<s>
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
II	I-Language
is	O
a	O
2005	B-Application
first-person	O
shooter	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
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
2004	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2005	B-Application
,	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Savage	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Battlefront	O
II	O
features	O
a	O
more	O
narrative-based	O
campaign	O
,	O
retelling	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
story	O
from	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
of	O
a	O
veteran	O
clone	O
Imperial	O
Stormtrooper	O
,	O
reminiscing	O
about	O
his	O
tour	O
of	O
duty	O
in	O
service	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Republic	O
and	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
additions	O
over	O
Battlefront	O
include	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Jedi	B-Application
and	O
Sith	O
,	O
additional	O
game	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
hero	O
assault	O
,	O
and	O
objective-based	O
space	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefront	O
II	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
scoring	O
in	O
the	O
mid	O
80s	O
at	O
aggregators	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
worst	O
received	O
,	O
scoring	O
70.93	O
%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
69	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	B-Application
Technology	I-Application
scheduled	O
a	O
shut-down	O
across	O
all	O
titles	O
using	O
the	O
service	O
for	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
II	I-Language
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
supported	O
games	O
on	O
GameRanger	B-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
continued	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
multiplayer	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
again	O
enabled	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG	O
cross-play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
general	O
objective	O
in	O
most	O
missions	O
is	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
enemy	O
faction	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
are	O
game	O
modes	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
objective	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
eras	O
:	O
the	O
Clone	O
Wars	O
,	O
with	O
battles	O
taking	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Republic	O
and	O
the	O
Confederacy	O
of	O
Independent	O
Systems	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Civil	O
War	O
,	O
where	O
battles	O
between	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
and	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
take	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefront	O
II	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
special	O
class	O
—	O
Heroes	O
—	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
iconic	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
;	O
heroes	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Battlefront	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
as	O
NPCs	O
that	O
spawned	O
randomly	O
during	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
original	O
Battlefronts	O
campaign	O
featured	O
missions	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
chosen	O
faction	O
,	O
Battlefront	O
II	O
contains	O
only	O
one	O
campaign	O
,	O
called	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
found	O
in	O
every	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
except	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Battlefront	O
II	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Rebel	O
Raider	O
tasks	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
locating	O
specific	O
objects	O
in	O
a	O
map	O
and	O
returning	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
designated	O
drop	O
point	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
allow	O
cooperative	O
and	O
competitive	O
battles	O
in	O
Galactic	O
Conquest	O
mode	O
through	O
split-screen	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
does	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Instant	O
Action	B-Application
players	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
24	O
maps	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
any	O
available	O
eras	O
and	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
other	O
modes	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
Conquest	O
mode	O
that	O
was	O
found	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
;	O
Hunt	O
mode	O
,	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
(	O
CTF	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
1-flag	O
and	O
2-flag	O
variants	O
,	O
Hero	O
Assault	O
and	O
Space	O
Assault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Hero	O
Assault	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
iconic	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
characters	O
which	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
teams	O
,	O
heroes	O
and	O
villains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
the	O
501st	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
Mygeeto	O
to	O
aid	O
the	O
21st	O
Nova	O
Corps	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Jedi	B-Application
General	O
Ki-Adi	O
Mundi	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
a	O
Separatist	O
energy	O
generator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unbeknownst	O
to	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
,	O
the	O
clones	O
receive	O
special	O
orders	O
from	O
Supreme	O
Chancellor	O
Palpatine	O
to	O
collect	O
a	O
sample	O
of	O
the	O
generator	O
after	O
its	O
destruction	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
help	O
power	O
the	O
planet-destroying	O
battle	O
station	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterward	O
