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  1. Jul 11, 2023
    7
    Its just a spin-off battlefield cop vs thief gameplay is cool but isnt very so cool compared to his predecessor but....the campain is very interesting and cool with his plot and gameplay too bad for the ending is nothig interesting...
  2. Jun 23, 2023
    5
    Battlefield Hardline offers a single-player campaign reminiscent of cheap CSI episodes, lacking depth. However, the multiplayer mode shines with its unique police vs. criminal dynamics, diverse game modes, and well-designed maps. If you prioritize multiplayer, Battlefield Hardline delivers a thrilling and immersive shooter experience. This game doesn't feel like a Battlefield game.
  3. Jan 2, 2023
    5
    Not a great one. It isn't unplayable, the campaign is actually fairly entertaining, but it could really drop that whole 'next time on battlefield' shtick. I bought the game I don't need to be lured into another chapter. Seeing as multiplayer really doesn't have great gamem-modes or an active base I would suggest buying this on sale to mess around with the campaign.
  4. Dec 24, 2022
    6
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  5. Jul 11, 2022
    5
    When the cover of the game is cringy,what do you expect? I mean,it has a few good missions and set pieces,but overall, the story is bland and forgettable. They tried for the game to look cool, but they didn't succeed.
  6. Jun 18, 2022
    7
    Hardline Battlefield game was a beautiful, spectacular and finishing game, but it did not have good graphics and characterization, and this is why I deducted 2 points from this game, 1 point, because it was not as beautiful as Battlefield 4, its story and battlefield It was out of sight until 2016, when Nebar Square 1 was released
  7. May 15, 2022
    7
    Love the idea, pretty well executed, could've been technically better.
    Everything you want in an FPS is here.
    Not as polished as BF4
    Graphics could've been better.
    AI was weak to help with the "Arrest" feature.
    The story was as cliche as any TV cop show but I still had a blast.
    Highly underrated, would love to see a sequel with a bit more care put into it
  8. Feb 14, 2022
    7
    A simple shooter, or rather a game with shooter elements.Honestly, you can say the same thing about it as about call of duty black ops 3, they are the same in terms of semantic load zero.But hardline is a little better in the atmosphere itself than call of duty
  9. Sep 13, 2021
    7
    + Очень похоже, что на движке 4ой батлы, с тем самым ощущением оружия делали counter-strike. При этом в сюжет забыли добавить красивых голливудских сцен, потому зрелищ тут нет. Упор на сюжет большими с дырами. Сносный стелс. Но это не батла, это другая игра на 8 балов, но если смотреть, как на батлу. то это 6 баллов.
    - стрельба на 8
    - сюжет 7 Итого 7.5
    + Очень похоже, что на движке 4ой батлы, с тем самым ощущением оружия делали counter-strike. При этом в сюжет забыли добавить красивых голливудских сцен, потому зрелищ тут нет. Упор на сюжет большими с дырами. Сносный стелс. Но это не батла, это другая игра на 8 балов, но если смотреть, как на батлу. то это 6 баллов.
    - стрельба на 8
    - сюжет 7
    Итого 7.5
  10. Aug 3, 2021
    7
    Battlefield Hardline is one of my favourite Battlefield games to date because it's a welcome change in direction. By altering the series' focus from 'soldiers at war' to 'cops and robbers' lends a fresh perspective on modern conflict. Another reason why I enjoyed Battlefield Hardline is because it liberally borrows stealth gameplay elements from the Far Cry games - a franchise which IBattlefield Hardline is one of my favourite Battlefield games to date because it's a welcome change in direction. By altering the series' focus from 'soldiers at war' to 'cops and robbers' lends a fresh perspective on modern conflict. Another reason why I enjoyed Battlefield Hardline is because it liberally borrows stealth gameplay elements from the Far Cry games - a franchise which I admittedly admire. However, in hindsight Battlefield Hardline didn't fully meet my expectations, in particular it's story.

