I was hoping for a mix of old and new while scratching that itch for some good ol' Star Wars action. The shooter genre has evolved in so many ways since those games released. With that in mind, I was pretty excited about the prospects of a revival for the series. Kato : What were your expectations of Battlefront before you played it?īrian : I was a big fan of the original Battlefront games – even though it's been a long time since I've played them.
Fellow editor Brian Shea has also played the game, and he and I discuss the title and whether Brian agrees that it's truly Top 50 material. I've been having fun with Star Wars: Battlefront's easy, breezy take on online multiplayer combat, but plenty of gamers ( GI's Reiner included) find Battlefront disappointing overall. It's been another good year to be a gamer given all the great experiences we've played, but like every year there's a healthy debate as to which titles actually belong on our Top 50 games list.