Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron

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Star Wars Battlefront:
Elite Squadron
Composer(s)
Tony Porter (DS)
Karl Demer (DS)
SeriesStar Wars: Battlefront
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS
Release
  • NA: November 3, 2009[1]
  • EU: November 6, 2009
Genre(s)Third-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron is a third-person shooter video game based on the Star Wars franchise. It the fourth installment in the Star Wars: Battlefront series, and the second handheld exclusive, after Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron. It was released on November 3, 2009, in North America and November 6 in Europe, for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable.

The game's single-player campaign follows an elite

Rahm Kota (a main character in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
).

Gameplay

Elite Squadron features "Heroes and Villains" gameplay.

Elite Squadron allows players to participate in combat on foot, in ground vehicles or in space. Players are also able to enter capital ships and, once the shields are down, fight the enemy inside on foot. The ground-space transitions are accompanied by short cutscenes while the game loads the next area.[2] The same is also true of entering or exiting a capital ship.[3] This is the first Battlefront game to allow players to fly from ground to space battles.[4] The consequences of each battle will depend on the players actions, meaning that each individual enemy killed can affect the outcome of a result.[2] The battlefront will not be one giant, seamless map, but a compilation of inter-connected, smaller size areas, each one capable of affecting the other.[3]

It includes playable characters such as

Kit Fisto, and the Heroes and Villains mode (Assault Mode) last featured in Star Wars: Battlefront II.[1] Also included is General Rahm Kota, a character from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, as well as other characters from Renegade Squadron, such as Col Serra. Also, the Galactic Conquest mode features a new mechanic not seen in previous versions, where two players are able to share a single PSP, and compete against each other in a strategy based game mode.[2][5] Players are also able to mix characters from the Star Wars saga and put them into locations and situations that never happened within canon.[6] The story mode has been called "a huge step up from previous story modes",[7] and was praised for incorporating the controls into the mission. As players made progress in the story and completed objectives, they would unlock customization props.[7]

Plot

The game's campaign takes place in the Star Wars Legends

Order 66 is issued, branding all Jedi as traitors to the Republic, including Ferroda. X2 reluctantly executes him, an action he soon comes to regret. Following the transformation of the Republic into the Galactic Empire
, X1 joins the Empire, while X2 goes rogue, haunted by the memory of killing Ferroda.

X2 travels to

Rahm Kota finds X2 and convinces him to join the Rebel Alliance, where he forms Grey Squadron in honor of Grey. Shortly before the Battle of Yavin, X2 encounters former bounty hunter Shara and convinces her to join Grey Squadron. Three years later, during the Battle of Hoth, X2 infiltrates a Star Destroyer
and plants explosives to destroy it, but runs into X1, who had started training in the Dark Side of the Force. The two clones briefly engage in a duel, before both are forced to escape when the ship is destroyed.

Roughly one year later, following the Battle of

New Republic
has yet to face.

Development

The PlayStation Portable version was developed by Rebellion Developments, who developed the previous Battlefront game, Renegade Squadron. It features twelve campaign missions[11] and a deeper customization system than Renegade Squadron's, boasting "the deepest customization options ever seen in a Star Wars Battlefront title".[1] Players can customize weaponry, armor, species, and other physical attributes. Sixteen player multiplayer is supported, with statistic tracking. The game is played from the traditional third person, over-the-shoulder perspective. On October 25, 2009, a demo was released on the PlayStation Store allowing players to play on the planet Tatooine.[12]

The Nintendo DS version was developed by

dungeon crawler
. Unlike classic Battlefront games, Instant Action is played with only four players, usually one from each faction. There are three modes – Free-For-All, Team Game and Hero Mode. Games are won in space by destroying enemy ships to earn points, in capital ships by collecting R2 units, and on the ground by capturing command posts and killing enemies.

Reception

Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron received mixed reviews. Metacritic gave it a score of 63 out of 100 for the PSP version,[13] and 61 out of 100 for the DS version.[14]

IGN gave the PSP version a score of 6 out of 10.[21] GameSpot gave the same version 7 out of 10, commending its campaign mode and its three linked battlefronts, as well as the customization options it provides. GameSpot, however, criticized the little impact that the space battles had on the overall outcome, and the controls, calling them "stiff and awkward".[18]

The DS version received a 6.9 out of 10 score from IGN,[20] praising the single-player storyline but stating that the Instant Action feature "leaves a lot to be desired".

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