Choose Your Fight In Star Wars Battlefront

Electronic Arts has announced a wealth of information for Star Wars Battlefront and the new modes coming to the game. Droid Run, Cargo and Hero Hunt are all new and coming when Star Wars Battlefront releases next month.

Cargo is new take on the capture the flag style of gameplay and Lead Level Designer Dennis Brännvall takes you through it.

“Star Wars Battlefront has many new and unique game modes that fans really haven’t seen before, but some game modes are such classics – and we love to play them so much ourselves – that we simply had to have them in the game. Capture the flag is one of these staples, and in Star Wars Battlefront, Cargo is our take on that mode.”

This is how it works: Rebels and Imperials both have a base on the map where valuable cargo is stored. Your objective is to run in to the enemy base, pick up the cargo, and return it to your home base. It’s a classic concept, but we’ve added one twist: you don’t need to have your own cargo in your base in order to bring back the cargo you’ve taken from your enemies. This creates a tug of war experience where you simply need to collect as much cargo as possible. Learn more about Cargo here.

Droid Run is one of the more unpredictable and fast game modes of Star Wars Battlefront, you’ll fight over control over these mischievous pieces of metal against your Rebel or Imperial enemies. Brännvall explains:

“There are three active objectives on the map that you need to control. These aren't just any objectives – what you need to get a hold of are three different GNK Droids. What’s particularly charming with these is that they’re all moving and have to be caught before the capture process can start. This creates a more dynamic and action-filled experience.”

Learn more about Droid Run here.

The final game mode announced is Hero Hunt and sounds like one exciting game mode.

“It’s fascinating to observe players spawning as a Hero or Villain,” Lead Level Designer Dennis Brännvall says, discussing the many playtests done of the Hero Hunt mode of Star Wars Battlefront.

“People tend to react in two different ways when it happens. Some muscle up and shout ‘come at me!’ while others tend to, well, panic slightly when they realize they've got seven people on their tail. But after a few kills they get confident as well.”

Hero Hunt beings with one player starting as either a Hero or Villain character depending on the planet you’re playing on. The other seven players spawn as troopers of the opposing side. Thus, a tense seven-versus-one hunt begins.

Should you deliver the killing blow on the current Hero or Villain you take their place, spurred on by a short, cinematic sequence as you respawn. The hunter now the hunted, your job is to defeat those in pursuit and survive as long as possible in the boots of Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Boba Fett, or whichever iconic character is up based on the pre-determined order. Learn more about Hero Hunt here.