The Stars Aren't That Bright from Up Here
Star Wars Battlefronts 2. I'm really spoiling myself with videogames here (granted, this is also the week I bought myself a brand-new mp3 player and a new adapter :D) but what the hey right? Anyhoo...
The force is strong with this game. I sensed it from 4 months ago, when new dev screens came out, and I had to go to a doctor because of the massive jaw drop I experienced. Some new tweaks overe SWBF1:
-A.I. is more advanced (they dont blankly stare at walls while you shoot them anymore)
-Tanks are not as omnipotent as they were before (Blasters do pick damage while grenades stick and do some damage)
-You can play as Jedi Heroes (Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan, etc) and Heroes (Han Solo, Boba Fett, General Greivous, etc)
-Starfighter combat has been slowed down (mercifully) and given a facelift (by the guys who did Ace Combat no less)
-New Starfighter levels
-New story modes (with actual mission objectives!)
-Rebalanced character classes
-New class system (you have to earn a certain number of "points" to use the Officers and Special Forces)
-New medal system
The game now has an arcadey feel, which kinda feels awkward at first, but you get the feel for it after a few battles. The controls feel tighter, and there are control tweaks (up on the d-pad reloads, double tapping left issues orders, square toggles auto-lock).
The space battles are SWEET. Imagine going into a TIE Bomber, flying right into the enemy cruiser with two wingmen, barrel-rolling to avoid incoming missles, taking out their frigates, shields and life support systems before flying back to home base, switching to space-marine class, taking a transport and then wiping them out from inside their starcruiser. And it all plays like Ace Combat. It's that intense.
Story mode is nothing to write home about, but it works fine for me. Story mode covers the history of the 501st Division, also known as "Vader's First" from the Clone Wars all the way to the Battle of Hoth. The battles are objective based (on Utapau for example, you have to take control of Obi-Wan and beat General Greivous) and some of the missions are a bitch (the Kamino level and the Death Star stand out).
Not a world-shattering, mind-blowing game, but I like it anyway. Try before you buy.
For the last time, I AM NOT HAYDEN CHRISTIANSEN!!
Star Wars Battlefronts 2
Publisher: Lucasarts Ltd.
Developer: Pandemic
Genre: 3rd Person Shooter/Squad Shooter
ESRB Rating: Teen
Platform: PS2, X-Box
Length: Unlimited
Difficulty: Adjustable
photo courtesy of gamespy.com
The force is strong with this game. I sensed it from 4 months ago, when new dev screens came out, and I had to go to a doctor because of the massive jaw drop I experienced. Some new tweaks overe SWBF1:
-A.I. is more advanced (they dont blankly stare at walls while you shoot them anymore)
-Tanks are not as omnipotent as they were before (Blasters do pick damage while grenades stick and do some damage)
-You can play as Jedi Heroes (Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan, etc) and Heroes (Han Solo, Boba Fett, General Greivous, etc)
-Starfighter combat has been slowed down (mercifully) and given a facelift (by the guys who did Ace Combat no less)
-New Starfighter levels
-New story modes (with actual mission objectives!)
-Rebalanced character classes
-New class system (you have to earn a certain number of "points" to use the Officers and Special Forces)
-New medal system
The game now has an arcadey feel, which kinda feels awkward at first, but you get the feel for it after a few battles. The controls feel tighter, and there are control tweaks (up on the d-pad reloads, double tapping left issues orders, square toggles auto-lock).
The space battles are SWEET. Imagine going into a TIE Bomber, flying right into the enemy cruiser with two wingmen, barrel-rolling to avoid incoming missles, taking out their frigates, shields and life support systems before flying back to home base, switching to space-marine class, taking a transport and then wiping them out from inside their starcruiser. And it all plays like Ace Combat. It's that intense.
Story mode is nothing to write home about, but it works fine for me. Story mode covers the history of the 501st Division, also known as "Vader's First" from the Clone Wars all the way to the Battle of Hoth. The battles are objective based (on Utapau for example, you have to take control of Obi-Wan and beat General Greivous) and some of the missions are a bitch (the Kamino level and the Death Star stand out).
Not a world-shattering, mind-blowing game, but I like it anyway. Try before you buy.
For the last time, I AM NOT HAYDEN CHRISTIANSEN!!
Star Wars Battlefronts 2
Publisher: Lucasarts Ltd.
Developer: Pandemic
Genre: 3rd Person Shooter/Squad Shooter
ESRB Rating: Teen
Platform: PS2, X-Box
Length: Unlimited
Difficulty: Adjustable
photo courtesy of gamespy.com
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