Star Wars Battlefront

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3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1708 Ratings

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  1. Leweegibo
    Nov 29, 2015
    3
    Just disappointing. Amazing graphics and sound but there is just no substance. It is greatly unbalanced, full of grenade spam and the matchmaking is an absolute joke (Australian). I keep trying to like it but there's just barely any game here. We are talking 4 main maps, and a total of 12 descendants of these and wait for it, a whopping ELEVEN main weapons.

    I'm glad I cancelled my pre    Just disappointing. Amazing graphics and sound but there is just no substance. It is greatly unbalanced, full of grenade spam and the matchmaking is an absolute joke (Australian). I keep trying to like it but there's just barely any game here. We are talking 4 main maps, and a total of 12 descendants of these and wait for it, a whopping ELEVEN main weapons.

    I'm glad I cancelled my pre order and saved $30 getting it via a key site, however i still feel ripped off for what has been delivered. Wait for a sale, it will be interesting to see if anyone's still playing by the time the disgustingly priced season pass content starts rolling out.    … Expand
  2. macharius39
    Dec 20, 2015
    2
    Sorry in advance but this review is going to be really blunt and I'm not going to sugar coat anything.

    This game is a pure and utter zergfest. Expect to get raped over and over by people with all the unlocks and super weapons (like the one you can get instantly if you fork over for the Digital Deluxe edition), grenade spam and by people playing as the heroes. And the spawn killing.    Sorry in advance but this review is going to be really blunt and I'm not going to sugar coat anything.

    This game is a pure and utter zergfest. Expect to get raped over and over by people with all the unlocks and super weapons (like the one you can get instantly if you fork over for the Digital Deluxe edition), grenade spam and by people playing as the heroes.

    And the spawn killing. My god. Spawn. Die. Spawn, two steps, die. People have learned the spawn points and know exactly where to camp to kill you as soon as you spawn. WTF? Whoever designed the spawn system for this game deserves to be flogged with a length of CAT-5 cable and dipped into iodine.

    I give it a 2/10 for graphics and sound. Everything else about this game SUCKS. Most of the game modes aren't worth playing and are dead. Walker assault is pretty much the only game mode that people seem to bother with. Also, it feels like few people are playing the game anymore because you seem to run into the same people over and over if you can force yourself to play a few games without punching the monitor.

    This game is EASILY the worst money I've ever spent on a video game, except maybe Evolve or the founder pack for ArcheAge (TRION is actually worse than EA, but it's damn close). It is not even worth half of the sticker price and the DLC should be free as an apology for shipping a half-finished game.

    Barely a month after release and EA is selling it for 33% off in their store. Yeah. Even they know it sucks.

    Warning: Do NOT buy this game from anyone other than EA directly via Origin or you will not be covered by their "Great Games" return policy and will not be able to get a refund.    … Expand
  3. Rozzhowell
    Nov 27, 2015
    1
    **** DLC model, no space battles, infinite ammo, and 4 maps. This game is a steaming pile of crap with pretty visuals and sounds. Spend your money elsewhere.
  4. NutZdk
    Nov 30, 2015
    3
    This game is the best looking and sounding piece of sh*t I ever "experienced".
    Those two are the only plusses this game can get, it looks and sounds great - it plays horribly and it is boring as hell.
    DICE has become a company that just makes pretty things that doesnt work - in their whole lifetime there will be **** that doesnt work like you could expect from a fullpriced AAA title. Hit    This game is the best looking and sounding piece of sh*t I ever "experienced".
    Those two are the only plusses this game can get, it looks and sounds great - it plays horribly and it is boring as hell.
    DICE has become a company that just makes pretty things that doesnt work - in their whole lifetime there will be **** that doesnt work like you could expect from a fullpriced AAA title. Hit detection was the major problem in their previous games on this engine, as of now its more like the whole thing - the aparently spend so much time on graphics and sound that everything else is rushed or left out. This game is an insult to Star Wars fans everywhere.

    In modes with turrets and vehicles you are just cannon fodder - you instant-die from whatever those things fire at you. On top of that they have area damage and they are hard to destroy - so if you get a good score it means you are either in a vehicle, a turret or you became an unstoppable super unbalanced overpowered hero.
    Gamemodes without vehicles are much better to play, but again - the unbalance comes off right away. The higher level guns you have unlocked the easier your killstreaks will become.

    After a single day I have been having trouble even bothering to doubleclick my icon. Which in my book is a clear indication that a game has failed bigtime.    … Expand
  5. ghassenga
    Nov 21, 2015
    3
    Ok the game is good , the game-play is amazing , the sound effects and everything is pretty damn good , but 4 FREAKN MAPS EA ??? JUST 4 MAPS ??? YOU CHARGED ME 60 $ FOR 4 MAPS WITH NO CAMPAIGN ? If i knew that from the beginning id have canceled my pre-order and i know there still one map coming , But to charge 60 $ for 4 maps is unforgivable !! and i can see they're trying to lure us intoOk the game is good , the game-play is amazing , the sound effects and everything is pretty damn good , but 4 FREAKN MAPS EA ??? JUST 4 MAPS ??? YOU CHARGED ME 60 $ FOR 4 MAPS WITH NO CAMPAIGN ? If i knew that from the beginning id have canceled my pre-order and i know there still one map coming , But to charge 60 $ for 4 maps is unforgivable !! and i can see they're trying to lure us into buying their 50 $ season pass , for that this game gets the score of 3.… Expand
  6. Advocater
    Nov 23, 2015
    1
    Okay...it's pretty. That's about it. The fact that this is a multiplayer game with no campaign mode takes it out of my sphere of interest. EA not everybody wants to play online with other people! Take a hint before you make your next multiplayer only game.
  7. Drillzilla
    Dec 1, 2015
    1
    This is a perfect game if you have an hour to spare waiting for the wife to get ready to go out. Power on, run around with a lazer blaster, accomplish nothing, and turn off.
  8. Mahurm
    Nov 21, 2015
    3
    Huge disappointment with this game. I created a metacritic account just to give this game a poor review. To begin, forget everything you loved and knew about the first two games in the series because EA and DICE sure did. Nothing correlates between the first two games and this one outside of the name they share. No Galactic Conquest, No Instant Action, No amazing bot modes, No CloneHuge disappointment with this game. I created a metacritic account just to give this game a poor review. To begin, forget everything you loved and knew about the first two games in the series because EA and DICE sure did. Nothing correlates between the first two games and this one outside of the name they share. No Galactic Conquest, No Instant Action, No amazing bot modes, No Clone Wars era, No Space Battles, No balanced hit boxes, No fun really.

    Oh yea, and if you love single player, you're out of luck. You will be given only 2 game modes (3 if you want to count the survival wave-based mode). Unfortunately, both of these two game modes suck. Additionally, there is no campaign (which isn't terrible to me since many people loved Battlefront 2 and didn't even realize it had a campaign). However, if you want to play any game mode that is worth a damn, you'll have to try online multiplayer, which I believe ultimately destroys the game over time as many people wont be playing in 10+ years or the servers will be down.

    As far as the multiplayer goes, if you're a casual gamer you probably wont have much fun here. You die in about 3-5 hits, which is average for most FPS games these days. If you are new to the game, you are at a huge disadvantage since players who have played longer have accumulated better equipment. Additionally, game modes last either way too long or way too short. In Hero's Vs. Villains you are stuck playing the same hero or villain for half of the rounds. The other half you play as a grunt. Which is stupid. I want to play as a Hero as the game advertises for the full time, not half the time. Stupid. Playing as a grunt almost all but guarantees you're not going to have a good time fighting these OP classical heroes and villains. And these rounds only last one minute.

    I could go on and on about ways this game has missed the mark. So instead of doing that, I will list the positives.

    1. Graphics are great
    2. Sound is great
    3. Tutorial Mode is ok
    4. Offline splitscreen capabilities in those two **** modes.

    Unfortunately this is where the list of pros stops. All EA had to do to guarantee success is take the old game and update the graphics. How do you screw that up? Oh, by pretending they didn't exist. Great job EA. Refund please    … Expand
  9. JamesMay
    Nov 22, 2015
    3
    Its a pretty shell, but no pearl.

    $120 and you still cannot come close to the amount of content in previous titles. The gamemodes are terrible and poorly thoughtout, the whole "powerups" thing is an incredibly stupid idea. The flight controls and the simpleton mechanics of it is terrible and the whole deal with autoaim, it reeks Casual, I bet EA would use the same "but your    Its a pretty shell, but no pearl.

    $120 and you still cannot come close to the amount of content in previous titles.
    The gamemodes are terrible and poorly thoughtout, the whole "powerups" thing is an incredibly stupid idea.
    The flight controls and the simpleton mechanics of it is terrible and the whole deal with autoaim, it reeks Casual, I bet EA would use the same "but your Grandfather must be able to play too!" if it was in a different Genre.    … Expand
  10. GrayA
    Dec 4, 2015
    3
    Dear EA,
    Ever since I heard about this game I have been excited, it was time for another Star Wars Battlefront game. Unfortunately that never happened. StarWars Battlefront be Ea is by no means an awful game, it simply boils down to the lack of content, a pathetic minimum of what it could be. The bottom-line is that EA has to change. No more DLC bull crap.
    Firstly the maps that they do    Dear EA,
    Ever since I heard about this game I have been excited, it was time for another Star Wars Battlefront game. Unfortunately that never happened. StarWars Battlefront be Ea is by no means an awful game, it simply boils down to the lack of content, a pathetic minimum of what it could be. The bottom-line is that EA has to change. No more DLC bull crap.

    Firstly the maps that they do offer are terribly small, and cluttered. One map rises above the rest, the Jawa Retreat not only is it boring there's crap everywhere simply put there for aesthetic purposes. Another terrible one is Endor. Half the time I can just barely see what I'm doing, and the other half I get killed by another player because the radar only shows a vague general direction of where the enemies are. However since most maps are small, EA put in lots of detail like frost crystals in snow caves and the sort. The only map that bears some resembles to familiar territory is The Battle of Jakku, which of course is DLC. Its large an open with many nooks and crannies to hind in and the wreckage of the Empires fleet tells a story in itself.

    Secondly there's 11 primary guns in the game. Only 11 which is pretty pathetic. However you could argue that Star wars Battlefront 2 only had like 8 or so for each Faction but, that amounted to 4x8= 32. 32 separate lookouts. In EA's version there is 11 guns which require a rank to unlock, and credits to buy. EA also implemented "STARCARDS" which are basically secondary abilities/weapons like grenades, pistols, anti vehicle weaponry that cant be used on infantry so mid battle your basically a sitting duck, more guns like a bow casters and long distance weaponry that is extremely cumbersome to use, weapon modifiers like faster cool down and charged shots that does more damage, and of course the jetpack. If I was making the game, and only had 11 weapons I would do the obvious and allow customizations, it still would not make up for the lack of weaponry, but it would at least be something. It would also fit the theme of Star Wars quite well. But alas what idiots EA are they gave us 11 guns like pocket change given to the homeless.

    Thirdly the "power up" system. There are many problems with it, firstly I'm all for the idea of the power up system. EA's Star wars Battlefront favors high rank players which can kill others in like 3 shots a rank up massive scores and allowing them to become Jedi would be unfair. However it is poorly executed, and rushed beyond believe. There is actually 1 power up that can prevent you from obtaining more. Its called card refresh and is for player that have more than three Cards to equip, but if your just starting out your basically screwed because there is no option to let the ability expire and you can not use it if you don't have 3 starcards. Another grippe is the piloting feature, flying is floaty and unresponsive and takes time to adjust to its slow controls.

    Finally game mechanics are quite terrible. First and foremost its Battlefront not a field. And more players we should be expecting 128+ players a game, but some of the 10~12 game modes only have 8 players per team! My God what is this, a free app game? Following that there is only 10~12 game modes, granted that most people will just play blast (team death match) supremacy (capture the flag/secure all the checkpoints) and turning point which came with the DLC, but at least acknowledge the wide and diverse modes players can enjoy. Also after playing the game yes there is very few maps/ planets, and no Space Battles, a sore and bitter disappointment. And as most know basically no single player or Campaign.

    All in all what it boils down to is lack of content. EA already has a Season pass DLC which add like another half of the game for 50 dollars. EA if your reading this I highly, highly recommend that you change your ways and make it free. Otherwise no one will buy Star Wars battlefront, because of the critical issues I have mentioned here. I you make the DLC free, modify some smaller maps, add more game modes, a single player campaign, more heroes and guns, and generally make it more like Star Wars Battlefront and less Battlefieldy, then you will see the impressive sales you'd expect for a Star Wars game. Otherwise this game is nothing more than a hollow shell of what could have been a great successor to the original games.

    So in conclusion I stand by my 3 Stars, and the only way this game will sell is if players and the global community of people who bought this came boycott the $50 dollar DLC and show that EA does not have the right to release such a disappointing game that literally stains Star Wars. So, boycott the DLC don't buy it, ever just don't do it if enough people don't buy it then we might see some changes. **** EA and **** there DLC and greed money swallowing Season Pass DLC    … Expand
  11. dasrockness
    Dec 5, 2015
    3
    So far I have played 79 hours of this game.. Surprisingly.. The game variation is limited and gets boring quickly. What worries me most is the lack of creativity. They have several different versions of a capture and hold type game mode that I can barely tell apart. It's cool that you can randomly find a hero hologram and be Luke or Vader in the game... Except it happens ALL THE TIME andSo far I have played 79 hours of this game.. Surprisingly.. The game variation is limited and gets boring quickly. What worries me most is the lack of creativity. They have several different versions of a capture and hold type game mode that I can barely tell apart. It's cool that you can randomly find a hero hologram and be Luke or Vader in the game... Except it happens ALL THE TIME and it just isn't cool anymore! I imagine Luke Skywalker had better things to do than to be showing up (and dying) in every minor battle happening across the galaxy. I think those Heroes showing up should be very rare. I like the idea of being a rebel grunt. I don't need to be Han Solo every five seconds. The flying also lacks imagination. They chose to use a 3rd person view instead of throwing you inside the cockpit of an X-Wing which sucks. Oh you can choose to fly from the cockpit but you will die immediately. 3rd person flying gives you a definite advantage. Some of the maps are also rather small and I keep running into this Call of Duty effect where I spawn, run ten feet, fire on the enemy in front of me, and then get shot in the back.