    From the outset (and the fact that Visceral were developing the game) I expected Hardline's narrative to be mature and sophisticated. Most importantly, I wanted the story to be 'different'. Unfortunately, Hardline's story is yet another typical run-of-the-mill cop story that features a predictable betrayal element to justify fighting on both sides of the law. Even despite the premises' lack of originality, I still think it could've been handled better. The only saving grace is that there is one side character who feels fresh and provides most of the humour through how witty he is (you know who I'm talking about).

    Another point of criticism is the game's reliance (or more accurately, over-reliance) on stealth. Now, I know I said I liked how Hardline liberally borrowed the stealth gameplay elements from the Far Cry games and I really dig that, but when I finished the game and recalled how much of the game's missions and scenarios focused on sneaking around and taking enemies down silently, I was genuinely surprised when I realised how much of the game's total length I had spent doing just that. Approximately 85% of Battlefield Hardline's campaign gameplay revolves around stealth. The real problem with Hardline's over-reliance on stealth is the simple fact that the stealth gameplay never really changes or ever truly evolve beyond the stealth gameplay formula established by the Far Cry franchise. This leads to A LOT of repetition and subsequent fatigue and boredom. Especially given the fact that I basically played the game for 8 hours straight.

    Battlefield Hardline isn't great, but at the same time it isn't awful. While I liked how it borrows from Ubisoft's FPS juggernaut, Hardline's cop premise hangs by a thread to the point where it feels like window dressing until laughably even that gets ditched in the final mission where the game literally goes full Far Cry 3. And when something fully becomes the thing that it's imitating and abandons it's identity, nothing more needs to be said.
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  11. Dec 15, 2020
    5
    Avg game gun play is good online is kinda fun a little different compared to others campaign is interesting it was enough to keep me interested I beat it in 4/ half hours was enjoyable enough
  12. Sep 24, 2020
    7
    I actually like the campaign of this game. It's better than other bf games. It's not very good but entertaining.
    I like the multiplayer too. Again it is not very good but enough for a bf game. I don't know what people were expecting.
  13. Jun 18, 2020
    5
    Jogo que nem justifica o nome Battlefield, Hardline tem cara de jogo de PS3 menos completo e retocado que até mesmo BF3 de 2011.
  14. Jan 26, 2018
    6
    В сравнении с 4 балтой, конечно полная хрень, но вот с сюжетом все наоборот! Странною как можно было так загубить Боёвка, и одновременно сделать годненький сюжет? Не сказать, что сюжет прям крутой, но по сравнению с четвёртой частью, это прям другой уровень, но на этом плюсы наверное и заканчиваются. А дальше начинается серый-серый геймплей. Конечно он не ужасен, но уровень явно не дайсов!В сравнении с 4 балтой, конечно полная хрень, но вот с сюжетом все наоборот! Странною как можно было так загубить Боёвка, и одновременно сделать годненький сюжет? Не сказать, что сюжет прям крутой, но по сравнению с четвёртой частью, это прям другой уровень, но на этом плюсы наверное и заканчиваются. А дальше начинается серый-серый геймплей. Конечно он не ужасен, но уровень явно не дайсов!
  15. Dec 1, 2017
    6
    First of all, I’m just giving my opinion on the main single player campaign, not the multiplayer.

    I’ll summarise this as a very average FPS shooter in terms of the campaign. Story is not bad; it is basically very similar to the typical Hollywood cops-drugs-crime kind of movie. This isn’t a bad thing in itself as the story is not bad, but at the same time it doesn’t feel special or
    First of all, I’m just giving my opinion on the main single player campaign, not the multiplayer.

    I’ll summarise this as a very average FPS shooter in terms of the campaign. Story is not bad; it is basically very similar to the typical Hollywood cops-drugs-crime kind of movie. This isn’t a bad thing in itself as the story is not bad, but at the same time it doesn’t feel special or surprising at all, you’ll feel you’ve seen this before several times.

    Graphically speaking the game is all right, kind of at the same level you would expect from any battlefield game, maybe a bit worse. Artistically speaking, again it is very average, venues aren’t anything surprising at all which again compares negatively to other battlefield games. Sound and voice acting is top notch.

