Star Wars Battlefront II

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1.9

Overwhelming dislike- based on 3264 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 480 out of 3264
  2. Mixed: 201 out of 3264
  3. Negative: 2,583 out of 3264
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  1. rfx51
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Don't fall for it. They only care about money. We're talking about EA, a once inspiring company with great potential, now turned into a crapfest that works with Lucasfilm once again to profit from your hard earned money.
  2. oldgoodgamer
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    EA's greedy politics are destroying great brands. The Battlefront 2 is another example. Mediocre single player campaign with less than 4 hours gameplay and pay to win multiplayer mode made this game worth zero $. It's a shame that DICE lost their soul for EA. I hope EA will bankrupt one day and these brands will find a new home. Help us players - don't buy this game - your are our only hope.
  3. King_o_Spice
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    I'm writing this review just to counteract one of the blind fanboys/EA employees that gave this game a 10/10.

    Having pay 2 win microtransactions in a full price game and if you dont want to spend money have a grindwall that would make even free mobile games blush is just unacceptable.Not only will i not buy any EA products in the future, i will also not waste any money on any star wars    I'm writing this review just to counteract one of the blind fanboys/EA employees that gave this game a 10/10.

    Having pay 2 win microtransactions in a full price game and if you dont want to spend money have a grindwall that would make even free mobile games blush is just unacceptable.Not only will i not buy any EA products in the future, i will also not waste any money on any star wars product in the future.

    And to anyone who says: "they took out the microtransactions, get over it" NO, NO I WILL NOT. It's people like you that got us to this point in the first place.
    When Electronic Farts TEMPORARILY removed microtransactions cause disney told them they are actively hurting the star wars brand, that is when the power of bad press shows.

    To anyone that might read this: DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!
    Play some ride to hell retribution and get some cheap laughs instead    … Expand
  4. Counter
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling Appalling
  5. 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.
  6. QmanTheGreat
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    EA/Dice big scam and trap to waste your money, EU should ban this kind of games. Loot boxes are a way to people loose their money and this should be banned.
  7. Merchantman
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    I really wanted this game to be good, but EA did what EA does best, and messed everything up. For the bare minimum price of $60, you get:

    A short and shallow single player campaign A daily cap on credits earned in the arcade Iconic heros locked behind grindwalls Buyable loot boxes that give gameplay advantages. If anyone says loot boxes are just optional and that people are just    I really wanted this game to be good, but EA did what EA does best, and messed everything up. For the bare minimum price of $60, you get:

    A short and shallow single player campaign
    A daily cap on credits earned in the arcade
    Iconic heros locked behind grindwalls
    Buyable loot boxes that give gameplay advantages.

    If anyone says loot boxes are just optional and that people are just overreacting, ask them if they would buy a book and have to pay an extra dollar for every other page.

    You would be better off burying your money.    … Expand
  8. Austeritea
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Can't give this glorified casino a low enough score. While they may make changes later to make it less of a grind, the intent was obviously to rake the players over the coals. Absolutely disgusting.
  9. slickeratus
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Fully priced game with f2p mobile pay2win game progression and utter boring **** campaign (after the devs. spouted how awesome and incredible and experience will be)

    Greedy dum dums from EA will never ever get a single cent from me ever again. Thanks for allowing me to vote with my wallet.
  10. Clauz
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    How did EA managed to fu*k this up? It seemed that they learned from their mistakes, but when one thing seems too good to be true, it really is.

    If you really want to buy the game, wait for a sale you'll need the rest of the money to buy loot boxes
  11. jorphi2
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    Don't buy this pathetic, greedy excuse of a Star Wars game. I loved the first 2 star wars games as a kid, and I was hoping they would get it right after the third one. I was extremely wrong. Do 5 seconds of research and you will say the same.
  12. stratos_au
    Nov 30, 2017
    0
    PARENT BEWARE, DO NOT BUY.

    Its a big shame, really. We all love start wars, the environment, the ships the iconic settings, the music, everything. But the game progression is almost non existent. I have raise a concern to the Australia FairTrading commission. The game content was designed to be locked to the players unless they spent money to unlock it. Its like buying a car and having    PARENT BEWARE, DO NOT BUY.

    Its a big shame, really. We all love start wars, the environment, the ships the iconic settings, the music, everything. But the game progression is almost non existent. I have raise a concern to the Australia FairTrading commission. The game content was designed to be locked to the players unless they spent money to unlock it. Its like buying a car and having the aircon locked until you pay for it. The game gets boring with the slow almost insignificant "creds" you get by the end of each round. It feels like a dull grind and you can see in the matches that people just want the games to complete to get the creds without really caring about anything else.

