Star Wars Battlefront

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3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1708 Ratings

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  1. Viltgance
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    This game is an absolute waste of money.....there is no content, and the content that is there sucks. Nothing like the original battlefront games, stay the hell away from this.
  2. SArais
    Dec 14, 2015
    0
    Oh look, another **** battlefield game with a starwars brand name on it so that it sells. Typical corporate. Another, piss-poor creation from a piss-poor dev.
  3. JohnR
    Jan 25, 2016
    0
    Multiplayer is a complete mess. More often than not I quit because finding a match in Australia is almost impossible. What a waste of money on my part, and a wasted opportunity for EA and DICE. In one word it's PATHETIC.
  4. Dragnor
    Nov 23, 2015
    4
    too litttle content for too much money. but the worst thing is that the game is not fun. yeah its cool for couple hours to enjoy the graphics, but thats It
  5. OldSkoolGamerKS
    Jan 14, 2016
    0
    Boring after 20 mins and I guess the DLC costs well over $100 dollars or something. Horrible experience, boring, expensive, greed at it's worst. Dice is such a terrible company now. They traded in their good rep for money.
  6. Noshido
    Nov 26, 2015
    4
    All right so where to start? As has been said by many the graphics and feel of the game are spot on and perfect. Initially this may lead you to feel you are going to love this game. However, the lack of things to do outside of PVP leaves the game feeling empty.
    For some PVP is wonderful, and I am, to be honest not that bad at it. There is an issue however when you leave out everybody who    All right so where to start? As has been said by many the graphics and feel of the game are spot on and perfect. Initially this may lead you to feel you are going to love this game. However, the lack of things to do outside of PVP leaves the game feeling empty.
    For some PVP is wonderful, and I am, to be honest not that bad at it. There is an issue however when you leave out everybody who doesn't love PVP. For example I play a lot of video games, spend hours grinding to max level and truly love to play, many of my friends also enjoy games but are just not that good at them. They would like to play with me in a non competitive way, you ever heard of co-op? I'm sorry but a tacked on survival mode, is not even remotely enough in this area. Especially when you can only play it with one friend. So all of the people who were looking forward to this game with true excitement, now have no choice but to play PVP with me and get stomped on by COD losers and get called unspeakable things by 12 year old PVP obsessed children.
    Is the gun play a little shallow? Yes. Is the PVP woefully unbalanced? Yes. Is that the biggest problem? No. The real problem here is that STAR WARS FANS can't enjoy this game, only PVP players can(yes, I realize there are those who are both). A campaign mode would help but even just giving us custom match mode vs AI would solve most of the problems. It would be nice to sign in and play with people who just want to have fun and feel like they are in Star Wars. I really had hoped for a game like the original battlefront, but with the stellar graphics we have always wanted to see. What I got was another FPS PVP fest that can't even compete with the dedicated PVP titles. I would give this game a lower score, but there is hope that it could be turned around in the future with some of the DLC. In addition the graphics are so impressive that it still holds some sway on me, but if I can't enjoy them with friends then its only a tiny amount.    … Expand
  7. Chubba_Hustle
    Nov 27, 2015
    4
    Less content than A Happy Meal. Looks nice though. Its a polished turd. It may be polished, but its still a turd!
    A lot of features have been stripped from the previous games. It lacks any kind of fulfilling single player experience. Instant action, only 4 maps, no space battles etc...
  8. duremified
    Dec 29, 2015
    0
    unfortunately i buy the box so no refunds.
    nice graphics but the game is totally crap! Old concept of the game (look like battelfield with star wars environment)
    the game is full of cheaters, aimbots and hackers ( dice say that is a glitch? my bottom!) the fairfight engine work well as the game: a total crap ( 1 ban every 100 cheaters) no single play story, so no chances to play alone    unfortunately i buy the box so no refunds.
    nice graphics but the game is totally crap! Old concept of the game (look like battelfield with star wars environment)
    the game is full of cheaters, aimbots and hackers ( dice say that is a glitch? my bottom!)
    the fairfight engine work well as the game: a total crap ( 1 ban every 100 cheaters)
    no single play story, so no chances to play alone and save it from jerk kids with aimbots
    don't buy it! I regret it!    … Expand
  9. Bullets4all
    Nov 27, 2015
    1
    a very poor game, gameplay does not make sena very poor game, gameplay does not make sense. Sorry I bought this game.
      In the future I will not May preorder and to avoid games EAse.
  10. xJLxMCHammer
    Nov 30, 2015
    2
    No single player. Horrible balance, ie like one blaster is better than any other weapon. Horse crap servers. Only a 4th of the heroes that Battlefront 2 had. Hero battle is just as bad. Huge price for a only multiple player game. $50 for a season pass when Battlefront 2 is already slated for release next year.

    PLEASE don't buy this game. The only redeeming quality is sound effects and graphics
  11. saywhaaaat
    Nov 25, 2015
    2
    Star Wars Battlefront - Paid $60, played 10 hours = $6 per hour.
    Battlefield 3 - Paid $60, played 457 hours = $0.13 per hour.

    If you want to see the graphics which are the best/only part of the game make sure you buy it from somewhere that provides a refund. Most expensive game I have brought on this logic.
  12. jellowiggler
    Nov 27, 2015
    4
    This game has great sound and graphics. One of the most visually and aurally impressive games ever.

    This is not a great game though. It is very pretty and very shallow and lacking of content. There are a lot of game modes, but there is no context to them. They just feel like small rule changes on the same small selection of maps. At launch there are lots of sound and networking    This game has great sound and graphics. One of the most visually and aurally impressive games ever.

    This is not a great game though. It is very pretty and very shallow and lacking of content.

    There are a lot of game modes, but there is no context to them. They just feel like small rule changes on the same small selection of maps.

    At launch there are lots of sound and networking bugs as well.

    This gets us to the game play. It's too fast to die.
    You spawn, you die. You walk a bit, you die. You finally see a guy and get him, but then you die.
    die.die.die.

    Not for me. Needs some of the Star Wars magic, not just the great A/V presentation.

    Also very expensive for so little actual game. At launch it was $79.99 CDN, and the DLC pack for a year is another $69.99. That is insane. EA needs to pull it's head out. There is no game here, just pretty graphics. They should be offering a year of DLC as part of that ridiculous $*) for a game charge.

    Not recommended unless they drop the price, or offer a lot of free content and game fixes.

    I would return it, but I can't now because I gave it a chance to improve or grown on me.    … Expand
  13. Wrinkle-in-Time
    Dec 10, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game pisses me off. First, because I let my nostalgia and hope, that EA would not completely screw up for ONCE in their newly licensed games.

    Second, because it is NOTHING like the original.

    I feel actually angry and a company, not DICE. DICE did what they were told, I am not mad at them. No, EA is the bad guy here.

    You take a game about capturing command posts and fighting massive battles filled with bots and with like 5-6 human players:

    And turn in into a 20 on 20 battlefield experience where the spawns are so bad you can die before you even take a step. And this is WALKER ASSAULT. It is LITERALLY A STRIPPED DOWN VERSION OF "CREATE A CLASS" FROM CALL OF DUTY, Except it is SO basic, that unless you are using the bubble shield or jetpack, there is no difference between players, except maybe those who have no life and already have the Dark Trooper, or the Alien heads.

    Where are the f*cking command posts? Y'know, the thing that made battlefront BATTLEFRONT???

    Or space battles, what about those?

    Besides walker assault, (which is the ONLY mode imo worth playing if you wanna get some hours outta this game btw) the only other "fun" mode is where everybody is in a x-wing or TIE fighter and we all duke it out. That was ridiculously fun. I enjoyed it just as much as walker assault. Both are the only modes worth playing more then once if you are getting the game for only entertainment. The other modes are your standard arena matches TDM, CTF, etc. The problem is there are other games that do it way better. *cough Black Ops 3 *cough*

    When it comes to sound design and graphics, I give it a 10/10. Honestly, the sound and textures are mostly whats keeping this failed heartwrenching slap in the face from being a 0/10. Beautiful, well done. Except on the Heroes, those voices or whatever you got for them, sucked bad.

    Now onto weapons. Yeah. Theres a real big problem here, and its really the one that knocked it down to a 3 from a 5 when I learned of it.

