Star Wars Battlefront

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3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1708 Ratings

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  1. Noone1
    Nov 19, 2015
    0
    Very repetitive game, I was bored within half an hour but I tried to give it a chance and played for about 8 hours without having any fun. They seem to have literally picked the worst mechanics they could find, slapped on a couple Star Wars skins and made one map which switches from snow to rocks and called it a day. Most disappointing game of the year for sure, quite possibly of my life.
  2. Krefchenko
    Nov 19, 2015
    1
    Hey yeah very nice great stuff you made a game you shoot things good good so like what else is there dude where is all the content battlefront 2 had oh you just removed everything okay dude cool I'll just go play battlefront 2 then
  3. Cookiebooky
    Nov 19, 2015
    1
    Most game modes have 4 maps only. Other modes have 7 tiny maps.
    Lack of weapons. Servers are super bad (lag spikes on my 80/80 mbit connection)
    Poor map design (unbalanced) The power pick up is super stupid. No classes. Why is Droids vs Clones not a thing? Probably some overpriced DLC. If your random partner disconnects, it doesn't find you a new one. The graphics are nice but it    Most game modes have 4 maps only. Other modes have 7 tiny maps.
    Lack of weapons. Servers are super bad (lag spikes on my 80/80 mbit connection)
    Poor map design (unbalanced)
    The power pick up is super stupid.
    No classes.
    Why is Droids vs Clones not a thing? Probably some overpriced DLC.
    If your random partner disconnects, it doesn't find you a new one.

    The graphics are nice but it doesn't really matter if its just an empty shell... Seriously lacks content.
    Im so glad I only spent 40$ on this pile of space crap    … Expand
  4. Sloppydrunk
    Nov 19, 2015
    4
    Holy explosion spam batman! You can carry 2 at a time for and also have the chance to pick up another one. This is just ridiculous and sucks the fun out of the game. The first hour or so of playing was fun, but that quickly is taken away for boring, predictable battles. There is no way I would be playing this game longer then a week or two. I urge you to watch game play videos orHoly explosion spam batman! You can carry 2 at a time for and also have the chance to pick up another one. This is just ridiculous and sucks the fun out of the game. The first hour or so of playing was fun, but that quickly is taken away for boring, predictable battles. There is no way I would be playing this game longer then a week or two. I urge you to watch game play videos or maybe rent it on a console first before you pour your hard earned money into this grenade simulator. Probably the most beautiful game I've ever played and the sound is awesome. That is this games only redeeming quality. I'm glad I was able to return it because there is no way this game is worth 60 dollars.… Expand
  5. mazemann
    Nov 19, 2015
    1
    The graphic is nice but thats the only thing that is good about the new battlefront. If you buy the deluxe edition you deal more damage with the ion grenade WTF?!?! really EA?
    Its just pay to win! Its like you play cs:go and the ak deals more damage if you buy the deluxe edition of cs:go?!
  6. pyziroki
    Nov 19, 2015
    0
    This has nothing to do with battlefront. Unfortunately, this is not battlefield either. It is an abomination. Only 6 heroes, around that amount of maps, no dedicated servers, no campaign(conquest)/ storyline mode. Not nearly enough vehicles unlike in battlefield and previous battlefront titles. Stupid pick up system. ONLY 11 GUNS... 2ndary guns are a joke. Game plays like quake. Only 2This has nothing to do with battlefront. Unfortunately, this is not battlefield either. It is an abomination. Only 6 heroes, around that amount of maps, no dedicated servers, no campaign(conquest)/ storyline mode. Not nearly enough vehicles unlike in battlefield and previous battlefront titles. Stupid pick up system. ONLY 11 GUNS... 2ndary guns are a joke. Game plays like quake. Only 2 factions no more separatists and clones. No more spaceship assaults where you either infiltrate them from inside and destroy their systems or blow up the engines etc from outside. Also, cheaters. Terrilbe terrible game. I'd rather play battlefield games or battlefront 2.
    The only good thing this game has is graphics.    … Expand
  7. NBT
    Nov 19, 2015
    9
    first of all .. I played the beta , and i dint liked it .. now the game has released .. played several hours with some friends .. its still bugged some where her and there but not really bad. I have been impressed how the game has improved .. at first i thought it was just another BF game. But! its not ... it feels like an authentic Star Wars game for me. Good music, Very good graphics,first of all .. I played the beta , and i dint liked it .. now the game has released .. played several hours with some friends .. its still bugged some where her and there but not really bad. I have been impressed how the game has improved .. at first i thought it was just another BF game. But! its not ... it feels like an authentic Star Wars game for me. Good music, Very good graphics, good gameplay. i really had fun in the game .. and i cant therefore not give this game a bad score
    Music 10/10
    Graphics 10/10
    Controls 9/10
    Gameplay uuhhh ohhmm lets say a week 9/10
    that ads up to 38 divided by 4 .... 9.5 .. lets say 9 then .. my score is 9 then    … Expand
  8. IE-33
    Nov 19, 2015
    2
    1. No campaign (Some dumb "missions" that last up to 15 minutes without any story or anything)

