Star Wars Battlefront II

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1.9

Overwhelming dislike- based on 3264 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,583 out of 3264
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  1. Aetla
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I'd rather buy Winrar. Seriously! #dontbuythisgame #donttrustEA

    So many talented studios swallowed, chewed and spitted out by that vile scum named EA. And what makes me sad and furious most is that they attempt to corrupt and mutilate the very essence of gaming. Games as we know from the chess to battlefront means the challenge of skills and rules apply to all equally. EA wants to    I'd rather buy Winrar. Seriously! #dontbuythisgame #donttrustEA

    So many talented studios swallowed, chewed and spitted out by that vile scum named EA. And what makes me sad and furious most is that they attempt to corrupt and mutilate the very essence of gaming. Games as we know from the chess to battlefront means the challenge of skills and rules apply to all equally. EA wants to change that solid foundation, the definition of gaming. For whom? For whom has the money more. If gamers don't resist that wicked company the gaming itself as we know will die and become corrupted beyond our imagination.    … Expand
  2. MrR1ddle
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    The game is the embodiment of greed. It's a money grab at a popular movie and series of games that turned out to be a subpar modern shooter filled with microtransactions for a full price triple-A game. Very disappointing
  3. Erased
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    Do not be fooled by their strategy, micro transaction will be back as soon as first wave of buying game ends. And then they will shove it in your face stronger than ever. This game simply needs to die in order for EA and companies like them to learn their lessons... for now at least. Do NOT BUY this, not now not ever. Also its absurd that you need 10 hours of grinding without any otherDo not be fooled by their strategy, micro transaction will be back as soon as first wave of buying game ends. And then they will shove it in your face stronger than ever. This game simply needs to die in order for EA and companies like them to learn their lessons... for now at least. Do NOT BUY this, not now not ever. Also its absurd that you need 10 hours of grinding without any other purchase to unlock character. But "its not 40 hours" and stuff like that, give me a break. What about poor souls who don't have whole day to play? And for the end I have to say: EA bots get the **** out of here!… Expand
  4. 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.
  5. Redcon605
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    I have really tried to love this game, sadly that will never happen. It is a grind to unlock anything in the game. 4K Credits for a box of **** that usually includes duplicates... really. The campaign was fun and I enjoyed the gameplay although the ending was weird as hell and they did a very bad job with time displacement IE: Showing decades later vs. the now. I felt that the ending wasI have really tried to love this game, sadly that will never happen. It is a grind to unlock anything in the game. 4K Credits for a box of **** that usually includes duplicates... really. The campaign was fun and I enjoyed the gameplay although the ending was weird as hell and they did a very bad job with time displacement IE: Showing decades later vs. the now. I felt that the ending was rushed as well.
    NOW LET ME GET INTO THESE SUBTITLES. Holy **** Did you hire a preschooler? There are blatant spelling mistakes. Check on the first into it is funny. I love that they call R2 artoo lol. I was dying.
    The online multiplayer is a disaster with little to no game balance and usually has someone that pay to play with a kill streak of 6,000,000. It is like this on every map where someone just kills everyone and recycles the points and then becomes a hero again.

    Graphics, Music + Story Good/Interesting
    Multiplayer- Bring out your credit card if you want these things unlocked because it is is going to take 6000 hours to do what you could in BF1 30 hours.

    I do not recommend buying this game and am disappointed. It had so much potential and EA is really a trash company for not vetting this better. I am surprised they did not listen to all the Beta comments in more detail.

