Star Wars: Battlefront

Star Wars: Battlefront is a third/first-person shooter (interchangeable) video game based around battles featured in the Star Wars movies. It was developed by Pandemic Studios and Lucas Arts, and released on September 20, 2004 for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC, the same day as the release of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD set. You can either play Battlefront online with up to 16 players, or offline with up to 2 players.

Gameplay
The game features four main factions from both the Prequel and the Classic trilogies. They are: the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems (Separatists) of the prequel era, and the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire of the classic trilogy. However, factions can only play their historical adversary; there can't be any Rebel vs. Separatist fights, for example. Within each unit, five different classes of characters become available. Four of the classes are fairly similar for each faction: a basic infantry soldier (a Super Battle Droid for the Separatists), an Anti-vehicular trooper with a rocket launcher of some sort, a pilot, and a sniper. The fifth class is different for each faction. The Imperials have the Dark Trooper, with a jetpack which enables short but high jumps, plus a blast cannon (similar to a shotgun), a pistol and grenades. The Republic has the jet trooper, with a jetpack, which enables long-distance traveling and strafing while sacrificing speed and height, an enhanced pistol, grenades and an EMP launcher. The Separatists have the droideka, which is a powerful 2-mode droid which can roll up into a ball for traveling, and deploy into a scorpion-like shape where it can use twin repeating blasters and a personal deflector sheild. The Rebels have the Wookiee smuggler, with extra health, time-bombs, a bowcaster, and a grenade launcher.

Jedi heroes are featured in the game: the Rebel Alliance gets Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader wields his lightsaber for the Empire, Mace Windu fights along with the Republic, and Count Dooku is with the Separatists. Jedi characters appear but are not playable; they may only be your allies in battle, under certain circumstances.

There are also non-playable characters (NPCs): Tusken Raiders roam the Dune Sea of Tatooine, Jawas patrol the streets of Mos Eisley, Ewoks inhabit the jungle of the forest moon of Endor, Gungans battle on the Naboo Plain, Wookiees defend Kashyyyk and Geonosians aid the Separatists on Geonosis. A later Xbox Live patch added the Tatooine: Jabba's Palace level, in which Gamorrean guards are the indigenous species. They attack both factions.

There is a playable Xbox demo on the Star Wars Trilogy bonus DVD. The demo gameplay is limited to a Battle of Endor level, and is slightly different to that of the actual game. A PS2 demo was also released with Sony's PlayStation magazine. It also only featured the Battle of Endor. A glitch in this demo was that the Rebel Wookiee Warrior class commanded orders in Basic, rather than growls.

Playable vehicles and ships

 * AT-ST walkers
 * AT-AT walkers
 * TX-130T fighter tank
 * X-wing starfighters
 * Y-wing starfighters
 * 74-Z speeder bikes
 * T-47 Snowspeeders
 * LAAT/i gunships
 * AT-TE walkers
 * TX-130S fighter tank
 * MAF gunships
 * Vulture Droid Starfighters
 * Aethersprite-class light interceptors (known in the game as Jedi starfighters)
 * Nantex-class starfighters (known in the game as Geonosian starfighters)
 * TIE Fighters
 * TIE bombers
 * Gian speeder
 * Desert skiffs
 * Rebel combat speeders
 * Kaadus
 * IG-227 Hailfire Droids
 * OG-9 Homing Spider droids
 * AAT tanks
 * STAP platforms
 * Tauntauns

In addition to the above, various blaster turrets and emplaced guns are available on various maps. These vehicles have many capabilities from the movies - a Republic Gunship can carry up to hold five people, and Rebel Snowspeeders are able to launch a tow cable out of the rear of the vehicle to trip up AT-ATs.

Clone Wars Campaign
The Trade Federation has blockaded the peaceful planet of Naboo but the native Gungan Grand Army opposes them. The Gungans make use of Fambaas with Shield Generators to protect their troops and Kaadus to carry their Gungans while the Trade Federation has AATs and STAPs. The Trade Federation must kill the Fambaas to destroy the shield.
 * The Battle of the Grassy Plains:

The citizens of Theed have gotten tired of the Federation's occupation and are trying to retake the city. They have sent city guards to deal with the battle droids. The Trade Federation's Droidekas and Battle Droids must crush all resistance and keep the city in line.
 * Rebellion in Theed:

Count Dooku's CIS has invaded Kashyyyk with B1 Battle Droids, Droidekas, and B2 Super Battle Droids. The Wookiees on Kashyyyk attempt to resist. The droids must eliminate all resistance.
 * Aggressive Negotiations:

The Republic has obtained a new clone army to challenge the Separatists. Their first mission to Geonosis is to save Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Padmé Amidala. The Republic must defeat the CIS in the first battle of the great Clone Wars.
 * The Battle of Geonosis:

The Confederacy has attacked the cloning center Kamino. The Republic must defend it.
 * Assault on Kamino:

Count Dooku has set up a long range sensor station on Rhen Var so a legion of clone troopers and a few AT-TEs have been sent to Rhen Var to capture the station. They must destroy the droids and regain the planet.
 * Mountaintop Defenses:

