Star Wars Battlefront Coming to a Handheld Near You
The battle will begin this fall for Star Wars game fans when Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron, a multiplayer game for Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable handhelds, will be released, according to LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm Entertainment.
The San Francisco-based publisher is boasting that the Star Wars Battlefront game, based on the Star Wars film series, is the first time players will be able to fight on multi-level battlefronts, in space and on the ground. The game allows players to begin the fight on foot, drive a vehicle through the battleground, or have dogfights in space. Each player’s move — including shots fired and enemies defeated — determines future outcomes on the battlefield.
The game supports 16-player multiplayer on the PSP and includes tracking and four-player skirmishes on the DS. On the DS, the game is rated Everyone 10+, and includes fantasy violence; on the PSP, the game is rated Teen with fantasy violence.
The Force Is with Video Games
Despite a 23 percent decrease in sales of video games from $660.1 million in April 2008 to $510.7 million in April 2009, and despite the challenging economic environment, NPD Group consumer-spending indicators still show video games as the category in which consumers say they are least likely to cut their spending in the coming months, according to NPD analyst Anita Frazier.
“I can say that Star Wars is one of the top 10 video-game properties of all time, so anytime there is a Star Wars release we can look for it to chalk up some substantial sales,” Frazier said.
Jedi, Clones and More
In Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron, gamers take on the identity of X2, a clone trooper created from the DNA of a Jedi Master. The X2 trooper joins the Rebellion, crossing paths with his evil clone brother X1, leading to a battle that…
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