Battlefield Hardline

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  1. jackdyson520
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    This game is awful. Campers are the most plentiful out of any type of players, and way to many people play recon. The game is extremely difficult for new players due to people on the edges of the map picking off other players. The body hits with snipers are never a one shot kill unless the player has already lost health. Now would be the worst time to join due to the fact that no one playsThis game is awful. Campers are the most plentiful out of any type of players, and way to many people play recon. The game is extremely difficult for new players due to people on the edges of the map picking off other players. The body hits with snipers are never a one shot kill unless the player has already lost health. Now would be the worst time to join due to the fact that no one plays interestingly anymore. I hate the game to death and do not recommend it. I have put in multiple hundreds of hours in trying to like it. People who defend the game are the people who play recon and don't do anything interesting… Expand
  2. filip92
    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.
  3. SPC_Garver
    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
  4. jdavis3581
    Apr 5, 2016
    3
    I am shocked with Battlefield Hard Line. This game is broken in every way. I had to stop playing because the sense that I have done this before was so strong that it felt like a waste of time. Maybe I should just quit the fps genre. The best so far is Wolfenstein The New Order, and the Old Blood was decent. The FMVs in BHL are gorgeous, however the in game looks like a first gen PS3. ThereI am shocked with Battlefield Hard Line. This game is broken in every way. I had to stop playing because the sense that I have done this before was so strong that it felt like a waste of time. Maybe I should just quit the fps genre. The best so far is Wolfenstein The New Order, and the Old Blood was decent. The FMVs in BHL are gorgeous, however the in game looks like a first gen PS3. There is no excuse for this mess of a game, and if EA and Dice keep cranking out the garbage they will be gone in 10 years. Do not even get me started on Star Wars Battlefront. Battlefield Hard Line gets a 3/10.… Expand
  5. liililililliill
    Apr 23, 2016
    10
    Игра отличная, надеюсь разработчики это понимают и не пойдут на поводу людей которые привыкли к технике или сидеть на сошках очень буду ждать Hardline 2
  6. MarcoYolo
    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    … Expand
  7. XxJoseManuelxX
    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
  8. jmeogh
    Aug 20, 2016
    1
    OK, I can't believe how much this sucks. I can't get past "Stop the Bleeding" in the first episode because the bullet doesn't go anywhere near where the sights are pointing. Even if I don't use the right mouse button (yes, this is on the PC), it only goes near the very large plus sign about half the time. In the earlier parts of the first episode, I was 3 feet away from some goon shootingOK, I can't believe how much this sucks. I can't get past "Stop the Bleeding" in the first episode because the bullet doesn't go anywhere near where the sights are pointing. Even if I don't use the right mouse button (yes, this is on the PC), it only goes near the very large plus sign about half the time. In the earlier parts of the first episode, I was 3 feet away from some goon shooting him the chest, and all I got was "code officer down" (because I died).
    From what I understand, this is a shooting game. If you can't shoot, it doesn't matter how the story goes.
    And did you notice that there is no training episode? There is no shooting range. You can't try out the gear. From what I understand, training is a very important part of being a police officer, and knowing your weapons and tools is a life saver.
    Thumbs down! Can't believe this thing got through QA.
    BTW, I'm still trying to get my money back from Origin. Can't believe that there isn't a button somewhere that says, "Delete this game and give me my money back."    … Expand
  9. ImCritic
    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.    … Expand
  10. El-Stresso
    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.    … Expand
  11. Jeanjj14
    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.
  12. Broyax
    Jan 18, 2017
    3
    En ce qui concerne le Battletron annuel lardé de DLC, saison passe et microtransactions, DICE s'occupe toujours du multi-joueurs, tentant de rattraper le Call of, l'autre éternel rival annuel -toujours- devant en maniabilité et jouabilité, car l'avantage d'Activitron et de ses succursales stakhanovistes est -toujours- patent malgré ses tics et ses tocs. On se fait donc -toujours- autantEn ce qui concerne le Battletron annuel lardé de DLC, saison passe et microtransactions, DICE s'occupe toujours du multi-joueurs, tentant de rattraper le Call of, l'autre éternel rival annuel -toujours- devant en maniabilité et jouabilité, car l'avantage d'Activitron et de ses succursales stakhanovistes est -toujours- patent malgré ses tics et ses tocs. On se fait donc -toujours- autant chier dans le multi d'un Battledaube, c'est là sa marque de fabrique avec ses cartes immenses et sa confusion ambiante.

    Question solo du Battletron annuel, c'est Visceral qui s'y colle avec une orientation flicarde qui a au moins le mérite de varier par rapport à la sempiternelle zone de guerre -gros couloir de guerre pardon- une orientation très scriptée comme de coutume et très dirigiste. Si dans l'absolu, la jouabilité et la maniabilité ne posent pas de problème, elles s'avèrent vieillotes et quelque peu dépassées lorsqu'on les compare à un Halo 4/5 ou un Far Cry 3. Pour une franchise spécialisée dans le "FPS", cela commence à faire désordre après toutes ces années.