    I feel like EA has produced a beautiful game with great in-game sound and a nice usage of original Star Wars music that enhances gameplay. I think they haven't thought about or asked enough people like me how they can get people addicted. I think the answer is simple. Immerse the gamer in the Star Wars world. Right now it's just another first person shooter that happens to have lasers instead of bullets. Instead of the tired old capture and hold have the rebels objective be a two or three part plan.

    What if the mission was to take over enemy communication posts and/or a hangar on a planet so you could attack an alternate dark side spawn point (an orbiting Imperial Battleship) unannounced, and in their imperial cargo ship? Land the ship and take your whole team in to try and attach explosives to the main power station causing the whole thing to blow to smithereens. This would be a great time to have some help from a Hero. At the climax of the match. If you only took the planet based hanger your trip to the battleship will be expected and the final battle inside the hangar bay of a battleship would be so intense. If you don't know Titan mode from Battlefield 2142, look it up. It's similar to this idea and ******* addicting.

    What if the Imperial Storm Troopers were tasked with storming a Rebel outpost? I'm talking Santa Anna's army storming the Alamo. Some 300 type action. The deck stacked against the Rebel's but even if you lose the match your kill count is going to be outrageous!

    I like these ideas because they are mine. You can hate them and that's fine. All I am saying is to use some damn imagination. The movies and books in the Star Wars line are oozing with creativity and currently this game has very little.

    I can't imagine I am going to be the first person to contact EA about this. I will send them this review and I hope their reaction isn't to ignore it. The worst part about this is that I spent $59 on the game and I have trouble finding full matches to join. It's sad.    … Expand
  12. Drakinor1
    Dec 5, 2015
    3
    Not a "bad" game per se. It's pretty, and can be fun for short periods. Not worth $60 for base, and much left out for DLC. Single player is trash. Lag issues, sound issues that still haven't been fixed. Point system doesn't reward enough to get people to actually play objectives so people will play objective based games as if they were deathmatch, killing the entire point of objectiveNot a "bad" game per se. It's pretty, and can be fun for short periods. Not worth $60 for base, and much left out for DLC. Single player is trash. Lag issues, sound issues that still haven't been fixed. Point system doesn't reward enough to get people to actually play objectives so people will play objective based games as if they were deathmatch, killing the entire point of objective based play, and deathmatch or "blast" as its called, doesn't reward players enough to encourage deathmatch style players to play it. Great graphics, great sound, mediocre gameplay at best, but really shallow game. They spent a ton of time and effort to make it look and sound amazing, and unfortunately sacrificed the true meat of the game for it. I regret purchasing this game, even more so at full price.… Expand
  13. BR-HANNIBAL
    Dec 7, 2015
    0
    Worst DICE game ever! you just cant lay down on the ground, cant take cover on third person view, just a few blasters with ZERO customization, all i wanted was a StarWars Battlefield, they already have the formula to make a perfect game, i just dont know what happend. Can't roll with the starship, controls SUCKS on the entire game.
  14. missinglink42
    Dec 8, 2015
    0
    This game is basic it does no justice to the original and it is just and EA cash grab made for 10 year old children to play pew pew with star wars characters heroes are over powered machine mechanics are incredibly simple and don't even get me started on the whole token to get power-ups such as a hero vehicle or an anti vehicle weapon the graphics are good and well thats about it this gameThis game is basic it does no justice to the original and it is just and EA cash grab made for 10 year old children to play pew pew with star wars characters heroes are over powered machine mechanics are incredibly simple and don't even get me started on the whole token to get power-ups such as a hero vehicle or an anti vehicle weapon the graphics are good and well thats about it this game would have been better if they just retextured Battlefront 2 or re-skinned BF4… Expand
  15. BATTLEFRNTSUCKS
    Dec 21, 2015
    0
    I Literally made this account because battlefront sucks. This game broke my heart, I spent more than a hundred dollars on a COMPLETE FAILURE.! Battlefront 2 was a super fun game and this one comes nowhere near what was expected of it. I'd rather play old battlefront on ps2 than this any day! This game is terrible! DO NOT LET EA GET AWAY WITH THIS THEY DESERVE TO GO BANKRUPT! They ruined aI Literally made this account because battlefront sucks. This game broke my heart, I spent more than a hundred dollars on a COMPLETE FAILURE.! Battlefront 2 was a super fun game and this one comes nowhere near what was expected of it. I'd rather play old battlefront on ps2 than this any day! This game is terrible! DO NOT LET EA GET AWAY WITH THIS THEY DESERVE TO GO BANKRUPT! They ruined a historically great game and turned it into a pile of crap. I am so POED about this game I want to throw up over and over again. It is a pathetic attempt of a FPS and robs you of 60$. Do not buy this game whatsoever I NEVER review games but this one made me soo mad I decided to blow off a little steam. These big companies are so damn money hungry they will give you 1/4 of a game for 60$!!!! Do yourself a favor and completely avoid this one. EVERYONE DEMAND REFUNDS FOR THIS HORRIFIC MOVIE RIPOFF THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF YOU FOR LIKING STARWARS!!! THIS IS NOT FAIR I HOPE EA CHOKES ON THEIR MONEY THEY MADE FROM THIS!!!… Expand
  16. Wakko
    Dec 7, 2015
    2
    Nothing new here, just a rant like anyone else. The game is beautiful, it sounds amazing, you feel immersed in the universe... its amazing.

    However, that's where the enjoyment stops. They've basically turned Battlefront into Call of Duty with this release with no ammo management and respawning "power ups". Vehicles are completely random, so no way to control the battle. Random    Nothing new here, just a rant like anyone else. The game is beautiful, it sounds amazing, you feel immersed in the universe... its amazing.

    However, that's where the enjoyment stops. They've basically turned Battlefront into Call of Duty with this release with no ammo management and respawning "power ups". Vehicles are completely random, so no way to control the battle. Random spawns instead of tactical spawns. You can spawn on a randomly assigned or grouped up buddy (pre game), but no squads. No combat lines, everything is blurred. Get ready for some spawn kills. Games aren't balanced to put levels close to each other; so you might spawn in front of someone with high level at starting levels and so on.

    Not a lot of fun once you get past how pretty it looks. Controls are all over the place and not well tuned for PC gamers. You have to spend a lot of time trying to make sure the controls respond correctly to your mouse sensitivity or you might be moving so quick in a vehicle that you can't really do anything productive.

    Hate to rate this so low, but its just not a good entertaining game past the first 15 minutes of play. The solo missions are pretty shallow. The multiplayer is a COD fest.

    If you like COD, you might like this game. I stopped playing COD a very long time ago because I didn't like the style. Too bad I can't get a refund on this game.    … Expand
  17. The_Icon
    Dec 25, 2015
    0
    Got this game on launch, was able to play only about 5 games between all this time. The reason? The matchmaking is broken as it can be. EA/DICE have gone dark and there are already reports stating that the majority of the team moved to Battlefield 5. So in other words, Broken Casual Game which won't be fixed. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this.
  18. Makaveli
    Dec 18, 2015
    4
    This game is like having a hot girlfriend who never puts out and is lazy as hell, with an IQ just above 50.

    The game is nice to look at but that is pretty much it. It's just a shallow husk of what the older games were. The game isn't fun and the gameplay feels rather.....simple < best I can describe it... It is time that developers/publishers realize that we as consumers won't accept    This game is like having a hot girlfriend who never puts out and is lazy as hell, with an IQ just above 50.

    The game is nice to look at but that is pretty much it. It's just a shallow husk of what the older games were. The game isn't fun and the gameplay feels rather.....simple < best I can describe it... It is time that developers/publishers realize that we as consumers won't accept these lazy ass games. They know that all the have to do is make a basic game and slap Star Wars on the title and everyone and their dog will buy it..

    EA sucks and DIce hasn't released a decent game in a long time..    … Expand
  19. grungebob
    Nov 29, 2015
    2
    Not fun... Half the game modes in multiplayer are empty already and not great balancing. The only people that are still playing are diehard players and for a new player, I just feel like I'm feeding kills. Why would anyone new play?!? Save your money and play a better FPS.
  20. jokerdeus
    Nov 23, 2015
    4
    I really wanted to believe in this game... but after 12 hours of playing I can tell you it doesn't worth its price. The price is way too ambitious comparatively to its content. Although the game is very immersive and beautiful, you won't have fun for more than 30 hours. The 4 maps pool tend to be quickly very repetitive, and if you don't agree with the DLCs policy that tells you to buy aI really wanted to believe in this game... but after 12 hours of playing I can tell you it doesn't worth its price. The price is way too ambitious comparatively to its content. Although the game is very immersive and beautiful, you won't have fun for more than 30 hours. The 4 maps pool tend to be quickly very repetitive, and if you don't agree with the DLCs policy that tells you to buy a game twice its original price to actual enjoy the content of an actual one "real finished" game, then SW : Battlefront just doesn't worth your attention. I had good fun for 12 hours playing with my friend though, and got the refund on Origin, that I could recommend, it doesn't cost anything.

    Let's be clear, for £50 you can enjoy the demo, the real price of this game is £100. It is a pretty good game, but far to be as good as £100.    … Expand
  21. BlackFox81
    Dec 3, 2015
    0
    The graphics and details are amazing
    but thats about it... this feels 1/4 of a game and probably the worst battefront out of the three, this game is basically a shiny turd.... disney star wars is garbage and disney will push out crap like this for years
    storm trooper customization are lame, dont want to see helmet less or female troopers, the card system is stupid lame i love star    The graphics and details are amazing
    but thats about it... this feels 1/4 of a game and probably the worst battefront out of the three, this game is basically a shiny turd.... disney star wars is garbage and disney will push out crap like this for years

    storm trooper customization are lame, dont want to see helmet less or female troopers, the card system is stupid lame

    i love star wars but wtf    … Expand
  22. damien102
    Nov 25, 2015
    4
    As someone who owns this game and has played for more than a few hours, I am sad to say that there is very little longevity. Yes, it looks nice and sounds nice, and there are some nice original touches such as the hero element, but there is none of the depth of other games in this genre.

    I mean - no campaign - come on. That would be forgiveable if the multiplayer aspect was very    As someone who owns this game and has played for more than a few hours, I am sad to say that there is very little longevity. Yes, it looks nice and sounds nice, and there are some nice original touches such as the hero element, but there is none of the depth of other games in this genre.

    I mean - no campaign - come on. That would be forgiveable if the multiplayer aspect was very sophisticated, but it isn't....

    The shortage of maps (only 4 maps on large multiplayer modes) makes multiplayer get repetitive very fast.

    Perhaps the biggest problem though is the lack of depth in the area of multiplayer teamwork. You can't be part of a squad, just a partnership. And even that is broken in that you often randomly get "unpartnered" and there is no way to repartner with someone. Where are the squads? But most of all, where are the varied roles? I want to play a medic, or an engineer, and yes, sometimes even a sniper, but none of that is possible because there is only one role available here.

    Maybe they'll add some of this later, but right now it feels half finished.

    I get that they want to make it as accessible as possible, but there are ways to add depth of gameplay without scaring off newbies.

    I've only had this game a few days and already I simply am not compelled to log in and play. What's the point?    … Expand
  23. i76
    Nov 25, 2015
    2
    What is it with gaming houses ruining classic old series by naming junk after it.

    I seriously recommend EA devs and especially producers (the accountant of the show) to watch the following and understand it and not just nod

    https://youtu.be/jPqwDGXxLhU
  24. patzivota
    May 2, 2016
    0
    A horrible experience. 90% of my deaths don't make sense. There's no proper kill cam to show me how I died to ease this confusion. Balance is very bad, which is a trait EA's past few shooters have. Matchmaking is the worst. COD does matchmaking better. It's always one team getting butt raped by the other. The fairness just doesn't seem to be there. There are nearly no fair matches. IA horrible experience. 90% of my deaths don't make sense. There's no proper kill cam to show me how I died to ease this confusion. Balance is very bad, which is a trait EA's past few shooters have. Matchmaking is the worst. COD does matchmaking better. It's always one team getting butt raped by the other. The fairness just doesn't seem to be there. There are nearly no fair matches. I understand that war isn't really fair, but this is a game, and not real war. Fairness can be controlled.

    What else? SPAWNING. GOOD GOD BRO. SERIOUSLY. How hard is it to have a decent spawn system? It's like they don't even care. Half of my deaths in many games are from spawning right in front of an enemy.

    Gameplay is horrific. I feel embarrassed for buying this game and I am VERY thankful I did not buy the expansion pack. That's some money I'm happy I have saved.

    Graphics are great tho! That's it! Everything else is horrible.    … Expand
  25. MyZk0
    Dec 7, 2015
    4
    This game, as it stands, deserves a 4/10.
    The game is repetetive, with very limited things to do.
    The few maps this game ships with, are graphically very fleshed out and it looks and sounds good. But playing this game makes you feel that there is too little to do! Walker Assault is not balanced. There is not enough incentive for players to play objectives (MORE SCORE FOR PLAYING    This game, as it stands, deserves a 4/10.
    The game is repetetive, with very limited things to do.

    The few maps this game ships with, are graphically very fleshed out and it looks and sounds good. But playing this game makes you feel that there is too little to do!

    Walker Assault is not balanced.
    There is not enough incentive for players to play objectives (MORE SCORE FOR PLAYING OBJECTIVES, DUH?)
    EA-Games are greedy basterds that want us to play full price for a skeleton-game and then force us to buy additional content that should have been in the original game through DLC.

    EA Games- Get one game, for the price of two.    … Expand
  26. theredi
    Nov 21, 2015
    4
    I played the demo and it was quite playable and certainly had the `starwars` feel to it,so when the game was released i went for the cheapest option £49.99 with the most expensive option being a massive £94.98!! what a rip off.
    i am already not a great fan of EA for ruining the C&C series ,all they are interested in is money which is clearly demonstrated by the £94.98 option.
    The game    I played the demo and it was quite playable and certainly had the `starwars` feel to it,so when the game was released i went for the cheapest option £49.99 with the most expensive option being a massive £94.98!! what a rip off.
    i am already not a great fan of EA for ruining the C&C series ,all they are interested in is money which is clearly demonstrated by the £94.98 option.
    The game is download only so you don't even get a disc or box so you couldn't give it away when you're bored of it.
    Anyway to cut a long story short i played the game for 10 hours and it wasn't for me,very repetitive game play and you just know that EA will squeeze more money out of you with DLC so i got a refund which you have the right to do on Origin if you are not happy,so feel free to buy it and try it out for 23hrs then get a refund if you don't like it.
    it looks and sounds great and certainly has a starwars feel as i said but it lacks that certain something and i wont be wasting my time on it.
    As someone else mentioned it lacks space fights (there isn't any) but most of all DLC just p^&*$s me off so screw you EA ;)    … Expand
  27. DarthDio
    Dec 2, 2015
    4
    [This is the first and probably the last time I write a review.]

