Star Wars Battlefront II

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1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 8873 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 7,245 out of 8873
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  1. clanky9
    Nov 9, 2020
    7
    When ive played it for the first time i was like WOW! But after 7 months when i played it again i realized that this game is not really great . I only gave it 7/10 cause of story mode
  2. tensioly
    Jun 6, 2023
    7
    Un juego con mucho potencial pero que ha acabado quedándose estancado. Quitando todas las polémicas con respecto a las micro transacciones que tuvo el juego en su salida y luego se solucionaron, el juego ha sido finalmente abandonado por EA y quedando en el olvido (es verdad que los primeros meses se añadieron personajes, mapas y contenido nuevo). La jugabilidad de este shooter es bastanteUn juego con mucho potencial pero que ha acabado quedándose estancado. Quitando todas las polémicas con respecto a las micro transacciones que tuvo el juego en su salida y luego se solucionaron, el juego ha sido finalmente abandonado por EA y quedando en el olvido (es verdad que los primeros meses se añadieron personajes, mapas y contenido nuevo). La jugabilidad de este shooter es bastante buena, además de los modos de juego que no están nada mal. La música es propia de Star Wars (por lo que es buenísima) y el apartado artístico es correcto. Cabe destacar que la historia me gustó mucho y se la recomiendo a todos los fans de Star Wars. El problema radica en que actualmente no hay soporte del juego, por lo que hay hackers en todas las partidas, y en que no hay absolutamente ningún objetivo que te incentive a jugar. Aun así el juego no está nada mal, pero a día de hoy no lo puedo recomendar debido a estos problemas en el multijugador. 7,3/10
    (11/2021)    … Expand
  3. PeteyPirahna
    Feb 8, 2022
    7
    7/10
    Microtransactions are stupid. But, the game was fun either way. (Yeesh, 1.6 user score. It's really that hated)
  4. oscar_valdillo
    Dec 29, 2021
    7
    Very short game but Today it's very difficult to found a two players game and this is one of thoose
  5. HuevoAlce
    Jun 26, 2022
    7
    Great graphics and fun gameplay. Unfortunately it suffers from the same old EA shenanigans.
  6. Smiler78
    Dec 20, 2022
    7
    Despite the other reviews I actually really enjoyed the game. But I am a massive star wars fan. Looks good. The system for getting hero's could do with tweaking because its hard to earn enough credits to buy them for new players. And let's be honest no one wants to spend the whole game as a storm trooper. There's a few different game modes but I feel there should be more. Graphics are onDespite the other reviews I actually really enjoyed the game. But I am a massive star wars fan. Looks good. The system for getting hero's could do with tweaking because its hard to earn enough credits to buy them for new players. And let's be honest no one wants to spend the whole game as a storm trooper. There's a few different game modes but I feel there should be more. Graphics are on point especially in 4k. I feel they should have done more flight modes. I enjoyed it… Expand
  7. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    7
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  8. chong
    Apr 3, 2023
    7
    Me in 2017: This if the **** worst game ever

    Me in 2020: NOOOO, please keep updating it I was starting to like this game

    (The micro-transactions still suk thought)
  9. SchroederRock
    Nov 14, 2017
    6
    Battlefront continues the problems that the previous installment was plagued by. The game feels overly simplistic - always lacking precision and struggling to provide coherent player development/advancement in any way that is interesting or rewarding. The game doesn't fully fail like the first installment does. There is a campaign and there is a semblance of progress here but there isn'tBattlefront continues the problems that the previous installment was plagued by. The game feels overly simplistic - always lacking precision and struggling to provide coherent player development/advancement in any way that is interesting or rewarding. The game doesn't fully fail like the first installment does. There is a campaign and there is a semblance of progress here but there isn't enough to push this game into recommendation territory. Kids will enjoy it for what it is: simple, short-lived action that preys on players' love of Star Wars but Battlefront 2 is just too disoriented and boring to enjoy over long periods of time. Rent it, borrow it... don't buy it. P.S. why can't DICE deliver good flight controls in this series when they offer crisp and sensible controls for flight in the Battlefield series!?… Expand
  10. Chowjust
    Feb 20, 2019
    6
    A big Star Wars fan here, played both Battlefront 1 & 2 from Pandemic Studios and Battlefront from Dice. Personally I feel this game isn't as bad as people say it is. I never give games bad reviews due to Microtransaction, I either ignore the transactions or don't buy the game. The game is very good visually and the sound design is amazing. Any Star Wars fan will enjoy the game. The cardA big Star Wars fan here, played both Battlefront 1 & 2 from Pandemic Studios and Battlefront from Dice. Personally I feel this game isn't as bad as people say it is. I never give games bad reviews due to Microtransaction, I either ignore the transactions or don't buy the game. The game is very good visually and the sound design is amazing. Any Star Wars fan will enjoy the game. The card system is fine but wouldn't be my first choice of a leveling system. Gun-play feels great but I feel like the game is lacking customization and many maps feel very one-sided and certain heroes overpowered. Usually this doesn't bother me too much in games but in this game there a certain heroes who will just steam roll a team single-handedly and there a maps where if your attacking, you probably gonna lose. Other than that this game is still a great multiplayer experience for any Star Wars fan.… Expand
  11. Reciter5613
    Dec 7, 2017
    6
    At first I was surprised of the hate it got right away but I waited to play it and felt it was more "meh!" I mean the story mode was OK. The multiplayer is exciting at first but then get boring real fast.

    I know most of the hate is towards the loot box system and everyone is all voting zero cause they wanna hit EA hard. To me, I can see the issue as they should do what Overwatch does.    At first I was surprised of the hate it got right away but I waited to play it and felt it was more "meh!" I mean the story mode was OK. The multiplayer is exciting at first but then get boring real fast.

    I know most of the hate is towards the loot box system and everyone is all voting zero cause they wanna hit EA hard. To me, I can see the issue as they should do what Overwatch does. Have unlocks from loot boxes more likely to get and not necessary to play the game.    … Expand
  12. gajoh064
    Nov 19, 2017
    6
    The core gameplay of this game is honestly very good. DICE honestly did a great job with the gameplay, the environments, everything. If the game's progression system wasn't completely garbage, I'd give this game a 9 or 10. I still bought this game despite the controversy because I am a huge star wars fan, but now I see the problem. The progression system was built to entice you/yourThe core gameplay of this game is honestly very good. DICE honestly did a great job with the gameplay, the environments, everything. If the game's progression system wasn't completely garbage, I'd give this game a 9 or 10. I still bought this game despite the controversy because I am a huge star wars fan, but now I see the problem. The progression system was built to entice you/your children to spend money on loot boxes. It is aggravatingly slow to accomplish the challenges in the game so that you get annoyed and keep making purchases of a couple bucks. There are serious competitive advantages for spending money - which means this game has zero competitive integrity. Right now microtransactions have been turned off temporarily, but since the progression system was built around microtransactions, the entire thing is broken.

    To summarize, great game design and gameplay, but terrible execution by EA's execs on progression. Ruined an otherwise fantastic game.    … Expand
  13. SuperkenGaming
    Nov 21, 2017
    6
    Star wars Battle Front 2
    Hit and Miss
    Star Wars Battlefront 2, is of course the sequel to the online only star wars battlefront, but this time it adds a campaign, and boy is it disappointing… Before I start, I’m going to make it clear that I’m not a star wars fan… I’m reviewing this game as a game.. license unattached… And if you’re not a star wars fan, this 4 and a half hour long    Star wars Battle Front 2
    Hit and Miss
    Star Wars Battlefront 2, is of course the sequel to the online only star wars battlefront, but this time it adds a campaign, and boy is it disappointing…
    Before I start, I’m going to make it clear that I’m not a star wars fan…
    I’m reviewing this game as a game.. license unattached…
    And if you’re not a star wars fan, this 4 and a half hour long campaign is a gigantic waste of your time.
    This is easily the most generic garbage I’ve ever suffered through...
    IT plays, is delivered, and feels like a 2010 ps3 game…
    The campaign tells the story of Iden Versio mostly... though not primarily…
    Infact half of the time not at all…
    You get a bit of a perspective of the dark side, as shes the commander of the inferno squad
    but the game make a huge mistake of following different paths of multiple heroes... characters you know...
    minor spoilers, but youll be light sabering it up which was easily my favorite parts of this campaign…
    And these great moments are interrupted with space battles that go on way too long and an uninspired least fun of all time linear 3rd person shooting adventure where you can play around with the idea of cards.. As every hero you play in the campaign has their own special moves on a cool down they can use... but as iden you can swap these cards for different grenade tpyes for example... or perk like health regeneration and shield...
    I found the campaign to be a great way to introduce the mechanics of the online and for that reason is worth checking out… but nothing more as it’s just a bunch of shoot everything in your way while you get to a checkpoint, and defending positions while an npc interacts with an item… that’s it..
    There are a few okay missions here and there… but none of them are ever fun... at all...
    Again if you’re not a star wars fan just use it as a tutorial mode and get out of there...
    There’s no fun, no meaningful story... theres nothing here…
    Though completing the campaign does reward you with credits and loot boxes to give you a little head start online...
    Thankfully the online unlike the campaign is fun and is this games saving grace
    Online features 5 different modes, the 2 big ones 40 player classic assault which is objective based of defending and attacking positions or items and there’s the 24 player Starfighter assault, which is a bit like classic but in space…
    these 2 game modes aren’t really what I enjoy in competitive modes and had me more frustrated with the pay to win feel of the game where players can all have more powerful cards, and again with 40 players running around you’re going to die pretty quickly in this mode if you’re a newbie..
    You’re better off building yourself up in the other 3 modes first and coming back to these 2 later
    I was afraid I was going to tear this game apart in my review until I played these much smaller game modes there’s blast with is 20 player call of duty style team death match, 16 player strike which is another objective based game mode,
    All 4 of these modes you’ll be getting kills and earning points to bring in support from heroes and star craft to clean house and potentially turn the tables in a losing battle…
    and then there’s my personal favorite 8 player heroes vs villains… where there is no saving up points..
    Everyone starts as a hero character and it’s a game of attacking targets while defending your team mate…
    This mode is a blast to me, and by itself changed my overall opinion of this game..
    Everyone feels over powered... it’s just a matter of who can use their powers the best...
    The controversy of this game comes mostly in the microtransactions which are currently disabled...
    But there is a loot crate system where you can buy crates with credits earned in game from clearing challenges and finishing matches… and in these crates are cards, credits, and crafting materials…
    Cards are bonuses you can attach to your characters... and this is what makes the game feel pay to win…
    Your characters don’t get stronger by you using them.. They only get stronger by luck of the drawn…
    Though you are able to craft cards of your choice with the crafting parts you earn and you can increase the power of these cards with these parts... though these are a bit rare
    I don’t find these cards to be as big of an issue in smaller modes oddly because I feel youre given more space to rely on your skill as a player…
    But in the larger modes youll definitely notice the buffed up players as their cards flash across your screen while theyre killing you over and over again with their upgraded grenades and turrets…
    its annoying..
    Star Wars Battlefront 2 is a bit of a let down to me, and im not even a star wars fan…
    But there is fun to be had here in its online.. Especially in its smaller modes...
    I give Star Wars Battlefront 2
    a 6.5/10    … Expand
  14. JasonTJoy95
    Nov 14, 2017
    6
    First off I'd like to preface my comment by saying that I have not played this game, however this review is necessary considering that one guy gave it a 0 and said it's a great game but he doesn't like the micro transactions... Pure and simple these reviews are dishonest and they have been led by YouTubers who incited these ridiculous trolling reviews. I will not give the game a 10 or a 0,First off I'd like to preface my comment by saying that I have not played this game, however this review is necessary considering that one guy gave it a 0 and said it's a great game but he doesn't like the micro transactions... Pure and simple these reviews are dishonest and they have been led by YouTubers who incited these ridiculous trolling reviews. I will not give the game a 10 or a 0, I'm going to give this game based on what I've seen and heard a 6.. If you have a problem with that then you definitely should have a problem with these immature gamers giving a game a 0 that is perfectly ffunctional.… Expand
  15. Le_Rik
    Nov 15, 2017
    6
    Lets get the UGLY 1st out of the way. Lootboxes as a progression systems is one of the worst things EA could've done, giving players with big wallets BIG ADVANTAGES in PVP is not only not fun but not smart to have a lasting community. Hate the system and the reasoning (GREED) behind it.

