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Star Wars Battlefront II

Critic score17 critics
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First release
Nov 17, 2017
Engine
Frostbite
Genres
Adventure, Shooter · Warfare, Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Star Wars Battlefront II is a first- and third-person shooter set across all three eras of the Star Wars saga. Players engage in large-scale ground and space battles using class-based soldiers, reinforcements, vehicles, and iconic heroes or villains from the franchise. Multiplayer modes span maps drawn from locations across the films, while a single-player campaign follows an original story set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. The game launched in 2017 amid a major loot box controversy that led to the removal of microtransactions and a complete overhaul of its progression system, after which it received years of free content updates that substantially expanded its offerings.

Also known as SWBF2, SWB2, Star Wars Battlefront II 2017

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Storyline
Iden Versio commands Inferno Squad, an elite Imperial special forces unit, during the final days of the Galactic Empire. After witnessing the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Endor, Iden receives orders to carry out Operation: Cinder, the Emperor's posthumous command to devastate loyal Imperial worlds as punishment for his death. When the operation targets her own homeworld of Vardos, Iden and her squadmate Del Meeko refuse to stand by while civilians are slaughtered, abandoning the Empire and defecting to the Rebel Alliance. Now fighting alongside the New Republic, Iden must confront her former allies, including her own father and the vengeful Gideon Hask, as the war races toward its conclusion at the Battle of Jakku.Read more

Iden Versio commands Inferno Squad, an elite Imperial special forces unit, during the final days of the Galactic Empire. After witnessing the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Endor, Iden receives orders to carry out Operation: Cinder, the Emperor's posthumous command to devastate loyal Imperial worlds as punishment for his death. When the operation targets her own homeworld of Vardos, Iden and her squadmate Del Meeko refuse to stand by while civilians are slaughtered, abandoning the Empire and defecting to the Rebel Alliance. Now fighting alongside the New Republic, Iden must confront her former allies, including her own father and the vengeful Gideon Hask, as the war races toward its conclusion at the Battle of Jakku.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 17, 2017
PlayStation 4
Nov 17, 2017
Xbox One
Nov 17, 2017
All 4 release dates
Xbox One
Apr 23, 2018
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
5h
Main + Extras
8h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Keywords
aliens, death, military, robots, spaceship
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At a Glance

Critic Score
72
Main Story (IGDB)
5h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
8h
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Overview

Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerSteam · 11 Oct
  • Local co-opIGDB · 1 Nov

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