Star Wars Battlefront

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1708 Ratings

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  1. Aspromixy
    Aug 8, 2023
    6
    Unfortunately there is no online in 2023, it is safe to say that online is dead in this game, there is nothing more to do without it, missions with bots are boring, I really liked the sounds of weapons, graphics and atmosphere, but after a couple of days I completed all the tasks with bots it was pretty boring, there is no storyline, in fact only the maps change, but everything is theUnfortunately there is no online in 2023, it is safe to say that online is dead in this game, there is nothing more to do without it, missions with bots are boring, I really liked the sounds of weapons, graphics and atmosphere, but after a couple of days I completed all the tasks with bots it was pretty boring, there is no storyline, in fact only the maps change, but everything is the same, control on fighters is poorly implemented, aiming at the target does not work normally… Expand
  2. ProfAmateur
    Dec 28, 2021
    6
    The graphics were amazing, i was blown away.
    But the lack in contant was no good move from DICE. Only a few maps and the rest was DLC.
  3. F3T1W
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    A soulful shooter, with good physics and sounds of shooting, playing as heroes in an online match brought a lot of frenzy
  4. Genek13
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    Decent FPS game made for multiplayer. Single player barely exist in this game.
    Visuals and sound are outstanding !! Straight form the movie :)
  5. Averycrosslin
    Nov 2, 2019
    6
    This game is pretty good. It lacks any campaign mode(s) and is very repetitive. Although, I do like the amazing graphics and great action.-packed fun.
  6. Mymemesaredank
    Dec 29, 2018
    5
    It has good graphics but that's it.

    Now for more important things, the retards at Polygon made the factually wrong statement of "The best games of 2018 are under ten hours". The best games of 2018 aren't all under 10 or ten hours you factually retarded inbreds. That's fact, Octopath Traveler, Nino Kuni 2, Dragon Quest 11 or xi and Red Dead Redemption 2 are factually among the best games    It has good graphics but that's it.

    Now for more important things, the retards at Polygon made the factually wrong statement of "The best games of 2018 are under ten hours". The best games of 2018 aren't all under 10 or ten hours you factually retarded inbreds. That's fact, Octopath Traveler, Nino Kuni 2, Dragon Quest 11 or xi and Red Dead Redemption 2 are factually among the best games of 2018 and are more than ten hours, the amount of time a game takes doesn't matter and that's fact, the quality does instead and that's fact.

    Somebody who is called Cool Ghosts claims that Dragon's Dogma is "The Best game ever." No retard, it may be a good game but factually it isn't "The Best Game Ever." Not anywhere the best at all.

    Some retard who has a retarded name claimed that "GaaS (Games as a service) is an atrocity", no retard, factually it isn't necessarily an atrocity, it can be a negative if it's DRM for single player games but mulitplayer games have to be sustained. And no, I am not some two dimensional retard who believes it hasn't to be with us or against us pertaining to microtransactions. Some are fine for multiplayer exclusive games and genres, especially if it's free. They are fine to an extent if they're in mobile games. I am not "giving them ground" though retards, I think companies have to learn for themselves what's good and Idk, not be bullied by some retards online. If it's EA then go ahead and dislike them since they have shown numerous times they won't genuinely learn. Mistakes create improvement and that's perfectly fine, no the video game industry and community we have these days is not "seemingly tone deaf" like some retard would have you believe, some are yes but monetization to an extent helps guarantee the games we actually care about and are anticipating don't have monetization. That's why some mobile phone games and MMORPGs for some companies is okay, don't go nuts and it's perfectly fine. If your series is mainly an MMORPG then to an extent it's fine, be positive you don't have anything in an MMORPG that gives players an advantage. Monthly subscription or free to play it's perfectly fine, for mobile games as well. And that goes for multiplayer exclusive genres like Mobas, Hero Shooters, Team Shooters and MMORPGs. No loot boxes though.

    Another thing is the best Nintendo Switch game of the year is Octopath Traveler as well as Smash Bros. Ultimate, it's a tie, that's a fact. Nintendo would survive without Mario and Sony would survive without Naughty Dog/Gran Turismo. That's fact.

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider didn't succeed commercially and had to go on sale but that's perfectly fine mainly because there wasn't anything that would make it apparent it wasn't going to succeed. it's a mistake but that's fine.