The Confederacy has launched a desperate attack on the Wookiee homeworld. The clones must take back Kashyyyk.
 * The Battle of Kashyyyk

Galactic Civil War Campaign
The Empire now rules the galaxy but the plans to the Death Star have been stolen and there is legion of Rebels on Tatooine. Stormtroopers have been sent to exterminate them.
 * Desert Extermination:

The droids with the stolen plans have escaped. Now, Vader leads his troops into Mos Eisley against the Rebels.
 * Siege of Mos Eisley:

The Rebels on Rhen Var have been attacked by the Empire. They must defeat the Imperials in order to hold the planet.
 * Sabotage at Rhen Var:

The Empire has discovered a rebel base on the moon of Yavin 4. They have sent a legion of stormtroopers to kill all the Rebel soldiers.
 * Assault on Yavin 4:

The Death Star has been destroyed and all of the escape pods have landed on Yavin 4 near a rebel base. The Rebellion now must had to hold off all the stormtroopers until evacuation is complete.
 * The Fall of Yavin 4:

The Empire has found the Rebellion's new base on Hoth and it had a shield generator. The Empire sent down AT-ATs and stormtrooper, but the Rebels are fighting back. They must defeat the Imperials and escape Hoth.
 * The Battle of Hoth:

A legion of Rebel Soldiers has been sent to Cloud City on Bespin to retake the city. The Rebel Soldiers kill all of the Stormtroopers and retook the city.
 * The Liberation of Cloud City:

A mining platform on Bespin owned by the Empire has been attacked by the Rebel Alliance. They must fight and take it from the Empire.
 * Battle in the Clouds:

A second Death Star has been built. The Rebels have sent a squad of men down to Endor to combat the Imperials and destroy the bunker. They must destroy it, which would bring freedom to the Galaxy.
 * The Battle of Endor:

Galactic Conquest
Galactic Conquest allows the player to choose a faction and use it to conquer the galaxy. As a result, it is considered to be non-canon.

1. Rebels - Birth Of The Rebellion

2. Empire - Dark Side Rising

3. Republic - Attack Of The Clones

4. CIS - Revenge Of The Sith

5. Rebels/Empire - The Galactic Civil War

6. Rebels/Empire - A Galaxy Divided

7. Republic/CIS - The Clone Wars

8. Republic/CIS - Balance Of The Force

Instant Action / Multiplayer Maps
Players may play battles by themselves in Instant Action or play with up to 16 players in multiplayer maps via Xbox Live, PC servers, or on the same Xbox/PS2.

Sequels
Star Wars: Battlefront II was released on November 1st, 2005 on the PS2, Xbox, PSP, and PC platforms. On the 10th May 2007, LucasArts announced a PSP exclusive addition to the Star Wars Battlefront series, Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron, which is to be released in the Autumn of this year.

Inconsistencies with Star Wars continuity
There are many major canonical inconsistencies in the Star Wars: Battlefront series. Most of the errors are simply game mechanics though.


 * Clone troopers wear an armor colored according with their function. That means no issue with regular troopers, ARC troopers, and clone pilots, but affects the red and green-colored armor. It could be assumed that all jet troopers are sergeants and all snipers are captains, but that would imply an overpopulation of captains in the battles. There is also the fact of all NPC troopers obeying orders given by players regardless of their troop type. In the Star Wars movies, their color is by rank, not class.
 * All vehicles and similar items are drivable, which means that Hailfire droids, Homing Spider droids and droid starfighters don't move on their own until another droid jumps inside to pilot it. The canon versions of the above mentioned vehicles have a droid brain and behave like normal droids.
 * Imperial dark troopers (phase II appearance) are soldiers with power armor, they give orders and cry out when they are hit as stormtroopers do. Also, dark troopers are seen in a battle prior to their development, the Battle of Yavin Base. In the real Star Wars Universe, they are only droids and explode when hit.
 * Vehicles like AT-ATs can be boarded instantly from ground level. As shown in Episode VI, they need special loading platforms to be boarded, and even then it is not a matter of moments from boarding to driving.
 * Some ships and guns have the wrong sound and laser color.
 * The heroes (Count Dooku, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Mace Windu) have the wrong lightsaber hilts.
 * The Cloud City Reactor core is Incomplete.
 * Battle Droids and Droidekas use Bacta tanks and medical droids to heal, wheras these wouldn't normally have any effect on them.
 * In the Galactic Civil War campaign, Darth Vader is in Mos Eisley, but in the film he was on the Death Star while that was happening.
 * Darth Vader was also supposed to be unable to return to the planet due to emotional problems, as stated in the end of Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader. However, Battlefront was released before this was established.
 * The Raid in Theed takes place after the Great Grass Plains Battle even though in truth it occured a few days before.