    With that said the game looks, feels and sounds very good. The story is kinda predictable but feels    Lets get the UGLY 1st out of the way. Lootboxes as a progression systems is one of the worst things EA could've done, giving players with big wallets BIG ADVANTAGES in PVP is not only not fun but not smart to have a lasting community. Hate the system and the reasoning (GREED) behind it.

    With that said the game looks, feels and sounds very good. The story is kinda predictable but feels somewhat what a "STAR WARS STORY" could be.

    Anyway those are my two cents.    … Expand
  16. Termin8ter
    Nov 25, 2017
    6
    You know, the team behind this game was not untalented. The lead designer of the excellent Portal worked on this game, the developers behind the massively successful Battlefield franchise helped build this game too. But, this game feels way to similar to the first Battlefront 2 years ago. The loot boxes are horrible, the campaign is bland, the multiplayer is decent, but not good enough.You know, the team behind this game was not untalented. The lead designer of the excellent Portal worked on this game, the developers behind the massively successful Battlefield franchise helped build this game too. But, this game feels way to similar to the first Battlefront 2 years ago. The loot boxes are horrible, the campaign is bland, the multiplayer is decent, but not good enough. The graphics and gunplay are both great, but just those two things don't make for a great game. Don't bother with Battlefront II. There are plenty of other far superior FPS experiences out there right now.… Expand
  17. Sky-Line___
    Aug 14, 2020
    6
    SWBF2 is a mix of good and less good things. I bought it way after the microtransactions scandal, so I’ll pass that part (but keeping in mind it still happened).

    There is a lot of content when it comes to gameplay: many characters and some vehicles, each of them having their own abilities, which brings a lot of variation possibilities. The number of maps is more than decent as well, and    SWBF2 is a mix of good and less good things. I bought it way after the microtransactions scandal, so I’ll pass that part (but keeping in mind it still happened).

    There is a lot of content when it comes to gameplay: many characters and some vehicles, each of them having their own abilities, which brings a lot of variation possibilities. The number of maps is more than decent as well, and so is the number of game modes. I personally have a preference for coop, despite the many disconnects. The problem with competitive MP is that it all comes down to your character’s level. Someone having maxed his character’s abilities out is necessarily going to crush anyone else who doesn’t. On one side of things that creates something to grind for, which is perfectly acceptable in coop, but it ruins the competitive modes of the game. Confrontations with maxed out players are so unbalanced when you are a beginner. And I don’t see that bringing any good. This is even more dramatic in the spaceship mode, where the higher level you are, the more health your ship has…

    To come back on positive aspects, I could also state the fact I never encountered any network problem playing online with friends. Or I could also note the nice artistic direction for the campaign (which is unfortunately short and quite uninteresting story-wise and gameplay-wise).

    Sadly, that’s all I can think of for the good things of the game. It’s quite honestly a very normal game having nothing more to show than what the competition already has. It is below the quality of a good Battlefield game Multiplayer speaking for example. In this game’s MP, I hate to see the heroes constantly spammed (I don’t wish to wait in the lobby until one of them is available on the team). I also hate to see how OP they are. Heroes are almost impossible to kill if you engage them with a normal soldier (which represents 80% of your time in MP) and that is super frustrating.

    Lastly, I want to come back on the campaign. As I said it has a good artistic direction, but it also has a very bad AI, and the scenario is way too cliché. At no moment at all were I thrilled by the idea of progressing in the campaign to know more about the story. It is just not interesting. Moreover, the gameplay in the campaign is very dull and doesn’t bring anything more than what the MP modes already offer. The campaign is thus virtually useless in my opinion because the story isn’t even good.

    In conclusion, SWBF2 is a just a decent FPS. It may be more than that for die-hard Star Wars fans, as it is full of characters. That said, combat can be fade in this game, and it has all the problems I stated above. That’s why I believe that the only people who will love this game are part of a small niche. But for players like me, it just isn’t good enough for me to ever go back on it now that I finished it.    … Expand
  18. Espolosin
    Dec 17, 2018
    6
    El resurgir esta por llegar pero, cuando lo hará?

    Esta review la estoy haciendo algo mas de un año después de la salida de este titulo por que me parecía que el juego cuando salio aparte de toda la polémica con las loot boxes, el juego no estaba terminado y tenia un futuro muy incierto, no sabíamos si cumplirían con lo del contenido gratuito y mas términos que se les prometieron a los    El resurgir esta por llegar pero, cuando lo hará?

    Esta review la estoy haciendo algo mas de un año después de la salida de este titulo por que me parecía que el juego cuando salio aparte de toda la polémica con las loot boxes, el juego no estaba terminado y tenia un futuro muy incierto, no sabíamos si cumplirían con lo del contenido gratuito y mas términos que se les prometieron a los seguidores de esta franquicia.

    En cuanto a la campaña ya sabemos todos lo que ocurrió, es una campaña mas, genérica hasta decir vasta sin ninguna profundidad y una duración que a día de hoy lo único que podemos hacer es reírnos y no llorar.

    El multijugador si es verdad que desde el comienzo de este siempre a sido el apartado mas importante, no ha recibido el contenido suficiente durante este año, debido a que los 3 primeros meses se estuvieron haciendo innumerables de ajustes en lo que es la profundidad del gameplay.

    En lo que respecta a la jugabilidad y a su sistema, se volvió al sistema de clases para las unidades, que en mi opinión es uno de los grandes fallos que tenia el anterior titulo por que este sistema hace que los compañeros se apoyen mas entre ellos y exista una necesidad de cooperación, que si bien casi siempre es nula, se vuelca mas al jugador a completar los diferentes objetivos que hay por partida, y saber que clase es mejor para cada situación o como poder ayudar mas a tu equipo.

    El modo de un solo jugador, en este caso llamado árcade si bien esta recibiendo el contenido que va apareciendo, necesita muchos mas modos de juego como el tan aclamado Conquista Galáctica, y un modo de Héroes contra Villanos contra la IA.

    En cuanto al contenido lanzado este año tenemos la 2º Temporada inspirada en Han Solo y la 3º Temporada que hace nada la hemos tenido con 2 nuevos personajes, Obi-Wan Kenobi y el General Grievous, el mapa de Geonosis, tambien hemos recibido skins de las guerras clon, y mas cambios y ajustes para el online.

    De cara al futuro solo sabemos por ahora lo que tendremos a principios de 2019, que seran dos personajes nuevos, Anakin Skywalker y el Conde Dooku, y por fin el modo conquista con varios añadidos nuevos para que sea aun mas profundo el gameplay.

    No sabemos aun que nos deparara el futuro de este titulo, si recibiremos todo aquello que ansiamos, pero a día de hoy si bien faltan modos de juego y mapas muy importantes de la saga, es un juego que se puede disfrutar, eso si sabiendo que en un futuro nos aguarda mas contenido por llegar, y que este no se quedara en el estado actual.

    En conclusión, un videojuego que ha cambiado radicalmente y para bien, y que al precio que esta a día de hoy, si recomiendo su adquisición para los que no lo hicieron en su día y le tiene cierto aprecio a esta saga.    … Expand
  19. SOLIDSNAKEN64
    Jul 21, 2020
    6
    Fun multiplayer to play with friends. Graphics look stunning, Dice always does a great job with environments. If this game didnt have the star wars name attached to it i dont think it would be as fun to play. the controls and shooting are not that great, they dont feel as fluid as CoD. If you are starting out like me and going against people that have everything unlocked you are goingFun multiplayer to play with friends. Graphics look stunning, Dice always does a great job with environments. If this game didnt have the star wars name attached to it i dont think it would be as fun to play. the controls and shooting are not that great, they dont feel as fluid as CoD. If you are starting out like me and going against people that have everything unlocked you are going to get your ass handed to you every time. Playing as heros is always fun and they seem to add ever SW character you can think of to the heros list. The maps in Battlefront 2 dont seem to be as well done as the first Battlefront. Got this game on ps+ so hard to complain, free to play with buddies online makes this game playable.… Expand
  20. akenaton1984
    Dec 9, 2017
    6
    Es juego no es malo, sino mediocre. Hay una diferencia muy grande entre ambos términos. El reto es bajo, la historia es corta y cliché; sin embargo las mecánicas están pulidas y el diseño visual es un gusto para la pupila. EA prometió mucho y no cumplió con las expectativas; eso, más un mal manejo en cuanto a sus políticas de Loot-boxes, hizo caer en picada este lenazamiento. BattlefrontEs juego no es malo, sino mediocre. Hay una diferencia muy grande entre ambos términos. El reto es bajo, la historia es corta y cliché; sin embargo las mecánicas están pulidas y el diseño visual es un gusto para la pupila. EA prometió mucho y no cumplió con las expectativas; eso, más un mal manejo en cuanto a sus políticas de Loot-boxes, hizo caer en picada este lenazamiento. Battlefront 2 se queda en un "pudo ser, pero no fue".… Expand
  21. winterboy
    Jan 19, 2018
    6
    In general I can say that is game is fun.

    The graphics and the animations in the campaign are top notch. However the story is quite short, and some of the decisions that are made within the campaign are questionable. My biggest complain with the campaign is the character development, which is often quite rushed. Because of that I never really cared about the character. The    In general I can say that is game is fun.

    The graphics and the animations in the campaign are top notch. However the story is quite short, and some of the decisions that are made within the campaign are questionable. My biggest complain with the campaign is the character development, which is often quite rushed. Because of that I never really cared about the character.

    The multiplayer on the other hand is actually quite fun. There are six multiplayer game modes. Galactic Conquest is the biggest and the most fun game mode, with everything the game has to over. That includes hero’s and vehicles. However this game made has some issues with map balance, but over time this seems to be improving. Starfighter Assault is fantastic, the flying mechanics have been changed by quite a lot when compared to the previous installations of this franchise. In Battlefront (2015) I really disliked the flying, but in this game I think it’s really good and really enjoyable. Heroes vs Villains is really fun, getting used to the heroes may take some time, but when you’re used to them this game mode is a blast. The last two are strike and blast, which are quite the standard game modus and they work just fine.

    The progression system in this game isn’t that good, but people are starting to figure out how to work with it. However I do fear that if microtransactions return that the game will be less fun. In general I enjoy playing this game with some friends, however I don’t advise people to pay full price for this game. I’ve bought it with a discount for €30, which is in my opinion a fair price for a new copy of this game.    … Expand
  22. CoreGamer1408
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    Dropped on PS+ for free, because I wouldn't even buy this. Having no longer any interest in the Star Wars IP anymore to the point of personal apathy. This game just came across as another flashy generic science fiction shooter.

    In the PvP Seeing all the iconic characters and vehicles did nothing for me anymore. I tried to play the SP campaign. Then I realized what the future outcome of    Dropped on PS+ for free, because I wouldn't even buy this. Having no longer any interest in the Star Wars IP anymore to the point of personal apathy. This game just came across as another flashy generic science fiction shooter.

    In the PvP Seeing all the iconic characters and vehicles did nothing for me anymore. I tried to play the SP campaign. Then I realized what the future outcome of this prequel history would always lead to those three cringe Disney Star War movies outcomes.

    After the trash/garbage Disney Star Wars movies that cringe new future has ruined the cool past. Abrams/Johnson were like two dumb mean kids breaking Georges cool toys in his sand pit while soiling themselves.

    This is from one who brought Star Wars Battlefront 2 classic on four platforms as in PC, Xbox, PS, PSP. Four generations of Normies in my family walked away from all Star Wars merch. Not even the EA loot box fiasco screwed up Star Wars IP as bad as the Disney movie screw ups.    … Expand
  23. HCL
    Nov 15, 2017
    6
    Since Star wars Battlefront first was released in 2015, it was a beautiful game. But without a single- player experience, it was a Beautifull game without much content.. Now in 2017 they released number 2 and its the game we wanted them to make from the gecko, but its a shame EA added the Pay2Win content in it. The single-player in this is very awesome but with a couple of chapters thatsSince Star wars Battlefront first was released in 2015, it was a beautiful game. But without a single- player experience, it was a Beautifull game without much content.. Now in 2017 they released number 2 and its the game we wanted them to make from the gecko, but its a shame EA added the Pay2Win content in it. The single-player in this is very awesome but with a couple of chapters thats let you play as a hero is just right boring.

