A space battle was a battle that took place above a planet or a space port, or even out in open space. These kind of battles featured prominently in the Star Wars saga, and thus were a focal point of the games. Several were devoted only to flight, such as Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance and TIE Fighter. Others, like Star Wars: Battlefront II, integrated it with other parts of the game.
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Role in GamesEdit
Every game mentioned below has had some form of space combat. Some have been canon, while the LEGO series flights took place strictly in non-canonical parts of actual battles.
Star Wars: BattlefrontEdit
Space battles in Star Wars: Battlefront took place in a mixed setting. There were craft flying about above the planet, while infantry battled it out on the ground. Many players thought that these and other vehicles imbalanced the game, allowing pilots to fire at unsuspecting soldiers below. For this reason, online play, for the most part, sticks to the maps that don't contain as many vehicles.
Spacecraft by FactionEdit
Each faction has its own vehicles, which it must use to bring down the others and win the battle. Most of these fighters are iconic in their own right.
Republic:
CIS:
Rebellion:
Empire:
Other:
- Geonosian Starfighter (Seperatists/Geonosians)
- Cloud Car (All)
Star Wars: Battlefront IIEdit
In Battlefront's sequel, Star Wars: Battlefront II, the battles are taken into space for the first time ever. There are still snowspeeders present on Hoth, but now you're able to play out your favorite battles, from Luke Skywalker and his X-Wings versus Darth Vader and his TIE Fighters to the Clone Army fighting the droids for control of Kashyyyk. Now, space battles have their own classes, too. You can choose to fly and dogfight as a pilot, or take it to the enemy as a marine. Like in Battlefront, each faction has its own fighters, but one can get a ship from the opposite hangar as easily as flying in and taking it. Different from Battlefront, however, are the new presence of space-only modes, such as Assault - which is basically shoot at enemy fighters and blow up their capitol ship, and 1-Flag Capture the Flag - the same as its ground namesake, except you must deliver the flag to a place above the other ship. Also new are auto turrets, which make getting kills harder, and destroyable points on the map such as the Auto-Defense System, which keeps up the turrets, and Life Support. If destroyed, these locations give you valuable points needed to win the game.
Spacecraft by FactionEdit
Republic:
- Republic Starfighter
- Republic Gunship
CIS:
- Droid Starfighter
Rebellion:
- X-Wing
- Y-Wing
- LA-AT Gunship
Empire:
- TIE Fighter
- TIE Bomber
Star Wars: Battlefront: Renegade SquadronEdit
Renegade Squadron takes a page out of its big brother's, Star Wars: Battlefront II's, book, with a space combat mode that's very similar to its predecessor's. All that's added is a host of new spacecraft, including the B-Wing and TIE Defenders, as well as the ability to customize your weapons, which you only can use outside of the craft, obviously.
Star Wars: Empire at WarEdit
Part of the massive real-time strategy game, Star Wars: Empire at War, is space tactical battles. Here you command your spaceships, space stations, transports, and whatever else you might have brought along, to destroy the other faction's (either Rebellion or Empire) host of the same. These also include special 'Hero' fighters that you can build. They are such iconic figures as Han Solo'sMillennium Falcon and Boba Fett'sSlave I. If these are destroyed, you must wait a certain amount of time before hiring them again. The winner gains control of the space station, and the loser's fleet is destroyed or must retreat. At the start of the battle, you can only build the most rudimentary of fighters, but as you upgrade your space station, you will find that you can even eventually build Star Destroyers! You'll be able to build just about everything in between, too, because just about every Rebel or Imperial spacecraft is available for you to build.
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of CorruptionEdit
In this expansion to Empire at War, Forces of Corruption brings a new leader, Tyber Zann, who comes with his own host of battleships and fighters. Here, the mechanics are almost identical to the previous game, but Tyber's ships sometimes come with special abilities. He also has his own heroes, bringing more destruction to the interstellar battlefield.
Star Wars: StarfighterEdit
This is a singularly flight-based game, revolving around the Battle over Naboo and the fall of the Trade Federation. You fly various missions in various craft, after receiving some basic training at a flight center. There are unlockable missions and craft, providing depth and making it feel like the arcade games of old.
Bonus craft include:
- Guardian Mantis
- Havoc
- N-1 Starfighter
- Sith Infiltrator
- N-X Police Cruiser
- Scarab Droid
Star Wars: Jedi StarfighterEdit
The sequel to Starfighter, Jedi Starfighter continues with both the plot and the mechanics of Starfighter. Some craft gain useful secondary weapons such as mines and force powers. The premise is still the same: players fly in a variety of different craft over 15 3D campaign levels, with hidden objectives and bonus craft. Some include the Slave I and the Republic Gunship.
Star Wars: X-WingEdit
In this game, different from others, you were finally given the chance to interact with your wingmen. Their AI depended on how well you flew, and though the theme was, again, the same - Rebel Alliance craft duking it out with the Empire, this was much more based on the duels of World War I and II. In addition, historical missions add some nostalgia to the piloting of your favorite craft.
Star Wars: TIE FighterEdit
The space battles in this game are different from any others up to that point in that you could play from the viewpoint of the Imperial Navy. New ships and new weapons meant your battles could be much more exciting, and could be played from the bad guys' point of view.
Star Wars: X-Wing AllianceEdit
The ability to jump to hyperspace made the space battles of 'XWA', as it was known, different. Also new were new textures and the separation of the HUD from the cockpit, which angered many hardcore pilots.