    Now lastly to talk about Square Enix. They are factually a good company. An example of "Creator Worship" even. They are factually generally well liked by the public and their fans, that's a fact. They acknowledge their fans in the East and West but now consider the kind of games they make even more because of the overwhelmingly positive fan feedback of Bravely Default. Some braindead retards on the cancerous retarded pedophile website "TV Tropes" though would lie to you on their retarded "Darth Wiki"(A name by retards for retards) and claim it's a "Fallen Creator" example or some similar retardation, despite having it as an example of "Creator Worship" as well even though it's one or the other. They are factually retarded and the retarded braindead "Fallen Creator" example is factually wrong as well. It's factually not a "Fallen Creator" it's factually an example of "Creator Worship". FFXIV wasn't great at first? Turned around the project and made it a good game and Square Enix was thoroughly commended by players, critics and fans alike for their effort, thus making them more "Creator worshipped" then before since it is now well liked. FF The Spirits Within? That movie that almost shut down Square? ALMOST. They recovered and are now more successful then ever after merging with Enix and now have more creative capability thanks to that. That's a positive, a "Fallen Creator" wouldn't have survived that, they would've shut down and not recovered because of that mistake, but they gained more from it instead. That's a fact. A vocal minority of some retards online may or may not site them as one of the first stereotypes of JRPGs and make retarded videos about selling merchandise, that's retarded "evidence" that isn't actually evidence. What if they are seen by some retards who are undoubtedly the kind of retarded ignorant American cumsuckers(Some Americans are good, not them though) who make equally retarded and factually wrong statements, over generalizations and stereotypes about anime and manga as one of the first "stereotypes" of JRPGs? What stereotype? That JRPGs are good games? Since they are, but you retards neglected to specify that of course. There will be part 2.    … Expand
  7. Lolzepicgamez
    Dec 23, 2018
    5
    A passable game, what's good about it is the graphics.

    Now there is something important to talk about. Some retard at TV Tropes named ACW made the retarded statement of "which is not even close to the third game." in a discussion about Kingdom Hearts 3, yes it is the third game you retard, the third MAIN game. Secondly there is no "sequel number snarl" since nobody is confused about the    A passable game, what's good about it is the graphics.

    Now there is something important to talk about. Some retard at TV Tropes named ACW made the retarded statement of "which is not even close to the third game." in a discussion about Kingdom Hearts 3, yes it is the third game you retard, the third MAIN game. Secondly there is no "sequel number snarl" since nobody is confused about the naming of games like Kingdom Hearts, that's a retarded belief that doesn't exist. It's not even more of a mess, it's also not really, "really" complicated and that's fact since everybody who has waited for it for five years have played all the games and nothing is "fouled" by naming since it's a fact that "sequel naming snarl" doesn't exist retard. Another thing is that Kingdom Hearts is an arpg, not really a "hack and slash" like some retarded hack fraud youtube "critics" would claim, that's fact since it has everything an arpg does, but no it's unconventional and we can't compare it to anything else so let's lie and claim it's a "hack and slash". If you think it's "more like a hack and slash" you are factually wrong and retarded since it is an arpg. Literally play the game, and it's not a matter of "fanboys" retards, it's a fact you idiots don't actually understand anything about the game itself but act like you do. Another thing is the blowjobbing retarded idiot named "Rabbidluigi" claiming Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days is a "good game with a bad story", no you retard it's a good game with a good story, virtually nobody complains about the gameplay since it's a fact that nobody has an issue with it. Therefore it's a fact that it's not in the "Top 5 Bad Games With Good Stories" it's in the "Top 5 Good Games With Good Stories" and that's fact as well. Another retarded brainlet is some cumchugger retard named ThrillingDuck who made the retarded clickbait claim at about 2014 or something of "The decline of Kingdom Hearts" when it a fact that "The decline of Kingdom Hearts" doesn't exist and that's fact, there hasn't been any "decline" of Kingdom Hearts you braindead retard and that's fact as well. There isn't any decline of Kingdom Hearts and won't ever be any decline of Kingdom Hearts and that's the fact of the matter. The games haven't been as frequent to ensure all development is on making Kingdom Hearts as good as possible, that's a fact. The retard attempted a stupid idiot immature retard rant but he blew throbbing shaft at it like the retard he is. The story has always been complicated to start so that's not a valid complaint either, especially since the story actually works and that's a fact as well. Lastly somebody said for the opening "Dream Drop Distance is the best and Re:Chain of Memories is the worse in my opinion". It's fine to have an opinion but factually they are all good, Chain of Memories isn't as good as Dream Drop Distance but factually Dream Drop Distance isn't necessarily the best. Somebody named Baneewii said "I agree". Nobody does agree on that necessarily, therefore it's not "I agree", that's fact. Lastly the first guy said "Um, thank you for respecting my opinion?" Okay, your opinion can be respected, it's not necessarily accurate though since Re:Chain of Memories is not "worse" it not as good is all. Everything I have said in the review here up to now in response is fact, disagree and you are wrong and retarded. That's fact, I am honest about retards.