    EA has a history of killing good games. Who the F is in your user groups. I want to know what the reaction was in your SCRUM standups "O Hey, I THINK ITS A GREAT IDEA TO LET PLAYERS GRIND FOR 6,000,000 HOURS TO UNLOCK A BLASTER PISTOL" Yup.    … Expand
  6. skatehelp2
    Nov 17, 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.
  7. Archmagel
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I knew from the beta that it would not be good. Seeing the kill cam with those "Star Cards" under who killed me and finding the lootboxes (gambling crates), told me all I needed to know. This is a full priced "AAA" game that is riddled with pay-to-win mechanics. There is even a lockout of how many credits you can earn a day! "...we needed to also find a way to make sure it wouldn't beI knew from the beta that it would not be good. Seeing the kill cam with those "Star Cards" under who killed me and finding the lootboxes (gambling crates), told me all I needed to know. This is a full priced "AAA" game that is riddled with pay-to-win mechanics. There is even a lockout of how many credits you can earn a day! "...we needed to also find a way to make sure it wouldn't be exploited in a way that would impact Multiplayer. Because of that we made the decision to limit the number of Credits earned to stop potential abuse" is what the company is saying, but you know what? I don't see a cap in how much money you can spend to get *immediately* affecting boosts. Funny isn't it? Don't buy, don't support this, and don't trust them. Until they take all of this out completely and it is gone for good, don't get this gambling game.… Expand
  8. Zenn3k
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Previous review was likely removed, leaving another. This game is pay to win, don't buy it. EA is scum for treating their customers like bags of money to be milked.
  9. Xertaron
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    It's not a game. It's money grab scheme with elements of game. Removing pay2win temporarily won't do anything because whole thing is built upon it. It will fall apart soon and they already looking for another way to squeeze last dollar out of you.
  10. EugeneYap83
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    EA has gone Greedier with microtransaction with every new release, even after the removal the damage is already done. There is a huge chance that EA would restore "Pay to Win" microtransactions.
  11. segie
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Too expensive for a so so experience. It is a enhanced Star Wars Battlefront. Wasted too much money and time. It is like a DLC on top of Star Wars Battlefront. I rather they have a DLC instead of charging a full game for a DLC.
  12. RitchieRich
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Do not buy this game. It is horrible they took off micro transactions so you would buy the game, and then they are going to bring them back. Have fun buying a Free to Play $100 game
  13. Slain
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    This game deserved to die horribly in a fire. Mediocre campaign, recycled multiplayer with very little content to keep it exciting, gets extremely boring after the first few days of playing. Without the micro transaction bs the game would be average. Save your money, wait till its 20 bucks in a few months, which it will i promise you.
  14. WarlanceLP
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Posting mainly because many reviews were removed, this game is predatory in nature and although they have temporarily removed micro transactions, until a statement is released that all micro transactions in game are gone or at the very least purely cosmetic, with the ability to earn the same currency in-game, I will not buy it, and neither should anyone else, I loved the originalPosting mainly because many reviews were removed, this game is predatory in nature and although they have temporarily removed micro transactions, until a statement is released that all micro transactions in game are gone or at the very least purely cosmetic, with the ability to earn the same currency in-game, I will not buy it, and neither should anyone else, I loved the original battlefront 2 and this game is disgusting in what it does… Expand
  15. Grabboid
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Dungeon keeper, Ultima online, Command and conquer, System shock, Star wars battlefront (original from Pandemic Studio), Need for speed, Medal of Honor, Sim sity (by maxis), Spore, Dead Space, Mass effect (Bioware)...
    All of them died at the hands of EA. How long are you willing to pay for the death of the industry?
    Все они погибли от рук ЕА. Как долго ты готов оплачивать смерть    Dungeon keeper, Ultima online, Command and conquer, System shock, Star wars battlefront (original from Pandemic Studio), Need for speed, Medal of Honor, Sim sity (by maxis), Spore, Dead Space, Mass effect (Bioware)...
    All of them died at the hands of EA. How long are you willing to pay for the death of the industry?
    Все они погибли от рук ЕА. Как долго ты готов оплачивать смерть индустрии?
    Alle von ihnen starben in den Händen von EA. Wie lange sind Sie bereit, für den Tod der Industrie zu zahlen?    … Expand
  16. Aumie
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    What is the world coming to with crap like this ?? We cannot as gamers support this kind of no shame money grabbing that is going on. Lets stand up and show them what we think.
  17. czaruta
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
    Pay to win garbage.

    Pay for a $60-$80 game and almost all of your abilities and boosts locked behind a paywall.

    Don`t fall for TEMPORARILY disabled microtransactions!

    DO NOT BUY!!
  18. wings516
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    How our government works simulator. They totally misspelled the name of this game.
    It really is unbelievable how this type of thing happens and people can get away with it. Oh wait, they don't because nobody is going to buy this game and everybody who isn't a moron will refund it immediately.
  19. nodar
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Loot boxes and "micro-transactions" are absolutely unacceptable in an $60 AAA game. Keep that sh*t for the free mobile games. This could be a good game, but EA's greed ruins it all, and don't believe that micro-transactions are gone. They are gonna come back and in greater numbers.
  20. BumFrontMan
    Nov 17, 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.
  21. DMJohn0X
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    This game would get a 5* review from me if not for the underhanded, vile, and predatory nature of the micro transactions put in this game.

    Barring that, the game is mediocre at best. Its pretty but very buggy and the campaign is very lacking. When you add in the P2Win mechanics, and the immense grinds put in the game to provoke you into parting with just a little bit more of your    This game would get a 5* review from me if not for the underhanded, vile, and predatory nature of the micro transactions put in this game.

    Barring that, the game is mediocre at best. Its pretty but very buggy and the campaign is very lacking.