Notable Space BattlesEdit
AppearancesEdit
As space battles appear in most Star Wars games, this list does not include appearances during video clips, or games that mention battles, only games that actually include a space battle.
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- LEGO Star Wars: The Original Trilogy(Non-canonical appearance)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga(Non-canonical appearance)
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Star Wars: Battlefront II | |
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Developer(s) | Pandemic Studios |
Publisher(s) | LucasArts |
Director(s) | Eric Gewirtz |
Producer(s) | Christopher Williams |
Designer(s) | Peter Dellekamp Siefert |
Programmer(s) | John Northan |
Artist(s) | Matthew Palmer |
Writer(s) | Michael Stemmle |
Series | Star Wars: Battlefront |
Engine | Zero |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Xbox |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Action, third-person shooter, first-person shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Star Wars: Battlefront II is a first- and third-person shooter video game based on the Star Wars film franchise. Developed by Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts it is a sequel to 2004's Star Wars: Battlefront and the second game in the Battlefront series. The game was released in PAL regions on October 31, 2005, on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable (PSP), Microsoft Windows, and Xbox platforms, and in North America on November 1 of the same year. It was released on the PlayStation Store on October 20, 2009, for download on the PSP. The PSP version was developed by Savage Entertainment.
The game features new vehicles, characters, game mechanics, maps, and missions compared to the original Battlefront. Unlike its predecessor, Battlefront II features a more narrative-based campaign, retelling portions of the Star Wars story from the point of view of a veteran Imperial Stormtrooper, reminiscing about his tour of duty in service of both the Galactic Republic and as part of the Galactic Empire. Gameplay additions over Battlefront include the use of Jedi, additional game modes such as hero assault, and objective-based space battles.
Battlefront II was well received, with the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions scoring in the mid 80s at aggregators GameRankings and Metacritic. The PC version scored slightly lower at both sites, scoring a 76.60% at GameRankings and 78 at Metacritic. The PSP version was the worst received, scoring 70.93% at GameRankings and 69 at Metacritic. Reviewers generally praised the narrative-based story; however, some felt that the upgrades from the original were not enough to merit the price. Like the original game, it was a commercial success.
GameSpy Technology scheduled a shut-down across all titles using the service for May 31, 2014, which included Star Wars: Battlefront II for PC, PS2, and Xbox.[1]Electronic Arts announced it would extend support for Battlefront II until June 30, 2014.[2] The extended support ended on July 25, 2014, taking all GameSpy online video games across all platforms offline. The Windows version was added to a list of supported games on GameRanger on May 31, 2014, which allows for continued online play.[3] On October 2, 2017, multiplayer for the Windows version was again enabled, allowing for Steam and GOG cross-play.[4][5][6] As of April 26, 2018, Battlefront II is now backwards compatible on the Xbox One and has enhanced graphics for the Xbox One X. The DLC that originally came out exclusively for the original Xbox version of the game was released for the Xbox One version in June 2019.
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Gameplay[edit]
Battlefront II is fundamentally similar to its predecessor, albeit with the addition of new gameplay mechanics. The general objective in most missions is to eliminate the enemy faction. Like its predecessor Star Wars Battlefront, the game is split into two eras: the Clone Wars, with battles taking place between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and the Galactic Civil War, where battles between the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire take place. Players have the ability to choose between six classes during gameplay. Four class types are common to all factions; infantry, heavy weapon, sniper and engineer.[7] In addition to the four standard classes, each faction has two unique classes which unlock by scoring a predetermined number of points. For the Rebellion faction, the Bothan Spy and the Wookiee; for the Empire, The Officer and The Dark Trooper; for the Republic, the Commander and the Jet Trooper; and for the CIS, the Magnaguard and the Droideka.[8]Battlefront II also features heroes - a special class that allows the player to control iconic characters from the Star Wars universe. Heroes serve as a bonus to players, and are unlocked by meeting certain criteria, such as earning a certain number of points. Differences between Battlefront II and its predecessor include the ability to sprint and the ability to roll forward.[9] In addition to utilizing heroes in conquest matches, the game also features a hero assault mode in which heroes are pitted against villains in a team deathmatch format.
Campaign[edit]
In Battlefront II players can battle in space and engage in ship-to-ship combat. Players sabotage enemy capital ships externally by firing at vital systems, or on foot by landing in the enemy hangar.
Whereas Star Wars: Battlefront's campaign featured missions dependent on the chosen faction, Battlefront II contains only one campaign, called Rise of the Empire, which is found in every version of the game except the PlayStation Portable (PSP).[10] This set of missions is presented as the narration from a veteran of the 501st Legion, beginning with an attack on the planet Mygeeto during the Clone Wars and ending with the assault on Hoth as depicted in The Empire Strikes Back.[11] There are a total of 18 missions, four of which are optional space missions.
