The musics, battlefields and atmosphere of the game have always been considered peak Star Wars. While the graphics of Battlefront 2004 hardly hold up to the next-gen Frostbite engine, there is something quite charming and especially nostalgic about the game. This first game, from 2004, is widely viewed as one of the best Star Wars games ever released. The original Star Wars Battlefront games have become cult classics, and until the most recent iteration of Battlefront 2 began to receive regular content updates, were seen as the iconic Star Wars iconic games in the genre.
It’s hoped that the Steam multiplayer support will make the game run much smoother. For those who might have had experience with GameSpy in the past, you’ll know that the servers were notoriously buggy, often with hilarious results. These servers were originally run by GameSpy, who went defunct in 2013. It had been possible to play multiplayer over the past few years, but with mixed results.
The original Battlefront, from way back in 2004, has now received full multiplayer support on Steam, bringing back the multiplayer from almost two decades ago.
