Star Wars Battlefront II

 PlayStation 4
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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. Destinylver
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Hello. This is a protest review based on actual experience . The game is 100% a gateway to gambling. My 12year old nephew was caught using the PSn account to purchase an additional £60 on top of the £50 for extra credits to buy loot boxes crate junk. We asked him why and he said that the game wasn't working unless he paid more. He could not win or progress. We read up on this so calledHello. This is a protest review based on actual experience . The game is 100% a gateway to gambling. My 12year old nephew was caught using the PSn account to purchase an additional £60 on top of the £50 for extra credits to buy loot boxes crate junk. We asked him why and he said that the game wasn't working unless he paid more. He could not win or progress. We read up on this so called game and we played it and watched videos of play and he is correct. The games progression is behind a paywall and forces younger players or parents with little time to pay extra charges to progress or loose eeverytime despite skil. These issues have been well documented ion the news and the company behind them is known for shady tactics and seemingly doesn't care. Our nephew was also email targeted through his kids account to buy the game and to buy loot boxes star cards in a very clever subtle way to avoid parents . We felt sick. EA is like a child molester of brains.… Expand
  2. bloob987
    Dec 10, 2017
    0
    The worst case of monetization for a Full Price AAA game so far. EA's pay to win forced-down-your-throat game design ruined the creatives' approach. Not even the best PR in the world could change that. Let's vote with our wallets!
  3. crantastic4
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    EA strikes again.

    If a game has microtransactions, JUST MAKE THE GAME FREE. More people will have it, everyone calms down, and people can spend whatever $ they want on in-game fees.
  4. Deathspool
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    WE DO NOT WANT MICROTRANSACTIONS GONE TEMPORARILY, WE WANT THEM GONE FOREVER
    EA shows again that the dont care about their costumers, they only care about our money.
    Giving us this **** macrotransactions that what only do is ruining a game that could have even a 8 or 9. Hope Disney and Lucas films see what happen here because EA is killing the Star Wars franchise. They should remove not    WE DO NOT WANT MICROTRANSACTIONS GONE TEMPORARILY, WE WANT THEM GONE FOREVER
    EA shows again that the dont care about their costumers, they only care about our money.
    Giving us this **** macrotransactions that what only do is ruining a game that could have even a 8 or 9.
    Hope Disney and Lucas films see what happen here because EA is killing the Star Wars franchise. They should remove not only here those **** payments, the should remove it on Nfs and all their games.    … Expand
  5. Lord_Sunday
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    EA seems to think $60 for a full AAA game is too little to make money from, so they cut their core game in half and included costly microtransactions for purchasing the rest of the game with. EA is no amateur when it comes to fleecing the customer for all they're worth, but in this case, they have crossed the line. The game is once again multiplayer focused with a short and lacklusterEA seems to think $60 for a full AAA game is too little to make money from, so they cut their core game in half and included costly microtransactions for purchasing the rest of the game with. EA is no amateur when it comes to fleecing the customer for all they're worth, but in this case, they have crossed the line. The game is once again multiplayer focused with a short and lackluster single player just so they can say they improved from the first game. They have "brilliantly" set up their game so that people who stick with the $60 purchase cannot possibly win against the other team due to their lack of good weapons purchased by others. They say you can earn them in game, but it's like telling someone they can eat their dinner on a plate if they work for 8 hours first. Not so bad until you realize you can only work three hours a day, and any more time spent is worthless, and with the added perk that if you do put in the work, due to the fact that items inside lootboxes are obtained by chance, you might not even get a plate and so your three days of effort was wasted. EA has implemented the worst form of gambling in their game so deeply, that their game is centered around this feature, and they are using star wars in order to attract the customer. Do not be fooled, the Star Wars brand is not worth this atrocity.… Expand
  6. Oddkeep
    Nov 24, 2017
    0
    EA the only company who can't make a successful Star Wars product at the height of hype.

    Disney has to step in and take it away from them.....I want a real Battle Front and a single player Star Wars game from a developer that CARES!
  7. VincentWarte
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Terrible terrible terrible progression mechanism. What a fool I am to not have purchased that game on PC, so I could get a refund. Now I can only hope that I can resell this piece of greedy crap.
  8. I_Am_Legacy
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    EA get your crap together. Even without all the Micro-transaction gambling and loot boxes this would be a mediocre game at best, the fact that it has Star Wars slapped on the front gains most of your positive feedback, if this was anything but Star Wars you'd get a 4 out of 10 at best.

    Do not buy this game, do not support this deplorable company and its anti-consumer CEO. And more    EA get your crap together. Even without all the Micro-transaction gambling and loot boxes this would be a mediocre game at best, the fact that it has Star Wars slapped on the front gains most of your positive feedback, if this was anything but Star Wars you'd get a 4 out of 10 at best.

