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Star Wars
Battle Front II
by Matt Cabral

ELECTRONIC ARTS' AMBITIOUS SEQUEL
OFFERS FANS A NEW HOPE
FEATURING CINEMA-RIVALING
action, retina-searing visuals,
and Force-fueled authenticity,
2015's Star Wars Battlefront
immersed fans in a galaxy far,
far away like few games before
it. Still, its lack of a proper
story-driven campaign left
many players madder than a
Wookiee.
Star Wars Battlefront II aims
to rectify its predecessor's
oversight by not only including
a focused narrative path, but
one that's considered new
series canon. Taking place in
the 30-year span between

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Return of the Jedi's conclusion
and The Force Awakens'
start, the interactive tale
puts players in the boots of
protagonist Iden Versio, a
special forces soldier trained
in land and space combat,
espionage, sabotage, and
infiltration.
While such skills could befit
the Rebel Alliance's best of
the best, Versio's actually
fighting for the other side.
Played by actress Janina
Gavankar - best known
for True Blood and Sleepy
Hollow -the heroine leads the

Imperial's Inferno Squad on a
mission to avenge the Emperor
following the second Death
Star's destruction. Versio and
her squad of black armor-clad
intimidators are called to
action shortly after watching
from the surface of Endor the
explosive end of the moonsized weapon. Fans have
always viewed this moment as
a victory, a time for Ewoks to
dance and Jedi ghosts to look
on approvingly. Battlefront II,
however, offers a different -
and darker - perspective.
This promising twist will no

doubt see players introducing
Rebel scum to the business
end of Versio's blaster, but
they won't be the bad guy.
According to Lucasfilm's
Senior Director of Franchise
Management Douglas Reilly,
Versio is viewed as a hero.
"She's not a villain at all; we
position Iden as a hero, and
we don't describe the Empire
as bad guys, but simply as
being on the other side of the
conflict." More than simply
putting players in the role of
what they've always
believed to be the enemy,



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