    2. Ridicolous price for base game with content they offer (4 planets ~ 12 maps) for 60$, or 70$ for Deluxe edition which gives you 2 emotes and 2 Early weapon unlocks (Yes, that's 10$ for 2 emotes ONLY) 3. Ridicolous price for Season Pass (4 new game-modes, 4 new heroes, 16 new maps) for    1. No campaign (Some dumb "missions" that last up to 15 minutes without any story or anything)

    2. Ridicolous price for base game with content they offer (4 planets ~ 12 maps) for 60$, or 70$ for Deluxe edition which gives you 2 emotes and 2 Early weapon unlocks (Yes, that's 10$ for 2 emotes ONLY)

    3. Ridicolous price for Season Pass (4 new game-modes, 4 new heroes, 16 new maps) for ONLY 50$.

    4. No server browser, no pre-made squads (only you and one RANDOM person)

    5. Base game lacks content... You want TRUE star wars experience? Pay 120$ so you can enjoy all the stuff that should be in-game at release day, oh and due to lack of content atm. game becomes boring really quickly.

    6. No space battles, or galactic conquest (which was one of the CORE features in previous games)

    7. No previous ERA's in-game (Clone wars...)

    TL;DR

    Don't buy, or wait till all DLC's are released and buy this game at low price.    … Expand
  9. Nightshade780
    Nov 19, 2015
    2
    To me this was a game that I was greatly anticipating and very eager to play. I participated in open beta and was willing to forgive bugs and black screen issues on my wife's pc because it was a beta.

    This is the official release, and many of the bugs are still there. Primarily the black screen. The game is unplayable as all that comes up is a black screen. I was able to play mine    To me this was a game that I was greatly anticipating and very eager to play. I participated in open beta and was willing to forgive bugs and black screen issues on my wife's pc because it was a beta.

    This is the official release, and many of the bugs are still there. Primarily the black screen. The game is unplayable as all that comes up is a black screen. I was able to play mine maxed out on my rig no issues or frame rate drops. It even runs fine on my old Alienware mx14xr1 (about a 3.5yr old laptop).

    The flight system is horrible, the vehicle system abysmal. For starters there is no joystick support at all what so ever, you can use an xbox controller, but this gives it a cheap port feeling. Like they didn't give a care for the PC. Then secondly the spawning in vehicles is cheap un-inmersive, and feels like a half finished game. One would be expecting to be able to go to a hangar and jump in your fighter and roll out. But none of that happens. U just spawn up in the air already in flight, only to crash to the ground shortly after from the horrible controls. This also ruins the game as well because the battle field as epic as they wanted it to seem it is hard for it to look awesome as you see tie fighters, a wings, and x wings raining down on the battle field not from being shot down but from pilots not being able to control them and just slamming to the deck.

    The partner system is also disappointing and seems limiting not to mention for a battle field game the maps feel small and confined and very few players. some maps 12v12 and max is 20v20 this also seems as a limitation because of consoles. This is in no way epic and perhaps the reason for the spawn in vehicle system to make the battle field seem more crowded. This should have truly been made for the pc and watered down for the console peasants. I am hugely disappointed and have walked away from this tittle.

    Again I praise origin over their refund policy as it is amazing letting us walk away from shoddy developers.
    Steam has tried, but falls short on this as I feel their return policy is inferior.

    I hope they fix this tittle but as it stands this tittle has no hope.

