Star Wars Battlefront II

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1.9

Overwhelming dislike- based on 3264 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 480 out of 3264
  2. Mixed: 201 out of 3264
  3. Negative: 2,583 out of 3264
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  1. Ixsiehn
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Removing my review wont do it any good, metacritic, shame on you.

    Do NOT give in to EA's lootbox scam, or any game for that matter.

    Lootboxes in the games industry need to die, and we should not purchase any game that condones it.
  2. Davis119
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    The first f2p game which actually costs 60 Euro. I want to like this game. I've loved Star wars since I was a little kid, but the abhorrent use of the microtransactions is a disgrace to all people who ever loved Video games or Star Wars. EA will never again get money from me for ruining an industry with their greed and anti consumer business practices.
    To all people who read this do NOT    The first f2p game which actually costs 60 Euro. I want to like this game. I've loved Star wars since I was a little kid, but the abhorrent use of the microtransactions is a disgrace to all people who ever loved Video games or Star Wars. EA will never again get money from me for ruining an industry with their greed and anti consumer business practices.
    To all people who read this do NOT buy this game this is where people must draw the line. This is not OK this is not acceptable this is a big middle finger to all people who ever enjoyed Star Wars or the old Battlefront.    … Expand
  3. palusik
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Pay 2 win or micro-transactions in paid game have no excuse, beside greedy of EA. Content it self is poor. I was playing on Beta version and few hours in official released game.
  4. JadenWasp
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    A game made solely to exploit gambling addiction and feed the fat suits that profit from the compulsive behaviour of others. This game is a demonstration of all that is wrong with todays gaming industry. The sooner the likes of EA liquidate or change their business ethics the better the whole industry would be

    CDPR show how games should be made. EA are just injecting a chemical weapon    A game made solely to exploit gambling addiction and feed the fat suits that profit from the compulsive behaviour of others. This game is a demonstration of all that is wrong with todays gaming industry. The sooner the likes of EA liquidate or change their business ethics the better the whole industry would be

    CDPR show how games should be made. EA are just injecting a chemical weapon of genital warts into the industry yet again    … Expand
  5. iamthewizard2
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    "Gamers! My brothers of the console, keyboard or mouse! I would rather play No Man's Sky than any EA game! Let no gamer forget how menacing we are; we are lions! We vote with our wallets! Do you know what's waiting beyond Star Wars Battlefront II? Microtransactions! Here's a present EA...a middle finger...take it! it's yours!"
  6. naskeri
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Do not buy, we need to force EA to stop this **** If we don't there will soon be no games left to play, only stupid gambling apps. Do not trust them, microtransactions will be back.
  7. liammdade
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    NO !!! Absolutley no!!! STOP RUINING OUR GAMES!!!!!!!!!!
    Dice i appreciate the game youve made, but you should stand up harder to EA.
    EA its over for you.
  8. McSwagginz
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    Even if you completely ignore the ridiculous loot boxes in the multiplayer that essentially make the game pay to win the campaign is extremely short and only took me 4 hours to complete. Definitely not worth the $60-$80
  9. EventHorizon_
    Nov 21, 2017
    3
    The gameplay starts out as fun and interesting, but quickly becomes repetitive and a grind. The class milestones to upgrade weapons becomes monotonous and boring.

    PROS: The maps and worlds are faithfully recreated and bring the movies and characters to life The classes offer some greater distinction than in Battlefront 1, but don't go far enough to diversify the gameplay The gunplay    The gameplay starts out as fun and interesting, but quickly becomes repetitive and a grind. The class milestones to upgrade weapons becomes monotonous and boring.

    PROS:
    The maps and worlds are faithfully recreated and bring the movies and characters to life
    The classes offer some greater distinction than in Battlefront 1, but don't go far enough to diversify the gameplay
    The gunplay feels slightly better and less arcade-y than before

    CONS:
    Class are balanced badly
    Lag spikes can destroy are annoying at best and firefight losing at worst
    Players who have invested time (or money) will always beat you out in a straight firefight because of their advantage in starcards and ability cards
    The gameplay becomes monotonous and boring just to unlock milestones and get slightly better weapons
    Weapons do not seem better than the ones before, but only different. Some might be better at range while others have a higher rate of fire, but they aren't all around better for investing time into'

    For the reasons above, I refunded the game after playing it for around 20 hours.    … Expand
  10. ChromXsome
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    I certainly hope EA learns from this. stupid company.
    Gotta have at least 150 characters, so well here it is.

