<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	O
first	O
and	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
film	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
to	O
coincide	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Trilogy	O
DVD	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
through	O
their	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspyr	O
released	O
a	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
port	O
in	O
July	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
cellular	O
phone	O
version	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
Mobile	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
II	I-Language
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefront	O
features	O
several	O
locales	O
from	O
major	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
battles	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
voice	O
acting	O
from	O
veteran	O
voice	O
actors	O
Temuera	O
Morrison	O
,	O
Tom	O
Kane	O
,	O
and	O
Nick	O
Jameson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
part	O
in	O
major	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
battles	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
lacking	O
single	O
player	O
component	O
and	O
poor	O
AI	B-Application
were	O
points	O
of	O
concern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
encompasses	O
battles	O
between	O
four	O
main	O
factions	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
prequel	O
trilogies	O
:	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Republic	O
and	O
the	O
Confederacy	O
of	O
Independent	O
Systems	O
(	O
CIS	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
prequel	O
era	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
and	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
main	O
classes	O
are	O
similar	O
for	O
each	O
faction	O
,	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
heavy	O
weapons	O
,	O
pilot	O
and	O
sniper	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
fifth	O
is	O
unique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Macintosh	O
versions	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
online	B-Application
with	O
up	O
to	O
64	O
players	O
via	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
or	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
via	O
GameSpy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
can	O
accommodate	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
players	O
whilst	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
only	O
supports	O
16	O
players	O
,	O
or	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
split	O
screen	O
mode	O
with	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
utilizes	O
specialized	O
GameSpy	O
servers	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
utilized	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
online	I-Application
play	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
as	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
Live	O
servers	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Episode	B-Application
III	I-Application
had	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
Clone	O
Wars	O
campaign	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Kashyyyk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
a	O
map	O
configuration	O
based	O
on	O
conflicts	O
from	O
both	O
eras	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
began	O
at	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Burrod	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
on	O
Battlefront	O
stated	O
"	O
We	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
online	B-Application
shooter	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
for	O
team	O
strategy	O
and	O
would	O
feature	O
battles	O
and	O
worlds	O
from	O
every	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Models	O
and	O
animations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
created	O
in	O
Softimage	B-Device
XSI	I-Device
,	O
a	O
3D	O
development	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
environments	O
were	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
proprietary	O
editor	O
,	O
ZeroEditor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	O
models	O
were	O
then	O
laid	O
on	O
this	O
foundation	O
along	O
with	O
general	O
objective	O
pathing	O
for	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
used	O
two	O
main	O
systems	O
,	O
again	O
to	O
ensure	O
a	O
minimal	O
load	O
on	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
sounds	O
and	O
foley	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
taken	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
reference	O
material	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
were	O
recorded	O
during	O
a	O
two-day	O
visit	O
to	O
Skywalker	O
Ranch	O
,	O
near	O
Nicasio	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actor	O
Temuera	O
Morrison	O
voiced	O
the	O
Clone	O
Troopers	O
,	O
reprising	O
his	O
role	O
from	O
the	O
Attack	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clones	I-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Kane	O
and	O
Jameson	O
have	O
voiced	O
multiple	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
2008	O
series	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Clone	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
released	O
an	O
Xbox-exclusive	O
playable	O
demo	O
on	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Trilogy	O
DVD	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2004	O
,	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
released	O
unsupported	O
mod	O
tools	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
maps	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
edit	O
the	O
weapons	O
and	O
characters	O
for	O
all	O
sides	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspyr	O
was	O
contracted	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Macintosh	O
systems	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2005	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
mobile	O
developer	O
Mikoishi	O
and	O
publisher	O
THQ	O
released	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
Mobile	O
for	O
cellular	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
had	O
sold	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$53	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
31st	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
the	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
currently	O
holds	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
of	O
76/100	O
,	O
82/100	O
,	O
and	O
80/100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fellow	O
aggregate	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
reports	O
similar	O
scores	O
of	O
78%	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
83%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
80%	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Editor	O
Bob	O
Colayco	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
compared	O
favorably	O
with	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1942	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
for	O
its	O
extensive	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ivan	O
Sulic	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
general	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
setting	O
,	O
and	O
online	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
very	O
critical	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
three	O
major	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
single	O
player	O
element	O
:	O
its	O
easy	O
difficulty	O
,	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
cohesion	O
,	O
and	O
poor	O
AI	B-Application
teammates	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
Sulic	O
stated	O
"	O
Everyone	O
is	O
an	O
idiot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appears	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
context	O
sensitive	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
meaning	O
bots	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
positions	O
will	O
do	O
stuff	O
(	O
like	O
use	O
turrets	O
and	O
vehicles	O
and	O
lay	O
down	O
cover	O
fire	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
those	O
not	O
immediately	O
engaged	O
in	O
combat	O
will	O
idly	O
stand	O
around	O
helping	O
themselves	O
to	O
an	O
endless	O
breather.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Will	O
Tuttle	O
and	O
Sal	O
Accardo	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
online	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
too	O
criticized	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
it	O
felt	O
like	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
was	O
"	O
tacked	O
on	O
to	O
allow	O
people	O
without	O
PS2	B-Device
online	B-Application
to	O
have	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Never	O
before	O
have	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
battles	O
been	O
so	O
well	O
recreated	O
and	O
detailed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
reviewers	O
,	O
Pfister	O
felt	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
was	O
the	O
weak	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
specifically	O
for	O
players	O
without	O
online	B-Application
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Battlefront	O
manages	O
to	O
stand	O
tall	O
as	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
that	O
does	O
the	O
best	O
job	O
we	O
've	O
yet	O
seen	O
of	O
playing	O
out	O
the	O
battles	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
movies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
nominated	O
Battlefront	O
for	O
its	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Soundtrack	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Battlefield	B-Application
Vietnam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
