Others say...

"The Best First Person Shooter ive ever played for mac"
Excellent. Magnificent. With awsome graphics, 20 characters to play, tanks, bikes, fighters and gunships its a game to remember. The online capabilities are great if you don't mind limited selection. superb replayability for single player also and a number of special abilities you can use to your advantage (a personal favorite has to be the airstrike for the recon droid, a special ability for the snipers) BUY THIS GAME IF YOU WANT TO BE ENTERTAINED FOR HOURS!!!!!

"IMPORTANT: How to fix the printing error for Battlefront for Mac"
Okay...
You will find 4 letters missing from your CD-Key.
Go to https://www.aspyr.com/page.php/battlefront_keys/ and type in the partial code you already have.

Once you press enter, your full CD-Key will appear and it is valid information to apply in the box where your CD-Key is requested.

"Fun game, terrible AI."
Star Wars Battlefront somewhat worth the price -- see if you can find it used or on sale. Despite the 3-star rating, I am hooked on this game, but it has some shortcomings.

1) The computer AI is fairly bad. Highly scripted. Units tend to clump at way points on their way to an objective and often just stand around doing nothing. Units rush headlong into the guns of the enemy. Lucas Arts should have spent a LOT more time on the AI.

2) The single player scenarios are repetitive.

3) Jedi/Sith are impossible to kill... but since they have stupid AI, it's fairly easy to avoid them, or draw them off.

4) Multiplayer games get seriously laggy with a lot of opponents. I haven't joined a game with over 8 or so players without having serious lag even with a low ping to the server.

5) PC users and Mac users can't play together unless the PC user logs into GameRanger. GameSpy doesn't support Mac users for this game, which is lame. Not really Lucas Arts fault... GameSpy raised it's licensing price for the Mac version and the Aspyr had to turn them down to control costs. GameSpy are a greedy jerks for making the license cost more on the Mac than the PC.


Despite all that, multiplayer is a hoot and I do like playing Battlefront... but the dumb AI allows human competitors to take advantage of the best places to snipe or the best capture points to get right away. Instead of winning by capturing all the spawn points, teams usually win by killing off the most enemies.

Also, the "Capture the Flag" multiplayer is the only game type given, which is a real bummer.

So, the game is fun, but there are better multiplayer games out there... Still, there's something about driving an AT-AT across the Hoth snow that's fun as heck.

"It's pretty good."
i thought this game was good, but it was slower than the PS2 version unless u have like a mac G5.

"Star Wars Battlefront"
Get this game. Now, that said, I'll cover through this review a couple of cautions, then mention a perspective, then finish with Fun, Fun, Fun!

By the way, have I mentioned that you should get this game? Definitely, this game is a must if you've ever thought it'd be fun to be a defender of the Old Republic, or if you'd rather defeat "Rebel scum." Or, even if you've thought you might like to take part in any of those grand battles of the Star Wars universe.

Now for a couple of cautions. I was exceptionally excited after getting this game. And then upon initial installation (which was very smooth and simple), I was asked for the code to enter which would begin the game, easily found on the back side of the DVD-rom plastic case.

Or, so I thought. The code didn't work. So, thinking I might have entered the wrong code, I looked all over the DVD, then the inside of the DVD case, and then on the all of the installation paperwork, the advertisement insert ... nothing. No joy. And I tasted the sour of a software lemon. Oy!

[...] It seems the software code was misprinted on many of the software cases (mine included.) And with great ease, the correct software code was given to me at that web address.

While the first caution was fairly easily solved over the internet, my second caution relates to my misunderstanding relating to use of the DVD. I thought the DVD was only for the initial installation. Ohhh, nooooo. Keep the DVD available; the game won't run without it. I suppose the payoff (Fun, Fun, Fun!) is definitely worth it, but having a Powerbook, I tend to travel extensively, and running the DVD drains the battery, and drains it but good. So, for me this was a bit of a frustration, so now I play the game with the power connected.

So, play the game I do! I plugged my computer in, inserted the DVD, and double clicked on the application's icon.

And I was off! Into the brilliant universe of Star Wars, I was immediately immersed. John Williams soundtrack sounded with deep tones to start me on my gaming experience.

If you want to play on the Dune Sea of Tatooine, or the ice plateaus of Hoth, you can! If you want to play a clone soldier in the Old Republic, or act as a stormtrooper of the Empire, you can! This is an amazing experience.

Now, before the Fun can truly continue, I need to tell you my perspective. I'm horrible at Star Wars Battlefront. I can't win this game, but I'm not a good gamer. I just love playing and losing. (Some day I'll win this game. Some day.)

Have I mentioned that you should get this game? "A long time ago, in a galaxy, far, far way..." (You know you want to.)

Please contact me with any questions. And have Fun, Fun, Fun!