    Tell me this, the game has just come out, and you are a games developer.You decide on a DLC bonus for the first week, what comes to mind? Double XP? A couple sweet camos? Maybe a player skin?

    Naw, how about THE BEST F*CKING WEAPON IN THE GAME WHICH IS ALSO THE LAST UNLOCKED ONE!

    Thats right, those that pre-ordered get the DL-44 Blaster Pistol (I think thats what it is called, idk) a pistol that kills in around 3 shots at far range, and 1 shot to the head and two to the body at close to medium, and has a fast fire rate.

    That is dumb. Really dumb. That is a distinct advantage that has screwed me over everytime I play.

    Everybody is using the DL-44 blaster, those that arnt (like me) get stomped as they just point and get 1 hit kill headshots out to RIDICULOUS RANGES.

    That brings us to the Weapons part of the review.

    Yeah, theres a problem.

    The weapons all sounds, act, and feel the same.

    Balance needs to change. The pistol can outshoot the rifle at rifle ranges no sweat. And honestly, save your points for the LMG Laser gun thing, because once you get that, you are pretty much unstoppable.

    Battlefront 2 and 1 only had like 6 classes per faction, but each had two weapons and all the classes had a distinct role. All the weapons were unique,

    Final part of the review. Offline mode.

    Pfft, battlefront having a online mode? You silly fool. This is EA we're talking about.

    They have THREE offline modes.

    And one of them is a TUTORIAL.

    "Battles" is when you just collect f*cking tokens and thats about it.

    "Survival" is 15 waves against the Imperials. It shows promise at first, but would be better as a "unlimited wave" type mode. There is not much surviving if the matches end in 5 minutes. Plus you cannot even change classes without killing yourself. No command post to change, nothing. All of this is bull. EA needs to change their ways. I am SICK AND TIRED OF BELOVED FRANCHISES THAT I GREW UP WITH BEING TWISTED AND CORRUPTED. I will never EVER buy another EA product again. I gave you ONE chance, as my nostalgia and love for star wars made me want to play it, who wouldnt want to revisit fun memories? And you blew it EA. You took a valued part of my childhood, as well as years of waiting and hope for another BF game, and ripped it apart because of greed. Giving the best gun in the game to the dimwits who pre orded? What the heck is wrong with you EA? Screw you EA. I will NEVER.EVER. Buy another EA product again. I can't believe I trusted you, that you would change your ways. Using a nostalgic franchise name, and turned it into another generic Battlefield/COD FPS/Third Person Shooter with a Star wars Paintjob. You show ZERO respect to the franchise, not including ANY of the magic or game modes/mechanics that made the game great. But worst of all? You show ZERO respect to the fans. To your customers. Yall are terrible people EA. This was the last time I let you abuse my childhood for money Never buying from you again. Screw you EA.    … Expand
  14. Jazzmin
    Jan 5, 2016
    0
    I have been following this game since it was announced. Glad I read the reviews on this release before I bought it though. Was really hoping for a long single player campaign. Not everyone enjoys the run of the mill "run and gun" games. Would much rather play kick the can than buy this.
  15. f0dsta
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    this game just isnt worth the money its all graphics and no substance, its not much fun past the first few hours there is very little content and it just makes you wish you purchased something else

    totally a regrettable purchase
  16. pyziroki
    Nov 19, 2015
    0
    This has nothing to do with battlefront. Unfortunately, this is not battlefield either. It is an abomination. Only 6 heroes, around that amount of maps, no dedicated servers, no campaign(conquest)/ storyline mode. Not nearly enough vehicles unlike in battlefield and previous battlefront titles. Stupid pick up system. ONLY 11 GUNS... 2ndary guns are a joke. Game plays like quake. Only 2This has nothing to do with battlefront. Unfortunately, this is not battlefield either. It is an abomination. Only 6 heroes, around that amount of maps, no dedicated servers, no campaign(conquest)/ storyline mode. Not nearly enough vehicles unlike in battlefield and previous battlefront titles. Stupid pick up system. ONLY 11 GUNS... 2ndary guns are a joke. Game plays like quake. Only 2 factions no more separatists and clones. No more spaceship assaults where you either infiltrate them from inside and destroy their systems or blow up the engines etc from outside. Also, cheaters. Terrilbe terrible game. I'd rather play battlefield games or battlefront 2.
    The only good thing this game has is graphics.    … Expand
  17. stupidassgame
    Dec 10, 2015
    3
    Gets extremely boring, real quickly. Know that I am not a Battlefront 2 fanatic / fanboy nor Battlefield enthusiast. Although I played both games to a huge extent.

    This is not a good game and definitely never worth its full retail price. It bothers me, that we live in a time where this has become the norm to release unfinished and bugged games. SWBF3 had some mind-boggling release    Gets extremely boring, real quickly. Know that I am not a Battlefront 2 fanatic / fanboy nor Battlefield enthusiast. Although I played both games to a huge extent.

    This is not a good game and definitely never worth its full retail price.
    It bothers me, that we live in a time where this has become the norm to release unfinished and bugged games. SWBF3 had some mind-boggling release bugs.

    I have gotten the game on PC where the first bugs were gamebreaking; low framerate in menus and in inbetween map loadings as well as a glitch that caused the sound to either become an ear killing scratchy noise or often you would just have no more sound at all after playing 2 games, just the ingame music would be heard every now and then which is absolutely irritating since the stunning audio makes this game what it is. This was fixed approx. 2 weeks after the game's release by a graphics drivers update.

    A short list of cons:

    o Match making is broken and does not match you with anyone even though there are thousands of players online at any given time.
    I hate to be that guy to bring up the server browser idea, I don't say that this game necessarily needs it, but after I read that community manager aruged that the reason for not getting a server browser would be because they have implemented a _new_ groundbreaking future proof SKILL BASED match making system that will serve you sufficently. Well, it's true, as Western European I very rarely had trouble finding a match but there were times where I could not find a single lobby, even in the most prominent game types. Zero players. With luck I had two or three people join on a creating lobby, but with having to wait for 29 more players, you might be able to imagine how long they stuck around. Admittedly, this occured in early morning hours. But I ask: Why does this damned matchmaking not simply put me in a US Server match with east coast players or something ? I for my part could not complain about a 130ms latency when playing, at least I get to play the game. I checked a stat tracker -> swbfstats.com to be sure that there are at least 3,000 - 6,000 people online and playing. After 15-30 minutes of unsuccessful game searching I decided to connect to a canadian VPN and voilà instantaneously found a full lobby. The best thing is, there wasn't any noticeable lag for my part, the gameplay was just as fluent as always. I am asking, why can this messed up matchmaking not simply put me in a game further away when it cannot find a populated server within a 8,000km radius of me ? In my opinion, having to use a VPN to find a match is absolutely embarrasing and disgusting. Great implementation of an intelligent match-making system. Bravo!

    o Confusing menu design
    I want to tie on this issue because it is related to match-making problems. With the release of the first DLC "Battle of Jakku" they indroduced a new tab in the multiplayer menu. Basically if you want to access the new DLC content and be matched with other players who have the DLC, you tick that additional option and click the new available game type to get matched. Sounds easy, right ? Unfortunately this non-idiot proof implementation split the playerbase completely. It is confusing because, once you decide to play a vanilla game type and leave that option checked you will find yourself not being able to find a full lobby, maybe 2-3 other people who made the same `mistake´as yourself. And this happened with a _free_ DLC release that everyone should be having access to. Basically the community was split in half. I suppose it's going to be disasterous with the release of the other DLC which cost money.

    o Hero controls clunky and stiff , many skills cannot be cast while jumping, you cannot combo your skills as light saber hero, duels are crap, you often get stunlocked and your skills become disabled at times, which makes you just stand still and getting sliced up.

    o Walking / pathing in this game is pretty horrendous. Be it a hill, a tree root or a small rock, you get stuck everytime on every possible small obstacle, so get used to repeatedly jump over every little rise you see.

    o Some maps, especially in the Walker Assault game type are a little unbalanced.

    o Air vehicle: A-Wing BUGGED since release date. You cannot hit the AWings hitbox with normal shots which makes the Rebel team win 90% of all matches in the dog-fight only game type.

    o Gun variety boring. The best gun is unlocked from the beginning, the experimental fun with the others doesn't last long.

    o First DLC lacks content. New gametype boring after a couple of rounds. If I had to pay for this, I'd be pissed.

    o No auto balance mid-game, no team switch opportunity. Enjoy your 8v3 matches

    o No communication means, objectives are not labeled with a letter.

