<s>
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
first	O
-	O
and	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
franchise	O
in	O
either	O
of	O
two	O
opposing	O
factions	O
in	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2004	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
with	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
for	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
Pandemic	O
developed	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
critically	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
followed	O
by	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
:	I-Application
Renegade	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
:	O
Elite	O
Squadron	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
for	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
:	O
Mobile	O
Squadrons	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
EA	O
DICE	O
acquired	O
a	O
license	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
DICE	O
,	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
Motive	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
in	O
the	O
Battlefront	B-Application
series	I-Application
normally	O
revolve	O
around	O
two	O
armies	O
–	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Republic	O
versus	O
the	O
Confederacy	O
of	O
Independent	O
Systems	O
or	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
versus	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
or	O
First	O
Order	O
versus	O
the	O
Resistance	O
–	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
on	O
various	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maps	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
galaxy	O
,	O
with	O
battlezones	O
varying	O
in	O
theme	O
and	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefront	O
II	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
accurately	O
follow	O
the	O
canon	O
of	O
the	O
films	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
were	O
relegated	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Legends	O
non-canonical	O
status	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
before	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Battlefront	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Battlefront	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2005	O
–	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
–	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
one	O
day	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Battlefront	O
II	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
on	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
now	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
game	O
,	O
a	O
Sony	B-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	O
Platinum	O
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefront	O
II	O
expands	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
single-player	O
experience	O
with	O
mission-based	O
objectives	O
drawn	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
story-based	O
campaign	O
which	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
501st	B-Language
Legion	I-Language
(	O
AKA	O
"	O
Vader	O
's	O
Fist	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
evolution	O
from	O
a	O
legion	O
of	O
clone	O
troopers	O
serving	O
the	O
Republic	O
during	O
the	O
Clone	O
Wars	O
to	O
Imperial	O
stormtroopers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
maps	O
from	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
make	O
a	O
second	O
appearance	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
adds	O
new	O
locales	O
such	O
as	O
Coruscant	O
and	O
Utapau	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
introduces	O
"	O
heroes	O
"	O
–	O
playable	O
characters	O
based	O
on	O
iconic	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
who	O
are	O
much	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
regular	O
soldier	O
(	O
and	O
were	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Battlefront	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
as	O
NPCs	O
that	O
spawned	O
randomly	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
hero	O
roster	O
includes	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
,	O
Han	O
Solo	O
,	O
Leia	O
Organa	O
,	O
Chewbacca	O
,	O
Obi-Wan	O
Kenobi	O
,	O
Yoda	O
,	O
Mace	O
Windu	O
,	O
Ki-Adi	O
Mundi	O
and	O
Aayla	O
Secura	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Kit	O
Fisto	O
,	O
available	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
patch	O
)	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
villain	O
roster	O
includes	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
,	O
Darth	O
Sidious	O
,	O
Boba	O
Fett	O
,	O
Count	O
Dooku	O
,	O
General	O
Grievous	O
,	O
Darth	O
Maul	O
,	O
Jango	O
Fett	O
,	O
and	O
Anakin	O
Skywalker	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Asajj	O
Ventress	O
,	O
also	O
available	O
only	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
patch	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
more	O
modes	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Conquest	O
,	O
Hunt	O
(	O
where	O
players	O
fight	O
as	O
natives	O
on	O
planets	O
against	O
other	O
natives	O
or	O
certain	O
troopers	O
in	O
an	O
army	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wampas	O
vs.	O
Rebels	O
on	O
Hoth	O
or	O
Tusken	O
Raiders	O
vs.	O
Jawas	O
on	O
Tatooine	O
,	O
to	O
earn	O
50	O
points	O
first	O
)	O
,	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
(	O
both	O
with	O
one	O
and	O
two	O
flags	O
)	O
,	O
Assault	O
(	O
which	O
,	O
on	O
Tatooine	O
only	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
Heroes	O
vs	O
Villains	O
,	O
where	O
one	O
team	O
plays	O
as	O
the	O
heroes	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
one	O
as	O
the	O
villains	O
in	O
a	O
race	O
to	O
rack	O
up	O
points	O
by	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
)	O
and	O
space	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
made	O
an	O
unconfirmed	O
claim	O
that	O
Free	O
Radical	O
Design	O
was	O
developing	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
allegedly	O
received	O
information	O
from	O
a	O
former	O
LucasArts	O
employee	O
that	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
III	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
filed	O
a	O
classification	O
with	O
the	O
Australian	O
Office	O
of	O
Film	O
and	O
Literature	O
Classification	O
listing	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
III	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
with	O
a	O
PG	O
rating	O
(	O
E10+	O
equivalent	O
)	O
for	O
mild	O
animated	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
that	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Free	O
Radical	O
Design	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
lost	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
develop	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
III	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
character	O
renders	O
bearing	O
a	O
Battlefront	O
III	O
watermark	O
surfaced	O
from	O
a	O
laid-off	O
Free	O
Radical	O
employee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
journalist	O
website	O
Betagames	O
discovered	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
