Star Wars: Battlefront II for Xbox Reviews by Gamers

Building off the success of the original, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is leaps and bounds ahead of its predessor.

Graphics: While it IS a last gen game, it looks great considering. I was esspiecially impressed by the smooth framrate, and fantasic animations for the hero charcters. There is a bit of slow down on the 2-4 player slitscreen, however.

Story: This is not a story game. It is about blasing everything that moves... is a mildly stagetic manner. That aside, the campaign ( which can be played in 2 player splitscreen co-op by the way :D ) tells a kinda interesting story of the legendary 501st storm trooper legion, and their role in the rise of the empire, starting at the clones wars. Its not a great narritive, but its definatly a welcome feature.

Gameplay: Simply put: Its great fun. Espessically the galactic conquest mode, which allows players to fight for control of the galaxy, one planet at a time. That's where I found the games greatest thrills. All of the weapons, and vehicles feel great. Even the space battles flow well. But the fact can't be overlooked that the vehicles and hero's can sometimes seem insanly overpowered when in control of a human player. The A.I bots arn't always too bright either. They don't repair vehicles, and behind the wheel... not much of a challenge unless your on foot. Ground troops are more useful, distributing health an ammo (albeit sparringly) hacking vehicles, and manning turrets.

Sound: The awesome Star Wars soundtrack and sound effects really immerse you in the expirience. Although, the dialouge for the hero charcters is laughably bad. But in a good way. 5.1 Dolby Digitial FTW!

Leasting Appeal: The stats tracker, and bonuses atributed to those stats, will keep you hooked for months. I litterly did not stop playing for two days after I got it.

Pros:

-Space battles

-Audio

-Galactic conquest

Cons:

-Dated graphic

-Ocassionally dumb A.I

-No next gen sequel ( sad face indeed )