"Star Wars: Battlefront," a video game where you can live out all your greatest "Star Wars" fantasies, is finally available for purchase starting today.
There's been a lot of hype for this game, and yet, I completely agree with my colleague Ben Gilbert when he called "Star Wars: Battlefront" a "major letdown... a rehash of popular standouts with little soul behind the repackaging."
The whole package might not be worth your money, but there are still a few major redeeming aspects about "Star Wars: Battlefront" that almost anyone will love — especially if you're familiar with the "Star Wars" movies.
The music is incredible.
The "Star Wars" franchise is nothing without the music — specifically, from master composer John Williams, who has written some of the most recognizable film scores in movie history. In "Star Wars: Battlefront," you'll hear the sweeping orchestral arrangements from the movies everywhere you go, which is a real treat. The music even seems to follow the action, and it often picks up towards the end of every online multiplayer match. If you need just one reason to play this game, do it for the music.
Explosions are just as satisfying as they are in the movies.
"Star Wars: Battlefront," at its core, is about shooting bad guys. You'll be shooting them on foot, in the air, and in giant robots. But thankfully, landing your shots is super satisfying since the game uses the same special effects you'll see in the "Star Wars" movies for all the explosions. So when you take out a stormtrooper with your laser blaster, or you destroy an X-wing with your TIE fighter, you'll be treated to the same colorful bursts of light and color that's synonymous with the "Star Wars" films.
Playing as Darth Vader is a trip.
Darth Vader is one of the best movie villains ever created. In "Star Wars: Battlefront," you'll get a chance to don the signature black robe and helmet and you'll even control his Sith powers: you can choke enemies from a distance and lift them into the air, and you can even hurl your lightsaber at enemies and have it boomerang back to you. So even if the overall gameplay is repetitive, stalking the battlefield as Darth Vader — striking fear into your enemies and eliminating them just as quickly — never gets old.
"Star Wars: Battlefront" is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
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