    This game is without a doubt , the most disappointing game of 2015 , not to mention that fans of the series waited 10 years for a sequel. This is a shell of a game with no real depth , innovation or even enough content to be sold as a $60 game. It is clear that the investors and producers put all their effort and money    [This is the first and probably the last time I write a review.]

    This game is without a doubt , the most disappointing game of 2015 , not to mention that fans of the series waited 10 years for a sequel.

    This is a shell of a game with no real depth , innovation or even enough content to be sold as a $60 game.
    It is clear that the investors and producers put all their effort and money on the graphics , creating some of the best looking environments we've ever in a video game.
    Problem is , that their forgot to work on the gameplay. As a DICE fan and a huge fan of the Battlefront series I must confess that this is their worst game yet.
    Don't expect to get a Battlefield-like experience out of this , even I - being a huge STAR WARS nerd , often find myself getting frustrated when playing this game. It is mindless , repetitive , offers no variety or strategic gameplay.

    The Singleplayer mode is a joke , badly designed with no replay value or enough content to keep you entertained. The Multiplayer is also very restricted when it comes to options , you can't even host or join other user-created servers , there's no VOIP in a 2015 game and only a couple of Game Modes are actually worth it.

    This game should have had space to ground battles , clone wars , capital ships flying over your head , a dozen of planets (the game only offers 4) , intense vehicle combat (there is only 1 ground vehicle in the game).
    It's like while they were developing this game , EA and DICE did a lot of coke and decided it was a good marketing idea to sell graphics with the 'Star Wars' Title and threw away everything that made Battlefield so awesome.

    So , in conclusion , I give this game a 4/10 , as a Star Wars fan I could have given it an 8 but this is a freaking video game so if it doesn't pay well , it doesn't matter if you render the rocks perfectly.
    Dear EA , in a day were people play Minecraft (the worst looking game) , you decided to spent all your budget on recreating rocks to a photorealistic level instead of just adding a few more maps and a proper campaign mode. Well done!

    Thank you for reading , don't buy the game unless you're a huge star wars fan and don't know much about game design because if you do , you'll only get frustrated.    … Expand
  28. winzentween
    Dec 1, 2015
    4
    Review by a starwars superfan who also enjoyed battlefront 1&2 but is aware they weren't perfect and this is a reboot not a sequel.
    Played on ps4.
    First metacritic review because I felt compelled to speak my truth. I love bloodborne darks souls 1 and demon souls. I also like halo destiny and modern warfare. Which brings us to starwars battlefront....and my overly long incoherent    Review by a starwars superfan who also enjoyed battlefront 1&2 but is aware they weren't perfect and this is a reboot not a sequel.
    Played on ps4.
    First metacritic review because I felt compelled to speak my truth.
    I love bloodborne darks souls 1 and demon souls. I also like halo destiny and modern warfare.
    Which brings us to starwars battlefront....and my overly long incoherent ramble haha

    This is a tough review as the galaxy really is divided as this is not a proper game or it was until it was rushed out unfinished or at worse intentionally released incomplete as part of an insipid cash grab.
    I've never experience anything like this.
    A potential great game stripped to the bones with mostly amazing sound and audio but then some insidious business model forced upon it.

    Research and costing
    So I have read every critic review I could find about 20..and I have read about 100 user reviews and comments and forum posts before making my purchase.
    I could not justify paying for a game so many argued were flawed knowing that it was without a single player campaign and knowing that that choice wasn't so they could make the best game they could...it was so they could make the best game they could in the allotted time frame.
    I ended up trading in games to justify the cost and paying £25.

    For £25 swbf is a good deal.
    But not if you then have to pay for a psplus account.
    I had a strong feeling I'd not be playing long so bought 1 month at £5.
    So total cost £30....£30 is too much for this game.

    No critic reviews talk about the actual,cost I the uk of this game.
    If you want the complete game ...and I say that as the game has only a few recycled maps which get boring so quickly it's spooky that there is no way it could be described as complete.
    sadly as is the case across the board from guns to vehicles to heroes and modes....there is a lack of everything and all of it is pretty samey.
    So the complete package costs a terrifying £110 for game plus dlc that's like $150!!! And if you want to play 90% of the modes add another £ 40 for psplus...that's omg....£150... For a game which will,still have fewer everything than the previous instalment ...ten years prior....:-0
    £150 and the game isn't perfect

    The business model
    The business model is so awful and obvious that I would argue the game should be free.
    Yes 100% free and then you purchase extra weapons! characters , emotes! junk etc. but not maps.
    This dlc map cr@p will only divide an already divided community.
    Swbf is a divisive game.
    It is aimed at fans but also casual newbies.
    So we end up with half the players owning just the bare bones game becoming bored very quickly of the few maps and modes and the other half after paying a fortune being I'm guessing quite happy.
    But still half of these will be unhappy that the game is very arcadey and simplistic lacking any real,depth or substance.
    Why would dice and ea and Disney do this?
    Why would they also not allow modding or much split screen or co op modes and an award friend a pairing system...why a lot of odd choices in this game?
    Simply because they don't care and they have spent half the budget in marketing the game and tricking and lying people on what it looks like and how it plays.
    The trailers are amazing....the game is nothing like that , not remotely which is a shame as it shows what the game could have been given a little more time and love.
    The star cards system is a product of that system which screams micro transaction grooming and the random coin pickups shouts gambling. Everything you do in regards to gameplay and progression seems to be geared up to prepare a child for ea apps which are cash cows for a soulless company hell bent of ruining gaming.

    Graphics
    What we do have is a game which looks pretty but still has a lot of pop up and jagged edges and few wow moments. The animations are plain and especially on the heroes. Everything looks similar and not quite good enough after seeing the trailer or those amazing stills.
    I would say that the game doesn't look real it looks like the toys of the film in that it's all so ...sanitised.
    Even the many scuffs look like a texture scuff afterthought.
    The vehicles look off...they aren't as weighty as previous bad ass instalments like the rogue squadron series or even previous battlefronts which at times were notoriously floaty feeling but looked solid.
    A good looking game though with little slow down and a pretty consistent frame rate.

    Sound
    Music is perfect...it's starwars ! But it's often not appropriate for what you are doing...many soundtracks seem odd and there is often too much music when it be nice to have planet ambience.
    The sound effects are great but rarely do,the guns make a sound which shocks or awes.
    Run out of character lol Conclusion: buy next year or for less than £25. Prepare to be disappointed if you love games and or starwars. It is what it is...sadly it's all we have so if you need a fix buy it...but then trade it in a week later    … Expand
  29. thechancellor
    Dec 11, 2015
    0
    I bought this game hoping it would be awesome...it was. Awesomely bad. I have a bad ass gaming PC with a 295x2 AMD graphics card and 32GB of RAM and AMD 8350 CPU. I also have an alienware alpha I take when I travel for work that has an Nvidia card in it. Both of them have terrible lag and full screen flickering even with the settings adjusted to medium or low. The audio stutters the gameI bought this game hoping it would be awesome...it was. Awesomely bad. I have a bad ass gaming PC with a 295x2 AMD graphics card and 32GB of RAM and AMD 8350 CPU. I also have an alienware alpha I take when I travel for work that has an Nvidia card in it. Both of them have terrible lag and full screen flickering even with the settings adjusted to medium or low. The audio stutters the game freezes and jumps around. This is worse than an Alpha release. To clarify this is the game on two different systems with two different GPU manufacturers downloaded on two different networks with the same result. I want my money back, and if I could give it a negative rating I would.… Expand
  30. BlackhatEspeed
    Dec 19, 2015
    0
    This game is a polished turd. It reminds me of the style of game play the Origin/Dice Medal Of Honor game that came out a few Christmas's ago. It's terrible, baseless with little to no content hints why it was rushed for release at the time of the Star Wars movie, literally nothing but a cash grab from EA, get your refund, don't let EA take money for this unfinished game. It has no "BattleThis game is a polished turd. It reminds me of the style of game play the Origin/Dice Medal Of Honor game that came out a few Christmas's ago. It's terrible, baseless with little to no content hints why it was rushed for release at the time of the Star Wars movie, literally nothing but a cash grab from EA, get your refund, don't let EA take money for this unfinished game. It has no "Battle Front" at all and the game is nothing like the old ones. I was expecting something like Battle log with customizable weapons but this game screams console turd port with no customization and boring game play modes and vanilla content.… Expand
  31. ViperInfinity
    Dec 25, 2015
    0
    Looks amazing but is hollow. There is nothing to this game without the visuals. Game play is very VERY bad in terms of fun factor and when compared to the originals.
  32. Robinjhoe
    Feb 5, 2016
    0
    I still cant believe what happend. Out there is a nearly perfect Game with nearly the same Name, and they failed to make a good one?
    I mean the only thing they had to do, would have been taking Battlefront 1 or 2 and just smahs their Engine on ot and thats it. But the funny thing is that exactly a Game like Battlefront EA ( It is not nearly worth the Battlefront Name) shows us how    I still cant believe what happend. Out there is a nearly perfect Game with nearly the same Name, and they failed to make a good one?
    I mean the only thing they had to do, would have been taking Battlefront 1 or 2 and just smahs their Engine on ot and thats it. But the funny thing is that exactly a Game like Battlefront EA ( It is not nearly worth the Battlefront Name) shows us how Publisher and Producers are looking down at us. The fact that they really thought that just good Graphics and nice sound is all we need.

    The Game is way to easy, it is repetitive (only 4-6 maps, and not even for every Gamemode).
    My experience so far was playing the Beta, being bored after 3-4 hours. Actually thinking they will add severel things at launch, and 20 hours after launch getting refunds.

    Instead of making Space battles or even the fact that whole two factions are missing their work power
    focused on the Diarama Mode or the very boring survival Coop Mode. (With an god awful AI. Try standing on an AT-ST and your are safe.)

    I cant belive there are people defending this garbage of a Game. Out there are hundreds of way better Games for less. And that EA STILL hasnt learned from Games like NFS, Battlefield or Titanfall (yeah still exists) just shows us that they really dont care and just throw one dissapointing Game after another at us.
    And people still pre-order and buy that stuff.

    Well DICE. Learn from that please. Good Graphics and nostalgic Moments arent enough for a good Game.    … Expand
  33. ArkonBlade
    Dec 19, 2015
    3
    The game looks great graphically and sounds great. Every thing else sucks. The gameplay feels like COD reskinned with star wars. It feels nothing like Battlefront 1 and 2 which are great classics. The servers are trash. No Conquest Mode, No Space Battles, 8 maps ONLY which by now is actually only 4 maps because the game modes that use the other 4 are dead, Heroes are unbalanced hell theThe game looks great graphically and sounds great. Every thing else sucks. The gameplay feels like COD reskinned with star wars. It feels nothing like Battlefront 1 and 2 which are great classics. The servers are trash. No Conquest Mode, No Space Battles, 8 maps ONLY which by now is actually only 4 maps because the game modes that use the other 4 are dead, Heroes are unbalanced hell the whole damn game is . It basically has only 25% of the content that Star Wars BF2 has. Then add on the greedy $50 season pass. No Single player mode. I refunded this thing on Origin with in 2 hours and not even for $5 will I pick this up.… Expand
  34. paolylo
    Dec 27, 2015
    0
    Just like how a pilot isn't a real pilot if he can't land... this game isn't a real game because it's unplayable. I'm not talking about graphics optimization and game play (which I would have given an 8 if it's just based on that). Merely logging into a match in this primarily-multiplayer game is nearly impossible weeks after its release. It's just been over a month and the PC version hasJust like how a pilot isn't a real pilot if he can't land... this game isn't a real game because it's unplayable. I'm not talking about graphics optimization and game play (which I would have given an 8 if it's just based on that). Merely logging into a match in this primarily-multiplayer game is nearly impossible weeks after its release. It's just been over a month and the PC version has officially no longevity whatsoever compared to consoles with inferior graphics because of the poor matchmaking and server issues. P-stats numbers aside, one should not be having problems getting into a match of Supremacy, Turning Point, or even Blast... why don't DICE/EA learn from Activision or even Valve when it comes to making matches? I've already done port forwarding and went as far as using VPN's, but it's now impossible to get into a match that's even "5% FULL" only to be sucked into an "Empty Game" thinking no one wants to play this game anymore.

    If you badly want to experience Star Wars Battlefront, get it on consoles. PC gamers have been f*cked one again.    … Expand
  35. Dreiraben
    Dec 22, 2015
    1
    Against my better judgement and the harsh critics the game got I bought it. And I suprisingly liked it. The variety of the modes and the sheer size and depth of the maps makes you forget how little content there is to the game. The air battles lack even more in variety but are still somewhat enoyable.
    What really blew my mind tho is the fact that the game is so unbelievably unbalanced, up    Against my better judgement and the harsh critics the game got I bought it. And I suprisingly liked it. The variety of the modes and the sheer size and depth of the maps makes you forget how little content there is to the game. The air battles lack even more in variety but are still somewhat enoyable.
    What really blew my mind tho is the fact that the game is so unbelievably unbalanced, up to the point where I consider it broken.
    In Airbattles the rebell ships (especially the A-wing) are so ridiculesly overpowerd that everytime I play
    them I end up in the Top 3 but as soon as I play the empire I have a hard time keepin my KDR above 1.
    The Landbattles are even worse tho. The Bowcaster and the DL-44 (which makes the game basically pay to win since you get the best weapon in the game from the start if you bought the more expensive deluxe version) make up for 90% of my deaths and due to the BF4 like hit feedback in the game they usually feel like 1hit kills that are almost never preventable. So either you suffer through to level 25 to make the game somewhat fair and enjoyable or you you kneel before your god that is EA and pay the extra cahs OR what I recommend: dont buy in this **** until it is fixed (which is never because **** you thats why)    … Expand
  36. archanjo
    Mar 4, 2016
    0
    oh my god, what a piece of utter garbage this game is.
    don't give them money, never buy their games. EVER this game is an insult to star wars fans and gamers in general.
  37. PowerGamer
    Jan 6, 2016
    3
    First of all I liked the game at first. I'd say it's worth the ~$60 price for entertainment, but
    I give it a NEGATIVE review because of how EA badly handles the game.
    First the game could be better. It feels pretty shallow and overly simplified. For instance if you compare it to the Battlefield series, those games had a lot more going for them. More interesting weapons, vehicles,    First of all I liked the game at first. I'd say it's worth the ~$60 price for entertainment, but
    I give it a NEGATIVE review because of how EA badly handles the game.