    It would be an okay game for 20 or 30 bucks, not more. I don't see how this game would survive in the long run.

    For a good game, wait 1-2 more years until it has been fixed by content & bugfix patches.    … Expand
  18. ryry117
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    It's awful, stick to Battlefront 2 over this. Graphics are mediocre gameplay is dull and it's obviously just a reskin of Battlefield 4. Please, don't buy this.
  19. joanjett
    Nov 27, 2015
    0
    Well another cash grab from EA......anyone surprised by this lol! Very very sad to see the star war name used for what is really just a cut and paste from battlefield. And the best part is they cut out the single player game.
    Look at all that money they saved doing that. In fact don't expect to ever see another FPS from EA with a single player campaign again. The good.....i didn't pay for    Well another cash grab from EA......anyone surprised by this lol! Very very sad to see the star war name used for what is really just a cut and paste from battlefield. And the best part is they cut out the single player game.
    Look at all that money they saved doing that. In fact don't expect to ever see another FPS from EA with a single player campaign again. The good.....i didn't pay for this thank god lol!!!!    … Expand
  20. ClockworkSlave
    May 15, 2016
    0
    worst piece of crap ever, they take my review down even though ive played it on all three platforms. censoring us but still cant stem the tide of negative reviews.
    its my honest opinion that a 0 score will do more for the industry than caving to the content light games we are getting lately.
    veska can **** off, rates it a 10 hypocrite
  21. Knightmare725
    Mar 12, 2016
    0
    One of the most blatant, money grabbing dlc scandals of the next generation. I have to WAIT to PAY for more of the game in expensive upcoming DLC expansions. I hope EA is regreting this scam. I also hope you people are regretting buying this, because you have been wronged.
  22. Crackfarmer
    Mar 4, 2016
    0
    I can just copy some stuff out of the Reviews before since they got the same Opinion like me.

    Graphics: 10/10 Audio:10/10 Star Wars Theme: 10/10 Gameplay: 1/10 Replayability: 1/10 I bought it, downloaded it, checked how less missions and coop stuff there is. You can't play like in the old SW battlefronts on mp maps vs bots, just fullfil missions which is terrible. Immediately    I can just copy some stuff out of the Reviews before since they got the same Opinion like me.

    Graphics: 10/10
    Audio:10/10
    Star Wars Theme: 10/10
    Gameplay: 1/10
    Replayability: 1/10

    I bought it, downloaded it, checked how less missions and coop stuff there is. You can't play like in the old SW battlefronts on mp maps vs bots, just fullfil missions which is terrible. Immediately refunded my money, worst 32 gbs of crap i ever had on my HDD. We should sue them for how they raped SW battlefront - it has nothing to do with the Games before (which i personally loved - had over 5k hours on sw bf2 on ps2)

    Shame on you ea and dice.    … Expand
  23. Squigibo
    Nov 28, 2015
    2
    I'm going to be very blunt here. This is the most mindless, frustrating, ill conceived "shooter" that I have ever played and I've pretty much played them all. The Graphics are over the top fantastic and so is the sound. It really gives you the feeling of being in a Star Wars movie. That's the plus side and EA/Dice should win awards for just how fantastic the graphics are as well as theI'm going to be very blunt here. This is the most mindless, frustrating, ill conceived "shooter" that I have ever played and I've pretty much played them all. The Graphics are over the top fantastic and so is the sound. It really gives you the feeling of being in a Star Wars movie. That's the plus side and EA/Dice should win awards for just how fantastic the graphics are as well as the sound. No question. If they don't win awards, for visual and audio, I would be very surprised.

    Now... for the "Game" part.... As good as the sound and graphics are, the gameplay is the EXACT opposite. It's atrocious. I can't even get my head around what they were trying to accomplish or what their vision was, if they even had any. It's bizarre, because on one hand you have this such a stunning visual and audio immersion, then you have some sort of mosh pit of random, meaningless gameplay. The hit detection (if you can call it that) is without a doubt, the most random garbage you could imagine. There's no sense of any reason or goal to it. It takes zero (and I mean ZERO) skill to play this game.

    It's an extremely weak arena of random death with meaningless "objectives" that nobody even bothers to pay attention to. Because if you do, you'll be fired upon with as much laser fire and grenade spam possible. Taking cover is a waste of time. You spend more time looking at the respawn screen more than you do playing. You can literally be shot from across the map by someone with the starting gun, that you can't even see. Everyone just runs around randomly firing at each other and this game is the poster child for "Grenade Spam" You could actually remove the guns from the game because they are meaningless, and just let people throw overpowered grenades at each other.

    You want to like this game, because the graphics and the atmosphere warrants it, you feel like you SHOULD like this game because it looks like it's supposed to be quality, but you can't. There's no "game", just random garbage being thrown around on a beautiful landscape. If you took the audio and visual elements of of this, it wouldn't sell for a dollar. I'm not joking, it's that terrible.

    Not even going to go into the fact that there are only four maps, but it just compounds the insult to the fact that you spent $60 bucks on it already, and unless you pop another $50 (fat chance of that) that this is the best it's gonna get.

    To say this game is a disappointment, would be an understatement.    … Expand
  24. Anreww
    Dec 14, 2015
    1
    If i had reviewed this game 5 days after release, it would have been a 9, as i have so much fun playing it's easy to overlook the lack of depth and content. However, now that Jakku has been released...

    WHAT THE **** DICE AND EA??? The matchmaking for PC is completely broken. DO NOT waste your cash on this game until an update is provided by the developers. Currently, their only    If i had reviewed this game 5 days after release, it would have been a 9, as i have so much fun playing it's easy to overlook the lack of depth and content. However, now that Jakku has been released...

    WHAT THE **** DICE AND EA???

    The matchmaking for PC is completely broken. DO NOT waste your cash on this game until an update is provided by the developers. Currently, their only response to the matchmaking issues is a post on the battlefront forums.
    Right now, finding a game in Asia/Pacific and South America is near-impossible. Expect a wait of up to 2 hours to fill a server on the smaller game modes, and if you find a game in Turning Point, enjoy playing the same map over and over as the new mode is unavailable on any map but Graveyard of Giants.

    DICE have killed the PC version, and future DLC through the season pass will only serve to split the dwindling player base.

    This is one of the most fun, immersive and meticulously detailed online FPS games of the year. However, in it's current state, it's window dressing for the star wars universe and nothing else.    … Expand
  25. kambion667
    Dec 16, 2015
    4
    Very little content. Feels lonely since it's impossible to effectively communicate with teammates effectively ruining the game. The game is fun for a couple of hours, but it isn't even a capable online shooter since once you've done and seen everything there isn't anything else that's worth your time. Basically, you're paying $60 for a Star Wars logo and some laser sounds. The onlyVery little content. Feels lonely since it's impossible to effectively communicate with teammates effectively ruining the game. The game is fun for a couple of hours, but it isn't even a capable online shooter since once you've done and seen everything there isn't anything else that's worth your time. Basically, you're paying $60 for a Star Wars logo and some laser sounds. The only redeeming part of this game is the graphics and it's nostalgic effect. If an average game is around a 7, this is a 4. It's not good, and not worth your money.… Expand
  26. Blackfalcon501
    Nov 28, 2015
    4
    What is this? seriously this new installment has gone backwards lowering itself to a Titanfall style of game: fun for the first few hours but other than that i won't pick it up again unless im bored and want to try it again. first the pros

    + Great Atmosphere + Fantastic Visuals + Great OST and sound design Negatives - Serious Lack of Content - Glitches - Low replayability - Bad    What is this? seriously this new installment has gone backwards lowering itself to a Titanfall style of game: fun for the first few hours but other than that i won't pick it up again unless im bored and want to try it again. first the pros