    On another topic, it's more political and about Bowsette but who cares. Some shaftchugging woketarded braindead journalist named Don Nero who probably burned innocent people alive, made a retarted SJW statement of claiming and had unsuccessfully described Bowsette as "dominatrix-inspired" and attempting and failing proposing her as a "positive symbol of female empowerment". How about a character made to be good retard? Lara and Samus were good because of characterization, Bowsette exists for porn, that's it, done, finished and though the retard complained that a bulk of the art was "overtly male-gazey." and btw, "male-gazey" is not a phrase cumchugging queer, secondly it could be "female-gazey", oh but wait, then you would have to not be a woketarded emasculated little cuck baby and actually have balls and not be a hypocrite retard wouldn't you little SJW cucklet? Then the beta cucklet who has retarded castrated male guilt for some retarded idiot reason said "dripping with horrendously over-the-top, seam bursting cliches that call to mind the bodacious sex-dolls of Dead or Alive Volleyball" Oh poor little castrated cucktard, Bowsette's not "woke" enough for you? Piss off you cancerous piece of fecal matter. It's not "dripping" with anything and they aren't "horrendously over-the-top" either cuckbreath. Afraid of their sexuality since your attracted to some porn and projecting by lying, undoubtedly the retardation of an SJW. And they aren't "seam bursting cliches". Everything I have said in response here is fact. There will be part 2.    … Expand
  8. Evae
    Mar 3, 2018
    5
    EA's newest release can be summed up into one game. Battlefield 4: Star Wars edition.

    As a Star Wars fan, I can say that this game fits the bill as an accurate representation of the Star Wars world. Great sound. Outstanding graphics. Both things that anyone can enjoy. Despite this, Star Wars Battlefront lacks the actually "Game" factor of being a video game. The lack of game modes and    EA's newest release can be summed up into one game. Battlefield 4: Star Wars edition.

    As a Star Wars fan, I can say that this game fits the bill as an accurate representation of the Star Wars world. Great sound. Outstanding graphics. Both things that anyone can enjoy. Despite this, Star Wars Battlefront lacks the actually "Game" factor of being a video game. The lack of game modes and customization make Battlefront a game that you can pick up, waste some time with, and then put back down without ever playing it again.

    In all honesty, I feel restrained, as if I'm being stuck inside a house, looking at a beautiful beach on the coast, but cannot go outside. This is the best way I can explain battlefront. Just a large, beautiful looking game with a massive amount of lost potential.    … Expand
  9. drotor
    Feb 20, 2017
    5
    I've played the game countless times and over 400 hours, it is indeed incredibly beautiful and thematic and I love that, but hell there are 3 things you should know before considering to buy it or its sequel:

    1) very weak cheating control, 1-2 guys often ruin a game of 40; 2) EA servers only, and this is bad, like profit maximization bad. If they decide to stop to support the game    I've played the game countless times and over 400 hours, it is indeed incredibly beautiful and thematic and I love that, but hell there are 3 things you should know before considering to buy it or its sequel:

    1) very weak cheating control, 1-2 guys often ruin a game of 40;

    2) EA servers only, and this is bad, like profit maximization bad. If they decide to stop to support the game one day, I have the feeling this is it - game over. Such games do not deserve to be bought only because of this.

