Star Wars: Battlefront

Yesterday I bought Star Wars: Battlefront at Best Buy, brought it home, began installing it, and discovered that the CD key that came with it was invalid. I typed the CD key in literally fifty times, with all caps, no caps, etc. I went back to Best Buy, exchanged the defective copy for another copy, began installing it, and the same problem occurred. I checked the LucasArts tech support forums and noticed that dozens and dozens of people had the same problem. I e-mailed tech support, and they e-mailed me back in a few hours with a working CD key, so all is well.

The game is very cool: it's essentially Battlefield 1942 with great graphics set in the Star Wars universe. I've only played online twice so far, and I was slaughtered both times, but hopefully this weekend I'll have some spare time to practice.

I let my brother play online, and I immediately regretted it. The first thing he said was: "Can you ride Wookiees? That would be so cool to piggy-back ride a Wookiee into battle." A few minutes later: "Remember that scene in the movie where Princess Leia was on the planet Boontat? Well, I'm playing as Princess Leia right now, and I'm going to capture this command post." For the next map: "Ooh! The battle of Tangerine on Tantooine! Whoa! That guy in an Endo-Wing nearly hit me! Dude, come look at my dysentery meter! It's awesome!" I suppose I can't expect everyone to be a true Star Wars fan.