Mac users can square off each other over the Internet using GameRanger, and multiplatform gameplay is supported if you can exchange TCP/IP addresses with your PC opponents, or if you’re playing on the same Local Area Network (LAN).

As fun as that is, though, the meat of a game like Star Wars: Battlefront is its multiplayer capabilities. You can play by yourself following a single player campaign system, or use a skirmish option that lets you square off against computer-controlled players. Be warned, though: Going up against other players operating vehicles as infantry can be a daunting task, depending on the size - your weapons will have a negligible effect on some of the more massive vehicles in this game (like the elephantine AT-AT, for example). On those maps, hopping behind the controls of a speeder or gunship may actually be more of a liability than a help. While some of the more wide-open maps lend themselves to joyrides in whatever vehicles have been put there, others clearly emphasize combat on foot - the cityscapes especially are very claustrophobic. You can even take control of a Republic Gunship. The best part of the game, though, is being able to man the cockpits of various Star Wars vehicles - everything from an X-Wing, to a TIE Fighter, to a two-legged AT-ST. With each new location you’ll need to adapt your strategy to fit the specifics of the landscape. The game takes you to many of the locales you’ve seen in the movies, including the scorching deserts of Tatooine, the cloud city of Bespin, the lush planet Naboo, and the ice planet Hoth.

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