    First the game could be better. It feels pretty shallow and overly simplified.
    For instance if you compare it to the Battlefield series, those games had a lot more going for them.
    More interesting weapons, vehicles, parts of the environment could be destroyed, and mainly better games that allowed some meaningful strategy, tactics, etc.
    It's getting harder and harder to find games, people must be bored with it already (less then two months after opening).

    Why I give it a negative because EA still refuses to do any sort of realistic anti-cheat control.
    Currently after playing for one or two hours I run into at least two to three obvious cheats.
    Losers that can see through walls and other obstructions, using ainbots, etc.
    Recently cheaters coded a new exploit where they can shoot super burst shots that will kill your AT-ST in a single shot.

    For EA/DICE security is an afterthought.
    If EA really wants to catch and curtail the cheating they would have a full time anti-cheat team of their own instead of some off the shelf easily beat 3rd party system.
    They could do real time server monitoring, and have a serious client side effort that could catch cheaters within an hour or two.

    ALL of EA/DICE games have the same problem, but they choose to ignore it and pretend it doesn't happen instead.

    I skipped most EA/DICE games since BC2, now I'm sorry I gave them another chance and I'm burned again.
    Don't waste your time.    … Expand
  38. ariansand
    Dec 27, 2015
    1
    Has to be one of the worst games released in 2015. How the hell could this game get a 72 critic rating is absolutely mind-blowing. Are they paying these critics or what is going on?
    I don't even feel like writing a long ass review about what was bad in this game as it would be more than the max allowed characters. Instead Í will just mention what was good:
    1. The graphics: this was very    Has to be one of the worst games released in 2015. How the hell could this game get a 72 critic rating is absolutely mind-blowing. Are they paying these critics or what is going on?
    I don't even feel like writing a long ass review about what was bad in this game as it would be more than the max allowed characters. Instead Í will just mention what was good:
    1. The graphics: this was very beautiful.
    2. The sound effects: realistic and also top notch.

    Everything else sucked. It is a waste of money! Do not buy this game.    … Expand
  39. prossnip42
    Dec 22, 2015
    4
    I.m noticing a nasty trend in the gaming industry in 2015 and i think you will agree with me.... dumbing down good franchises. Fallout did this, Rainbow six did this and now Battlefront did this. I didn't expect much from this since anything made by current EA is terrible but i thought that it would be at least passable. So on with the review then.

    Pros: -The only thing keeping this    I.m noticing a nasty trend in the gaming industry in 2015 and i think you will agree with me.... dumbing down good franchises. Fallout did this, Rainbow six did this and now Battlefront did this. I didn't expect much from this since anything made by current EA is terrible but i thought that it would be at least passable. So on with the review then.

    Pros:
    -The only thing keeping this game from getting a 1 star is that the graphics are **** phenomenal. It looks glorious but that's about it.

    Cons:
    -The gameplay as i said before is incredibly dumbed down. This is Battlefront for 12 year olds. There's no strategy. It's just shoot until one of you dies. Or until he drops the grenade that kills you in one hit or he's one of those preorder **** that has the op gun that kills in 2 hits. It's really simple and requires no strategy what so ever.
    -And finally...... get ready guys...... Micro transactions, pay to win mechanics and season passes!!!!!! I'm **** done with this shiiittt!!!!!!!    … Expand
  40. Leandros3
    Jan 5, 2016
    2
    Star Wars Battlefront by EA is a very cunning and evil game. It mesmerises the player with its fantastic graphics. The audio puts you right in the fantastic universe of star wars and it actually feels like you are there. The guys who designed all of the textures on that game deserve a medal. It looks fantastic. It is SO beautiful that I literally cried a bit. Just that kept me happy forStar Wars Battlefront by EA is a very cunning and evil game. It mesmerises the player with its fantastic graphics. The audio puts you right in the fantastic universe of star wars and it actually feels like you are there. The guys who designed all of the textures on that game deserve a medal. It looks fantastic. It is SO beautiful that I literally cried a bit. Just that kept me happy for about 20 minutes. And then it raped me. It raped me so hard that I cried again. My manly tears where not even manly anymore. I was crying like a little girl.

    And here is why battlefront is evil. Star Wars Battlefront by EA OFFERS NOTHING. And the moment i realised that I dived into a gameplay that offered nothing I was shocked. I'm not gonna go through everything that was bad cause it makes me feel very uncomfortable to talk about how badly I was raped, but I'll give you one thing that annoyed me a lot (apart from the price).

    One of the most annoying parts for me was the token system. I had to run around, kill dudes, in order to get some coins that I will later use to upgrade my dude(?). This is not nintendo. I am not Super Mario. I DON'T NEED F4CK1NG COINS M8! I AM NOT SONIC! I DON'T **** ABOUT TRYING TO COLLECT AS MANY COINS AS I CAN! MY BROTHER COLLECTS COINS! AS A HOBBY! IT'S NOT FUN! EVEN IN SONIC AND SUPER MARIO THAT THING IS OPTIONAL! WTF WHERE YOU GAME DEVS THINKING?

    Best thing is the graphics and the general feel of the world.

    game sucks

    Also, too much money m8. I am not made out of gold and the majority of EAs customers are teenagers. What are they trying to pay with all the money they request for this game? I bet these guys are building an army somewhere in their underground facilities that will eventually take over the world. I urge anyone who respects the gaming industry, video games and themselves, don't buy this game. It's a money grabbing scam, kinda like my ex. don't do it    … Expand
  41. Bobsi
    Jan 2, 2016
    1
    Pros:
    Good graphics and sound.

    Cons:
    No server browser.
    No Conquest.
    No spawn selection.
    No balancing / admins.
    No space combat.
    Only 4 maps.
    No single player.

    Buy for no more than 10 bucks.
  42. kidon0011
    Dec 30, 2015
    1
    Half cocked game that fell flat on its face. Nothing of note. Fighters underutilized, map choice abhorrently small for such an expensive game. Not worth even $40 and the DLC cost is a riot. Thanks for taking all of our hopes and smashing them back into our faces with this game.
  43. PoisonBly
    Dec 26, 2015
    0
    The game has beautiful graphics and sound but that always doesn't make a game fun. First thing why I'm giving a negative review. First the game is overpriced. Like most people said, the game lacks content and feels like a beta or demo instead of a "Full Game". As I mentioned earlier the game lacks content with no space battles meaning no "Star" Wars. Also no Galactic Conquest or theThe game has beautiful graphics and sound but that always doesn't make a game fun. First thing why I'm giving a negative review. First the game is overpriced. Like most people said, the game lacks content and feels like a beta or demo instead of a "Full Game". As I mentioned earlier the game lacks content with no space battles meaning no "Star" Wars. Also no Galactic Conquest or the prequel units. The arcade tokens defeats the purpose of an "Immersive" Star Wars experience. Second The DLC's Price is almost worth the same as the game itself. EA sells the DLC without any INFO of what's in it. The game for me is worth about $20-$30. My childhood is ruined by those money grabbin' bastards.… Expand
  44. Herr_Aurel
    Nov 30, 2015
    4
    No Question game is looking great but there are some horrible points that do not give me fun at all. Played in total 24 h since day 1.

    1st No Server Browser- WTH DICE/EA? this is defenitly a fat fat - for this game. No squads poor abillity to play with more than one friend. 2nd poor benefit system for PTFO this is a very very teambased game. Most of the games you see a team camping    No Question game is looking great but there are some horrible points that do not give me fun at all. Played in total 24 h since day 1.

    1st No Server Browser- WTH DICE/EA?
    this is defenitly a fat fat - for this game. No squads poor abillity to play with more than one friend.

    2nd poor benefit system for PTFO
    this is a very very teambased game. Most of the games you see a team camping and just going for kills. At the end screen of a match the dude with most kills is being showed and highlighted. IMO the game need to improve the award system in a manner that playing the objectives highly rewarded.

    3rd. Spawning is a nightmare-
    you spawn miles away from action, getting back into action takes more time than santa needs to bring all presents to all kids worldwide. It is a pain especially for players that like to rush.

    4th Handblasters as primary for regular troops WTH?
    This is kinda looking dumb, regular troops have rifles not handblasters- i would go with it if they were secondary but then some need a heavy nerf. At least the DL44 is way to OP.

    5th Airvehicles are a kinda nightmare
    poor controls, no roling, autoaiming no flightstick support.

    6th Stormtroopers without helmets
    now THAT is ridiculous and the heads are the same as the rebel ones.

    overall i dont see a long term motivation to play the game. After playing of 2 hours you get tired and turn it off. It is not like BF in which you can easily play a whole day. Looking good is not enough for me. Im just glad i trusted myself and only bought the standard edition.    … Expand
  45. Industrious
    Nov 30, 2015
    4
    Star Wars Battlefront feels and immerses you wonderfully into the Star Wars universe. From the sounds of thrilling blaster fire to the creaking and crashing noises of an AT-AT ever matching towards the end of the Rebels you won't find a more impressive entry than this.

    However, the experience is only surface deep. The only unique game mode present is Walker Assault while the rest at    Star Wars Battlefront feels and immerses you wonderfully into the Star Wars universe. From the sounds of thrilling blaster fire to the creaking and crashing noises of an AT-AT ever matching towards the end of the Rebels you won't find a more impressive entry than this.

    However, the experience is only surface deep. The only unique game mode present is Walker Assault while the rest at slight spins on already well established game modes. That isn't the root of the issue though. The game lacks serious depth in terms of community with no functions to facilitate it such as having the ability to create your own private clan/army/splinter cell. In addition to this the guns are wholly underwhelming and don't differentiate themselves from one another outside of differing fire rates. The fact that no true anti-air weapons exist is laughable to the point that the game promotes players to camp vehicle spawns in Walker Assault.

    With everything being said the scores here don't matter. EA has fleeced me of my money once again. Perhaps this will be the defining moment when more of us begin to properly consider who is behind making the game instead of falling for pretty trailer in the future.    … Expand
  46. NMeythaler
    Dec 20, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Wars Battlefront has an excellent game mechanic that is quick and exciting to play, and that is the end of the good features of this particular game. Unfortunately because the mechanic used in this rendition of battlefront is a copy pasta of its predecessor, and if copying something already done is your greatest merit you know all that remains is mediocrity. Battlefront is game that wants to be loved, but is deeply saddled with bad game design, from the surprisingly linearity of the maps to the various ability cards that simply frustrate players forcing newer players to be abused by those who have more free time. I didn't include the the lack of content in my score, but the price tag on this title was neither accurate or fair to its fans, but such is business and it not fair to judge the qualities of a game upon the business practices of their publisher.
    What to expect when you the unfortunate sap(like myself) who bought this game experiences when playing Battlefront. You will notice immediately a distinctive disadvantage the Imperials have against the rebels in Walker Assault(Arguably the peak in content). If teams are balanced (which by the way no balancing system to speak of) the rebels WILL always win. In fact when you do win as the imperials there is almost a degree of pity because it often means the rebels are doing so poorly nobody is even sticking around to play. The air battles are underwhelming, as unbalanced as the game is on the ground, in the air the A-wing/X-wing rebel combo will easily without contest wreck the fight/interceptor ties. Imperial teams will often openly joke about "getting out the ion torpedoes" because there is no other means for the imperials to challenge the sky. Oh did I say "Ion torpedoes" well fun fact the AT-ST is only useful on 1 or 2 of the few existing maps where distinctive structures provide adequate cover, and that presuming the imperials haven't already lost the sky. Their newest content Turning point suffers from much of the same qualities, however in this case its horribly favorable to the Imperials. The only remotely balanced game type is Supremacy, identical to War in World at War, and its popularity is about equal and by that I mean non existent.
    The smaller game modes are entertaining, however many sometimes feel they're like "walker assault minus features", which is evident in how long it takes to find a game in their categories. Let me say this again THERE IS NO BALANCING so games will not have any change to teams with respect to outcomes so if you're on the losing team prepare for your team to leave.
    The random power-up pick ups are an interesting new idea, however it was one taken too far. It was quite exciting to find thermal imploders, scout droids, and all the other interesting battlefield equipment in the random drops. The greatest mistake with this was applying it to the vehicles, one of the greatest shut downs for an imperial team is when their vehicle spawns move deeper and deeper into enemy lines where in some cases an AT-AT spawn may be unobtainable. Who ever thought such a thing was a good idea should have been fired.
    That's it, there is no honestly positive merit to this game that it didn't earn from its predecessor. It is sad really the repercussions will be that this may be the last battlefront, and its too bad. Such greatness laid low by such pitiful mediocrity. Also on the side note with the fairly good reviews on meta critic and other trusted gaming journals, and its deviation from a vast majority of user reviews (Which in my opinion tend to be truer) this begs to question to the legitimacy of these reviewing mediums.    … Expand
  47. sebamosque88
    Dec 26, 2015
    0
    Only pros:
    -Spectacular graphic
    -Huge optimization game, even with crossfire or SLI this game run smooth with no stuttering ( thats an achieve in these days). The very very bad: -The gameplay is just crap, it is broken. The game doesnt base in a aiming skill shooter, the guy who have most kills ,are the one who has the most powerfull guns and cards. If you have a good aiming    Only pros:
    -Spectacular graphic
    -Huge optimization game, even with crossfire or SLI this game run smooth with no stuttering ( thats an achieve in these days).