,	O
the	O
501st	O
travel	O
to	O
Kashyyyk	O
to	O
clear	O
a	O
path	O
through	O
the	O
Separatist	O
blockade	O
and	O
defend	O
a	O
key	O
Wookiee	O
village	O
,	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
Jedi	B-Application
Grandmaster	O
Yoda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
their	O
return	O
to	O
Coruscant	O
,	O
Palpatine	O
issues	O
Order	O
66	O
,	O
which	O
brands	O
all	O
Jedi	B-Application
as	O
traitors	O
to	O
the	O
Republic	O
and	O
orders	O
their	O
summary	O
executions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
command	O
of	O
the	O
newly	O
christened	O
Sith	O
Lord	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
,	O
the	O
501st	O
storm	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Temple	O
to	O
kill	O
all	O
its	O
occupants	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
remaining	O
Jedi	B-Application
who	O
are	O
spread	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
are	O
swiftly	O
murdered	O
by	O
their	O
clone	O
troopers	O
,	O
effectively	O
wiping	O
out	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
galaxy	O
seemingly	O
at	O
peace	O
,	O
the	O
501st	O
are	O
stationed	O
on	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
during	O
their	O
watch	O
,	O
a	O
prison	O
break	O
is	O
initiated	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Rebel	O
prisoners	O
manage	O
to	O
escape	O
with	O
the	O
battle	O
station	O
's	O
schematics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
schematics	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
weakness	O
in	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Alliance	O
leads	O
a	O
successful	O
assault	O
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Empire	O
retaliates	O
by	O
attacking	O
the	O
Alliance	O
's	O
base	O
on	O
Yavin	O
IV	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
501st	O
captures	O
,	O
avenging	O
their	O
brothers	O
who	O
died	O
in	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
's	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrator	O
ends	O
the	O
story	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
was	O
eventually	O
rebuilt	O
and	O
the	O
Empire	O
's	O
grip	O
on	O
the	O
galaxy	O
became	O
stronger	O
than	O
ever	O
,	O
all	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
the	O
501st	O
Legion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
II	I-Language
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2005	B-Application
,	O
during	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Celebration	O
III	O
held	O
in	O
Indianapolis	O
,	O
Indiana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
used	O
their	O
in-house	O
engine	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Zero	B-Application
to	O
develop	O
Battlefront	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Pandemic	O
's	O
other	O
two	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Clone	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Battlefront	O
Lua	B-Language
was	O
utilized	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scripting	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefront	O
IIs	O
release	O
date	O
would	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
DVD	O
release	O
of	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
Battlefront	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
on	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Application
demo	O
of	O
Battlefront	O
II	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
extras	O
DVD	O
to	O
further	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
Resnick	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
get	O
assets	O
from	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
related	O
in-game	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Hirschmann	O
,	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
product	O
development	O
at	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
detailed	O
the	O
immense	O
efforts	O
required	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
Engineers	O
working	O
on	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
development	O
teams	O
were	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
help	O
optimize	O
game	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bob	O
Bergen	O
voices	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
,	O
having	O
voice	O
doubled	O
for	O
Mark	O
Hamill	O
in	O
previous	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
actor	O
Corey	O
Burton	O
recorded	O
lines	O
for	O
Count	O
Dooku	O
,	O
a	O
role	O
he	O
has	O
played	O
in	O
other	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Clone	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obi-Wan	O
Kenobi	O
is	O
portrayed	O
by	O
James	O
Arnold	O
Taylor	O
,	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
2002	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Clone	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
cartoon	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Lawrence	O
also	O
returns	O
to	O
voice	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
,	O
a	O
role	O
he	O
has	O
portrayed	O
since	O
the	O
1994	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
TIE	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
veteran	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
voice	O
actors	O
such	O
as	O
Tom	O
Kane	O
,	O
Steve	O
Blum	O
and	O
T.C.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
plugin	O
for	O
Softimage	B-Device
XSI	I-Device
included	O
in	O
the	O
mod	O
tools	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
3D	O
models	O
and	O
animations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battlefront	O
II	O
mod	O
tools	O
provide	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
capabilities	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Battlefront	O
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
create	O
anything	O
