Star Wars: Battlefront II

Star Wars: Battlefront II is set to be released in November of 2005 for PC, Xbox, PSP, and PlayStation 2. It will have large space battles and even a playable Jedi class. It also has content and settings from Revenge of the Sith.

Features

 * Revamped single-player experience includes smarter AI enemies and allies, plus a greater emphasis on story told through open-ended mission-based objectives.
 * New space battles allow you to dogfight in X-wings, TIE fighters, Jedi starfighters and several other starcraft, or fight it out on foot aboard an enemy capital ship.
 * Special opportunities throughout the game for players to wield a lightsaber and use their favorite Force powers as a Jedi.
 * More than 12 new battlefronts 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. Although each battlefront will have one locale, there will be more total battlefronts.
 * 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.
 * A 6th class, known as the Commander/Officer
 * Wi-Fi (wireless) compatible, up to 4 players wireless multiplay (PSP)
 * Online multiplayer action for up to 24 players on PS2, up to 32 on Xbox or up to 64 on Windows (plus AI units).
 * Created by critically acclaimed developer Pandemic Studios (Star Wars Battlefront, Mercenaries).
 * Releasing November 1st, 2005, along with Episode III DVD.

Heroes
After accomplishing a task, such as capturing a certain command post, you will obtain the services of one of these Heroes to aid you. Each has a different ability and will last a limited amount of time. The time, represented by a lightsaber bar, will decrease faster if the player will do negative things such as spawn-camping and will decrease slower if positive actions are being done.


 * Darth Vader (Force Choke, Saber Throw)
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi (Force Pull, Saber Throw)
 * Darth Maul (Force Push, Saber Throw)
 * Yoda (Force Pull, Force Push)
 * Luke Skywalker (Force Push, Saber Throw)
 * Jango Fett (Westar-34 Blasters, Flamethrower, Wrist Rocket, Time Bomb, Jetpack)
 * Darth Sidious (Force Lightning, Force Choke)
 * Count Dooku (Force Lightning)
 * Boba Fett (EE-3 Blaster Rifle, Flamethrower, Wrist Rocket, Jetpack)
 * Mace Windu (Saber Throw, Force Push)
 * General Grievous (4 Lightsabers, Rage Ability)
 * Princess Leia (Sporting Blaster, Thermal Detonators, Invulnerability)
 * Han Solo (DL-44 Blaster, Fusion Cutter, Jetpack, Rally)
 * Aayla Secura (Two Lightsabers, Force Pull, Saber Throw)
 * Ki-Adi-Mundi (Force Pull, Saber Throw)
 * Chewbacca (Bowcaster, Guided Rocket, Time Bomb, Rage Ability)
 * Anakin Skywalker (Force Push, Saber Throw)

Galactic Republic

 * Clone Trooper (Blaster Rifle, Blaster Pistol, Thermal Detonator)
 * Heavy Trooper (Rocket Launcher, Blaster Pistol, Thermal Detonator, Mines)
 * Clone Pilot/Engineer (Shotgun, Fusion Cutter, Detpack Dispenser)
 * Clone Sharpshooter (Sniper Rifle, Blaster Pistol, Thermal Detonator, Recon Droid)
 * Jet Trooper (EMP Launcher, Commando Pistol, Thermal Detonator)
 * Clone Commander (Chaingun, Blaster Pistol, Dispenser Health & Ammo)

Confederacy of Independent Systems

 * Super Battle Droid (Wrist Blaster, Tri-Shot, Wrist Rocket)
 * Assault Droid (Rocket Launcher, Blaster Pistol, Thermal Detonator, Mines)
 * Pilot/Engineer Droid (Shotgun, Fusion Cutter, Detpack Dispenser)
 * Assassin Droid (Sniper Rifle, Blaster Pistol, Thermal Detonator, Recon Droid)
 * Droideka (Repeating Blasters, Personal Shield)
 * IG-100 MagnaGuard (Radiation Gun, Blaster Pistol, Dispenser Health & Ammo)

