Star Wars Battlefront

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3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1708 Ratings

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  1. Crocsx
    Nov 17, 2015
    6
    So, I played the game for 10Hours now.

    This game is good ONLY because of Star Wars. The graphics/FX and sound design are amazing and provide you an authentic Star Wars experience. This is the reason why I played that much. Because shooting from an AT/T with the SAME EXACT SOUND and FEELING from the movie is AMAZING. Now, Take out that, and you have a crappy game. The gamemodes are    So, I played the game for 10Hours now.

    This game is good ONLY because of Star Wars. The graphics/FX and sound design are amazing and provide you an authentic Star Wars experience. This is the reason why I played that much. Because shooting from an AT/T with the SAME EXACT SOUND and FEELING from the movie is AMAZING.

    Now, Take out that, and you have a crappy game.

    The gamemodes are all the sames, expect Walker Assault and Firefight which are a bit different, all the other are classics
    "capture that" or "kill that". The gameplay become boring very fast, it's like the level 0 of a skillbased FPS (which is not bad,
    but it's kinda boring...). They cut EVERYTHING from what an old battlefront II fan wanted.

    No vehicles (expect AT/T TB/T)
    No Campaign (only stupid survival missions vs waves...)
    No Galactic Conquest
    No other race than stormtroopers/Rebel.
    No space Battle, only over planets.
    Some few map (4 big map cut in many pieces)
    And let's not talk about Jedi vs Sith battles which are completely brainless...
    The customisation is dumb xD They didn't event made something great, you have the face of actual IG character (leila/luke/Han) and some hairstyle. Even that is bad and made fast...

    I would PAY MILIONS for a battlefront II Remastered edition, but this game is just crap.
    Take out Star Wars and it doesn't reach 3/10.

    Now I'm sure that after 10 DLC, the game will be good, and most of this lack of content will be fullfieled, but I won't be part of it.
    I have played enough with the EA access (that I bought for this reason, test crappy EA games (expect sports games) and not buy them), and I won't buy this crap.

    GAMEPLAY 4/10
    GRAPHICS 10/10
    SOUND 10/10
    CONTENT 2/10

    RESULT 6/10    … Expand
  2. najstronics
    Nov 17, 2015
    6
    People already saying the game is repetitive without having played for at least 1/2 hours, or even having the game. Just your typical metacritic scum, I guess.

    To those interested in an actually useful review: This game is meant for the Star Wars fans. All the maps portray perfectly the landscapes, sounds, etc of the Star Wars universe. You just feel like you are there. While the    People already saying the game is repetitive without having played for at least 1/2 hours, or even having the game. Just your typical metacritic scum, I guess.

    To those interested in an actually useful review:

    This game is meant for the Star Wars fans. All the maps portray perfectly the landscapes, sounds, etc of the Star Wars universe. You just feel like you are there. While the gameplay is indeed shoot and gun (as all the FPS are), you have a sh*t ton of ways to play it. I had played the Beta for 20 hours. I admit I got bored in the end, but thats what happens when you play the same map and same mode for 20h straight.. The full release though has yet to bore me. I have played for about 7 hours straight since midnight and I always had tremendous fun with it. There are some various glitches which I witnessed but they were not enough to stop the fun I was having, sometimes it only boosted it a little! So if you want to have a good time, buy the game!    … Expand
  3. JinShepard
    Nov 27, 2015
    5
    Hello, thank you for reading.
    I am giving the game a 5 because it doesn't deserve any more, it can in fact deserve even less but I try to be fair.
    Pro's Good graphics and performance on most if not every machine, it is very well optimised. Sounds are great, especially if you use a good quality sound device. Con's *Lack of maps, 4 in total, and in those 4 maps areas are used for    Hello, thank you for reading.
    I am giving the game a 5 because it doesn't deserve any more, it can in fact deserve even less but I try to be fair.

    Pro's
    Good graphics and performance on most if not every machine, it is very well optimised.
    Sounds are great, especially if you use a good quality sound device.

