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Is Star Wars Battlefront 2 better than the first one? I bought the first and I went through it very quickly, not much to do in it.

I have BF2, but not the first, but I've heard it's pretty much the same thing, except more maps and characters. o_o

Personally, I like SWBF better than SWBFII. Why? The first one has better maps (IMO), no heroes, and is very basic. In the second one, there are heroes, only one map a planet (what a dissapointment!), and there is a medal system so that every time you do something you get a special upgrade (like damage resistance, flechette shotgun, award sniper). I think heroes and the medal system take all the fun out of the game. "How does the medal system take the fun out of the game?" Well, you can make it so the bonuses are permanent and that ruined the game for me, being near invincible. Heroes are fair, but I despise them because they take out about 35+ troops before they die. My recommendations are: rent first, buy later. The 50$ price tag is just not worth it.

This game does not take much longer than the first. Unless you want to get all the medal boosts permanent, or you're obsessed with playing on the same map over and over again, there's really not much to do. Also, the new classes in this game are nothing special, and the only one you'll probably consider "fun" is the Magnaguard.

Are you serious?

I own Battlefront 2 and have played more than my fair share of Battlefront 1 (read: I borrowed my friend's copy and beat it). The hero system in BF2 really adds to the game and it's not like you're invincible or you can take out a bunch of people before you die either. Generally you only get about 5 people before you die, if that. The bonus system is actually fun, and despite what the above poster said it takes a LOT of work to make most of the bonuses permanent.

Unlike the first, this one actually has a story mode, and various other oneplayer modes too (like the much improved galactic conquest). The new classes are a mix - the clone commander and the magnaguard are extremely fun, while the bothan spy just flat out sucks and is boring to play as.

Oh and did I mention the space battles? Huge amounts of fun.

And if you have a friend to play with, it's just that much better.

BF2 >>>>>> BF1

i think the heros take some of the fun out of bf2 cause you can kill loads of people before dieing but the asualt, medals, and space battles  in bf2 make it better than bf

i think the heros take some of the fun out of bf2 cause you can kill loads of people before dieing but the asualt, medals, and space battles in bf2 make it better than bf

Actually, I retract what I said in my previous sentence. Heroes can take out a bunch of people before death, but it depends who and where. For example, if you have a Jedi on a small area like Mygeeto, you'll get like 40 people before death, but if you have, say, Princess Leia on Naboo, you'll only get about 5 or so.

or if you respawn at the wrong place and someone kills you right when you get the hero