    Breath of the Wild for GOTY!
    Well it's actually obvious that it will be GOTY, no other game superior to it.... Game of the century would be even better.
  11. Zergessi
    Nov 19, 2017
    2
    Much worse then Battlefront 1 except some new addings (vehicles and space levels + good campaign).
    Idiot multiplayer, looks like merging previous BFront with Doom and csgo or cod - but getting only bad points from those mentioned games (especially as cards have been made in result).
    P2W add-on also makes the game worse to play as players are not in even position vs each other. But this    Much worse then Battlefront 1 except some new addings (vehicles and space levels + good campaign).
    Idiot multiplayer, looks like merging previous BFront with Doom and csgo or cod - but getting only bad points from those mentioned games (especially as cards have been made in result).
    P2W add-on also makes the game worse to play as players are not in even position vs each other.
    But this is only part of problem - another is cards system itself which ENORMOUSLY affect the base stats of weapons or charcter gameplay. A lot of nerf will be in future - plz remember my words.
    Server selection screen is again idiotic - "new matchmaking" instead of classic browser with filter.
    No normal conquest mode. Gameplay is very chaotic (vs Battlefield, TF and BFront 1) (not due to the levels - they are more or less - but due to idiotic game modes and only 40 persons cap). Squad selection is also not very friendly. No spots. Minimap is useless. Hud is useless. No fell of SW battles at all.
    Weapons maybe canon, but they are way to arcade. In Battlefront 1 they were more "solid", does not know how to explain this...

    Graphisc are good as well as stilistics - this is really Star Wars. But this is only Pro.

    Anyway - i would not recommend the game in the state as it is now. What i afraid - by the time ll fixes and addons will be made - the servers will be empty. A pity, really.
    If you would like anything more like BattleFront 1 - better play Battlefiled or turn back to Battlefront 1 itself    … Expand
  12. Slaktmaskin
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
    Even if they disabled the micro-transactions (for now) a game for $60 shouldn't be pay to win. Micro-transactions for only cosmetic items is cool though.
  13. martofever
    Nov 21, 2017
    0
    no way.. poor single player campaign, really short and poor storytelling. No way accepting pay to win with a 60USD game.. bloodsucking game developers, we must stand against these new way of gaming.
  14. shadownights46
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    This is absurd!
    The progression system is tied to loot boxes, and to encourage buying them, you are in for a grind fest.
    Do not recommend to anyone, especially if you are a Star Wars fan like me, this is not the game you're looking for.
  15. daishi86
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
    I simply don't get. Why ruin a game with such great potential by charging you at least 60 bucks and then hiding all the content behind a paywall. You have gone too far, EA. The gaming community will not stand for this. Removing the paid content and announcing it will be added again doesn't help it...like at all. EA, you will join those that tried before and fell beneath our wrath. Learn from it.
  16. DonMega
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Absolute trash. I will never buy a game from EA, Ubisoft again. I pay to play a game, not to pay to pay to pay to pay..... Don't buy this and don't even preorder EA games again.
  17. NoMaDXT
    Dec 7, 2017
    3
    This game could have been so much more if I could find a multiplayer game. The star cards are a bad idea. It would also help if I could spawn in the same squad as the group I entered the game in. Which I cant. Granted. the graphics are amazing and there is some seriously optimised performance. But paint a piece of **** and its still a piece of **** Litterally the only good game mode I'llThis game could have been so much more if I could find a multiplayer game. The star cards are a bad idea. It would also help if I could spawn in the same squad as the group I entered the game in. Which I cant. Granted. the graphics are amazing and there is some seriously optimised performance. But paint a piece of **** and its still a piece of **** Litterally the only good game mode I'll keep on playing is starfighter assault (When I can find a game). But this game has officially made me boycott EA video games, on top of Activision and Ubisoft. Claim at E3 to be giving gamers what they want and that you've been listening. EA. No you've been listening to investors too much. Make a good game. And gamers will love you. We dont want pay to win trash. You are not a mobile gaming publisher. Your core business is the mainstream console platforms and PC. Show a little respect for the people who've paid you regardless of the trash you put out there.… Expand
  18. theirrelephants
    Dec 13, 2017
    0
    Just when you think EA can't get any lower, they prove you wrong.

