It was released on the PlayStation Store on October 20, 2009, for download on the PSP. The game was released in PAL regions on October 31, 2005, on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable (PSP), Microsoft Windows, and Xbox platforms, and in North America on November 1 of the same year.
Developed by Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts it is a sequel to 2004's Star Wars: Battlefront and the second game in the Star Wars: Battlefront series. Star Wars: Battlefront II is a first- and third-person shooter video game based on the Star Wars film franchise.