reltes Posted June 26, 2004 Posted June 26, 2004 from starwars.com Snapshots from the Battlefront June 24, 2004 A stormtrooper named Boba takes a quick look at his tactical map. Rebel scum has infested these woods of Endor, and Alliance forces have overrun his command center just north of his position. It's a long trek uphill, but there is an unmanned AT-ST walker parked nearby for just such a purpose. He decides to leave his post; it should be safe, and he wants to be where the action is. With mighty mechanical legs pushing him through the forest, he soon arrives. Rebel troops are swarming through the underbrush. They start to scurry as the AT-ST emerges from the forest. An Imperial dark trooper soars past on his jetpack, picking off fleeing Rebels. Rocket launchers slam against Boba's walker, as he targets a Wookiee smuggler for a kill... Not quite how you remember the Battle of Endor? Welcome to Star Wars Battlefront, an open-ended multiplayer action game that spans the entire Star Wars saga. The game isn't due out until September, but this past Tuesday, June 22, select members of the electronic gaming press were given a taste of the action to come. "We wanted to deliver the experience that Battlefront delivers," said Anne Marie Stein, of LucasArts Public Relations. The resulting venue: the forested wilderness of the Presidio in San Francisco. A short bus trip brings the assembled journalists to a camp in the woods like no other. A path into the forest is flanked on one side by stormtroopers, on the other by Rebel commandos - all local costumed fans from Bay Area 501st units. The symphonic music of the Star Wars saga plays from concealed speakers, punctuated by blaster fire, explosions and the cries of bloodthirsty Ewoks. All's not quiet on this Battlefront. At the main camp area are a number of tents draped with camo-netting and marked with Imperial or Rebel flags. Inside the tents are computer and console stations loaded with the eagerly awaited game. Over 80 journalists and reviewers from the games media sat down and entered the fray on the platform of their choosing - Xbox, PlayStation 2 or PC. Four different armies, 10 different planets, over 30 vehicles -- the game is enormous is scope. Such scale is best experienced in a networked environment, battling against up to 32 combatants on a familiar Star Wars battlefield. Or maybe not so familiar... though (((Rhen Var))), Endor, Hoth, Yavin 4, and Kamino were opened up for sampling at this event, the finished game will include a preview of one of the new worlds of Episode III. Here are some snapshots from the event. Keep checking starwars.com, and especially LucasArts.com for more detailed Star Wars Battlefront coverage and war stories. The game is scheduled for release on September 21 for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC. For those wanting a sample, the DVD release of the Star Wars Trilogy will feature an Xbox playable demo of the game.
Mountainforest Posted June 26, 2004 Posted June 26, 2004 Sorry, but I never heard of the planet Rhen Var. What kind of planet is it?
Alegis Posted June 26, 2004 Posted June 26, 2004 That means one mystery planet is reveiled, of EP 3 If you googled it like I did, you'd come up with this page http://www.lucasarts.com/products/starwarstheclonewars/gameplay/rhenvar.htm Pandemic studios has made it before in clone wars, it looks like an ice map like hoth
reltes Posted June 26, 2004 Author Posted June 26, 2004 i'm pretty sure that the tenth planet will be... ep 3 spoiler!!!!!!! kashyyyk, the wookie homeworld that will be appearing in ep 3.
Global Strike Posted June 26, 2004 Posted June 26, 2004 I guess no one in here has played the clone wars game? Well, if you want to know, Rhen Var is pretty much the same as Hoth, exept there water and the battles there took place during the clone wars, as you might of guessed. :jawa
Mountainforest Posted June 26, 2004 Posted June 26, 2004 Don't we know the mysterieplanet's now? Bespin, Kashyyyk and Rhen Var.
tFighterPilot Posted June 26, 2004 Posted June 26, 2004 Originally posted by jasperw Don't we know the mysterieplanet's now? Bespin, Kashyyyk and Rhen Var. Untill they say Kashyyyk is in, it isn't.
Alegis Posted June 26, 2004 Posted June 26, 2004 Come on now, it's pretty obvious. They'll have to include wookie NPCs then in it, all planets had npcs
tFighterPilot Posted June 26, 2004 Posted June 26, 2004 Originally posted by Alegis Gensan Come on now, it's pretty obvious. They'll have to include wookie NPCs then in it, all planets had npcs Yavin has no NPCs
Alegis Posted June 26, 2004 Posted June 26, 2004 I couldnt think of any animal on Yavin, but it was stated like that somewhere by one of the developpers
Luke'sMaster Posted June 27, 2004 Posted June 27, 2004 Hmmm yavin i would think would have some jedi's in there since it is home of the old jedi temple.
