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STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
24 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Certified hood classic. STILL plays fresh and exciting, even in 2026. Sure, the controls and the shooting are a bit clunky, but this is a 2004 XBOX port. Would not recommend to get this game for multiplayer, it doesn't…”
“A classic from my childhood. One of the best Star Wars games ever made. The heroes vs villain's game mode is enough reason for me to play this. If you never had the pleasure to play the original, I surely suggest to do…”
“This game is, well, a classic. 1. One of the last great shooters without auto-healing. 2. Despite some embarrassing lore mistakes in mechanics (bomber V-wings? Yoda being the only Jedi who doesn't throw his lightsaber,…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Absoulety worth it. I have been playing this game since the first time it launched. it means yeah I am getting older. But this game never gets older. it is still fresh especially when you player with remastered version…”
“Ive finally found a guide that helped me mod this game! Now I can play this endlessly and even play some Battlefront 3 content thanks to the modding community! Easily worth my time and money over any modern AAA game…”
“Absolute Classic! Worth the buy!”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Very Fun Game, Online still available and campaign is pretty fun too!”
“Just as good as it was back in the day. Multilayer servers are still up and running, Saturday nights seem to be a great time to hop on and find some online matches. Still one of the greatest Star Wars sandbox games out…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I've played this since I was a child and it is a comfort space of sorts at this point. it's simple, it's fun, and it's repeatable. Most of my time is spent in the galactic conquest mode and it's a nice way to unwind for…”
“Absoulety worth it. I have been playing this game since the first time it launched. it means yeah I am getting older. But this game never gets older. it is still fresh especially when you player with remastered version…”
“Ive finally found a guide that helped me mod this game! Now I can play this endlessly and even play some Battlefront 3 content thanks to the modding community! Easily worth my time and money over any modern AAA game…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Game keeps switching to a black screen and becomes unplayable when trying to select a unit to spawn as: literally unplayable.”
“Its an amazing, classic game, sure. But every time i try to load in a singleplayer campain, my screen just goes black, and it becomes unplayable”
“Screen is black when discord is running. Otherwise, 10/10”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is, well, a classic. 1. One of the last great shooters without auto-healing. 2. Despite some embarrassing lore mistakes in mechanics (bomber V-wings? Yoda being the only Jedi who doesn't throw his lightsaber,…”
“Old school shooter, for better and worse. The age is showing on this game, but it is still fun to play.”
“Fun shooter for star wars fans. Feels pretty outdated but it is still fun.”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Certified hood classic. STILL plays fresh and exciting, even in 2026. Sure, the controls and the shooting are a bit clunky, but this is a 2004 XBOX port. Would not recommend to get this game for multiplayer, it doesn't…”
“It still holds up so well after all these years. It's a bit janky but the combat is still so much fun. The campaign is [i]okay[/i], nothing to crazy. But the real fun is in the Galactic Conquest mode. Play this one to…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“OG OG OG Star Wars. No battle passes. No skins. No “meta”. Just spawning in, picking a class, and immediately getting blasted across the map. I remember my neighbor Joseph showing me this when I was like 6, like it was his son Jesus himself, felt like my older brother putting me…”
— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played“Gotta hand it to EA for making so many star wars games and failing to make a single good one after I was born, it's genuinely impressive”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“actual classic, if you weren't around when this game came out I don't think you can ever appreciate games the same way I can. Sorry. WE are not the same. Star Wars. ♥♥♥♥ DISNEY”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:39 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Multiplayer · Shooter · Classic · Third-Person Shooter · Sci-fi · Space · FPS · First-Person · Singleplayer · Moddable · Third Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.swbattlefront2.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 8, or 10 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or Athlon XP 1500+ Memory: 256 MB Graphics: 64MB 3d Graphics card with Vertex Shader and Pixel Shader (VS/PS) Capability DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 4.3 GB Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible Sound Card