Star Wars Battlefront was released in 2015. It was a successor to the original battlefront Videogames. The game was
released to coincide with the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Four DLC packs were released, with the contained maps being based on the Original Trilogy, Episode VII and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Gameplay[]
The game is a First/Third person shooter based on the Star Wars franchise, but though coincided with Episode VII, was heavily based on the Original Star Wars Trilogy, with the only content from the film being a downloadable map.. You play as one of the two factions (The Galactic Empire or the Rebellion), and fight each other in size-varying battles in maps in various modes.
Maps[]
| Name | Planet | Default Imperial Appearance | Default Rebel Appearance | Gamemodes Available In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT-AT Hangar | Sullust | Magma Trooper | Orange Camouflage | Battles, Hero Battles |
| Dune Sea Exchange | Tatooine | Sandtrooper | Standard | Battles, Blast, Droid Run, Drop Zone, Hero Battles, Heroes Vs Villains, Hero Hunt |
| Ewok Village | Endor | Standard | Forest Camouflage | Survival |
| Forest Moon of Endor | Endor | Standard | Forest Camouflage | Supremacy, Turning Point, Walker Assault |
| Hoth | Hoth | Snowtrooper | Snow Camouflage | Battles, Hero Battles |
| Ice Caves | Hoth | Snowtrooper | Snow Camouflage | Blast, Droid Run, Drop Zone, Heroes Vs Villains, Hero Hunt, Survival |
| Imperial Hangar (2) | Sullust | Magma Trooper | Orange Camouflage | Survival |
| Imperial Hangar (2) | Sullust | Magma Trooper | Orange Camouflage | Hero Hunt, Heroes Vs Villains |
| Imperial Station | Endor | Standard | Forest Camouflage | Battles, Blast, Cargo, Hero Battles, Hero Hunt, Heroes Vs Villains |
| Jawa Refuge | Tatooine | Sandtrooper | Standard | Blast, Droid Run, Drop Zone, Fighter Squadron, Heroes Vs Villains, Hero Hunt |
| Jundland Wastes | Tatooine | Sandtrooper | Standard | Fighter Squadron, Supremacy, Turning Point, Walker Assault |
| Outpost Beta | Hoth | Snowtrooper | Snow Camouflage | Fighter Squadron, Supremacy, Turning Point, Walker Assault |
| Rebel Base (1) | Hoth | Snowtrooper | Snow Camouflage | Survival |
| Rebel Base (2) | Hoth | Snowtrooper | Snow Camouflage | Blast, Cargo, Droid Run, Hero Hunt, Heroes Vs Villains |
| Sorosuub Centroplex | Sullust | Magma Trooper | Orange Camouflage | Supremecy, Walker Assault, Fighter Squadron, Turning Point |
| Sulfur Fields | Sullust | Magma Trooper | Orange Camouflage | Hero Hunt, Heroes Vs Villains, Drop Zone |
| Swamp Crash Site | Endor | Standard | Forest Camouflage | Blast, Droid Run, Drop Zone, Hero Hunt, Heroes Vs Villains |
DLC Maps[]
| Name | Planet | Default Imperial Appearance | Default Rebel Appearance | Gamemodes Available In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrators Palace | Besbin | Standard | Standard | Blast, Sabotage |
| Beach | Scarif | Standard | Forest Camouflage | TBA |
| Besbin Airspace | Besbin | Standard | Standard | Fighter Squadron |
| Bioniip Laboratories | Besbin | Standard | Standard | Blast, Drop Zone, Sabotage |
| Carbonite Freezing Chambers | Besbin | Standard | Standard | Blast, Cargo, Droid Run, Sabotage |
| Cloud City | Besbin | Standard | Standard | Sabotage, Supremacy, Turning Point, Walker Assault |
| Command Sector | Death Star | Standard | Standard | Battle Station, Blast |
| Death Star Surface | Death Star | Standard | Standard | Battle Station, Fighter Squadron |
| Defense Sector | Death Star | Standard | Standard | Battle Station, Blast |
| Goazon Badlands | Jakku | Sandtrooper | Standard | Blast, Drop Zone, Droid Run, Cargo, Hero Hunt, Heroes Vs Villains |
| Graveyard of Giants | Jakku | Sandtrooper | Standard | Walker Assault, Turning Point, Supremacy, Fighter Squadron |
