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millions of people again. As I waited a member of
EA staff called for a single person and I signalled to
them before I was escorted into the booth to play.
I quickly found out I’d be playing the game’s co-op
mode with an extremely friendly American man.
The survival mode had us fighting waves of
enemies on Tatooine and defending multiple control
points. My first thoughts were about how good Star
Wars Battlefront looks. The canyons of Tatooine
are bathed in scorching sunlight and everything
from the weapons, to character models look
amazing. It plays nicely with the shooting feeling
light and responsive, whereas heavier weapons
such as the rocket launcher pack a satisfying
punch. One of the greatest feelings is using the
jetpack, as it doesn’t gently lift you, but rather it
At this year’s gamescom, standing next to a

launches you with force to where you want to go.

giant replica of Darth Vader’s Tie Fighter, I eagerly

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awaited to play Star Wars Battlefront. I didn’t know

The waves of enemies got increasingly harder

what they were showing but I was excited to get

as at first only Stormtroopers attacked us, but

my hands on it. I was slightly sceptical, after all the

eventually jetpack enemies, cloaked Stormtrooper

Battlefront series was enormous and I wasn’t sure

and AT-STs came at us from all directions. It was

if this new instalment could capture the hearts of

surprisingly difficult at times, the layout of the

By Reece Armstrong

ith only a short while left

We watched as AT-ATs dominated the snowy tundra of

until Star Wars Battlefront

Hoth whilst the Rebels fought resiliently, but usually

launches, fans are eagerly

to futile means as the Empire took another victory.

awaiting the game that has
been on the minds of gamers

for years now. The Star Wars Battlefront beta, which
had more than 9 million players participate in, mainly
showed us just what to expect from the game’s
conquest mode when it launches on 17th November
this year. We’ve seen Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader
cut their way through rebels and Stormtroopers alike.
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