EA and DICE’s first-ever public gameplay demo for Star Wars: Battlefront has revealed Luke Skywalker as a playable hero, in addition to the Rebel Alliance and Empire’s roles in combat.

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The E3 2015 gameplay trailer showed Imperial soldiers sieging a hangar on the frozen world of Hoth, where Rebels fought back with rockets, rifle fire, and snowspeeders. Rebel players sought to activate and defend control points, while Imperials aimed to keep the objectives deactivated. The Empire’s AT-ATs, while automated in their navigation, can be controlled to obliterate infantry. Imperial airstrikes also prove devastating against Rebels, who can protect themselves briefly with the bubble shield ability.Playing as a Jedi allows players to deflect lasers at their attackers, as well as cut down standard soldiers with a lightsaber, or clash with enemy heroes such as Darth Vader. The demo also showcased X-Wings and TIE Fighters clashing in the sky, while on-the-ground attackers tucked into trenches for protection, fought off invading AT-STs, or crippled AT-ATs with tow cables.Earlier this year at Star Wars Celebration, we saw a separate, seven-minute gameplay presentation on Endor. Check out our impressions from that demo above.EA expects to sell 10 million copies of Star Wars: Battlefront, whose place in Star Wars canon is complicated For more on Star Wars: Battlefront, keep an eye out for our hands-on impressions on IGN. For all things E3, bookmark our E3 Hub

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