A FIELD OF STARS

What the new game borrows from Battlefield, and what it doesn’t

When the new Battlefront was unveiled, there were fears that DICE might just reskin Battlefield – bolting S-foils to all the helicopters, and introducing Tuskan Raiders to the hills of Caspian Border. Here’s evidence that the developer understands what made the old games tick: you can switch freely from first to the original third-person view, in order to see further when in cover or bossing allies about. Iron sight aiming has been kept to a minimum, too – some blaster rifles have scopes, but for the most part you’ll be shooting from the hip. This shifts the emphasis from quickdraw and computer-enhanced accuracy to agility, positioning and good old-fashioned hand-to-eye coordination. Hey, it’s just like bullseyeing womp rats in your T16 back home, right? That’s not to say Battlefront doesn’t share DNA with…

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

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