Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game) (Johnsonverse)

Star Wars Battlefront II is an action shooter video game based on the Star Wars franchise. It is the fourth main installment of the Star Wars: Battlefront series, and a sequel to the 2015 reboot of the series. It was developed by Pandemic, in collaboration with Criterion Games and Motive Studios, and published by LucasArts. The game was released worldwide on November 17, 2017, for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. The game features both single-player and multiplayer modes, and overall includes more content than its predecessor. The single-player campaign of the game is set between the films Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, and follows an original character, Iden Versio, the commander of an Imperial special ops squad, who defects to the New Republic after becoming disillusioned with the Galactic Empire's tactics. Most of the story takes place during the final year of the Galactic Civil War, before the Empire's definitive defeat at the Battle of Jakku.
Upon release, Battlefront II received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the campaigns, gameplay, balancing, visuals, and variety. Since its release, the game received numerous content additions through free title updates, which brought in a large number of new players. These updates ended on April 29, 2020, after LucasArts concluded that the game had reached its desired number of players. A Celebration Edition of the game, which includes all in-game cosmetic options, was released on December 5, 2019.
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