Battlefront is very fun at first but may indeed have a short lived charm.
I too loved the game at first. This inclined my decision to buy it for the computer. And at first it did retain it's charm. But when a flurry of glitches, poor equality and crummy lag begin to ruin this experience the game isn't the best anymore.
Okay first I'll start with the single player mode. This is probably the least messed up mode. First there is Campain. This is a mode where you will play on a good majority of the stages supplied and be given specific missions that align themselves with the real Star Wars story. You go from saving the Republic against Seperatist to wiping out the rebels. The single player mode fits itself right into the package seamlessly. The only problem is the missions tend to get somewhat repetetive and the story mode is a tad short. However there still is some more content packed in for all of you loners out there. Galactic Conquest is back and better then ever. Now with a little more of a strategy twist you plot your every move while engaging in fierce battle with the opposing team. There is enough customization options that you no doubt will eventually get to play with your favorite team. The problem to this one is it also becomes a bit repetetive and the battles are still plagued with some nasty little bugs that could have been fixed.
Well now I'll go further in depth into the actual battles themselves. Well as fun as these battles are they fail to live up to expectations. What is the worst perhaps of the battles is the pre-determined odds. A lot of the time how the battle goes already seems determined. Sometimes this occurs randomly sometimes it depends on the stage. For instance on Mustafar most of the time the odds a predetermined in favor of the CIS. It will annoy those on the opposite side greatly as they endeavor to make all the right moves and still fail. I've had occasions where I've made up over half of the points taken throughout both teams and still failed to succeed. The predetermined odds often pit you to the point that you have to be a one man army to have a chance at succeeding. And while most people are, the new players like me who have only recently been able to buy it will find themselves dissapointed with the gameplay effect. Other unfair factors include vehicles. On some stages like Hoth the battle is just overwhelmed by these giant menacing, and seemingly unstoppable AT-AT's. On Geonosis the some thing occurs with AT-TE's. So on this note the battles tend to be a little shaky on equal odds.
Another mistake and miracle of battles would have to be the Heroes. They are very fun yet very destructive. And sometimes it proves to be too easy to earn the heroes. And when you've earned them instead of having to earn them again you find yourself regaining them after a short time for no reason. I think rather then the respawn of the hero being timed it should be to earn the hero all over again.
So while these battle bugs are enough to frustrate you they certainly won't keep you from playing the battles. It will only lower the experience.
Now lastly I will review the online. This is where a good portion of my playing goes. Now here are a few things that frustrate me. First off when you create your own rooms. It claims to go up to like 50 people online, and it does but not for you. The most people you can invite to your battle is 4. And those people who want a party will abandone you and the room feels even more empty. At this rate it is nearly pointless to start your own customized room unless it is to be with a well known friend or perhaps a family member.
Also another thing that angers me is the awards. They didn't even make them optional! Now every battle you have to start form scratch. How is it that one of the modes that will last you the longest doesn't let you use all of your hard work. Now you just have to go and earn it all over again. Worse somehow if you do earn it again it doesn't count toward your achievements! So this bugs me greatly too.
However this is only the bad side. Despite these flaws in the games making the game overall is still avery good turn out. Space Battles were a nice yet unneccesary edition and the same gameplay we love doesn't cease. You'll find your self playing countless hours with this jewel even if it does frustrate you at times. And with this I give the game a 7.5.