The infrastructure is clearly present to support a story mode, and a potentially epic one at that, but it’s absent for whatever odd design reason.
This is where the game ultimately leaves Star Wars fans hanging. I’m still a bit perplexed that DICE meticulously slaved over this project with a rather large team and an even larger budget, not to mention the scanning of actual film props and dubbing genuine sound effects, and decided to leave out a campaign story mode. That leads me to the game’s overall direction, or lack thereof – it’s definitely the weak point for Star Wars: Battlefront. Battlefront feels like a series of mini-games that can be picked through until the awesomess of seeing Vader fighting Rebel forces wears off and you’re bored 10-20 hours later and move onto something else. After playing through a few rounds of each offering, I quickly felt the letdown I was desperately trying to avoid. I found myself wondering what to do first following the opening credits and the booming of the Star Wars theme song. The game doesn’t follow any type of linear path and most game modes, character unlockables, and general gameplay mechanics need to be learned on the fly rather than explained – the tutorials just don’t cut it. Yes, all the old intangible parts are alive and well in Luke Skywalker dashing across the battlefield with his green light saber and the Millennium Falcon wagging war in outer space as it avoids enemy fire, but that’s just about it.
Depressing, I know, and it strains my Star Wars fandom to admit it, but the game needs work. The problem with the game is that it lacks substance and depth. Speaking of flaws, Star Wars: Battlefront contains a few of those.
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