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Star Wars Battlefront II promises to take the best-selling Star Wars video game of all time one Imperial-walker step forward with all-new space combat, playable Jedi, and never-before-seen environments straight out of the Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith movie. Fans of the original Star Wars Battlefront will also enjoy an all-new single-player experience that takes players through an epic, story-based saga where every action the player takes impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy. Created by developers Pandemic Studios who worked on Star Wars Battlefront and also Mercenaries, Battlefront II improves upon the original game's single-player experience with open-ended, mission-based objectives inspired from all six Star Wars films. The compelling storyline spans more than 16 new locations, many from the Episode III movie, including volcanic Mustafar and the space battle above Coruscant. All-new classic movie moments complete the Star Wars Battlefront II experience, as players battle within the interior of the Death Star and visit Princess Leia's blockade runner, the Tantive IV, as seen at the beginning of Episode IV A New Hope. In addition, at certain key moments within the battles, players can earn the opportunity to wield a lightsaber and use the Force as a Jedi. For the first time ever, Star Wars Battlefront II players can engage in space combat and, during the same battle, board enemy ships to attack from within. Starting on foot inside a capital ship, players can enter the starcraft of their choice and travel into space to dogfight with the rival faction. From there, they can dock within the enemy's capital ship, overtake the ship's command posts, man its turrets to disable its shields and destroy it from within! Or, they can simply stay inside their own capital ship and defend it from attacks and enemy fire. The choice is theirs. The stellar online play that marked the original Battlefront returns even bigger and better for Star Wars Battlefront II. Players can locate their buddies and track their stats as they battle alongside more players than ever (up to 24 on PS2, 32 on Xbox, 64 on the PC). Star Wars Battlefront II feature a totally revamped single-player experience, which includes smarter AI enemies and allies, plus a greater emphasis on story told through open-ended mission-based objectives. But it's the new space battles that have got us all excited here at Silicon Fusion as the game allows dogfights in X-wings, Tie fighters, Jedi starfighters and several other starcraft, or fight it out on foot aboard an enemy capital ship. Also special opportunities throughout the game will include players earning the ability to wield a lightsaber and use their favourite Force powers as a Jedi. More than 20 new battlefronts are in place on land and in space, including many from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith such as Utapau, Mustafar and the space battle above Coruscant. Battlefront II will include all-new classic trilogy locations including the Death Star interior, classic space battles and the fight aboard the Tantive IV, Princess Leia's blockade runner seen at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. Five classes, one additional bonus class and specialized hero characters for each of the four factions: Rebels, Imperials, CIS and Clone Troopers. The game will feature more than 30 diverse ground and air vehicles, including many from Episode III such as the clone Barc speeder, new Jedi starfighter and V-wing. Three single-player modes now feature including Instant Action, an improved Galactic Conquest and the story-based Campaign mode and the online action has improved supplemental features, such as buddy lists and stat tracking. So Halloween will see the release of Star Wars Battlefront II and also Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith on DVD - it will be a day long remembered. May these screens be with you. John Grothier             Latest Images:		Related Games:  Star Wars Battlefront II for Xbox  12  Screenshots  1  Preview  2  Related News Articles Click here for All Game Information. Star Wars Battlefront II for PlayStation 2  6  Screenshots  1  Preview  2  Related News Articles Click here for All Game Information. Star Wars Battlefront II for PC  1  Preview  2  Related News Articles Click here for All Game Information.
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