Star Wars: Battlefront II

"Surrender you must or die you will."

That's the motto right there that you should follow as you boot up SWBFII. (Especially when you play as Yoda. Hehehehe.) Anyways, this game is THE game that has just about everything : Blowing up stuff, sniping, vehicles, spawning, weapons, swords, grenades, guns, and blowing up stuff again. And then teamkilling. *Mwhahhahahaa* but still, it's a highly addictive game, despite some serious AI flaws (Jumping into a turret after you shoot at them and then start shooting at something entirely different than you, blowing up more teammates than enemy, etc.) But it's definitely a game you should check out. Hell, I even went to Amazon! :O shame on me. If you're a shooter junkie and a star wars junkie this one is for you. On with the review, shall we?

Graphics: What can I say. The snow-laden world of Hoth to the swampy, wet, cold Dagobah. The soldiers look absoloutely amazing, and very true to the Star Wars movies/books. Every world is detailed and quite engrossing to look at the stormy Kamino, to the starry skies of Corsucant. But don't get caught looking at the scenery, or the death count of your current war might raise by one unit.

Gameplay: Highly addictive, as said before. Soon after you get used to this (I took a while, coming from PC) you will be getting online to kick some major human ass. No more little kiddy AI to blow up with thermal detonators, who stand around WHILE they're aware you're looking at them with a sniper rifle! Anyways, it's pure satisfaction when you're the last man against 25, hop in a vehicle, kill them, shoot them, put some extra rounds in their body. And then you see the words you will soon love: VICTORY. Tons of soldiers to choose from, many guns, variety, and of course, AT-AT's! Yay! Stomping on people! *Cheers*

Sound: I guess it's okay...the voices vary from deep and rough, to alien and dog-like (wookies.)
The weapon sounds are good, but the music in the starting menu is very repetitive and the old star wars stuff you've heard thousands of times before.

Replayability: Hell yeah. You can join up with friends, or splitscreen with someone who's never even played this. Repeat maps over and over until you spawn with an Elite rifle, Increased Damage, Vehicle Repair (Automatically,) Damage Resistance, and Boosted Energy Regeneration.

Buy/Rent? : Buy, of course. IMHO, I think it's a game worth buying. Or ordering. Or stealing. Maybe even from a 6 year old.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 09/11/07

Game Release: Star Wars: Battlefront II (Greatest Hits) (US, 11/01/05)