    Gameplay, it’s a classic FPS in the stricter meaning of the word, there isn’t any surprising mechanics at all here, nothing new, just classic shooting without any interesting or novel cover mechanics or anything. Maybe with the exception of a mechanic that allows you to arrest people rather than just killing them, but it’s nothing special. It is worth commenting that you get both action oriented missions and stealthier ones, but again nothing new under the sun.

    Summarising, this is a very average game, there are much more interesting FPS games out there if you’re looking for a good single player campaign. If you can get it really cheap, you’ll still enjoy it, but I wouldn’t pay a lot for this as it’s nothing special really. Again, I insist I am not taking into account the multiplayer element here, I got no idea how good it is in terms of multiplayer, probably quite fun, but read some other reviews to find out.
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  16. Aug 4, 2017
    5
    Battlefield Hardline is easily one of the worst Battlefield games ever made. With a terrible campaign, albeit with good voice acting for the characters, but a generic script, and terrible enemy and friendly AI. Not to mention the needless and pathetic tank engagement at the end of the game. And the abysmal Michael Bay moments also gave me a migraine. "But I don't buy Battlefield for theBattlefield Hardline is easily one of the worst Battlefield games ever made. With a terrible campaign, albeit with good voice acting for the characters, but a generic script, and terrible enemy and friendly AI. Not to mention the needless and pathetic tank engagement at the end of the game. And the abysmal Michael Bay moments also gave me a migraine. "But I don't buy Battlefield for the singleplayer, I buy it for the multiplayer" Well, fair enough, but the multiplayer is also an absolute disaster. Buggy, and extremely few weapons to choose from. Very bad modes, and even worse maps that weren't even designed for these modes. This multiplayer is just a dumbed down with a diamond sledgehammer version of BF4. Oh yeah, and there is barely even any levolution. The fact that DICE claims to have developed the multiplayer makes me sick to my stomach, because DICE was extremely lazy or just dropped the ball completely with this. However, the sound design in this game is still exemplary, showing every FPS developer how to create authentic sound design. Overall, Battlefield Hardline is a very poor effort from both Visceral and DICE, and a very average experience. Get BF4, or get BF1, and play those, but do NOT buy this game. Expand
  17. Aug 3, 2017
    6
    There is a lesson here. If you are going take a well establish series and branch it out into other genres, make an effort. At least the character models look nice.

    The biggest disappointment of this cops and robbers game is that it has very little cops and robbers. You never knock down doors and toss flash bangs. You never ambush crooks. You can forget about questioning anyone. There is
    There is a lesson here. If you are going take a well establish series and branch it out into other genres, make an effort. At least the character models look nice.

    The biggest disappointment of this cops and robbers game is that it has very little cops and robbers. You never knock down doors and toss flash bangs. You never ambush crooks. You can forget about questioning anyone. There is very little actual police work in this game. Instead, you take out enemies stealthily like Metal Gear Solid or gun them down like any other Battlefield game. At one point, the game goes completely off the rails and you drive around a tank taking out helicopter gunships.

    Some effort was put into this game. You have gorgeous character models that probably put competing games to shame in early 2015. Back then, most games released for Xbox 360 and PS3 looked very much last gen on the current gen consoles. Not this one. Cut scenes in Hardline are also well done and show an overconfidence in the actual gameplay. Weapons are straight up Battlefield weapons except cops get Tasers. The maps and areas are nicely done, with a few set pieces that are worthy of a Call of Duty. Ugh, imagine Call of Duty: Cops. That's really what this game is, complete with moments where the player character is knocked unconscious by explosions.

    I cannot stress enough how much this game is a missed opportunity. Or maybe cops really do crouch walk around gang hideouts methodically taking out enemies with stealth attacks and disabling alarms. Perhaps my whole notion of police work is a lie.

