Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005)

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 174 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 155 out of 174
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 174
  3. Negative: 10 out of 174
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  1. evolution98
    Jul 23, 2017
    7
    The second best Star Wars game I have ever played.

    The graphics looked amazing for this game and they faithfully recreated many stages from the classic original trilogy and the prequels. The music is fantastic. Everything John Williams composes is the greatest. The sound is superb. The gameplay had a massive overhaul and fixed many of the originals problems. They added more modes to    The second best Star Wars game I have ever played.

    The graphics looked amazing for this game and they faithfully recreated many stages from the classic original trilogy and the prequels. The music is fantastic. Everything John Williams composes is the greatest. The sound is superb.

    The gameplay had a massive overhaul and fixed many of the originals problems. They added more modes to make the game fresh, they made the story mode much longer, the galactic conquest added more battles, we could play as jedi and have space battles for the first time and rules for different game modes could be changed.

    The main problems that make the game suffer is that the AI was never fixed, the game is way too easy, the space battle controls suck, poor bonuses, lack of good game modes in instant action and the game gets very tedious.

    Overall a great Star Wars game but could have been easily improved on.    … Expand
  2. JimboH.
    Nov 15, 2005
    7
    pros: more objectives/game types, space battles (been a while since we've seen a good dog fighting game), more maps, more depth to singleplayer, can play 4 players on same box now. Game is fun when it works... neutral: ground gameplay is basically same minus flying vechles. Conquest on ground (heros vs. villians) was nothing short of a boring waste of time for me. Lasers now vary in pros: more objectives/game types, space battles (been a while since we've seen a good dog fighting game), more maps, more depth to singleplayer, can play 4 players on same box now. Game is fun when it works... neutral: ground gameplay is basically same minus flying vechles. Conquest on ground (heros vs. villians) was nothing short of a boring waste of time for me. Lasers now vary in speed, and are in general faster moving than the first game cons: the AI in the space battles are rediculiously bad. On the "elite" difficulty setting, only two AI will come up with a positive score. While playing 1 flag CTF against the computer I did an experiement and got the flag, then turned straight at where the flag had to be dropped off, then made my ship fly the slowest it could without ever steering it. I capped the flag while only getting shot maybe 3 times (with 16 AI on each team... and when you have the flag you stick out). Thats how poor the AI is. Playing without a human on the other team is basically playing with yourself. The AI acts simply as targets in space battles. Extremely disappointing. The only way you'll ever die is from auto-turrets or from human playeres. Likewise, AI is equally uncompetitive in conquest (the mode for the map). What this pretty much means is you need to use Xbox Live to get anything out of space battles (or get 3 other friends for a 2v2), and honestly I haven't tried Xbox live on this game, but if its like the first it'll be a mindless lag match where only autoaim will make anyone hittable.… Expand
  3. Gamer80
    May 24, 2019
    6
    Pues después de haber jugado el primer Batlefront, solo puedo decir que la volvieron a cagar con la IA y la dificultad absurda. Gráficamente el juego es muy bueno, la banda sonora se mantiene como en las peliculas pero lo pero del juego es la IA absurda de los enemigos que aparecen por arte de magia donde les sale de los cojones dejándote vendido donde menos te lo esperas, y por elloPues después de haber jugado el primer Batlefront, solo puedo decir que la volvieron a cagar con la IA y la dificultad absurda. Gráficamente el juego es muy bueno, la banda sonora se mantiene como en las peliculas pero lo pero del juego es la IA absurda de los enemigos que aparecen por arte de magia donde les sale de los cojones dejándote vendido donde menos te lo esperas, y por ello aumentando ya de por si una dificultad muy mal ajustada. Por ultimo y no menos importante el juego es todo el rato lo mismo, ves allí coge esto, y vuelve a la nave, defiende el puesto tal, destruye el ordenador tal. Mas de lo mismo y sin apenas sorpresas. Los que le dais mas de un 7 a este juego es por puro amor a star wars, pero bajo mi punto de vista lo caótico del juego hace que no llegue ni al notable. Mi nota seria un aprobado y siendo generoso un 6. Espero que lo que me queda por jugar de Star wars mejore estos Battlefront.… Expand
  4. Jollyolfun
    Nov 18, 2022
    7
    very vague memory of this as a kid but as far as i remember it is pretty fun

Awards & Rankings

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#36 Best Xbox Game of 2005
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#14 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2005
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#11 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2005

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. Thunderbolt
    90
    Great fun but far from perfect, mainly due to a handful of little niggles.
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  2. Games Radar
    80
    A fun romp that stays interesting no matter how you play it. It has its share of flaws, but for fans, this is the first Star Wars game to have it all.
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  3. games(TM)
    80
    Take away the costumes and the lasers and you've still got an excellent example of how to produce multiplayer bedlam. [Dec 2005, p.110]
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