18 Best Video Game Boss Battles Of The Last 10 Years
7. AT-ATs - Star Wars Battlefront
Speaking of thematics enhancing a battle, DICE's oppositional multiplayer mode, Walker Assault, does a spectacular job of making you feel A) Like you're struggling to stay alive in the midst of a furious Imperial invasion, or B) The sadistic satisfaction of stomping the rebel scum into the ground at every turn, depending on who you pick.
Let's stick with the Rebels, as bringing down even one AT-AT requires some expert teamwork, first to push the Empire back long enough to trigger the shield generators, and second to focus fire on the machines' exposed chassis. Getting that first victory feels like every major sky-punching win we've seen on the silver screen, the notion of the rebels as a determined force of pure will snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.
Of course, difficulty is constantly modulated depending on who's playing and piloting the AT-ATs themselves, keeping this fight as one of the most interesting and dynamic in all of modern gaming.