Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection

Two landmark Star Wars shooters return with their large-scale battles, campaign modes, and beloved movie-era locations intact. Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection bundles the original Battlefront and its more ambitious sequel, letting players fight across the Clone Wars, Galactic Civil War, and major planets from the films. The tone is straightforward arcade warfare rather than tactical simulation: hundreds of troops collide, laser fire fills the screen, and victory often comes down to pushing the front line toward the last enemy command post. It is a nostalgic package built around immediate, chaotic battles where a lucky blaster shot, vehicle run, or Jedi appearance can turn the tide.

Matches revolve around capturing command posts, draining the opposing army’s reinforcement count, and choosing the right class for the situation. Players spawn as familiar faction troops, from Republic clones and battle droids to Rebels and stormtroopers, then move between infantry firefights, sniping positions, heavy weapons, tanks, walkers, speeders, starfighters, and capital ships. Battlefront II expands the formula with space combat, hero characters, a story campaign, Galactic Conquest strategy, and more varied objectives, while both games offer Instant Action for fast custom skirmishes offline. Online multiplayer supports huge battles, and the collection also includes the former bonus material: Jabba’s Palace, extra Bespin, Rhen Var, and Yavin maps, plus Asajj Ventress and Kit Fisto.

What still stands out is the sheer sandbox-like scale of each map. Few Star Wars games so casually let you abandon a blaster duel to hijack an AT-AT, board an enemy cruiser, or fight beside Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. Its controls, AI, and presentation clearly reflect the mid-2000s, so players expecting modern gunplay or sophisticated matchmaking may find it rough around the edges. Fans of the original releases, couch-and-online skirmish nights, and accessible Battlefield-style objective combat will get the most from it, while newcomers should come prepared for a charmingly old-school shooter with enormous Star Wars atmosphere.