Star Wars Battlefront II

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1.9

Overwhelming dislike- based on 3264 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 201 out of 3264
  3. Negative: 2,583 out of 3264
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  1. ghiacciolo
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Pay to win not removed completely...DONT BUY!!!

    They've capped the amount of in-game credits that u can farm in arcade mode, becausem theirs words: "this would lead to an unbalanced multiplayer". But they have'nt capped the amount of credits you can buy whit real money, so u can unbalance the game as much as you want to spend in their trash...gambling system!
    DONT BUY!!
  2. InquisitorCyrin
    Jan 2, 2018
    0
    This is not a game.
    It's a glorified pachinko application.
    The story is shallow, and the game is purely pay to win.
    This game had so much potential, but like everything EA touches, ruined it.
    The online play is atrocious, with lag, rubber banding, and the pay to win progression totally ruining the game and rendering it unplayable.

    #boycottEA
  3. SHADOWSTRIKE1
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Metacritic can try to remove all the reviews they want. The people have already spoken. EA has become even more greedy than they used to be. EA, stop focusing on the profit. Try focusing on the players for once. Until then, you will continue to be the joke of the gaming community.

    it's a shame that Disney lets this happen to their IP. DICE, take a stand against your publisher.    Metacritic can try to remove all the reviews they want. The people have already spoken. EA has become even more greedy than they used to be. EA, stop focusing on the profit. Try focusing on the players for once. Until then, you will continue to be the joke of the gaming community.

    it's a shame that Disney lets this happen to their IP. DICE, take a stand against your publisher. Refuse the work. Do your own thing. You're a talented developer. Take a stand while you still have the community backing you up.    … Expand
  4. zex_mesher
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    It's a shame such a promising game is marred by so many flaws it. I won't consider touching this game until two things are done:

    1) Any and all microtransactions do not allow benefits to the player. I would prefer no MTX but I would settle for cosmetics. 2) Any and all progression is not locked behind a random chance looting system. How is it fair to do the same amount or work and    It's a shame such a promising game is marred by so many flaws it. I won't consider touching this game until two things are done:

    1) Any and all microtransactions do not allow benefits to the player. I would prefer no MTX but I would settle for cosmetics.

    2) Any and all progression is not locked behind a random chance looting system. How is it fair to do the same amount or work and put in the same amount of skill in a game but progress your character unevenly just because you didn't get a good loot box and someone else did? That's obscene. It would be like skyrim rewarding you random amounts of xp every time you did a quest instead of a constant known number.    … Expand
  5. NaikitoshH
    Nov 27, 2017
    0
    This game was created especially to get money out of people. It bothers me that they do it with the name of Star Wars but finally the community is talking.
  6. 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
  7. Tenacidad963
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    EA quiere hacerla de nuevo con este juego. Poniendo micro transacciones. Pero la aberración más grande es cuando tienes que pasar 40 horas jugando para poder desbloquear a un solo personaje. Esto está pensado para que el jugador se frustre y tenga que pagar con dinero real para conseguir los logros y los objetos del mismo juego. Además, se demuestra que EA busca generar un nuevo mercadoEA quiere hacerla de nuevo con este juego. Poniendo micro transacciones. Pero la aberración más grande es cuando tienes que pasar 40 horas jugando para poder desbloquear a un solo personaje. Esto está pensado para que el jugador se frustre y tenga que pagar con dinero real para conseguir los logros y los objetos del mismo juego. Además, se demuestra que EA busca generar un nuevo mercado entorno a los micro pagos, y no en la venta de videojuegos.

    En Reddit los usuarios se quejaron. EA contestó haciéndose el bueno para defender su postura. Entonces, recibió la cifra de medio millón de votos negativos. Por eso dijeron que iban a reducir el costo para desbloquear todo en el juego. Esto demuestra que sí se puede cambiar la industria en vez de aceptar el rumbo que toma solo porque sí.

    Sin embargo, EA mantiene la duración de 4528 horas para desbloquear el contenido del juego. Este tiempo fue calculado por otros fans y calcularon también que jugando 5 horas diarias terminaría el juego en 17 años.

    In English
    EA wants to do it again with this game. Putting micro transactions But the biggest aberration is when you have to spend 40 hours playing to unlock a single character. This is designed so that the player is frustrated and has to pay with real money to achieve the achievements and objects of the same game. In addition, it shows that EA seeks to generate a new market around micro payments, and not in the sale of video games.

    On Reddit users complained. EA answered doing good to defend his position. Then, he received the figure of half a million negative votes. That's why they said they were going to reduce the cost to unlock everything in the game. This shows that you can change the industry instead of accepting the course you take just because.

