In a surprise showing at Feb. 21’s Nintendo Direct, Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection was announced for most modern platforms.

Packaging together Pandemic Studios’ original Star Wars: Battlefront (2004) and Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (2005) titles, the collection also includes bonus content like new maps, expansions to hero assault mode, and most notably, the hero characters Asajj Ventress and Kit Fisto.

Both heroes were originally exclusive to the Xbox version of the second game, and based on their Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) incarnations.

Developed and published by Aspyr Media, and boasting 64-player online battles, the Battlefront Classic Collection looks like a great step towards bringing these two beloved sandbox shooters to modern platforms. While there doesn’t appear to be any significant remastering of visuals, it’s nice to see the games retain split-screen mode.

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection launches on March 14 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, with pre-orders already live.

On which platform are you going to be watching out for those wrist rockets? Is it, in fact, going to be just like the simulations? I’ll be looking for the nearest tauntaun for cover. Share your thoughts on the Boss Rush Discord, or in the comments below.

Featured Image: Aspyr Media (via Steam)

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