    + Great Atmosphere
    + Fantastic Visuals
    + Great OST and sound design

    Negatives
    - Serious Lack of Content
    - Glitches
    - Low replayability
    - Bad vehicle system
    - Preplanned DLC and Season Pass to obviously patch up the mistakes and charge us for it

    Overall a Lazy effort by EA to cash in on the franchise and shows a huge lack of respect by releasing the game in the state it's currently in    … Expand
  27. ugura
    Aug 26, 2016
    0
    nice graphic, goood frames, very goood sound, but the marketing with the dlc realy cashow. another ea lie game. and the gameplay more boring, buy this game not
  28. RabbidTaco
    Nov 27, 2015
    4
    I was a fan of Battlefront 2, never got around to playing the first one. I was excited to see that a new one was coming out, and I had my doubts. Dice releases games and they are crap at launch, and EA just screws it up entirely. On a technical level, the game is fantastic. Great graphics, not buggy, fantastic sound design. This game was going to be great I thought. So, let me start off byI was a fan of Battlefront 2, never got around to playing the first one. I was excited to see that a new one was coming out, and I had my doubts. Dice releases games and they are crap at launch, and EA just screws it up entirely. On a technical level, the game is fantastic. Great graphics, not buggy, fantastic sound design. This game was going to be great I thought. So, let me start off by saying, there is no single player. That doesn't ruin the game entirely, but it's a minus. 4 maps, and they're all bland and linear. Better yet, EA is charging another 50 DOLLARS for more maps that will most likely be bland and linear. There's a decent amount of gamemodes, but people only care about one of them and even that one gets stale after a while. If we had a better publisher, this game could've been great! What ever happened to buying a game and receiving what you payed for without having to charge another ridiculous sum of money. This is just absolutely insane, EA is total garbage.… Expand
  29. Albertus_
    Dec 15, 2015
    2
    The game has incredible graphics an sounds, make you feel like in the movies, but apart from that the game is just shoot no matter you are running, aiming,... the guns are almost the same. The is no strategy in gaming just shoot. There is also a great spam grenade which has been patched but is still persistant.

    There are a good amount of modes to play but half of them are no popular    The game has incredible graphics an sounds, make you feel like in the movies, but apart from that the game is just shoot no matter you are running, aiming,... the guns are almost the same. The is no strategy in gaming just shoot. There is also a great spam grenade which has been patched but is still persistant.

    There are a good amount of modes to play but half of them are no popular and are now empty, leaving you with walker assault, supremacy (with only 4!! maps to play these modes) and some modes which are played in "other maps" smaller and not as enjoyable(in replayability).

    The only way to enjoy the game is playing 2 or 4 matches a week other way you feel how shallow the game is with the character progresion. It misses a lot a of things they could have added.

    Rigth now is multiplayer only 60$ and 50$ more in DLC, you decide if it is worth the money you spend, for me clearly It isnt they tried to get the casual and the hardcore gamers together , the hardcore gamers cant enjoy the game because there is nothing that requieres skill most of it is based in who saw who first, the casuals suffer from the people who spend 10$ more in the game and have the best gun so the new people are disencourage to continue.

    Apart from that there are skills which provide several bonuses for the people who can level up faster and it is clearly a mayor disadvantage to new player casual or hardcore.
    Recomendation: Read other reviews not official ones, the user ones, not the 0 or 1, the 2 or 3 which is what the game deserves now. Or go to youtube and whatch gameplays.    … Expand
  30. Batwx
    Jun 17, 2016
    2
    I had to create a metacritic account since this game is such a disappointment. Granted it looks and sounds perfect, it's an extreme immersion in the world of Star Wars. But it's terrible at being a game, the balancing doesn't feel right, there is an extreme lack of content for the price, and the DLC model doesn't help. I've never played an FPS that was so linear like Star Wars Battlefront,I had to create a metacritic account since this game is such a disappointment. Granted it looks and sounds perfect, it's an extreme immersion in the world of Star Wars. But it's terrible at being a game, the balancing doesn't feel right, there is an extreme lack of content for the price, and the DLC model doesn't help. I've never played an FPS that was so linear like Star Wars Battlefront, you have at best 10h of content before having explored everything. But the saddest part is there is no customer support, bugs have been in the game for months now, and no patch since despite the community harassing EA and DICE for fixes. A few of those bugs are event game breaking, the "HsVV" gamemode has been broken for two months as of the day of this review. There is also a lack of attention for PC players, you can't actually choose what map or gamemode you want to play, you'll get put back into a playlist of modes that you'll have to play, the game is riddled with hackers that have been reported countless times, but EA who is responsible for actions against hackers has taken none, want a taste? Google "LordSnowNL". They are very view PC players now. If you really want to play this game, buy it on sale on consoles, and don't buy the stupid deluxe edition, it doesn't offer any exclusive content.… Expand
  31. mweagle
    Nov 27, 2015
    3
    It's pretty simple to rate this game, since the game isn't very divers or has a lot of content.

    Good things: PRETTY! It really looks amazing. The graphics are amazing. Best thing that comes with that is that the game is so well optimized. It runs so smooth, even on older PCs. The sounds is alao really well done. But that is about it. The looks and sounds of the game are the good    It's pretty simple to rate this game, since the game isn't very divers or has a lot of content.

    Good things:
    PRETTY! It really looks amazing. The graphics are amazing. Best thing that comes with that is that the game is so well optimized. It runs so smooth, even on older PCs. The sounds is alao really well done. But that is about it. The looks and sounds of the game are the good things. Basically everything apart from the game itself is good.
    Which brings me to the bad things: The gameplay.
    How can a game be so boring? So stale? So bland? So dull? So skill-less?

    Gunplay is random, deaths are random, powerups are random. It really doesn't require skill. Nothing does. You will never see someone extremely skilled be on top of the scoreboard, purely because they are good, because even bad players can get on top if they are lucky enough to have good powerups or enter a lot of vehicles (which is only available for the Empire).

    There is no teamwork, since it is simply not possible. Matches are as follows:
    1) Spawn
    2) Shoot
    3) Kill
    4) Die of a random nade or powerup.

    This is only extended a long time if you use powerups. It's just boring. There is 0 variety in the game. My fear is that everything will be in DLCs, which you need to buy ofc...

    Plus, the higher your level is, the more powerful your traits will be. It makes new players not only fight against experienced players, but also against players with more health/damage!    … Expand
  32. S4LGado
    Nov 26, 2015
    0
    It's a so bad game because don't have campaign mode and, just have 4 maps to play, bad guns ,a low strategic dynamics and about graphics ,i think that is a lite bit late in this aspect, so EA you make a bad game and you need to fixed fast.
  33. DickDrizzle
    Dec 9, 2015
    0
    Terrible game made by EA, cut content. Personally after playing this game I would rather have spent all my on copies of Bad Rats which closer to an actual battlefront game than this
  34. tgclarkson2
    Dec 15, 2015
    0
    I really wanted this game to work. I paid for the Ultimate addition. I was stoked. I have given it a good play through as well. My main problem are the server set ups.

    You cant just go look for servers on your own. It searches for you. And it takes a F@%$ long time. And then when you do get in there the teams are not balanced. 20 on one side and 10 on the other. Not an option to change    I really wanted this game to work. I paid for the Ultimate addition. I was stoked. I have given it a good play through as well. My main problem are the server set ups.

    You cant just go look for servers on your own. It searches for you. And it takes a F@%$ long time. And then when you do get in there the teams are not balanced. 20 on one side and 10 on the other. Not an option to change teams or server balancing. So then you leave to go find another server and it takes you right back to that POS server you were just on.

