Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron is a video game in the Battlefront series for Nintendo DS and PSP. It was officially announced on May 26, 2009 and was released on November 3, 2009.

Story
In the campaign mode of the game, you play as a force-sensitive clone, X2, who is assigned to Jedi Master Ferroda along with his brother X1. The two have been known to be one of the best during the Clone Wars. After the Clone Wars, X1 joins the Galactic Empire, whereas X2 goes rogue, forever haunted by the memory of killing Ferroda during the giving of Order 66. He meets his genetic father, Falon Grey, shortly before his death at the hands of X1. Years later, Rahm Kota finds X2 and inducts him into the Rebel Alliance. After the battle of Dantooine, he forms the Grey Squadron. Before the Battle of Yavin, Kota inducts Shara, a former Bounty Hunter into Grey Squadron. At the Battle of Hoth, Shara and X2 board the Star Destroyer Avarice. While on board, X2 encounters X1, who has turned to the Dark Side. After their duel, X1 and X2 flee from the Avarice. After the Battle of Endor, X2 is given a lightsaber by Luke Skywalker and he begins training for the battle against his brother. He, Shara and the rest of Grey Squadron locate X1's base on Vjun. After exploring the Bast Castle and acquiring Ferroda's lightsaber and X1's holocron, X2 manages to track X1 to Mustafar, where Luke gets captured by X1 and Wookiee clones were being produced using Luke's genes as the template. X2 faces his brother one last time. After defeating X1, the Rebels leave Mustafar and the story ends with Han Solo reminding the band about the new hardships they would have to face in the future.

Gameplay
The game introduces multi layered maps, allowing transition from ground to space, and allowing the player's actions in both layers affect the whole battlefront. While the PSP version features character customization, the DS has preset classes. The customization feature is deeper than the previous game, Renegade Squadron.

The game is expected to have an expansive story mode, starring X2 and his evil twin brother X1.

In an announcement on starwars.com, which announced the story of the game, the platforms, and several other aspects of the game, it was also mentioned that the game will feature events from the original Star Wars Saga and beyond. This includes the game's storyline, but may also include events from other parts of Star Wars history.

PSP version
The PSP version of the game was developed by Rebellion Developments, who also worked on the previous title in the series, Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.

The final game itself includes three singleplayer modes; Instant Action, Campaign and Galactic Conquest. The Campaign mode includes three acts. The first act covers the Clone Wars and the rise of both X1 and X2, as well as the issuing of Order 66, the second act is set during the rise of the Galactic Empire, and during the Galactic Civil War, and the third act is set after the defeat of the Empire, when the remaining forces of the Empire are struggling to survive.

Instant Action includes three different capture-the-flag modes, and a Heroes vs. Villains mode, as well as the standard "Conquest" mode. Galactic Conquest mode now allows players to connect and play with another PSP.

DS version
The Nintendo DS version was developed by n-Space, known for the DS installments to the Call of Duty series, World at War and Modern Warfare. It features eleven campaign missions and up to four players via wi-fi connection. The game features no customization, but instead uses the traditional class-based system. It uses an isometric view, similar to a modern dungeon crawler.

The campaign mode follows the same story as the PSP version, however it is eleven levels long instead of twelve.

Unlike classic Battlefront games, Instant Action is played with only four players, usually one from each faction. There are three modes - Free-For-All, Team Game and Hero Mode. Games are won in space by destroying enemy ships to earn points, in capital ships by collecting R2 units, and on the ground by capturing command posts and killing enemies.