    Ce qui n'empêche pas une réalisation -comme à leur habitude- impressionnante que ce soit en solo ou multi, gâchée cependant par la résolution faiblarde (720p !) raison et conséquence d'un crénelage assez sensible. Toutefois, l'ensemble restant à 60 im/s malgré de rares ralentissements, on peut s'estimer "satisfait". Ambiance sonore excellente et voix françaises impeccables.

    Toujours dans un souci de se diversifier, ce Battleprout introduit quelques mécaniques de furtivité qui ne fonctionnent pas : Visceral totalement novice dans ce domaine devrait demander quelques conseils à Ubisoft ou Bethesda. Un coup dans l'eau donc.

    Battlemerde reste ainsi fidèle à lui-même et -toujours- enlisé dans le marasme de sa médiocrité crasse qui se révèle d'année en année de plus en plus... irrécupérable.    … Expand
  13. filiptairi92
    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
  14. Zvezdochet
    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. raccoondaddy
    Mar 6, 2017
    8
    Battlefield Hardline is a great game, that takes the series in a different direction that will have you loving or hating the game. Battlefield Vets will be let down by the smaller, more close quarters tailored maps and lack of military vehicles. (After all, this is about cops and robbers)

    As I just mentioned, this game is about cops and criminals. For the campaign, you go through a    Battlefield Hardline is a great game, that takes the series in a different direction that will have you loving or hating the game. Battlefield Vets will be let down by the smaller, more close quarters tailored maps and lack of military vehicles. (After all, this is about cops and robbers)

    As I just mentioned, this game is about cops and criminals. For the campaign, you go through a story-driven/TV show style game, that is fairly entertaining and I highly recommend a playthrough.

    The multiplayer takes a slightly different approach and focuses on several different team based game types, such as blood money (sort of like capture the flag, but with money you have to load into a duffel bag) heist (which replaces rush, gives you objective and place to loot cash and escape/capture each other.) and hotwire (which gives you a points for stealing and continuously driving the objective cars)

    Along with the usual 4 classes, cops and criminals have their own specific weaponry and gear like ziplines and grappling hooks which streamlines the movement on the field. Ultimately, the way the MP is set up it works, but most fans will find it lacking. Personally, it just took me some time getting used to.    … Expand
  16. Jon_Demolidor_
    Mar 12, 2017
    4
    For a game that gets the name of BATTLEFIELD was a real disaster, very weak history, and online mode is very bad and full of bugs. Really a shot in the foot by EA.
  17. Maxttvd
    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.
  18. Enddless
    Jan 4, 2018
    8
    Сюжет мне больше понравился чем в battlefield 4. В мультиплеере стало меньше техники(
  19. kerstie
    Mar 9, 2018
    0
    An absolute disgrace. I purchased multiple Battlefield games including Hardline for my xbox 360 and I have so many regrets. A waste of my money. What Battlefield Hardline requires is totally unrealistic and inconvenient. I attempted to install Hardline and was told I needed a hard drive as well as 3.5 GB. So me being my gullible idiotic self went out and bought a $100 hard drive only toAn absolute disgrace. I purchased multiple Battlefield games including Hardline for my xbox 360 and I have so many regrets. A waste of my money. What Battlefield Hardline requires is totally unrealistic and inconvenient. I attempted to install Hardline and was told I needed a hard drive as well as 3.5 GB. So me being my gullible idiotic self went out and bought a $100 hard drive only to find out that Battlefield Hardline needed a very specific hard drive that was extremely difficult to find. I deleted so many games off of my memory unit and spent so much money on nothing. I now know to never buy anything from the Battlefiled franchise again. Ive played it at friend's houses and was not totally impressed, im fine occasionally playing it. no need to spend my money on that ****… Expand
  20. Professorfett
    Apr 21, 2020
    8
    Remember playing cops and robbers as a kid? Battlefield Hardline is what you imagined as a kid while playing; well maybe not that extreme. Hello fine folks on the interwebs B-rod here with a late review trying to play catch up. Game industry decided the last two weeks of March to unleash hell on us gamers with five games simultaneously coming out. Anyways the easiest of the five to getRemember playing cops and robbers as a kid? Battlefield Hardline is what you imagined as a kid while playing; well maybe not that extreme. Hello fine folks on the interwebs B-rod here with a late review trying to play catch up. Game industry decided the last two weeks of March to unleash hell on us gamers with five games simultaneously coming out. Anyways the easiest of the five to get through is Battlefield hardline (because of length nothing else). Anyways without further ado let us dive into this mountain of Cocaine that is Battlefield Hardline.

    The story is rather interesting. It is a full game but tells the story as if you are watching CSI Miami. It literally has a previously on Battlefield Hardline. Unlike anything by Dick Wolf, this game feels and acts more like a cop show on HBO not like The Wire or True Detective; it just feels like it can be on HBO with all the violence and cussing, and grittiness. You are Mendoza a newish detective who is a stick up his ass cop, so a cop. The only way I remembered this guys name is because his last name is Mendoza like the Mcbain villain from The Simpsons. The story is you (Mendoza) trying to take down the ever growing drug trafficking that is taking over Florida. I can't say anymore to the story without giving it away but it gets way more complicated than that. I will say this is the best single player in a Battlefield game since the first Bad Company. I know that is not saying a lot, but Visceral actually put some effort into this story unlike most of FPS storylines.

