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Battlefront is available on three different platforms, and these different versions of the game begin to distinguish themselves from one another on the graphics front. The PlayStation 2 version is clearly the weakest of the three, offering blurrier textures and no shadowing on any of the models. In comparison, the Xbox and PC versions offer more vibrant colors and sharper texturing, as well as additional detail on all of the soldier and vehicle models. Overall, the graphics on all three platforms are respectable relative to other shooters on the same platform, and it's fun to see all of the recognizable places and vehicles from the films. Also, frame rates are pretty smooth across the board for the most part, although there can be noticeable hitching from time to time while playing on a full server on Xbox Live.
The PlayStation 2 version also supports 16 players online, but only using special dedicated software that you must run on a PC. If you want to run a game off of your PS2, you can only play with four human players in total, with six additional bot players added to each team. Of course, many of these maps are far too large for just eight versus eight, so out of all the platforms, PS2 is clearly the weakest for online play. To its credit, LucasArts appears to be running quite a number of PS2-dedicated servers, but as the community fills out, it remains to be seen if enough third parties will run 16-player dedicated servers to meet the demand. PS2 owners who don't have much space left on their memory cards should also be warned that Battlefront immediately downloads a 1.8MB patch to your memory card. That's quite a chunk out of the standard 8MB card, so if you don't have the space, you'll need to clear some off or buy a new card.
Overall, Star Wars: Battlefront delivers a satisfying team-based shooter experience that many hardcore Star Wars fans will probably enjoy greatly. Ironically, though the PC version of the game is technically the best, it also faces the stiffest direct competition, because to many PC shooter fans the game may come off as old hat. After all, aside from the Star Wars universe, Battlefront doesn't deliver anything PC players haven't seen before, even though it's a solid game in its own right. The console versions of the game--especially the Xbox version--might seem more fresh and appealing to their respective audiences, who don't have as many choices in online team-based shooters.
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