Rebel Alliance

 * Rebel Soldier (Blaster Rifle, Blaster Pistol, Thermal Detonator)
 * Rebel Vanguard (Rocket Launcher, Blaster Pistol, Thermal Detonator, Mines)
 * Rebel Pilot/Smuggler (Shotgun, Fusion Cutter, Detpack Dispenser)
 * Rebel Marksman (Sniper Rifle, Blaster Pistol, Thermal Detonator, Recon Droid)
 * Wookiee Warrior (Bowcaster, Grenade Launcher, Time Bomb)
 * Bothan Spy (Incinerator, Blaster Pistol, Dispenser Health & Ammo)

Galactic Empire

 * Stormtrooper (Blaster Rifle, Blaster Pistol, Thermal Detonator)
 * Shock Trooper (Rocket Launcher, Blaster Pistol, Thermal Detonator, Mines)
 * Imperial Pilot/Engineer (Shotgun, Fusion Cutter, Detpack Dispenser)
 * Scout Trooper (Sniper Rifle, Blaster Pistol, Thermal Detonator, Recon Droid)
 * Dark Trooper (ARC Cannon, Commando Pistol, Thermal Detonator)
 * Imperial Officer (Mortar Launcher, Blaster Pistol, Dispenser Health & Ammo)

Game Facts

 * Each faction in Star Wars Battlefront II will have a space-limited class called the Marine, the marines have Rocket Launchers, Blaster Rifles, and thermal detonators.
 * The Rebel smuggler is the Alliances' Engineer class. He will be replaced with a pilot on Hoth: Echo Base.
 * The Imperial Engineer will wear the same clothes as the Death Star Gunner with the black overalls and enclosed helmet.
 * Engineers/Pilots can Hijack enemy vehicles by using their Fusioncutters to rip open hatches and pull the enemy outside, then they can climb in and steal the vehicle.
 * All vehicles, including spacecraft, have a Critical hit point that depletes half their health. For example, the AT-ST's critical hit point is the "neck" of the walker where the cockpit meets the leg structure. For the AT-TE, it is the underbelly. The Critical hit point is hard to see and even harder to hit.
 * Players will be able to change the reinforcement count in Instant Action, from 100 to 1500.

Starships
Capital ships such as Star Destroyers will appear in space battles. It features a hangar that holds four ships. In each battle there will be either 1 or 2 capital ships for each faction. Inside the hangar is a turret control room. It is possible to fly across the vastness of space, land on the enemy capital ship, and man the turrets to shoot enemy fighters, other turrets, or even the hull of the capital ship you are currently inside.

Controls will be more akin to that of Rogue Squadron than that of the X-wing game series. The cockpit view, however, has been removed, most likely to better suit the combat maneuvers such as Loop-de-loops and barrel rolls.

Known Starfighters
Each faction (Rebels, Empire, Republic, CIS) will feature four different types of ships.


 * Bomber/Heavy Assault (Y-wing, TIE Bomber, ARC-170, Belbullab-22 starfighter)
 * Fighter (X-wing, TIE Fighter, Nimbus-class V-wing, Vulture Droid Starfighter)
 * Interceptor (A-wing, TIE Interceptor, Jedi Interceptor, Tri-fighter)
 * Troop Transport (Rebel Gunship, Sentinel-class Shuttle, LAAT Republic Gunship,  HMP Droid Transport)
 * The troop transports act as spawn points when docked, so a transport can land inside an enemy ship's hangar and spawn one faction's troops inside.

Planetary Vehicles
Confederacy of Independent Systems:
 * STAP
 * AAT
 * CA Tank Droid
 * Hailfire Droid
 * Spider Walker
 * MTT
 * HMP Droid Gunship

Galactic Republic:
 * BARC Speeder
 * TX-130S Fighter Tank
 * AT-RT
 * AT-AP
 * Clone Turbo Tank
 * AT-TE
 * LAAT Republic Gunship

Galactic Empire:
 * Scout Bike
 * Saber-class Fighter Tank
 * AT-ST
 * AT-AT

Rebel Alliance:
 * Speeder Bike
 * Combat Speeder
 * T-47 Airspeeder (Snowspeeder)

Battlefronts
In Battlefront II, there are no two maps that take place on the same planet (except Tatooine), save for space levels, as this adds more variety to the missions.