    3) Non existent server browser. The multiplayer server mechanics forces you once in a server to play the maps always in the same order, 2 games per map, one after the other. I wish I was able to search for a server that plays one map only.    … Expand
  10. Krisowski
    Oct 18, 2016
    5
    Its ok for a star wars fan. Graphics is really great, AT-AT mode is quite interesting but dont expect the game to be fun for more than a few days. Actually if they only put the gameplay of the good old BF 2142 into this game, it would be much better. Gameplay in SW battlefront isnt really developed or advanced .
  11. GoodGameAnyway
    Jul 29, 2016
    5
    The game looks nice and plays fluently. Most of the stuff is well balanced, but it's far too much about grinding and purchasing DLC. Team Fortress 2 is a free-to-play title, and it's less greedy than this 50€ game. Very awkward, I'm asking you not support this.
  12. meediocre
    Jun 11, 2016
    5
    Amazing attention to details, awesome sound effects and above-par graphics, plus this is Star Wars - what could possibly go wrong? Er how about no single-player campaign, no tactical depth and lots of little irritations that made me go back to Red Orchestra: Rising Storm, and Battlefield 3 - after about 10 hours. That being said, I had a little bit of fun for those hours, but the game justAmazing attention to details, awesome sound effects and above-par graphics, plus this is Star Wars - what could possibly go wrong? Er how about no single-player campaign, no tactical depth and lots of little irritations that made me go back to Red Orchestra: Rising Storm, and Battlefield 3 - after about 10 hours. That being said, I had a little bit of fun for those hours, but the game just doesn't have the staying power. This, and that god awful new movie, major disappointment!… Expand
  13. JediCommander
    May 20, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. EA Didn't Really Finish What LucasArts Started
    I’ve loved the Star Wars Battlefront games since I was a kid but EAs version was a little disappointing. These games are based around the Star Wars Universe where you travel the galaxy and have epic battles. The first two Battlefront games were very good. In these old games there were three game modes: Campaign, Galactic Conquest, and the best game mode of them all Instant Action. In Campaign you fight in the battles from the movies in chronological order. There is the Galactic Civil War and the Clone War Era campaigns you can play through. In Galactic Conquest you and the enemy fight for different planet's using your troops and other items such as reinforcements to win the battles. Whoever captures all the planets first wins and conquers the galaxy. In the Instant Action battles you choose wherever you want to go battle and then your era and then your side and go to battle.
    In the new Battlefront many things have changed. The graphics have improved and that's a very good change. The bad changes however are that EA has completely gotten rid of the classic battlefront style. There's no Instant Action, Campaign, or Galactic Conquest. They have also gotten rid of the class selection. With the class selection you got to choose one of 6 or 7 (depending on the game) classes. There was Normal Trooper, Sniper, Engineer, a Rocket Launcher character and special classes such as Jet Trooper or Wookiee Warrior. Instead in the new game you make your own character and choose all their abilities and guns. I am very disappointed in that decision because it is unfair. You could have a character with the best gun in the game and another character with the worst gun in the same game and that's unfair to the character with the worst gun. In the new game you have to level up by killing people, killing heroes, taking command posts etc. The worse level you are the worse guns there are available. There are also only 4 maps whereas the other games had 20 give or take a few. These 20 maps were planets from all the movies and that were very unique and fun.
    The vehicle mechanics have also changed dramatically. Instead of vehicles scattered throughout the map where you can hop on even if it's your enemies tank it's little vehicle icons around the map where you get and suddenly get transported into your vehicle. I strongly dislike this change and I think they should have kept the vehicle mechanics the same because they were better than the current ones. They were easy and actually let you get in the vehicle and get out and didn't magically teleport you into a vehicle.
    Another feature that has changed is the heroes. In this game there are 4 per side (but more will be added in future dlcs). In the first game there were computer heroes based on your era. In the second game there is approximately 10 or so per side if you choose Hero Assault mode in Instant Action otherwise there is a specific hero you can be on each side depending on the map. In the second game you get your main weapon and a force power or infantry power such as grenades. In this new game there is two heroes with lightsabers Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. They can use two strike moves and dash move. The hero's without a lightsaber are Princess Leia, Han Solo, Nien Nunb, Emperor Palpatine, Boba Fett, and Greedo. They all have different moves such as Greedo's Dioxide Grenade or Leias Squad shield. These moves are very powerful and maybe just a little overpowered. I like the new hero mechanics but also miss the old ones too.
    In this game you only get to be in the Galactic Civil War Era whereas in the older games you could be in the Clone War Era. With the release of Star Wars the Force Awakens you'd think that there'd be a era for that in this game but no. I wish they would add this but they probably wont. I am looking forward to the Bespin and Death Star Dlcs which will add a lot of new things. They are going to add two heros per dlc and The Death Star and Bespin maps! Hopefully Cloud City and Bespin platforms from the old games will be part of the dlc!
    I overall think this game is good but not my favorite of the Battlefront Series. Im sad that they took out the original battlefronts style and mechanics but it makes the game a little better too. I recommended you buy this if you love Star Wars and The Battlefront Games. Have fun playing and may the force be with you!
    Game: EA Star Wars Battlefront
    Developers: EA DICE, LucasFilm LTD
    Publishers: Electronic Arts (EA)
    Price: $39.99 or Season Pass Edition: $59.99
    Platform: PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One
    Rating: T    … Expand
  14. Tomle1202
    May 7, 2016
    7
    Star Wars Battlefront has the atmosphere of that galaxy far, far away that can satisfies anyone, Star Wars fan or not. Yet the lack of contents and gameplay depth make the game feel like the first episode of the prequels.
  15. rosnk30
    Mar 22, 2016
    6
    This game's Battlefield, with characters doing Star Wars cosplaying. The engine's same but at another "world"....to spend a lot of time killing imperial soldiers you can try, and would like it. This game's so boring sometimes, but when hero icon appears the emotion begins...
    Nice game, not too much
  16. Mejara17
    Feb 20, 2016
    7
    Despues de probarlo varias veces,me doy cuenta de que sigue siendo repetitivo,falta un campaña :'v (aunque despues de la compra de LucasArt a Disney seria dificil ponerla)
  17. Shark-h
    Jan 28, 2016
    6
    Nov 26, 2015
    Updated...
    After 60 hour of gameplay and suprisingly I am still having fun... yes the maps are a few but the different game modes makes it better. So I changed the score from 6 to 7. I "accepted" that this is not a battlefield style of game and the only thing that still bothers me is the few map and and the "explosive spam" gameplay. Update2: Back to 6 the shine weared off    Nov 26, 2015
    Updated...
    After 60 hour of gameplay and suprisingly I am still having fun... yes the maps are a few but the different game modes makes it better. So I changed the score from 6 to 7. I "accepted" that this is not a battlefield style of game and the only thing that still bothers me is the few map and and the "explosive spam" gameplay.
    Update2:
    Back to 6 the shine weared off ehh :/
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    Original review:

    Being a fan of the original Star Wars trilogy so I can say that I think this game is a true Star Wars experience!

    I have played 5 hour in the beta and had fun but it was too repetitive on the same map and game mode after a while so I waited the final release to judge... now I have played 7 hour straight since the release.

    The pros:

    +The visual and the audio is the best I have seen in a multiplayer FPS and the performance is OK(50-60fps) on high settings with my AMD FX 8350 and R9 280 (and Xonar DSX ,5.1 speaker set) setup.

    +Shooting with a blaster is very satisfying , the vehicle play is fun and the card system is interesting.

    +Playing with a hero is EPIC! or Spawning as the Emperor's Bodyguard is a blast :)

    +Map Design

    +Fighter Squadron Game mode!

    This game mode is like a different game where you fight air battles on a planet surface with X-wing, Tie Fighter, A-Wing, and Tie Interceptor beside the two hero ships (Boba Fett and Han Solo). It would be perfect and Epic if there would be space battles with Capital Ships take part in and not just as visual background with more type of ships like B-wing, Tie Bomber etc. And 20v20 instead of 10v10 with bots. I hope and wish that they will improve this game mode because this game mode has a huge potential to be much better.

    The Cons:

    - Lack of "meaningful" customisation. 90% of this are different heads with different hair styles and there are only a few(2 on empire side) different model at lvl40,50.

    I hate to see a stormtrooper without a helmet....... so unrealistic and it destroys the immersion....