    If they didnt add the Pay2Win in this game was just right awesome, but they want to milk the gamers money. Its a shame and i think EA needs to rethink, if they make games for gamers or that they make games just to earn a lot of cash.

    Lets hope EA will turn this around in their future games.    … Expand
  24. Zip_ice
    Nov 20, 2017
    6
    Let's get this out of the way first, I don't care about what the prices were for the heroes, they don't make a huge impact for gameplay as a whole. The whole PR monetization business is covering up some concerning issues with the game's visual and gameplay aspects.

    Overall this game feels like it lacks the epic trilogy that's portrayed in the movie and gives a short quick dirty match    Let's get this out of the way first, I don't care about what the prices were for the heroes, they don't make a huge impact for gameplay as a whole. The whole PR monetization business is covering up some concerning issues with the game's visual and gameplay aspects.

    Overall this game feels like it lacks the epic trilogy that's portrayed in the movie and gives a short quick dirty match between players, the constant server stutters stops it from being enjoyable at times, and even when the match is finished it does not feel like it was an accomplishment as your in-game currency is not reflected by your victory/success. It doesn't capture the epic battle sense as the original series did when it came to vehicle/objective gameplay.

    Most games back in those days were into couch-coop which is why most early iterations of any game series suddenly grew in popularity because it allowed friends to come over an enjoy the experience with you and if they really wanted their own copy to enjoy on their own time, they would buy it and still have the online option to play with you or others...

    (Balance/Design problems)
    -Maps are linear.
    -There's no ping a latency in the scoreboard.
    -Player count 24 less than what is possible with most games by EA.
    -Beginner weapons for both specialist and officer is unbearably weak.
    -The interact area for sabotage missions is somewhat small and misleading. (You think with an AA gun the size of 1.5m diameter you could just plant the charge anywhere BUT you have to place it in one cardinal direction.)
    -Overtime doesn't acknowledge someone planting with overwhelming odds on point.
    -Matches are ridiculously short due to low ticket count for certain instances on the Galactic assault.
    -Vehicles feel out of place due to map design.
    -Some moments which should feel epic are not played up by the music or are short-lived. (i.e. when opposing hero's clash, normal players coming into view/clash with hero or when the music picks up beat too late towards the end of a match, low ticket count or not playing at all when final objective is in reach.)
    -Lack of private dedicated servers. (Unfortunately I've seen good old games with a dedicated community go dark overnight because publisher only servers, the single player itself is not good enough to stand on it's own.)
    -No split-screen and no two player arcade for PC.

    (What's good about it?)
    +It's Star Wars.
    +Point system allows players to play the game/objective rather than camp hero power-ups.
    +Flying bodies is always fun to watch.
    +More maps to fight on than previous iteration (not counting the original series).
    +Everyone is capable of doing an objective (unlike the first iteration which locked what weapons you were using, so if you didn't have a essential weapon for an objective you were out-of-luck for that entire match.)
    +Streamline character classes
    +Visually pleasing

    (Bugs/Needed improvements)
    -Star-fighter: dying near objects without touching them. (This is a conflict between server/client)
    -Because maps are slightly too linear some fights seem stagnant when a battle happens in 1 to 2 choke-points.
    -Load times are ridiculous, especially for arcade mode, chances are the player is going to want to play the same map and go up a tier so why force players to unload the map to the main menu and reload it after selecting a tier?
    -Difficulty (In single player, fighting infantry feels lack luster as they make no attempt to surround or goat you out of position. During starfighter battles the AI basically turns on a dime and can not lose sight of you once they decide your their target. On escort/defend missions the AI really makes no attempt to attack the target your trying to defend and even if they did the large amount of health your VIP high is ridiculously high.)
    -The most well known smuggler in the galaxy and Shriv calls him Ham.
    -Certain lines of dialog need to have their phonetic spellings replace. (i.e. Artoo, I get some of voice actors don't even know what Star Wars is but a quick QA through single-player wouldn't HURT)
    -Can't pair up with friends in matches.
    -Some essential communication is missing from squads.
    -Animals or civilians run around in T-pose if they are far enough from player.
    -Cut back a little on the lens flair as some of them are way out of proportion with some of the building lights and forestry.
    -Match making does a poor job as one team may have mostly 20+ leveled infantry while everyone else is below that line.
    -Matches contain large gaps between two teams (i.e. 12-14 people are playing against 20).
    -Double grenades (obviously a one is client and the other is server...)
    -Tracer darts fire in weird directions vs their predicted trajectory. (For example directly left or right of screen rather than at the cross-hair.)    … Expand
  25. Sugeon
    Dec 30, 2017
    6
    Really enjoyed the campaign mode, need more games like this with game play and mechanics focused on SP mode. As for multiplayer, after a week I got quickly bored, the unlocking content is confusing , overcomplicated and there is zero effort to promote teamwork, everyone runs like headless chickens.
  26. tankertoad
    Apr 24, 2018
    6
    For a mega title from a mega corp, what a disaster.

    Let's be honest, take Star Wars out of the title, you got an average game. Take the graphics out, you got a bad game. A franchise name and graphics are all that saves it. No support. Long delays in updates. No concrete communication. No "live service" as promised. Gameplay is a C+ to B-. But the balancing is always off,    For a mega title from a mega corp, what a disaster.

    Let's be honest, take Star Wars out of the title, you got an average game. Take the graphics out, you got a bad game. A franchise name and graphics are all that saves it.

    No support. Long delays in updates. No concrete communication. No "live service" as promised.

    Gameplay is a C+ to B-. But the balancing is always off, never properly corrected.

    Just a casual shooter worthy of an hour here or there. Not the SWBFII we expected post SWBF 2015.    … Expand
  27. Shadowsenpai
    May 26, 2018
    6
    a Game with so much potential, and just like Darth Vader it never did reach that full potential, while the story is fun it's extremely short and was obviously marketed the wrong way, the multiplayer on a fundamental level is great but gets bogged down by the terrible progressive system, if it wasn't for the solid starfighter assault and heroes vs villains mode id argue that this game wasa Game with so much potential, and just like Darth Vader it never did reach that full potential, while the story is fun it's extremely short and was obviously marketed the wrong way, the multiplayer on a fundamental level is great but gets bogged down by the terrible progressive system, if it wasn't for the solid starfighter assault and heroes vs villains mode id argue that this game was inferior to 2015 Battlefront mechanically… Expand
  28. Hirenkj
    May 17, 2019
    6
    I have played this game since Beta, I was very concerned about the pay to win system and the microtransactions and that made me not buy the game, of course because of this live service practice the game suffered a great deal and pushed fans like me away.

    BUT, i have been play this game for 8 months now and i must say they have improved a lot. So this review is for people who wants to    I have played this game since Beta, I was very concerned about the pay to win system and the microtransactions and that made me not buy the game, of course because of this live service practice the game suffered a great deal and pushed fans like me away.

    BUT, i have been play this game for 8 months now and i must say they have improved a lot. So this review is for people who wants to get into SWBF2 now because lots of people are playing it. This game is getting better and the devs plans to ad more into it. We have 6 character added after the launch, new maps and game modes and there is news of more to come as this game is being focused by Dice and EA. So give it a try!    … Expand
  29. Dr_Irrelephant
    Sep 24, 2019
    6
    A friend bought me this game well after the lootboxes were removed from the game. So I can not speak to that problem, but what I did play, was overall just mediocre, the graphics are incredible, the maps are bland, the story mode is bland uninspired and boring, there are few modes to play, the card mechanic makes it near impossible for new players as you are just steam rolled every match.A friend bought me this game well after the lootboxes were removed from the game. So I can not speak to that problem, but what I did play, was overall just mediocre, the graphics are incredible, the maps are bland, the story mode is bland uninspired and boring, there are few modes to play, the card mechanic makes it near impossible for new players as you are just steam rolled every match. Most disappointing is the lack of fun and interesting modes, and even less for 2 player off-line play. There is no Hoth assault with the ATwalkers, Endor with Ewoks. There is no way to pick which era you play in. Nothing that makes it feel like Star Wars. This was a cash grab plain and simple. Especially disappointing compared to the original Battlefront 2, which was bleeding with personality and charm.… Expand
  30. Gamer1465
    Nov 9, 2019
    6
    This game has improved over time but sadly the damage was already done when they put in pay to win loot boxes at launch.

    This game is fun to drop in every few months or so to see the new content but sadly the player base is quite low when I drop in. The game though still feels like the better your star cards you have the easier it is to win, which is at times very frustrating. I    This game has improved over time but sadly the damage was already done when they put in pay to win loot boxes at launch.

    This game is fun to drop in every few months or so to see the new content but sadly the player base is quite low when I drop in.

    The game though still feels like the better your star cards you have the easier it is to win, which is at times very frustrating.

    I hope if we get battlefront 3 they will look at battlefront 2 and see what their mistakes where and learn from them.    … Expand
  31. AbhinavDasiga
    Jun 16, 2020
    6
    *Only Single Player* A fairly average shooter with some portions of aerial combat and lightsabers thrown in. It's the skin of Star Wars and a decent plot following Iden Versio which saves the game from being a complete waste of time.
  32. Electrohead
    Jun 6, 2020
    6
    While the game no longer has the issues of price-gouging loot crates anymore; the core game is still heavily flawed.

    The single player campaign is lacklustre and becomes uninteresting after the first few missions. The story is very unfocused and overall not compelling. The multiplayer can be enjoyable at times, but suffers from an extremely slow progression system. The cards that    While the game no longer has the issues of price-gouging loot crates anymore; the core game is still heavily flawed.

    The single player campaign is lacklustre and becomes uninteresting after the first few missions. The story is very unfocused and overall not compelling.

    The multiplayer can be enjoyable at times, but suffers from an extremely slow progression system. The cards that upgrade your characters can give veteran players an unfair advantage and unlocking new weapons takes an insane amount of time. What results in this is frustrating multiplayer matches where you feel like you aren't contributing to the team and are simply grinding for more XP.

    The Starfighter Assault mode is the best mode in the game and does not suffer the same issues as the standard multiplayer matches.

    Overall, the core gameplay just isn't very fun and feels clunky. While I commend the developers for fixing the loot box issues, the game unfortunately just isn't all that great.    … Expand
  33. Belgarion321
    May 29, 2020
    6
    Well, well, this game`s review will probably be very hard to write. because of the mixed feelings surrounding my head. As a shooter, the game is not that bad, the gameplay is enjoyable and the Star Wars theme is very well done. During 3 years, the developers have been giving us new content at a regular basis, adding important characters and good game modes.

    The problem is the gambling,    Well, well, this game`s review will probably be very hard to write. because of the mixed feelings surrounding my head. As a shooter, the game is not that bad, the gameplay is enjoyable and the Star Wars theme is very well done. During 3 years, the developers have been giving us new content at a regular basis, adding important characters and good game modes.

    The problem is the gambling, the feeling that EA did never cared about making a good sequel, only caring about how to robe the players with micro-transactions in a 70€ game. This is shameful, completely embarrassing, and this should be remembered for the future, because the difference between videogame companies that try to steal us and the ones that don`t is the quantity of money we spend in both groups.    … Expand
  34. TomBain15
    Jun 28, 2020
    6
    Story is dog **** multilayer with a mate is an absolute blast. Worth it just for multilayer
  35. MuellerWI
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    The game started out rough, especially with the microtransaction fiasco. However, it has gotten better with age. Multiplayer has been fleshed out with more modes, maps, and heroes but the single-player experience is still lacking. It's sad how the single-player experience from the original Battlefront 2 outshines this attempt.
  36. Hevox
    May 16, 2023
    6
    I didn't play at its realese, but the game is defenetly better than his predessesor. All the eras are present as well as their characters. They did add a single player mode but it was pretty bad.
    Solid multiplayer, but that still not it.
  37. KubaRoman
    Jul 24, 2020
    6
    The single player campaign is passable in both its set pieces and narrative. The multiplayer has enough variety to keep the game interesting for a while, especially if you're a Star Wars fan.
  38. Elabominable
    Aug 6, 2020
    6
    Al principio era un asco, actualmente se ha redimido al limitar las microtransacciones a cosas esteticas y esta muy bien.
  39. krispynoken
    Aug 27, 2020
    6
    A rocky start to the game, as I was hoping to play on the Empire side a lot longer than I played during the Rebels side. Multiplayer can be enjoying at times, but I wished they added more content from the prequel/ clone wars/ original trilogy eras during the early days of the game instead of like a year or 2 after launch.
  40. Aykarg
    Oct 10, 2020
    6
    Confusing menus, just OK gsmeplay, ridiculous AI, some flight missions are stupidly hard...
    just an entertaininng campaign...
  41. prakx9
    Nov 26, 2020
    6
    Se hace muy aburrido el multijugador y la campaña decepciona, pero mejor que el primero
  42. LesandroBonucci
    Feb 2, 2021
    6
    EA really spoiled the game, they forced the developer to put Microtransactions in it,

    This game is like a symbol of greed, at least peolple didn't accept that s _h_ l_ t. How the Hell is there can be Skills upgrading in ONLINE shooter game. There are just damage boosters and skills that resist damage. what the hell? Graphics - 8/10 Gameplay -7/10 Story - 5/10 This game got a    EA really spoiled the game, they forced the developer to put Microtransactions in it,

    This game is like a symbol of greed, at least peolple didn't accept that s _h_ l_ t.
    How the Hell is there can be Skills upgrading in ONLINE shooter game. There are just damage boosters and skills that resist damage. what the hell?