from	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
changes	O
,	O
to	O
additional	O
gameplay	O
levels	O
,	O
to	O
large-scale	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
modifications	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
which	O
expand	O
the	O
game	O
further	O
into	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
expanded	O
universe	O
,	O
adding	O
additional	O
locales	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
eras	O
,	O
and	O
fan-created	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2005	B-Application
,	O
LucasArts	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
two	O
downloadable	O
packages	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Battlefront	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
download	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
two	O
new	O
hero	O
characters	O
,	O
Kit	O
Fisto	O
and	O
Asajj	O
Ventress	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
four	O
maps	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
;	O
Yavin	O
4	O
:	O
Arena	O
,	O
Bespin	B-Application
:	O
Cloud	O
City	O
,	O
Rhen	O
Var	O
Harbor	O
and	O
Rhen	O
Var	O
Citadel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	O
content	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>
In	O
late	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Backwards	B-Device
Compatibility	I-Device
List	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
360	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
playable	O
on	O
both	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
360	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
II	I-Language
Online	O
servers	O
hosted	O
by	O
GameSpy	O
were	O
closing	O
down	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
supported	O
games	O
on	O
GameRanger	B-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
continued	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
re-enabled	O
multiplayer	B-Application
and	O
added	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
;	O
a	O
second	O
patch	O
on	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
had	O
minor	O
bug	O
fixes	O
and	O
performance	O
optimizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
highest	O
aggregate	O
scored	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
which	O
holds	O
an	O
84%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
an	O
84/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
ranked	O
similarly	O
,	O
with	O
84%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
83/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
scored	O
slightly	O
lower	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
75%	O
and	O
a	O
78/100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
a	O
71%	O
and	O
69/100	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
placed	O
sixth	O
in	O
overall	O
sales	O
for	O
2005	B-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
most-played	O
Xbox	B-Application
title	O
in	O
2007	B-Application
,	O
and	O
placed	O
third	O
in	O
2008	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	B-Application
Star	B-Language
Wars	I-Language
:	I-Language
Battlefront	I-Language
II	I-Language
reclaimed	O
second	O
place	O
once	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
totaled	O
6	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
2007	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
noted	O
a	O
slight	O
improvement	O
in	O
the	O
intelligence	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
units	O
and	O
praised	O
new	O
varied	O
objectives	O
to	O
obtain	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
found	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
space	O
battles	O
a	O
welcome	O
addition	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
argued	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Jedi	B-Application
,	O
though	O
looking	O
"	O
good	O
on	O
paper	O
"	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
end	O
up	O
"	O
feeling	O
as	O
epic	O
"	O
as	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
argued	O
if	O
the	O
multiplayer	B-Application
was	O
taken	O
away	O
,	O
even	O
the	O
new	O
campaign	O
was	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
Battlefront	O
II	O
worth	O
the	O
buy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
claimed	O
the	O
game	O
suffers	O
from	O
problems	O
remaining	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Battlefront	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
challenging	O
AI	B-Application
characters	O
in	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
these	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
redundant	O
use	O
of	O
planets	O
featured	O
in	O
previous	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
settings	O
,	O
were	O
problems	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Play	O
hosts	O
Adam	O
Sessler	O
and	O
Morgan	O
Webb	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CiN	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
92	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
and	O
stated	O
"	O
The	O
improved	O
single-player	O
games	O
are	O
worthwhile	O
enough	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
you	O
can	O
find	O
well	O
connected	O
online	O
matches	O
,	O
multiplayer	B-Application
games	O
will	O
keep	O
you	O
addicted	O
for	O
months.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Space	O
conflict	O
complements	O
ground-based	O
action	B-Application
beautifully	O
and	O
jumping	O
into	O
the	O
cockpit	O
of	O
an	O
X-wing	O
or	O
TIE	B-Application
fighter	I-Application
is	O
thrilling.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
pretty	O
,	O
the	O
score	O
divine	O
,	O
the	O
story-driven	O
single-player	O
game	O
is	O
actually	O
cinematic	O
and	O
engaging	O
and	O
the	O
lag	O
,	O
while	O
annoying	O
at	O
times	O
online	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
greatly	O
reduced	O
from	O
the	O
original.	O
"	O
</s>
