Star Wars Battlefront

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  1. muyfresco
    Dec 1, 2015
    1
    MONEY WARS¡¡¡¡
    DECEPTION OF THE YEAR :(

    I love star wars but these kind games(empty games) and the way it had been comercialized make battlefront and lost opportunity ... DICE makes a great job with the graphic.

    My friends and i had to wait for battlefield V (please EA get out your hand of it)
  2. WaffleBerger
    Dec 1, 2015
    3
    I would like to start off by saying I have put 16 hours into this game. While that may not be as much as most people I feel it is enough to give an accurate review of this game. Alright, so you load up the game, you go into your first multiplayer match so excited to finally be playing Battlefront. You load in, start running towards the objective and what happens? A few things can happenI would like to start off by saying I have put 16 hours into this game. While that may not be as much as most people I feel it is enough to give an accurate review of this game. Alright, so you load up the game, you go into your first multiplayer match so excited to finally be playing Battlefront. You load in, start running towards the objective and what happens? A few things can happen here: you get spawn killed by a dude in an AT-AT who has been in it since the start of the game, a person running around spamming the most OP pistol in the game killing you in two hits, or a maxed out guy jet packing around nade spamming the hell out of everyone at the objective. This is just to name a few. I am very pissed off with the result of this game. They put art, audio, and animations over anything else in the game. As someone who has been waiting for a Battlefront 3 since I was just a small boy this has not met my expectations. Below is a list of pros and cons:

    Pros:
    Fantastic graphics and scenery in the maps
    Great audio sound effects
    Epic battles

    Cons:
    No single player/instant action
    No space battles
    One-sided maps
    Lack of maps
    OP guns and equipment
    Terrible spawns

    There were a few more things I can put but I felt it would be too specific. Angry rant now down, I honestly feel let down. I wanted the next battlefront game to have the stuff the old ones do and more. I didn't want a downgrade of game play to enhance the visuals or audio. Honestly, it felt like they pushed this game out way to early to be released close with the movie to generate a bigger profit. If they took their time developing this game instead of spending the couple of years that they did. I also feel like it couldn't have gone to a worse company (EA). I know DICE developed the game but EA is stamped all over the mother **** title page and pictures. I just really hope they fix the obvious issues with the game instead of fingering their **** while counting their money.    … Expand
  3. EleGiggle
    Dec 5, 2015
    1
    graphics 10/10
    sound 10/10
    gameplay 1/10 "customization" 0/10 Some people can say that this game is similar to Battlefield. NO! It's not even close to it. It's not even CoD. If this Battlefront was similar to Battlefield, I think there was much less negative reviews. EA wanted to create the original game, the "original" Battlefront. But it isn't that game. It's just a bad mix of    graphics 10/10
    sound 10/10
    gameplay 1/10
    "customization" 0/10
    Some people can say that this game is similar to Battlefield. NO! It's not even close to it. It's not even CoD. If this Battlefront was similar to Battlefield, I think there was much less negative reviews. EA wanted to create the original game, the "original" Battlefront. But it isn't that game. It's just a bad mix of Quake, Battlefield's "customization", lack of content, overhype and orientation to casual players.

    If we take the one kilogram of honey and mix it with kilogram of **** what do we get here? Right, two kilograms of **** Sorry, I mean 2 kilograms of DICE Battlefront.    … Expand
  4. AlbinoDeathclaw
    Dec 13, 2015
    3
    Worst 60 dollars I spent in a long time. Don't make the mistake I did, looking at the shiny Star Wars paint job and believing that it had to be good. It's not. Do yourself a favor and don't get suckered in by the fancy graphics and sounds, this game has very little to offer you.
  5. Leweegibo
    Nov 29, 2015
    3
    Just disappointing. Amazing graphics and sound but there is just no substance. It is greatly unbalanced, full of grenade spam and the matchmaking is an absolute joke (Australian). I keep trying to like it but there's just barely any game here. We are talking 4 main maps, and a total of 12 descendants of these and wait for it, a whopping ELEVEN main weapons.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    After a single day I have been having trouble even bothering to doubleclick my icon. Which in my book is a clear indication that a game has failed bigtime.    … Expand
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. ghassenga
    Nov 21, 2015
    3
    Ok the game is good , the game-play is amazing , the sound effects and everything is pretty damn good , but 4 FREAKN MAPS EA ??? JUST 4 MAPS ??? YOU CHARGED ME 60 $ FOR 4 MAPS WITH NO CAMPAIGN ? If i knew that from the beginning id have canceled my pre-order and i know there still one map coming , But to charge 60 $ for 4 maps is unforgivable !! and i can see they're trying to lure us intoOk the game is good , the game-play is amazing , the sound effects and everything is pretty damn good , but 4 FREAKN MAPS EA ??? JUST 4 MAPS ??? YOU CHARGED ME 60 $ FOR 4 MAPS WITH NO CAMPAIGN ? If i knew that from the beginning id have canceled my pre-order and i know there still one map coming , But to charge 60 $ for 4 maps is unforgivable !! and i can see they're trying to lure us into buying their 50 $ season pass , for that this game gets the score of 3.… Expand
  12. 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
  13. Advocater
    Nov 23, 2015
    1
    Okay...it's pretty. That's about it. The fact that this is a multiplayer game with no campaign mode takes it out of my sphere of interest. EA not everybody wants to play online with other people! Take a hint before you make your next multiplayer only game.
  14. Drillzilla
    Dec 1, 2015
    1
    This is a perfect game if you have an hour to spare waiting for the wife to get ready to go out. Power on, run around with a lazer blaster, accomplish nothing, and turn off.
  15. Mahurm
    Nov 21, 2015
    3
    Huge disappointment with this game. I created a metacritic account just to give this game a poor review. To begin, forget everything you loved and knew about the first two games in the series because EA and DICE sure did. Nothing correlates between the first two games and this one outside of the name they share. No Galactic Conquest, No Instant Action, No amazing bot modes, No CloneHuge disappointment with this game. I created a metacritic account just to give this game a poor review. To begin, forget everything you loved and knew about the first two games in the series because EA and DICE sure did. Nothing correlates between the first two games and this one outside of the name they share. No Galactic Conquest, No Instant Action, No amazing bot modes, No Clone Wars era, No Space Battles, No balanced hit boxes, No fun really.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    $120 and you still cannot come close to the amount of content in previous titles.
    The gamemodes are terrible and poorly thoughtout, the whole "powerups" thing is an incredibly stupid idea.
    The flight controls and the simpleton mechanics of it is terrible and the whole deal with autoaim, it reeks Casual, I bet EA would use the same "but your Grandfather must be able to play too!" if it was in a different Genre.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. GrayA
    Dec 4, 2015
    3
    Dear EA,
    Ever since I heard about this game I have been excited, it was time for another Star Wars Battlefront game. Unfortunately that never happened. StarWars Battlefront be Ea is by no means an awful game, it simply boils down to the lack of content, a pathetic minimum of what it could be. The bottom-line is that EA has to change. No more DLC bull crap.
    Firstly the maps that they do    Dear EA,
    Ever since I heard about this game I have been excited, it was time for another Star Wars Battlefront game. Unfortunately that never happened. StarWars Battlefront be Ea is by no means an awful game, it simply boils down to the lack of content, a pathetic minimum of what it could be. The bottom-line is that EA has to change. No more DLC bull crap.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    i love star wars but wtf    … Expand
  30. 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.
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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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