Gamers... Star Wars Battlefront is out!

09/21/2004 10:17:00 PM · #1

Those of you like me who enjoy releasing their testosterone induced violent tendencies via video game; my god Battle Front is amazing!
I got it this morning and have just been ooing aaing at its freakin INCREDIBLE graphics and physics game play.

I highly recommend it :)

screen shots

Lucas Arts website (tons of movies/screen shots; awesome!)

Message edited by author 2004-09-21 22:19:12.

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09/21/2004 10:21:54 PM · #2

I'm interested in this game as well, but tell me, how are the vehicles? Which levels allow for X-Wings & Y-Wings? Are they any good?

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09/21/2004 10:25:26 PM · #3

I come to DPC to escape the Star Wars world that has taken over my house since, oh, 1977... and I look up and see this... ay yi yi! I can't get away!!!

LOL

It looks like a great game... but for the love of Yoda DON'T TELL MY HUSBAND OR MY KIDS ABOUT IT!!!! ;o)

faidoi

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09/21/2004 10:31:19 PM · #4

I'm going to put down my camera for a month when

comes out for PS2:P

Message edited by author 2004-09-21 22:35:36.

TooCool

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09/21/2004 10:31:59 PM · #5

Time for me to get a new computer to wrap around my new hard drive...

09/21/2004 10:34:51 PM · #6

From what ive seen so far (only got to play for an hour this morning; at work now) the vehicles are awesome.
I flew the XWing around a bit, gonna take some practice. I cant wait to try the Imperial Walkers (I got stepped on by one at one point).
A friend of mine is an old Star Wars XWing vs TiFighter player and he says he loves the XWing in this game.

The most awesome thing I saw thus far was the battle of Naboo.
I was the Droid army trying to get inside the gigantic force field generated by those elephant sized creatures
(just like in the movie). So far I am highly impressed with the game.
Just check out some of the demos and movies; youâ��ll be blown away.

TooCool

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09/21/2004 10:39:22 PM · #7

Originally posted by TooCool:

Time for me to get a new computer to wrap around my new hard drive...

Oooh it's on PS2 also!!!

Cam

Sony DSC-F717

09/21/2004 10:44:06 PM · #8

I am not a huge Star Wars fan, but I love action shooters.

Is there multiplayer in PC?

09/21/2004 10:45:43 PM · #9

Originally posted by TooCool:

Originally posted by TooCool:
Time for me to get a new computer to wrap around my new hard drive...

Oooh it's on PS2 also!!!

XBox too. I however am a PC man all the way. Keyboard/mouse > consol controller.
Plus if you have the system and graphics card to push, the graphics are unbeatable on PC.

As an example my PC specs:

1.83ghz Athon XP
1gig 3200 DDR ram
Radeon 9600xt graphics card

With the above, it runs GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL with the graphics set to 'high' and at 1024/768 resolution.

So, you donâ��t need a 'hoss PC' to play; though I recommend it ;)

09/21/2004 10:46:45 PM · #10

Originally posted by Riggs:

I am not a huge Star Wars fan, but I love action shooters.

Is there multiplayer in PC?

Yes, up to 32 players at once; and ive heard as the netcode improves that could double to 64 :o
w00t!

09/21/2004 10:50:19 PM · #11

sounds good. I'll probably pick one up, but my system is really pushing it, sadly the newest games no longer like my pc.
PIII 1.0 ghz
512 mb PC133 SDRAM
64mb GeForce2 GTS complete w/broken fan
= P

lol, sounds like we could get a 'dpc clan' going

Message edited by author 2004-09-21 22:51:03.

09/21/2004 11:01:09 PM · #12

Originally posted by Maverick:

sounds good. I'll probably pick one up, but my system is really pushing it, sadly the newest games no longer like my pc.
PIII 1.0 ghz
512 mb PC133 SDRAM
64mb GeForce2 GTS complete w/broken fan
= P

To give some perspective; cause I think this games engine was put together quite well.
Before this game I was playing Unreal 2004 which I would average 15-30 frames per second; which sucks, and that wasnâ��t even at highest quality.
In BattleFront, I donâ��t know the command to check frame rates so im not positive; but I would say by experience I was getting an average of 50-60 FPS; and thatâ��s with the graphics on HIGH :D

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09/22/2004 06:20:30 PM · #13

Played from when I got off work (midnight) till 7am this morning..
My god that game is amazingly awesome.
The net code needs some work, but overall.. Wow.
The graphics... at one point I just took a bunch of screen shots of the different areas of maps.
If this was a different type of site I would submit one for a challenge, they are so beautiful ;)

$45 at Walmart.

Dim7

Canon EOS R

09/22/2004 07:26:27 PM · #14

Originally posted by laurielblack:

\LOL Thats too funny Laurie

Havok

09/22/2004 08:55:28 PM · #15

I really don't care for Star War, but Knights of the Old Republic is pretty good game. I can't wait for Sith Lords

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09/22/2004 09:02:36 PM · #16

anyone here a fan of star wars galactic battlegrounds? i always thought that was fun, despite the pitiful graphics.

cowcollect

Canon PowerShot A520

09/24/2004 11:27:24 AM · #17

I haven't bought the game yet, but whoever posted that picture just made me realize that I should. Star Wars is awesome....I can't wait to stay up all night playing on the computer.

Nelzie

Canon EOS-30D

09/24/2004 11:50:13 AM · #18

Originally posted by MadMordegon:

Originally posted by Maverick:
sounds good. I'll probably pick one up, but my system is really pushing it, sadly the newest games no longer like my pc.
PIII 1.0 ghz
512 mb PC133 SDRAM
64mb GeForce2 GTS complete w/broken fan
= P

To give some perspective; cause I think this games engine was put together quite well.
Before this game I was playing Unreal 2004 which I would average 15-30 frames per second; which sucks, and that wasnâ��t even at highest quality.
In BattleFront, I donâ��t know the command to check frame rates so im not positive; but I would say by experience I was getting an average of 50-60 FPS; and thatâ��s with the graphics on HIGH :D

To give this some perspective...

The textures and polygon count is much higher in Unreal 2004 then in Star Wars: Battlefront. Just looking at the screen shot shown in this thread shows that.

It is a careful balance, between gameplay speed and eye candy. The Unreal crowd is really into extreme eye-candy with speed being a good second choice. Star Wars gaming fans are, for a big part, just happy to be able to 'live' in the Star Wars universe, if even for a bried period of time.

I am into both, but I don't know if Battlefront will do it for me. I am more into Star Wars Galaxies then FPS games these days...

mrorange002

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09/24/2004 11:56:10 AM · #19

here's another screenshot!!

this game rules!

digitalpins

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09/24/2004 01:43:23 PM · #20

Yep I got this game it is awesome alot of fun and you can playonline. great game I woud give it a 10 out 10.

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09/29/2004 11:30:55 PM · #21

Just picked it up, if anyone wants to get a game going online sometime, let me know. I think my ID in the game is Maverick.

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

09/29/2004 11:57:12 PM · #22

Originally posted by MadMordegon:

...
XBox too. I however am a PC man all the way. Keyboard/mouse > consol controller.

....

Too late I picked up Fable for the box last weekend and life as I knew it is over now...And sheesh just around the corner Halo 2...

09/30/2004 12:27:40 PM · #23

Originally posted by Maverick:

Just picked it up, if anyone wants to get a game going online sometime, let me know. I think my ID in the game is Maverick.

How has your online experience been? I cant seem to find a server that isnt full of lag. I feel like the net code needs some patches.