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Average Score: 8.3

 

Good:

- uh, it's STAR WARS

- watching NPC darth vader wreak havoc on the battlefield is awesome

- battles are epic and grand in scale

- graphics are very impressive for PS2

 

Bad:

- Weak single player

- No way to 'vote off' team killers

- AI is 'poor'

- FPS gets choppy with all onscreen action

- online lag is supposedly pretty bad, even on lucasarts servers w/ only 12 people

- many vehicles are too fast for practical use

 

 

 

it actually got a good review from the magazine, im a bit concerned about the lag though lets hope its not too bad. also about kicking the team killers i hope the host can kik em since well all be with voice chat we can just tell the host to kick him.

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T-NoS Newbie

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Originally posted by DieStarWarsGeek

"supposed lag"? If it is that bad I'm sure they will do something about it. Same thing about the AI and voting people off. It's called Updates/Patches. (and that's where consoles are out of luck) :D

 

I really hope they can fix that for the consoles

chicagodave Newbie

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Originally posted by DieStarWarsGeek

"supposed lag"? If it is that bad I'm sure they will do something about it. Same thing about the AI and voting people off. It's called Updates/Patches. (and that's where consoles are out of luck) :D

 

i guess you never heard of a game called socom2 they just did their second patch to fix some things. all without having to use the hardrive.

SITH_ShadowCat Newbie

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The numerical scores coming it from reviews are just what I wanted to see, but I can't sat the same for the negetives mentioned in them. I think since the magazine takes time to print and set up, the reviews got an earlyer copy which still had a buggy net code. Lag better not be off the wall like the magazine preposes.

JDKnite188 Newbie

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Originally posted by chicagodave

. . . No way to 'vote off' team killers . . .

 

Uh . . . so there is no effective voting system on server games? I find this strange, considering that every multiplayer FPS that I have played has had a kick vote capability.

THE BADGER: Newbie

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No way to 'vote off' team killers

 

Uh-Oh.... Kinda worried a little on this one. Hopefully they will add this in the finale version. Common sense would tell you to put in a vote procedure. People can mess up online play, just look at SOCOM 1! I believe Star Wars will attract a better crowed than SOCOM 2, but you will still have fools and people with no honor! Gotta have a vote feature!!:)

 

It's called Updates/Patches. (and that's where consoles are out of luck

 

Yes consoles have patches. I've already downloaded 2. And a console is simply a small computer, but only designed for one or two things. You can make a patch for a console just as easy as a PC.

rut-wa jodar Newbie

rut-wa jodar

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I have a question.

 

If a game has a "weak singleplayer" and Major Multiplayer problems, then how the hell can it be rewarded with a good review ? I suspect they were reviewing a different game ;)

SITH_ShadowCat Newbie

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Originally posted by Syzerian

ah, the joys of pc games, MODS!

I'm sure someone will make an admin mod or find someway to boost up the bots and tweak the vehicles accordingly

 

I agree with TK, the last thing we need is another mod to basterdize yet another Star Wars game.

Jerol Seren Newbie

Jerol Seren

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Originally posted by SITH_ShadowCat

I agree with TK, the last thing we need is another mod to basterdize yet another Star Wars game.

 

 

why are you so against mods? It's not like you are forced to download them. You can pick the ones you want.

 

I'm all for new vehicles, weapons and maps.

 

Not to mention a mod that will enable vote kick.

GhostfacedKilla Newbie

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how could there b lag on the ps2. i once had high hopes for this game but i wont be shelling out extra dough to get online and buy the game if it doesnt take over socom2. Plz place ure own reviews guys when u get this game. bcuz im on a limited budget.....guess i have to wait for gta san andreas.:(:)

Jerol Seren Newbie

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Originally posted by DallasDawg

how could there b lag on the ps2. i once had high hopes for this game but i wont be shelling out extra dough to get online and buy the game if it doesnt take over socom2. Plz place ure own reviews guys when u get this game. bcuz im on a limited budget.....guess i have to wait for gta san andreas.:(:)

Ahh... GTA...the one console game I really want to buy=)

Oidar Newbie

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Originally posted by GhostPoet

why are you so against mods? It's not like you are forced to download them. You can pick the ones you want.

 

I'm all for new vehicles, weapons and maps.

 

Not to mention a mod that will enable vote kick.

 

I think you'll find TK was referning to the dreaded admin mods that made JA a pain to play online, admin mods are server sided and imo ruined a great game. BUT were not talkin ja here. Battlefront doesn't need an admin mod and if it gets one it needs to be a tasteful mod without commands like Slay and silence,

Kick and sleep and ban are all I've ever used on JA and battlefront doesnt even need that many.

Kick and ban thats all you need.

Vader523 Newbie

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I own SOCOM 2 and to be completely honest, I barely experiance any lag at all. I only get lag when I have multiple programs running on my computer and even then its not bad. It depends on your connection.

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