    Graphics - 8/10
    Gameplay -7/10
    Story - 5/10

    This game got a lot of well-deserved crimicism, but after all, at least it's playable and good-looking game    … Expand
  43. EasyGamerBoi
    Jun 10, 2021
    6
    I remember the backlash era this game had like it was yesterday. I’m never on board with review bombing or hate train culture, so I gave the game its fair shot right after launch. To be fair, back then this game was pretty barebones. Nowadays I hear it’s turned into a stellar game, but I can only speak on completing the story that was available at launch. I’ve always loved Star Wars, butI remember the backlash era this game had like it was yesterday. I’m never on board with review bombing or hate train culture, so I gave the game its fair shot right after launch. To be fair, back then this game was pretty barebones. Nowadays I hear it’s turned into a stellar game, but I can only speak on completing the story that was available at launch. I’ve always loved Star Wars, but even I think this was pretty weak. Serviceable is the word I’m looking for. Especially the section where you play as Luke and kill bugs for 5 minutes straight. Horrendous. The visuals are great to look at, but there wasn’t much substance outside of that. I should probably play it some more in the current day but being such a big fan of the original Battlefront 2, this game really can’t hold a candle to it.… Expand
  44. alagharrr
    Sep 26, 2021
    6
    6/10. Star Wars Battlefront 2- средняя игра про джедайев. Сюжет. Сюжет в игре не запоминается ни чем, он просто есть, и я не знаю зачем он здесь вообще нужен.
    Геймплей. Боевка в игре хорошая, играть за джедаев приятно, за штурмовиков тоже приятно
    стрелять, в онлайне есть не очень много режимов, игра слабо затягивает. Графика. тут все кратко- графика хорошая. В принципе очередная    6/10. Star Wars Battlefront 2- средняя игра про джедайев. Сюжет. Сюжет в игре не запоминается ни чем, он просто есть, и я не знаю зачем он здесь вообще нужен.
    Геймплей. Боевка в игре хорошая, играть за джедаев приятно, за штурмовиков тоже приятно
    стрелять, в онлайне есть не очень много режимов, игра слабо затягивает.
    Графика. тут все кратко- графика хорошая.
    В принципе очередная средненькая игра, 6/10.    … Expand
  45. KAM1054
    Nov 16, 2021
    6
    One of the most buggiest and unbalanced games I've ever played. When killing enemies in campaign the bodys literally floated in the air or continually twitches and it's just hilarious. I have no idea if anyone else had that problem. The multiplayer is so unbalanced I'm over here a lvl nine and when I died the player that killed me lvl 500. I knew this game had problems when it firstOne of the most buggiest and unbalanced games I've ever played. When killing enemies in campaign the bodys literally floated in the air or continually twitches and it's just hilarious. I have no idea if anyone else had that problem. The multiplayer is so unbalanced I'm over here a lvl nine and when I died the player that killed me lvl 500. I knew this game had problems when it first launched but they're still currently happening few years later.… Expand
  46. SquATime
    Mar 25, 2022
    6
    Scénario mise en scène : 3/10
    Gameplay : 4/10
    Univers : 10/10
    Réalisation technique : 6/10
    Réalisation graphique : 8/10
  47. PixarnerdA113
    Apr 3, 2022
    6
    It just means and that's not good especially for a star wars game the campaign is **** and the multi-player isn't much better the best part is the graphics this game is beautiful but a beautiful game doesn't make it a good game.
  48. zach_grech
    May 11, 2022
    6
    This game has had a massive resurgence in recent years. The multiplayer mode is pretty good with lots of fun game modes and maps. The campaign is very awful with a handful of fun sections. The story is incredibly dumb and not worth playing. Offline modes aside from campaign are also good. With the removal of loot crates, this game is pretty solid.
  49. majesty_x
    Aug 1, 2023
    6
    Graphics: 7/10; Storyline: 5/10; Gameplay: 7/10; Atmosphere: 6/10; Music: 7/10; Summary rating: 6/10
  50. mrnice
    Sep 3, 2020
    5
    I enjoyed the campaign, and the time I spent online did NOT feel like a pay-to-win game. A lot of users have pointed out that pay-to-win ruined this game, but I didn't feel like it was a big deal. There are game modes for both spaceship battles and a heroes vs. villains mode, as well as the classic modes like team deathmatch and a game mode where you try to capture objectives, just like inI enjoyed the campaign, and the time I spent online did NOT feel like a pay-to-win game. A lot of users have pointed out that pay-to-win ruined this game, but I didn't feel like it was a big deal. There are game modes for both spaceship battles and a heroes vs. villains mode, as well as the classic modes like team deathmatch and a game mode where you try to capture objectives, just like in Battlefield. The only reason I don't score the game higher is that there are so many games like this one already. It doesn't really stand out and doesn't take chances. And pay-to-win is a huge problem, although I didn't feel it impacted my play sessions.… Expand
  51. p1menta
    Nov 1, 2019
    5
    first of all: i came here to give a 7, since i bought it 2 maybe 3 weeks ago, for the equivalent of less than 10 dollars, and by now they have fixed most of the things people were, fairly, complaining about. not to mention that i dont care all that much for online multiplayer in console gaming. but my rating will be heavily downgraded since I'm all in to boycotting greedy captalistfirst of all: i came here to give a 7, since i bought it 2 maybe 3 weeks ago, for the equivalent of less than 10 dollars, and by now they have fixed most of the things people were, fairly, complaining about. not to mention that i dont care all that much for online multiplayer in console gaming. but my rating will be heavily downgraded since I'm all in to boycotting greedy captalist companies like EA.
    all that been said, i can say i had a lot of fun playing this. my favourit part, campaing, was pretty satisfactory. Ok, the AI is terrible from both sides, friend and foe. And the story makes no sense at all from any perspective. not to mention the fact that ths campaign will take you like 4 hours to finish, and the ressurection dlc may take like 30min. it's stupid, but ok, i guess i've been far from star wars for so long that that i just really miss it, to be involved in some way with a Sw related thing. and the storytelling design was really exciting. before playing it i actually thought it would be another i-dont-care game, about a who-is-this-person soldier, doing some who-gives-a-damn missions, but it was really involving. sometimes yu play as Iden on foot, other times on space ships, than you play with some classic heroes, etc, perfectly mixed, nothing seems too much nor too little. i was really happy with that, even with this 3 skills thing wich is so lame and boring. specially for lightsaber heroes.
    what makes me think once more, why the f*ck EA games, an almost quadruple A studio, joined with freaking DISNEY for duck's sake, having unlimited money, how can they not ever, do a really incredible star wars game??? like let me freaking use a well designed lightsaber wielder against a real army, or use a real triple A vehicule in the middle of war. damn, there are much smaller companies, with much less hyped plots, allowing players to feel the real UNLIMITED POwA in other franchises. that kind of stuff really makes me angry.
    but okay, the game is no Gem, but i never expected it to be tbh, but its fun. real fun. and its beautiful. damn, these graphics are cool AF, the level design is so immersive, i really felt like i was part of the star wars lore just looking around. specially the spaceships maps, goddamn they are cool. millions of thins happenning at the same time, and explosions, and big ass ships, and little ships and lasers.
    but really, graphics aside, it just does not feel like nextgen to me. everything here except the story mode we on battlefront II on PS2. even less so, actually. people were more creative back then? i guess less lazy is more accurate, right? on pS2 12 years earlier TwELVE YEARS, we got to play creative stuff like ewoks vs stormtroopers, or republic vs geonosians. that **** was fun., talking about the 2005 battlefront 2, the 12 years old game, it actually had so much more content and with the huge plus of having zero microtransaction, or full price half lenght DLC.
    whatever, they managed to put an ok game together here, but it just really dont deserve more than a 5 for me
    I am hoping (but not hyping) that this next lighsaber based game will be finally a really good one, but my expectations are not higher than a paper plane    … Expand
  52. GamergodsFail
    Dec 19, 2017
    5
    Battlefront II is 5 hours of Campaign, 1 hour of Arcade Battle Scenarios and 5 Multiplayer modes. The whole package however is structured entirely around microtransactions and rewards you with loot boxes upon completion of most tasks. In other words, buy this game cheap or don't buy it at all.
  53. biggn82
    Dec 4, 2017
    5
    I have a lot of time in the game now so here's my opinion on it:

    Pros: Great graphics Amazing audio Some maps are great and super fun to play Heroes are fun for the most part. Game can be a lot of fun to play Cons: Lag Desync/getting shot through cover/incomprehensible deaths. Most of the abilities in game are completely worthless Most of the guns in game are completely    I have a lot of time in the game now so here's my opinion on it:

    Pros:
    Great graphics
    Amazing audio
    Some maps are great and super fun to play
    Heroes are fun for the most part.
    Game can be a lot of fun to play

    Cons:
    Lag
    Desync/getting shot through cover/incomprehensible deaths.
    Most of the abilities in game are completely worthless
    Most of the guns in game are completely worthless
    Heavy class weapons could use a buff as most are useless unless you are very close to the enemies and most of the fighting in galactic assault is longer range.
    Obviously the P2W aspect but that's since been disabled so far.
    There are truly some terrible maps that I just don't want to play.
    No voice chat in game, in 2017 this should be standard.
    Poor teamwork in a lot of matches because of no voice chat, this leads to frustration, shortening the game's lifespan.
    No browsing for certain maps to play
    Throwing me into empty lobbies/half full games.
    The grind is horrible and it's even worse when you grind a gun to find out it's worthless. I've play a lot already and still don't have everything unlocked....it's the grindiest shooter I've ever played.

    Overall I want to love this game by why make so many abilities if they are useless and guns for that matter? Want to be an anti-vehicle heavy? Don't even bother, the ion torpedo hits like a wet noodle, this is just one of many examples, the game is full of flaws and it should have been worked on for another 3-6 months before being released.    … Expand
  54. Spitbot
    Mar 13, 2018
    5
    Star Wars Battlefront 2 is perhaps the most conflicted I've ever felt about a video game.

    The multiplayer is fun. It's not the next Overwatch, there's not much depth to it, but it keeps you entertained. There's enough content here, it covers all three movie trilogies, and all the future DLC will be free (however, the rate at which it's coming out is questionable). There's even a single    Star Wars Battlefront 2 is perhaps the most conflicted I've ever felt about a video game.

    The multiplayer is fun. It's not the next Overwatch, there's not much depth to it, but it keeps you entertained. There's enough content here, it covers all three movie trilogies, and all the future DLC will be free (however, the rate at which it's coming out is questionable). There's even a single player campaign this time. It's pretty mediocre, but it's better than nothing.

    If that's all there was to it, this game would be a solid 8/10 in my book, but as I'm sure you've heard, the game follows a pay-to-win microtransaction model. Those who forked over real money got better cards right off the bat - cards that give you a blatant and unfair advantage. EA pulled the plug and you're no longer allowed to buy loot boxes, but in their wake they've left a progression system built around their money-grubbing scheme that's incredibly harsh and unfair to those who haven't paid for microtransactions (which is now everyone).