| Ice Caves | Hoth | Snowtrooper | Snow Camouflage | Survival |
| Imperial Blockade | Death Star | Standard | Standard | Battle Station, Fighter Squadron |
| Jabbas Palace | Tatooine | Standard | Standard | Blast, Cargo, Droid Run, Extraction, Heroes Vs Villains |
| Jungle | Scarif | Standard | Forest Camouflage | TBA |
| Landing Pad 13 | Scarif | Standard | Forest Camouflage | TBA |
| Palace Garage | Tatooine | Sandtrooper | Standard | Blast, Cargo, Droid Run, Extraction, Heroes Vs Villains |
| Raider Camp | Tatooine | Sandtrooper | Standard | Blast, Droid Run, Drop Zone, Hero Hunt, Heroes Vs Villains |
| Rebel Depot | Tatooine | Sandtrooper | Standard | Blast, Cargo, Drop Zone, Heroes Vs Villains, Hero Hunt, Survival |
| Shield Gate | Scarif | Standard | Standard | TBA |
| Sorosuub Pipelines | Sullust | Magma Trooper | Orange Camouflage | Blast, Cargo, Droid Run, Extraction, Heroes Vs Villains |
| Sorosuub Refinery | Sullust | Magma Trooper | Orange Camouflage | Blast, Cargo, Droid Run, Extraction, Heroes Vs Villains |
| Survivors of Endor | Endor | Standard | Forest Camouflage | Walker Assault, Supremacy, Turning Point |
| Twilight on Hoth | Hoth | Snowtrooper | Snow Camouflage | Walker Assault, Supremacy, Fighter Squadron, Turning Point, Heroes Vs Villains |
Modes[]
- Fighter Squadron: Players take control of a Starfighter, and must destroy as many enemy Starfighters as possible before the end of the game
- Supremacy: Players must take control of five control points across the Battlefield to win
- Cargo: Players must defend their teams cargo while attempting to steal the enemies
- Droid Run: Players must search for three GONK Droids across the battlefield and must take control of them
- Walker Assault: Players must either defend the AT-AT or seize uplinks to call in Y-Wings to weaken it, allowing an opportunity to attack it. The Rebels must destroy it before the time runs out, or they lose
- Blast: Players must get the most kills within the given time to win
- Drop Zone: Players must seize Escape Pods being launched down from space, and prevent the enemy from capturing them
- Heroes Vs Villains: Players must take control of either one of the three Heroes or a Standard Infantryman, and must eliminate all enemy Heroes
- Hero Hunt: One Player will be transformed into a Hero, and all others must eliminate them to gain points to win the game
- Turning Point: The Players must either push forward to capture ground or hold the line to prevent the enemy breaking through
- Extraction: Players must extract a shipment of goods to the transport or prevent the shipment being delivered
- Survival: Players must survive the whole match without expending their lives. This is mainly an offline mode
- Sabotage: Players must either destroy the three Tibanna Gas Generators, or Defend the Generators
- Battle Station: This is a three-phase mode. In the initial phase, Rebels must call in a Y-Wing strike to destroy a Star Destroyer while the Empire defends it. In the second phase, the Rebels must extract R2-D2 from the Death Star, while the Empire must prevent his capture. In the final phase, the Rebels must then fly through a series of checkpoints in a Death Star Trench, in order to reach the exhaust port to destroy the Death Star, while the Empire must destroy the Trench Runners
- Battles: Players can choose whether to have or not have AI Teammates. The player must fight their enemies and collect points they drop upon death. This mode is an offline mode.
- Hero Battles: The player may choose whether to have or not have AI Teammates. The player must fight their enemies as a Hero to obtain pioints to win. This mode is an offline mode
Reception[]
The game was highly praised for it's "amazing" sound and graphics design. However, it was crticized for the lack of content, and the lack of a decent campaign.