Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection- Release Date, Playable Characters, & Price

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The has been announced as part of the February 21, 2024 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase. The collection will include both of Pandemic Studios' 2000s-era games, remastered by Aspyr, the studio behind many previous remasters and ports such as .

While EA's more recent reboot had a fair amount of controversy, the original titles were extremely well received upon their release. The series saw players engage in huge battles between the major factions within the universe, and covered iconic moments from the original and prequel trilogies.

The will be released on March 14, 2024. The collection is intended in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the beloved series, which launched in 2004 and 2005.

Despite being announced during the Nintendo Direct showcase, a PlayStation Blog post revealed that the will be a multi-platform release, coming to PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The original games were released on PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, but never saw a release on the Nintendo Gamecube, making the the first time the games can be played natively on Nintendo devices.

The PlayStation and Xbox versions of the will also include Trophies and Achievements.

is listed as $35.01 across all platforms. While this price seems unusual for a launch at first, fans on the NintendoSwitch subreddit are speculating is a nod to Anakin Skywalker’s clone battalion, which was the 501st.

The Nintendo Store is offering a 10% discount for those who pre-order the game, bringing it to $31.50.

Aside from playing as numerous Droids, Stormtroopers, Clone Troopers and Rebels, players can also assume control of several «Hero» characters in the series. These consisted of classic heroes and villains from across the series, such as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Boba Fett and more. As the has restored classic bonus content, it will also include two additional playable characters: Asajj Ventress & Kit Fisto.

Kit Fisto and Asajj Ventress were previously only