    I want to love this game, and I still have bouts of fun with it here and there, but I can't recommend you buy it. Once EA "fixes" the progression things might change, but I think the damage is already done. There's always Battlefront 2005...    … Expand
  55. Dominix99
    Jan 21, 2018
    5
    An awful and confusing progression system, poor splitscreen modes, a very short multiplayer that isn't very good, and many bugs. On the other hand, it's much better than its previous entry in the series, and the new class based system works well. The map variety is great and it sounds and looks (largely) stunning. The only thing holding back this game from being a great game is **** EA.
  56. umaumai
    Nov 14, 2017
    5
    I don't write a lot of reviews, but I was pretty disappointed in this game. I don't hate SWBF2, yet, but it did really put me off. I've seen a couple of bugs so far which isn't rare for launch day, but one of them had me restarting a checkpoint as it wouldn't let me kill a rebel that was rolling around on his back and thus I couldn't continue on to the next part of the mission. No big.I don't write a lot of reviews, but I was pretty disappointed in this game. I don't hate SWBF2, yet, but it did really put me off. I've seen a couple of bugs so far which isn't rare for launch day, but one of them had me restarting a checkpoint as it wouldn't let me kill a rebel that was rolling around on his back and thus I couldn't continue on to the next part of the mission. No big.

    When I jumped into the multi player I was really underwhelmed. It was a lot like the last game and while the settings/characters are cool, some maps just look way better then others this time around. I'm not saying that it was deal breaking bad graphics, but for some reason there was weird draw in at very short distances for textures and smaller non moving pieces as well as poor lighting while planet side. The Death Star seemed more polished then Kashyyyk, however I was disillusioned that setting don't seem to be utilized beyond the visuals do break up or add anything to game play. And speaking of game play it feels like it has devolved somehow from the last game. The controls and aiming just don't feel as tight. Even more upsetting to me was I was under the impression that the more "Arcade" style of the last game would take a back seat in this time around, but it's amped up with a stronger focus on star cards. They have you plugging away at them from the get go.

    Lastly, the campaign story is just pathetic and I have to applaud whoever it was that made getting into a AT-AT the most boring thing you could do in a Star Wars video game. Bravo. That took some skill. Without giving any spoilers I have to say the character arcs and turns are just abusive to the fans. We are very used to the more intelligent stories we have been getting in the current Star Wars universe and if they are saying that this is canon then I might have to rethink preordering my movie tickets for "The Last Jedi."

    Not the worst game ever so I'll give it a few weeks and see what happens after a few patches.

    Oh and the cover system really needed to be updated from the last game. It was one of the weaker parts of the gameplay, but it is exactly the same which is to say that it basically doesn't exist.

    ONE UPDATE - While playing the campaign I experienced strange flickering during cut scenes. It would just go black for a quarter of a second over and over again during cut scenes creating a strange flashing. Seriously, if you have epilepsy don't play this game until this bug is fixed.    … Expand
  57. latedave
    Nov 20, 2017
    5
    You can make your own mind up on loot boxes but this is unfortunately a very average game in its current state.

    The good news is like the first game it looks fantastic, both visual and audio effects are spot on. Unfortunately DICE seemed to have forgotten how to make a shooting game in the meantime. Maps are very chokepointy, grenade spam is some of the worst I've seen and the    You can make your own mind up on loot boxes but this is unfortunately a very average game in its current state.

    The good news is like the first game it looks fantastic, both visual and audio effects are spot on. Unfortunately DICE seemed to have forgotten how to make a shooting game in the meantime. Maps are very chokepointy, grenade spam is some of the worst I've seen and the progression system makes no sense at all. It's a shame because the missions look great but it feels like a return to the bad old days of BF4, starfighter and sniper camping by teams spawn points is already a problem and because the objectives are often a single spot, matches degenerate into die, run, die run unless you just fancy ignoring objectives and racking up kills which is often more fun.

    Because of the way star cards work Starfighter mode is the worst of the lot and now microtransactions are turned off be prepared to be blasted by pay to win players for the 40+ hours it'll take you to upgrade your star cards to the right level. The advantages are completely broken, interceptors can have 40% more firepower than the base model for short periods and can turn faster to boot with no penalties for these benefits. i honestly wonder whether they playtested this at all, BF1 had plenty of problems as well but in fixing those DICE seems to have created a whole load of new ones.

    Onto the campaign, for four/ five hours it's obviously not worth the price of the game and likewise the additional modes. In short if you buy it at the moment you'll need to do so on the basis that like BF4, DICE will start to quickly fix these problems but it's a very disappointing experience at the moment.    … Expand
  58. luckydutch
    Nov 14, 2017
    5
    This is a tough one to review because the actual gameplay design is probably a 9 but I cannot overstate how terrible the progression is. Even with the most recent changes it takes forever to unlock things in-game (3-4 hours just to unlock one crate that contains mostly useless garbage) and the publishers (EA) seem hell-bent on turning the game into one enormous grind to peddle their microThis is a tough one to review because the actual gameplay design is probably a 9 but I cannot overstate how terrible the progression is. Even with the most recent changes it takes forever to unlock things in-game (3-4 hours just to unlock one crate that contains mostly useless garbage) and the publishers (EA) seem hell-bent on turning the game into one enormous grind to peddle their micro transactions.

    I don't actually mind micro transactions too much if they're handled fairly but this system is not only Pay2Win but also very difficult to enjoy if you are wanting to earn things in game. Based on my current progression I'd estimate it will take over 500 hours of gameplay to unlock everything in-game and they continue to add more things to unlock over time which increases that further. If you have lower-tier cards but your opponent has the epic ones you can really tell the difference, they have a huge advantage over you which is just really not fun.

    EA have also displayed some very sneaky and underhanded tactics with this game, deliberately hiding the grind in review copies and following every positive change with a negative one. I don't have any faith in them to balance this system in the long-run as they appear to be motivated to do the opposite.

    On the positive side, the graphics and sound are absolutely spectacular and the star fighter gameplay is massively improved over the 2015 title.

    This was very nearly an incredible game but they went way too aggressive on the micro transactions to the point where it sadly does ruin the game.    … Expand
  59. DefinitelyMayb
    Nov 14, 2017
    5
    Yes this game is a bunch of bullocks with its microtransactions and stupid loot boxes that have plagued throughout the industry. I personally think the most egregious thing about it is the grinding which is utterly unbalanced and a snorefest. That being said, this is the same **** that Ubisoft does time and time again, and I do sympathise for EA that they are bearing the brunt of the muchYes this game is a bunch of bullocks with its microtransactions and stupid loot boxes that have plagued throughout the industry. I personally think the most egregious thing about it is the grinding which is utterly unbalanced and a snorefest. That being said, this is the same **** that Ubisoft does time and time again, and I do sympathise for EA that they are bearing the brunt of the much deserved criticisms despite the fact this has been happening for a long long time (look at the ridiculous grinding with For Honour and Rainbow Siege which are just as bad but didn't get the same negative publicity). However, not to defend EA nor the game, there are still some worthy things to talk about this game IF YOU DON'T CARE THIS IS A $60 GAME BASED ON A FREE TO PLAY MODEL.

    Pros:
    First this game is still very beautiful to look. Although its not as detailed or smooth as BF1, I think the attention to detail is still much better than other games. The actual game has a lot more content than the previous BF1 and the battle point system is indeed quite fun once your in the game. That being said there are more negatives that people are overlooking that I would like to highlight.

    CONS (and there are many excluding the well known ones):
    Firstly, there are actually more negatives in this game compared with BF1 and Im not talking about the stuff you know from the media (ie loot boxes etc - that been done to death), instead i would like to focus on the actual negative stuff. These include:
    - The game being pretty boring. Firstly despite having more content and classes etc, for some reason the game feels rather boring in MP. The problem is that the game design is bang average making most people fighting in very broad areas with little squad mechanics or shared objectives. It feels like playing a 3rd person call of duty most of the time instead of the single point, choke point kind of warfare. The problem is that most of the game mechanics are quite limited and most epople also never get to play the heroes themselves. The actual gunplay seems a bit off despite with the added variety.
    - The single player is boring and a wate of time. Despite having this as a selling point, its rather stupid how the single player is generic and not much else to do.
    - Still no galatic conquest? Its a joke how they really hate the community.
    - The progress system is stupid as you well know.
    - Another problem after playing the game is that the map design for most of the game feels off. For a game that prides itself being like Star Wars, it feels awful and generic. The fact that we dont have more content on heroes and classes from different eras speak volumme how much they dont care about the community.

    Summary
    This game if you look at it broadly is well deserved 0. However, if you come to buy this game eyes open and don't care about the unethical practices which have been in mulitiple mulitplayer games such as those by Ubisoft for a very long time now (its just the chickens have come to roost now), then there are some merits to this game as highlighted above. That said this game probably is entertaining for around 10-20 hours before it becomes dog**** boring with lack of progress, leaderboards and stats which other DICE game excelled in at the past. Its very sad but welcome to modern gaming!    … Expand
  60. Locust69
    Nov 18, 2017
    5
    i feel so bad for those poor devs who actually working hard on this game and now it will be a fail because of some greedy suit money eating a$$e$.... game itself is awesome 8/10 (terrible SP, but amazing MP) but that microgarbage is just too much.... youll never learn EA
  61. Evolvedsoul
    Dec 11, 2017
    5
    OK so I’m up dating my review again after playing hundred hours of multiplayer probably less but anyway people complain about the progression system the sad thing is is there is no progression system it’s just about getting the star cards and just plain exhibition mode there’s no matchmaking you can’t pick a faction you can’t play the rebels if you want you can’t pick a map there’s noOK so I’m up dating my review again after playing hundred hours of multiplayer probably less but anyway people complain about the progression system the sad thing is is there is no progression system it’s just about getting the star cards and just plain exhibition mode there’s no matchmaking you can’t pick a faction you can’t play the rebels if you want you can’t pick a map there’s no Jedi training system there’s no Jedi master ranking system there’s no rank to games the list could go on Star Wars is like a effing cash machine and it looks beautiful and it plays Beautiful but that’s it and I don’t think it can be fixed it’s the game code . I’ve gone back and played a few games recently and realize that the star card powers are very significant especially kids that use the improve thermal detonator probably shouldn’t buy this game I can’t refund it I bought it digitally so I’m stuck with it it’s becoming more and balanced overtime… Expand
  62. spaghetti-cop
    Dec 4, 2017
    5
    okay...the lootboxes. you know all about them and yes they are terrible, but honestly the actual experience of playing this game just isn't very good. I played the campaign, arcade mode, starfighter assault thoroughly, and I hit a wall quick. The game is laggy, the load times are horrendous, the matchmaking and map rotation is bad, the balance is bad, the progression system is bad, theokay...the lootboxes. you know all about them and yes they are terrible, but honestly the actual experience of playing this game just isn't very good. I played the campaign, arcade mode, starfighter assault thoroughly, and I hit a wall quick. The game is laggy, the load times are horrendous, the matchmaking and map rotation is bad, the balance is bad, the progression system is bad, the lack of customization is bad, arcade mode is an absolute chore, There are no tactics or strategy to speak of. luke skywalker looks like a football with aids, The matches all play out in similar fashion: get waxed by a dude with three purple perks (the best kind) hope that some 10 year old didn't beat you to the boba fett slot, and peek out of one of several choke points hoping for the occasional kill. Buy this turd when it's 10 bucks to squeeze what small amount of nostalgic joy you can from it.… Expand
  63. SabesLink
    Nov 17, 2017
    5
    I put 5 to this game because it have a hundred of ways to win... with money... the cages is the worst way to destroy a great game, it have a beutiful soundtrack, its too sad to see how Electronic Arts destroy a game with a greath potential... buy it, if you like to pay more money in shi*ly cages...
  64. cabezatuck
    Nov 17, 2017
    5
    In reviewing this game I truly feel for some of the developers, the hard working programmers, designers and writers at the core of this game who poured their hearts and childhood dreams into what they hoped would be a wonderful homage to Star Wars and it's fans. The polish and detail are there, the sights and sounds that only Star Wars encapsulates. Without a strict corporate developmentIn reviewing this game I truly feel for some of the developers, the hard working programmers, designers and writers at the core of this game who poured their hearts and childhood dreams into what they hoped would be a wonderful homage to Star Wars and it's fans. The polish and detail are there, the sights and sounds that only Star Wars encapsulates. Without a strict corporate development timeline I am sure the campaign would have been more fleshed out and involved. That is after all what made the original BF games so fantastic, along with the varied modes of game play which are also missing. Here you have the short 5 hour campaign, arcade mode and multiplayer of course. Which leads to the games greatest flaw, the loot system. Giving players the ability to (foolishly) dump real world cash into improving their character ruins the game. Players resistant to this system will immediately be at a disadvantage. Yes EA has "temporarily" rid the game of this paid system, but for how long? Until the storm dies down and social media finds a new topic. Video games and their industry were once on the fringe, yes profit was involved but there seemed to be a certain unspoken rule when it came to games, such as you knew what to except out of a game and its creators. When you bought a game you bought the finished product, and it was often full of surprise and wonder. Games were made by gamers for gamers and the proof was in the product. Now the dark cloud of corporate greed looms overhead, ever growing and suffocating the industry in order to extract every penny. New titles are often a disappointment, as strict timelines lead to even worse presentations. Barely complete projects sold at full retail price, requiring the players to pour even more money into the game to acquire the finished product is becoming the norm. And eventually this will conclude in an implosion of the industry, with only indie developers remaining once the dust settles as wall street scrambles to sell, sell, sell! Gamers, unlike most consumers, know what they want and have very particular expectations. They will not continue to consume when they know they are being taken advantage of. Gamers after all started this industry and hopefully they will eventually take it back.… Expand
  65. Kaptain-Gray
    Dec 26, 2017
    5
    A tragedy. Star Wars: Battlefront II proved to be a fun, even innovative experience, yet the game is greatly bogged down by a disastrous progression system. Bad progression systems are somewhat common, but rarely are they this repetitive and just... flat out bad. Hopefully a massive patch is unveiled in later months that correct this issue. Just don't count on it, and even then, the damageA tragedy. Star Wars: Battlefront II proved to be a fun, even innovative experience, yet the game is greatly bogged down by a disastrous progression system. Bad progression systems are somewhat common, but rarely are they this repetitive and just... flat out bad. Hopefully a massive patch is unveiled in later months that correct this issue. Just don't count on it, and even then, the damage is done.