    BRAVO.

    Even the single player campaign is garbage. "Play as the darkside" except not because the MC is an annoying coward who quits the empire almost immediately. Thanks DICE.
  19. diremerc
    Nov 27, 2017
    0
    DO NOT BUY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE

    Graphics look alright, Gameplay is average at best. Game is barebones and the bare minimum was done to create Star Wars themed cash milking machine.
  20. Sanistus
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    What could have been a fun game has been undermined by a predatory monetization scheme and clueless suits. Do not buy this game. It will make you feel bad.
  21. prossnip42
    Dec 30, 2017
    2
    The moment you realize that this game has a similar score to the Slaughtering Grounds. It's truly an interesting time to be alive. Now i went into Battlefront 2 expecting what people already said: average gameplay with forced microtransactions and lootboxes. I was not dissapointed. Onto the review then.

    Pros: -Like the 2015 one, Battlefront 2 looks amazing. The detail in some of the    The moment you realize that this game has a similar score to the Slaughtering Grounds. It's truly an interesting time to be alive. Now i went into Battlefront 2 expecting what people already said: average gameplay with forced microtransactions and lootboxes. I was not dissapointed. Onto the review then.

    Pros:
    -Like the 2015 one, Battlefront 2 looks amazing. The detail in some of the maps and areas is downright breathtaking.
    -For what it's worth,unlike the 2015 one, Battlefront 2 does have a single player campaign.

    Cons:
    -The single player is boring. It might as well have been a 2 hour long cutscene because that's what it felt like. Shriv was awesome though.
    -Now onto the part of why most people bought this game. The multiplayer. And.....it's the same as the 2014 version. Only now with an even worse grinding system than the first one, way more cheaper respawns and deaths and the lootboxes. Good God the lootboxes. I mean honestly. How can publishers and developers still think that this is a good idea. When the game is F2P i can kinda understand (you gotta make money off the game somehow) but a full priced 60 dollar game with a 100 dollar collector's edition doesn't need a gambling system to make more money surely right?

    You know i was thinking of giving this game a 5/10 because at least it had a single player campaign but the more i'm writing this the more i'm remembering the unpleasant time i had with Battlefront 2. So **** it, 2/10 it is. I actually had more fun with the 2015 Battlefront than this    … Expand
  22. Emphatic
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Reviews based on whether or not people like the loot boxes should be disqualified, judge the game on its technical merits not your opinion of their business model, that is not a qualified review just as me giving this a 10 cause people are stupid isn't, the game is fine, runs well, plays good and the loot boxes are far from pay to win, they are just pay to have an easier time gettingReviews based on whether or not people like the loot boxes should be disqualified, judge the game on its technical merits not your opinion of their business model, that is not a qualified review just as me giving this a 10 cause people are stupid isn't, the game is fine, runs well, plays good and the loot boxes are far from pay to win, they are just pay to have an easier time getting powerful cards and heroes they dont make you win, if you suck you still suck.… Expand
  23. ScienceAdvisor
    Dec 12, 2017
    0
    EA is *claiming* "we're sorry" a-la Tony Hayward after he drilled into an alternate dimension and unleashed Cthulhu on us. They did not make a mistake, they were greedy. Now they *promise* that when MTXs return they will not be P2W. But they are EA, and we know what that smells like. With such a generic SP story that seems to have been written with a Michael Bay keyboard (five specialEA is *claiming* "we're sorry" a-la Tony Hayward after he drilled into an alternate dimension and unleashed Cthulhu on us. They did not make a mistake, they were greedy. Now they *promise* that when MTXs return they will not be P2W. But they are EA, and we know what that smells like. With such a generic SP story that seems to have been written with a Michael Bay keyboard (five special effect buttons, and six generic music cues), there is little to recommend this at more than $20 without the MP to warrant a purchase, and as long as MTXs are anything other than cosmetic, SW:BFII will be a failure. Since few are going to actually care about cosmetics in this game, and will only want OP characters and abilities, EA *will* return to form. They *are* the dark side (of gaming).… Expand
  24. moviestalker
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Lootboxes and ingame advantages you can buy with real money have no place in a game that costs $60 dollars. I hope Disney will set a sign and take the rights for star wars away from EA.
  25. tecnogaming
    Nov 24, 2017
    1
    How can this game get released at this current state is BEYOND my comprehension as a human.
    I'm not even going to touch the micro-transactions stuff just so you know this negative score is 100% due to OTHER STUFF.
    1- horrible brightness-gamma problems. 2- Full screen is BROKEN and actually crash Windows 10 completely. 3- You can't jump a slight ledge... really? 4- only 4 hours    How can this game get released at this current state is BEYOND my comprehension as a human.
    I'm not even going to touch the micro-transactions stuff just so you know this negative score is 100% due to OTHER STUFF.