    Con's
    *Lack of maps, 4 in total, and in those 4 maps areas are used for game modes, but in the ends its just copy paste.
    *Lack of balance, it is shocking at how bad the balance is in maps, I heard Imperials won mostly in beta and now its rebels.
    Air vs Air between the two are also very imbalanced, Rebel ships are far superior.
    Ground vs Ground looks okay at first, but players who have level'd ahead will have a large advantage over new players. With unlocks and the likes.
    *Lack of customization and progression, you can upgrade 'cards'(really cards...) and buy emotes and or a different looking head. But gun wise, altering its way of use, no.
    *Lack of variety, after doing Walker assault 4 times I already got bored, its small and linear. Because the maps share everything pretty much, you seen it all after your first 4 matches.
    *Lack of control options, cant change half of the keybinds I would like to change, options to control mouse sensitivity seems to work on some things and then not ( for example zooming in with a ATST increases senstivity instead of decreasing.. QA failed there.
    *Flying is impossible with mouse and keyboard, they broke it after beta from what I can read.
    *Lack of any tactic, its just spawn, shoot, die, spawn shoot die. No flanking options, not enough tools for any kind of teamplay.
    *To many instant kill ways, there are just far to many oneshot things in the game, it isn't any fun.

    Now the worst thing of all. Considering they wear the name Battlefront, how could they have removed or ignored all the great things of Battlefront 1 and 2, how is this possible? How can they ignore or the good things about Battlefield, being Dice and all? How could they come up with a CoD in Star Wars, and then done it so poorly.. it baffles me. In every area of gameplay and map design there are issues. But DLC is coming I read often, it doesnt matter I spend 60 euros, because I can pay another 100 and finally have a decent game. Remember, this game offers 1/3 of the content the last Battlefront game offered.    … Expand
  4. Alul
    Nov 24, 2015
    5
    This game is most beautiful in graphics yet stupid game this year. This game encourage players to NOT to play cooperative. Most efficient way to play it is to die often but make damage asap.
    No encourage for tactics , cover each other. Literally just run and die.
    1) lack of sense of influence of on the course of the battle 2) lack of a sense of belonging to the team| 3) arcade flight    This game is most beautiful in graphics yet stupid game this year. This game encourage players to NOT to play cooperative. Most efficient way to play it is to die often but make damage asap.
    No encourage for tactics , cover each other. Literally just run and die.
    1) lack of sense of influence of on the course of the battle
    2) lack of a sense of belonging to the team|
    3) arcade flight behavior
    4)    … Expand
  5. Unseenteeth
    Nov 20, 2015
    5
    It's beautiful to look at, but extremely mediocre to play. Infantry combat is the focus here, and the levels are designed in such a way that nobody ever has a chance of surviving more than a few seconds at a time. The skill cap is low, you will be able to effortlessly get frags regardless of how much or how little experience you have in a first person shooter. Unlocks are constantlyIt's beautiful to look at, but extremely mediocre to play. Infantry combat is the focus here, and the levels are designed in such a way that nobody ever has a chance of surviving more than a few seconds at a time. The skill cap is low, you will be able to effortlessly get frags regardless of how much or how little experience you have in a first person shooter. Unlocks are constantly given to you, but they mean little because the weapons all more or less behave identically and do not give you any serious advantage in combat. Honestly, I can't see why anyone would play this game for more than a couple hours. Buy it, bask in the nostalgia of Star Wars, uninstall. That's it.… Expand
  6. Rohaldos
    Nov 23, 2015
    5
    Content is extremely poor.

    No Single/coop campain, very limited choices of maps ( I think they are around 5-6 maps). Star Wars franchise has a lot of vehicles and locations and the game just implements a few of them. The gameplay is very simple and anyone can play the game and have some fun, definetely who comes from battlefields will find this game silly! I find a little    Content is extremely poor.

    No Single/coop campain, very limited choices of maps ( I think they are around 5-6 maps).

    Star Wars franchise has a lot of vehicles and locations and the game just implements a few of them.

    The gameplay is very simple and anyone can play the game and have some fun, definetely who comes from battlefields will find this game silly!

    I find a little disappointing that there are no space battle.

    I been playing the game only for about 6-8 hours and the only thing that impressed me was the graphics and Audio, technically the game is impressive.

    Not worth $70.    … Expand
  7. DukeOfNothing
    Nov 23, 2015
    5
    What happened to Star Wars: Battlefront? Where is the content?

    That's a question that many people will be asking themselves after paying the premium price of 60 Euro/Dollars and having played the game for several hours. I sure hope not that many have paid the insane amount of €110,-. If you have, you have my sympathies. The only saving grace is that the game looks and sounds very    What happened to Star Wars: Battlefront? Where is the content?