    I can only recommend this for the hardcore Star Wars enthusiasts out there. DICE, you did a good job. Electronic Arts, you deserve to go bankrupt for implementing this horrid system.    … Expand
  66. Budito
    Nov 14, 2017
    5
    Microtransactions will turn this mega-industry into a micro industry. Governments must legislate on loot boxes.
    As children we were exposed to great adventures and challenges in this world, now the same message is repeated, pay to win.
    Our message must be clear, we are a vital part of this industry and we know how we want it to be.
  67. kriskaz32
    Nov 23, 2017
    5
    I went into this game hoping itd be much better than the first. I dont play online, i just want to do the campaign and play with my kids. That said, i think this game is an improvement but still way off the mark of what it could be. It looks beautiful, the gameplay is good. The cmpaign is average, longer but average. Playing offline is amusing, but nothing to make me wanna play it over andI went into this game hoping itd be much better than the first. I dont play online, i just want to do the campaign and play with my kids. That said, i think this game is an improvement but still way off the mark of what it could be. It looks beautiful, the gameplay is good. The cmpaign is average, longer but average. Playing offline is amusing, but nothing to make me wanna play it over and over. Ive tried online, not fan. I wont pay for boxes, and they take way too long to get, so if i did play online id give this game a 1 or 2. Id like to say im hopeful that EA will learn its lesson, but in thismday and age of so mnypeople playing online, why would they change. We kepbuying, we keep being disappointed.… Expand
  68. Eve84
    Jan 1, 2020
    5
    2020 version review: While the game has been made better by Dice, people are focusing too much on praising that it's "good now", rather than on the issues the game STILL has.

    You STILL cannot select the map, era, or even side, you want to play. Which is especially a problem with one of the two main game modes. And in general just a giant nuisance. Wanna play a quick round of Galactic    2020 version review: While the game has been made better by Dice, people are focusing too much on praising that it's "good now", rather than on the issues the game STILL has.

    You STILL cannot select the map, era, or even side, you want to play. Which is especially a problem with one of the two main game modes. And in general just a giant nuisance. Wanna play a quick round of Galactic Assault? Well here's the map you hate three times in a row. Plus, it can take a while for a newcomer to see all maps(not that it matters since you cannot pick anyway...)

    One of the two "main" modes, Capital Supremacy, only has 5 maps so far and is locked to prequel era only(with sequel era and 3 maps coming January, but no word on original era.) Also due to it's design, rounds can take forever to finish, up to a point where some dont want to play anymore.

    The other, Galactic Assault(13 maps, all eras) is solely objective based, and since you have no say in what is gonna be played, you might end up playing maps or missions you hate and don't want to play(and being forced to play it for the 234th time doesn't make it better Dice...) Doesn't help that some maps are just not balanced and one team will generally steamroll another in certain scenarios every time.

    They may have removed MTX, but there's still an unnecessary and lengthy grind to unlock equipment.

    Still quite buggy and glitchy. People say the bugs "are being fixed." But bugs are always being fixed - up to the point where they arent anymore. I wish the community would talk about what has been fixed, rather than pretending that everything *will* be at one point.

    And if you think, hey at this price it might be good for offline against bots at least. No it won't because most content is locked behind multiplayer only. You have no access to Galactic Assault for example. Starfighter Assault doesn't have objectives, and CS only the first phase of maps. Not even co-op is included, despite it being against AI anyway. But you get an arcade mode in which you simply kill enemies spawning in all corners...

    The "main" modes, actually feel more like Star Wars theme park rides than a game, in how the game decides what I'm going to do, instead of actually having a choice.
    It's honestly no surprise that Heroes vs Villains and Starfighter Assault are the modes that the community likes the most. These are more side modes, but are the ones that are actually what they're supposed to be and solid(except for balancing issues.)

    I think another problem is though, that it just doesn't stand out much in today's hero and team shooters. It feels like an ok multiplayer shooter with obligatory XP and unlocks, skins, etc. that'll be forgotten once the next one is coming around the corner, because that one's gonna have exactly the same things. If you haven't played this game, but played others of it's kind then you have played this already.

    I'm not saying the game isn't in a better state than it was at launch. But I feel that the notion "it is great" is vastly overselling things.

    And I cannot overstate how much of a **** decision it was to not have us pick maps. I haven't seen Mos Eisley in a whole week, despite it being my favorite map... Thanks DICE!    … Expand
  69. Raynoris
    Nov 23, 2017
    5
    Very good game for fan but system of progression ruins everything and i want gave it higher grade but until they change it we will not change or opinion.
  70. HippoZoned
    Nov 15, 2017
    5
    Why Battlefront has disappointed me & Why it will fail...

    If I’m Being honest with you guys from the start I figured from what I experienced in the beta I wouldn’t like the full game so to avoid dropping $60 on a game that I may not like I signed up for EA Access even though I didn’t want to because I already own or don’t care for the other games offered through the service, but I did    Why Battlefront has disappointed me & Why it will fail...

    If I’m Being honest with you guys from the start I figured from what I experienced in the beta I wouldn’t like the full game so to avoid dropping $60 on a game that I may not like I signed up for EA Access even though I didn’t want to because I already own or don’t care for the other games offered through the service, but I did it because wasting $6 is a lot better than $60 and I wanted to share my opinion on the new battlefront. According to the site this is still the full version of the game anyways so I signed up to give you guys my honest review of the game. Now I didn’t play the campaign even though I do want to play it because I saw no point considering I couldn’t finish it. So my review will only be on the multiplayer aspect of the game. Before I go into my review I want to explain why I am so disappointed with EA’s Battlefront games. Both of them now…

    You know ever since I heard DICE was making Battlefront back in like 2014 I thought my dreams were finally answered, the universe heard my idea, because back when I went from playing the original Battlefront 2 in 2007 to Battlefield Bad Company in 2008 I imagined the next battlefront game while playing bad company, I was like this is awesome, all the weapons vehicles and destruction, I thought wouldn’t a game like this but it’s star wars be freaking awesome? And I asked others and many people agreed and said dice should make the game because they are the only company that could make it right, or so we thought. I just don’t understand why they refuse to make the game many of us want. Just imagine a battlefield-like game but with star wars skin, what more could a big battlefield fan and an even bigger STAR WARS fan ask for? Right?! WRONG! They released the crap they called Battlefront 2015 and I was highly disappointed and frustrated as hell so I made videos to reflect that, many people disliked the videos and said I was wrong that the game was good etc but eventually others saw what I saw in that game from day one and also made videos to reflect their disappointment and the game died. So I figured the people over at DICE would learn and finally give me and many others what they wanted… Turns out I was wrong as hell again and instead we get Battlefront 2 2017 the same game with a few more options, weapons and heroes, but with the same problems and issues the first game had.

    When it comes to the outrage for Battlefront 2 I am dumbfounded, yet I am also not surprised if that makes any sense at all. I feel this way because of the reason people are angry at Battlefront 2, don’t get me wrong I understand their anger and hate for the loot crate system, but I feel it over shadows the real reasons this game is bad. I believe battlefront 2 sucks because of the simplistic gunplay, the maps being cluttered with visual garbage, the bad balance, the fact that each time I play a match it feels the same no matter what map I play on and so much more. In reality the game hasn’t changed much since the last release in 2015, and this really frustrates me because no one can see it or wants to admit it. Not to mention I feel they are using the loot crates or the progression system controversy to distract everyone from the fact that it’s the same core game.

    However this is about Star Wars Battlefront 2 and the fact that this game is simple as **** it offers no challenge, no sense of progression and gives me no reason to want to keep playing. What happens when I unlock all the heroes and cards? Hmm? What reason do I have to want to keep playing? There is no depth to this game, yeah there is more maps and more characters to play with but it’s the same experience no matter what map or character you are controlling. The only fun part is using the heroes or op vehicles but that appeal eventually dies.

    So while the maps are big and beautiful they are also linear as **** with a lot of filler and clutter objects that make it hard to spot enemies in third person and that also obstructs the camera a lot in matches Causing me to experience **** deaths and frustration. The maps really don’t help give me that feeling of random chaotic matches. In each match you know what the enemies will do because you know where they will be coming from and what they need to do, there is no randomness just a bunch of linear paths and choke points. You can’t flank enemies and even if you could it wouldn’t make a huge difference each match imo is won by brute force or whoever can get a hero first.

    I have more to say but it wont fit so overall I feel the game is bad and I won’t be buying it any time soon, and it has nothing to do with the loot crate issues. I just don’t like the game, adding more crap doesn’t make a game more in-depth and while i'm glad the game now spans all eras but it doesn’t change the fact I find the overall experience unrewarding.    … Expand
  71. sixtyten
    Nov 17, 2017
    5
    "So many people hate the lootboxes, but they don't understand that it necessary."

    NO. Loot boxes are never "necessary" in a full-priced game. Shame on EA and it's greedy practices, turning our games into gambling. This is just Star Wars: Gamblefront. The only reason this deserves a 5/10 is that poor DICE clearly did put a lot of effort into it, with the combat is well done and the    "So many people hate the lootboxes, but they don't understand that it necessary."