    It looks great and sounds great. Thats it. I want my money back F this game. Back to battlefield.    … Expand
  35. maxy134
    Jan 6, 2016
    0
    lack of content, replayability, overall grabage, ass, **** trash, poo ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////mkjnblijkhuilo;jh
  36. nokstar
    May 18, 2016
    0
    The makers of this game keep claiming "we wanted the multiplayer aspect of the original." Understandable, but they must've never played the original. The original had MP aspect through Campaigns, which made it amazing. This is just pure "lol CoD-Star Wars". Totally lame.
  37. Nano_
    May 21, 2016
    2
    I gave EA/DICE a chance on this one. I don't splurge 60$ for a video game often, but I loved the Battlefront games growing up, so I had to get this one. Unfortunately, I don't have a PlayStation or XBox, so I had to get it for PC via Origin. After hours of downloading, I open it up, look around a little, and my first thought was "is this it?". Yes, it was. Unlike the original BattlefrontI gave EA/DICE a chance on this one. I don't splurge 60$ for a video game often, but I loved the Battlefront games growing up, so I had to get this one. Unfortunately, I don't have a PlayStation or XBox, so I had to get it for PC via Origin. After hours of downloading, I open it up, look around a little, and my first thought was "is this it?". Yes, it was. Unlike the original Battlefront games, there is little single player "instant action" type game modes. Only two, both being a team deathmatch of sorts that gets old after a couple plays. I get that the main feature of this game is its online play, so I checked that out. It took forever to load, and several disconnects from EA servers (which are terrible by the way), but I finally got in and explored the game modes. The number of maps is limited; only four planets with different maps on each one. Most of the game modes are forgettable - mostly they boil down to spawn, kill, die, repeat. I don't see any aspect of skill improvement; most of it's just luck in where you spawn and managing to shoot straight.

    The specifics are a drag as well. The guns, which vary based on rate of fire, range, and damage, are unlocked via leveling up, which is only done by playing multiplayer. Likewise, skins for your rebel or imperial character are unlocked the same way. They aren't exciting, just different faces, hair styles, and eventually species/armor changes such as Twi'leks and shadowtroopers. The season path is simply ridiculous. It's 50 more bucks and you get some average guns and more maps, making almost a pay-to-win FPS.

    A little more specifics: power ups. Instead of hopping in an X-Wing that is sitting around, you pick up a glowing power up thing, hold a button, and magically appear in the air, flying the X-Wing (just an example of the debilitation of gameplay).

    What EA has done here is sold a bare-bones game and added expensive DLC, knowing that people will buy it because of TFA hype and the necessity for further enjoyment in an otherwise dull game. I guess they put all their resources into graphics and audio and simply forgot that there's a pretty important aspect called gameplay (the graphics, to be fair, are pretty incredible, and the audio is reminiscent of a real Star Wars battle).

    I'm going to sound cliché here, but EA had beautiful references to work with, even if they were a decade old. Those games were unique, ahead of their time, and provided endless hours of fun in a variety of ways. Instead, it feels like a COD-esque game with a dash of Star Wars, with rushed fundamentals thrown together in time to hit shelves at optimal time and profit.    … Expand
  38. fitteslim
    Oct 6, 2016
    0
    A piece of junk. Hackers are abundant. Same netcode issues as Battlefield 4. Same silly bugs as Battlefield 4 that never seem to be fixed. Real content is subsituted with starcards and pickups, most of which are useless.
  39. bigcountrylolz
    Nov 2, 2016
    1
    Man this game was pretty.

    Otherwise it was a money grabbing, arcade, dirty casual pile of crap. Thanks EA for letting me try it for 2 hours, but thanks even more for the refund.
  40. sL360
    Nov 6, 2016
    2
    A pretty garbage game. It's like one of those super shiny products that look amazing, then it turns out to be an overpriced turd. I'm not sure how any one that isn't a dedicated Star Wars fan could play this game consistently and say they like it. The ONLY good thing Battlefront has going for it is its atmosphere. It bloody feels amazing and immerses you fully into the universe of StarA pretty garbage game. It's like one of those super shiny products that look amazing, then it turns out to be an overpriced turd. I'm not sure how any one that isn't a dedicated Star Wars fan could play this game consistently and say they like it. The ONLY good thing Battlefront has going for it is its atmosphere. It bloody feels amazing and immerses you fully into the universe of Star Wars. Unfortunately, that wears off, and what you have left is gameplay that feels more akin to a phone app. Heroes vs Villains was the only mode I genuinely enjoyed, because it felt like it had some depth to it, a sort of rock paper scissors style, if you will. DLC has cut its already small player base in half by making its desperately needed content only available to people who paid out the ass for this crap.

    All EA had to do was take the greatly loved concepts of the earlier Battlefronts and slap their beautiful atmosphere on top of it, and I guarantee this review I'm writing would've been much, much higher.    … Expand
  41. LEPRE
    Dec 21, 2016
    0
    So, after the last dlc came out I completely regret pre-ordering the game and purchasing the season pass for the full price. Because Rogue one dlc is a copy paste from the previous dlc.
    This game was made with a minimum of effort by EA, the developers didn't have to create this "good looking" empty aberration from a scratch, they already had its predecessors and they should keep some    So, after the last dlc came out I completely regret pre-ordering the game and purchasing the season pass for the full price. Because Rogue one dlc is a copy paste from the previous dlc.
    This game was made with a minimum of effort by EA, the developers didn't have to create this "good looking" empty aberration from a scratch, they already had its predecessors and they should keep some essential mechanisms like the use of ships and vehicles, the "classes" selection, the planets system and not the "pick up", the "star cards" and like 8 planets ****
    And the worst is that EA even didn’t wait a year to say (hey we know we made mistakes with the actual BATTLEFRONT so the next year BATTLEFRONT 2 will have all the things that the 1 didn't have, so **** you!!, you will have to pay us a complete extra game with all the **** dlc so you can almost enjoy the complete Star Wars "experience", because being honest we are going to release a BATTLEFRONT 3 with all the things that the 1 and the 2 didn't had)
    There are no pros and cons for me, only that this game sucks.
    Don’t buy the next "Battlefront" so we can send a message to EA and their "brilliant ideas".    … Expand
  42. eldumloido
    Sep 25, 2016
    0
    Very bad dlc selling platform. If you want to win you need dlc, want to win people with dlc? get never dlc. p2w game sold for 60$ and has a 50$ p2w pass. As it has no singleplayer it's unplayable without dlc.
  43. Ghoster
    Jan 17, 2016
    2
    This could be really fun game and best multiplayer shooter of 2015 candidate. So, where they went wrong?

    First, they implemented stupid COD-like automatic server joining and not searching like in BF's. That ends with constant connections to servers where your ping is not the best, and you have nothing to do about it (you can't even see your ping on scores screen). But, worst thing    This could be really fun game and best multiplayer shooter of 2015 candidate. So, where they went wrong?

    First, they implemented stupid COD-like automatic server joining and not searching like in BF's.
    That ends with constant connections to servers where your ping is not the best, and you have nothing to do about it (you can't even see your ping on scores screen).

    But, worst thing in whole game are bowcaster and DL-44 weapons. First you play up to level 25 and 32 only to unlock this because without them you are helpless.
    After 20 hours and unlocking this game become stupid battlefield where EVERYBODY use only those 2 weapons.

    Those 2 weapons are so much overpowered that using anything else make you sitting duck.
    In combination with enemy respawning behind your back all the time game become pointless.

    ADVICE: If you forget all of this and get the game do not play "blast". It's loaded with bowcaster noobs and game is no fun. Play something with tactics included like "cargo" or "drop zone" where game start to become playable.

    With some tweaks this game could easy be score 8!    … Expand
  44. askeptic
    Dec 10, 2015
    1
    Graphics are great, gameplay is non existent. There is NO game to be played here. This is a BF reskin but with 85% of the cool things stripped out. You can tell the rushed it in time for the Holiday and the movie. Save your time and money, avoid this like the plague it is.
  45. dwbmb
    Dec 30, 2016
    2
    I have never seen as laggy internet gaming experience as this one in past 10 years. Since broadband widely spread across our homes, we almost forgot about internet lags. Star Wars Battlefront will remind you what dial-up internet felt like.
  46. allquixotic
    Nov 29, 2015
    0
    The game looks good, and it's Star Wars. Those are literally the only two good things about it. As an actual game, it's abominable. It's so shallow that Quake 1 seems to have more depth. At least there was an actual skill ceiling with Quake 1. Character customization is ham-handed; there are no space battles; very few vehicles; it's a waste of time to play modes involving heroes if you'reThe game looks good, and it's Star Wars. Those are literally the only two good things about it. As an actual game, it's abominable. It's so shallow that Quake 1 seems to have more depth. At least there was an actual skill ceiling with Quake 1. Character customization is ham-handed; there are no space battles; very few vehicles; it's a waste of time to play modes involving heroes if you're not a hero; the guns have too much randomness in their cone of fire; and on and on.