    That's a question that many people will be asking themselves after paying the premium price of 60 Euro/Dollars and having played the game for several hours. I sure hope not that many have paid the insane amount of €110,-. If you have, you have my sympathies.

    The only saving grace is that the game looks and sounds very pretty and that it has a Star Wars theme. When you would strip away the Star Wars jacked all that is left is a game that suffers from bladder problems due to it being exposed to the same cold I felt after paying the price of €60 for this product.

    12 Maps? Sounds sufficient, but in reality it's not.

    I can only speak for myself, but the main draw to this game is the Walker Assault mode. This means that you get to play 4 maps over and over again and that gets old really quickly.

    The other game modes are alright I guess, but they are not really my thing. Capture the flag and the rudimentary Death Match modes are done much better by other games. The Walker Assault mode is what should have been the main focus and maybe a secondary mode similar to it in space for instance.
    This game can't compete with the likes of Battlefield, Halo and Call of Duty, so I don't understand why DICE copy and pasted some of the game modes. That was a massive waste of time and money and the game suffers from it.

    I can already picture how the meeting went when EA bought the IP and announced to the DICE team that they wanted a Battlefront game. A picture of Battlefield was being projected in the meeting room and a "We want that, but make it look like Star Wars" was said. Such a missed opportunity.

    TLDR: Not worth €60 and certainly not €110. EA/DICE could have made something more innovative, but instead choose for the safe and simple route and ended up with a very pretty looking with great sounds but otherwise mediocre shooter. Walker Assault is fun for a short while though.    … Expand
  8. 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.
  9. jonzerstyle
    Nov 25, 2015
    5
    I'm a really really old school gamer. Started gaming when I was 5 years old with atari 2600. I've played all the battlefield and and battlefront games on both PC and consoles. This newest game is beautiful, but is really just a Call Of Duty (COD) take on Star Wars. The maps are unbalanced. The player movement is too quick. Everything in this game leads to quick rushes to unloadI'm a really really old school gamer. Started gaming when I was 5 years old with atari 2600. I've played all the battlefield and and battlefront games on both PC and consoles. This newest game is beautiful, but is really just a Call Of Duty (COD) take on Star Wars. The maps are unbalanced. The player movement is too quick. Everything in this game leads to quick rushes to unload special abilities only to die and then restart again, The game mechanics are really bad. All of this was totally unexpected by me when I bought the game for 60 bones. I really expected a gameplay environment that would lead to cooperative combat - instead this game is just like multiplayer skirmish tweaker knee jerk combat. Who is the fastest to let loose the nade, or spray the most... Really terrible gameplay dynamic, that is not fun at all, makes me feel like I am playing a slot machine in vegas than playing a realtime multiplayer game. Worst multiplayer experience of my life. I really regret buying early into this game. I honestly wish they had just re-released Star Wars Battlefield I or II original it would be better than this beautiful looking game that has terrible game mechanics.… Expand
  10. Fritzl
    Nov 21, 2015
    6
    The game is not bad, by any means. However if you play a lot of shooters, this one is frustrating at best. Hit detection since BETA has gone down the toilet. Bombs, grenades, orbitals, rockets, homing shots, thermal imploders, the list goes on. Explosives is the main form of death you'll suffer in this grenade and explosive simulator 2015. As I said, the game is not bad, it's just not veryThe game is not bad, by any means. However if you play a lot of shooters, this one is frustrating at best. Hit detection since BETA has gone down the toilet. Bombs, grenades, orbitals, rockets, homing shots, thermal imploders, the list goes on. Explosives is the main form of death you'll suffer in this grenade and explosive simulator 2015. As I said, the game is not bad, it's just not very good either. Frustrating at best. Wait for DLCs to come where they start to fix hit detection and balance the bad weapons to match the good ones.… Expand
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Jiggawatts
    Nov 21, 2015
    5
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    Half the game - half the score. 5/10
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  15. rgiublin
    Nov 22, 2015
    5
    pros:

    -a little bit fun -nice graphics -good gameplayer -run smooth even in bad pcs -Star Wars! cons: - too simple gameplay - terrible vehicles (land and air) - heroes dont fit in the game - stupid unlock system and xp system - stupid unlocks - a lot of bugs (players walking in the air, wallhack (not the hack, just a similar bug) - lots of explosives and none shooting -    pros:

    -a little bit fun
    -nice graphics
    -good gameplayer
    -run smooth even in bad pcs
    -Star Wars!

    cons:

    - too simple gameplay
    - terrible vehicles (land and air)
    - heroes dont fit in the game
    - stupid unlock system and xp system
    - stupid unlocks
    - a lot of bugs (players walking in the air, wallhack (not the hack, just a similar bug)
    - lots of explosives and none shooting
    - you can only kill another player shooting if u do 3 or 4 headshots. Otherwise, shooting is crap.    … Expand
  16. mintlo
    Nov 18, 2015
    5
    The good: Graphics and sounds are awesome. It's so nice to finally have a Star Wars game again.