    In regards to multi-player, I can report that it exists and people are still playing it. I matched into a game within a minute and spawned into the gun turret of an armored vehicle for a few cheap kills. Then I spawned in the middle of a firefight and was killed by an unseen enemy wielding an assault rifle. Welcome to the Battlefield soldier. I honestly cannot understand why anyone would play Hardline when they could play Battlefield 4. Both were sold for $5 during the same PSN sale (which is how I picked up Hardline) and yet only one is a real Battlefield game.

    One final note. The menu music is Godawful terrible and you have to hear it while matchmaking. Why EA, why?!?
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  18. Jan 8, 2017
    7
    Campaign was descent,even though it has some cringy moments.There are nice missions,interesting enviroment.But the main character is so forgettable..And other characters,also..They dont leave any impression on you.It is far from a bad game,it has ups and downs,but after all,if you are playing it for the campaign,you should try it
  19. Dec 30, 2016
    6
    I gave the same score but I like Hardline a bit better then BF4, because is more simplistic in multiplayer.
    Anyway it is a same boring game. I rather play Titanfall
  20. Dec 12, 2016
    6
    Not a bad game, it feels like a battlefield, cool mp maps, but doesn't feels like a new game of the serie, like a bf4 re-skin, but beside that is a cool game.
  21. Nel
    Dec 10, 2016
    5
    The story is fine, it has some great elements and it's not bad, with several different weapons, and upgrades that you can buy. The multiplayer wasn't anything to write home about, and there is a crucial bug in one of the story mission which makes you restart the level, which kinda ruins the experience.
  22. Nov 5, 2016
    6
    For me this game is slightly above average, the story is cliche filled and I think that the only time this game started to be better was at the end. So the singleplayer is not so much to talk about. But the multiplayer on the other hand is the best part about this game, I liked most of the maps and the game modes. The guns were unbalanced, but looked good and sounded even better.For me this game is slightly above average, the story is cliche filled and I think that the only time this game started to be better was at the end. So the singleplayer is not so much to talk about. But the multiplayer on the other hand is the best part about this game, I liked most of the maps and the game modes. The guns were unbalanced, but looked good and sounded even better. Unfortunately the game had so few guns that Call of Duty could be compared to Borderlands, if you get me.
    So I can`t recommend this game to anyone, even if you are a Battlefield diehard fan.
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  23. Oct 30, 2016
    7
    Es un buen juego
    Aunque tenga una mala critica por los usuarios, es un juego que cumplen con los requisitos de un Battlefield o los de un buen juego.La campaña es suficientemente interesante para seguir jugando, a ecepccion de la mición numero 3 que sinseramente es la mas aburrida.la campaña dura lo que dura un shooter normal.Dura poco por su gran enfoque en el multijugador.Aunque sea muy
    Es un buen juego
    Aunque tenga una mala critica por los usuarios, es un juego que cumplen con los requisitos de un Battlefield o los de un buen juego.La campaña es suficientemente interesante para seguir jugando, a ecepccion de la mición numero 3 que sinseramente es la mas aburrida.la campaña dura lo que dura un shooter normal.Dura poco por su gran enfoque en el multijugador.Aunque sea muy divertido el multijugador esperaba mas de un Battlefiel,mucho mas.Y el juego en general deja mucho que desear.
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  24. Sep 3, 2016
    5
    Battlefield Hardline is a first-person shooter video game developed by Visceral Games in collaboration with DICE and published by Electronic Arts.