The PSP version of Battlefront II does not feature the Rise of the Empire campaign. Instead it features three single-player Challenge modes: Imperial Enforcer, Rogue Assassin, and Rebel Raider.[12] In Imperial Enforcer, the player is sent to eliminate indigenous species on several given planets, such as Gungans on Naboo and Ewoks on Endor.[12] Rogue Assassin requires the player to eliminate all Imperial officers on a given sets of planets. Bonus points are awarded for any other kills.[12] Finally, Rebel Raider tasks the player with locating specific objects in a map and returning them to a designated drop point, similar to Capture the flag.[12]
Galactic Conquest[edit]
Like its predecessor, Battlefront II includes Galactic Conquest. In this mode, the player commands a fleet throughout the galaxy conquering and protecting planets, much like a game of Risk. When two opposing forces reach the same planet, the game switches to the traditional perspective, and the player must eliminate the enemy faction to gain control of that planet. Players gain credits for performing well which can be used to buy new character classes, a new fleet, or bonuses that provide additional support when attacking or defending a planet.[7] While the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions allow cooperative and competitive battles in Galactic Conquest mode through splitscreen gameplay, the PC version does not.
Instant Action[edit]
In Instant Action players can choose from any of the game's 24 maps, as well as any available eras and modes. Four other modes are included in addition to the traditional Conquest mode that was found in Star Wars: Battlefront; Hunt mode, Capture the Flag (CTF), which is available in 1-flag and 2-flag variants, Hero Assault and Space Assault.[11]
In Conquest mode, players are required to capture and hold strategic points on the map, known in the game as command posts.[13] Players capture command posts by standing near one until its holograph transitions to blue, indicating it is held by their forces.[13] Players can capture both enemy command posts, which are designated red, and neutral command posts, which are white. For enemy command posts, enemy units can continue to spawn in the area until the post is de-energized and turns white. When all command posts belong to a given team, a twenty-second timer begins in which the opposing team must de-energize a command post or they lose. Alternatively, if one team eliminates all opposing reinforcements, they win.[11]
In Hunt mode, players take on the role of the species indigenous to the chosen planet, or of a faction opposed to that species. The object when playing as the indigenous species is to repel the opposition, or to eliminate the indigenous species if playing as the opposing faction.[11] In 1-flag CTF, both teams attempt to take a common flag and capture it at the enemy's base. This mode is the only one available on ground maps as well as in space.[11] 2-flag CTF tasks players with stealing the enemy's flag and returning it to their base for points.
In Hero Assault, players control iconic Star Wars characters which are divided into two teams, heroes and villains. The sole objective is to be the first team to reach the number of required points, with each kill granting one point.[11] Space Assault allows players to control a starfighter in order to destroy critical systems on the enemy's capital ship or destroy other enemy starfighters for points.[7] The systems of an enemy capital ship can be destroyed in a starfighter by firing at key areas of the ship. Alternatively, players can land in the enemy hangar and sabotage critical systems internally. The game ends when one team has reached the required number of total points.[11]
Plot[edit]
The game is told as an autobiography, with an unknown veteran clone trooper recounting the many battles of the 501st Legion. The 501st begins as part of the large clone army of the Galactic Republic, with the game's tutorial covering the unit's first battle against the Separatist forces during the battle of Geonosis, the very first battle of the Clone Wars. The campaign then skips to the last battles of the war, 3 years later.
The first one of these battles is the battle of Mygeeto, where Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Republic commands the 501st to destroy an advanced energy generator defended by Separatist forces. During the battle, the clones are led by Jedi Master Ki-Adi Mundi, who helps them significantly in succeeding with their mission. However, unknown to Ki-Adi Mundi or any other Jedi, Palpatine has ordered the legion to collect the remaining samples of the generator to help power his future space station, the Death Star.[14] Meanwhile, the Separatists attack the Republic's capital, Coruscant, and capture Palpatine, resulting in a massive space battle above Coruscant. The 501st take part in the battle as well and are ordered to clear the way of Separatist forces for Jedi Master Obi-Wan and his apprentice Anakin Skywalker, who infiltrate the Separatists' capital ship and rescue Palpatine.
On Felucia, the 501st exterminates a small infestation of Acklay inhabiting the planet and fixes an AT-TE they ambushed and damaged, before eliminating the CIS presence in the area, with help from Jedi Master Aayla Secura. Later, on the planet Kashyyyk, the Republic engage a huge CIS fleet in space, with the 501st helping clear a safe path for the Republic forces to land on the planet, although they lose many troopers during the battle. Planetside, the 501st defends a vital Wookiee base from a numerically superior enemy army and, with the support of the Wookiees and Jedi Master Yoda, the Separatists are defeated and the invasion is repelled.
In the final mission of the Clone Wars era, the 501st joins the clone forces led by Obi-Wan Kenobi on the planet Utapau to help them with the attack on a major CIS stronghold. During the battle, the 501st encounters the Separatists' leader General Grievous, but they manage to chase him away and then take over the CIS base, while Obi-Wan battles and kills Grievous, thus assuring the Republic's victory. With Grievous dead, the Republic is very close to finally winning the Clone Wars and restoring peace to the galaxy. However, immediately after the victory on Utapau, the 501st returns to Coruscant, where Palpatine orders the execution of Order 66. While numerous clone troopers betray and kill their Jedi generals across the galaxy, the 501st participate in the attack on the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, where they massacre all the remaining Jedi guarding their temple, with the help of a new Sith Lord, Darth Vader. With the Jedi Order finally wiped out, Palpatine takes over the galaxy and transforms the Republic into the first Galactic Empire, with him as the Emperor and ruling with an iron fist.[15]
With this newly established Empire in power, the 501st becomes known as Vader's Fist, Darth Vader's personal army, and, under their new leader, is assigned to various missions to strengthen the Empire's power. First being sent to Naboo to force a regime change by assassinating the Queen and several surviving Jedi Knights seeking protection, the 501st are succesful in this mission and thus the Empire later entrusts them with destroying a droid manufacturing facility on the planet Mustafar that was reactivated by a Geonosian named Gizor Delso, who betrayed the Empire and is now trying to build his own army to overthrow it. The 501st arrive on Mustafar and, after a space battle with Gizor's forces, they eventually land on the planet's surface and destroy the facility, while also killing Gizor and his entire legion of battle droids. [16] Shortly after, upon learning that the Kaminoans have also betrayed the Empire and created a new batch of rogue clones, the 501st is ordered to destroy their cloning facility on Kamino. The 501st battles the altered clone army and eventually succeeds in their mission, destroying the facility and killing every remaining rogue clone, with the help of the bounty hunter Boba Fett. After this incident, the Empire stops producing clones and instead begins recruiting people from across the galaxy to strengthen their army, thus making the 501st one of the few remaining legions within the Empire made up entirely of clones.
