Retawes Reboots: Star Wars Battlefront

Welcome to my first "Retawes Reboots" where I indicate a specific franchise that needs or should be updated or altered onto this or the upcoming generation (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii or Wii U, PS4 and Xbox 720). First we have the battlefield 2 styled Star Wars universe series, Star Wars Battlefront.

Aha! Rebel Scum!

What the hell is Battlefront?
Star Wars Battlefront was a war third/first person shooter set in the Star Wars Universe. It was released in 2006 and contained a campaign, split-screen/co-op for Xbox and PS2 players and a multiplayer service for their PC fans. At the time of Battlefront 2's release, the game was graphically impressive and the Artificial Intellegence were never wrong or difficult to play with or against. (Unlike a certain Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City!) There were a large variety in classes, maps and factions based of the films, such as the Droids (droidikas, Assasin droids, Engineer droids, etc) and the Imperial Empire (Shocktroopers, Imperial Pilots, etc). If you defeated enough enemies, you would be rewarded with the option of playing as one of the heroes or villians of the chosen map. For instance, if you were playing on the Wookies home-world, Chubaka would be an available character once you received 18 points.

Who developed Battlefront?

Do the Robot Dance!

The developers of Battlefront, Pendemic Studios had no idea that their games would've been so successful. With over 500,000 copies sold on PS2 and Xbox seperately there was an obvious market for in-depth star wars related war games. Even the critics agreed that it was surreal and completely underated. Particularly, on Metacritics and GameRankings' websites, where the PC edition recived between 76-78 out of 100.

Who should develop Battlefront 3?






Get your own 'virtual' Tonton!

Over the past few years, there have been several rumours flying around about who would create the updated Battlefront 3. Activision, Rockstar, Crytek and Sega were all accused of making the sequel however, Rebellion Developments have been confirmed.
Although, I personally would of preferred 2K Games, Bungie, Valve or even Epic Games due to their third person background instead of this unknown company.

Why Should Battlefront be Rebooted?



Run Away!

If you ever played Battlefront than there is no explanation why you wouldn't want this 'masterpiece' to be updated and rebooted as a modern or next generated title. The game did have a multiplayer service yet in this day in age, we have no 'good' space shooters that are comparable to the likes of Battlefront 2. Speaking of which, the game needs an updated multiplayer service and graphics engine. Seeing only a few blocks of space in average quality is partially irritating, especially when you're sniping.
Incidentally, the game needs more classes and originality/distinguishment between each faction. I understand that the Wookies and Droids aren't alike, but the Republic and the CIS played exactly the same! In fact, if you replaced their outfits and weapon skins identically, you couldn't tell them apart!
                                                        
To Reboot or not Reboot?


To conclude, the Star Wars Battlefront Franchise must be rebooted and hopefully, Rebellion Developments does a satisfying job and creates the "Next Big Shooter" of the year.