    The bad: I've played for 9 hours so far and I'm already bored...where is the rest of the game? There are so many things missing, things that should be there. I shouldn't have to wait for dlc in order to get these things. DICE, if you are reading this, I want you to patch these things in:    The good: Graphics and sounds are awesome. It's so nice to finally have a Star Wars game again.

    The bad: I've played for 9 hours so far and I'm already bored...where is the rest of the game? There are so many things missing, things that should be there. I shouldn't have to wait for dlc in order to get these things. DICE, if you are reading this, I want you to patch these things in:
    1. The ability to modify match settings and a server browser.
    2. Ground to Orbit battles and space battles.
    3. More unlocks for the vehicles.
    4. Cloud City Maps, Death star maps. Attack on death star/defend death star.
    5. More vehicles from the star wars universe.
    6. Spawn beacon card
    7. In game voice chat. Don't make me use mumble, just let us talk to people in the same match.
    8. More unlocks.
    Those are a few of the things missing. DICE, you are supposed to RAISE the bar. So far, this is a big let down.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. savagecorgi
    Nov 18, 2015
    6
    Beautifully rendered Star Wars experience! That's the best thing I can say about the game, it captures the Star Wars world wonderfully. Unfortunately, this euphoric initial impression is quickly overcome by clunky gameplay, small maps, and run and gun style of gameplay that feels horribly unbalanced.

    The modes, on their surface, could be fun and immersive, but in the end, it all comes    Beautifully rendered Star Wars experience! That's the best thing I can say about the game, it captures the Star Wars world wonderfully. Unfortunately, this euphoric initial impression is quickly overcome by clunky gameplay, small maps, and run and gun style of gameplay that feels horribly unbalanced.

    The modes, on their surface, could be fun and immersive, but in the end, it all comes down to spay and pray. There's no tactics too be seen. The game plays more akin to Call of Duty than to any classic Battlefield game, and there are a lot of reasons I quit playing CoD. $70 wasted, and I am hugely dissapointed.    … Expand
  19. Pipemastersven
    Nov 21, 2015
    5
    DICE hand it us in the palm of their hands - this had the opportunity to be such an amazing game - all they had to do was emulate the BF series - BF with Starwars skins...
    Aesthetically, this game is great! - The UI, the soundtrack, the graphics - all are wonderful, and what really stops this game from getting a 3...
    As everyone has noted - the content is just ridiculously poor -- 4    DICE hand it us in the palm of their hands - this had the opportunity to be such an amazing game - all they had to do was emulate the BF series - BF with Starwars skins...
    Aesthetically, this game is great! - The UI, the soundtrack, the graphics - all are wonderful, and what really stops this game from getting a 3...
    As everyone has noted - the content is just ridiculously poor -- 4 poorly sized maps? And then make us pay for the game again to get two extra maps every 6 months...
    No server selection, no proper iron sights, no prone and poorly designed, tiny maps
    We should have seen this coming after the colossal failure of Hardline    … Expand
  20. 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
  21. mindlord0013
    Nov 21, 2015
    5
    After originally rating this game 3/10, I decided to get my money's worth and pump in a few more hours. The game rated only slightly higher than my initial impressions, but not for any good reasons.

    Star Wars Battlefront (2015) is visually stunning, and feels like a very smooth game. It also has quite a distinct "Star Wars" vibe, which is great for fans of the Star Wars franchise.    After originally rating this game 3/10, I decided to get my money's worth and pump in a few more hours. The game rated only slightly higher than my initial impressions, but not for any good reasons.

    Star Wars Battlefront (2015) is visually stunning, and feels like a very smooth game. It also has quite a distinct "Star Wars" vibe, which is great for fans of the Star Wars franchise.