With the Galactic Empire firmly established in the ashes of the Republic, the 501st receive orders to be stationed on the Death Star. During their watch a prison break is initiated and, although the 501st battles and kills most of the escaped prisoners, a small group of rebels manage to escape with some vital imperial plans. Tasked to recover the stolen plans, the 501st searches a rebel base on Polis Massa, killing every Rebel standing in their way, but the plans are nowhere to be found. The search eventually leads the 501st to the Tantive IV rebel starship where, with the help of Darth Vader himself, the legion manages to either kill or capture everyone aboard, including the Rebel sympathizer Princess Leia. However, the plans are still transmitted and, despite the Empire's best efforts, eventually arrive into the hands of the Rebel Alliance, which then uses them to succesfully destroy the Death Star, killing many soldiers still stationed inside, including numerous members of the 501st.[17]
The Empire retaliates to the destruction of their battle station by launching a massive attack on the Rebel Alliance's base on Yavin IV, with the 501st taking part in the battle as well, proud to finally avenge all their brothers who died on the Death Star. After a space battle with the Rebel Alliance's fleet, the 501st take the battle on the ground, where they fight their way through the Rebel forces until reaching their base, which they seize and kill everyone inside, thus assuring the Empire's victory and severely weakening the Rebel Alliance. In the final mission of the game, the 501st is pressed into crushing the weakened Rebel Alliance, with the Empire having located their Echo Base on the planet Hoth. The 501st battle their way through the icy fields of the planet and eventually arrive and take over the Echo Base, before destroying the last transports carrying what's left of the Rebel Alliance, once again with the significant help of Darth Vader. The Empire is victorious and the Rebels are finally defeated, but, although the clone narrator proudly proclaims that the Rebellion is finished, the game follows the plot of The Empire Strikes Back and the Millennium Falcon escapes Hoth, meaning that there is still hope for the Rebel Alliance.[18]
Development[edit]
James Arnold Taylor (top) and Tom Kane (bottom) return to voice Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda in Star Wars: Battlefront II. The actors have voiced these roles several times in the Star Wars universe.
Star Wars: Battlefront II was announced on April 21, 2005, during Star Wars Celebration III held in Indianapolis, Indiana.[19] Developer Pandemic Studios used their in-house engine, known as Zero to develop Battlefront II. The engine was used in Pandemic's other two Star Wars titles, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the game's predecessor, Star Wars: Battlefront. As with BattlefrontLua was utilized as the game's scripting language. Battlefront II's release date would be set to coincide with the DVD release of Revenge of the Sith, similar to how Battlefront coincided with the release of the original trilogy on DVD.[20] An Xbox demo of Battlefront II was also included on the Revenge of the Sith extras DVD to further promote the game.[20] LucasArts looked to the fans for inspiration for Battlefront II, browsing forums and using other means to provide feedback for the sequel.[21] Josh Resnick, founder of Pandemic Studios noted that it was difficult to get assets from Revenge of the Sith in order to build the related in-game assets.[22] Peter Hirschmann, vice president of product development at LucasArts, detailed the immense efforts required to get the game to a playable state on the PlayStation Portable. 'It was a huge 'pop the champagne' day if you got back one whole frame a second,' he stated. LucasArts Engineers working on Indiana Jones and Star Wars development teams were brought in to help optimize game code.[22]
Bob Bergen voices Luke Skywalker, having voice doubled for Mark Hamill in previous Star Wars games such as the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron series.[23] Voice actor Corey Burton recorded lines for Count Dooku, a role he has played in other Star Wars games as well as the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series.[23] Obi-Wan Kenobi is portrayed by James Arnold Taylor, who played the role in the 2002 game Star Wars: The Clone Wars as well as the cartoon series.[23]Scott Lawrence, known for his role as Sturgis Turner in the television series JAG, also returns to voice Darth Vader, a role he has portrayed since the 1990s.[24] Other veteran Star Wars voice actors such as Tom Kane, Steve Blum and T.C. Carson also provide voice overs. Temuera Morrison portrays his signature roles Boba Fett, Jango Fett and the game's clone trooper narrator, but does not provide the in-game clone chatter as he did in Battlefront.[23]
On February 15, 2006, Pandemic released a patch for the PC version, which included support for mods and general improvement to the game.[25]Mod tools for the Windows version of the game were subsequently released on February 21, 2006.[26] Included in the download were many of the game's assets, several tutorials, and the tools required to make content for the PC version of the game. A plugin for Softimage XSI included in the mod tools allows users to create new 3D models and animations for the game. The Battlefront II mod tools provide a wider range of capabilities to the end user than the original Battlefront, allowing a user to create anything from user interface changes, to additional gameplay levels, to large-scale modifications. The original assets used to build the retail version of the game were shipped with the mod tool package that was released and allowed users to either modify an existing level or create an entirely new map from scratch. Subsequently, modifications have been created which expand the game further into the Star Wars expanded universe, adding additional locales, characters, Star Wars eras, and fan-created stories.
