The scream of a fighter skimming your helmet, and the feeling of being one soldier among a thousand.

On gut feeling, Star Wars: Battlefront II lands ahead of 73% of games. And for once everything pulls the same way: no tension, no contradiction, a remarkably even profile. The soundtrack leads, ahead of 89% of titles, controller feel follows just behind, ahead of 83%. The rest lines up in a high, stable band: attachment, art direction, fun, the wish to rediscover it, desert island, all between 61% and 67%. No air pocket anywhere. The duel counts stay modest, so this shape needs confirming, but its consistency already says something.

Among shooters that balance is rare: most of the genre shines on feel and collapses on emotion. Here the Star Wars universe bridges the gap, it gives the shooting a weight and a score that few war games can summon.

So, who is it for? For you if you want to throw yourself into a split screen battle, play a hero for two minutes, and hear the theme swell at the right moment. Much less so if you expect strong writing or a surgical, modern, uncompromising gunplay system.