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Battlefront 2 is the perfect example of a game that wasn't the pinnacle of gaming in its own right, but it took whatever you brought into it and made it so much more fun. You wanna be a Jedi? Here's a ton of AI to mow down. You wanna have a squad tactical shooter? Have some squad commands and AI to follow them. Space battles? We got those. RTS elements? You betcha. Heck, it even had online play and splitscreen. I'll never forget the awesome times I had playing BF2 with my buddies, trying to best them in battle.
Well, that was sort of the point I was trying to make. Taken purely as a game, BF2 isn't that great. It's a pretty generic third/first person shooter, the difficulty factor isn't that high. And the core mechanic (respawn at Command Posts, try to capture the enemy's CP's, fight until one side runs out of reinforcements) doesn't really change over the course of the game. For me, it's more about the enjoyment of getting to participate in battles you've imagined since you first saw Star Wars.
That said, there's a ton of stuff to do if you don't like the base game. For instance, go into Instant Action and try out any of the 'hunt' modes, which pit indigenous species against each other or against soldiers of a specific faction. Or, if you like playing as heroes, try Mos Eisley assault. Also, you can play with the settings of any of the modes, allowing you to adjust how many AI units are on the field at a time, how many reinforcements each side has, etc. Finally, you can try the Campaign (story mode) or Galactic Conquest, which introduces some RTS elements.
Finally, if you're bored of all that, you can try one of the literally hundreds of mods out there. My personal favorite is this one: www.moddb.com/mods/ultimate-battlefront-the-clone-wars But there's all kinds of stuff out there. Heck, I once played a mod that made being a Jedi more like The Force Unleashed than Battlefront 2. One more thing: if you're looking for a straight-up challenge, put the AI on elite and try to beat Endor as the Empire or Polis Massa as the Republic.
That said, there's a ton of stuff to do if you don't like the base game. For instance, go into Instant Action and try out any of the 'hunt' modes, which pit indigenous species against each other or against soldiers of a specific faction. Or, if you like playing as heroes, try Mos Eisley assault. Also, you can play with the settings of any of the modes, allowing you to adjust how many AI units are on the field at a time, how many reinforcements each side has, etc. Finally, you can try the Campaign (story mode) or Galactic Conquest, which introduces some RTS elements.
Finally, if you're bored of all that, you can try one of the literally hundreds of mods out there. My personal favorite is this one: www.moddb.com/mods/ultimate-battlefront-the-clone-wars But there's all kinds of stuff out there. Heck, I once played a mod that made being a Jedi more like The Force Unleashed than Battlefront 2. One more thing: if you're looking for a straight-up challenge, put the AI on elite and try to beat Endor as the Empire or Polis Massa as the Republic.
Wait! THERE ARE MODS?
Well slap me naked, downloading now
Well slap me naked, downloading now
If you only try one mod, make it this one: www.moddb.com/mods/ultimate-battlefront-the-clone-wars
Just so much fun IMHO.
Just so much fun IMHO.
Hell yeah, Battlefront II's space battles and hero battles were the best thing about the franchise. By the way, sweet text color.