    Gameplay is seriously lacking. The stronger weapons are locked by level, so the more experienced players are not going to win by virtue of their skill - they are going to win because their gun is better than yours. This is a big problem, especially because of the broken matchmaking (more on that later). There are only a limited number of guns to choose from overall, and their only difference is the damage, fire-rate, range, and cooldown speed. While the card system somewhat helps to improve arsenal diversity, it doesn't help it enough to feel memorable (at least not in a good way). It's not a matter of "who shot first" or even "who is more skilled" - it's all about who has the bigger gun.

    Previous Battlefront games did the weapon loadout thing much better, even the somewhat forgettable PSP Rogue Squadron and Elite Squadron games. In Previous Battlefront games, there were predefined loadouts that fit into certain roles - basic trooper, anti-vehicle heavy, engineer, sniper, faction specific classes. Each loadout had a role to fill, and even the faction specific classes didn't unbalance the teams. Each class could go toe-to-toe with each other class, assuming players of about equal skill level. I feel that Battlefront (2015) would have been a much better game if they copied the Rogue/Elite Squadron games when it came to loadouts. You're given a cap of 100 points, a primary weapon, secondary weapon, explosives, special item, power-up (passive or active buff), Health, Speed, Capture Rate & Stamina. All of the weapons available were well balanced so it was more about the role you wanted to fill or what playstyle you prefer, not which weapon was strongest.

    Matchmaking is horrid. There is no balancing system, and teams aren't re-balanced between matches. The team that dominated last round will do so again this round unless players leave or join the session. This is particularly punishing for new players who don't have access to better weapons. On a side note, it is fun to win games. It is very fun, in fact. The sad thing is, it's not fun to be in a game which you are losing, especially since you feel like you can't do anything to turn it around - which is often true. This shows poor balancing by the development team - a video game should be fun to play whether you're winning or losing.

    There is a variety of game modes, but the number of maps and planets are extremely limited. It's hard not to compare it to the previous Star Wars Battlefront games, especially in this regard. I have to say, this game only has superficial similarities to the previous Battlefront games. I tried to enjoy it without drawing unfair comparisons, but it falls flat in so many areas that I can't help but be disappointed in a game I had low expectations for. There is no Clone Wars era. There are no dedicated space battles. There is no Campaign, Galactic Conquest, or Instant Action game modes (all of which were equally important and fun to the original Battlefront games). There is a noticeably lower variety in maps and locations. The list goes on, but it's like beating a dead horse.

    The final thing, and possibly the nail in the coffin, is the typical EA DLC. There is a "season pass' for DLC, which costs almost as much as the base game itself. They have given us no clue as to what is contained in any of the 4 planned DLC packs. Knowing EA's history, we can likely expect features expected to be released in the base game - like Clone Wars Era, and the upcoming Sequel trilogy Era, more maps of more well-known locations, more heroes, etc. Worse, it might not contain anything we wanted and just be filled with more maps and overpowered weapons locked to high-level players.

    I may be somewhat biased in my opinions of the game, perhaps because I positively associate with Star Wars and Star Wars Battlefront, or maybe because I dislike EA. Either way, this game scores poorly in my books for a whole number of reasons, and the things it does well don't make up for it.    … Expand
  22. DarVanDar
    Nov 25, 2015
    5
    I really want to love this game. Visually it is immersive and stunning; the initial moments of gameplay are utterly incredible.

    And then, slowly, it starts to get annoying. My own annoyances in no particular order: - You basically get one gun... with lots of skins. The trade-off is usually power/recharge/distance, but the weapons are all otherwise identical. Some of the old weapons    I really want to love this game. Visually it is immersive and stunning; the initial moments of gameplay are utterly incredible.

    And then, slowly, it starts to get annoying. My own annoyances in no particular order:
    - You basically get one gun... with lots of skins. The trade-off is usually power/recharge/distance, but the weapons are all otherwise identical. Some of the old weapons from the Jedi Knight series would have been nice: bowcasters that shot bouncing rounds or even a railgun. Anything that added some variety in weapon choices.
    - The teams are wildly unbalance 80% of the time. On Walker maps you'll know which side will win within 3-5 minutes of playing. This is often just due to the map. On Endor the rebels will always win. They basically have to stop playing to lose that map.
    - There is zero coordination on teams. This is not entirely the games fault but some design decision really contribute to this: Team voice chat would really help, but the bizarre spawn points and multiple objectives always mean that there's little to no coordination on objectives.    … Expand
  23. pratikgorasia
    Nov 18, 2015
    5
    i was going to play star wars fo first time to know its universe story,to know what is it but-
    star wars and no campaign,extremely diassapointing.no meaning of great graphics or shooter games if their is no single player campaign,huge letdown of most awaited game.those who enjoy senseless shooting with no mission will enjoy.
  24. peutetre
    Nov 17, 2015
    5
    The biggest problem to this game is the lack of meaningful counterplay. You die because someone shoots you from behind, or you get orbital striked, or you get an entire team of potatoes.