On December 19, 2005, LucasArts released the first of two downloadable packages for the Xbox version of Battlefront II. The free content added the Hero Assault mode to Kashyyyk.[27] Another Xbox Live download was made available on January 31, 2006, which added two new hero characters, Kit Fisto and Asajj Ventress, as well as four maps from the original Star Wars: Battlefront; Yavin 4: Arena, Bespin: Cloud City, Rhen Var Harbor and Rhen Var Citadel. In addition, Hero Assault modes were also added to Coruscant, Mygeeto, and Naboo. It sold for USD $4.99.[28] The downloadable content is no longer available as the original Xbox Live servers were shut down on April 15, 2010.[29] In late March 2006, the game was added to the Backwards Compatibility List for the Xbox 360, and is now playable on both the original Xbox and the Xbox 360.[30] On May 4, 2014, it was announced that the Star Wars: Battlefront II Online servers hosted by GameSpy were closing down on May 31, 2014. The Windows version was added to a list of supported games on GameRanger on May 31, 2014, which allows for continued online play.[3][31] On October 2, 2017 a patch was released for the Windows version of the game which re-enables multiplayer and allows for Steam and GOG cross play,[4][5][6] with a second patch released on January 3, 2018, which featured minor bug fixes and performance optimizations. A Disney spokesperson told Polygon that GOG Galaxy was 'handling the back end for the gameâs online play, including the development of patches.'[32]
Reception and sales[edit]
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Battlefront II was well received overall. The highest aggregate scored was for the PlayStation 2, which holds an 84% at GameRankings and an 84/100 at Metacritic.[33][37] The Xbox version ranked similarly, with 84% at GameRankings and 83/100 at Metacritic.[34][38] The PC and PSP versions scored slightly lower, with a 75% and a 78/100 for the PC and the PSP a 71% and 69/100 at GameRankings and Metacritic, respectively.[35][36][39][40] It placed sixth in overall sales for 2005, according to the NPD Group.[64] The PlayStation Portable version sold over 500,000 copies.[22] It was listed as the second most-played Xbox title in 2007,[65] and placed third in 2008.[66] In 2009Star Wars: Battlefront II reclaimed second place once more.[67] The PlayStation 2 version received a 'Platinum' sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA),[68] indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[69] The game's sales totaled 6 million copies by 2007.[70]
Battlefront II was praised not only for having a much more engaging single-player storyline,[57] but also for fixing many of the issues that plagued the original. Reviewers noted a slight improvement in the intelligence of AI units and praised new varied objectives to obtain victory.[57]PlayStation World argued the strengthened single-player campaign was 'unrelenting' and always a good challenge.[71] Publications found the inclusion of space battles a welcome addition; however, GameSpot argued the addition of Jedi, though looking 'good on paper', did not end up 'feeling as epic' as expected.[47]
Game Revolution argued if the multiplayer was taken away, even the new campaign was not enough to make Battlefront II worth the buy.[9]IGN claimed the game suffers from problems remaining from the original Battlefront, such as a lack of challenging AI characters in single player mode. Computer-controlled opponents and allies tend to run headlong into gunfire, wander off ledges, and walk into walls. IGN felt that these, along with redundant use of planets featured in previous Star Wars settings, were problems carried over from the original.[57]X-Play hosts Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb gave the game a 4 out of 5, but criticized the online multiplayer.[72]
Non-video game publications praised the quality of the game. CiN Weekly gave it a score of 92 out of 100 and stated 'The improved single-player games are worthwhile enough on their own, but if you can find well connected online matches, multiplayer games will keep you addicted for months.'[62]The Sydney Morning Herald gave it a score of four stars out of five, saying, 'Space conflict complements ground-based action beautifully and jumping into the cockpit of an X-wing or TIE fighter is thrilling.'[73]Detroit Free Press gave the Xbox version a score of three stars out of four and said 'The graphics are pretty, the score divine, the story-driven single-player game is actually cinematic and engaging and the lag, while annoying at times online, has been greatly reduced from the original.'[63]
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Star Wars: Clone Wars | |
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Based on | Star Wars, by George Lucas |
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Directed by | Genndy Tartakovsky |
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Theme music composer | John Williams |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3[1] |
No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer(s) | Brian A. Miller |
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Original release | November 7, 2003 â March 25, 2005 |
Star Wars: Clone Wars is an Americananimatedtelevision micro-series set in the Star Wars universe and developed and drawn by Genndy Tartakovsky. Produced and released between the films Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, it is amongst the first of many works to explore the conflict known as the Clone Wars, and directly leads to the events of Revenge of the Sith. The show follows the actions of various characters from the Star Wars prequel trilogy, notably Jedi and clone troopers, in their war against the battle droid armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Sith. The series is notable for introducing Revenge of the Sith villain General Grievous.[2]
The series aired on Cartoon Network for three seasons consisting of 25 episodes altogether from 2003 to 2005, and was the first Star Wars television series since Ewoks (1985â1986). The first two seasons of Clone Wars, released on DVD as 'Volume One', were produced in episodes ranging from two to three minutes, while the third season consisted of five 15-minute episodes comprising 'Volume Two'.[2] Since its release, the series has received critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for both volumes.Its success led to its being spun off as the half-hour CGI series The Clone Wars.
