The weapons will also be available as individual unlocks, which should please anyone looking for efficient kills. His DT-29 blaster pistol carries armor-reducing blaster rounds and, in fact, there were a couple of players that dealt heavy damage with the Imperial officer, managing to last entire sessions without being taken down. Officer Orson Krennic will join the Imperial side and he'll be accompanied by a helper droid that can unleash gas or raise a shield to protect friendlies. This sets them up for a deadly melee strike, which can dispatch both troopers and Heroes effectively. Her flashbangs will also reduce enemy armor, leaving those hit to momentarily stagger around with blurry vision. Jyn Erso will join the Rebel side, with the ability to quickly switch between her pistol and A-180 blaster rifle. New Heroes will also get involved in the fray. The Empire will get its own vehicle with the swift TIE Striker, but during my time with the DLC, the U-Wing was a persistent terror. Players lucky enough to get control of one of these vessels will strafe across the map slowly, zooming in on any hapless Imperials below and blowing them away with crisp precision. This time was mostly memorable for getting blasted repeatedly with the new U-Wing bomber pickup.

If a bomb is planted, the Imperial side only gets so much time to defuse it. The objective upon hitting Scarif Jungle is to plant explosives on one of two Imperial cargo ships. Once the fighting hits Scarif's surface, things start to feel a little different from the normal Battlefront session. The Shield Gate area is also filled with asteroids and debris, creating a hazardous battlefield. As time passes, more U-Wings will come out of hyperspace, making it a more frantic fight for both sides. The Imperial side must shoot down every U-Wing fighter that comes along, not allowing a single one to get through the gate. This is an escort mission for the Rebels, as the idea is to safely ensure passage of the new U-Wing starfighters through the Imperial gate. The first stage takes place along the Shield Gate above Scarif. If the Imperials can hold their enemies off, they will be the victors. This will mean a mixture of space battles and ground skirmishes, in which the Rebels must complete each stage of the fight in order to win the game. The idea of this mode is to tie into the theme of Rogue One, which involves infiltrating an Imperial base and absconding with intelligence to bring back to the Rebels.

The biggest addition to Scarif is a whole new game mode called Infiltration. Shacknews recently had an opportunity to try out what's coming down the pipe, including the Rogue One: X-Wing VR mission. The theatrical release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story arrives two weeks from today and the final Battlefront expansion will tie in thematically with the new film, putting the Rebel and Imperial teams in the heart of the tropical planet Scarif. And for those that have followed the grand plan for the Star Wars saga, it's going to look quite familiar. Star Wars: Battlefront has one more expansion set to release before it fades away into the Force.

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