nstead of making a
sequel to 2005’s
Battlefront II, EA
decided it would be
better to just reboot
the franchise and start again. To help
it do so, the publisher brought in the
talented developers at DICE, which
you’ll surely know from its insanely
popular Battlefield series.
As a result, 2015’s Battlefront is an
absolute blast to play, however it does
lack a single-player campaign, instead
opting to focus on battles that take
place throughout the Star Wars canon- such as the crucial battles on Hoth
or Endor. Later DLC packs were made
available and feature a fierce battle
on Jakku (an event that’s referenced
in The Force Awakens), as well as
skirmishes in Cloud City, the Death
Star and on Scarif, which features
heavily in the movie Rogue One.
What makes this game stand
out from other Star Wars battle sims
is its impressive audio design,
something which was iterated on for
Battlefront’s sequel that arrived in
- Much like the ‘classic’
Battlefront games, you can play as
heroes like Han Solo and
Luke Skywalker, and take
part in intense space
battles. These dogfights
are particularly thrilling
and where we spend
most of our time playing
the game. Q
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2015SYSTEM
Xbox OneDEVELOPER/PUBLISHER
Electronic Arts/EA DICEThe Force was reawakened for this classy series reboot
ABOVE Endor is just one of the many
famous battle locations to feature.
BELOW Intense dogfights between X-wings
and TIE fighters are thrilling. BATTLEFRONT
ABOVE Going over to the Dark side
to besiege the Rebel base on snowy
Hoth was just one highlight.11OXM SPECIAL
22 BBYLEGO STAR WARS III:
THE CLONE WARS
21 BBYTHE CLONE WARS:
REPUBLIC HEROES19 BBYEPISODE III:
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FALLEN ORDER3 BBY - 2 BBYTHE FORCE
UNLEASHED2 BBYTHE FORCE
UNLEASHED II4 ABY - 34 ABYBATTLEFRONT II
(2017)12 ABYJEDI KNIGHT II:
JEDI OUTCAST14 ABYJEDI KNIGHT:
JEDI ACADEMY34 ABYLEGO STAR WARS:
THE FORCE AWAKENS0 ABY – 5 ABYBATTLEFRONT
(2015)“What makes this game stand
out from other battle sims is its
impressive audio design”