Getting back to Star Wars Battlefront's roots

The first Battlefront was a revelation. Instead of creating yet another Force-obsessed Jedi romp, developer Pandemic focused on the expendable grunts and foot soldiers stationed on the frontlines of the Star Wars universe. You could steal a Jedi Interceptor and battle it out in the skies, or jump into the fight as a stormtrooper, droid or soldier of the Rebel Alliance. Sure, there wasn’t much of a campaign and the AI was almost nonexistent, but still, Jedi Interceptors, people. And when its sequel touched down in 2005, it took the familiar conquest formula and wove in a few new additions that finally captured the action of all those galactic dust-ups. Now we've got a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new Battlefront on the horizon.

You’d think being thrown into the heat of battle minus all those god-like Force powers would be frustrating, but whether you were playing it tactically – systematically dominating sections of the map – or just looking to shoot some wookiees in the face, Battlefront 2’s Rise of The Empire campaign offered a fresh take on this well-told s🍌aga. The same thinking was applied to the returning Heroes (and Villains). These formally non-playable generals (Vader, Mace Windu, etc) had a huge effect on the outcome of each conflict. You could only use each one for a limited time, so deploying them in the right place could turn the tide of a skirmish. There was always a moreish thrill to fighting your way to an objective, only to have Vader turn up and decimate everybody.

The long-awaited addition of space-based dogfights was another big change for the series. These optional gold mines brought the Battlefront experience to a whole new level, enabling you to pilot your starship of choice and take down enemy fighters in a barrage of laser fire. You could also land inside an enemy’s vessel and meticulously dismantle the floating behemoth from the inside out, before swiftly escaping to watch the ship explode in your rear-♚view mirror.

Just imagine being able to capture a base♌ on the ground, grab a ship and launch into a space dogfight, all in real-time. Branded as more of a reboot than a direct sequel, this new entry could be a legacy-defining release in tꩵhe timeline of this cherished franchise. Help us DICE, you’re our only hope.

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