Star Wars Battlefront

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Jiggawatts
    Nov 21, 2015
    5
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    Half the game - half the score. 5/10
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  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. ItsMattox
    Nov 17, 2015
    5
    Personal as a long time Battlefront player I have some serious issues with this game:

    First of all why do the bad guys have green lasers? I would assume that the good guys would have those lasers, it makes for really confusing gameplay in situations. I'm never sure which side is firing where! The fact that you cannot engage auto pilot while flying is terrible game design. How am I    Personal as a long time Battlefront player I have some serious issues with this game:

    First of all why do the bad guys have green lasers? I would assume that the good guys would have those lasers, it makes for really confusing gameplay in situations. I'm never sure which side is firing where!

    The fact that you cannot engage auto pilot while flying is terrible game design. How am I expected to be able to target things to shoot at while I have to fly as well! No one can do two things at once!

    My biggest frustration is that Jar Jar Binks is NOT I REPEAT NOT a playable character. I think its pretty clear who the most important character in the whole Star Wars franchise really is, and they couldn't acknowledge it .

    This game is leagues behind Call of Duty: Ghosts.    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. 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 .
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. bschuler
    Nov 22, 2015
    4
    Best looking POS ever. While Battlefront gets most of it right, huge fails that break the game keep me from recommending this game. From the looks, sounds, music, even some small stuff like Han Solo's shoulder charge power (taken from 1 scene in the movies).. this game is impressive beyond impressive. But while that stuff was obviously handled by experts, you get the feeling that the restBest looking POS ever. While Battlefront gets most of it right, huge fails that break the game keep me from recommending this game. From the looks, sounds, music, even some small stuff like Han Solo's shoulder charge power (taken from 1 scene in the movies).. this game is impressive beyond impressive. But while that stuff was obviously handled by experts, you get the feeling that the rest of the stuff wasn't. 1) No real communication ability at all with other players just ruins the game (the in game chat is only during the actual game and is useless as you will be killed if you try to type something, plus it allows curses and racial slurs, really?) 2) Obvious issues. Enemy players can get behind your spawn area, get in a turret, and just kill your team over and over and over with no way to stop it. How was that missed? 3) It is only fun if people play along. Some hide in a bush in a map and kill you when there is no chance to even see them. Is that fun? No. Some hide on top of a mountain behind a peak and step out just to snipe you, Is that fun? No. You get the idea. If everyone just plays the game.. it can be fun. But most times, someone exploits a map problem. Overall, I guess it comes down to that I love everything about this game.. except the fact that it is online. If it was a single player game, it would easily be 10/10 game of the year. Add online with the above problems, and the score falls flat. Sorry, but you can't have an online game without fixing known online issues (see racial, cursing above, map exploits, etc)… Expand
  30. Nasher
    Dec 5, 2015
    4
    An insult to the *10 year old* Battlefront 2. It has a fraction of the content, poor game design everywhere and costs 3x as much?

    Unfortunately, the mugs will pay for the game so they will keep churning out more.
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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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