


For console players, it's a shift for the better. Similar to EA's Battlefield 1942, LucasArts' upcoming title is a single- and multi-player game encompassing classic Star Wars (from the first three movies) and Episode I and II.įor gamers who own an Xbox and PS2, this is a big deal (PC gamers are spoiled with their Star Wars games, seeing about 37 games from the franchise). Both units resolve damage in tandem.One of the most welcomed Star Wars games in years, Star Wars Battlefront is an online game built on the concept of doing anything at anytime with anyone. Shields, Parry, and Armor have no effect against it, but damage prevention not specifying dice works normally. Overkill damage is caused by the ability, not the die roll.

(That player can't change their mind afterward.) A number of hits equal to the defending unit's health must be assigned to the defending unit, and the remainder may be assigned to the defending unit or another unit in the same arena. Overkill Overkill: An isolated ability triggered during the pending damage POP that means, "When this unit attacks, you may divide hits in excess of the defending unit's remaining health between that unit and another unit in the same arena." The player who controls the attacking unit decides how many hits (if any) in excess of the defending unit's remaining health to reassign as damage to the second unit. Play only during your build step." You can pay the Equip cost only once per turn. (You only count the six, if any, from the roll used for the attack.) Critical Hit applies only to dice rolled for an attack, not to dice rolls for abilities like Retaliate.Įquip Equip: A selective effect on Equipment activated during the build step that means, "Attach this Equipment to a unit. However, you or your opponent may use an effect to re-roll dice to affect the number of natural sixes. Accuracy can't increase the die roll to a natural "6".

If a unit gets the Critical Hit ability after you roll attack dice, it's too late to affect the damage. Keywords Critical Hit Critical Hit X: A cumulative ability triggered during the pending damage POP that means, "If you rolled at least one natural six with this unit's attack dice, this unit does X more damage for this attack." Only one natural "6" counts in the attack roll after re-rolls.