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- 6Reception
Plot[edit]
Clone Wars is part of the Star Wars prequel storyline, surrounding the fall of esteemed JediAnakin Skywalker and his subsequent transformation into the Sith Lord Darth Vader. The series begins shortly after Attack of the Clones, as the failing Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order are under siege from the Separatist Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Sith. As the war rages, more and more planets slip from Republic control.
Synopsis[edit]
The main storyline of Volume One features the Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi leading an assault on the planet Muunilinst, home of the Intergalactic Banking Clan,[3] benefactors of the Separatists wishing to break away from the Republic. His apprentice, Anakin, is personally appointed to lead the space forces by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine,[4] the secret alter ego of Sith Lord Darth Sidious. Meanwhile, Separatist leader Count Dooku takes in the Force-sensitive Asajj Ventress as his Sith apprentice and sends her to eliminate Anakin. Anakin diverts his attention in the middle of the space battle to pursue Ventress[3] to Yavin 4, where he manages to defeat her in a lightsaber duel by drawing on his anger.[2]
Surrounding this storyline are various battles focusing on other Jedi and their wartime exploits: Master Mace Windu faces a droid army unarmed[3] on Dantooine, Master Yoda travels to the ice world Ilum to save two imperiled Jedi, the amphibious Kit Fisto leads an aquatic regiment of clone troopers on the waterworld Mon Calamari,[4] and a team of Jedi encounter the dreaded General Grievous[2] on Hypori.
Volume Two picks up at the conclusion to the Hypori battle: Obi-Wan sends his team of ARC troopers to Hypori to rescue the Jedi from Grievous. The Republic is desperate, and after much consideration, the Jedi Council decides to promote Anakin to the rank of Jedi Knight.[2][a] The series then jumps ahead to nearly the end of the war, when Anakin has become a more powerful Jedi. He aids Obi-Wan in capturing a fortress, saves Saesee Tiin in space battle, and rescues Jedi from crab droids.[b]
Anakin and Obi-Wan are assigned to search for Grievous on the planet Nelvaan, but instead end up liberating a group of Nelvaanians who had been enslaved and mutated by the Separatist Techno Union. While rescuing the Nelvaan warriors, Anakin sees a cryptic vision of his eventual transformation into Darth Vader.[2] Meanwhile, Grievous leads an assault on Coruscant and, despite the best efforts of Yoda, Windu, Shaak Ti, and others, kidnaps Palpatine for his master, Dooku. Anakin and Obi-Wan then set out to rescue the Chancellor over Coruscant, leading directly into the beginning of Revenge of the Sith.[2]
Continuity[edit]
Several attempts were made to maintain continuity with the overall saga, most notably bridging Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. In 'Chapter 21', C-3PO makes his first appearance in gold plating[7] and Anakin is knighted; he sends his Padawan braid to Padmé, who stores it with the necklace he gave her in The Phantom Menace. It is implied that Anakin and Padmé conceive the Skywalker twins on Naboo in 'Chapter 22'.[8]
General Grievous' cough in Revenge of the Sith was intended to emphasize his organic nature as well as the flaws of having cyborg prosthetics. Grievous had previously appeared in Clone Wars before many of his personality traits had been finalized. To reconcile the differences between the two presentations, the Clone Wars production crew inserted a scene in 'Chapter 25' of Mace Windu Force-crushing the chestplate housing Grievous's internal organs.[9][7]
Volume Two shares aspects of its storyline with the novel Labyrinth of Evil, which was created at the same time. In the series, Anakin and Obi-Wan investigate a possible base for Grievous on Nelvaan prior to returning to Coruscant, but in the novel, they pursue Count Dooku on Tythe; Dooku briefly pauses at Nelvaan when escaping to Coruscant. According to The New Essential Chronology, the events on Nelvaan occurred before those on Tythe,[10] with the final scene of Obi-Wan and Anakin getting the message from Mace on the cruiser taking place afterwards.
Clone Wars served as a pilot for the half-hour CGIThe Clone Wars.[11] The character designer for the latter series attempted to translate aspects of the character designs from the 2D series to 3D.[12] The canonicity of Clone Wars was superseded by the later series after The Walt Disney Company purchased Lucasfilm and announced that The Clone Wars was considered one of the franchise's 'immovable objects' along with the episodic films.[13][11]
Production[edit]
The series was produced and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, the creator of Dexter's Laboratory and Samurai Jack,[11] and employs a similar animation style to the latter. Tartakovsky stated that he purposely animated C-3PO with moveable expressive eyes to pay homage to his animated appearances in The Star Wars Holiday Special and Droids.[14] Additionally, the planet Nelvaan's name was a nod to Nelvana, the production company that produced all previous Star Wars animated series.[15] In 'Chapter 21', a Dulok appears, a species introduced in Ewoks.