    The very very bad:

    -The gameplay is just crap, it is broken. The game doesnt base in a aiming skill shooter, the guy who have most kills ,are the one who has the most powerfull guns and cards. If you have a good aiming skills.....you have NO CHANCE here....thats because there are some guns that can kill you with one or 2 shots even if you are not aiming exactly to the enemy ( like shotguns... in these case sniper shotguns haha), so theres no skill there.
    -Maps incentives camping, almost 70% of your deads are some guy camping behind a piece of metal or tree. Or just apears behind you because the map have no structure of a large team gameplay ( thats maybe i like too much conquest large games...like BF4).
    -Insanely unbalance teams and respawn.
    -Cero team gameplay, no conquest game...just entirely **** tipe of games. Dont expect gameplay as bf 1 or 2. this is totaly diferent broken gameplay that just work with kids who like an easy, no skill aiming game.
    -Guys who pre ordered or have deluxe edition have a OP pistol ( DL-44) and that is one of the most powerfull guns...and they gave you free for these too purchase...so is basicaly a PAY-TO-WIN.

    This is not Star Wars battlefront.... they copie the name for selling more.    … Expand
  48. Hurg
    Jan 1, 2016
    0
    A multiplayer game without a working server browser. Expect to spend long periods of time trying to get into games, only to realise you're playing with people on the other side of the planet. Not good enough for this type of game.
  49. Lepstrung
    Jan 8, 2016
    0
    I really looked forward to play this game I remember playing previous games and they were good. However there wasnt even any kind of story or any misssions. It was sad because I really looked forward to have chance of playing but I got really upset because I think this game was really bad.
  50. Persuer
    Jan 9, 2016
    0
    This game is a DISGRACE to the original games. EA now has the Star Wars licence for another 10 years, we're doomed. This is a piece of **** a garbage-quality piece of shovelware. A full 60 dollar game that is worth around 20 dollars. 4 maps on release, (now it's 5, but that is still shameful), No space battles, No Galactic Conquest, no Campaign, no Instant Action, no Clone Wars, and toThis game is a DISGRACE to the original games. EA now has the Star Wars licence for another 10 years, we're doomed. This is a piece of **** a garbage-quality piece of shovelware. A full 60 dollar game that is worth around 20 dollars. 4 maps on release, (now it's 5, but that is still shameful), No space battles, No Galactic Conquest, no Campaign, no Instant Action, no Clone Wars, and to make sure it does not look like battlefield, they removed one of my favorite features of the game: the fact it was class based. It's now loadouts only. Combining the loadouts with the HORRIBLE spawns, the game is as casual as Call of Duty. But Call of Duty has some replay value, it has zombie mode, which is a heck of a lot of fun. This game has nothing other than an overpriced 50 dollar season pass, and the smallest playerbase i have seen in a while. Instead of the vehicles spawning, they now have this pickup system, which promotes camping and waiting around. Nice job. Also, they seem to want to give amateur players a chance, making this game lame for hardcore gamers. AVOID AT ALL COST. REFUND IF YOU FELL FOR THE TRAP!… Expand
  51. WindWarrior08
    Jan 10, 2016
    0
    Utter Garbage, buyer beware.

    No server browser, so you can't make your own games or look for specific ones being hosted. Game auto drops you into a server based on the game type you choose. There is no auto team balance which more often than not leads to unfinished games due to teams straight up leaving after getting tired of being ROFL stomped into oblivion by a superior team with    Utter Garbage, buyer beware.

    No server browser, so you can't make your own games or look for specific ones being hosted. Game auto drops you into a server based on the game type you choose. There is no auto team balance which more often than not leads to unfinished games due to teams straight up leaving after getting tired of being ROFL stomped into oblivion by a superior team with higher lvl and better weapons/skill. Lack of auto team balance kills games like this.

    On top of that, it's a Buggy game, with wonky object boxes and severely unbalanced damage. This game is just a terrible excuse for an FPS.    … Expand
  52. onlymediumsteak
    Jan 23, 2016
    0
    Prinzipiell kein schlechtes Spiel aber,

    1. Mangelnde Abwechslung 2. Überteuerte DLC´s 3. Stormtroopler ohne Helm was viel vom Star Wars Feeling zerstört 4. Der Nahkampf zwischen Luke und Vader ist für´n arsch da derjenige gewinnt der den ersten Schlag macht und den Gegner damit stunt 5. Thermal Imploder gehen durch Wände durch z.B in Basen des Imperiums merkt man dass 6.    Prinzipiell kein schlechtes Spiel aber,

    1. Mangelnde Abwechslung
    2. Überteuerte DLC´s
    3. Stormtroopler ohne Helm was viel vom Star Wars Feeling zerstört
    4. Der Nahkampf zwischen Luke und Vader ist für´n arsch da derjenige gewinnt der den ersten Schlag macht und den Gegner damit stunt
    5. Thermal Imploder gehen durch Wände durch z.B in Basen des Imperiums merkt man dass
    6. Armbrust Jetpack Leute
    7. Das Fliegen ist mit Maus und Tastatur nicht spielbar da man keine Kontrolle über den X-Wing,...
    8. Die im Verhältnis zu den anderen Waffen viel zu OPe DL-44
    9. Man kann mit Boba nicht ranzoomen was an den Konsolen jedoch möglich ist
    10. Die Server kacken regelmäßig ab
    11. Der Zielschuss sollte entfernt werden da er einfach nur nervt
    12. Droiden und Infanteriegeschütze sind stark
    13. Sniper die dich vom anderen Ende der Map töten und auf dem Monitor nur zwei Pixel groß sind
    14. Wenn man beim Training die Mission macht wo man die AT-AT´s mit T-47 Luftspeedern ausschalten soll und diese im ko-op spielt treten jede menge Bugs auf wie dass man ineinander spawnt oder wenn man gleichzeitig ein AT-AT mit Kabeln umfliegt und der eine ihn zu Fall bringt stirbt der zweite der noch um ihn rumfliegt automatisch
    15. Die Hitboxen von "Flugzeugen" sind nicht nachvollziehbar wenn man nah über dem Boden fliegt zerschmettert man obwohl man noch 10m hoch über dem Boden ist
    16. Rebellen sind auf den Endormaps viel zu gut getarnt während die Stormtooper als Schneemänner rumlaufen
    17. Zu wenige Maps
    18. Keine Weltraumschlachten
    19. Der Imperator sollte gegen normale Truppen stärker gemacht werden
    20. Die Ehrengarde von Leia ist zu stark und sollte der von Palpatin angepasst werden bzw. währe es noch besser wenn Palpatin die roten Wächter aus dem Senat hätte
    21. Die Blendgranaten sind gegen Helden zu op, Helden sollten nur kürzer geblendet werden
    22. Kein richtiger Singelplayer    … Expand
  53. Ansatsu83
    May 9, 2016
    2
    The pc version of the game is dead. The available games you can find range from 1 to 2, and usually they are not typically filled. Consoles versions are apparently populated but buying it on the pc is just a waste of money at this point... Not that it wasnt to begin with.
  54. AfroThundah
    Mar 4, 2016
    3
    Was cool at first, but now it wants more money so it can sustain a habit.

    OK, so, this game does an amazing job of making you feel like your life is "Star Wars". As in the sound, the sight, the overall atmospheric feel of the game exudes that warm, fuzzy nostalgic feeling.............but that just comes crashing down after a few hours of playing. This game is a hollow shell that a bunch    Was cool at first, but now it wants more money so it can sustain a habit.

    OK, so, this game does an amazing job of making you feel like your life is "Star Wars". As in the sound, the sight, the overall atmospheric feel of the game exudes that warm, fuzzy nostalgic feeling.............but that just comes crashing down after a few hours of playing. This game is a hollow shell that a bunch of us chumps paid full price for. It doesn't even feel like half a game. Maybe my sense of disappointment stems from the fact that I may have set my expectations to high, but even if I had expected to be disappointed so I could POSSIBLY be surprised by Star Wars Battlefront, I would still be disappointed by how hollow and insubstantial an experience this game was.

    As of when i'm writing this review now, at 5pm AEST on the 5th of March, this game is nearly dead, I can't even find a game in any of the more populated servers anymore.

    To whomever though it would be a good idea to cut the game into bits and sell to us piecemeal (speculation) or to release this game in the state it is and ask for a full $90 AUD (for the base game!) should know that they suck balls and for ruining what should have been the best iteration of Star Wars Battlefront after 2 superb installments but instead we get a really shiny and smartly dressed turd..........    … Expand
  55. JJthis
    Mar 9, 2017
    0
    This is a great game if you want to feel like being in a Star Wars movie (only one of the original movies because apparently everyone's in denial). It looks amazing, sound is amazing....and that's it.
    If you're looking for a game, this isn't it. Gets boring after a few min. I bought this on sale and I still can't see the value in paying $10 for this game apart from the Star Wars royalties.
  56. ad0mas
    Apr 13, 2016
    0
    Graphics, Sounds? The best a game can get this year and probably the next. But gameplay wise? Its trash. Replayability? Trash. I am a die hard star wars fan, I am a die hard battlefield and old battlefront fan but this.... its so casualized to its roots you get bored of this game after few hours. Into the trash it goes. I want my money back.
  57. fshy94
    Jan 1, 2016
    2
    I don't have much to add that hasn't already been said, but yeah, its...pretty bad. Its got exactly two good things going for it, the visuals are drop dead gorgeous and the sound design is absolutely spot-on. Its too bad they forgot to actually build, you know, a *game*.

    The gameplay's horrendous and repetitive, the spawns are hilariously bad, and I think I derive more entertainment out    I don't have much to add that hasn't already been said, but yeah, its...pretty bad. Its got exactly two good things going for it, the visuals are drop dead gorgeous and the sound design is absolutely spot-on. Its too bad they forgot to actually build, you know, a *game*.

    The gameplay's horrendous and repetitive, the spawns are hilariously bad, and I think I derive more entertainment out of playing Daikatana. So yeah, its bad, but really pretty. OK to watch someone play on Youtube for a bit, but when you actually play this game, you get surprised by just how...impressively...boring it is. I honestly haven't seen a game like this before - where so much obvious time and effort has been spent on visuals and sound design, and so very little has been spent on making an actul fun playing experience. I just have no analog to describe it with. Still, 2/10 for great graphics and sound design, any dev who worked on this should be proud of their work.

    The game designers should probably consider alternate employment.    … Expand
  58. Battams
    Dec 23, 2015
    3
    + visuals
    + sound (hard to **** up with all the source material)
    + nostalgia (nothing to do with the game design) - poor shooting (no damage, every gun functions as a pseudo sniper-rifle) - poor spawns - horrible vehicles (speed bike is useless, ATAT is literally point and click, ATST is okay, All vehicles are powerups...???) - **** loads of explosives which are widely availible    + visuals
    + sound (hard to **** up with all the source material)
    + nostalgia (nothing to do with the game design)

    - poor shooting (no damage, every gun functions as a pseudo sniper-rifle)
    - poor spawns
    - horrible vehicles (speed bike is useless, ATAT is literally point and click, ATST is okay, All vehicles are powerups...???)
    - **** loads of explosives which are widely availible (make guns feel extremely weak)
    - can't pick up dead team mates weapons or revive fallen partners
    - cant form squads of more than 2 people with your friends online
    - almost zero customisation
    - zero team coordination (meat grinder tactics)
    - literally one gun is available at level 1, the rest must be unlocked via level and points grinding
    - can't play as an alien unless you spend 20 hours worth of points on a character unlock which has zero perks other than appearance    … Expand
  59. apostolosapok
    Dec 19, 2015
    0
    After a lot of played hours i can say that this is a poorly designed game the graphics are fine but apart from that everything is faulty the game gets boring pretty fast , most of the modes except walker assault are unplayable due to low population , the people who are left playing are max level and no one can compete with them because they got better blasters/cards/passive , many mapsAfter a lot of played hours i can say that this is a poorly designed game the graphics are fine but apart from that everything is faulty the game gets boring pretty fast , most of the modes except walker assault are unplayable due to low population , the people who are left playing are max level and no one can compete with them because they got better blasters/cards/passive , many maps have spots where you can camp forever , there is a lack of content that will come as DLC that will lock out most of the people playing the game meaning even less people on new maps. This is going to be dead soon even sooner than battlefield hardline.… Expand
  60. shankopatomus
    Dec 22, 2015
    2
    Wow...probably the most disappointing $60 I've ever spent on gaming. I suppose it was too much to expect any kind of campaign at all. Instead they offer monotonous/boring game play on a variety of Star Wars maps. Aside from the great graphics/visuals of each, play one, you've played them all. Multiplayer is pretty much what I expected. I gave up on it already. I'd rather play somethingWow...probably the most disappointing $60 I've ever spent on gaming. I suppose it was too much to expect any kind of campaign at all. Instead they offer monotonous/boring game play on a variety of Star Wars maps. Aside from the great graphics/visuals of each, play one, you've played them all. Multiplayer is pretty much what I expected. I gave up on it already. I'd rather play something that keeps my interest, even for the fourth or fifth time is more interesting. IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING BUYING THIS.....DON'T !!! You will regret it forever. If I ever have another EA purchase it will be after I see the reviews and even then after the price drops.
    EA, you should be ashamed of yourself.
    Oh, one more thing.....all those 60+ critic reviewers have got to be on EA's payroll. Are you kidding me??    … Expand
  61. brunork
    Dec 22, 2015
    1
    This game is not what someone who played battlefront 1 and 2 would expect. DON'T PLAY IT IF YOU LOVED THE PREVIOUS BATTLEFRONT.
    EA did it again destroyed an incredible franchise.
  62. avilafigueiredo
    Dec 23, 2015
    2
    Hello , i have a question for dice, why u had make a trash game like this?option 1: its because u dont want to lose the people playing mmorpg star wars knights of the old republic. option 2: to make more Money selling expasions that should have come with the game in first time. option 3: or u really dont know anything about the game comunity (that i doubt it).
    TIP: LOOK at other games    Hello , i have a question for dice, why u had make a trash game like this?option 1: its because u dont want to lose the people playing mmorpg star wars knights of the old republic. option 2: to make more Money selling expasions that should have come with the game in first time. option 3: or u really dont know anything about the game comunity (that i doubt it).
    TIP: LOOK at other games like wicther 3 and think why people dont mind buying expasions and spend there Money in one game.    … Expand
  63. TrippingOnWit
    Dec 25, 2015
    2
    This game was a humongous disappointment. From start to finish, moments after I booted it up, I felt like I had been ripped off. The promised singleplayer bot modes are missing; in their place are flimsy "challenge modes" that don't even attempt to replicate the multiplayer experience or give the player access to the full breadth of content that exists in the multiplayer.