Unit types

 * Trooper: Basic Soldier
 * Sniper: Long-Range, Anti-Infantry
 * Pilot: Pilot Unit, Vehicle Commander
 * Heavy: Anti-Vehicle, Poor Accuracy
 * Special: Commander/Leader Unit

Units
Republic Units:
 * Clone Trooper
 * Clone Sharpshooter
 * Clone Pilot
 * ARC Trooper
 * Jet Trooper

CIS Units:
 * Super Battle Droid
 * Assassin Droid (Standard Battle Droid)
 * Pilot Droid(Blue Shoulder Battle Droid)
 * Assault Droid (Security Red Shoulder Battle Droid)
 * Droideka

Rebellion Units:
 * Rebel Soldier
 * Rebel Marksman
 * Rebel Pilot
 * Rebel Vanguard
 * Wookiee Smuggler

Imperial Units:
 * Stormtrooper
 * Scout Trooper
 * Imperial Pilot
 * Shock Trooper
 * Dark Trooper

Cut content
There is cut vehicle content that has been left in the game. This includes:


 * AT-PT
 * AT-XT
 * Sentinel-class landing craft
 * Multi-Troop Transport
 * ARC-170
 * AT-RT
 * N-1 Starfighter
 * K-wing
 * Imperial AAT
 * Imperial LAAT/i
 * Along with more models from ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars (video game)

Some reasons behind this may be issues of balance. Most likely, LucasArts did not want Episode III content revealed so early (one example is the Kashyyyk: Docks map (Kachirho) which, at the time, could not be identified).

Trooper variations
The following are troops that change skin on certain maps:

Galactic Empire:
 * Scout trooper-Hoth, Rhen Var - Snowtrooper
 * Stormtrooper-Hoth, Rhen Var - Snowtrooper
 * Shock trooper-Hoth, Rhen Var - Snowtrooper
 * Imperial Pilot-Hoth, Rhen Var - AT-AT Pilot

Rebel Alliance:
 * Rebel Soldier - Hoth, Rhen Var - Hoth uniform
 * Rebel Vanguard - Hoth, Rhen Var - Hoth uniform
 * Rebel Marksmen - Hoth, Rhen Var - Hoth uniform
 * Rebel Pilot - Hoth, Rhen Var - Hoth uniform
 * Wookiee - Hoth, Rhen Var - Snow covered fur

Galactic Republic:
 * All Troops on Random Maps

CIS:
 * All Droids on Random Maps

Characters

 * Count Dooku
 * Mace Windu
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Darth Vader
 * Yoda (movie clip only)
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi (movie clip only)
 * Darth Sidious (movie clip only)
 * Nute Gunray (movie clip only)
 * Rune Haako (movie clip only)
 * Padmé Amidala (movie clip only)
 * Captain Panaka (movie clip only)
 * Qui-Gon Jinn (movie clip only)
 * Ki-Adi-Mundi (movie clip only)
 * R2-D2 (movie clip only)
 * C-3PO (movie clip only)
 * Wilhuff Tarkin (movie clip only)
 * Chewbacca (movie clip only)
 * Han Solo (movie clip only)
 * Lando Calrissian (movie clip only)
 * Boba Fett (movie clip only)

Droid models

 * B1 Battle Droid
 * B2 super battle droid
 * Droideka
 * Astromech Droid (movie clip)
 * Protocol droid (movie clip)

Locations

 * Bespin
 * Cloud City
 * Platforms
 * Endor
 * Bunker
 * Geonosis
 * Spire
 * Hoth
 * Echo Base
 * Kamino
 * Tipoca City
 * Kashyyyk
 * Islands
 * Docks
 * Naboo
 * Theed
 * Plains
 * Rhen Var
 * Harbor
 * Citadel
 * Tatooine
 * Dune Sea
 * Mos Eisley
 * Jabba's Palace (Xbox Live patch and PC patch)
 * Yavin 4
 * Temple
 * Arena

Species

 * Human
 * Gungan
 * Kaadu
 * Fambaa
 * Wookiee
 * Geonosian
 * Tusken Raider
 * Sarlacc
 * Jawa
 * Tauntaun
 * Ewok
 * Gamorrean (patch)
 * Neimoidian (movie clip only)
 * Cerean (movie clip only)

Vehicles

 * 74-Z Speeder Bike
 * Single Trooper Aerial Platform
 * Rebel combat speeder
 * TX-130S Fighter Tank
 * Armored Assault Tank
 * IG-227 Hailfire-class droid tank
 * OG-9 Homing Spider droid
 * All Terrain-Scout Transport
 * All Terrain-Tactical Enforcer
 * All Terrain-Armored Transport
 * Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor
 * Variable Geometry Self-Propelled Battle Droid, Mark I
 * T-65 X-wing starfighter
 * TIE/ln starfighter
 * BTL Y-wing starfighter
 * TIE/sa Bomber
 * Nantex-class territorial defense starfighter
 * Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry
 * Mechanized Assault Flyer

Weapons

 * Blaster rifle
 * Blaster pistol
 * Thermal detonator
 * Concussion grenade
 * Wrist blaster
 * Tri-shot
 * Wrist rocket
 * Missile launcher
 * Mine dispenser
 * RD-1 Radiation Launcher
 * Sniper rifle
 * Repeating blaster
 * DN bolt caster
 * EMP launcher
 * Mortar launcher
 * Blast cannon
 * Bowcaster
 * Grenade launcher
 * Time bomb
 * Lightsaber