    The game is beautiful in both the environment and cutscenes. The characters don't have that dead durrr face that you seen with many games from a previous generation. The environments aren't repetitive at all they actually vary quite a bit. Something that was nice because you are a cop there was no war zones in the Middle East in this game. I can't tell you how sick and tired I am of killing the same faceless enemies in the middle east. Now because the AI couldn't wear things covering their face I arrested the same guy quite a few times in the same level. Don't get me wrong this is more a nitpick than an actual complaint, but it was noticeable. The sound was equally adequate. The environments felt alive, the slums, felt like people lived there, while the swamps had that annoying gnat flying into the characters ear. The voice acting is on par with the effects. Being that this is a very story heavy single player the voice acting had to be good and this game delivers.

    The gameplay is unlike any other Battlefield game to date. It is a lot more stealth heavy versus the run and gun, and blow **** up like every single Battlefield before it. They added a ton of components that make you feel more like a cop than even L.A. Noire did. You can flash your badge to make enemies freeze, arrest all enemy combatants if you are stealthy, and even tased the **** out of everyone. This is cool, but (minor spoiler ahead) when you aren't a cop anymore the whole arresting people made no sense even from a story standpoint due to the characters motivation. Otherwise this gun play is a played down Battlefield, you won't get heavy machine guns or RPGs. You will get light machine guns, pistols, and shotguns. I will say on normal the combat can be challenging if you aren't paying attention. The enemies don't **** around they are a better shot than me. The single player is about a six hour experience which is pretty typical for these kind of games. I know what some are thinking, "who gets these games for single player?". The multiplayer has many of the same modes as Battlefield 4, but has the newest heist mode. In heist you can earn points by making arrest, kills, stealing, doing the objective or stopping the opposing team from completing theirs. Sadly I didn't find this as fun as traditional Battlefield multiplayer, but that is me who digs typical conquest which this is present. My argument against that would be, if you only like conquest stick with Battlefield 4 because this is no different.

    Overall the game is a lot of fun well worth a purchase, but only if you enjoy multiplayer. The single player is a one and done kind of thing. It has little replay value with the single player; so if you're into that I'd say rent it. This is deffiently worth checking out even from the none Battlefield fans because the single player is something new and different. I give this a 4/5 it is a great game that I think people should check out. The single player is better than most cop shows on TV (excluding HBO). I leave with a question. Battlefield has done a Cop story, but when will they go either into the future again or to the past like WW1 or earlier?    … Expand
  21. acdc-mouh
    Jun 14, 2018
    4
    I tried to keep playing but after several hours looks boring nothing special comparing to previous one the old battlefield were really awesome this one is sucks
  22. Chills_Drifting
    Sep 6, 2018
    9
    One of the most disliked battlefield titles, well not anymore but still very under the radar. Campaign is okay, don't like it nor dislike it. Multiplayer is pretty good, the mechanics have a call of duty feel to it, so if you're a call of duty player want to play another boots on the ground, i recommend Battlefield Hardline.
    This battlefield has new game modes and they are pretty fun,    One of the most disliked battlefield titles, well not anymore but still very under the radar. Campaign is okay, don't like it nor dislike it. Multiplayer is pretty good, the mechanics have a call of duty feel to it, so if you're a call of duty player want to play another boots on the ground, i recommend Battlefield Hardline.
    This battlefield has new game modes and they are pretty fun, especially (to me) Blood Money. i really enjoy this game and i hope they make another Battlefield Hardline.    … Expand
  23. Dantistzloy
    Oct 28, 2018
    10
    RU:Это отличная игра. Идеальная в техническом плане, графика отличная, приятная стрельба. Однозначно рекомендую к покупке
    EN: It's very nice game. Don't have bags, have nice graphic.It will be a good buy.
  24. Mehrab4K
    Jul 13, 2021
    10
    Battlefield hardline little sharper on playstation 4 , gameplay and graphic is great too i really like this game
  25. Skyler360
    May 24, 2019
    8
    The game is fun, but it is better as a Battlefield 4 DLC because it is a bit short and like being a game of your own is too big.
  26. Senorbozz
    Jun 24, 2021
    0
    Straight trash. Open the EA App. Launch game. Nope! It launches a browser window to their "Battlelog". Click Start Campaign. Initializing...

    After 10 minutes of trying this process over and over and it getting stuck on Initializing, I close everything down and do it again. Error! Check your game installation!

    I uninstalled without issue.
  27. BradMorgan
    Sep 10, 2019
    3
    This game is the worst edition in the series. It feels bland + the storyline and characters just did not grab me. The gameplay felt stiff and because of that I had a hard time just completing the campaign. Skip this one.
  28. Matheusdani
    May 28, 2020
    8
    I liked a lot this game. It has a good history with a good characters and a good gameplay.
  29. memokmo
    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.
  30. nurfedx
    Nov 19, 2021
    0
    Absolute dumpster fire and an Insult to every BF-Veteran. Still better than 2042 tho. DONT BUY!
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 46
  3. 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]
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