    If you want something that looks good and is Star Wars, you can sit in a movie theater and watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens on December 18th for 1/3rd the cost. The replay value of this game is about as good as the replay value of a B movie.

    Avoid, avoid, avoid. This game is a complete mess. DICE clearly has no idea what they are doing.    … Expand
  47. deathbringer
    Dec 4, 2017
    0
    Disgusting piece of **** pay2win game. Lootboxes everywhere. Seriously if this is where the gaming industry is heading then i want no part in it anymore. It appears that only Indie developers are creating games without pay2win microtransactions. Now the big game companies are even implementing microtransactions in buy-to-play and singleplayer games...
  48. SonMauri
    Dec 26, 2016
    1
    I bought it for 6 buck on the christmass sale. The game looks amazing and sounds amazing but it is as deep as a pond of water. You'll be playing the same game mode over and over again on a few maps that looks great but underneat are all the same. You will be unlocking weapons that all feel like a skin of a the same weapon (they are all basically the same). There are no classes, becauseI bought it for 6 buck on the christmass sale. The game looks amazing and sounds amazing but it is as deep as a pond of water. You'll be playing the same game mode over and over again on a few maps that looks great but underneat are all the same. You will be unlocking weapons that all feel like a skin of a the same weapon (they are all basically the same). There are no classes, because you auto heal, you have unlimited ammo and the specialized weapons are power ups in the map.

    I paid 6 bucks and i feel ripped off. Stay away of this crap. It's a -pretty- crap but it's still crap.    … Expand
  49. Nearous47
    May 20, 2016
    3
    Visuals - 100/100
    Game play (on foot) - 90/100
    Game play (in vehicle) - 55/100 Story (non existent) - 0/100 Price for Content - 25/100 (Recommended buy for no more than $20.00) This game is a hollow shell, of what the Star Wars: Battlefront series once was. It has completely disregard the single player campaign central to the series before. They have also cut down on most of the    Visuals - 100/100
    Game play (on foot) - 90/100
    Game play (in vehicle) - 55/100
    Story (non existent) - 0/100
    Price for Content - 25/100 (Recommended buy for no more than $20.00)

    This game is a hollow shell, of what the Star Wars: Battlefront series once was. It has completely disregard the single player campaign central to the series before. They have also cut down on most of the game modes, and number of Hero characters you can play (Luke, Leia, Han, Vader, etc.) In stead we have a generic Shooter with relativity small map sizes, Similar to a Call of Duty game, with a shiny Star Wars paint job to attract fans. The little single player they offer is lack luster and has 0 replayability. They have taken out most of the loved game modes from the previous two battlefront games. Including the much loved galactic conquest mode. They have also Left the clone wars out, instead focusing only on the Rebellion and Empire. All in all this is a Horrid Reboot that has about as much content as a Expensive bit of DLC. A better purchase, even with the servers offline, is the other two battlefront games. You would still be getting more for your money with those.    … Expand
  50. AngelMorenoARG
    Jun 8, 2016
    1
    Un ROBO en su máxima expresión con un alto costo de salida , sin campaña y con un par de mapa . Así Electronic Art trata a sus usuarios con desprecio , como fans de Star Wars me indigna que por salir en el estreno de la película iría como zombi sin cerebro a comprar esta mierda sin campaña , sin contenidos y con dos o tres mapa . jajaja
    Ahora vienen a decir que habrá mas Star Wars    Un ROBO en su máxima expresión con un alto costo de salida , sin campaña y con un par de mapa . Así Electronic Art trata a sus usuarios con desprecio , como fans de Star Wars me indigna que por salir en el estreno de la película iría como zombi sin cerebro a comprar esta mierda sin campaña , sin contenidos y con dos o tres mapa . jajaja
    Ahora vienen a decir que habrá mas Star Wars Battlefront para los dos próximo años me parece que a los usuarios los toman de estúpidos , niño rata .
    NO VALE LA PENA NI AHORA NI EN LOS PRÓXIMOS AÑOS SI NO CAMBIAR ESTA MANERA DE CAGARSE EN NUESTRAS CARAS .    … Expand
  51. TylerDurden83
    Jan 11, 2017
    1
    It gets a one because its absolutely gorgeous and the audio is spot on. It loses the other nine because the game sucks.

    Within an hour its repetitive and boring. Anyone remember that old Star Trek Voyager FPS game that ran on the Unreal engine? Yea, it feels like that. This isn't an AAA title, and it's definitely not worth the insane price EA is asking for it. My advice? Play    It gets a one because its absolutely gorgeous and the audio is spot on. It loses the other nine because the game sucks.

    Within an hour its repetitive and boring. Anyone remember that old Star Trek Voyager FPS game that ran on the Unreal engine? Yea, it feels like that. This isn't an AAA title, and it's definitely not worth the insane price EA is asking for it.

    My advice? Play the four hour free-trial and forget about it.

    DICE: I knew that EA was going to destroy you. The way they destroyed Westwood and countless others. Sorry to see you go.

    BF2 and 2142 shall live forever in my heart. Good Luck    … Expand
  52. kiwijinxter
    Apr 8, 2017
    4
    OK the premise looked fantastic. Who wouldn't want to be "in" the movies with a game like this. Unfortunately, this game doesn't have the story the movies tell, so you're left with the gameplay. Unfortunately, the gameplay is weak and does get boring fast. After a couple of tutorials - many which are very boring - you very quickly realise the weakness of this game. While I find the FPSOK the premise looked fantastic. Who wouldn't want to be "in" the movies with a game like this. Unfortunately, this game doesn't have the story the movies tell, so you're left with the gameplay. Unfortunately, the gameplay is weak and does get boring fast. After a couple of tutorials - many which are very boring - you very quickly realise the weakness of this game. While I find the FPS bits OK, the vehicle handling is terrible - scooters, X-wings, etc. handle in a very imprecise way, leaving very much to be desired. I played it for over an hour and already found myself quite bored. I think it's tried to be everything to everyone and end up being not very good at everything. Overall, I think there's not enough "weight" to either the story or the gameplay. It's OK and relatively fun in small doses, but didn't hold my attention long, and made me long for more "weighty" FPS such as Far Cry 3 or 4. And of course, single player is probably not the best reason to buy this game anyway.… Expand
  53. Ruegrong
    Nov 19, 2019
    1
    Game is complete trash and a rip off. Not even worth your time. Nobody plays the season pass, which was $50. The weapons are extremely unbalanced and spawn points are terrible. The enemy team can get behind your spawn and just snipe you. Not to mention the jetpack which allow players on top of the map with unlimited sniper shots. There is a bug since launch where you wont get a partnerGame is complete trash and a rip off. Not even worth your time. Nobody plays the season pass, which was $50. The weapons are extremely unbalanced and spawn points are terrible. The enemy team can get behind your spawn and just snipe you. Not to mention the jetpack which allow players on top of the map with unlimited sniper shots. There is a bug since launch where you wont get a partner even when teams are full. This gives you a huge disadvantage from loss of points and losing a spawn point. The maps are just chokepoint after chokepoint . Hero battles are trash and clumsy. There are not that many modes and people only play walker assault on same 4-6 map rotation. The vehicles are just cards found around the map with no team vehicles nor team communication.Save your time, even if the game is free do not play it, you will just get mad after seeing this game was released for $60… Expand
  54. foolycooly3900
    Mar 29, 2017
    1
    The only thing this game has going for it is the graphics.

    Looks stunning and plays smoothly, but it kind of makes me feel like I'm playing the FPS version of a GTA game that only has two roads.
  55. Darius_84
    May 7, 2020
    0
    By far the worst FPS i've ever played (and I started with Wolfenstein 3D, so: a lot.)
  56. chumpwithnoname
    Jul 8, 2020
    3
    Very boring game. Good visuals, good sounds, very boring gameplay. Worthless experience, I've played free indie games which are a lot more engaging than this.
  57. Nicoteen
    Feb 19, 2016
    4
    "Star Wars: Battlefront is perfect for a short session, walker assault is pretty good and they're more game modes, most of them suck. But a campaign or a option to play with bots should be in the game!!"