    That said,    This game was a humongous disappointment. From start to finish, moments after I booted it up, I felt like I had been ripped off. The promised singleplayer bot modes are missing; in their place are flimsy "challenge modes" that don't even attempt to replicate the multiplayer experience or give the player access to the full breadth of content that exists in the multiplayer.

    That said, that 'content' is sorely lacking. The game has less than 10 maps, all of them fairly small, with a player cap of 40 on a server. There are no classes, there are no space battles, map layouts have little variety, dodge rolling has been removed, and the handling of equipment like ammunition, turrets or grenades is a joke. Rather than have to implement a way to restock your ammunition, DICE has just made everything unlimited with a cooldown on grenades and the like, as though the game is some kind of MMORPG.

    This game is a dumbed down, hyper-simplistic version of Battlefield with star wars skins, and on top of that feels very unfinished. Unless you are prepared to sink $50 into a game that is lacking in nearly every area other than the bare bones, I would suggest you stay away.    … Expand
  64. kylestar
    Dec 26, 2015
    1
    This game is more a waste of money then any other game I have ever played!
    I have been looking forward to this game for ten years. Wow just wow! all the critics reviews obviously didn't play the game. At first glance its really cool, the graphics are amazing. But honestly they aren't that much better then Battlefront 2 when you add a graphics mod to it. They removed the very unique    This game is more a waste of money then any other game I have ever played!
    I have been looking forward to this game for ten years. Wow just wow! all the critics reviews obviously didn't play the game. At first glance its really cool, the graphics are amazing. But honestly they aren't that much better then Battlefront 2 when you add a graphics mod to it. They removed the very unique movement of SWB2 by removing the roll which was awesome to avoid blaster fire. they made the jump useless. Hell these are suppose to be highly trained soldiers which have been trained their whole lives. I can jump higher in full body armor and weapons then they can! The main feature of this game is online multiplayer. which sounds awesome allowing up to 40 players. Yet, even this is broken. I have yet to be able to start a single game. it just searches for players and never finds any. like any at all! I don't even like mass multiplayer like that without split screen. which of course they don't have. This is possibly the worst game I have ever played!    … Expand
  65. rsimmons
    Dec 28, 2015
    2
    This game might be okay if it wasn't so hyped. However, it simply doesn't live up to the hype that was laid out for it. It feels cheap and slapped-together for a deadline (the new film's release). This really just appears to be EA cashing in on a desire for new Battlefront games at an opportunistic time. So to the review itself:

    GRAPHICS: The graphics are beautiful. My rig can run it    This game might be okay if it wasn't so hyped. However, it simply doesn't live up to the hype that was laid out for it. It feels cheap and slapped-together for a deadline (the new film's release). This really just appears to be EA cashing in on a desire for new Battlefront games at an opportunistic time. So to the review itself:

    GRAPHICS:
    The graphics are beautiful. My rig can run it fine on ultra and it looks amazing. Really, it looks very good.

    SOUNDTRACK:
    Standard fare Star Wars music. Blasters firing, ricochets, and other sound effects sound great. Voice acting is pretty good.

    PLOT:
    There is no plot. There is no plot whatsoever. There is no singleplayer game really. This is intended to be a multiplayer-only experience.

    GAMEPLAY:
    Gameplay is where Battlefront falls short. It does not live up to the Star Wars: Battlefront name, nor does it live up to DICE's name. There is a "hand" system that governs the two powerups that can be used in battle. These powerups have cooldown periods, etc. There is also a third powerup that lasts for a period of time and uses up charge points which can be acquired on the battlefield. There are also special powerups that can be found on the battlefield, and are very powerful. These "hand" cards cost credits, which are pretty hard to come by. It takes a long time of playing to get good ones and then upgrade them to reduce the cooldown time. This requirement of extreme dedication leads to a huge imbalance between long-term players and newer ones.
    There are also some mechanical issues. I found that playing with both a keyboard/mouse and controller, something was not quite right with the sensitivity. Aiming blasters simply feel jittery and impossible to compensate for. It is hard to get used to, and even if you get used to it, aiming is very difficult.
    The blasters run on a similarly progressive unlock system, with the special edition DL-44 blaster being quite overpowered. This lends a somewhat pay-to-win feel to the game at times. Many of the higher-level blasters are far too powerful for lower level players to even have a chance against, and this further adds to the balance issues.
    Speaking of balance issues, the multiplayer servers are greatly flawed. Many people have had trouble with the time it takes to find matches (I have not). The servers also seem to have issues autobalancing. I have played in many matches where one team wins by a great deal many times in a row, but stays together despite this.
    The map, weapon, appearance, and vehicle variety are all very lacking. There are a few maps, which all become boring very quickly. There is no real upgrade system (and no reason to feel very proud of) new weaponry. All of the characters look the same, really. There are customisation options, but they have almost no effect on appearance overall. The vehicle system is a real shame.
    The vehicles spawn onto the battlefield as the same special floating powerups I mentioned earlier. Using the powerup allows the player to take control of a vehicle. There are few vehicles to take control of. For the rebels: the T-47 speeder, A-Wing, and X-wing. For the empire: the AT-ST, AT-AT, TIE Fighter, and TIE Interceptor. The air vehicles are all almost exactly the same. They aim for you and function on the principle that "the slower you move the more damage you do". The vehicles also have "hand" abilities that cool down and health bars like regular troops. Flying vehicles feels so awful. It's almost as if DICE remembered that Battlefront had vehicles and then added them as an afterthought. It almost feels like a minigame, rather than anything meaningful.
    While there are many more gameplay flaws, the above are some of the most glaring. It would take forever to list them all.

    OVERALL:
    I bought this game on sale for about $42 (USD), and I got it refunded, thanks to a kind Origin customer service representative. That's how disappointing it is. I can honestly say that the majority of recent Call of Duty and Battlefield games surpass Star Wars Battlefront in overall quality and value. Don't buy this game, even if it's on sale. Unless, that is, EA adds an enjoyable and playable game in the DLC ($49.99 for a season pass, folks)... Battlefront is the new cash cow.    … Expand
  66. TheHunter896
    Jan 3, 2016
    1
    EA what have u done with DICE;

    DICE created Battlefield and some cool shooters, but this? Wtf seriously 70 euros i have to pay for a game that has less content than Battlefront 2, less maps, less options, less combat, less ALL. It's annoying how EA is doing crap and more crap and people continues buying it.

    This game could've been a revolution...
  67. tearzyo
    Jan 3, 2016
    4
    Bored after 2 days. DICE managed to pull off great graphics and sound effects, the game play and feeling, however falls short. You will however feel like you're in the Star Wars universe. Feels like EA didn't let DICE do their magic, again.
  68. Linkinmylog
    Jan 19, 2016
    2
    I made an account to write this review. My first online review ever.

    Please save your money and DONT BUY THIS GAME. If I can keep one person from buying it then writing this was worth it. As everyone says, the game is beautiful, I mean gorgeous! It runs super smooth and has a great interface. The models and map development are great, very atmospheric. That is about all I can say for    I made an account to write this review. My first online review ever.

    Please save your money and DONT BUY THIS GAME. If I can keep one person from buying it then writing this was worth it.

    As everyone says, the game is beautiful, I mean gorgeous! It runs super smooth and has a great interface. The models and map development are great, very atmospheric. That is about all I can say for this game in positive light.

    The matchmaking is horrible but once you get into a game finally you realize how shallow this game is.
    I will just list the cons:
    No teamwork-Your team just runs around in a chaotic swarm.
    No spawn staging.-You can respawn as soon as you die so you spawn alone and far from the objective.
    No attainable objectives.-The objectives are almost always a 2 minute run from your spawn location.
    No territory control/fronts.-Kill a few enemies to your front, great! They've respawned behind you.
    No team balancing.-Whichever team has the most DL-44s wins, and there is no team management.
    Broken weapons.-Whichever team has the most DL-44s wins!
    Huge lack of content for the price.-A dozen guns and handful of maps and 5 "Missions"...but emojis...Yay!
    There is no badass factor.-Never feel like you actually contributed to winning, unless you have a DL-44!

    Play Planetside 2 if you want a huge, awesome, badass Massively Multiplayer FPS. It's free!

    Brink was better than Battlefront. That's the worst insult I can think of.

    Thanks.    … Expand
  69. Spoderman1
    Feb 23, 2016
    3
    I was so hyped om this game when it came out and my hype litteraly died after first 3 walker assault games.It was so boring and frustrating to play when a players spawn behind you or at your base.A lot of people saying that this game is reskin of battlefield 4 well it would be cool if it would be truth,it s nothing even close to battlefield 4 the game which has competetive multiplayerI was so hyped om this game when it came out and my hype litteraly died after first 3 walker assault games.It was so boring and frustrating to play when a players spawn behind you or at your base.A lot of people saying that this game is reskin of battlefield 4 well it would be cool if it would be truth,it s nothing even close to battlefield 4 the game which has competetive multiplayer which allows you to improve not like in battlefront who spawns behind wins the fight.And about all content which is about to come out as a season pass form are you joking me?50euros for a season pass?Yes it may have some iconic maps and moments from the Star Wars movies but its to expensive to the most gamers and just average people who want to relieve Star Wars battles them selves in a game.P.S. As a fellow youtuber boogie2988 said And i cant agree more with this argument about Battlefront.
    And I almost forgot my ratings Im giving Battlefront a weak 4 just for the amazing graphics and audio as far as gameplay and season pass thing goes i cant give it more than 1,so 3 will be my final rating for this game.    … Expand
  70. RaceRedSoul
    Mar 13, 2016
    1
    This game is the worst battlefront ever. This battlefront has a lack of contents huge like grand canyon. They took star wars name and in his name sold a incomplete, boring and trivial title. And like always all maps wll be released with DLCs. I hope this game will lost all of users before first dlc will be available.
  71. Dark_D3s7r0y3r
    Mar 9, 2016
    3
    Star Wars Battlefront looks beautiful and still runs great, managing to stay over 100 fps on my 980 Ti/i7 4790k on ultra settings in 1440p without any overclocking past my factory overclock. Post processing injectors can make it look EVEN MORE beautiful at the cost of some performance. In layman's terms, it's really pretty and easy to run.

    That's the extent of the pros of Battlefront. I    Star Wars Battlefront looks beautiful and still runs great, managing to stay over 100 fps on my 980 Ti/i7 4790k on ultra settings in 1440p without any overclocking past my factory overclock. Post processing injectors can make it look EVEN MORE beautiful at the cost of some performance. In layman's terms, it's really pretty and easy to run.

    That's the extent of the pros of Battlefront. I got it on sale for $30 and it still felt like a ripoff. Offline options are limited to premade "missions" that all feel the same and don't offer much replayability, although they do provide a good opportunity to sort of "preview" each weapon in the game to see which one suits you best once you unlock it. The multiplayer is entertaining if you can manage to get put into a game with balanced teams and good ping; Battlefront doesn't let you choose servers, and even if you leave a game due to poor connection or imbalance, it will frequently put you into the same server upon searching over and over again. Starting weapons completely suck compared to higher-level monsters such as the EE-3 or DL-44, the latter of which you can conveniently unlock if you pay for it (though it has received a nerf since it's starting overpoweredness, it is still quite powerful). Luckily, the first two guns you unlock, the DLT-19 and DH-17, are both very powerful weapons in their own right. The delay on unlocking many game-changing cards makes the lower levels feel like you're a serious underdog, and can be satisfying if you outwit and outperform all those level 50 Shadow Troopers and Twi'leks with their fancy gear.

    Overall, if all you're looking for is a Star Wars simulator with great graphics, wait for this to go on sale. Personally, I'd say this game is worth around $15 to $20. The $60 asking price is like someone selling you a can of your favorite drink for $60 because it has a fancy can cover. Sure, the can cover is fancy and looks nice, but is that really worth a whole sixty dollars?    … Expand
  72. mevsthevoices
    Jan 22, 2016
    1
    Gotta say, this game made me wet just looking at the pre-release trailers. Then I played it...
    It's garbo, Disney has hijacked the Star Wars franchise so that they can conquer children's minds before they've developed in to something capable of actually discerning good quality from bad. Like the recent film, this is artistic equivalent of a crayoned park bench
    I found a clip online of    Gotta say, this game made me wet just looking at the pre-release trailers. Then I played it...
    It's garbo, Disney has hijacked the Star Wars franchise so that they can conquer children's minds before they've developed in to something capable of actually discerning good quality from bad. Like the recent film, this is artistic equivalent of a crayoned park bench
    I found a clip online of someone going 66/1 in a game and went, Wow! That must've taken alot of skill, NOPE! First time I picked this up I was going 30 kills without a death every game, minimum, because I was killing children.
    It's just awful, if this is the way games are going, then after two decades of hardly missing a title, I might finally be putting down the controller
    Suck a dick Disney    … Expand
  73. TheMasiMan1
    Jan 25, 2016
    3
    What? THAT'S IT!? Batlefront 2 had space battles and the Clone Wars and oh yeah, a single player mode. This game just reaks of EA. I knew this game was going to be bad, so I'm not really that surprised.

    But credits due were credits due. The graphics are great. I will admit that... but oh wait, graphics don't matter to me. No pity points from me!
  74. iduncan91
    May 11, 2016
    1
    Is anyone really surprised EA managed to completely mess up and butcher a decent title? This game is terrible and soooo boring. You get sick of this fast. When you play a game like overwatch, you realize just what a pathetic game this is.
  75. Prais1980
    May 5, 2016
    1
    The worst Multiplayer Game i have played in a while.
    The Graphics are 99/10 but the gameplay is -100/10.
    This game is made for the casual gamer, just join a game shoot, run and game over or win...no tactic, no thinking just hit your left mouse button and the wasd-keys... The game itself has not much modes, stupid unlocks and way more unfair Heroes you can play. The maps are looking big    The worst Multiplayer Game i have played in a while.
    The Graphics are 99/10 but the gameplay is -100/10.
    This game is made for the casual gamer, just join a game shoot, run and game over or win...no tactic, no thinking just hit your left mouse button and the wasd-keys...
    The game itself has not much modes, stupid unlocks and way more unfair Heroes you can play.
    The maps are looking big but there not, you can only play in a tiny part of them, also invisible walls and a LOT of jumping because you can not jump one time to get over a little rock, no you need like 10 times.
    Also the spawn system is stupid, you never know where you spawn, you can not pick your spawn, you have no map, just a little stupid radar icon.
    This game is the worst dice has made and they made battlefield 2142...    … Expand
  76. EpikTheMaster
    Jan 22, 2016
    4
    It takes a village to ruin one of the considered greatest game franchises of all time(Battlefront obviously). and EA is that village

    Pro's: Well...The graphics, and sounds are nice. Cons: -Weapon balance is poor meaning you will die from either overpowered pistols or the E-11 or EE-3 Rifles -Each map may look great but has terrible direction as you will be confused where the hell    It takes a village to ruin one of the considered greatest game franchises of all time(Battlefront obviously). and EA is that village

    Pro's:
    Well...The graphics, and sounds are nice.