Sounds Risky Posted June 27, 2004 Posted June 27, 2004 Weren't they converted Sith temples? Besides there aren't any Jedi during the map's time period with exception to Yoda who's in hiding. As for animals, isn't Yavin IV considered a dangerous place because of all the wildlife?
joesdomain Posted June 27, 2004 Posted June 27, 2004 I hope Rhen Var is not one of the three mystery planets. I wasn't too impressed with it in Star Wars The Clone Wars on PS2. I highly doubt they would use another expanded universe location for this game if they use Kashyyyk as one of the mystery planets. If you notice in todays starwars.com production notes at the end they mention the wookie homeworld Kashyyyk.
tFighterPilot Posted June 27, 2004 Posted June 27, 2004 Originally posted by joesdomain I hope Rhen Var is not one of the three mystery planets. I wasn't too impressed with it in Star Wars The Clone Wars on PS2. I highly doubt they would use another expanded universe location for this game if they use Kashyyyk as one of the mystery planets. If you notice in todays starwars.com production notes at the end they mention the wookie homeworld Kashyyyk. Kashyyyk is NOT in the game.
Alegis Posted June 27, 2004 Posted June 27, 2004 I'd like to see a quote of a develloper saying kashyyyk is not included. As for a quote where kashyyyk is included; its pretty obvious
tFighterPilot Posted June 27, 2004 Posted June 27, 2004 Originally posted by Alegis Gensan I'd like to see a quote of a develloper saying kashyyyk is not included. As for a quote where kashyyyk is included; its pretty obvious It's not obvious, there isn't such a thing as obvious! It isn't until they say it is (not hint, say)
reltes Posted June 27, 2004 Author Posted June 27, 2004 if you think about it one of the biggest things people liked about the first films was chewbacca. endor was originally supposed to be the wookie planet but lucas wanted the creatures to be simple and not technical and he had already showed chewbacca piloting a spaceship. people love wookies. it will be kashyyk. that's why it's in ep 3 and that's why it'll be in the game.
tFighterPilot Posted June 27, 2004 Posted June 27, 2004 Originally posted by thejeditraitor if you think about it one of the biggest things people liked about the first films was chewbacca. endor was originally supposed to be the wookie planet but lucas wanted the creatures to be simple and not technical and he had already showed chewbacca piloting a spaceship. people love wookies. it will be kashyyk. that's why it's in ep 3 and that's why it'll be in the game. If you like Wookiees so much, why can't you even spell the word, or Kashyyyk
reltes Posted June 27, 2004 Author Posted June 27, 2004 hey what do you want from me? it was 4:00 in the morning when i wrote that and i don't really care about wookiEEs that much but a lot of people do. i'd much rather have 2 different ep3 worlds than kashYYYk or rhen var but who cares its still gonna rule. and actually i understand this because ep3 is still in production and the devs probably don't have any idea what the other worlds will be like since its all gonna be cgi. kashyyyk has been established in the e.u. so they have a rough idea about it, trees, etc.
tFighterPilot Posted June 27, 2004 Posted June 27, 2004 Originally posted by thejeditraitor hey what do you want from me? it was 4:00 in the morning when i wrote that and i don't really care about wookiEEs that much but a lot of people do. i'd much rather have 2 different ep3 worlds than kashYYYk or rhen var but who cares its still gonna rule. Chill out But there is already one planet from ep3, why are you so sure there's another?
joesdomain Posted June 28, 2004 Posted June 28, 2004 I figure there will be 5 planets from original trilogy period and 5 planets from prequel trilogy period. Original Trilogy: Tatoonie Bespin Yavin 4 Hoth Endor Prequel Trilogy: Geonosis Naboo Kamino Kashyyyk (maybe) Mustafar? Courscant? Alderran? Utapau? etc?
tFighterPilot Posted June 28, 2004 Posted June 28, 2004 Originally posted by joesdomain I figure there will be 5 planets from original trilogy period and 5 planets from prequel trilogy period. Original Trilogy: Tatoonie Bespin Yavin 4 Hoth Endor Prequel Trilogy: Geonosis Naboo Kamino Kashyyyk (maybe) Mustafar? Courscant? Alderran? Utapau? etc? ummm... this thread is about Rhen Var and you didn't include it?
reltes Posted June 28, 2004 Author Posted June 28, 2004 there are 10 planets Tatooine Bespin Yavin 4 Hoth Endor Geonosis Naboo Kamino rhen var these are all confirmed. the last one will be from ep3. Kashyyyk those are the planets. bet on it.
tFighterPilot Posted June 28, 2004 Posted June 28, 2004 Originally posted by thejeditraitor there are 10 planets Tatooine Bespin Yavin 4 Hoth Endor Geonosis Naboo Kamino rhen var these are all confirmed. the last one will be from ep3. Kashyyyk those are the planets. bet on it. I'd be so gloating when you all will see that Kashyyyk isn't.
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