    So sad, I am sorry for all the artist and developers that are not hated by this greedy and unfair commercial practices. This is not a success because of EA greed. so sad.    … Expand
  13. onlyonerealm
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    The greed is strong with this one. EA is in all kinds of **** with Disney. EA is using star wars name to trick kids into gambling and turning them into future gamblers. good job EA
  14. TheBloodyGuy
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    Pay 2 win for 60 Dollars that is unbelievable. EA should not get away with this. What a horrible way to treat the consumer. The only industry that supports such poor costumer service is the gaming industry.
  15. Thepexxxo
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    I am not buying this trash. EA is a joke. EA hasn't published a great game in years due to their greed. They shut down great dev teams, and recently began forcing pay2win microtransactions into their newest games. I will not support EA and Will never buy this game. Stop ruining star wars and games in general.
  16. Jerry1333
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    Never trust EA ...they always fine a way to Your wallet. Game it self is not bad but created only for micro-transaction system. Will never again buy EA game.
  17. Cenzorek
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    Definitely no to microtransactions in full price title. If it will go further we will get microtransactions like on mobile for a game that costs as much as AAA title.
    I'm not going to buy any title from EA in future.
    Hope they will go grind cans...
  18. MsPotatoNinja
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    after 2 damn missions you join the 'resistance' who ironically are the ones in power, multiplayer is pay to win trash and miserable balancing. along with the worst collectables on this side of the galaxy this game is a hollow mess. REFUND before its to late.
  19. Mikplayeur
    Nov 26, 2017
    0
    I don't want to re-buy games 2 or 3 times. I hate all these games sold in fragments and that turn around "grind mechanics" to enjoy all the content of the game (add "pay to win" to the list for this one).
    We are far away old games like Battlefield 1942 to Battlefield 2 with great content. Continue in this way and you will lost all.
    Anyway, this game looks great even if I have found many    I don't want to re-buy games 2 or 3 times. I hate all these games sold in fragments and that turn around "grind mechanics" to enjoy all the content of the game (add "pay to win" to the list for this one).
    We are far away old games like Battlefield 1942 to Battlefield 2 with great content. Continue in this way and you will lost all.
    Anyway, this game looks great even if I have found many defects (on videos I looked and when I played the beta. Too much close combats, the action is too fuzzy, maps are too much linear which that surely leads to that fuzziness.
    Some defects from the first one have been corrected but the game is too much tuned for "pop-corn" sessions. Somehow epic, fast (or too short), without much flavor. In conclusion, you don't have the feeling you realize anything in this game. This game is finally pretty close to the definition of fast food. With all the bad things that it involves...
    That's a shame. All that potential wasted...    … Expand
  20. brettc87
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    DON"T BUY THIS GAME!

    loot boxes aside the game is completely broken get stuck in walls get shot through walls. Get one shot killed by officer pistols. finally get the hero you want and then get killed by air, their is nothing in the game that is anti air for ground troops . Most of all this game isn't fun by three rounds I quit to play overwatch. this game is just a reskin of the last.    DON"T BUY THIS GAME!