    Pros:
    - good visuals
    - fast paced action
    - laser battles are amazing
    - feels like you are in a star wars movie

    cons
    - flying is lame and boring
    - spawns are horrible
    - map feels confined and small.
    - Black screen on start up that won't let my wife even play the game
    - partner system seems limiting
    - no joystic support for flying
    - power ups, weapons, and vehicles are icons like a retro arcade video game

    Hope this helps those of you that are on the fence.    … Expand
  10. renesweb74
    Nov 19, 2015
    10
    So far #SWBF has a great launch without one day patch - without bugs all running smooth - its not normaly. Good job DICE!!!

    The game:

    Pros:
    great sound
    great graphics
    great feeling

    +/- balance for newcomer its hard and can frustrating
  11. pedrohac
    Nov 19, 2015
    3
    DON'T HAVE SERVER BROWSER ?!!!! you can't see your ping
    too much time waiting for players in server, totaly frustrating
    Look like a demo !!! The graphics are amazing, but no content, only 4 maps, simple mods and boring. They had everything to do an epic game, but just want your money. I loved BF 4 except the fact that DLC's ruin community dividing it by purchasing power. Star Ward    DON'T HAVE SERVER BROWSER ?!!!! you can't see your ping
    too much time waiting for players in server, totaly frustrating

    Look like a demo !!! The graphics are amazing, but no content, only 4 maps, simple mods and boring.
    They had everything to do an epic game, but just want your money.
    I loved BF 4 except the fact that DLC's ruin community dividing it by purchasing power. Star Ward Battlefront 3 only looks as BF 4 in terms of graphics.    … Expand
  12. Bulk88
    Nov 18, 2015
    2
    If it had been released 5 years ago it might have been up to standard but Battlefront goes out of its way to abandon most of the innovations made in the FPS genre since BF2. Mostly this is a run an gun game with almost no regard for incorporating game physics or interaction with the environment. Additionally, the weapons don't vary enough to actually allow for any player specialization.If it had been released 5 years ago it might have been up to standard but Battlefront goes out of its way to abandon most of the innovations made in the FPS genre since BF2. Mostly this is a run an gun game with almost no regard for incorporating game physics or interaction with the environment. Additionally, the weapons don't vary enough to actually allow for any player specialization. Really this game is a lot of fun for the first couple of hours just because its in the Star Wars Universe but its fairly bland after that.… Expand
  13. yargyyarg
    Nov 18, 2015
    3
    Good visuals. Gets boring quickly once the novelty wears off. It's really getting frustrating how game companies are shifting over to releasing 1/4 finished games at a full $60 price only to promise a complete game for the purchase of DLCs. Don't pay them for this mistreatment. The PC tends to be a bit better but on the PS4, Destiny was the ultimate example, only now, after a $60 initialGood visuals. Gets boring quickly once the novelty wears off. It's really getting frustrating how game companies are shifting over to releasing 1/4 finished games at a full $60 price only to promise a complete game for the purchase of DLCs. Don't pay them for this mistreatment. The PC tends to be a bit better but on the PS4, Destiny was the ultimate example, only now, after a $60 initial buy in, +2x$20 DLCs + 1x$40 DLC ($140 game total) do we have the original $60 game they promised us. We as a gaming community need to do much better at voting with our wallets. I'm just as much to blame as the rest of you...skip this one, you'll regret nothing.… 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. Mrputts
    Nov 18, 2015
    2
    All Swagger, No Substance.

    Very pretty game, but lacks almost everything that would make it a Star Wars Battlefront 3. 4 maps, no space battles, no player progression.
  16. Arkym99
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    Gotta love day 1 DLC, Season Pass, bugs, and also you can see the entire game in about 1 hour. Cant believe I payed for this. Well it is very pretty, and the audio is good (go DICE sound team!).
  17. taiyoctopus
    Nov 18, 2015
    3
    Best part about this game on PC is that if you act fast enough, you can get a refund for it from Origin.

    It really sucks having your excitement built up to such extreme levels only be to left wondering wtf they were thinking when they produced this simple, unbalanced game with great graphics and sound FX. EA has relatively large QA testing teams, I'm sure they were thinking the same    Best part about this game on PC is that if you act fast enough, you can get a refund for it from Origin.

    It really sucks having your excitement built up to such extreme levels only be to left wondering wtf they were thinking when they produced this simple, unbalanced game with great graphics and sound FX.

