You don’t need the messy Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection to enjoy these classics

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection should have been a slam dunk.

The new package contains some of the best Star Wars video games ever made, which are all now widely available with multiplayer support across all modern platforms. Star Wars: Battlefront II is my favorite game of all time, so I was ecstatic about its announcement at February’s Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase. It is gratifying to have these two Battlefront games bundled together on a platform like Nintendo Switch, where local co-op or competitive play is easy and I can easily bring them with me on the go.

Sadly, developer Aspyr’s less-than-stellar track record with remasters continues here. Multiple server issues at launch nullified players’ enjoyment of online play, and other minor problems hampered gameplay. I still believe that more people need to experience Star Wars: Battlefront II, though; thankfully, if you have a PC or Xbox, there’s a better way to play it.

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A mixed collection

The main reason that Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection currently has an overwhelmingly negative review status on Steam is that it botches its online play. Only three servers were available to choose from for a brief period, a ridiculously low amount for such an anticipated release. Once in, many players also experienced poor connection, leaving a significant portion of these games nearly unplayable.

“At launch, we experienced critical errors with our network infrastructure. The result was incredibly high ping, matchmaking errors, crashes, and servers not appearing in the browser,” a message posted on Aspyr’s support site shortly after this collection’s release explained. “Since launch, we’ve been working to address these issues and increase network stability, and we will