    -There is no weapon customisation like in other Battlefield games. ( maybe this is due to the lore)

    -The lack of the tools and map design(map with markers, party chat,etc.) to make teamplay possible with the "random" spawn locations.

    There are no squads nor tools to coordinate what to do where to go (ofc the objectives/point of interest are less than before in other battlefield titles) but at least a 4 men squad play would have been nice instead of this buddy system limited to 2 player. Everyone is like headless chickens running around the battlefield on their own. (Sometimes it feels like playing against bots spawning randomly everywhere)

    - Its not a big minus but the consumable vehicle tokens .... (I see that I think they have tried to designed the battle like it was in progression already when we jump in)

    -"Over the top" casual friendly focused on solo experience...

    I have no problem with casual games but I feel the game suffers from that everything is so streamlined that the gameplay became very flat without much depth. Maybe Dice didn't want to create a game what feels as a reskin of battlefield but instead of new interesting design or innovations to the genre they get rid of everything special about their battlefield series and created a streamline cinematic star wars experience what it becomes repetitive very fast if someone is trying to play this as a battlefield game and not as some casual game 1-2 hour a day (with the vanilla content).

    Not to mention the weapon and grenade cards with cooldown... at least the grenades should be limited or have a lot longer cooldown . :/

    -Content.

    I think there should be lot more character customisation option and not just different heads/hairstyles especially for STORM TROOPERS!

    I think the four different map type is not enough to justify the full AAA++ price tag and I am afraid that the game is planned to be built for expansion so thats why they cut out things. So I guess we will see the cool customisation options added for extra in hand with the different maps and maybe game modes. If you like to play just 1-2 game mode than you are stuck with the same few map. I hope that there is a lot of cool things in Dice's pockets hidden (because of "financial" reasons forced by EA) and there will be much more depth when they will finally pull these things out and add it to the game as expansions that supposed to be in he base game in the first place. It would be disusting to see the same game sold as battlefront 2 , 3, 4 for full price with some new feature added when this game could be much more. All in all I think the game is great if you plan to play it casually and its obviously not meant to be played HC but we will have to pay a lot of money for all the DLC and wait a year if we want to get the "full game".    … Expand
  18. Bernikov
    Jan 23, 2016
    6
    First of all this is a game for star wars fans, and it capture the feel of the movies really well.
    When we come to game play it is not bad at all. The controls are good but some people say that it is too simple, but for me as a casual fps player I find them pretty satisfying.
    But the game BIG FAIL is the lack of SINGLE PLAYER mode which is really important for a star wars game.
  19. Mordread
    Jan 21, 2016
    7
    Not a bad game, especially if you are not familiar with the new Battlefield games.
    Pros:
    Graphics are really good Game-play is actually quite fun Cons: Simplified mechanics are a problem (game feels a bit chaotic and some weapons are silly powerful such as the Wookie Bow-caster) Low content levels (Too few levels, no clone wars stuff, etc.) What would make the game a 10: -Extra    Not a bad game, especially if you are not familiar with the new Battlefield games.
    Pros:
    Graphics are really good
    Game-play is actually quite fun

    Cons:
    Simplified mechanics are a problem (game feels a bit chaotic and some weapons are silly powerful such as the Wookie Bow-caster)
    Low content levels (Too few levels, no clone wars stuff, etc.)

    What would make the game a 10:
    -Extra levels!!!!!!
    -Tweaked game modes (would love heroes vs. villains with about 12 players per team and only 3 heroes)
    -Extra eras of the Star Wars universe (Clone wars, Old Republic, etc. I understand the new movies not being in yet)
    -I want to play as a clean storm trooper (in which movies are they ever dirty?)
    -More strategic game modes like Supremacy but where dying is actually penalises you!    … Expand
  20. Tankgaming
    Jan 15, 2016
    5
    After playing this game for several hours, I have come to the conclusion it lacks content. To be specific space battles, the clone wars, more maps, galactic conquest, game modes, and maybe the new republic or first order as seen in star wars 7. Things added in the last battlefront were just left out. There was no innovation. When it comes to the originals that had more content and theyAfter playing this game for several hours, I have come to the conclusion it lacks content. To be specific space battles, the clone wars, more maps, galactic conquest, game modes, and maybe the new republic or first order as seen in star wars 7. Things added in the last battlefront were just left out. There was no innovation. When it comes to the originals that had more content and they were made in the span of 1 year. Sound and graphics do not make a good game. This game will not feature the clone wars, The new republic or the first order. I get more enjoyment out of star wars battlefront 2 as it has much more content.… Expand
  21. meiscritic
    Jan 10, 2016
    5
    No space battles? Generic maps and OP heroes to slash your throat. You need DLC for additive experience, what the f*ck, EA? No story mode, bs matchmaking, bad controls.
    Pro tip: Since it looks good, you can just use it a screensaver.
  22. Thylbanus
    Jan 1, 2016
    6
    It's a 10 for visuals, sound, and general Star Wars feel and a 2 for actual gameplay. After about 30 to 60 minutes, the WOW wears off and you realize is a FAR less than mediocre shooting game. Just another "also ran" for the Star Wars game franchise.