    EA has relatively large QA testing teams, I'm sure they were thinking the same exact thing as all these players giving reviews as they played this game. It's on EA for not listening to the tester's opinion on what makes the game bland and disappointing... I'm sure even most of the devs knew it was going to be disappointing at some point before the game came out, but at EA the devs are only allowed to do what the investors and non-gamer heads of development dictate.    … Expand
  18. CaptMescaline
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    Looks and sounds great - they managed to capture the star wars universe almost perfectly. BUT - and this is important - the game has the depth of a toddlers swimming pool. Trust me you will get bored after 30 minutes of playing it once you realise there is no complexity to this game outside of just pointing and shooting at something. What did you expect from EA and DICE though really? TheLooks and sounds great - they managed to capture the star wars universe almost perfectly. BUT - and this is important - the game has the depth of a toddlers swimming pool. Trust me you will get bored after 30 minutes of playing it once you realise there is no complexity to this game outside of just pointing and shooting at something. What did you expect from EA and DICE though really? The casualisation of shooters has never hit such a low before. Shame on you EA and shame on you DICE. Your quest for making sure shareholders get paid out over making great games is a huge black eye on the face of the games industry.… Expand
  19. 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
  20. Mehlicious
    Nov 18, 2015
    2
    Nobody should have to pay $100+ for DLC and Game. I'd like to thank CDPR for being a great example of how to do it right. This game does not have anywhere near the number of enjoyable hours that I'd expect for the price.
  21. Wiwiman
    Nov 18, 2015
    4
    There is so much missing content from this game. It sure looks good and sounds good, and that's all that casuals see. But so much more could make this game good. I don't like their excuses for not having a campaign, and i don't like that they have so little content for a fully priced game.
  22. SickMittens
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    There's very few maps, the objective modes aren't balanced, the flying vehicles have the worst controls I've ever experienced (I've been playing these games since BF1942), and the general latency within EA's systems means hit detection is often a mystery. I could go on..

    General gripes aside, I judge games by how much I play them until I'm bored versus how much I paid and 60 dollars for    There's very few maps, the objective modes aren't balanced, the flying vehicles have the worst controls I've ever experienced (I've been playing these games since BF1942), and the general latency within EA's systems means hit detection is often a mystery. I could go on..

    General gripes aside, I judge games by how much I play them until I'm bored versus how much I paid and 60 dollars for this is way off the mark. I'd pay maybe 5 dollars for this at most. There's just not enough content to this game to recommend it. What's available now is not nearly enough and personally I'm already bored by it.    … Expand
  23. f0dsta
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    this game just isnt worth the money its all graphics and no substance, its not much fun past the first few hours there is very little content and it just makes you wish you purchased something else

    totally a regrettable purchase
  24. Stronghold554
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    Star Wars Battlefront is one of them titles that has previously delivered on content movie accuracy's and value for money.
    Alas the latest incarnation from DICE/EA failed to hit the mark for me in a number of areas.
    Don't get me wrong it looks and sounds stunning and so it should as EA had access to the Lucas Arts archives and for the price point you would expect it to look amazing.    Star Wars Battlefront is one of them titles that has previously delivered on content movie accuracy's and value for money.
    Alas the latest incarnation from DICE/EA failed to hit the mark for me in a number of areas.
    Don't get me wrong it looks and sounds stunning and so it should as EA had access to the Lucas Arts archives and for the price point you would expect it to look amazing.
    Game play is very repetitive and after 15 hours I don't see much point in carrying on playing with only emotes and skins to unlock.
    They have removed most of the "cool" things from the series like Space Battles, galactic conquest and the clone wars era...Clone wars is a part of star wars even if it was not well received back in the day, would have made more sense to see some of the old Star Wars heroes/villains brought back for this reboot.
    I do feel a burnt after spending so much money on this title, I see no value for money and feels like a expensive cash grab.
    The game play makes me think of old call of duty with constant grenade spam and one sided fights, no classes so you can't switch on the fly to the changing battle.
    Lack of customization, yeah you can unlock different skins but most all look the same and only result in a head/hair change.
    Think the game has a total of 15 weapons to unlock which is just not enough.
    The game feels like a slice of burnt toast, it runs like butter and looks great covered in cheese but it tastes awful and only lasts a short while.
    Really expected a lot more EA/Dice, Disney need to give the licence to someone else,
    Just not good enough.    … Expand
  25. DrFrostyPhD
    Nov 18, 2015
    4
    Refund requested and received after 4 hours trying to fix the game and 2 hours spent playing.

