefert |
Programmer(s) | John Northan |
Artist(s) | Matthew Palmer |
Writer(s) | Michael Stemmle |
Series | Star Wars: Battlefront |
Engine | Zero |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Xbox |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Action, third person shooter, first person shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Aggregate scores | |
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Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | (PS2) 84.39% (Xbox) 83.52% (PC) 76.6% (PSP) 70.93% |
Metacritic | (PS2) 84/100 (Xbox) 83/100 (PC) 78/100 (PSP) 69/100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
EGM | 8.17/10 (PSP) 6.33/10 |
Eurogamer | 6/10 |
Game Informer | 8.5/10 (PSP) 7/10 |
GamePro | |
Game Revolution | B |
GameSpot | 8.1/10 (PC) 7.8/10 (PSP) 6.8/10 |
GameSpy |
(PC & PSP) |
GameZone | (PS2) 8.4/10 (Xbox) 8.2/10 (PC) 8/10 (PSP) 7.9/10 |
IGN | (PSP) 7.8/10 7/10 |
OPM (US) | (PS2) (PSP) |
OXM (US) | 8.5/10 |
PC Gamer (US) | 83% |
CiN Weekly | 92/100 |
Detroit Free Press |
Star Wars: Battlefront II is a 2005 first- and third-person shooter video game based on the Star Wars film franchise. Developed by Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts it is a sequel to 2004's Star Wars: Battlefront and the second game in the Battlefront series. The game was released in PAL regions on October 31, 2005, on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable (PSP), Microsoft Windows, and Xbox platforms, and in North America on November 1 of the same year. It was later updated to be backwards compatible for the Xbox 360. It was also released on the PlayStation Store on October 20, 2009, for download on the PSP. The PSP version was developed by Savage Entertainment.
The game features new vehicles, characters, game mechanics, maps, and missions compared to the original Battlefront. Unlike its predecessor, Battlefront II features a more narrative-based campaign, retelling portions of the Star Wars story from the point of view of a veteran Imperial stormtrooper, reminiscing about his tour of duty in service of both the Galactic Republic and as part of the Galactic Empire. Gameplay additions over Battlefront include the use of Jedi, additional game modes such as hero assault, and objective-based space battles.