There are supposedly over 22 land maps in the game, and between 4 and 6 space maps. This means that Battlefront II has over five times as much variety as it's predecessor had.


 * Geonosis: Dust Plains
 * Hoth: Echo Base
 * Death Star: Interior
 * Dagobah: Swamp
 * Mustafar: Refinery
 * Utapau: Sinkhole
 * Tantive IV: Interior
 * Coruscant: Jedi Temple
 * Tatooine: Mos Eisley
 * Polis Massa: Medical Facility
 * Naboo: Theed
 * Kashyyyk: Beachhead
 * Yavin 4: Temple
 * Tatooine: Jabba's Palace
 * Bespin: Cloud City
 * Endor: Bunker
 * Kamino: Clone Facility
 * Felucia: Marshland
 * Mygeeto: War-Torn City
 * Space: Hoth
 * Space: Kashyyyk
 * Space: Tatooine
 * Space: Yavin 4
 * Space: Mygeeto
 * Space: Felucia
 * Space: Coruscant
 * Space: Endor
 * Space: Naboo

Objective-Based Gameplay
A new feature being incorperated is objective-based gameplay. According to previews, for a mission to be successful certain objectives must first be met. On the Tantive IV, security mainframes must be destroyed. On Utapau, General Grievous must be defeated. In a demonstrated space battle, the Tantive IV must be damaged. At EA Imagine, a story mode level was displayed, and on it was Mygeeto. On this planet, a city hall CP must be taken. Then there was 2 Anti-Air Turrets that must be destroyed. After that a small ray-shield generator must be destroyed. Following this there was a large, city-based shield generator that needed to be damaged, and a crystal within that had to be taken. Then the Clones needed to fight their way back to the gunships.

Commander/Officer Class
The new class has a bonus which allows him to command his bretheren much better than ordinary soldiers. For example, one may have the ability to reveal enemy tank and troop movements, making the commander's decisions the most reliable. He also adds a morale bonus to nearby troops increasing their effectiveness in battle.


 * Galactic Empire: Imperial Officer
 * Rebel Alliance: Bothan Spy
 * Galactic Republic: Galactic Marines Clone Commander
 * Confederacy of Independent Systems: IG-100 MagnaGuard

Campaign Mode
In the game, you will play as a clone trooper or stormtrooper in the 501st Legion Campaign mode. Your actions will determine the successes and/or failures of the legion. The campaign mode will take you to multiple planets, and the story will involve everything from the Battle of Geonosis, creation of the 501st, through Order 66, and explaining the creation of the Empire. The story will also reveal the transformation from the clone troopers to stormtroopers, and will take place in the timeframe from Episode II to Episode VI.

Creatures
In some maps, there will be creatures located in certain areas that will try to kill your character.


 * Felucia: Acklay
 * Geonosis: Reek or Nexu
 * Jabba's Palace: Rancor
 * Hoth: Wampa

Neutral Sides
On certain levels, there are three way battles between the two normal sides and a neutral side.

In "Hunt" mode you can play as either the neutral side or the hunters (ie. CIS or Gungans on Naboo, Ewoks or Galactic Empire on Endor, Gammorreans or Galactic Empire on Jabba's Palace, and Jedi or Republic on Jedi Temple.)


 * Jedi&mdash;Jedi Temple
 * Gamorrean&mdash;Jabba's Palace
 * Ewok&mdash;Endor
 * Gungan&mdash;Naboo
 * Jawa&mdash;Mos Eisley
 * Tusken Raider&mdash;Mos Eisley
 * Geonosian&mdash;Geonosis
 * Wookiee&mdash;Kashyyyk