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Star Wars: Battlefront is a first-
First-person shooter

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 and third-person
Third-person shooter

Third-person shooter is a video game genre of 3D computer graphics action game Video game in which the player character is visible on-screen, and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting....
 video game based around battles in the Star Wars
Star Wars

Star Wars is an epic film space opera Media franchise initially conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, but later had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to distinguish it from its sequels and prequels....
 film series. It was developed by Pandemic Studios
Pandemic Studios

Pandemic is a video game developer with office in Los Angeles, California. The studio is notable for featuring fully-destructible environments in its games....
 and LucasArts
LucasArts

LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is an United States video game developer and video game publisher. The company was famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the early 1990s in video gaming....
 and released on September 20, 2004 for PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

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, Xbox
Xbox

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, Macintosh
Macintosh

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 and Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

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, the same day as the release of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
 set. Aspyr released a Macintosh port
Porting

In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable Computer program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed ....
 in July 2005.

A sequel, Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II

Star Wars: Battlefront II is a first-person shooter/third-person shooter video game developed by Pandemic Studios, and published by LucasArts....
, was released on November 1, 2005 for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
, Xbox
Xbox

The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
, PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

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 and PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was first announced during History of E3#During the Rise of Online Gaming , and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004....
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Star Wars: Battlefront is a first-
First-person shooter

File:Freedoom aaa.pngFirst-person shooter is a Video game genres, featuring a First person , with which the player views the action as if through the eyes of the protagonist and in which the primary element is combat based around shooting....
 and third-person
Third-person shooter

Third-person shooter is a video game genre of 3D computer graphics action game Video game in which the player character is visible on-screen, and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting....
 video game based around battles in the Star Wars
Star Wars

Star Wars is an epic film space opera Media franchise initially conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, but later had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to distinguish it from its sequels and prequels....
 film series. It was developed by Pandemic Studios
Pandemic Studios

Pandemic is a video game developer with office in Los Angeles, California. The studio is notable for featuring fully-destructible environments in its games....
 and LucasArts
LucasArts

LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is an United States video game developer and video game publisher. The company was famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the early 1990s in video gaming....
 and released on September 20, 2004 for PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
, Xbox
Xbox

The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
, Macintosh
Macintosh

File:Imac alu.pngMacintosh, commonly shortened to Mac, is a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc....
 and Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
, the same day as the release of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
 set. Aspyr released a Macintosh port
Porting

In computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable Computer program can be created for a computing environment that is different from the one for which it was originally designed ....
 in July 2005.

A sequel, Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II

Star Wars: Battlefront II is a first-person shooter/third-person shooter video game developed by Pandemic Studios, and published by LucasArts....
, was released on November 1, 2005 for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
, Xbox
Xbox

The Xbox is a History of video games video game console produced by Microsoft. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and competed with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube....
, PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a History of video game consoles video game console manufactured by Sony. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation of video game consoles....
 and PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was first announced during History of E3#During the Rise of Online Gaming , and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004....
. Unlike Star Wars: Battlefront, it was not released for Macintosh.

Gameplay

Star Wars: Battlefront encompasses battles between four main factions from both the original and prequel trilogies: the Galactic Republic
Galactic Republic (Star Wars)

The Galactic Republic is the name of the interplanetary government used in the fictional Star Wars universe prior to the establishment of the Galactic Empire ....
 and the Confederacy of Independent Systems of the prequel era, and the Rebel Alliance
Rebel Alliance

The Alliance to Restore the Republic is a fictional interstellar faction of the fictional universe of Star Wars.As a direct reaction to the Galactic Empire , the Rebel Alliance warred throughout the Star Wars galaxy for restoring the ideals of the Galactic Republic....
 and Galactic Empire
Galactic Empire (Star Wars)

The Galactic Empire is one of the main factions in the Star Wars fictional universe. It is a tyranny, Star Wars galaxy-spanning regime established by the series' lead villain, Palpatine, to replace the Galactic Republic in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith....
 of the classic trilogy. However, factions can only play their historical adversary; there can't be any Rebels vs. Separatists fights, for example. In each faction, five different classes of characters become available. Four of the classes are similar for each faction: a basic infantry soldier (a Super battle droid for the CIS), heavy weapons soldier, pilot and sniper
Sniper

A sniper is usually a highly trained marksman that shoots targets from Concealment positions or distances exceeding the capabilities of regular personnel....
. Each faction also has a special fifth unit with unique abilities and weapons.