    At least it's not "Star Wars: Obi-Wan."
  23. JrSlacker
    Dec 27, 2015
    5
    Pretty much a beautiful game with no real soul. It oozes Star Wars, but just begins to get old after the first hour or two mainly due to the incredible mediocre game play. I expected more from DICE on the game front and all around disappointment of the year.
  24. fluxmulder
    Dec 13, 2015
    5
    At level 16 and 8 hours in, I've already hit half of all the possible unlocks. I've played all the modes, and only 2 are any good. There are 4 maps, reused over and over again in the different modes. The gameplay is terrible and lacks any of the depth we've come to know from the Battlefield series. Many of the maps are severely unbalanced, favoring either the Rebels or the Empire. ThereAt level 16 and 8 hours in, I've already hit half of all the possible unlocks. I've played all the modes, and only 2 are any good. There are 4 maps, reused over and over again in the different modes. The gameplay is terrible and lacks any of the depth we've come to know from the Battlefield series. Many of the maps are severely unbalanced, favoring either the Rebels or the Empire. There are lots of gimmicky insta-kill weapons like the AT-AT and the Bowcaster. Everyone gets infinite grenades. Some of the higher level weapons are massively overpowered, and as such are abused by the high level players. Spawns are a mess. You can get killed by a hero, spawn right next to him and get killed again. There are pickups for various items like gun turrets, though whether you get them or not depends on whether you can beat your own teammates to them. Because there are no player classes, it is very hard to control the battlefield using teamwork. Every game ends up feeling like a huge free-for-all, with random deaths coming from every direction, regardless of how skilled you are as a player. Needless to say, this makes the game very frustrating. It's only the Star Wars universe that keeps me engaged at the moment, and I think that will be running out very soon.… Expand
  25. TheMace
    Dec 10, 2015
    6
    Im going to take a bit of a different approach on my review. I didnt play ANY of the prior Battlefront games and I mostly play Single player FPS campaigns or WoW. There was a ton of hype around this and I grew up playing star wars in the arcade. I figured i'd give this a shot for nostalgia, mostly knowing that an online FPS mostly isnt for me.

    I love the graphics, and I like that    Im going to take a bit of a different approach on my review. I didnt play ANY of the prior Battlefront games and I mostly play Single player FPS campaigns or WoW. There was a ton of hype around this and I grew up playing star wars in the arcade. I figured i'd give this a shot for nostalgia, mostly knowing that an online FPS mostly isnt for me.

    I love the graphics, and I like that there's a leveling system, but leveling up equipment and characters doesnt get you much. No better armor, as others said the weapons arent much different, etc.

    I've played the game quite a bit. My character is level 32 and the next "wow" feature I get (at level 40) is the ability to change my character picture to one of the preset ones. Thats probably 30 hours of play time to get there. There's basically no reward/leveling system.

    My largest issue with the game is that there's no intelligent placement of people into games/teams. Teams can be VERY unbalanced and remain that way round after round. At 50, my response time is nowhere near the younger players. I have great hardware, but im not as fast as I used to be and I dont have as much time to play any more. I should be getting put into a class of players that arent as good so the playing field is a little more even yet encourages us all to improve. There appears to be no logic in the system for placing people.