    Do not buy this game, do not support this deplorable company and its anti-consumer CEO.

    And more importantly do not believe these reviews you read by verified reviewers, if these people cared more about the gaming industry they would tell it how it really is.    … Expand
  9. stirling95
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    EA are ruining games for everyone. There is no place for microtransactions in a full priced AAA game. What a horrible, low and greedy company they have become. Avoid like the plague!
  10. PULKEMONTHE
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    To unlock all the content you have to pay more than 2000 dollars and unlock for free playing more than 4000 hours that disgusting the indsutria of video games has become the vegas in a slot machine **** the game that played most recently was 100 hours in assessin creed origins
  11. Alex1010500
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    Жадность ЕА не знает границ, в игре за 60 баксов ставить такую хищную систему микротранзакций это надо быть очень наглыми. Нравится вселенная звездных воин, но такое покупать не буду, нет желания поддерживать плюющую игрокам в лицо компанию.Жадность ЕА не знает границ, в игре за 60 баксов ставить такую хищную систему микротранзакций это надо быть очень наглыми. Нравится вселенная звездных воин, но такое покупать не буду, нет желания поддерживать плюющую игрокам в лицо компанию.
  12. FurionPS4
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Lootboxes are good only if you're the type of player that can stick with 1 game for a prolonged period of time. And by prolonged I mean full dedication, barring yourself from other games if you want to stay within the competition and fun factor of pay to win games.

    I came on to SWB1 when it was 4 euros on the PlayStation store and I got destroyed all the time in the 50+ player matches.    Lootboxes are good only if you're the type of player that can stick with 1 game for a prolonged period of time. And by prolonged I mean full dedication, barring yourself from other games if you want to stay within the competition and fun factor of pay to win games.

    I came on to SWB1 when it was 4 euros on the PlayStation store and I got destroyed all the time in the 50+ player matches. It wasn't fun realizing I showed up too late in the game. I'm a player that enjoys a vast library of games and plays different ones at a time. I'm looking forward to God of War 4, Hunter Showdown (free to play), and The Last of Us 2.

    If I were to get SWBII there would be no way I would be able to keep up with the hardcore SWBII players. Loot boxes are for a specific type of player... And now that there's multiple games with pay to win walls, I'm going to be more hesitant with my purchases. I can't imagine having multiple games with loot boxes and actually completing them all to a 100%. There's no way I can purchase more than 1 pay to continue/pay 2 win game per year.

    There's just too many awesome games coming out from Sony that aren't pay to win. If you're on the fence and looking forward to other games coming soon, don't buy Star Wars Battlefront 2.

    In my honest opinion, the only good type of loot box is for skins and aesthetics. That's when the game is solid enough and the gameplay good enough.    … Expand
  13. kpociecha
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    pay2win in a AAA title for $60 no thank you.
    Dont buy this game! Dont buy this game! Dont buy this game!

    I would rather buy The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt once more.
  14. Tenacidad963
    Nov 25, 2017
    0
    EA quiere hacerla de nuevo con este juego. Poniendo micro transacciones. Pero la aberración más grande es cuando tienes que pasar 40 horas jugando para poder desbloquear a un solo personaje. Esto está pensado para que el jugador se frustre y tenga que pagar con dinero real para conseguir los logros y los objetos del mismo juego. Además, se demuestra que EA busca generar un nuevo mercadoEA quiere hacerla de nuevo con este juego. Poniendo micro transacciones. Pero la aberración más grande es cuando tienes que pasar 40 horas jugando para poder desbloquear a un solo personaje. Esto está pensado para que el jugador se frustre y tenga que pagar con dinero real para conseguir los logros y los objetos del mismo juego. Además, se demuestra que EA busca generar un nuevo mercado entorno a los micro pagos, y no en la venta de videojuegos.

    En Reddit los usuarios se quejaron. EA contestó haciéndose el bueno para defender su postura. Entonces, recibió la cifra de medio millón de votos negativos. Por eso dijeron que iban a reducir el costo para desbloquear todo en el juego. Esto demuestra que sí se puede cambiar la industria en vez de aceptar el rumbo que toma solo porque sí.

    Sin embargo, EA mantiene la duración de 4528 horas para desbloquear el contenido del juego. Este tiempo fue calculado por otros fans y calcularon también que jugando 5 horas diarias terminaría el juego en 17 años.

    In English
    EA wants to do it again with this game. Putting micro transactions But the biggest aberration is when you have to spend 40 hours playing to unlock a single character. This is designed so that the player is frustrated and has to pay with real money to achieve the achievements and objects of the same game. In addition, it shows that EA seeks to generate a new market around micro payments, and not in the sale of video games.

