Improved Battlefront sequel with playable heroes, space warfare and campaign mode. Even more generous content, iconic heroes (Boba Fett, Vader, Luke). The definitive Battlefront of the Xbox generation. Superior to the first in every way.
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Category
Action4 players12+
Co-op
Split screen
Description
Second entry in the Battlefront franchise featuring space combat, iconic playable heroes, and improved online across the galaxy's battlefields. Published by LucasArts and Pandemic Studios, released in 2005 in the United States and Europe. Adds space battles, playable heroes such as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan, and Vader, a campaign spanning both trilogies, and improved online multiplayer.
Star Wars - Battlefront II review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Carried by John Williams's immortal themes, the music raises every galactic battle to the scale of a great film. From the Imperial March to heroic flights, the orchestra gives the clashes an epic breadth. This symphonic grandeur, faithful to the Star Wars myth, galvanises the action from end to end.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Diving into the heart of large-scale battles from the Star Wars universe, as infantry or at the controls of iconic vehicles, plus space battles and playable heroes: the immersion is total and the spectacle constant. Going from the ground to a fighter's cockpit delivers an exhilarating freedom. Spectacular, varied and unifying, an ideal must solo or in multiplayer.
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾5,6 GB📅01/11/2005
Published by LucasArts
Star Wars - Battlefront II (Xbox) price, value & rarity
A more complete sequel to Star Wars Battlefront, the second entry adds space battles, playable heroes and a polished campaign, a lasting favorite of license fans. Become fairly rare on Xbox in its localized pressings, its interest lies in this status as the peak of the original series and its nostalgia rather than wide distribution. A safe bet for fans of Star Wars multiplayer shooting.
Better with friends
A more ambitious sequel to the galactic battlefield, widening the fronts, adding heroes and even space dogfights to wage in multiplayer. The competition gains variety: alternating infantry, fighter piloting and objective capture opens rich strategies and heady reversals. Spectacular and generous, it offers shared battles of wild scope where coordination and panache combine.
Is Star Wars - Battlefront II still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2005, Pandemic's sequel substantially enriches the formula by adding the saga's iconic heroes, space battles fought inside capital ships and a first person narrative campaign. The shooting feels more nervous, the class ergonomics get clearer and the space staging still impresses today. The closure of Xbox Live servers cuts the original multiplayer momentum and the AI remains imperfect. Recommended today for Star Wars devotees, for fans of arcade first person shooters and for anyone curious about Pandemic's creative peak on the original Xbox console before the studio's decline.