    Im still playing it as I spent the $60 but it wont last long as there's little point and often little joy in it given the mechanics.    … Expand
  26. Treefury
    Dec 9, 2015
    6
    I really enjoy the Heroes vs. Villains mode, but there are other modes are kinda meh. Unfortunately, it feels like Hardline did for me, i.e. I really enjoy a mode or two but they get old after a while and I stop playing. Season pass announcement was a bummer. Game is beautiful and runs super smoothly on my laptop. I'm never super in love with the EA leveling system to unlock weapons andI really enjoy the Heroes vs. Villains mode, but there are other modes are kinda meh. Unfortunately, it feels like Hardline did for me, i.e. I really enjoy a mode or two but they get old after a while and I stop playing. Season pass announcement was a bummer. Game is beautiful and runs super smoothly on my laptop. I'm never super in love with the EA leveling system to unlock weapons and character skins, but that's a minor inconvenience. I like the idea of the free DLC map: Battle of Jakku, and hope they do more stuff like this with future EA games.… Expand
  27. Beatlejuice
    Dec 7, 2015
    6
    This game took what could have been amazing and made it so bland. The game is too CoD like action, smaller enviroments then even the old generation and made it too basic for today's twitch console crowd. Gone is the Battlefield vehicle spawn system and replaced with power-ups. Homing rockets, jet packs and and other nonsense. If they just would have re-skinned the old game with newThis game took what could have been amazing and made it so bland. The game is too CoD like action, smaller enviroments then even the old generation and made it too basic for today's twitch console crowd. Gone is the Battlefield vehicle spawn system and replaced with power-ups. Homing rockets, jet packs and and other nonsense. If they just would have re-skinned the old game with new graphics it would have been better.

    The graphics and sound are top-notch though. At 1440, 60Hz the game does look incredible. Almost picture perfect but again this just proves the point, graphics aren't everything. The sound effects are amazing as well. It's like stepping inside the movie.

    The game is for all I was concerned about a multiplayer only game. There are missions which I haven't bothered with but for some reason they shrunk the player size from that of BF3 and BF4. The large square size maps are gone of the BF series as well with every game seeming to be long point to point style of rush style.

    The content included is VERY thin. So few maps, guns and variety is what is worst. The older games dwarfed this title. Sure, what is there does look really good but today for 60 bucks, that's not enough. There is no value to it. Sure, I bought BF 4 season pass but BF4 base game included so much more. This base game is so lacking, makes me think Dice was under immense pressure to release before the movies. They should have never released a game with essentially 4 big( big for this game) and there might be a few more.

    The air vehicles feel too arcade-ish. Again, they are power-ups. Not at a base like the games of old. Major failure there.

    All and all, this game feels small even when compared to the first two Battlefronts. Other than the graphics it is many steps backwards. I should have waited to buy this, maybe a half off sale it would be worth it but again, it just seems so simplistically dumbed down from the older games it might not be worth it then. I am likely being a little generous on my score but does have some good like the graphics and audio. Avoid unless you want something new for the holidays.    … Expand
  28. TrilobiteG
    Dec 7, 2015
    7
    Granted this is really not a perfect game, EA syndrome as always, but it is a slice of frivolous entertainment for Star Wars fans. I feel there should be massive improvement to the control scheme....
  29. camptownrangers
    Dec 4, 2015
    6
    It's a fun game for sure, the main issue is just that there isn't enough of the fun game to justify the $60 price, especially with all the content cut for DLC. Wait for a good discount, I'd say the game is about worth it at around $35 max.
  30. leopoldo
    Dec 4, 2015
    5
    When Star Wars Battlefront was announced, I was excited thinking that this game could be as good as its predecessor, but that's not what happened. The game does not have a story or campaign fund. The multiplayer is fun, but has a huge problem, lack content; the game has few maps, and very few playable characters, they will surely have more in the future, but will be part of expensiveWhen Star Wars Battlefront was announced, I was excited thinking that this game could be as good as its predecessor, but that's not what happened. The game does not have a story or campaign fund. The multiplayer is fun, but has a huge problem, lack content; the game has few maps, and very few playable characters, they will surely have more in the future, but will be part of expensive season pass. Visually the game is beautiful and its soundtrack is good. Overall, Star Wars Battlefront could be amazing, but the game came incomplete, and to get the rest of the game, you have to pay $ 50 in season pass. 5.5 / 10… Expand
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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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