    + (positive): + walker assault + graphics and sound + diverting action + new gun-play - (negative) : - no campaign - no bots - half of the game modes suck - these    "Star Wars: Battlefront is perfect for a short session, walker assault is pretty good and they're more game modes, most of them suck. But a campaign or a option to play with bots should be in the game!!"

    + (positive):
    + walker assault
    + graphics and sound
    + diverting action
    + new gun-play

    - (negative) :
    - no campaign
    - no bots
    - half of the game modes suck
    - these singleplayer missions

    GENRE RATING: 6.0
    OVERALL RATING: 4.4    … Expand
  58. xwhyuaddanx
    Jan 10, 2016
    3
    Please Pay the $14.99 fee to purchase the DLC titled "my review."

    Seriously though, great game, no content. There's no campaign. Really DICE/EA? You will have to wait for all the DLC's to come out before the game has anything more to do than walker assault on 5 maps.
  59. nonamebadass
    Jan 11, 2016
    2
    Basically Battlefield 4 with a Star Wars skin and ZERO content and heavily dumbed down gameplay. This game is an obvious alpha. Ive played Indie WIP games that are more finished
  60. shahkanon
    Jan 15, 2016
    1
    This game is what its like when you are eating Taco Bell. It tastes decent, but 4 hours later, you're **** yourself so bad that you wish your naggy wife would've stabbed you like she promised.
  61. ZippyTWP
    Jan 16, 2016
    1
    Picked it up on Origin despite the warnings. I tried. I tried really, really hard to like it. I loved BF 2. Let's start with the easy part that everyone can agree on: The graphics are absolutely stunning. The look of the game nails Star Wars. The limited number of maps means endless repetition unless you're willing to have content held hostage behind an artificially created paywallPicked it up on Origin despite the warnings. I tried. I tried really, really hard to like it. I loved BF 2. Let's start with the easy part that everyone can agree on: The graphics are absolutely stunning. The look of the game nails Star Wars. The limited number of maps means endless repetition unless you're willing to have content held hostage behind an artificially created paywall masquerading as an optional DLC. The fact that a season pass doesn't include all of the DLC is a little shady, at best. Not a big fan of the vehicle systems, but they're passable. I'm sure space battles might be included at some point (again, meaning a critical gameplay element would be locked behind pay to play).

    All of this might be somewhat excusable (I stress the word somewhat here) if there was a meaningful singleplayer experience to allow you to break the monotony of multiplayer matchmaking, but alas, this element (for whatever reason) was left out completely, and DICE never seemed to care about players' concerns about it. When a large enough player base demands it, you'd think they'd make it a bigger focus. Alas, singleplayer is relegated to a grind for credits and points that you'll use in multiplayer, but with such limited focus on the singleplayer experience to incentivize it, becomes little more than a chore, which is a crying shame, because BF2 had an exceptional singleplayer experience. While this may not be a big deal to a lot of folks now, in five years it may be if Battlefront's popularity wanes and the multiplayer experience becomes dead in the water.

    The matchmaking system also doesn't seem to work very well; I had trouble finding games (you'd think with the game still in a relatively new state, there'd be no trouble finding a game). This was an occasional issue, but enough to frustrate me into shutting it down, since I couldn't transition into a meaningful single player experience.

    Overall, the game lacks any meaningful staying power, suffers from poor gameplay, lacks diversity in game modes, and has an extremely pricey barrier to entry. I couldn't get a refund, because I tried to stick it out, which is a crying shame, because what I do now is fire up a singleplayer game of Battlefront 2.    … Expand
  62. Gleerok
    Jan 29, 2016
    2
    Graphics - 10/10
    Soundtrack and FX 10/10
    Optimization 10/10 Mechanics = Okay. 7/10 Gameplay = Poor. Way bellow average. 1/10 Why? You can't find a game. The matching system is not subpar, its horrendous, inefficient. Its just unacceptable such a system on a game that relies so much on online matches. There is no server browser, and we PC players are stuck to a console-like auto    Graphics - 10/10
    Soundtrack and FX 10/10
    Optimization 10/10

    Mechanics = Okay. 7/10
    Gameplay = Poor. Way bellow average. 1/10

    Why? You can't find a game. The matching system is not subpar, its horrendous, inefficient. Its just unacceptable such a system on a game that relies so much on online matches. There is no server browser, and we PC players are stuck to a console-like auto matching that not only takes away our freedom but is also further hindered by the excessive minimum player number requirements for each map. So if you are ever matched, you'll have to wait forever because the game can't allow players to play a 12 player max map with 6 players, or even put bots so players can wait playing the actual game.

    Private matches have been added recently, but you don't earn points from them. Great, useless for those who are still leveling and getting new stuff.

    Server browser seems to be forbidden by EA for some odd reason.

    Game is also overpriced, and price doesn't justify the content AT ALL. Overall gameplay meta is oversimplified. Makes the game "cod-like", gun and run. Yes the game does offer strategic moments, but those are fews and in-between all the mindless running and gunning.

    Such a waste dev rights were given to EA. I'm sure Devs themselves worked hard, but the publisher screwed up all the potential. To be honest, If they remade battlefront 2 with updated online, I'd be way happier.    … Expand
  63. seanobr
    Feb 1, 2016
    1
    Would be better if you could find a match. My usual routine is try one of the interesting game modes, try find a game for about 20 minutes, give up and play Blast, get bored after 15 minutes. Not enough stuff to unlock. Looks great but these days I'd rather play a game made of pixel art that has good reliable gameplay. So Battlefront gets 1 star.
  64. SoyGenial-O
    Feb 5, 2016
    3
    con títulos como este nos damos cuenta del el pedazo de mierda que es como empresa electronic arts y todos sus derivados. un claro ejemplo de lo que se puede considerar como un acto en pro del dinero fácil, aprovechadoce de las festividades y el estreno de la nueva película de star wars. mi review se resume en lo siguiente, un titulo bonito gráficamente y espectacular en lo sonoro, escon títulos como este nos damos cuenta del el pedazo de mierda que es como empresa electronic arts y todos sus derivados. un claro ejemplo de lo que se puede considerar como un acto en pro del dinero fácil, aprovechadoce de las festividades y el estreno de la nueva película de star wars. mi review se resume en lo siguiente, un titulo bonito gráficamente y espectacular en lo sonoro, es curioso como es que estos dos factores anteriores son lo único destacables en este molesto juego. ahora voy por lo malo, el juegos se disfruta a plenidad las primeras 4 horas, las cuales son mas que suficientes para probar todo lo que ofrece, es terrible en lo que respecta a la jugabilidad a menudo le disparas a las rocas cuando andas en 3ra persona, el juego es tedioso al no ofrecer nada mas allá de sus escasas armas y armaduras y un sistema de progresión bastante incompleto se pierde fácilmente el enganche con el titulo. decepcionante.… Expand
  65. 345Y
    Feb 10, 2016
    3
    Dieses Spiel ist leider nur schlecht. Konzeptuell nicht durchdacht, wenig Auswahl und selbst das arcadige Spieldesign wurde verfehlt, Man hat kein Interesse das Spiel länger als wenige Stunden zu spielen. Instant-tode, bugs und langweilge Modes ergeben insgesamt eine furchtbare Umsetzung. Schade EA / DICE
  66. DonMaciej421
    Feb 20, 2016
    2
    Only thing, thats good about this game is gameplay and the fact that this is a star wars game. Everything else is so bad, bugs, glitches (after last update game crashes after first kill in match and you have to restart your PC xDD) WTF EA?! We are paying 60 usd plus DLC, which you must get because there so little content that after 3 months from premier 95% of player had already maxed outOnly thing, thats good about this game is gameplay and the fact that this is a star wars game. Everything else is so bad, bugs, glitches (after last update game crashes after first kill in match and you have to restart your PC xDD) WTF EA?! We are paying 60 usd plus DLC, which you must get because there so little content that after 3 months from premier 95% of player had already maxed out on level, weapons etc. If you thinking about buying this game... don't!… Expand
  67. JudasKlein
    Mar 20, 2016
    4
    Clearly they did not use the force with this one!

