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opposing side from claiming it as their own. Once

It’s an easy to grasp and surprisingly

successfully defended, the team then receives one

breathless mode that is fine for those

point, and it’s the first to five or the most points once

finding their feet with multiplayer shooters

the time is up that is the winner. It’s certainly not

or wanting to warm themselves up before

an innovative game mode, and one that can take a

the larger more complex modes.

number of forms; think Call of Duty’s Headquarters,
Destiny’s Control or Battlefield’s Blood Money the very simple formula of capture, protect and
defend but with the Star Wars look and sound.

Walker Assault
For those wanting a high octane, cinematic
and adrenaline fueled game mode, the epitome of
everything Star Wars, than Walker Assault is the

The map was big enough to make it feel like

STAR WARS: BATTLEFRONT
BETA SUMMARY

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the lobby you want to be joining. Taking inspiration

an open area, but small enough to keep you in the

from the iconic battle of Hoth, two teams of 20 take

battle zone without having to trek miles upon miles

to an impressively large map. While the Rebels

before you stumble across an enemy, and offered an

must activate satellites to call in Y-Wing attacks

excellent balance of open areas, cover and camping

on the Walkers, it is up to the Empire to prevent

spots (if that’s your preference). While verticality has

the incoming aerial bombardment by disabling
the communications and murdering the Rebel

By Dom D’Angelillo

scum. At first look it appears to be one huge mess
of gigantic mechanical camels and blaster fire,

he Star Wars Battlefront beta is

and although it takes several rounds to get your

over, and with it the realisation

head around what you’re doing, Walker Assault is

that it is just a matter of weeks

certainly one of the most rewarding online games

until we return to a galaxy far,

modes I’ve played for a long time. But of course,

far away. With only three game

there is a catch, and with numerous objectives
spread across an expansive map, it pays to have a

modes on offer, as well as a small max level of five,
it didn’t take long to see and do everything in the
recent beta. If you missed your chance to jump in,

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then fear not, we’ve summarised all three games

become a huge addition in shooters

modes in anticipation for the game’s release.

of late, even with your jetpack
boost, in my opinion, it is better

Dropzone

when you stick to using your feet

Drop zone is perhaps the mode that will be most

exclusively. This may vary from map-

familiar if you’ve played multiplayer FPS’ before.

to-map come the full game, but if

Two teams of eight must battle it out to secure

the jetpack has just one purpose,

drop ships that spawn, one at a time, at random

it’s for getting you out of sticky

locations of the map. Once secured, the drop ship

situations as quickly as possible.

must be defended for a minute, preventing the
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