    + Multiplayer and Campaign
    - Bad and Cliche Story
    - Forgettable Characters
    - Feel Like an Expansion of Battlefield 4
    - Should be a New IP of Cops and Robbers
  25. Jun 30, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice new twist to the Battlefield games. Wish i would have seen more police missions as after a while it starts to look like GTA5 or similar. Also from mission 8 it looks like the developers ran out of solid plans and writing as it turns into a boring stale games without any realism. Suddenly you can drive a tank? Wish i would have seen some prison time missions as well. 3 years of the life cut out. Overall good story but 8,9 let it down. 10 also bit over the top, he knows you are coming but clearly his crew is not aware you are on the island? Bit dumb Expand
  26. May 10, 2016
    6
    Single player campaign lacked any soul. Characters and plot was boring. Rushed through it just to get the gun unlocks. Multiplayer is fun as there are new maps for the Battlefield fan to indulge in but nothing special. Not playing this game anymore after a year of owning which says alot, Enjoying BF4 more. Australian Servers do not have alot of people playing compare to BF4. I don't likeSingle player campaign lacked any soul. Characters and plot was boring. Rushed through it just to get the gun unlocks. Multiplayer is fun as there are new maps for the Battlefield fan to indulge in but nothing special. Not playing this game anymore after a year of owning which says alot, Enjoying BF4 more. Australian Servers do not have alot of people playing compare to BF4. I don't like the way to unlock guns. You earn cash that you can use to buy weapons. I prefer the BF4 way of unlocking through achievements. Gives you something challenging and a feeling of satisfaction / achievement when you complete the task. Expand
  27. May 6, 2016
    5
    The gimmick was fun for a little bit, but the game felt very bland and didn't bring much new to the table.
    YES, it did have grappling hooks and ziplines and cool gadgets, but in all out warfare it isn't viable or often used (at least in my experience). If it had R6 Siege style gameplay with smaller maps and more objective style gameplay, it might have been cool to use the gadgets.
    The gimmick was fun for a little bit, but the game felt very bland and didn't bring much new to the table.
    YES, it did have grappling hooks and ziplines and cool gadgets, but in all out warfare it isn't viable or often used (at least in my experience). If it had R6 Siege style gameplay with smaller maps and more objective style gameplay, it might have been cool to use the gadgets.
    Hotwire was really the only good mode but you could easily cheese a boring victory by driving around the map if the enemy team didn't know they signed up for mobile conquest.
    I didn't mind the single player, but it wasn't anything exciting. I only remember the main character's name because he has the same name as my brother.
    TL;DR: BF4 - Lackluster Cops & Robbers Expansion pack
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  28. Feb 29, 2016
    7
    The Battlefield franchise has had many failures and successes in its tenure. Hardline is somewhere in between. The concept is sound breaking away from the crowded modern military shooter market. The concept of a cops vs robbers is a breath of fresh air. But the execution however could use improvement. I have played the game for months and have found that certain mechanics are completelyThe Battlefield franchise has had many failures and successes in its tenure. Hardline is somewhere in between. The concept is sound breaking away from the crowded modern military shooter market. The concept of a cops vs robbers is a breath of fresh air. But the execution however could use improvement. I have played the game for months and have found that certain mechanics are completely broken, while others are sound. Overall the game has its bright points and shines when it is showing off them. Overall the game could use improvement and is just one of the many shooters in an over crowded market. Expand
  29. Jan 6, 2016
    6
    Multiplayer - This is surprisingly barebones for a "Battlefield" game. 7 modes where 4 of them are only minor variations of the same thing. Has the worst things I hate about Battlefield games amplified: lots of sniping and lots of walking to action. Nope.

    Singleplayer - This is the best singleplayer in a Battlefield game ever. That is not saying much. It is actually a poorly implemented
    Multiplayer - This is surprisingly barebones for a "Battlefield" game. 7 modes where 4 of them are only minor variations of the same thing. Has the worst things I hate about Battlefield games amplified: lots of sniping and lots of walking to action. Nope.

    Singleplayer - This is the best singleplayer in a Battlefield game ever. That is not saying much. It is actually a poorly implemented stealth game for the most part. It is basically crappy Hitman cop edition. The story is pretty good for a videogame story but it isn't groundbreaking. I enjoyed it for what it was enough to want to finish it. Eh?
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  30. Dec 14, 2015
    7
    This Battlefield spin-off ditches the standard military shooter setting in favor of a cops and robbers motif. It doesn't reinvent the shooter wheel, and plenty of Battlefield 4 is still hanging around that keep it from being a true sequel, but what's hear is solid enough to be worth a look.

    From a technical standpoint the game is mostly perfect. Glitches are rare and only minor when
    This Battlefield spin-off ditches the standard military shooter setting in favor of a cops and robbers motif. It doesn't reinvent the shooter wheel, and plenty of Battlefield 4 is still hanging around that keep it from being a true sequel, but what's hear is solid enough to be worth a look.

