The introduction of classes – perhaps the sequel’s best new inclusion – adds a lot of variety, too. Completing such objectives always feels like a huge accomplishment, with contests between the two teams often neck and neck. Rather than your normal fight to the death, you’re given a number of objectives for each battle, whether that’s taking down a hulking AT-AT Walker, or invading Naboo’s Royal Palace. Chief among them is the epic-scale 20v20 Galactic Assault. With five different online multiplayer modes, there’s plenty here to keep you hooked for weeks. But the campaign was never meant to be the star attraction here – it’s all about the multiplayer. Iden Versio’s adventure is average at best, then, and certainly not good enough to merit a Battlefront II purchase alone. This feels frustratingly unfair, and so I eventually resorted to charging through the enemy line with my force-field activated just to trigger the next checkpoint – this was neither fun or rewarding. During a particular siege of an enemy base (no spoilers), opponents continuously respawn after death if you draw them into battle. While you can always take the gunfire approach, there are a couple of levels where stealth feels forced upon you.

You do now need to fret about your gun overheating, but you can force a reload – a smart addition that gives you something to think about while charging the battlefield.ĭICE has also implemented a couple of stealth options into combat, but they feel at odds with the rest of the melee. Importantly, shooting is just as much fun as it was in the previous Battlefront, with laser fire meaning you don’t need to worry about ammunition.

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