    Cons:
    -Weapon balance is poor meaning you will die from either overpowered pistols or the E-11 or EE-3 Rifles
    -Each map may look great but has terrible direction as you will be confused where the hell everything is..especially in the large maps(Unless you play Supremacy but cmon...everyone plays blast.)
    -Terrible voice actors for heroes.
    -Utter Chaos. You will join a game with your friends as you stumble upon a giant warzone with grenades flying everywhere, explosions left and right, jump pack users flying about...who made this? Michael Bay?
    -I don't care what you say. It takes WAY Too long to level up in this game
    -Diorama mode should be renamed Diarrhea mode as it contributes to NOTHING whatsoever
    -Galactic Conquest is gone.
    -Don't even try to melee...you'll easily die.
    -The enemy radar sucks.
    -A thermal exploder is just a rip off of a bouncing betty from Call of Duty: World at War(An actual good FPS)
    -Not enough maps.
    -The spawn areas are god awful as you could either spawn on top of an enemy or somewhere in the middle of a firefight.

    If I could give this an actual score it would be: Dumb/10.

    ...Also #NerfHanSolo'sPistol.    … Expand
  77. clancli
    May 4, 2016
    2
    DON'T BUY ... In summary
    Graphics 10/10
    Sound 8/10 Gameplay 1/10 Replayability 1/10 Besides the PC version is quite full of incredible people who can kill you seeing trhougth walls or with two shoots (hackers) and EA never kick they out, I've seen team with incredible people who shoot you 1 second after you go outdoors, who can kill you with 3 shoots after you hit them 5 times, the    DON'T BUY ... In summary
    Graphics 10/10
    Sound 8/10
    Gameplay 1/10
    Replayability 1/10
    Besides the PC version is quite full of incredible people who can kill you seeing trhougth walls or with two shoots (hackers) and EA never kick they out, I've seen team with incredible people who shoot you 1 second after you go outdoors, who can kill you with 3 shoots after you hit them 5 times, the perks are unbalanced and the gameplay is quite generic    … Expand
  78. dahce1
    Dec 18, 2015
    4
    Game is a lot of fun and a great Star Wars game but I'm in Australia and after playing 2 online games a few days ago cant get a single multiplayer game! the matchmaking is absolute crap and without the multiplayer the game is worthless.
  79. Tremmors1977
    Dec 21, 2015
    2
    It crushes me to give this game such a low score. I would have gave it a 0 but it is beautiful. That being said there is no replay value for a game that cost me a hundred dollars for the deluxe version. Plus an additional 60 for a season pass that should have been included in the original release. These game companies seem to think its ok to release half finished games and then hopeIt crushes me to give this game such a low score. I would have gave it a 0 but it is beautiful. That being said there is no replay value for a game that cost me a hundred dollars for the deluxe version. Plus an additional 60 for a season pass that should have been included in the original release. These game companies seem to think its ok to release half finished games and then hope the person playing buys the DLC. Just terrible. I am a big star wars fan, and this game was amazing...for about 4 hours. Then suddenly I realized I had done everything without really experiencing anything new. Limited maps, same gameplay over and over, I played the squadron maps the most flying a tie fighter or x wing was just fun. But again only for an hour or two. If you have someone who you will play with regularly and just want a light quick game this will be your ticket. If you want to kill a few hours on your day off try something else. I returned it to EB games within 7 days thanks to my membership card. This is only the second game I've ever done this with, Destiny was the first, and they are both similar. Such a disappointment. I noticed yesterday that the game was on sale on PSN for 49.99. Give it another month and it'll be free to play with just the DLC to pay for likely. What a flop.… Expand
  80. AgentKoval
    Dec 26, 2015
    4
    BUYER BEWARE: I regret even the discounted price of $35....

    This game is not for Star wars fans. Yes, it looks beautiful and all the marketing would have you believe that this would be a great game but after picking it up on Christmas sale for 35 dollars, I regretted even the discount price. The lack of single player already disenfranchises those with poor internet connection as well    BUYER BEWARE: I regret even the discounted price of $35....

    This game is not for Star wars fans. Yes, it looks beautiful and all the marketing would have you believe that this would be a great game but after picking it up on Christmas sale for 35 dollars, I regretted even the discount price.

    The lack of single player already disenfranchises those with poor internet connection as well as a slap in the face to the rich history of Star Wars that could be told in such a beautiful engine.

    The resources that EA saved by ditching single player was obviously not spent on multiplayer. There are no server browsers and there are no auto fill (assuming the game can even find you a lobby). It seems there are about 3 modes that the majority of people play and the rest get shunned. It takes quite a while to actually get into a match.

    The lack of weapon choice is also distressing as every blaster seems to be the same with no way to customize it. The options given to the appearance of your character were also rather dismal given through a oddly calculated credit score system.

    I will say that this game is absolutely beautiful. The graphics are on spot and the sounds is amazing. However the ascetics can only get the game so far. Without the substance that the FPS genre has developed over the past few years, of which this game lacks, and without a coherent story arc, I am not going to be satisfied with this game as it currently stands.

    I believe the future of this game will be just like Titanfall. There will be a big hype for it for a few months and then the game will absolutely die without people playing it. There is no replay value and nothing to keep players enticed to keep playing while 2016 has a huge lineup of AAA games coming out.

    I hope you enjoy the game if you buy it, but it seems that the people on all the review sites that give this a positive review are only reviewing it positively because they are in a last ditch effort to put the game in a good light and keep the community going as they realized that soon this game will be dead and no one playing it.    … Expand
  81. SteakDeFrango
    Jan 24, 2016
    1
    the Matchmaking is horrible , the game has little content and the price is the same whether large securities with much higher amount of content, after a while it becomes boring .
  82. locustgate
    Dec 26, 2015
    4
    It has better infantry combat than the old battlefronts....that's about it.

    Gone are the large numbers of vehicles, if you're playing as a rebal then the only ones you get access to are fighters. Gone are the space battles. Gone is being able to select where you spawn, it's either spawn with your 'partner', which I still have no clue how it is assigned (played many matches without even    It has better infantry combat than the old battlefronts....that's about it.

    Gone are the large numbers of vehicles, if you're playing as a rebal then the only ones you get access to are fighters. Gone are the space battles. Gone is being able to select where you spawn, it's either spawn with your 'partner', which I still have no clue how it is assigned (played many matches without even getting one), or at a random location. If you want to pilot a vehicle in 1st person no luck only 3rd person.

    The weapon selection is basically 2 versions of guns (assault rife,machine gun, pistol, etc), one for the rebals and the other for the empire. One with slightly better stats in one field and lower in the other.

    To make the vehicle situation worst you can not even steal the enemies vehicles as they are handled as power ups.

    The equipment is reduced to 2 cooldown 'cards' and 1 limited use 'card'.

    If you are hoping maybe you'll get a battlefront with destroy-able buildings, nope. Ewok tree cities can withstand a orbital bombardment and only lose the railing.

    It seems in dice's desire to keep the game from being called a Battlefield:Star Wars they ripped out everything that was there before that shared similarities to Battlefield.    … Expand
  83. 2k10
    Dec 29, 2015
    2
    Good graphics and audio. The Star Wars look and feel of the games is also great however the game play is tedious and dull. As a whole, the game is no different to any other first person shooter. As to its comparison to other Battlefront games, it isn't even in the same league as them.

    Not to mention the typical EA tactic of releasing an unfinished game and offering to complete it with    Good graphics and audio. The Star Wars look and feel of the games is also great however the game play is tedious and dull. As a whole, the game is no different to any other first person shooter. As to its comparison to other Battlefront games, it isn't even in the same league as them.

    Not to mention the typical EA tactic of releasing an unfinished game and offering to complete it with expensive DLC.    … Expand
  84. jeffciv
    Jan 1, 2016
    1
    I love Star Wars, and have played most of the starwars games. This one is pretty much flat and one-dimensional. It feels like bland generic high-school programming effort, with the "Star Wars" moniker attached. In a word: awful. Spend your money elsewhere.
  85. Sriep
    Jan 3, 2016
    3
    So. Nach jetzt ganzen 37 Stunden Spiel und ca. 4 Stunden Spielspaß meine ich mir eine relativ gute Meinung bilden zu können. Ich muss dann auch leider sagen das dieses Spiel meine Erwartungen in keinster Weise erfüllt. Es ist ungefähr so wie wenn du zu Weihnachten ein Geschenk findest, schön verpackt und auch groß und am Ende sind's nur socken... schön... du kannst sie wohl gebrauchenSo. Nach jetzt ganzen 37 Stunden Spiel und ca. 4 Stunden Spielspaß meine ich mir eine relativ gute Meinung bilden zu können. Ich muss dann auch leider sagen das dieses Spiel meine Erwartungen in keinster Weise erfüllt. Es ist ungefähr so wie wenn du zu Weihnachten ein Geschenk findest, schön verpackt und auch groß und am Ende sind's nur socken... schön... du kannst sie wohl gebrauchen aber... MÄH. So ist es mit SWB. Es sieht gut aus bietet aber sehr wenig Inhalt. Das einzige was DICE geschafft hat ist die Spielwelt nachzustellen (was sie auch klasse gemacht haben) aber sie haben viele Punkte dafür hängen lassen:

    Die Story: (Nicht vorhanden)
    Das Franchise ist Star Wars und der Publisher EA... sagt alles. Wenn's in SWB keine Story gibt (Schade aber wahr) wird es das in anderen spielen zu genüge geben. Und zweifelsohne nachher noch ein DLC oder eine Erweiterung zum vollpreis für SWB.

    Abwechslung: (Minimum an Karten)
    Es gibt für die ersten 10 Spielstunden genug aber dann ist die Luft auch raus man weiß wo man hin muss wie man die Gegner am effektivsten bekämpft und die runde am schnellsten gewinnt. Das die Maps gut aussehen ist da auf allen Karten bis auf Endo ein Plus, auf dem Mond scheint es mir immer so dass ich nicht der einzige bin der nur dumm durch die Büsche irrt und verzweifelt nach dem Gegner sucht der laut Karte direkt neben dir steht.

    Vielfalt: (Die Waffen spielen sich entweder recht gleich oder sind nutzlos)
    Jede Waffe spielt sich nur mit minimalen unterschieden zu den anderen aus der selben Kategorie.
    Beispiel: Auf 2 Metern oder auf 20 macht keinen Unterschied für die Waffen wenn man sein crosshair über einen Gegner bewegen kann wird man ihn auch ohne Anstrengung töten können... die Waffen verziehen kaum, der schaden über Reichweite beträgt oft ca. 100% des Waffenschadens und das bei fast jeder Waffe. Die Pistolen ausgenommen die aber immer noch auch auf lange Distanz einen Haufen an Schaden verursachen.

    Match Making: (Es kann bis zu 5min dauern bis man ein Match gefunden hat)
    Es kommt auch häufig vor das du wenn du 5min ein Spiel gesucht hast in einer neuen oder fast leeren Lobby landest. Da wäre ein Browser hilfreich welcher aber leider nicht vorhanden ist...

    Auto Team Balance: (Nicht vorhanden)
    Besonders in dem Spielmodus "Helden gegen Schurken" in dem die 3 Helden jeder Seite gegeneinander kämpfen konnte ich das Phänomen beobachten dass
    mein Team nicht nur mehrere runden zu Null gewinnt sondern Mehrere Matches zu Null gewinnt und das Gegnerteam teilweise auf 2-4 Spieler zusammenschrumpft. Am Ende stehen in meinem Team dann 4 Spieler und im anderen 2 und die neuen Spieler kommen dann in mein Team(das fast volle).

    Spawns: (Es kommt immer noch oft vor das man vor Gegnern, in Granaten oder unter AT-ST's spawnt)
    Es war schon ein heftiger Kritikpunkt in der Beta welcher mit dem Release des Spiels ausgemerzt sein sollte.. SOLLTE. Einige Beispiele die mir bisher wiederfahren sind: Ich bin ein einem Thermaldetonator gespawnt, Ich bin vor einem AT-AT/AT-ST gespawnt, hinter den feindlichen Linien zwischen Unmengen an Gegnern, nachdem ich ein Helden Pickup's bekommen habe bin ich vor 2 Gefechtstürmen und 15 Gegnern gelandet und war direkt nach der spawn Animation Tod. Und dass mit Abstand beschissenste: Ich bin WÄHREND der spawn Animation vom AT-ST zerstört worden ohne etwas dagegen machen zu können.
    ...

    Der einzige positive Aspekt an dem Spiel ist halt dass es ohne Frage super aussieht aber es ist halt noch weniger als ein Casual Spiel und noch anspruchsloser als COD... und dass als Vollpreis AAA Titel.
    Streckenweise macht es auch Spaß aber auch nur wenn man nicht zu oft stirb und das ist auch der knackpunkt, die Tode die man bekommt fühlen sich halt viel zu oft so an als ob man sie Garnicht verdient hat... mag es durch eine Granate sein die dir durch die Wand schaden macht (for real wer baut sowas in ein spielt?!) oder der Zielschuss welcher nichts mehr ist als: du springst hoch drückst rechtsklick linksklick und schießt eine Rakete ab welche in 70% der Fälle ein kill ist...
    Das ist es dann halt auch. Der einzige Grund das ich es in dem Spiel so lange ausgehalten hab ist schlichtweg das ich ein recht guter Spieler bin und seltener in den Genuss dieser unfairen Tode gekommen bin.
    Es gab auch tagen an denen es Spaß gemacht hat... aber ohne jeden Zweifel gab es dann auch immer Leuten denen es Spaß im Minusbereich bereitet hat von einem AT-AT einem AT-ST oder einem Helden direkt nach dem spawnen auseinander genommen zu werden.
    Lange rede Kurzer Sinn: Eine Solide 3 wegen der guten Grafik und der gut nachgestellten Schauplätze aber sicher nicht wegen einem guten Spiel , großem spielspaß oder wiederspielwert.    … Expand
  86. mad_max_damage
    Jan 3, 2016
    3
    A good campaign mode would have saved an incredibly deficient, repetitive, frustrating and boring multiplayer mode. The released version seems more like a demo than a full game.

