A good long battle, with a not-so-good balanced levels of difficulty. The plot is solid and well developed, although longer than other battles, you won't notice it, since it's fun and demanding. One word has to be said regarding the Corellian Gunships armed with Advanced Missiles. This is insane and frustrating to a level of quitting. Also, as many other Dempsey missions, you have to be on your toes and eyes peeled because a mission almost in the bag, can go down the drain in a second, for not paying attention to that tiny flight group or that lame transport you should have protected better. Happened to me several times in mission 5 of battle 2. Again, missiles can turn into a nightmare as usual in Dempsey's battles.

This is quite a robust battle built by Dempsey. Overall, with generally one exception, this was an extremely enjoyable battle to fly. If you’re intimidated by the mission count, don’t be. This battle shines in having both a logical and evolving plot, as well as a variety of missions. Pros: This battle has an immersive storyline over the 15 missions. Each mission logically leads into the next, and you feel like you are a part of the campaign. To complement it, the missions change things up, so that you’re not stuck repeatedly performing the same tasks. There are some tricky missions, but also some that are straightforward. Overall, something here for everybody. Cons: I found mission 5 murderously frustrating, even on Easy, and had to re-attempt it many times before achieving success. In the end the mission seemed to just require you to be a distraction to keep the enemy GSPs from smoking your brittle, indefensible transport craft. Not fun. In addition, there were a couple of other small bugs with a couple of briefings leading to a crash, and a couple instances where friendly craft mysteriously lit you up with missiles. For me these dropped the battle from a 5 to a solid 4. Tips: Safeguard your capital ships!

Long battle, but the missions are diverse and interesting. It was fun to battle the E-wing, but I grew tired of facing the gunships mission after mission.