    When you add in the P2Win mechanics, and the immense grinds put in the game to provoke you into parting with just a little bit more of your Wallet, it drops all the way to a 1*. Then finally, they decided simply buying these things wasnt enough, and shoved them into "loot crates." A box that contains randomized rewards, so that when they advertize a special "limited time item" (only found in these crates), you run out and spend, spend, spend looking for this item. They get around this being called "gambling" by saying, you never "lose" as you always get "Something" from you crate.

    The ESRB and PEGI have both sided with developers that this is not gambling. Wheras Japan has cited that they consider these tactics to be predatory and a form of gambling, and since passed a law that these boxes must now reveal exactly what loot can be found in them as well as the exact odds of every item, so that people can make educated decisions about thier purchases. And now Belgium's gaming commision has just come out and said that in light of THIS game and Activisions' Overwatch. They now are opening an investigation into the loot box gaming practice to detirmine whether or not it is gambling. (Something PEGI didnt do, as they just sided with the ESRB without any investigation.)

    So overall, 0/10.

    Quit being scumbags, EA. Your blatant greed is disgusting.

    Update: EA has walked back their stance. and "temporarily disabled" microtransactions until they can find how best to re-implement them "after the global launch." Which is short for, please buy our game, we wont f*ck you so hard later, trust us.

    Meanwhile, Belgiums Gaming Commision is now looking into EA's buisiness practices in light of this whole fiasco to detirmine if they believe that Loot Boxes are a predatory form of gambling.    … Expand
  22. 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....
  23. Darkkian
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Please, don't buy this game. it turns a beloved franchised into a dirty casino. You have to spend a lot of cash to have access to the best characters and items. They say you can do it without spending money, but EA don't mention that you will need to play for at least 50hrs to get ONE good character.
    This game synthesizes everything wrong with games nowadays.
    Dice is a great developer.    Please, don't buy this game. it turns a beloved franchised into a dirty casino. You have to spend a lot of cash to have access to the best characters and items. They say you can do it without spending money, but EA don't mention that you will need to play for at least 50hrs to get ONE good character.
    This game synthesizes everything wrong with games nowadays.
    Dice is a great developer. I'm so sad EA made you do this.    … Expand
  24. mrobliterate
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    DO NOT BUY

    Graphics look alright, same with gameplay, but I simple cannot get behind the greed of EA. I sincerely hope that people don't buy this or any other EA games again, otherwise how will they ever learn?
  25. tgclarkson2
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    Update: I just now got a refund on this game and I'm uninstalling to never look back.

    God, I really wanted this game to work. Played the single player and 24 hrs of multiplayer and i was done to never touch again. Not even after they "fix it". Thought by EA dropping the Pay to win would fix it. The game looks amazing on ultra. Only thing good. If you pay for this game, you will be    Update: I just now got a refund on this game and I'm uninstalling to never look back.

    God, I really wanted this game to work. Played the single player and 24 hrs of multiplayer and i was done to never touch again. Not even after they "fix it". Thought by EA dropping the Pay to win would fix it. The game looks amazing on ultra. Only thing good.

    If you pay for this game, you will be jumping into a game where people who had early access have unlocked or paid for all the guns and star card upgrades. The base weapons you start with suck. everyone else has 1-2 hit guns. You start with 5-6 shots to kill. Your guns are the equivalent of spraying enemies with a water hose. You land shots but doesn't do much. It is a horrible grind to unlock anything good and youre against people who have the game for almost a week with everything boosted or unlocked.

    The pay to win (PTW) roll out with this game ruined it because people already in the game have everything they need to be super strong. And the Progression system is still based off the PTW and you really have to grind so many hrs to unlock anything. Its was designed for you to break down and buy more. This game is DOA because of the way EA released it. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.    … Expand
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    Nov 29, 2017
    0
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  27. Carda1972
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Pay to Win will be back sooner than you can say Luke Skywalker. Shady business practices by EA enforcing gambling. Being investigated by Belgium and The Netherlands atm.
  28. lasn
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Absolute garbage. EA ruined another franchise. Absolute garbage. EA ruined another franchise. Absolute garbage. EA ruined another franchise. Absolute garbage. EA ruined another franchise.
  29. NoalanE
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    This game perfectly reflects the current mindset of Disney and modern Star Wars. There's no respect for the property any more and it's just being used as a money pump. Star Wars needs to return to us long time fans. #GiveUsLegends
  30. Rrichard
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Even though microtransactions have temporarily gone, all that's left is a dull grind, without reward for performance. There is nothing to get excited about each round when you know you'll be getting the same amount of credits at match end as everybody else (based merely on match length time).
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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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