    Oh, by the way, excellent graphics and sound :|
  87. Whoster69
    Jan 9, 2016
    2
    Really pretty to look at and really awful to play. The multiplayer interface is the worst I have ever seen. Like something designed for a Mac, it assumes people are so stupid as to take away almost all control. No ping times, no way to sort or even see servers. Just click on a map and hope it finds one you can play on. Instead of playing this awful game, I get to constantly try to goReally pretty to look at and really awful to play. The multiplayer interface is the worst I have ever seen. Like something designed for a Mac, it assumes people are so stupid as to take away almost all control. No ping times, no way to sort or even see servers. Just click on a map and hope it finds one you can play on. Instead of playing this awful game, I get to constantly try to go online and play the really awful multiplayer interface instead...oh joy...

    On top of that, this game has the worst play balancing I have ever seen! People work to get the power ups and then only use the top ones because they are so drastically overpowered compared to everything else. The only people that enjoy playing this are infantile 10 year olds who like killing the same guy over and over all day in a battle that you can't win.

    It is really a pity that EA has anything to do with this game. They have ruined yet another game by putting profit above gameplay. Avoid.    … Expand
  88. magicronin
    Feb 13, 2016
    4
    I want to like this game. It is by far the best looking Star Wars game I have ever seen and there is so much potential. I think the only reason this game has not gone the way of Titanfall is only because it is a Star Wars game. If DICE doesn't add a lot of new content soon for cheap the playerbase will move on.

    Battlefront has a very shallow progression system. After a few hours of play    I want to like this game. It is by far the best looking Star Wars game I have ever seen and there is so much potential. I think the only reason this game has not gone the way of Titanfall is only because it is a Star Wars game. If DICE doesn't add a lot of new content soon for cheap the playerbase will move on.

    Battlefront has a very shallow progression system. After a few hours of play all the weapons are unlocked and they have no upgrades. After a few more hours all the perks and powers are unlocked with the important ones upgraded to tier 2 which is maxed out. After that the only thing to earn experience and credits for is cosmetic changes. And now everyone is a shadow trooper or alien.

    The are 11 total primary weapons. At least five there is almost no point in using because another similar weapon is better in all respects.

    The rebels have no land vehicles at all. Imperials have the AT-ST which is easily killed since anyone can carry quick locking homing anti-vehicle weapons. Heck, even the sniper rifle does significant damage to the AT-ST. I do not count speeders since they are only on Endor and its hard to impact the battle when you spend most of the time avoiding obstacles.

    There is effectively no matchmaking system. I have seen far more one-sided fights than close finishes.

    Air vehicles sometimes make a rare contribution to the fight, but often times they just fly around the battlefield avoiding those homing missiles or fighting each other.

    The game types are just pathetic. There are a bunch of modes that almost no one plays, like capture the droid/flag or control points. The only new gameplay type is Walker Assault. Imperials have to protect an AT-AT, rebels kill it. That is the only new innovative mode.

    I keep trying to play this game, but I can only do an hour or so before I want to play something else.    … Expand
  89. Thaliff
    Feb 14, 2016
    1
    In my opinion, this game needs another year or two of development, maybe when Episode 8 releases it'll be ready for primetime...? Standard battlefield games bring more to the table at release than this pile of garbage. Buy it, play for a few hours then request your refund, that's about all it's worth.
  90. fisk
    Feb 26, 2016
    1
    Good graphics, but horrible online gameplay. Totally unbalanced and hostile to new players. Skill does not matter here, you are always outgunned unless you unlock all the best weapons and gear at higher level. If you like getting killed by the same player in a OP vehicle over and over again, you will love this game. Not much content, too few maps, no single-player. I do not recommend thisGood graphics, but horrible online gameplay. Totally unbalanced and hostile to new players. Skill does not matter here, you are always outgunned unless you unlock all the best weapons and gear at higher level. If you like getting killed by the same player in a OP vehicle over and over again, you will love this game. Not much content, too few maps, no single-player. I do not recommend this game. Do not buy it,… Expand
  91. Vulcan_joe
    Mar 1, 2016
    1
    This game is an absolute insult to anyone who thought this game was going to be like the original battlefronts. EA has once again grabbed your cash with high valued marketing and resources in order to justify another crappy release.

    The game is beautiful in its presentation and its sound is outstanding however that is all that is all the positive remarks I will make of this "game".    This game is an absolute insult to anyone who thought this game was going to be like the original battlefronts. EA has once again grabbed your cash with high valued marketing and resources in order to justify another crappy release.

    The game is beautiful in its presentation and its sound is outstanding however that is all that is all the positive remarks I will make of this "game".

    EA Battlefront is quite simply COD with lasers. There is never no coordination between team members, random deaths occur literally moments from being spawned into a map whether it be from a random grenade or air-strafing run, poor map design with people being spawned killed and no balance between the rebels and the empire.

    There is no single player to speak of, I will not be including Battlefront's "Missions, Tutorials and Horde modes' because they are not even considered value. On PC unless you sign up for "walker assault" you will not be able to join any game because there is NO ONE playing them. There are NET code issues which is keeping true to the usual EA server's which means unless your directly hooked into your modem your going to experience lag and disconnections to the servers.

    The weapons are pathetic as well as its progression system. Lasers are inaccurate and impossible to predict. The better weapons in the game are locked behind a leveling wall which means new players are going to be in for a rough time for the first 8 hours or so unless they of course quit by then. The card slots where equipment and perks is completely idiotic, 9/10 of them once again are obtained through useless grinding of levels and even then must obtain credits in order to purchase them.

    There is no balance within the game regarding the factions. Rebels get NO ground vehicles apart from a speeder on endor, the empire get a ATST which if is marched into a spawn zone will annihilate everyone within seconds. Aircraft within the game is also unbalanced. The rebels aircraft absolutely incinerate everything ground or air within seconds, the A-Wing is stupidly overpowered with a shield that regenerates faster then wolverine on meth.

    Battlefront is an insult to gaming and once again EA has delivered a very unoriginal and thought out game. Even if Battlefront was more like Battlefield 4 it would of been a better game then what it is now, clearly EA's targeted audience for this was young children sitting on the couch with their consoles because this is not a game for even your average gamer. The DLC and season pass for this game is so uninspiring and predicted as it cost almost the entire price of the base game. Sims 4 is a clear example of where EA games is heading in the next years with its overpriced DLC and outrageous practices and Battlefront is no exception.

    EA games have officially killed the sims series, killed Command and Conquer and now your just killed Star wars battlefront. Good on you ya **** wankers, hope your proud of your accomplishments. Sales of this game means nothing in comparison to how pissed off everyone is right now.    … Expand
  92. DazedJoe
    Mar 12, 2016
    3
    Buy this from gamestop, play walker assault and heros vs villians, return in less than 7 days for a full cash refund, you just played everything battlefront has to offer for free!
  93. peterrofl
    Mar 13, 2016
    1
    Nearly a decade ago developers delivered Battlefront 2 and showed how to make a great game. How are you supposed to rate this game any higher, missing all the important parts of gameplay and content we already had 10 years ago!

    Too dissapointed to write much more. A summary: Multiplayer has a lot of cheaters, EA is not banning. No server browser. No modding possible. Dead on pc    Nearly a decade ago developers delivered Battlefront 2 and showed how to make a great game. How are you supposed to rate this game any higher, missing all the important parts of gameplay and content we already had 10 years ago!

    Too dissapointed to write much more. A summary:

    Multiplayer has a lot of cheaters, EA is not banning.
    No server browser.
    No modding possible.
    Dead on pc and dying on consoles aswell.
    Little content. Few maps/ map recycle.
    No spawn selection and broken fighter spawns (you can be shot down before you can react).
    Weapon selection hardly makes a difference (only long/short range makes a difference).    … Expand
  94. cpatterson
    Apr 16, 2016
    1
    This game is definitely not what I was hoping for after waiting for years for a sequel to two of my favorite games of all time (Star Wars Battlefront 1&2). This is not a Battlefront game. It is a shame because I might haven given this game a 5/10 had they just called the game Star Wars Battlefield. This game is more like Battlefield then it is Battlefront. You are practically paying forThis game is definitely not what I was hoping for after waiting for years for a sequel to two of my favorite games of all time (Star Wars Battlefront 1&2). This is not a Battlefront game. It is a shame because I might haven given this game a 5/10 had they just called the game Star Wars Battlefield. This game is more like Battlefield then it is Battlefront. You are practically paying for half a game since they are adding more maps through a $60 season pass. With the lack of replay value and game play that makes me cringe I can not recommend this game to anyone.… Expand
  95. mournfulness
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    A good graphics but gameplay is very very boring and lamer. Good Star Wars design but not adaptable with a good gameplay. It looks like this game is dedicated to children.
  96. MrAngryBates
    Mar 26, 2017
    0
    pros: Star Wars setting, graphics, sound
    cons: lack of content, very bad game design, broken core game mechanics (worst team balancing ever), casual gameplay, pc platform full of hackers
  97. Nasher
    Dec 5, 2015
    4
    An insult to the *10 year old* Battlefront 2. It has a fraction of the content, poor game design everywhere and costs 3x as much?

    Unfortunately, the mugs will pay for the game so they will keep churning out more.
  98. Savante
    Nov 19, 2015
    0
    Before I begin my review, let me remind you that you may still be able to refund the game.
    This game has great graphics, great classic star wars musics and apparently developers thought that was enough for an AAA star wars game. Terrible game mode designs ruin the very little content this game has.
    Here is an example: There is a game mode in which one person plays as a powerful    Before I begin my review, let me remind you that you may still be able to refund the game.
    This game has great graphics, great classic star wars musics and apparently developers thought that was enough for an AAA star wars game. Terrible game mode designs ruin the very little content this game has.
    Here is an example: There is a game mode in which one person plays as a powerful hero/villain, and whoever kills him, becomes the next hero. One with the most kills wins. Sounds fun, right? WRONG. Whoever thought that it was a good idea to reward only the last hit on hero, should be fired and banned from the gaming industry. It takes hundreds of bullets to take down a hero, but only last one is rewarded. You could easily be the one who damaged the hero/villain most (and yes the game keeps track of who did the most damage and shows you at the end of the game) and still, you could easily be the last person on scoreboard without any hope of winning the game.

    Customization is another joke. Cosmetically, a few different faces is the only customization choice you will ever have.

    As a game developer, I respect that they implemented the core mechanics well (except for hero controls in my opinion) but there is not enough content to enjoy those mechanics. Honestly designing a few maps shouldn't take that long. They could at least make an epic story mode and it would kick ass with these graphics, sounds but that was a wasted potential.

    I doubt DLCs will give enough content of their worth if they think that this little content in the game is worth 60€.    … Expand
  99. Kirbyeh
    Nov 19, 2015
    2
    All the microtransations made me almost throw up. How do you expect me to put that much money into a game and make me purchase so much add on contect -_______________________- NOOOOO NO AND NO!!!!
  100. Nightshade780
    Nov 19, 2015
    2
    To me this was a game that I was greatly anticipating and very eager to play. I participated in open beta and was willing to forgive bugs and black screen issues on my wife's pc because it was a beta.

    This is the official release, and many of the bugs are still there. Primarily the black screen. The game is unplayable as all that comes up is a black screen. I was able to play mine    To me this was a game that I was greatly anticipating and very eager to play. I participated in open beta and was willing to forgive bugs and black screen issues on my wife's pc because it was a beta.

    This is the official release, and many of the bugs are still there. Primarily the black screen. The game is unplayable as all that comes up is a black screen. I was able to play mine maxed out on my rig no issues or frame rate drops. It even runs fine on my old Alienware mx14xr1 (about a 3.5yr old laptop).

    The flight system is horrible, the vehicle system abysmal. For starters there is no joystick support at all what so ever, you can use an xbox controller, but this gives it a cheap port feeling. Like they didn't give a care for the PC. Then secondly the spawning in vehicles is cheap un-inmersive, and feels like a half finished game. One would be expecting to be able to go to a hangar and jump in your fighter and roll out. But none of that happens. U just spawn up in the air already in flight, only to crash to the ground shortly after from the horrible controls. This also ruins the game as well because the battle field as epic as they wanted it to seem it is hard for it to look awesome as you see tie fighters, a wings, and x wings raining down on the battle field not from being shot down but from pilots not being able to control them and just slamming to the deck.

    The partner system is also disappointing and seems limiting not to mention for a battle field game the maps feel small and confined and very few players. some maps 12v12 and max is 20v20 this also seems as a limitation because of consoles. This is in no way epic and perhaps the reason for the spawn in vehicle system to make the battle field seem more crowded. This should have truly been made for the pc and watered down for the console peasants. I am hugely disappointed and have walked away from this tittle.

    Again I praise origin over their refund policy as it is amazing letting us walk away from shoddy developers.
    Steam has tried, but falls short on this as I feel their return policy is inferior.

    I hope they fix this tittle but as it stands this tittle has no hope.

    Pros:
    - good visuals
    - fast paced action
    - laser battles are amazing
    - feels like you are in a star wars movie

    cons
    - flying is lame and boring
    - spawns are horrible
    - map feels confined and small.
    - Black screen on start up that won't let my wife even play the game
    - partner system seems limiting
    - no joystic support for flying
    - power ups, weapons, and vehicles are icons like a retro arcade video game

    Hope this helps those of you that are on the fence.    … Expand
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#9 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#18 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 4, 2016
    75
    A perfect game for short sessions. It’s not deep enough to convince online shooters veterans, but it will definitely win over Star Wars fans. [01/2016, p.34]
  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Jan 4, 2016
    81
    Star Wars Battlefront looks and sounds great, and with Battlefield-class gameplay could have ruled the multiplayer galaxy. Unfortunately, at best OK-level, Battlefront-class gameplay is much too shallow to last long. And this is THE one license, which really needs a single player campaign. [Dec 2015]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Jan 3, 2016
    70
    Any semblance of subtlety is abandoned entirely when it comes to the playable Hero and Villain characters. [Jan 2016, p.110]
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