Star wars Battlefront 2 is by far a truly amazing game that any gamer looking for a Sci-Fi shooter should at least try.
Unlike its younger brother Star wars Battlefront 2 has really moved in one single and multilayer both off line and online. Following the origins of the series you take up arms on world and with a new addition of space combat thrown in to help tide the balance. Like the first game you are able to play as several different factions each that has its own unique characters and abilities however this time it has a few extra bonuses thrown in with it. To go along with the far more detailed soldiers and better equip weaponry you are able to play not only as two bonus classes for each team but the ability to play as jedi. After earning enough points or if you change the settings letting enough time go by each team may take up a jedi that is set to that map to give their side that ever needed edge.
Space Battles
This time, we go to space. In this amazing sequel we find that we are now able to go to space and are also able to fight a whole new mode called galactic conquest. In a space battle the rules are changed, now it is not only impossible to take enemy command posts but each team has infinite reinforcements. Instead your goal is to destroy the other sides star ships by blowing main parts of their ship including their engines, command bridge, and life support systems. Each time you blow something up or kill an enemy soldier/star fighter you will gain points and the first team to get to the preset goal wins.
Galactic Conquest
Of coarse this also leads into the amazing new mode of galactic conquest. In galactic conquest you choose one of the four sides and then you set out to conquer the galaxy one planet at a time. Do this is a little bit like a board game in a way as you at first get to look at a map of all the planets and your ships. By moving ships around you can attack planets and if you win the battle on that planet then it falls under you command awarding you win points. You can use points to get bonuses to try and tide battles, build new ships to command the galaxy, and to even train additional types of infantry. If by chance your ship and an enemy ship happen to occupy a single piece of space at the same time then you will be forced into a space battle that will lead to the destruction of the losers ship. The same applies if you lose a ground battle; you lose and your ship is gone.
Hardships
To take on this game you must know the ways of the force. This game is not easy but it isn't exactly hard, if you get to know this game like I have you will come to realize that the AI players intelligence really isn't that great.
Artificial intelligence
In battlefront we take on a new kind of AI that we didn't see before in the first game. Our soldiers and enemies now take on a new level of skill and intelligence that we are not used to in the battlefront series but there is no need to fear. The AI are now far smarter and able to perform dozens of unique and very exciting new tasks. Unlike before if you shoot at a soldier and miss it will immediately bring their attention to you, hit them and in great likely hood they will return fire or even role.
They also have a new tendency to attempt to warn you of dangers such as grenades. If an enemy or friendly soldier throws a grenade at your feet and you don't notice it nearby soldiers on your team will alert you with a quick warning and if you are quick enough you may escape the iron clutches of death.
Even with all of these improvements the Star Wars Battlefront 2 AI are only so smart and if you get to know them you will notice their stupidity more than their intelligence. Take for example bridges, if you go across a bridge and break the console that holds it up the bridge break, however any soldiers that are behind you that were about to cross the bridge will attempt to do so regardless of the fact that you just blew it up. In space you can often take your own teams transport and land it in the enemy hangar allowing you to respond there, but if you let even one of your guys inside of the transport when you land the moment you get out they will take off and crash the ship into the back of the hangar. Sad, but its still a leap of regular idiotic AI players.
Vehicles
The vehicles in battlefront 2 are more or less disappointing to me, they just don't have the spunk that they did in the first game. The space ships are fine but in the old game you could hop in a jet and fly around on the planet but in the new one thats not happening. I don't enjoy the vehicles anymore, they are more of a needed last chance at victory then a awesome device to use to your will power.
Weapons
The weapons are extensive and in many cases amusing. With the ability to use close to 11 different weapons and several secondaries the uses just don't end but if they do there is a way to extend that fun. If you play long enough and you manage to get a bonus like Frenzy for the blaster rifle it will give you a second version of the gun, which has a superior amount of power than the regular version. To use this switch to secondary weapon and then back to unlock it but if you die it disappears. Want to unlock it forever? Simply go to player stats and take a look at the different awards, if you get that award enough times to get legendary then it is yours to keep.
Overall playing
The game is a sure fire hit for any user and would have been a solid 10 if the vehicle had that spunk. This game never gets old and trust me, you will love it.