In the game, both factions have a set amount of reinforcements (extra units or respawns), and the team to use all of them first, loses. A faction can also win by possessing all of the command posts. After all command posts are captured, the player must wait twenty seconds until victory; there is sometimes a lone enemy unit that seizes a command post, resetting the timer. as seen in Star Wars: Battlefront. It also depicts a unit of the CIS
Clone Wars (Star Wars)

The 'Clone Wars' are a series of fictional Star Wars galaxy battles in George Lucas's science fiction saga Star Wars. The conflict is first mentioned in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , but no details are given, and the wars themselves are not featured until the second and third episodes of the six-part Star Wars film series: St...
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In Star Wars: Battlefront, Jedi
Jedi

The Jedi are members of a fictional Monasticism non-theistic order in the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. They are known for their observance of Force , specifically the "light side" of the force, and the rejection of the "dark side" of the Force, as well as the dark side's adherents, the Sith....
 heroes are featured: Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker is the main protagonist of the Star Wars films Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi....
 for the Rebels, Darth Vader
Darth Vader

Darth Vader is the central antagonist in George Lucas's first three Star Wars original trilogy films and Revenge of the Sith, voiced by James Earl Jones and portrayed physically by David Prowse in the Original trilogy and by Canadian actor Hayden Christensen in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith....
 for the Empire, Mace Windu
Mace Windu

Mace Windu is a fictional character in the Star Wars fictional universe. He is portrayed by actor Samuel L. Jackson in the Prequel trilogy ....
 for the Republic and Count Dooku
Count Dooku

Count Dooku is a fictional character from the Star Wars fictional universe. He is the main villain of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and a supporting villain in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith....
 for the CIS. Jedi characters appear but are not playable; they only appear as allies in battle under certain circumstances, although Heroes can be "turned on" in the options menu.

There are other non-player character
Non-player character

A non-player character, often shortened to NPC, is a fictional character that is controlled by the gamemaster in role-playing games. When this definition extends to video games, an NPC in a video game is usually part of the computer program, and not controlled by a human....
s: Tusken Raiders in the Dune Sea of Tatooine
Tatooine

Tatooine is a setting for many key scenes in the Star Wars saga, and it appears in every Star Wars saga except The Empire Strikes Back. Since it is the home planet of Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker, it is also one of the most iconic planets in the Star Wars universe....
 and Jawas
List of Star Wars races (F-J)

FalleenFalleen is race of generally light-green, though they can change the color and hue of their skin to convey emotional states and affect those of others, human-like reptilian people who come from world of Falleen in Midrim region....
 on the streets of Mos Eisley
Mos Eisley

Mos Eisley is a spaceport town on the planet Tatooine in the fictional Star Wars universe. In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi described Mos Eisley as a "wretched hive of scum and villainy." It is also the home of the Mos Eisley Cantina and Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes....
. Ewok
Ewok

Ewoks are a fictional species of teddy bear-like hunter-gatherers that inhabit the forest moon of Endor. They first appeared in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi ....
s aid the Rebellion on the forest moon of Endor
Forest moon of Endor

The forest moon of Endor, also referred to as the sanctuary moon or simply as Endor, is a moon in the Star Wars fictional universe....
, Gungans
List of Star Wars races (F-J)

FalleenFalleen is race of generally light-green, though they can change the color and hue of their skin to convey emotional states and affect those of others, human-like reptilian people who come from world of Falleen in Midrim region....
 aid the Republic on the Naboo
Naboo

Naboo is a fictitious planet in the fictional Star Wars universe with a mostly green terrain and which is the homeworld of two societies: the Gungans who dwell in underwater cities and the humans who live in colonies on the surface....
 Plains, Geonosians
List of Star Wars races (F-J)

FalleenFalleen is race of generally light-green, though they can change the color and hue of their skin to convey emotional states and affect those of others, human-like reptilian people who come from world of Falleen in Midrim region....
 help the CIS in battle at Geonosis, and Wookiee
Wookiee

Wookiees are a race of hirsute bipeds in the fictional Star Wars universe. The most notable Wookiee is Chewbacca, a companion to Han Solo....
s aid the Rebellion and Republic on Kashyyyk
Kashyyyk

Kashyyyk , also known as Wookiee Planet C, is a planet in the Star Wars Star Wars galaxy. It is the lush, tree-filled home planet of the Wookiees, who live in villages constructed in the trees similar to that of the Ewoks....
 and the Royal Guards on Theed.

Star Wars: Battlefront can be played online
Online game

An online game is a game played over some forms of Computer networking. At the present, this almost always means the Internet or equivalent technology; but games have always used whatever technology was current: modems before the internet, and hard wired Computer terminal before modems....
 with up to fifty players on PC using LAN
Lan

Lan , in Polish language means "field," and is a unit of land measurement used in Poland. Since the 13th century, its value has varied from one location to another....
 or GameSpy
GameSpy

GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game websites and provides online video game-related services and software....
, while the Macintosh version has a limit of 32 players (or 50 players on LAN). The PlayStation 2 version has a sixteen-player limit, or offline with up to two players. The Xbox version has a limit of thirty-two players.

In late 2004, LucasArts
LucasArts

LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is an United States video game developer and video game publisher. The company was famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the early 1990s in video gaming....
 released the Star Wars: Battlefront BFBuilder
BFBuilder

BFBuilder is a map editor released by Pandemic Studios for Star Wars: Battlefront and Star Wars: Battlefront II. Included with the map editor are various assets, including sides and shipped maps, as well as the source files for the downloadable "Tatooine:Jabba The Hutt's Palace"....
, a modding tool
Mod (computer gaming)

Mod or modification is a term generally applied to Personal computer game, especially first-person shooters, Role-playing games and real-time strategy games....
 that allows players to create new battlefields for Star Wars: Battlefront.

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