Reflection

Although there were a few flaws in the advertising, and a few other things, this game was still a best seller- and had good reason to be. The physics aren't real, and the plot differs slightly from the official Star Wars story. Small wrongs that can be completely forgotten because of everything else that was done right.

This game had it's flaws, but is fun to play anyways. It is agreed by most to not be the best shooter game, but is the best for all Star Sars fans- a fair trade-off. And if the the first Star Wars Battlefront wasn't quite authentic enough, almost all problems were fixed in Star Wars Battlefront II. At the end of the day, this game rocks.

My Conclusion

After my unusually fun research and questioning, I believe that I have answered my original questions.

1.)Do the trailers show aspects of the game that do not exist?
Yes, they do. There are a few places and vehicles shown in the ad that are not in the final product. Although this is (very slightly) misleading to the gamer, it does give up some credibility and accuracy of the game to itself.

2.)How does the game differ from actual physics?
It does in a way that is not very noticeable for the gamer, but is highly unrealistic. The gravity would not be the same on all of the planets that have varying sizes, which would be not following the laws of gravity- one of the only set of laws that literally cannot be broken.

3.)Would war be fought that way?
No, it wouldn't. The whole war would be fought by missile strikes. There would be little need for ground troops. However, I'm very glad they weren't logically accurate, because it would completely ruin the movies and games.

I think that lucas arts did a very good job making this video game- it isn't flawless, but then again I don't think anything is. The game is definitely worth playing.

Secondary Research- Game Physics

To measure the acceleration of gravity, which is 9.8 meter per second squared here on earth, we took the height of a clone trooper (1.83 meters) and found a ledge that was two and a half clones high. We then measured how long it took to fall to the ground several times and recorded the average time, which was 0.68 seconds where on earth it would be 0.46 seconds. Using that information we calculated that they accelerated at 6.2 meters per second squared. We know that the planets might have slightly different gravities due to the planet size, however we tested it on other planets and got the same results, meaning that Lucas arts made a uniform gravity for planets of varying sizes, contradicting the laws of gravity.

My Survey Results

To conduct our primary research (the survey), I will ask the following questions to our lucky victi- er, volunteers.

1)After playing Battlefront, did you feel that the game could have been better?
2)Did you feel that the game accurately depicted the Star Wars Story (did the events in the game correspond with the events in the movies?)
3)Did the physics in the game seem realistic? (e.g. jump hight, falling from high places and not dying, etc.)
4)Did you feel the vehicles in the game performed the same as they did in the movies?
5)How does this game compare to other shooter games you have played?

How I Conducted My Seconday Research

I read Articles written by Star Wars Experts from the following sources:
Star Wars Battlefront:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Battlefront

Clone Wars:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Clone_Wars

Galactic Rebellion:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Galactic_Civil_War

Clone Trooper:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Clone_Trooper

Vehicles:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/LAAT
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/ATTE
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/TX-130S_fighter_tank
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Hailfire
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/OG-9_homing_spider_droid

Secondary Research

Some inconsistencies, according to www.wookieepedia.com, include:
In the Galactic Civil War campaign, Darth Vader is present during the siege of Mos Eisley, but in the movie he was on the Death Star while that was happening. And also, as stated in Star Wars novels, Vader would never return to Tatooine for (obvious) emotional reasons.

In the Clone Wars campaign ARC troopers are playable on Geonosis, and Jet Troopers are the new units (instead of ARC troopers) in The Battle of Kamino.

The Trade Federation wins the Battle of Naboo, whereas in The Phantom Menace they lost (although the Trade Federation had the upper hand, until the Droid Control Ship was destroyed).

For an odd reason the sky on Tatooine:Dune Sea is Yellow on the console version of the game but corrected blue on the PC version.

Luke Skywalker flies in a Rebel Snowspeeder in the movie but battles on the ground at the Battle of Hoth in the game.

On the Battle of Hoth in campaign mode, the rebels win instead of the empire.