    NO. Loot boxes are never "necessary" in a full-priced game. Shame on EA and it's greedy practices, turning our games into gambling. This is just Star Wars: Gamblefront. The only reason this deserves a 5/10 is that poor DICE clearly did put a lot of effort into it, with the combat is well done and the visuals excellent.    … Expand
  72. MikeyVike38
    Nov 18, 2017
    5
    This game, while not a great launch, was lack luster in what it presented. I was able to complete the campaign the within 4 hours. The campaign's story is lack luster and not memorable. It suffers from the lack of cohesiveness with the story and not well written characters. The story felt rushed. 12 missions is all there is for the campaign. That's it. Not good since Wolfenstein II, orThis game, while not a great launch, was lack luster in what it presented. I was able to complete the campaign the within 4 hours. The campaign's story is lack luster and not memorable. It suffers from the lack of cohesiveness with the story and not well written characters. The story felt rushed. 12 missions is all there is for the campaign. That's it. Not good since Wolfenstein II, or Doom, offers a more in depth campaign with better character development. The arcade modes are not anything to write home about either. They, while fun here and there, are short experiences and don't offer any more depth for offline modes for the game. Each arcade mission can be completed under five minutes. The multiplayer is where it shines. Galactic Assault and Starfighter Assault you can guarantee getting into a match with in two minutes of joining the multiplayer que. Blast, Strike, and Hero Vs. Villains are not as popular. Longer wait times to get into games for those. Graphic and sound design is top notch; the gameplay is excellent. However, that does not make up for the messed up progression system. You complete matches to earn credits and level up your characters and the star card loot boxes are a hindrance in the multiplayer progression. You have to play at least 5 matches, depending on performance, to purchase one of the crates to get star cards for a character. The crates run on a random number generator where you may not get what you want in the crate. Therefore, it limits how the player progression in the multiplayer aspect of the game through the lack of player input. After having spending a good 12 hours with the game, it is definitely a mixed bag. While it is a Star Wars game with great gameplay, it lacks in other aspects. It gets an 5/10.… Expand
  73. Mycoolo
    Nov 19, 2017
    5
    I don't really care so much about the micro transactions. I am more interested in the Graphics and Gameplay and Campaign.
    Graphics- 9 out of 10
    Gameplay- 5 out of 10 Campaign- 1 out of 10 In the future I would love to see a different developer take over the Star Wars franchise and turn it into an open world RPG style game along the like of Destiny and Skyrim. Star Wars game should not    I don't really care so much about the micro transactions. I am more interested in the Graphics and Gameplay and Campaign.
    Graphics- 9 out of 10
    Gameplay- 5 out of 10
    Campaign- 1 out of 10
    In the future I would love to see a different developer take over the Star Wars franchise and turn it into an open world RPG style game along the like of Destiny and Skyrim.
    Star Wars game should not just a COD- esk pew pew shooter.    … Expand
  74. Rorysean
    Nov 20, 2017
    5
    This is actually a good game. As long as they don't bring back buying crystals. If there is crystals this game should be free to play. Not costing me £50. I would rather buy expansion packs then buy stupid crystals like a mobile phone game. I really hope all gaming does not go this way. I already hate mobile phone games for this reason. Going to give an average score in case They bring itThis is actually a good game. As long as they don't bring back buying crystals. If there is crystals this game should be free to play. Not costing me £50. I would rather buy expansion packs then buy stupid crystals like a mobile phone game. I really hope all gaming does not go this way. I already hate mobile phone games for this reason. Going to give an average score in case They bring it back. Stop ruining games.… Expand
  75. MJStorey23
    Nov 22, 2017
    5
    This game is solid but ultimately flawed. While the game, which is graphically stunning, has many overall improvement compared to it predecessor, the introduction of loot boxes and allowing players who are willing to pay a clear advantage, has negated any improvements made and ultimately ruined what could have been a solid addition to the Star Wars Battlefront series.
  76. plymyphil
    Dec 14, 2017
    5
    There's so much for Star Wars fans to love in this game but then so much to hate as well.

    The gameplay itself is action packed and the visual and audio bring Star Wars to life in the same way as the predecessor. This in itself then is a love/hate beginning. Surely with the passing of years this should look way different to the first iteration. The truth is - although spectacular it    There's so much for Star Wars fans to love in this game but then so much to hate as well.

    The gameplay itself is action packed and the visual and audio bring Star Wars to life in the same way as the predecessor. This in itself then is a love/hate beginning. Surely with the passing of years this should look way different to the first iteration. The truth is - although spectacular it isn't really that much of a jump from the first entry to the franchise and that raises questions as to whether this is a worthy full price game.

    Whilst we are on the subject of price let's address the elephant in the room - pay to win. After dropping the micro-transactions that were built into the game it really isn't fair to call it pay to win. However, what is left is a broken progression system that fails to reward tens of hours of play. Instead of working to earn a particular aspect you are working for credits. These are rewarded in woefully small amounts based mainly on time spent in a game. Winning a game gives an almost imperceptible boost to this but it is basically just time spent playing the game that gives credits. These credits can be saved up and then exchanged for loot crates, each of which contains crafting parts. The loot crates contain other basic items but within a few crates these will be duplicates exchanged for another woefully small amount of credits - nowhere near what you spent to open the crate in the first instance. Basically then a loot box is a key to crafting parts. You can expect between 15 and 50 crafting parts per loot crate. You will need thousands upon thousands of these to unlock items and progress in the multiplayer game. The initial EA idea was that this painfully slow progress would encourage you to exchange real money for crystals which can then be used to buy loot boxes which in turn give you crafting parts. Now, in response to a fan revolt and a slap on the hand from Disney they have removed the micro transactions. This means you cannot buy crystals. You cannot accelerate progress and yet you are still left with a game where the slow progress is a design feature to ensure you are bored into parting with real cash. What is left is a broken progression system...no fast track and painfully slow progress with random unlocks. Within a few hours of play every card in a loot box will be a duplicate and what you are grinding for is these crafting parts.

    So, the multiplayer is saddled by a completely broken progression system. What of the single player component to this game. It actually looks good and plays extremely well. That then is the love but as with every aspect of this game there is a hate, even when EA seem to be getting it right they get it wrong. In this case it is the story where fans were promised a trip to the dark side and within just a few short chapters the character has flipped inexplicably. If she doesn't know whether she is coming or going then as a player the same is true and I found myself almost immediately enjoying the gameplay but completely disconnected from the story.

    Can the game be saved? It can, for sure, but unfortunately there is no evidence that EA want to make the necessary developments. Weeks in to the game and the progression system is untouched other than very minor tweaks to credits and crafting parts that make absolutely no significant difference to the painfully slow progress.

    In conclusion then there is a lot to love about this game. Sadly however there are some hateful aspects to the game design that would be more at home in a free mobile game than in a AAA full price console release. Overall, my score of five reflects the fact that I am enjoying the game but don't expect it to have the longevity I expected unless EA really get to work on the ridiculous progression system.    … Expand
  77. AFriendlyMan
    Jul 3, 2018
    5
    I don't like this game =( And it's not about the lootboxes... No. Just too less of game mods... Some of them really strange O_o You can't change maps to play on... Always have to move cards with boosters and abilities... And many many those little things annoying me. Why you just can't make the game like Pandemic Studios did, but with your amazing Frostbite.
  78. HannibalMortis
    Dec 20, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok I hate EA Games all the rest and same thing with the microtransactions so I'd like to review this as what it is now when there is no microtransactions (for now).

    Singleplayer content is nice, but the story is same old bad guy turning good bullsh*t like everyother story. It had so much potential, but obviously they didn't want to do anything really creative with it.
    Inferno Squad looks stunning, but only few missions until Iden turn her coat. Why the hell did they even market this as a story from the view of an loyal imperial when it's far from it??

    Multiplayer has it's ups and down. Maps looks awesome. Details are great, but they are very unbalanced. I have never won't the Kamino starfighter map while playing as CIS (attacker). Never and I have played this game a lot since launch.
    Since the Last Jedi season started I've got to play only two maps. Jakku and Crait on the galactic assault. Not sure if intended or just a bug.
    Progression is wrong in so many levels. It is based on the lootcrates and only thing that actually progresses you favorite class by playing it is your weapon. Weapons need certain amount of kills to be unlocked and everything else progresses by buying starcards and every starcard bought gives you one level which takes whole idea of "class levels".

    If you are a serious Star Wars fan who wan't to play a Star Wars game then go ahead, but if you don't have a huge passion to Star Wars, you should just buy any other shooter game.    … Expand
  79. n9119489
    Jan 9, 2018
    5
    Okay I've played this game for a few weeks now and it's time to put it back in the box and back on the shelf with a slight shrug of my shoulders.
    Let me start to explain why I'm disappointed with the game. I loved Battlefront 2015 it was perfect for me. It was a game where I could pick up for 10 mins and play (which for someone who works is ideal) I loved the fact that it looked and felt    Okay I've played this game for a few weeks now and it's time to put it back in the box and back on the shelf with a slight shrug of my shoulders.
    Let me start to explain why I'm disappointed with the game. I loved Battlefront 2015 it was perfect for me. It was a game where I could pick up for 10 mins and play (which for someone who works is ideal) I loved the fact that it looked and felt Star Warsie. It gave me so many "Whooa this is cool moments". Yes it was fairly shallow, with not enough maps. But Battlefront 2015 was fun to play. And this what gets to the nub of the Battlefront 2's problems it's just not very fun.
    Before I explain why I'll run through some of the good features of the game. Firstly the shooting mechanics have improved. You have guns where you can snipe and it just feels like to are firing a blaster. Sometimes on Battlefront 2015 it felt like it was random when you got into a fire fight whether you won or not. Now if you play poorly and fail to execute headshots quickly you are more likely to be punished and this is how it should be.
    The second big improvement (and this is a big improvement) is with the spaceships combat. In 2015 it was frankly lousy, but now it's much improved. The ships simply fly better the firing mechanism makes sense and the gravity just is good. The game mode is also good with a wide variety of objectives and the maps as well as being beautiful are really well designed. This is my favourite game mode.
    I like the idea of classes for the different troopers. I think it's imperfectly executed but it's a good idea. This just needs tweaking.
    And overall it looks and sounds great and it's a bigger game. The arcade mode has expanded and works well and it has a campaign. The Campaign is okayish. It's short, the story is meh(although the characters are pretty good) and you do spend 10 minutes swatting bugs (WTF!!!) but it introduces you to the multiplayer which is probably what it should do.
    There has been much made of the progression system and loot crates. I don't want to dawdle too long on this much has been said before but encouraging children to gamble is simply morally absurd and game developers need to stop this now.
    However, I'm not convinced many kids will be begging their parents to buy them crystals (when EA decides it can get away with bringing back micro transactions) as mutiplayer simply is not that much fun.
    So on Battlefront 2015 there were four small scale game; Cargo, Drop Zone, Droid Run and Blast. The first three of these were great fun, but guess which one EA have decided to bring back? yep the dull as dishwater blast., The one where all that matters is who has the most power behind you (Pay to win, anyone?). They've also brought in a second small game mode called strike which is just a small scale version of the main large scale game, Galatic Assault. The main problem with Strike is that it's really badly explained, the objectives aren't explained properly and there is little or no excitement.
    I loved the small games on 2015, such as Drop Zone on Dune Sea. It was craziness with action all the time. The same doesn't happen with Blast or Strike. The maps are too large, you often don't see action for minutes at a time and it doesn't seem to matter whether you win or lose.