    Although the game looks great and you really feel like you are in Star Wars. That soon wears off as you realise that the initial excitement is all there is to it. Also there´s no campaign. The multi player mode is a mess as players spawn all over the place making strategy and team work pointless. The survival mode is too easy on    Clearly they did not use the force with this one!

    Although the game looks great and you really feel like you are in Star Wars. That soon wears off as you realise that the initial excitement is all there is to it.

    Also there´s no campaign. The multi player mode is a mess as players spawn all over the place making strategy and team work pointless. The survival mode is too easy on normal level and too hard on hard level (I didn't even try master level). You cannot save your game progress which puts a lot of pressure on your playing through 15 very hard rounds of battle. Especially if you get stuck in a wall (which is easier than you might think). There no way out but suicide which sucks hard when the game is this tight and every life matters.

    I had looked forward to trying out different vehicles but now I just avoid them. The most fun is the speed bikes on Endor but you only get one (yes one!) training mission with them. They could have been a whole game within a game if players could have raced against each other.

    The aim on walkers is completely off meaning you have to fire well above your target to hit it. Same with other vehicles and ground based guns. The x-wings are not fun to fly or dog fight in and targeting anything on the ground is impossible without crashing.

    Of course not all is bad. There are some great things in this game but it does not matter how great and cool Luke Skywalker is when the empire has these lame Jumping StormTroopers with automatic shields and flying kits. Worse are the invisible Shadow troopers. Now because of realism i'm sure, my gun overheats quickly - fair enough - but at the same time Shadow Troopers take 5-10 shots to the face at close range before dying which means you have to hold the trigger down. Very disappointing that im subject to realism but the empire is not!

    But what I really miss is a campaign with lots of iconic scenery that you can play through in your own while enjoying the whole atmosphere and vibe of say Hoth.

    Last but not least. The game is ridiculous expensive in itself and with more expansions to come EA is asking for even more money later. Had it been worth it I might even have considered.

    But oh boy. What a great missed opportunity! Although the game does look great :)    … Expand
  68. OzBountyHunter
    Oct 13, 2017
    2
    Nice Graphics, nice sound, and lot of hackers in pc version, recycled maps and missing campaign.
    I feel scammed, and so dissapointed, thanks to EA and DICE i'll never buy an pre-order game
  69. Cyberdrift
    May 15, 2016
    3
    The game looks beautiful but the good points end there. The game modes and mechanics are all very blah. I played 4 hours and uninstalled the game. If they would have put half the effort into game play and mechanics that they put into graphics it would have been a really good game.
  70. Solarius
    Jun 2, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game should be called Star Wars Battlefield, not Star Wars Battlefront. I do not consider this game part of the Battlefront series. And even as a "Battlefield" game, it is lacking.

    In short, I am very disappointed in the game.

    We all spent a lot of money on this game for so little replay value and overall content. I am also disgusted that we all have to fork out even more money to acquire content that should have been included in the initial release.

    No campaign, no space battles, lack of maps, stupid "star cards" system, get very boring very quickly (We have done about 38 hours with 4 people and we are all already sick of it), etc (The list goes on).

    The most annoying thing of all is that I could not, and cannot, refund it.

    I cannot say that it is all bad, the graphics and sound mechanics are unquestionably beautiful. They are just stunning and you can see a lot of effort was put in.

    But overall, I give this game 1/10 as it is just not what we wanted, they could have done so much better and to be frank I think they are just being greedy in the whole money aspect.    … Expand
  71. Ezio_Traditore
    Dec 2, 2018
    0
    its really boring after 20 hours there is no story mode. it's only multiplayer but you know what? there is not that much map and game mode in a "multiplayer only" game. congrats ea.
  72. KittyWhisky
    Mar 24, 2017
    4
    This game is mainly for fans of star wars, they just appreciate it.
    The planets look realistic, and insanely beautiful, music is amazing. you feel like in the movie!
    But the atmosphere is the only good. laser guns shoot very strange and you can't kill more than two, and even one kill is hard. You'll die often even if you are good at playing shooters. I games mode, heroes vs villains.    This game is mainly for fans of star wars, they just appreciate it.
    The planets look realistic, and insanely beautiful, music is amazing. you feel like in the movie!
    But the atmosphere is the only good. laser guns shoot very strange and you can't kill more than two, and even one kill is hard. You'll die often even if you are good at playing shooters.
    I games mode, heroes vs villains. This mode is fun! I love to play for Darth Vader, he's insanely cool and dangerous, I feel all-powerful Sith. The basic modes I did not like, I was not nice to play them. Moreover, here again all the pumping, and to get to the good weapons need a lot of time.
    Company is not! This is the main disadvantage. In the game star wars needs to be company. But we have only training. And there are videos that are short but beautiful. I would like a company with the same beautiful rollers, but it is not. There are only boring multiplayer.
    The game looks beautiful, but empty (like my ex bf).    … Expand
  73. Diegochocho
    Jul 5, 2018
    4
    Aburrido, muy repetitivo, y no puede ser que un juego de Star Wars no tenga historia.
  74. redacted
    Jan 27, 2018
    1
    Need to keep on striking EA hard and telling them I will never buy their games with micro-transactions again.

    Especially any Star Wars games and EA is going to be adding back the micro-transactions in Star Wars Battlefront 2 in March. I'm also ashamed that I bought this Star Wars game back in 2015 when it came out and I last played it in June of last year, also it's missing a    Need to keep on striking EA hard and telling them I will never buy their games with micro-transactions again.

    Especially any Star Wars games and EA is going to be adding back the micro-transactions in Star Wars Battlefront 2 in March.

    I'm also ashamed that I bought this Star Wars game back in 2015 when it came out and I last played it in June of last year, also it's missing a single-player campaign giving us at least 10 hours worth. I wish EA/DICE would go back to this Star Wars and give it a single-player campaign.

    Until then never buying EA games again.    … Expand
  75. Kuboch
    Sep 23, 2019
    3
    Game looks nice, but it doesn't have a lot of content. After a while it gets boring. Spaceship wars are only in DLCs. + Now the game is dead, there is only few players.
  76. AntsInMyEyes
    Jun 18, 2018
    1
    The game runs great and is generally a really fun game despite it's surprising lack of game modes, maps, character customization and uniqueness. However, the game has died and no longer has the player base to actually join a 40 man match.
  77. LetMePickThat
    Aug 7, 2018
    3
    Stunning graphics, empty shooter, boring gameplay.
    Either that game was rushed or someone needs to be fired. I'm astonished by how empty Battlefront is. I bought it hoping for a successor to the original Battlefront serie, needless to say I was disappointed.
  78. HokageSamaBR
    Feb 6, 2021
    3
    I remember when I played Battlefront on PS2. It was beautiful, cool and I could have fun with everything offline.
    Battlefront 2015 is a beautiful game, but it is not functional.
    It has no campaign, history or anything else. EA Games wanted to take money from players with DLCs, and today they cannot be played offline. Unfortunately the game is full of cheaters, they rule EA. If you want    I remember when I played Battlefront on PS2. It was beautiful, cool and I could have fun with everything offline.
    Battlefront 2015 is a beautiful game, but it is not functional.
    It has no campaign, history or anything else. EA Games wanted to take money from players with DLCs, and today they cannot be played offline.
    Unfortunately the game is full of cheaters, they rule EA. If you want to play, get ready, you will not find good servers and when you find a game, you will not win because of the cheaters.
    Those who bought can no longer use the product.
    I'm just happy that Disney didn't leave the exclusivity of Star Wars to EA anymore.    … Expand
  79. DavidFarooq
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    This game does not even have a bloody single-player campaign! F**K EA! F**K DISNEY!
  80. clanky9
    Nov 9, 2020
    3
    Star wars Battlefront is really boring game made by trash company. I want my 5euro and hours of waiting back!
  81. imarcalija
    Sep 24, 2021
    0
    This game is easily the worst designed game I have ever played. I can't believe this was ever sold for $60. EA, please commit liquidation.
  82. littlecat_
    Apr 29, 2022
    2
    It s meant for multiplayer . i am not impressed by this . No story at all . Graphics is fine
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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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