Although colleagues like Erik Kain have choice words about the game's lack of campaign, while Paul Tassi believes the beta's perceived lack of balance is actually a strength to be capitalized on. Seriously though, it's bad enough being annihilated by Vader's Lightsaber, but falling prey to his force-choke is downright humiliating.īased on the beta, which runs through tomorrow, the consensus among Forbes Games writers is that Star Wars Battlefront is breathtaking and very much looks and feels like a Star Wars game rather than a re-skin of Battlefield. When Darth Vader is nearby, on the other hand, you don’t want to encounter his crowd-control skills in a narrow corridor.' Knowing your enemy is crucial if the current Villain is someone like Boba Fett you want to be in a more confined area where his jetpack won’t do the bounty hunter any good. If you happen to take down the Vader, or Skywalker, or Boba Fett, you take their place. Brännvall offers up a strategic tip for this mode: ' it’s a good idea to team up with someone close by when you notice a Hero or Villain on your radar. For Cargo, we want players to focus on both bases and establishing two very defined gameplay roles – the attacker and the defender.'Ĭargo matches run on a 15-minute timer with two teams of 6.įinally there's Hero Hunt. Have you ever imagined a scenario where you and a team of 6 friends hunt down Darth Vader? Or playing as Boba Fett chasing down 6 targets? Then you might really dig this. In Hero Hunt, one player spawns as either a Hero or Villain (this cycles based on the planet you're on), while the remaining seven spawn as normal troopers. This resulted in home bases that were rarely defended, since most action took place in the center of the map. The reason behind this tweak? In old school capture the flag modes, a lot of action centered round grabbing the enemy flag and running away to hide, since the enemy could not capture unless their flag was in their base. If you get hold of a cargo crate, your team will take the lead with 6-4, and the rest of the match will fluctuate like that. At the beginning of a match, the score is 5-5. Scoring works a bit different thanks to this design. 'This creates a tug of war experience where you simply need to collect as much cargo as possible. But there's a twist, as explained by Brännvall: ' you don’t need to have your own cargo in your base in order to bring back the cargo you’ve taken from your enemies,' he says. On the surface it's familiar: Run to an enemy's base, steal their valuable cargo, and return it to your own base. Hearing that ‘GONK’ sound effect echoing between the icy walls is both funny and a great clue on where you should be heading.”Ĭargo is DICE's take on the classic Capture the Flag gametype, bringing a tug-of-war style battle element to Battlefront. Minutes later you’re chasing Droids in maze-like Wampa caves. Gameplay-wise there’s a lot going on one moment you’re fighting on open areas such as a Rebel encampment with a tarp-covered X-wing nearby. But first you have to actually catch the droids! Lead Level designer Dennis Brännvall had this to say via the Battlefront Blog: “Personally, I've had many great sessions playing Droid Run on the Ice Caves map on Hoth. Basically you and your team of 5 works together to secure a trio of GNK Droid locations. This is a 6v6 competitive mode that reminds me of Destiny's Control. If you gravitate more toward immediate action with a small team, Droid Run might fit the bill. (Nope, sorry, none of them are a proper story campaign.) Let's redirect our sights on the launch, though, and the reveal of three additional modes available on the disc. New Game Modes: Droid Run, Hero Hunt, and Cargo What are you hoping for in this add-on content? I'm anticipating new playable heroes and villains, and sincerely hoping for an an updated, Frostbite-engine powered Geonosis. It also means DICE could develop more than four packs, but we know for certain that they're promising four as part of the Season Pass. Given the evident similarities in DLC strategy shared by it and Battlefield, this means the number of maps available could more than double by the time this all plays out. On a related note, my colleague Erik Kain calls EA's Season Pass plan ' totally, irredeemably insane.'īattlefront is expected to ship on November 17 with 12 multiplayer maps.

Without purchasing them as a bundle in advance, they were available to buy separately for $15 each. Each of those expansions offered 4 new multiplayer maps, as well as a handful of new vehicles, weapons, and gadgets. Battlefield 4 boasted a 'Premium' package which also sold for $50 and also granted players four future DLC packs and early access to each one, so there are certainly some parallels here.

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