    From a technical standpoint the game is mostly perfect. Glitches are rare and only minor when they do pop up. The voice acting is phenomenal, the soundtrack makes great use of licensed music, and it just all around sounds great. The area where it mostly stumbles is in the graphics. Character models look fantastic. Facial expressions and other animations are near-flawless. There's a great attention to detail in regards to things like clothing that really make these characters feel lifelike. The same can't be said for the environments. Everything has sort of a plastic look to it. The majority of the game's levels make use of generic and bland scenery. While the characters look incredible, the environments are far from current gen.

    The new focus on police action actually breathes some new life in the campaign. The story is pretty entertaining and has some good characters. The way it's set up, with levels bring called "episodes," show that the game is trying to capture the feel of those police dramas we see on TV. However it quickly devolves into action-movie junk food that kind of throws logic to the wind. It's still hard to complain as it's still entertaining thanks to some solid writing and likable characters. The humor is also appreciated.

    The campaign's gameplay also fares well. The change in focus from soldiers to cops also plays a role here as well. For one thing you don't have to go through it all guns blazing. There's a pretty satisfying stealth element to it. Catching enemies unaware let's you flash the badge and use the nonlethal option of arresting them. It's a pretty cool new way to play that makes the campaign feel different than the average affair modern shooters pop out. There are still plenty of action packed moments for the more explosion hungry gamers out there.

    For all of the campaign's solid elements it doesn't change the fact that it has the same problem as every other modern, multiplayer focused FPS: it's really only good for a playthrough or two. Some extra collectibles are scattered throughout to entice you to come back at least once more, but it just won't last you long. However I still enjoyed the campaign. I would have preferred some actual teammate AI (they literally just stand around and don't help you at all), but overall I wouldn't mind seeing a continuation of the story in a Hardline 2.

    As always with these types of games the emphasis is definitely on the multiplayer. Some new modes make their way to the series that tie into the police vs. criminals theme of the game. "Heist" and "Hotwire" are the standouts. These new modes focus on objectives that keep the action moving. The result is matches that keep players directly involved in the action and almost constantly moving. This type of gameplay is at odds with what longtime Battlefield fans have come to expect from the series. The more fast-paced, close quarters feel of these modes have already been accused of being more Call of Duty than Battlefield.

    If that's not your cup of tea then don't worry. Hardline's new modes only comprise about half of the multiplayer experience. The other half is Battlefield 4. That's kind of an issue with this game. If it weren't for the campaign it's not hard to see that this very well could have just been a Battlefield 4 expansion on the multiplayer side. They just kind of stretched it out to make another full game. A questionable and controversial move. Whether or not you'll like the new parts of the Battlefield multiplayer experience just depends on if you've ever wanted your Battlefield matches to be more close quarters with constant movement that results in more immediate action. There's a noticeable difference between Hardline's new modes and the one's from Battlefield 4.

    Overall Hardline does some new things, particularly with it's single-player content. We get a solid campaign and some fun new multiplayer modes. However, given that half of the multiplayer modes are just repackaged from Battlefield 4 is kind of a big issue. While not enough to kill this new spin-off, it is enough to make you wonder if it's really worth picking up just for a few new modes when you already purchased Battlefield 4. While I can't say if it will be worth it to you, I can say it's a solid and enjoyable game on it's own rights. Perhaps not a true new step for the multiplayer, but it's fun nonetheless and the new modes do a good job of changing up the standard Battlefield action. The fun campaign is also a nice treat.

    I give the game a 7.5/10.
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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 46
  2. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    May 26, 2015
    70
    Superficially it might look like a reskin, but Battlefield Hardline is no cop out. [May 2015, p71]
  2. Games Master UK
    May 24, 2015
    68
    There's genuine long-term fun to be had in multiplayer modes, but it's not consistent. [June 2015, p.66]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 20, 2015
    80
    Its new modes offer a lot, but certain elements feel marginalised. [May 2015, p.89]