    I'll put it straight, I love the core mechanics of this game. I love the setting, the visuals, the sounds, the way the weapons handle. But there's one thing that completely destroyed the game for me, that's the 'Star Card' progression system. The Star Cards are little things you can use from    Refund requested and received after 4 hours trying to fix the game and 2 hours spent playing.

    I'll put it straight, I love the core mechanics of this game. I love the setting, the visuals, the sounds, the way the weapons handle. But there's one thing that completely destroyed the game for me, that's the 'Star Card' progression system. The Star Cards are little things you can use from Thermal Detonators to Jetpacks, Impact Grenades and a whole lot more. But the problem with the Star Cards is that they are direct upgrades. Starting players get nothing, now, in the beginning it's easy to unlock these things but as you progress it gets slower and more powerful. The pulse rifle, for example is unlocked fairly early on and it's a one shot kill no matter where you hit the body (Also of note: The hitboxes are terrible.)

    Overall;
    Graphics 9/10, seen prettier. But it's still gorgeous.

    Progression 2/10, A broken grind that makes those who play more infinitely more powerful than the average Joe.

    Gameplay 6/10 Core gameplay is fun, but could use work

    Balance 3/10 A complete overhaul of some gamemodes as well as the progression system is needed.

    Sound Design 10/10 Amazing. Just absolutely stunning.

    Content 1/10 Absolutely zero bang for your buck here.

    Overall? 4/10

    I had a great experience with the Beta, the full release is in shambles. This is not the game I waited 10 years for. Thanks EA.    … Expand
  26. dodonpachi
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    The "It's like being at Hoth" factor is undeniable. Great graphics, sounds, models... Great memories while playing. But I don't feel like playing again tonight. It's weird. But once you've tasted all... Hmmmm

    ¡It lacks a proper 1p mode and a more tactical multiplayer one!
  27. xCarlitos
    Nov 18, 2015
    10
    I not understand the hate. this game is awesome.
    F*CK PC "GAMERS". They criticize all.
    what is the problem about the "casual" gameplay?...
    what is the problem with "no campaign"? if you wish play a story. you have 300 more titles about star wars -.-
  28. Ae0lus
    Nov 18, 2015
    4
    Let me start by saying that this is a beautiful looking game, it really puts you into that universe well because of it, which is awesome. However, it's missing a lot of features that made Battlefront unique and fun compared to standard FPS games. The maps feel like you're caged in a small area, which takes away that epic feeling that the battles had, with AI running around, vehiclesLet me start by saying that this is a beautiful looking game, it really puts you into that universe well because of it, which is awesome. However, it's missing a lot of features that made Battlefront unique and fun compared to standard FPS games. The maps feel like you're caged in a small area, which takes away that epic feeling that the battles had, with AI running around, vehicles scattered (rather than power-ups and vehicles on tracks), and just that feeling that you're apart of a massive epic battle.

    Another thing it's missing is the space battles, which I absolutely loved, even more so when you could transfer from flying a spaceship, into being in a space station and being in an FPS situation, seamlessly. It blows my mind that they could leave that quintessential part of the Battlefront experience out.

    Then there's a bunch of smaller things, like the class systems being gone, which gave a unique playstyle to different enemies and allies. Now it feels like everyone just has basically the same gear, making it incredibly homogenized. I'm sure I'm missing some things, but ultimately, what you're left with, is a game that feels like COD - Star Wars. Extremely watered down game, missing essentially everything that made Battlefront special. With that said though, it's visually amazing, and it's Star Wars, so I'd say it's worth like $10 or maybe $20.

    Oh and the heroes/villains (Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, etc.) feel really simple and boring. Hard to describe exactly why I don't like them, but you could check out some video of their gameplay and see for yourself.    … Expand
  29. DoctorFox
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    "EA Greed Strikes Back" should be the title of this disasterpiece. Yes, the graphics are incredible - hence the "1" score. The 9 other missing points are for the lack of fun, content, and the incessant over-charging EA continues to get away with.
  30. Viltgance
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    This game is an absolute waste of money.....there is no content, and the content that is there sucks. Nothing like the original battlefront games, stay the hell away from this.
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#18 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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Metascore
72

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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