Cast[edit]
- Anakin Skywalker : Mat Lucas
- Obi-Wan Kenobi : James Arnold Taylor
- Yoda : Tom Kane
- Mace Windu : Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
- C-3PO : Anthony Daniels
- San Hill : Corey Burton
- Count Dooku : Corey Burton
- Asajj Ventress : Grey DeLisle
- Palpatine / Darth Sidious : Nick Jameson
- Clones : André Sogliuzzo
- Padmé Amidala : Grey DeLisle
- General Grievous : John DiMaggio (Seasons 1 & 2) and Richard McGonagle (Season 3)
- Capitain Typho : André Sogliuzzo
- Saesee Tiin : Terrence T.C. Carson
- Ki-Adi-Mundi : Daran Norris
- Shaak Ti : Grey DeLisle
- Kit Fisto : Richard McGonagle
Broadcast[edit]
The series, produced primarily with traditional animation, originally ran on Cartoon Network. In addition to being shown on television, the episodes were released online simultaneously on the Star Wars and Cartoon Network websites. It was heavily advertised by the channel, and was originally shown immediately before their popular friday night programming block, Fridays.
Episodes[edit]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release dates | ||||
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First aired | Last aired | Region 1 | Region 2 | ||||
1 | 10 | November 7, 2003 | November 20, 2003 | March 22, 2005 | May 9, 2005 | ||
2 | 10 | March 26, 2004 | April 8, 2004 | March 22, 2005 | May 9, 2005 | ||
3 | 5 | March 22, 2005 | March 26, 2005 | December 6, 2005 | December 5, 2005 |
Season 1 (2003)[edit]
The first season consisted of 10 episodes, lasting three minutes each. Along with the second season, it was released on DVD as Volume One.
No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | 'Chapter 1' | November 7, 2003 | 101 |
Four months after the battle of Geonosis, the Clone Wars rage across the galaxy. Obi-Wan Kenobi is given the task of leading the assault on Muunilinst while Anakin Skywalker gets command over the space forces. Anakin bids farewell to his secret wife, Senator Padmé Amidala. | ||||
2 | 2 | 'Chapter 2' | November 10, 2003 | 103 |
Obi-Wan's ARC troopers are shot down over the capital of Muunilinst as the assault on the Intergalactic Banking Clan's planet begins. | ||||
3 | 3 | 'Chapter 3' | November 11, 2003 | 102 |
Pinned down by droid enemy fire, the ARC troopers must make use of their specialist training to reach their target. | ||||
4 | 4 | 'Chapter 4' | November 12, 2003 | 107 |
With the battle of Muunilinst raging in space as well as on land, San Hill orders Durge and his IG-lancer droids to defend the city. | ||||
5 | 5 | 'Chapter 5' | November 13, 2003 | 104 |
On Mon Calamari, Kit Fisto and his Scuba Troopers defends the Calamari council against Manta Droid sub fighters army of the Quarren Isolation league. Mon Calamari Knights riding giant Keelkanas provide the Republic forces with back up.[4] | ||||
6 | 6 | 'Chapter 6' | November 14, 2003 | 105 |
Count Dooku arrives on Rattatak to witness the gladiator fights at the 'Cauldron'. Asajj Ventress beats every opponent in the arena and claims to be a Sith. | ||||
7 | 7 | 'Chapter 7' | November 17, 2003 | 108 |
Dooku submits Asajj Ventress to a test with a lightsaber before sending her on her way to find and eliminate Anakin Skywalker. | ||||
8 | 8 | 'Chapter 8' | November 18, 2003 | 106 |
General Kenobi and his troopers mount up on speeder bikes to take on Durge and the droid forces from the Intergalactic Banking Clan. | ||||
9 | 9 | 'Chapter 9' | November 19, 2003 | 110 |
General Kenobi and the ARC Troopers capture the Banking Clan's headquarters but Durge remains in pursuit, displaying almost unstoppable regenerative powers. | ||||
10 | 10 | 'Chapter 10' | November 20, 2003 | 109 |
Anakin proves himself to be the best star fighter in the galaxy battling Geonosian fighters above Muunilinst.[16] |
Season 2 (2004)[edit]
The second season consisted of 10 episodes, lasting three minutes each. Along with the first season, it was released on DVD as Volume One.
No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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11 | 1 | 'Chapter 11' | March 26, 2004[1] | 201 |
Anakin chases a mysterious rogue pilot (Asajj Ventress) piloting a Geonosian fanblade starfighter and against his master's orders, pursues her into hyperspace. | ||||
12 | 2 | 'Chapter 12' | March 29, 2004 | 202 |
Young Paxi Sylo looks on as Mace Windu battles Separatist droids backed up by enormous seismic tanks on Dantooine. | ||||
13 | 3 | 'Chapter 13' | March 30, 2004 | 203 |
Having lost his lightsaber, Master Windu must take on a battalion of Super Battle Droids hand to hand. | ||||
14 | 4 | 'Chapter 14' | March 31, 2004 | 204 |
The sacred Jedi Temple on Ilum is attacked by Chameleon droids just as Luminara Unduli's padawan, Barriss Offee is completing her training. | ||||
15 | 5 | 'Chapter 15' | April 1, 2004 | 202 |
Master Yoda, traveling aboard Senator Amidala's ship, persuades Captain Typho to take a detour to Ilum in order to mount a rescue operation. | ||||
16 | 6 | 'Chapter 16' | April 2, 2004 | 205 |
Padmé, worrying about Master Yoda, is attacked by Chameleon Droids. Luckily she has C-3PO to use as a decoy. | ||||
17 | 7 | 'Chapter 17' | April 5, 2004 | 208 |
Anakin has followed Asajj Ventress to Yavin IV. Although a clone squadron has been sent after them by Obi-Wan in a Republic carrier, they prove to be no match for the Sith hopeful. | ||||
18 | 8 | 'Chapter 18' | April 6, 2004 | 206 |
Asajj Ventress leads Anakin through the jungles of Yavin IV toward the ancient Massassi temples once inhabited by Exar Kun. | ||||
19 | 9 | 'Chapter 19' | April 7, 2004 | 207 |
Driven to the edge by Asajj Ventress, Anakin almost gives in to the Dark Side in a final bid to defeat her. | ||||
20 | 10 | 'Chapter 20' | April 8, 2004 | 209 |
The Republic has won the battle of Muunilinst, but news arrives of a new droid general hunting down Jedi on the planet Hypori. There, a group of Jedi consisting of Ki-Adi Mundi, Shaak Ti, Aayla Secura, K'Kruhk, Tarr Seirr and Sha'A Gi are driven into a corner by the formidable General Grievous. |
Season 3 (2005)[edit]
The third and final season consisted of five episodes, lasting 12 minutes each. These episodes were released on DVD as Volume Two.