    The 'weapon feel' is also frustrating -- sometimes your weapons feel incredibly effective, and other times, they can't seem to hit a damn thing.
  25. IamJacksReason
    Nov 17, 2015
    5
    Ok, this is going to be a message for the EA and all other developers who will happen to make games based on a famous francise (Star Wars in this particular case) in the future. If by any chance some of you are going to read this, please, take it seriously, because it will not only increase players' enjoyment of your games, but will also bring financial benefit to you guys throughOk, this is going to be a message for the EA and all other developers who will happen to make games based on a famous francise (Star Wars in this particular case) in the future. If by any chance some of you are going to read this, please, take it seriously, because it will not only increase players' enjoyment of your games, but will also bring financial benefit to you guys through increasing the game's replayability and longevity with no (or very little amount of) extra work or resources.
    So, I, like literally millions of people worldwide, love Star Wars. And obviously I will be inclined to consume (play, watch etc.) SW-themed entertainment products. As a typical situation, I come home from work and want to spend a couple of hours playing a SW-game. I want to get immersed into this galaxy, roleplay, really feel that I am a rebel/imperial soldier/Force-user in the Galaxy far far away - in other words have a good old nerdy fun. I may also want to play a competitive game against other people once in a while, but those two sorts of fun are to a large extent mutually exclusive, at least for me. I get it from the backlash of a part of the players, that it is not only my sentiment.
    What I get with this game is a comlete lack of immersion. Yes, the graphics are great, the models authentic, the sound (which I cannot enjoy fully due to EA local language limitations) awesome, etc. But how in the world I can appreciate and truly take a moment to enjoy being a freaking Luke Skywalker or riding an AT-ST if I always have to rush somwhere - to capture bases, to kill or to not get killed, not to let my team down.. How can I roleplay if I see a mindless mob of players running around (no disrespect fellow players, I am one of the mindless mob myself - it is quite difficult to coordinate attacks without any in-game means of doing so), jumping, crouching in most unsuitable places - all in all, being PLAYERS and not a part of the living SW Galaxy. This affects immersion in a major way, and thus devaluates the SW component of the game. What is the use of it if I am unable to enjoy my favourite universe in the way I like?
    I understand that people might say, that this is a multiplayer game and my complaints are pointless because I am simply not a part of its target audience. Perhaps they are right. But this is what I would like to make an emphasis on - why artificially limit your target audience when it could be broadened without significant extra work whatsoever? Why didn't EA simply make all those beautiful multiplayer maps playable in a single player mode with BOTS? Perhaps they are not as deadly as human players, but so what, it worked out for a lot of people in the first two games. Why couldn't it be implemented now? I just don't get it. With such game mode and the Galactic Conquest EA could feed me with their overpriced DLCs to the rest of my days, I would have bought all their little pistols, Han Solo panties and Leia's haircuts.
    Without these modes, it is simply another FPS. Yes I will play it a couple of evenings just out of curiousity and love for Star Wars, but no more than that. it saddens me so much that developers just waist the potential presented by such a rich universe and such popular and successful games as battlefornt I and II.
    And it is even more sad considering that the enourmous work and love for SW that had been put into making this game is clearly visible. This is why I am not going to give the game a very low rating. It is not a bad game - it is just made for fans of competitive multiplayer games. And it is clearly for these players to judge the game's other faults, like oversimplified gunplay, shallow gamemodes or its repetitive nature.

    As for me, I would be happy with an extended single player mode - i.e. the ability to play with bots on multiplayer maps. And perhaps some more heroes (where the hell is Obi-Wan?).

    And space fights..

    And Clone Wars era... ok, just kidding here

    Not really.

    tl;dr: the EA are putting themselves in a tough position trying to find their fanbase in an overlapping of two sets of players - those who enjoy Star Wars, and those who enjoy multiplayer games exclusively. Not a game for a guy who likes to have his Star Wars fun in a single player.    … Expand
  26. JarekH
    Nov 20, 2015
    6
    1) full of bugs
    2) sometimes without sound
    3) sometimes black terrain ( outside only, inside tunnels/buildings ok )
    4) sci-fi COD !!!!
    5) great game for 10-15 yo kids
  27. lostsideproject
    Nov 22, 2015
    6
    This game feels like one of those stereotypical movie accompanying games. You know, the games that notoriously play poor and have little depth?