    loot boxes aside the game is completely broken get stuck in walls get shot through walls. Get one shot killed by officer pistols. finally get the hero you want and then get killed by air, their is nothing in the game that is anti air for ground troops . Most of all this game isn't fun by three rounds I quit to play overwatch. this game is just a reskin of the last. save your self the headache. sure wish I did    … Expand
  21. ShadowHadou
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    DO NOT BUY this greedy pay-to-win excuse for a game made by a company whose sole purpose of existing has been now for a long time to milk dry your hard earned cash. F### EA! #boycottEA
  22. Orrak
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    Words cannot begin to describe how poorly this has affected my family. Video games have been and will always be something that I look to to give me joy but this title has wrought nothing but anger and animosity in times that are supposed to be for fun and laughter. Avoid at all costs.
  23. dirtyred152
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    Well it's a game you can tell that is not rushed out like the last one, but that would have been a lot more forgivable than everything being hidden behind a cash wall. I want to enjoy this game but EA has made it to where I can't and not I'm going to be avoiding their games for awhile. This sucks because I am a huge Star Wars fan and EA has done their best to try and destroy the Star Wars brand.
  24. MAYCRY
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    Dont buy this game,just dont buy this. Big F U EA and you know that you deserve it. We players are not dumb and we are not going to stop throwing **** at you.You cant make games into casino machines. The single player story plot is also as stupid as your microtransactions. Why the main hero who joined imperial special forces fights the rebels and then kills his old friends and suddenly isDont buy this game,just dont buy this. Big F U EA and you know that you deserve it. We players are not dumb and we are not going to stop throwing **** at you.You cant make games into casino machines. The single player story plot is also as stupid as your microtransactions. Why the main hero who joined imperial special forces fights the rebels and then kills his old friends and suddenly is flying the x wing....what the f...(explosion)… Expand
  25. Mr_Pete_Fatman
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    Playing the game after 10 hours, i find it a boring grind-fest! EA tried so hard advertising the new Campaign (which is 4 hours long with a disappointing ending) as you playing with the Empire, when the truth is, you only play for the Empire for 2 missions, after that you join the rebels, so they missed the whole point of their marketing! The multiplayer is just plain Pay 2 Win awful, withPlaying the game after 10 hours, i find it a boring grind-fest! EA tried so hard advertising the new Campaign (which is 4 hours long with a disappointing ending) as you playing with the Empire, when the truth is, you only play for the Empire for 2 missions, after that you join the rebels, so they missed the whole point of their marketing! The multiplayer is just plain Pay 2 Win awful, with Star Cards and a very very bad progression system! I cannot find any reason for you to spend your money on this game, so do yourself a favor and buy something else!… Expand
  26. NickThePersian
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    The campaign sucks, only 4 hours. Not compelling at all. NO real character development and NO story at all. Multiplayer is worse. It is no different from battlefront 1. I mean seriously, 40 hours to unlock 1, just 1 hero unless you pay for it. Same with star cards. College kids studying to become game developers could make a 10x better game than this. Would not reccomend this game at all.The campaign sucks, only 4 hours. Not compelling at all. NO real character development and NO story at all. Multiplayer is worse. It is no different from battlefront 1. I mean seriously, 40 hours to unlock 1, just 1 hero unless you pay for it. Same with star cards. College kids studying to become game developers could make a 10x better game than this. Would not reccomend this game at all. I hope Disney takes star wars away from EA. They are the worst company making games. SHUT DOWN EA… Expand
  27. YasuoGotJuked
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    Do not buy this game !

    I'm done buying EA games.Pay for a $60-$80 game and almost all of your abilities and boosts locked behind a pay-to-win system. This is outrageous and EA deserves all the sh*t they're getting for turning this beloved franchise into an online casino. I truly hope EA gets severely punished for it's shady and greedy strategy. #endEA #donttrustEA    Do not buy this game !

    I'm done buying EA games.Pay for a $60-$80 game and almost all of your abilities and boosts locked behind a pay-to-win system.

    This is outrageous and EA deserves all the sh*t they're getting for turning this beloved franchise into an online casino.

    I truly hope EA gets severely punished for it's shady and greedy strategy.

    #endEA #donttrustEA #dontbuythisgame #EAsucks    … Expand
  28. Lilblksheep
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    As an big Starwars fan I feel that this game needs a review. My view on it is 10/10 for graphics, 6/10 for the Story in single player, detail for accuracy 10/10. But for multiplayer is where I have some really low scoring, the points system for unlocking hero's in my opinion needs some tweaking as it tends to favor the winning side too much 4/10, loot boxes are to much aimed at pay to winAs an big Starwars fan I feel that this game needs a review. My view on it is 10/10 for graphics, 6/10 for the Story in single player, detail for accuracy 10/10. But for multiplayer is where I have some really low scoring, the points system for unlocking hero's in my opinion needs some tweaking as it tends to favor the winning side too much 4/10, loot boxes are to much aimed at pay to win rather then player achievement threw unlock 5/10, Star card system places more emphasis on gadgets to achieve kills rather then raw player skill 6/10 . All in all it's not an awful game but needs some fine tuning from EA to make multiplayer more enjoyable. my over all rating 4/10… Expand
  29. roosterfu
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    I bought this game for the campaign... Ok you can stop laughing now. Worst campaign of any game I've ever played. It's a laughable, tacked on debacle. Luke Skywalker fending off wave after wave of BUGS?! Really?? Do yourself a favor and don't buy this pos.
  30. Battlehaterxdd2
    Nov 25, 2017
    0
    If you want me to rate 10 then you should BUY my good feelings
    #dontbuythisgame #donttrustEA
    #dontbuythisgame #donttrustEA
    #dontbuythisgame #donttrustEA
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65

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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