It was for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable platforms. X1 uses his lightsaber to duel his brother. X2 reached the planet surface and met with the brothers' genetic father, Falon Grey, who was Vader's target. Under X1's command were also former CIS battle droids, numerous stormtroopers, Imperial officers, dark troopers, and members of the Emperor's Royal Guard. After the Clone Wars, X1 joins the Galactic Empire, whereas X2 goes rogue, forever haunted by the memory of killing Ferroda during Order 66. X1 is essentially absent during the early Galactic Civil War missions, but during the Battle of Hoth mission, the player duels him on the Avarice. Developer Rebellion has inundated the game with a massive range of characters from the epic George Lucas series.
They receive a distress call from Ferroda, make their way to an invaded Republic garrison, and clear it from droids. Angered at what the Jedi had done to his brother, X2 killed Ferroda. "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Storms PSP (PlayStation Portable) System and Nintendo DS this Fall", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Preview: Land, Air and Space", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Hands On Gameplay Video", "Star Wars Battlefront Elite Squadron PSP Interview and Walkthrough", "TFN's SW Battlefront: Elite Squadron Q&A", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Preview: To Fire The Ion Cannon", "The latest addition to the Battlefront series is coming soon -- but on the wrong platform", "LucasArts Confirms Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Preview", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron PSP Demo now available", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron for PSP Reviews", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron for DS Reviews", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (PSP): LucasArts needs to check the batteries in these blasters", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (PSP)", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Review (PSP)", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Review (DS)", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Review", "Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Review for PSP", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Star_Wars_Battlefront:_Elite_Squadron&oldid=969779807, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 July 2020, at 11:21. During the Clone Wars, X1 felt that the Jedi's pacifist views slowed down the war effort, and he believed that the Jedi should use their power to its full extent instead of relying on clone troopers to fight for them. They were given the order to hunt down and kill the Jedi after Order 66 was issued by Palpatine. Because X1 was born an hour earlier than X2,[5] he referred to X2 as "little brother" and used this name as late as the time of their confrontation on Mustafar. X1 ordered the troopers under his command to enter the planetary atmosphere and destroy the village where the Jedi was hiding. Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron is a third-person shooter video game based on the Star Wars franchise. Following the outbreak of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY, X1 and his brother joined the Grand Army of the Republic and fought in many battles of the war, helping to train young clone troopers under the eye of Jedi Master Ferroda. Important!! The Nintendo DS version was developed by n-Space, known for the DS installments to the Call of Duty series, World at War and Modern Warfare, and uses a modified version of the same game engine used for the DS version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a fact that becomes evident as this version recycles the dialog UI from the DS version of Unleashed and was developed by the same team that worked on the DS version of Unleashed. X2 manages to escape, but is badly injured, while Grey is killed during the fight. It was announced on May 26, 2009. X1, along with X2, made his only appearance in the 2009 video game Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron, released for the PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo DS[17] and developed by Rebellion Developments[4] and N-space, respectively. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, LEGO Complete Saga: Attack of the Clones: Chapter V: Droid Factory, Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron on starwars.com, http://www.lucasarts.com/company/vip/swbattlefrontelitesquadron/bfes_fact_sheet.pdf, http://www.lucasarts.com/company/vip/swbattlefrontelitesquadron.html, http://www.starwars.com/games/videogames/052609news.html, https://swgames.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Battlefront:_Elite_Squadron?oldid=39852, Blaster Pistol (Trooper,Vanguard,Sniper & Special Unit Weapon), Force Pike (No set class, must equip in custom load out), Electrostaff (No set class, must equip in custom load out), Chaingun (Special Class, most likely 'Clone Commanders"). [4] In the DS version, all references to the clone army are cut and X1's reason to capture Skywalker is unspecified. How Important is Light in the Living Room. Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron is a action/stratedy video game that was released in the Fall of 2009. [5], Additionally, the PSP version claims that Tatooine was an "early" victory for the Republic,[4] while the Nintendo DS version explicitly provides the 19 BBY date. The Rise of the Empire (1,000 BBY - 0 BBY).
Roughly one year later, following the Battle of Endor and the Empire's defeat, X2 begins training under Luke Skywalker for his inevitable battle with his brother. X2 refused, saying that the villagers were innocent, but X1 strongly believed that they deserved to die for harboring a Jedi. [5] With X2 and the New Republic victorious, X1's dreams of galactic conquest were over. Hoping to rescue Skywalker and defeat X1, X2 and the New Republic—the Rebel Alliance's successor state—attacked the planet in a climactic battle. Three years later, during the Battle of Hoth, X2 infiltrates a Star Destroyer and plants explosives to destroy it, but runs into X1, who had started training in the Dark Side of the Force.
He killed the Jedi on the planet—none other than his genetic "father," Falon Grey—and wounded X2. Although X1 left X2 to die, X2 survived. X1's own starfighter of choice was a TIE Advanced x1 similar to Darth Vader's own. On the ground, X2 and his soldiers were able to capture an ion cannon control bunker, shifting the tide of the battle to the New Republic's advantage and forcing X1 to try to attack his brother from a distance. You can choose your weapons that you carry into battle, species, appearance, physical strengths. The storyline is about X1 and his brother, X2, who were both created using the DNA of a Jedi Master. Not giving the man a chance to explain himself, X1 executed the commander for his failure. [4] He was also able to shield himself from attacks for a limited amount of time.