The Star Wars Battlefront franchise was introduced to the world in September of 2004. From that point on, Battlefront would continue to grow and become a dynamic force not only among Star Wars fans but within the video game universe as well.
The title brought with it unique opportunities for its users to duke it out on some of the famous maps that Star Wars fans have grown to love throughout the years.
It only took 405 days for Star Wars Battelfront II to be released.
The power that a Star Wars game generates is supreme and elite amongst video games. Battlefront II would go on to be a giant in the industry for years to come. Hell, I still play it from time to time and it’s almost been 10 years since its release!
Unfortunately, it’s not all good news when talking about Star Wars video games.
Major Star Wars titles began to disappear to the point of practical nonexistence after 2005.
As I have discussed in my other posts, between 2005 to about 2012, Star Wars as a whole experienced a period of stagnation.
I really believe that this is due in a large part to the strange absence of Star Wars Battlefront in the younger generations everyday lives.
The growth of Star Wars is contrived from different media enterprises. A large part of this was Battlefront.
Let’s be real, the driving force that follows Star Wars today is the younger generation. With the lack of a major uniting video game like Battlefront, Star Wars undoubtedly suffered.
Of course there were titles like Star Wars The Force Unleashed and Star Wars The Old Republic. But these titles had one thing in common: the premise was centered around lightsaber combat, not all-out war on a global scale.
This is what made Battlefront so incredible! Not to mention, the game also incorporated lightsaber combat as well.
Of course all Star Wars fans love lightsaber warfare but the key is “Star Wars fans”.
The beautiful element that Battlefront offered that separated it from any Star Wars video game is the fact that it encompassed all aspects of war that made the games appealing to gamers in general.
This central element of Star Wars games were missing.
Until, last year…
Finally, Star Wars fans and video gamers alike rejoiced everywhere as Star Wars Battlefront III was finally announced.
I’d compare the hype to the second release of Halo, the many releases of Grand Theft Auto as well as the highly anticipated Call of Duty games.
So I ask you (rhetorically speaking) why is Battlefront so important? Simple.
This game is the galvanizing force that assembles Star Wars fans energy and anticipation and constructs a beacon of immense excitement.
That right there is the power of video games.
The sheer build up of electric commotion, that stimulates fan bases from video games, is practically better than any other source of excitement out there.
With that being said, come November 17th, 2015, Star Wars fans (including me) will be celebrating with pure exuberance as their beloved game returns.
-Sith Pacify out
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