    Galatic Assault suffers from the same problem as Strike. It's not clear what the objectives are. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO FALL BACK - FALL BACK WHERE TO EA??? JUST TELL ME DON'T JUST TELL ME TO FALLBACK AND THEN SAY RETURN TO OBJECTIVE AND KILL ME - THIS ISN'T IRRITATING AT ALL!!! (Rant over)
    But the major problem with Galatic Assault is the Heroes. Basically they've completely ruined Heroes. it was so exciting to pick up a hero token on Battlefront 2015. Now you have to grind to get some of the Heroes. But that's not the major problem, nor is the fact that Heroes have been nerfed and made less fun, it''s all about how you get to use them.
    You have to collect Battlepoints, which you collect by killing people and doing objectives and if you collect several thousand to become a hero (and you only can use one if they are not already in play). The problem of this is twofold, first average players rarely get a chance to be a hero which makes it less fun. Heroes also tend not to take ages to come into he battlefield so the first half of games are often hero free. I've literally only played as a hero on a handful occasions and several times for seconds before the game ended. Why you can't roll over battlepoints to the next game i don't know. But basically Heroes are pants.
    Additionally they have (mainly) taken out jumpacks - why? they were so much fun and meant you could travel to action zones much quicker.
    There is only one large scale game and it isn't as good as the three previous games on 2015. Galatic assault doesn't encourage groups of players piling in on objective in the way supremacy does. It's just Meh! all the way through, like the game generally.    … Expand
  80. alexslork
    Jun 7, 2020
    5
    No, it's not a game. It's a pay-to-win piece of crap. No experience, no heroes, no weapons, no balance. Awfull EA marketing. DO NOT BUY IT, GAMERS!
    0 / 10.
  81. UnmaskedReviews
    Sep 13, 2018
    5
    In release, this game's progression system and loot box use (Star Cards, Emotes, etc.) was awful. Of course, micro transactions had to do with that and was also a big problem as well. People grind to earn credits each match just to unlock heroes, which is certainly a problem. The fact that you get more credits when a match is longer in time is ridiculous since a player with 17 kills canIn release, this game's progression system and loot box use (Star Cards, Emotes, etc.) was awful. Of course, micro transactions had to do with that and was also a big problem as well. People grind to earn credits each match just to unlock heroes, which is certainly a problem. The fact that you get more credits when a match is longer in time is ridiculous since a player with 17 kills can and may have the same credits as a person with only deaths in the leaderboard. Heroes and classes were also unbalanced, and some maps and vehicles may be glitchy at times. Over the months though, EA fixed the loot box system, made each hero free and tried their best to balance every hero and class equally, added more maps and heroes via seasons, added regular and hero skins, and many more. Season 3, or the Clone Wars season is also coming up very soon, and that is something players can be excited about. Despite all the changes and improvements EA added into this game, players just can't simply forget their undeniable mistakes from the past, and even up to date. Giving 5 as a score to this game, Star Wars: Battlefront II, is forgiving in all aspects.… Expand
  82. Parik
    Sep 1, 2019
    5
    My review is mostly for a single player campaign. I really didn't like shooting mechanics, so, as for me, if I would play on-line, i wouldn't have got any joy.
    Single missions are poorly structured, characters are very simple and you won't get a convincing story from this game. But it's still Star Wars and you will meet plenty of well-known characters, you will see a few interesting    My review is mostly for a single player campaign. I really didn't like shooting mechanics, so, as for me, if I would play on-line, i wouldn't have got any joy.
    Single missions are poorly structured, characters are very simple and you won't get a convincing story from this game. But it's still Star Wars and you will meet plenty of well-known characters, you will see a few interesting moments that will affect on Episode VII. Also Battlefront II has perfect visual part, Frostbite is still one of the most advanced game engines.
    So, if you like this universe and want to play on-line I would recommend you to get this game to your PC with Origin Access.    … Expand
  83. zer0cool
    Dec 25, 2020
    5
    Сюжетная кампания Star Wars Battlefront 2 — это, конечно, не худшее, что случилось с играми по «Звёздным войнам», но до уровня Republic Commando ей очень далеко, а в плане мультиплеера — до нормальной Star Wars: Battlefront 2, вышедшей (на минуточку) в 2005 году.Сюжетная кампания Star Wars Battlefront 2 — это, конечно, не худшее, что случилось с играми по «Звёздным войнам», но до уровня Republic Commando ей очень далеко, а в плане мультиплеера — до нормальной Star Wars: Battlefront 2, вышедшей (на минуточку) в 2005 году.
  84. marvsfontanilla
    Mar 31, 2021
    5
    Story: 5
    Graphics: 8
    Sound: 5
    Gameplay: 5
    Game Time: 5 Hours (Main Story)
    Duration: 6 Hours (Campaign) + MP
  85. Ignacio_
    Apr 19, 2020
    5
    Mucho mejor que cuando salio have tres años, no es mejor que homonimo del 2005 pero seguro que lo es ante El battlefront del 2015
  86. Skurttish
    Jul 22, 2020
    5
    This review is only for the single player campaign, which is all I’ve played. It started out strong, with interesting characters and good gameplay, but it faded quickly. Especially the ending missions seemed tacked on, without any meaningful purpose or significance in the story other than letting you play as Luke in order to check that box, or something like that. The flying missions wereThis review is only for the single player campaign, which is all I’ve played. It started out strong, with interesting characters and good gameplay, but it faded quickly. Especially the ending missions seemed tacked on, without any meaningful purpose or significance in the story other than letting you play as Luke in order to check that box, or something like that. The flying missions were far too easy, and those were actually the bits I was looking forward to most—and then the very last mission, there was a difficulty spike that saw me dying again and again as I tried to figure out how to finish the game.

    For a loyal Star Wars fan, the first four or five hours are a great Star Wars movie (I’m not the hugest fan but even I enjoyed that part). But after that, the rest of the game is a step down.    … Expand
  87. JWil
    Jul 23, 2020
    5
    Felt really incomplete. It was fun when you got to play characters Star Wars is known for, but there were other characters that may have been cute to look at but they weren’t as interesting. The multiplayer missed a lot of stiff in its original release but it’s gotten better over the years. It still doesn’t measure up to SWBFII the original back on PS2 and PC. Try that one if you can it’sFelt really incomplete. It was fun when you got to play characters Star Wars is known for, but there were other characters that may have been cute to look at but they weren’t as interesting. The multiplayer missed a lot of stiff in its original release but it’s gotten better over the years. It still doesn’t measure up to SWBFII the original back on PS2 and PC. Try that one if you can it’s way better.… Expand
  88. borla
    Nov 8, 2021
    5
    It's a pay2win game, but it is not horrible. It brings a little of fun, but definitely it too much expansive
  89. joaopoc1998
    Dec 28, 2022
    5
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  90. Reynu
    Aug 8, 2022
    5
    The game is a bit of a let down honestly. I was expecting more but the game is just not as fun as I thought
  91. sambalamba
    Jan 1, 2023
    5
    POSITIV:
    Gute Kampagne
    Gute Grafik
    Grosser Spielspaß
    NEGATIV:
    Missionen zu einseitig
    Kampagne zu kurz
    Hat insgesamt zu wenig zu bieten Naja wenigstens hab ich keine 40 sondern nur 5 Euro ausgegeben Wegen angebot ;) für fünf eure definitiv eine 8/10 aber wenn ich es für 40 Euro gekauft hätte höchstens eine 5
  92. LuisTheImpaler
    Feb 15, 2023
    5
    The online part is great and all, but for some reason it's missing some of main characters from the new movies like for example Poe Dameron (yes I know you get to fly his X-Wing) , Cassian Andor, K-2SO, Chirrut Înwe, Baze Malvus, Qi' ra, Tobias Beckett, L3-37 to name a few so you get my point. Why are those characters are not in the game? Is a good question. Cause I thought that LucasfilmThe online part is great and all, but for some reason it's missing some of main characters from the new movies like for example Poe Dameron (yes I know you get to fly his X-Wing) , Cassian Andor, K-2SO, Chirrut Înwe, Baze Malvus, Qi' ra, Tobias Beckett, L3-37 to name a few so you get my point. Why are those characters are not in the game? Is a good question. Cause I thought that Lucasfilm owns the rights of the actor likeness so they can continue using those characters in futures games so they don't have to pay the actors every time they wanted to use that character.

    This game is doing the same cliche. You get a character that is on the other side of the band and then during the third act finds that his/her actions are doing more hurting than good. It's so difficult to have a character to stay on his believes through the end of the game? That's my main critic of the story.    … Expand
  93. norse
    Nov 25, 2017
    4
    First off - the graphics are pretty great on ps4. The story is ok when you are playing as Versio (think Italian family drama in space), it falls down when you get janked into some hero and their poorly inserted and written side quest.

    It's pretty disappointing to see a game that could obviously have been great fail so hard at it - 8 for graphics, 7 for sound, 6 for story but the thing    First off - the graphics are pretty great on ps4. The story is ok when you are playing as Versio (think Italian family drama in space), it falls down when you get janked into some hero and their poorly inserted and written side quest.

    It's pretty disappointing to see a game that could obviously have been great fail so hard at it - 8 for graphics, 7 for sound, 6 for story but the thing that kills it all are the combat mechanics. You run around as a jerky meat puppet, easily felled by a stray blaster shot. Enemies get mowed down similarly easy - all those storm troopers might as well wear bikinis for all that their armor is worth.

    This makes the game feel utterly unrealistic, and walking through multiplayer as well as story missions feels more like avoiding random deaths then a test of skill and acquired powers.

    it doesn't help that every mission and character comes with a different button layout.

    Overall, I expected a lot more, and I am not even upset about the stupid micro transactions.    … Expand
  94. CzarIndustires
    Dec 26, 2017
    4
    This game is a lesson on how to take the great world of Star Wars and make it complete crap. That being said... I still bought it. So EA has my money. So did they win? Probably.

    The development and subsequent finished product of this game is a cross between an unruly donkey and a Barbie. Looks good on the outside but nothing but frustration on the inside. If you love Star Wars with    This game is a lesson on how to take the great world of Star Wars and make it complete crap. That being said... I still bought it. So EA has my money. So did they win? Probably.

    The development and subsequent finished product of this game is a cross between an unruly donkey and a Barbie. Looks good on the outside but nothing but frustration on the inside.

    If you love Star Wars with all of your soul like I do then when it's on sale buy it for the single player story only. You can skip the rest.    … Expand
  95. ASGaming21
    Nov 15, 2017
    4
    Unbelievable. I knew this game would have a negative response over the lootboxes, but I never thought thousands of people would give this game a 0 or 1 out of 10. I will play it, just to see what it’s like, despite the lootboxes
    However, I still hate EA. Closing down Visceral and mucking up with games like this one and FIFA.
  96. Dr_Hax98
    Sep 14, 2018
    4
    If EA didn't screw up by adding the massive grind wall or P2W elements, then this game would be getting a 8 from me, but instead they'll be getting 4 points taken from that 8 score the game would of gotten due to the grind and pay-2-win bullcrap. So yeah SWBF2 gets a 4 from me.
  97. GamingNinja
    Jun 5, 2018
    4
    Gmaeplay feels like it was made for brain dead children.. no wonder they thought they could get away with pay to win microtransaction, like they think only dumb kids play star wars games.. they lack vision and understanding.. Greed will only lead to the downfall of any creation.. EA and disney better make their minds up.. The best part of Battlefront 2 are the visuals and sound.. but inGmaeplay feels like it was made for brain dead children.. no wonder they thought they could get away with pay to win microtransaction, like they think only dumb kids play star wars games.. they lack vision and understanding.. Greed will only lead to the downfall of any creation.. EA and disney better make their minds up.. The best part of Battlefront 2 are the visuals and sound.. but in all honestly.. this was just copied from what was already made.. this is very obviously an empty shell of a game trying to make money out of something that was created by someone with vision but now it's being milked by others who bought it to fill their pockets.. Only creations out of passion and integrity shall strive.. may all creation of greed be brought to dust.… Expand
  98. Lewis-Angelo
    Aug 13, 2020
    4
    Battlefront 2 no tiene la mejor campaña de DICE, aunque tampoco es que brillen por ellas
    es un tiro al plato, fan service descafeinado y soso
    han metido todos los personajes que han podido en un sinsentido

    la IA deja muchísimo que desear, animaciones e innumerables detalles poco cuidados
    un paso atrás, y un desarrollador en total declive
  99. mikepatyaev
    Sep 2, 2019
    4
    Star Wars Battlefront II allows players to experience the untold story of an Imperial elite special forces soldier in an all-new single player campaign.
  100. flipsticks
    Dec 25, 2017
    4
    This is a great game hampered by exploitative and game balance-compromising loot box systems. The core game play is fun and responsive. The campaigns storytelling is enjoyable, yet short. Graphics and Sound are absolutely phenomenal, pleasure to look at and listen to. The multiplayer is enjoyable, but the trooper maps are poorly designed maps with their choke-point gameplay. If it weren'tThis is a great game hampered by exploitative and game balance-compromising loot box systems. The core game play is fun and responsive. The campaigns storytelling is enjoyable, yet short. Graphics and Sound are absolutely phenomenal, pleasure to look at and listen to. The multiplayer is enjoyable, but the trooper maps are poorly designed maps with their choke-point gameplay. If it weren't for the loot boxes, and the cards inside them that allow players to have objective advantages in combat (Rather than access to wider variety of tools, each with their own compromise), the game would be fantastic. Rather, company profit has been put in front of an enjoyable game, and severely exploited the experience… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 62 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 62
  3. Negative: 3 out of 62
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Feb 6, 2018
    70
    Excellent online action offers hours of Stormtooper-shooting fun, but the so-so campaign stumbles, while cynical loot crates leave a sour taste. [Jan 2017, p.83]
  2. Gamersky
    Jan 21, 2018
    75
    Star Wars Battlefront II provides a greater ambition than the previous installment. It has powerful war scenes, a brand new single player mode, and shows a much more magnificent Star Wars Universe. But just like the Jedi should be ware of the dark side of the Force, this game also meets some similar situations, such as beleaguered microtransaction elements and character growth problems. The first 10 hours of this game is full of surprises; however, the further you play this game, the more disappointed you will get.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 29, 2017
    70
    Although game has huge problems with p2w microtransactions, it is still a good and fun gameplay experience with stunning visuals.
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