    On Reddit users complained. EA answered doing good to defend his position. Then, he received the figure of half a million negative votes. That's why they said they were going to reduce the cost to unlock everything in the game. This shows that you can change the industry instead of accepting the course you take just because.

    However, EA maintains the duration of 4528 hours to unlock the content of the game. This time was calculated by other fans and also calculated that playing 5 hours a day would end the game in 17 years.    … Expand
  15. xceptor
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
    This game is an educational tool in gambling and the mentality of the passive abused persona.
    EVERY parent should avoid getting this game for their kids/teenagers.
    Though the game might have most of the Star Wars hard candy goodies, the game can only be as much fun as you able to stomach the gross imbalance, bugs, and the in-your-face abuse of consumers via PAY TO WIN lootcrates etc.    This game is an educational tool in gambling and the mentality of the passive abused persona.
    EVERY parent should avoid getting this game for their kids/teenagers.

    Though the game might have most of the Star Wars hard candy goodies, the game can only be as much fun as you able to stomach the gross imbalance, bugs, and the in-your-face abuse of consumers via PAY TO WIN lootcrates etc. In general, its one of the worst Star Wars game ever, with the only redeeming feature the modern graphics (which will be obsolete sooner rather than later) and the first hours of fun you might get in single player.

    As an adult, you might enjoy it for a little while, as a parent you will be making a terrible mistake giving this to your kids.

    Be very very careful, its not what it seems at first glance    … Expand
  16. porthunt
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Hope you are proud and feel like an accomplishment to have this score on Metacritic. Your **** is now a meme and everyone is laughing on you. Way to go, EA.
  17. leogui10
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Just 3 words... Pay to win. That's all you ned to know about this game. It could be a great game, but the micro-transactions ruined it. You have to be rich to play... Congrats EA, you are ruining the industry.
  18. jajasalu2
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
    WTF EA!!! You should be friendly with the customer, not a totally dick who is **** with lootboxes. Screw up and make good games next time. Stop ruining studios with talent.
  19. Karkaft
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    The complete game costs $ 600 Is a gotcha. Nothing recommended. Do not buy it, it's a steal. There is no fun just giving money to EA. Do not be idiots, do not buy it.
  20. Sheidcraft
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Want a funny story. Because of the high prices for characters and other crap in Star wars Batttlefront 2, players began to cancel pre-orders, which the press approved and recommended that everyone do it. What EA has done is simply the best marketing move in the history of the game industry.
     Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker now cost 15,000 credits, instead of 60,000.
    Emperor Palpatine,    Want a funny story. Because of the high prices for characters and other crap in Star wars Batttlefront 2, players began to cancel pre-orders, which the press approved and recommended that everyone do it. What EA has done is simply the best marketing move in the history of the game industry.
     Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker now cost 15,000 credits, instead of 60,000.

    Emperor Palpatine, Chewbacca, Leia Organa - 10,000 credits, instead of 40,000.

    Well, the protagonist of the game, Eden Versio - is now 5K in-game currency, instead of 20K

     HOWEVER NOW FOR IN THE MATCH YOU GET 60 CREDITS. BUT THERE WERE 240!

    Ie we have lowered the prices FOUR times and announced this everywhere, but we have lowered the earnings by four and we will not announce it anywhere    … Expand
  21. SirIsaacBrock
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Too little too late. I was super excited for this game, loved the trailers and how it looked like old battlefront. But the pay to win literally killed it for me. I had preordered it and now I sent it back for a refund. A temporary ban on pay to win was not enough. Sorry Dice, but no dice. Greed killed this universe for me, will stick to finished games that let you progress throughToo little too late. I was super excited for this game, loved the trailers and how it looked like old battlefront. But the pay to win literally killed it for me. I had preordered it and now I sent it back for a refund. A temporary ban on pay to win was not enough. Sorry Dice, but no dice. Greed killed this universe for me, will stick to finished games that let you progress through experience rather than wealth. Disney needs to pull this title from these developers, only way I will ever play another Star Wars game in my life. As for EA and Dice, good luck getting another dollar from me. Will intentionally avoid games from these developers and others that endorse pay to win systems.

    So overall, avoid this game and support titles that are not micro transactions mills. - One of the many angry gamers    … Expand
  22. ganavak
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Boycott this game and send a clear message!

    The game that officially uses the massive fanbase of star wars to cross the line with a egregious lootbox system. Built into the very foundation of the game, the idea to frustrate people into constantly pay to play, even after you have paid for the game. You dont get a season pass you get content drip fed in to get you to continue to pay    Boycott this game and send a clear message!

    The game that officially uses the massive fanbase of star wars to cross the line with a egregious lootbox system.

