The first Star Wars Battlefront PSP title was a huge success for Lucasarts, so they’re back to the platform for a new title, Elite Squadron. Elite Squadron gives players the ability to navigate Hero, Land, and Space battles, all at once. The game will feature a dozen worlds, all with objectives that span from the planet to space, and players will have the option to partake in the mayhem on all fronts. This is accomplished with players taking spacecraft from the ground and flying them into space. After command points are secured, players can even respawn in space too.
Elite Squadron will support sixteen player battles, too. Also, the Hero function of Elite Squadron is done via a powerup; players will encounter a Hero powerup while playing, which they have the option of using or not when they walk over it. If you do, you will be transformed into a Hero character who is capable of doing lots of damage. When you become a Hero, a meter pops up on screen that will deplete anytime that your character is not doing harm to the enemy. Whenever the meter runs out, you turn back into a normal character.
I wasn’t able to spend a great deal of time with Elite Squadron, and I actually didn’t play much of the original Battlefront PSP title for whatever reason, but Elite Squadron is shaping up very well. Look for it later this summer on the PSP and PSP Go.