    However, EA maintains the duration of 4528 hours to unlock the content of the game. This time was calculated by other fans and also calculated that playing 5 hours a day would end the game in 17 years.    … Expand
  8. bearthor
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Not a fan of microtransactions that gives players a edge over the others.
    We already paid for a full game! Give us our content.

    DO NOT FEED THE EA GREED MACHINE.
  9. pierorg10
    Feb 3, 2018
    0
    hubiera sido un juego decente sino fuera por las políticas abusivas, maldito pay-to-win
  10. Lognaros
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    waste of time, if you wanna play this game you need a lot of time, or just pay another 2000 usd, EA only wants your money,Unbelievable, i regret buy this game.
  11. FluttershysPet
    Nov 30, 2017
    0
    I will be honest, I was looking forward to this game. At launch though this game was riddled with bugs, very bad. Not to mention all the flak it got from the progression system it has which is just crap. Honestly without that this game is still a 0, looks and sounds great but so does my **** so that is nothing to go off of.
  12. gadenp
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Battlefront 2 might look good and be interesting for the twitch reflect younger players but for the 30+ casuals... it is a hot mess.

    Normally I do not mind to be lagging behind the twitch reflect players but man does the loot box make progression a big F Me. Firstly loot boxes take forever to get at around 2 hours per loot box. But they also give **** random loot, at which I keep on    Battlefront 2 might look good and be interesting for the twitch reflect younger players but for the 30+ casuals... it is a hot mess.

    Normally I do not mind to be lagging behind the twitch reflect players but man does the loot box make progression a big F Me. Firstly loot boxes take forever to get at around 2 hours per loot box. But they also give **** random loot, at which I keep on getting Starfighter and officer cards when all I play in my casual gameplay is assault.

    Thus the extremely slow and uneven progression + the fact that BF2 do not have any Asian servers (so my lag will always be high) and combined twitch players with lower ping makes this a game of constant frustration.

    As a casual the need to massive grind to get cards specifically of which I want in my limited time is really **** and stupid. Do yourself a favor and DONT BUY this game if you are a casual player.    … Expand
  13. joos2000
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    The completely game breaking star card system ruins an impressive game and hides game progression behind a RNG. The MP progression is blatantly engineered to create frustration and funnel players to pay for loot boxes with real money, essentially turning the game into a pay to win game.
  14. ganavak
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    The game that broke the camel's back. Greed and nothing more. Using the star wars name to 'force' in MT free to play at full price and multiple editions. Pay to Win is not ok! Free to play in a Paid game is not ok!
    If we really must go down this awful road, look at overwatch....
  15. polofreeze
    Nov 29, 2017
    0
    Good graphics. Boring campaign, tedious loot box structured multiplayer. All in all a less than average game. Would have given it a 3 but EA's dragged star wars through the mud & that kinda sucks, not to mention spending a full $60 on massive disappointment. Overwatch was cheaper & i play it more now than i did a year ago, non-game altering loot boxes also helped it's cause
  16. Cy8er
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    Its not a perfect place to ask such questions but i wonder do i need a DLC for run and for ammo in this game ?if yes how much it cost ?Is it for each step or maybe for some distance ,oh and do i have auto
    fire mode in basic version of a game or do i need season pass or incoming DLC to melt ppl with
    autofire?Just wonder. QUO VADIS gaming industry :) ^.^
  17. KottarBjorn
    Nov 21, 2017
    0
    Please, don't buy this game. You will ruin the future of gaming! This is the first step to milking the consumer to 100% and if you buy this game you let every AAA-industry walk over the gaming customer. Be a human and don´t pay any attention to this game. It is pure P2W, Vote with youre wallet, don´t give in to the theme Star wars!
  18. Legion4
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I tried this game out in the beta and had the opportunity to play it extensively first part of the release so far. The game's balance is complete nonsense, you have no feeling of power if you haven't unlocked enough loot crates and if you have you will be going 30:1 k/d ratios left and right with one hand.

    The sound effects and animations are just not smooth especially when it comes to    I tried this game out in the beta and had the opportunity to play it extensively first part of the release so far. The game's balance is complete nonsense, you have no feeling of power if you haven't unlocked enough loot crates and if you have you will be going 30:1 k/d ratios left and right with one hand.

    The sound effects and animations are just not smooth especially when it comes to battle chatter. I was under the impression my wireless headphones were randomly disconnecting before I realized it was the game.

    This level of polish is very disappointing for a game which was touted as having amazing environments. It's a lot like Mass Effect Andromeda in this regard. It looks great in screenshots and scripted trailers that hide it's faults but is unplayable as a game.

    The balance gives you no sense of accomplishment whatsoever because you cannot get good at this game. You can only just play it and leave the outcome up to RNG.

