| Star Wars: Battlefront | |
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| Developer(s) | Pandemic Studios[a] |
| Publisher(s) | LucasArts[b] |
| Director(s) | Eric Gewirtz |
| Producer(s) | Christopher Williams |
| Designer(s) | Jens Hartvig Andersen |
| Artist(s) | Dean Betton Matthew Palmer Juan L. Sanchez |
| Series | Star Wars: Battlefront |
| Engine | Zero |
| Platform(s) | Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac OS X, Mobile phone Classic Collection Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
| Release | September 17, 2004
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| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter, first-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Star Wars: Battlefront is a 2004 first and third-person shooter video game based on the Star Wars film franchise. Developed by Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts, it is the first installment in the Star Wars: Battlefront series. It was released in September 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows to coincide the release of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD set. Aspyr released a Mac OS X port in July 2005, and a cellular phone version, Star Wars Battlefront Mobile, was released on November 1, 2005.
Battlefront is primarily played as a conquest game, however other modes such as Galactic Conquest bring strategy elements to the title. The game features several locales from major Star Wars battles, and includes voice acting from veteran voice actors Temuera Morrison, Tom Kane, and Nick Jameson.
Battlefront received generally favorable reviews from critics, averaging approximately an 80% approval rating across all platforms at aggregate websites GameRankings and Metacritic. Critics praised the multiplayer component and the ability to play a part in major Star Wars battles, however the lacking single player component and poor AI were points of concern. The game sold in excess of 4 million units in sales. A sequel, entitled Star Wars: Battlefront II, was released on November 1, 2005, for Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. A compilation featuring both titles titled Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection was released for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in March 2024.
- ^ "Aspyr Media, Inc. Ships Star Wars Battlefront(TM) For Macintosh". Business Wire. July 19, 2005. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2005.
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