A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY

How DICE has captured the look and feel of Lucasfilm’s universe

After years of waiting, Star Wars Battlefront is back. The massmultiplayer wargame has PS4 in its sights, and OPM was invited behind the scenes at the Star Wars Celebration in April to see the new game from Battlefield dev DICE in action. The old Battlefronts were somewhat bloated affairs, slopping together four factions from two movie timeframes. DICE’s reboot clears the decks: the focus is firmly on the original three films – on Stormies and Rebels, blasters and thermal detonators, with nary a whiff of Jar Jar. It spans at least five planets, including Hoth, Tatooine and Endor, and brings to life some of the trilogy’s most cherished set-pieces – the Imperial assault on Echo Base, the Rebel attack on Endor… It’s full-blooded fan service, but there’s an element of universe expansion,…

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Official PlayStation Magazine - UK Edition (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 1, 2015

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