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Well Rebellion have been working on a SW BF, let's hope they are working on PS360PCWiiPS2 games as well

 

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Storms PSP (PlayStation Portable) System and Nintendo DS this Fall

The Galaxy is Bigger Than Ever With Epic Multi-Level Fronts, Deep Original Story and Hugely Expansive Gameplay Features

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — May 26, 2009 — Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron presents an expanded new take on the classic Star Wars Battlefront® gameplay, resulting in new levels of interaction and excitement in handheld gaming. The massive, galactic campaign will ship this Fall for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and Nintendo DS™.

For the first time ever in the Star Wars Battlefront series, players will be able to fight on multi-level battlefronts, on the ground and in space. Players can start the fight on foot, commandeer a vehicle to battle on the ground or dogfight in space, and land their craft and fight on capital starships. The battles waged on each front are all directly effected by the player’s actions, creating a combat experience where every shot fired and every enemy defeated can affect the outcome of a battle on another front.

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron features a deep and engrossing single player campaign that spans the entire Star Wars Saga — and beyond. Gamers assume the identity of X2, a clone trooper created from the DNA of a Jedi Master. Originally tasked with eliminating Jedi during Order 66, X2 decides to leave his blood-stained past behind and joins the Rebellion. X2 isn’t the only Force-sensitive clone, however. X1, his clone brother, chooses a much more sinister path, leading to a confrontation that could determine the fate of both the Empire and the Rebellion.

Additionally, players will have at their disposal massive amounts of pick-up and play action for seemingly endless replay value. The PSP provides the deepest customization options ever seen in a Star Wars Battlefront title, allowing players to personalize and build their character with more weapons and items than ever before, including the weapons characters carry into battle, the armor they wear on their backs, their species, gender, appearance and physical strengths. Players can also unlock hundreds of other items and bonuses to help even the odds. On Nintendo DS, players can experience a unique class-based gameplay experience that allows them to outfit their characters with pre-determined weapon armaments, including heavy weapons, blasters and even lightsabers.

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron on the PSP supports 16-player multiplayer, complete with in-depth stat tracking, and intense 4-player skirmishes on Nintendo DS across a wide number of modes, including the all-new “Heroes and Villains.” Take up arms as some of the most iconic Star Wars characters, including Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Kit Fisto, Darth Maul and other familiar faces from Star Wars Battlefront®: Renegade Squadron™ and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed™. And battle for the fate of the galaxy on some of the most memorable Star Wars planets of all time, including the forest-covered landscape of Endor, the frozen wastes of Hoth and even the mysterious Yavin 4.

More information about the game can be found at the official website, www.starwarsbattlefront.com.



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Who cares about the campaign! I'm definitely getting this. While it isn't the Battlefront III I've been hoping for, it is more Battlefront. I'm happy. XD

"For the first time ever in the Star Wars Battlefront series, players will be able to fight on multi-level battlefronts, on the ground and in space. Players can start the fight on foot, commandeer a vehicle to battle on the ground or dogfight in space, and land their craft and fight on capital starships. The battles waged on each front are all directly effected by the player’s actions, creating a combat experience where every shot fired and every enemy defeated can affect the outcome of a battle on another front."

This sounds like the Battlefront I've been waiting for, though. This just made my day, since I can't buy InFamous.



Hopefully this doesn't mean that the rumors about the console versions of Battlefront III being canceled are true but it sure is starting to look like it. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Wii version popping up since it would probably just be ported from the PSP version of the game. I really don't get Lucasarts, it's not like their games don't sell crazy amounts on consoles and Battlefront III would have been huge especially with good online.



@ legend, well it is the lack of a Wii version that confuses me. I would assume that with a PSP version there would also be a PS2 or Wii version, hopefully this just means that there is a proper version to be announced at E3, but do Lucasarts have any sort of coverage there?



Well here comes another million seller for the PSP ;) I know it can handle a battlefront because it already has 2 of them, but I do hope that they wont make a shitty game for the DS :|



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Lucasarts do have a meeting booth at E3, so they could be showing off Star Wars Battlefront III, or it could just be the old Republic, Clone Wars and Elite Squadron



Yet another game for PSP.

And theres still like half the line up to be revealed at E3.

Amazing.



                            

Yay for Battlefront on DS! I would have both current PSP games if I... yknow... had a PSP.

Although it dances around the subject of if the DS version has online.



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Yay for Battlefront on DS! I would have both current PSP games if I... yknow... had a PSP.

Although it dances around the subject of if the DS version has online.

Well, these guys made Renegade Squadron I believe and that was awesome. I'm sure they know how to work a bit better than the DS, which they'll to make a different kind of game for.



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