Posted by Björn November 01, 2005
There isn't an official press release yet but the official "Start Wars: Battlefront II"
site has been updated with word that the game is now available in stores.
"Star Wars Battlefront II improves upon the original game's
single-player experience with open-ended, mission-based objectives
inspired from all six Star Wars films. The compelling storyline spans
more than 16 new locations, many from the Episode III movie, including
volcanic Mustafar and the space battle above Coruscant. All-new classic
movie moments complete the Star Wars Battlefront II experience, as
players battle within the interior of the Death Star and visit Princess
Leia's blockade runner, the Tantive IV, as seen at the beginning of
Episode IV A New Hope. In addition, at certain key moments within the
battles, players can earn the opportunity to wield a lightsaber and use
the Force as a Jedi.
For the first time ever, Star Wars
Battlefront II players can engage in space combat and, during the same
battle, board enemy ships to attack from within. Starting on foot
inside a capital ship, players can enter the starcraft of their choice
and travel into space to dogfight with the rival faction. From there,
they can dock within the enemy's capital ship, overtake the ship's
command posts, man its turrets to disable its shields and destroy it
from within! Or, they can simply stay inside their own capital ship and
defend it from attacks and enemy fire. The choice is theirs.
The stellar online play that marked the original Battlefront returns even bigger and better for Star Wars Battlefront II."