    It feels as though DICE either forgot how to make a quality game (doubt it), spread themselves too thin, or they were rushed by EA to meet a deadline. I have played early access titles that feel more finished than this game. It is as though    This game feels like one of those stereotypical movie accompanying games. You know, the games that notoriously play poor and have little depth?

    It feels as though DICE either forgot how to make a quality game (doubt it), spread themselves too thin, or they were rushed by EA to meet a deadline. I have played early access titles that feel more finished than this game. It is as though EA/DICE are pursuing the early access route without letting the public know that its an early access title. There are blatant quality problems, for example, the sun shining on and reflecting off of surfaces inside of buildings. I don't want to list the rest.

    I was disappointed to say the least. For a Star Wars title, for its time, it is not good. If DICE had just re-skinned Battlefield and called it Star Wars, it would play better than this. This feels like a from-scratch game. Or a port.    … Expand
  28. speed3mon
    Dec 1, 2015
    5
    The main thing this game falls short in for me compared to previous battlefronts is the lack of solo/co-op play, back in the day you could play with a few mates against the ai on all game modes with ai on your side too for a truly epic scale fight, the solo/co-op in this is really small, pretty much just team death match
    as everyone has said graphics and sound are great and runs pretty    The main thing this game falls short in for me compared to previous battlefronts is the lack of solo/co-op play, back in the day you could play with a few mates against the ai on all game modes with ai on your side too for a truly epic scale fight, the solo/co-op in this is really small, pretty much just team death match
    as everyone has said graphics and sound are great and runs pretty smooth
    as for the multiplayer, levels are very unbalanced for the walker assault, dont even try winning on endor if you're playing as the empire
    the guns are somewhat poorly done, there's a gun that you'll unlock at level 3 but at level 5 you can get a gun that is a direct upgrade to it which is pretty pointless, i think there's a few more there as well
    if you're ever caught wondering what gun the guy at the top of the leader board is using it's han solo's blaster with it's 2 shot kill
    there's also the lack of content (4 maps and a bunch of gamemodes 2 of which people will only play, walker assault and deathmatch were the only ones i could get a game for)for it's hefty $90 AUD pricetag for the standard edition and the $60 season pass if you want the future content, likely 1 new map per dlc
    for those who want to return this game you can in the first 30 days if you bought through origin
    Pros:
    graphics
    sound
    Netcode

    Cons:
    lack of solo/co-op
    price
    unbalanced maps
    unbalanced weapons
    Disappointing customization (omg wow i can change to an old guy or an alien golly gee)

    Hopefully dice/ea will take a look at the reveiws and sort it out, hell i'd re-buy it if they let me vs ai only on all the multiplayer game modes    … Expand
  29. 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.
  30. SchroederRock
    Nov 17, 2015
    6
    Let me start off with this: I've played this game for 10 hours, not 30 minutes, and am not a fan. I even got my buddy who is a hardcore Star Wars fan to jump in with me and play and we were both disappointed. Fortunately, we were able to return the game, but we spent plenty of time and both of us had the exact same feelings of Battlefront: it looks great, sounds great but loses itsLet me start off with this: I've played this game for 10 hours, not 30 minutes, and am not a fan. I even got my buddy who is a hardcore Star Wars fan to jump in with me and play and we were both disappointed. Fortunately, we were able to return the game, but we spent plenty of time and both of us had the exact same feelings of Battlefront: it looks great, sounds great but loses its appeal within a few hours because you experience EVERYTHING this game has to offer. No unlocked weapons or tricks will change that. Even when I rolled a team by going 48-6 and my team crushing the opposition, I wasn't ever loving the experience. The best moments for me came in Endor - the best planet to play on by far because of its dense forest play that doesn't force you into paths (it's more like the Battlefield free roaming feel). Still, nothing can save this game without adding a ton of content. Sadly, the DLC is $50 for a season pass and only brings new planets and maps plus a couple weapons. What EA needs to do is add even more, but I don't see this as being a big seller because even Star Wars fans aren't wanting anything to do with it after an entire day of playing it. That's saying something.… 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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