Star Wars: Battlefront II PSP Review - PlayStation Portable

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Jan 12 2006 Star Wars: Battlefront II Review
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Summary: It's growing on me

Reviewed by Martinator

First off, let me say that I was very much looking forward to this game. The PSP needed a decent first person shooter and I am a big fan of the Star Wars Movies. I do not have the console or PC versions of this game, the the PSP version is my introduction to the Battlefront series.

The previews of this game lauded the fact that you can jump in an X-Wing, land on an enemy destroyer and fight your way to the bridge and take control of the ship. Well, they took out the last part for the PSP version. I was (and still am) very dissappointed about that.

I got this game for Christmas. Played it a few time and then put it down. The controls take a lot of getting used to. Even navigating the map screen in Galactic Conquest got was a bit confusing and frustrated me. It was a bit of a let down.

So after a month straight of Playing SOCOM: FTB, I needed a break. I popped in BattleFront II. The game is fun. Land battles are fun, and the space battles are fun (once you figure out how to actually win one). I finally figured out how to navigate the map in Galactic Conquest mode. I actually played it for 4 staight hours last night. Probably more that all the other times combined. Once I started to understand the controls and the menus, this game entered the 'fun' category for me. I use the BASIC configuration for the controls. That seems to work fine for me.

Load times are a bit long for my taste. The graphics are an 80 (SOCOM: FTB would be a 95).

If you want a Staw Wars game for your PSP, this is it. First Person Shooter and Space Dogfighting. If you just want a First Person Shooter, then there are definitely better games out there. Biggest disappointment (other than not being able to take control of an enemy destroyer) in the lack of online play.

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03/18/06 Ubercon14

I completely Agree, Good review!

03/18/06 Archie411

I wish I could buy that

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