    Built into the very foundation of the game, the idea to frustrate people into constantly pay to play, even after you have paid for the game. You dont get a season pass you get content drip fed in to get you to continue to pay for as long as possible.

    Cosmetic is just about passable, full pay to win in a full priced game? Just say no! The industry need to stop, this is not crappy mobile phone game land!    … Expand
  23. diggre318
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    EA decided to hurt the developers by forcing them to make the game progression pay to win.

    The last game would start you off without a sniper or grenades, making progression hard, but in this one they actually made it worst by making all the items to be bought via loot boxes. Imagine you are playing a fighting game, say mortal kombat or street fighter, and the company says that you    EA decided to hurt the developers by forcing them to make the game progression pay to win.

    The last game would start you off without a sniper or grenades, making progression hard, but in this one they actually made it worst by making all the items to be bought via loot boxes.

    Imagine you are playing a fighting game, say mortal kombat or street fighter, and the company says that you cannot do any special moves and the special moves are hidden behind random loot boxes. Imagine the company says you can earn enough loot boxes by playing 40 hours for a chance to get 1 special move.    … Expand
  24. ps4gameuser
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    I tried playing this game, but theres cooldowns all the time. complete pay to win. I dont want to have to spend $60 to get a pay to play when I can get them for free. I really hope the user scores send a message to EA
  25. vipchicken
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    If you like Star Wars, I feel your pain, but it's worth having a spine and skipping this title so that future Star Wars titles will be worth your time.
  26. Kndnba
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    We have to fight for gaming industry and not let EA bring this robbery system to an absolute standard. If gaming community wouldn’t protest against this, games will be ruined by greedy publishers like EA
  27. kefere83
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    EA is the cancer of the industry. This rating is not for the game. Its all about ea.
    Stop ruining beautiful franchises. all about money . Where is the ART?
  28. ArchibaldDuke
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Loot box infested cesspit. P2W PVP in a premium AAA game. Progress by prayer to RNGjesus. The year of the loot box continues to bring us lulz.

    Support honest game publishers.
  29. Abysswalker89
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    EA must have really been confident in the appeal of Star Wars to pull this crap. Make the game's core progression system is about loot box gambling. This is especially disgusting considering Star Wars is loved by children which are more vulnerable. I'm 100% against censorship, but in this case this should be banned because it is basically illegal gambling targeted at children... DisneyEA must have really been confident in the appeal of Star Wars to pull this crap. Make the game's core progression system is about loot box gambling. This is especially disgusting considering Star Wars is loved by children which are more vulnerable. I'm 100% against censorship, but in this case this should be banned because it is basically illegal gambling targeted at children... Disney should be ashamed to be associated with this game however indirectly.… Expand
  30. elLewy
    Nov 26, 2017
    0
    Positives:
    - The story, it's amazing. Nothing more to add, I love the idea the story begins immediately as the Death Star explodes.
    - The combat is better this year, slightly but it's an improvement and does feel nice to play. - The attention to detail, graphically this game is beautiful. The sound is also incredible. - The amount of characters you can play with. No better feeling than    Positives:
    - The story, it's amazing. Nothing more to add, I love the idea the story begins immediately as the Death Star explodes.
    - The combat is better this year, slightly but it's an improvement and does feel nice to play.
    - The attention to detail, graphically this game is beautiful. The sound is also incredible.
    - The amount of characters you can play with. No better feeling than going wild with Vader or jumping around the map with Yoda.

    Negatives:
    - The progression system is awful. Simply awful. I have never known something to be so bad. Everything relies on Star Cards, which stem from loot crates and microtransactions (which at this point have been disabled).
    - Loot boxes.
    - Microtransactions (disabled at the moment, but will make a comeback eventually. And they were in to begin with so they deserve to be on here).
    - Only 5 game modes as appose to the previous title. A lot of the better modes are gone. I miss the old title where you would start in space, then fight on the Death Star in an all-out battle. Or Heroes vs Villains where you could really go crazy on the troopers.
    - Arcade is boring.
    - Loot boxes (did I mention those?)
    - EA and DICE have the nerve to charge people full price for half of a game.
    - The story was good, but far too short.
    - Loot boxes.

    This game was a waste of money. I'm a huge fan of Star Wars and the older Battlefront games but this is just awful. Loot crates spoil the experience as per usual, the progression system is terrible and the game modes get boring after a few hours. I have hope some of the DLC will make the experience slightly better but this is just bad. I had hope for this, and again, EA have let me down. As have DICE. I just wish producers would understand that nobody likes loot crates that have an affect on how the game plays. Avoid this. At least until all the expansions are out and it's in the $10 sale bin.    … Expand
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Metascore
68

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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