    1- horrible brightness-gamma problems.

    2- Full screen is BROKEN and actually crash Windows 10 completely.

    3- You can't jump a slight ledge... really?

    4- only 4 hours of single player story with the most cliche situations you could face.

    5- videos from cutscenes looks horrible and stutter all the way. It's 2017 but my octacore machine with a GTX 1080 Ti can't play what seems to be less than 720p quality videos without stuttering.

    6- HDR is totally broken. Game forces HDR mode and everything looks like garbage. After patches, still HDR cannot be disabled... because not a single developer considers a switch something cool.. let's just CRASH all the PCs that are not compatible with whatever HDR method this game is trying to impose.

    7- DX 12 mode is completely broken. I bought the best of the best tech has to offer only to get greeted by an incredible stuttering circus of glitches and slowness. DX12 mode is completely and utterly broken.. it's impossible to play the game like this. Hello.. did these guys even BETA tested this stuff?

    8- My score does not even contemplate the progression system nor the loot boxes so, make your own conclusions on the current state of this game on PC.    … Expand
  26. Dbo
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
    It will take a long time before I regain my faith in gaming. I remember the days when gaming was simple and the goal of the devs was that everyone has fun. But EA and a lot of other gaming companies have destroyed that. By trying to get in the gamers pocket so often as possible. Its not enough to pay 60 bucks for a AAA game now a days. Even afterwards the new trend for them is to rape yourIt will take a long time before I regain my faith in gaming. I remember the days when gaming was simple and the goal of the devs was that everyone has fun. But EA and a lot of other gaming companies have destroyed that. By trying to get in the gamers pocket so often as possible. Its not enough to pay 60 bucks for a AAA game now a days. Even afterwards the new trend for them is to rape your wallet as long as possible. Now the kings of wallet rape EA has found a new scandalous way of doing so. For now it has been removed but mark my word it will return in some form.… Expand
  27. natesplace19010
    Nov 27, 2017
    0
    This game is horrible. Microtransactions ruin it. There isn't enough content, to begin with. The stuff you have to buy gives you an advantage in the game. Very disappointing.
  28. Elunam
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Good game but the worst progression system ever seen, so no fun. Pay to win will be back soon, so dont buy this game, its all about gambling and addiciton.
  29. KingofallHeroes
    Nov 29, 2017
    0
    Terrible game. Same as the first one. Just a cash grab of a game thats really half a game so they can sell you microtransactions and other pay to win nonsense. Time gating and pay wall gating even worse than Blizzard's garbage. EA needs to be excised from the gaming community.
  30. Needles
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    Stop supporting this horrible company. They keep making bad games until you stop buying them. EA symbolizes everything that is wrong with the video game industry.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 8, 2018
    65
    Apart from the great Starfighter Assault mode Battlefront II is a mess of conflicting ideas, uneven mechanics and of course questionable monetization practices. DICE is facing long months of salvaging the game and the studio’s good name. [01/2018, p.32]
  2. Games.cz
    Jan 21, 2018
    50
    Even the tinsel of the Star Wars world cannot hide the silly story and the boring singleplayer gameplay, or the necessity to accumulate the credits in the crate hunting in multiplayer. Battlefront II pleases as a genuine shooter in the beautiful scenery, but EA should deserve a slap into the face for their mad progression system.
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  3. PC PowerPlay
    Jan 6, 2018
    50
    There's fun to be had, but for every step towards the Light Side, there's a foot stuck firmly in the Dark Side of bad design decisions. [Issue#269, p.52]
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