    This is a thoroughly unenjoyable experience and if you're a Star Wars fan it takes the magic away that you once had.    … Expand
  19. Groany
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    This loot box gambling needs to stop ASAP. You will not ride this out EA by removing microtransactions for a little bit, we know it will return. Don't buy this game, because that's the only thing that this company will react to, loss of money.
  20. suddendamage
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I was very excited for this game initially however I can't support the way the industry is going with their manipulative micro transactions and loot boxes. I will not buy this game even if EA turns face and completely removes the system. I am also not going to be purchasing any EA games or products in the future.
  21. AMX121
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Even thought the game has amazing graphics the micro transactions present in this game are 'pay-to-win' and promote gambling to children. Even though EA has temporarily removed them, they also stated they will reintroduce them later. This standard is unacceptable in the gaming industry and no one should be supporting the shady and anti-consumer practices of EA
  22. Archound
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    Sorry Dice, EA ruined your work. EA, if you like to unlock better grade, you can always buy a reviewer box. For only 4,99$ you might roll even 10/10! However, of course such a good grade is legendary tier, and drops very seldom, but don't give up and keep trying!
  23. Jebo
    Nov 30, 2017
    0
    Boring, casual, primitive game play at all. Well, if your IQ is below 60, you gonna love this game like the monkeys do with their bananas. No point to bother anymore with this garbage.
  24. Aether25
    Nov 27, 2017
    0
    C'mon EA, enough is enough, no sensible gamer is buying your game, nobody wants you in the video game industry, just leave with your greed and go feed your vampire-like business model on the sports game players, at least you have a chance with them.

    Now that the rant is over, I will actually talk about what I got to play, the beta (I do not own the game). I actually had a lot of fun in    C'mon EA, enough is enough, no sensible gamer is buying your game, nobody wants you in the video game industry, just leave with your greed and go feed your vampire-like business model on the sports game players, at least you have a chance with them.

    Now that the rant is over, I will actually talk about what I got to play, the beta (I do not own the game). I actually had a lot of fun in the beta, it seemed like EA had finally changed, which is why when the game fell flat on it's stupid face it hurt so much. I was just having a great time on Naboo shooting droids that I felt a genuine love/hate feeling towards, and I LOVED the space battles that they showcased.

    it was about one hour into the beta where I realized the cold truth. They had the loot boxes, I was okay with it at first becasue I was thinking it would be like an Overwatch style look box having only cosmetics and everything would be A-OK, but as soon as I opened my first box I let out a deep sigh seeing that you could obtain the star cards, that gave you an advantage over another player, even then I still thought that maybe they hadn't done the unthinkable but after looking through the menus I found it, the mobile gaming screen that should a currency, an amount of currency, and a price with USD at the bottom.

    At this point I gave up, I played the beta to the fullest extent because I knew it would be the last time I would ever play this game. It made me really sad that I couldn't play the game anymore, that I wouldn't be able to play the single player campaign (which I have heard is pretty mediocre anyway). It just really hurts as a consumer to be told a truth about the DLC but even then, even after they gave us a reason for hope, they decided to rip our hearts out because of a Pay to Win scheme in a $60 game. Even Disney had to step in and tell EA to temporarily take out the Pay to Win currency. It really hurts me as a huge Star Wars fan to see this happen to this storied franchise.    … Expand
  25. SJH
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    One important information: PERMANENTLY blocked language option choice, PC players in Europe CANT change language to english - BEWARE. Good job EA, this time its too much, after playing Battlefield, Andromeda and Dragon age with non english subtitles, U just lost another customer.
  26. Arthur_Dented
    Nov 25, 2017
    0
    It's a great game as long as you like playing video games with your credit card. If you wanted game play that doesn't involve paying EA over and over again for game progression then avoid this turd.
  27. Arhimand
    Nov 21, 2017
    0
    this game is piece of **** don't buy this.................................................................................................................
  28. edgararce
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Play as the role as Loot Skywalker in Credit Card Wars : Gamble Front 2. The only thing that works properly in this game is the mini game where you insert your credit card details. The Android and Apple store would be proud of your achievements.
  29. zwireqq
    Nov 21, 2017
    0
    Complete **** The greed has reached the ceiling. If I buy a game for 60$ I dont want to spend more money just to unlock content within that game. Microtransactions and loot boxes ruins the games, but unfortunately there are stupid people that will buy them so EA dont give a ****
  30. Sabardo
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Lootboxes, pay to win, time gate etc. all this **** in full priced game. This milking has to stop and we as a gaming community can do it.

    This game might look good but underneath it it's just evil corporation making money to stockholders.
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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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