Since you mentioned that it's a Battlefront style game, I thought why not mention one of my favourite maps ever, which is Hoth from the original Battlefront. The vastness of the map and the rush of the control points all made the map feel very epic and cinematic like a real battle. It's not...
Nono,
Play FF7, then play Crisis Core, then watch Advent Children Complete on Blu-Ray.
That way your familiar with all the characters and you don't get the spoilers and the little clips of Crisis Core that are in Advent Children.
Female friendly/easy to play... what are you trying to say?! :D
I'd definitely say Locoroco and perhaps Papapon.
The new Locoroco Midnight Carnivale is good fun.
Everything I was going to say, however I will elaborate further (hopefully helping a bit more).
I'd also check for scratches (which might at first seem obvious but still majorly essential, I absolutely hate scratches).
You shouldn't have to apply too much pressure to the buttons to get...