models	O
and	O
textures	O
buried	O
in	O
Resident	O
Evil	O
:	O
Operation	O
Raccoon	O
Citys	O
archives	O
;	O
PC	O
Gamers	O
Tom	O
Senior	O
speculated	O
that	O
these	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
from	O
Battlefront	O
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
showing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
rough	O
state	O
received	O
media	O
attention	O
from	O
outlets	O
such	O
as	O
Joystiq	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
and	O
Shacknews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
Online	O
was	O
rumored	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
game	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
3	O
concept	O
art	O
renders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
First	O
Assault	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
downloadable	O
multiplayer	O
shooter	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Trends	O
speculated	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
First	O
Assault	O
might	O
help	O
LucasArts	O
recover	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
investment	O
in	O
Battlefront	O
III	O
and	O
other	O
projects	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
leaked	O
onto	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Tech	O
site	O
TechnoBuffalo	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
very	O
closely	O
resembled	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
:	I-Application
Renegade	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
three	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renegade	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
pack	O
with	O
the	O
then-new	O
white	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
redesign	O
featuring	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commander	O
Col	O
Serra	O
describes	O
the	O
forming	O
of	O
Renegade	B-Application
Squadron	I-Application
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
cutscene	O
of	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
:	O
Elite	O
Squadron	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
marks	O
the	O
third	O
Battlefront	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
first	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
usually	O
play	O
in	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
perspective	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
also	O
switch	O
to	O
a	O
strategy	O
based	O
mode	O
where	O
they	O
may	O
build	O
troops	O
and	O
upgrade	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
:	O
Mobile	O
Squadrons	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
THQ	O
Wireless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
an	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
press	O
conference	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
EA	O
DICE	O
(	O
whose	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
had	O
recently	O
acquired	O
a	O
multi-year	O
license	O
to	O
produce	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
video	O
games	O
)	O
,	O
unveiled	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
game	O
,	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
eventually	O
announced	O
as	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
EA	O
announced	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
at	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Celebration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
Clone	O
Wars	O
era	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
prequel	O
films	O
,	O
nor	O
does	O
it	O
feature	O
content	O
from	O
The	O
Force	O
Awakens	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
and	O
villain	O
roster	O
is	O
also	O
limited	O
,	O
at	O
launch	O
including	O
only	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
,	O
Han	O
Solo	O
,	O
Leia	O
Organa	O
,	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
,	O
Emperor	O
Palpatine	O
,	O
and	O
Boba	O
Fett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
planet	O
of	O
Jakku	O
with	O
two	O
new	O
maps	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Outer	O
Rim	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
who	O
have	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Season	O
Pass	O
,	O
otherwise	O
costing	O
$10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
is	O
titled	O
"	O
Bespin	B-Application
"	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Cloud	O
City	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
as	O
well	O
and	O
added	O
the	O
long-awaited	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
heroes	O
Chewbacca	O
and	O
Bossk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Jorgensen	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
mentioned	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
restructuring	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
canon	O
,	O
Battlefront	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
storyline	O
that	O
is	O
considered	O
canonical	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
a	O
customizable	O
character	O
class	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
content	O
based	O
on	O
all	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
movies	O
up	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Rise	O
of	O
Skywalker	O
(	O
with	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
movies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
television	O
series	O
being	O
added	O
later	O
on	O
via	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
EA	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
game	O
code-named	O
Viking	O
,	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Battlefront	B-Application
series	I-Application
with	O
open-world	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fan	O
made	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
production	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
canceled	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
III	O
by	O
Free	O
Radical	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Galaxy	O
in	O
Turmoil	O
gained	O
a	O
distribution	O
deal	O
through	O
Valve	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
which	O
generated	O
a	O
fair	O
amount	O
of	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proposals	O
of	O
Galaxy	O
in	O
Turmoil	O
falling	O
under	O
the	O
paywall	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
and	O
ideas	O
of	O
Lucasfilm	O
giving	O
Frontwire	O
Studios	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
license	O
were	O
both	O
rejected	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
agreement	O
between	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
Lucasfilm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxy	O
in	O
Turmoil	O
is	O
now	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
redeveloped	O
as	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
cyberpunk-themed	O
IP	O
without	O
any	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
references	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
with	O
Battlefront	O
III-inspired	O
mechanics	O
including	O
space-to-ground	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
