

And in Arcade, play alongside and against teams of AI-controlled players in team battles, become Darth Maul and take on swarms of enemies, or enjoy couch co-op action in local split screen multiplayer on consoles.īig as it is, the Beta represents only a tiny portion of what you'll see in the full Star Wars Battlefront II experience: eleven distinct planets of Galactic Assault, space battles across all three cinematic eras of Star Wars, an original single-player campaign, all-new modes, and fully-customizable heroes, starfighters, and trooper classes. In the new Strike mode, team up with a small squad of allies and compete against other troopers in winner-take-all objective-based battles. Choose to fly fighters, bombers, and interceptors in a quest to destroy an Imperial Star Destroyer in Starfighter Assault mode. The only other option is to buy the crates.Get set to become a Star Wars hero in the Galactic Assault on the royal palace of Naboo, where you'll get a chance to try out all four new trooper classes, pilot ground and air vehicles, summon powerful reinforcement characters, and become Darth Maul, Rey, Boba Fett, or Han Solo. Players get a daily crate with some random goodies, including occasional ‘crate parts’ for eventually crafting a crate. Whereas in the original game players unlocked weapons and cards by completing various tasks, Battlefront 2 dishes these items out through crates. Unfortunately, there are also some issues that have players upset, particularly the ‘progression’ system that relies heavily on crates.

There’s a lot to like about the game, including excellent graphics offering more dynamic, detailed environments than the original game. There’s also a preview for the campaign, but that isn’t playable in the beta. The beta, which can be downloaded now for Xbox One, PS4, and PC, offers players an opportunity to play online multiplayer in ‘Strike,’ ‘Galactic Assault,’ and ‘Starfighter Assault.’ There’s a very limited number of maps, plus access to ‘Arcade’ for local play with AI. The #StarWarsBattlefrontII Beta has been extended two more days! Play until Wednesday, October 11.