No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
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21 | 1 | 'Chapter 21' | March 21, 2005 | 301 |
Captain Fordo and his ARC troopers rescue Ki Adi Mundi , Aayla Secura and Shaak Ti from General Greivous. The Jedi council grants Anakin Skywalker the title of Jedi Knight, after which Senator Amidala allows him the use of R2D2 as Secretly Sentient Droid Companion for his Jedi Interceptor starship . | ||||
22 | 2 | 'Chapter 22' | March 22, 2005 | 303 |
Closer to the end of the war, Anakin has become battle-scarred mad and leads the third army of the Republic alongside Obi Wan Kenobi. They blow up a shield generator and capture a fortress. Meanwhile, Separatist forces move in on Outer Rim planets such as Kashyyyk, Orto and Bal'demnic . Anakin visits Padmé on Naboo, but as Darth Sidious launches his final operation, he and Obi-Wan are sent to Nelvaan, where Anakin disrupts a young native's rite of passage by defeating a giant Gorax. | ||||
23 | 3 | 'Chapter 23' | March 23, 2005 | 302 |
Coruscant is attacked by Separatists forces. Mace Windu takes to the air while Yoda rides his Kybuck to defend the city. Meanwhile, Saesee Tinn leads his troops into battle just above the planet's atmosphere. On Nelvaan, Obi-Wan volunteers Anakin to take the trial of fire. | ||||
24 | 4 | 'Chapter 24' | March 24, 2005 | 304 |
Jedi Shaak Ti, Roron Corobb and Foul Moudama fight to keep Supreme Chancellor Palpatine out of General Grievous' mechanical claws. Anakin finds a hidden laboratory where the Techno Union is conducting mutation experiments on Nelvaan warriors. | ||||
25 | 5 | 'Chapter 25' | March 25, 2005 | 305 |
Shaak Ti takes a desperate stand against Grievous' Magnaguards. Anakin, surrounded by mutated Nelvaan Warriors, must destroy the geothermal crystal powering the siphon generator. Mace Windu hurries to face General Grievous, who abducts Palpatine. When Anakin and Obi-Wan learn of this, they set out on a dangerous rescue mission, leading into the opening of Revenge of the Sith. |
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of critics have given season 1 a positive review based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 10/10.[17] In 2009, Clone Wars was ranked 21 on IGN's Top 100 Animated Series list.[18]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Award | Type | Season(s) | Year |
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Saturn Award for 'Best Television Presentation' in the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominated | 1 and 2 | 2004 |
Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More)'[19] | Won | 1 and 2 | 2004 |
Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More)'[20] | Won | 3 | 2005 |
Emmy Award to background key designer Justin Thompson for 'Outstanding Individual in Animation'[20] | Won | 3 | 2005 |
Annie Award for 'Best Animated Television Production' | Won | 3 | 2006 |
Home media[edit]
Both volumes were distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Title | Release date | Chapters | ||
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Star Wars: Clone Wars: Volume One | March 22, 2005 | May 9, 2005 | 1â20 | |
This release contains all 20 of the show's 3-minute episodes, edited together into one continuous feature with English subtitles and an optional commentary track. Extras include art galleries, behind the scenes information, and the featurette 'Bridging the Saga: From Clone Wars to Revenge of the Sith', the Revenge of the Sith teaser trailer: with interviews of George Lucas, Genndy Tartakovsky, and the production crew. The disc also features a glimpse of Star Wars: Clone Wars â Volume Two, an Episode III game trailer, and a playable level of the Xbox game Star Wars: Republic Commando.
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Star Wars: Clone Wars: Volume Two | December 6, 2005 | December 5, 2005 | 21â25 | |
This release contains all 5 of the show's 12-minute episodes, edited together into one continuous feature with English subtitles and an optional commentary track. Extras include a Revenge of the Sith movie trailer, art galleries, trailers for the Star Wars games Battlefront II and Empire at War, an Xbox demo with two levels from Battlefront II, and the Lego short film Revenge of the Brick. Also included was the featurette 'Connecting the Dots', which highlighted the creative process that Genndy Tartakovsky and his team used to link Clone Wars to Revenge of the Sith.
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References[edit]
Footnotes
- ^Anakin is a Knight by the time of the later The Clone Wars, in which he takes an apprentice.[5]
- ^At this point, Anakin appears with the facial scar he has in The Clone Wars and Revenge of the Sith.[6]
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