Action · July 8, 2009

STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) (2009)

local_offer-50% current discountgroup1M–10M ownerstrending_up323 peak concurrentrecommend45.9k recommendations
With brand new space combat, playable Jedi characters, and over 16 all new battlefronts, Star Wars Battlefront II gives you more ways than ever before to play the classic Star Wars battles any way you want. Enhanced Single-Player Experience - Join the rise of Darth Vader’s elite 501st Legion of Stormtroopers as you fight through an all new story-based saga where every action you take impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy. All New Classic Trilogy Locations - Fight inside the corridors of the second Death Star, in the marshy swamps of Dagobah, and even aboard the Tantive IV, Princess Leia’s Blockade Runner, as seen at the beginning of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. More Classes and Vehicles - Now choose from six distinct soldier classes, plus bonus hero characters for each of the four factions: Rebels, Imperials, CIS and the Republic. Then jump into more than 30 diverse ground and space vehicles, including the clone BARC speeder, AT-RT and new Jedi Starfighter and ARC 170. PLUS Improved Online Features - Engage in massive online battles with multiplayer action for up to 64 players. Play five different online game modes including Conquest, Assault, one-and two-flag Capture the Flag, and Hunt. Now for the first time, Star Wars Battlefront II lets you… Fight as a Jedi - Earn the ability to wield a lightsaber and use Force powers like Yoda, Darth Vader and many other heroes and villains. Battle in Space - Dogfight in X-wings, TIE fighters, Jedi starfighters and other classic starcraft, or land your ship on a star destroyer and fight it out on foot aboard enemy ships. Play 16 New Locations - Battle across Star Wars: Episode III environments such as Utapau, Mustafar and the epic space battle above Coruscant.

Action releases from 2009

45 Action titles launched in 2009 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume53.3k Steam reviewsTop 12% in Action
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 77 — top 52% of Action titles
Concurrent peak323 playersTop 19% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours12 h averageTop 42% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 866
  • Multiplayer · 799
  • Shooter · 731
  • Classic · 723
  • Third-Person Shooter · 723
  • Sci-fi · 711
  • Space · 695
  • FPS · 633
  • First-Person · 496
  • Singleplayer · 447
  • Moddable · 394
  • Third Person · 374
  • Military · 360
  • Co-op · 278
  • Tactical · 260

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 53.3k reviews

50.6k positive · 2.7k negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

45.9k

Peak concurrent players

323

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP

Community

  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateJul 8, 2009
DeveloperPandemic Studios
PublisherLucasfilm, LucasArts, Disney
Base price$4.99 -50%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

12h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Editions & Packages

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