Star Wars Battlefront II

 PlayStation 4
User Score
1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 8873 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,158 out of 8873
  2. Mixed: 470 out of 8873
  3. Negative: 7,245 out of 8873
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  1. TZT
    Nov 14, 2017
    1
    PLS! ALL! Dont buy this game! If we continue to buy games for $ 60 with microtransactions, then it will only get worse
    1/10 and 1 is only for the good game ruined by EA
  2. Xenon
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    - Preorder bonuses
    - Tiered pricing (Standard Edition, Deluxe Edition, Deluxe Gold Edition)
    - Freemium progression system
    - Gambling System (aka Lootboxes)
    - Bad Campaign
    - Bad Multiplayer due to pay2win business model
    - Bad PR
    - 'official' Metacritic reviews praising this game to no end

    DO NOT BUY.
  3. Hippis
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Thank you EA for the Microtransactions. Thank you for people as me with Job, Uni or Family we need to play so many hours to achieve for what we have paid for. Thank you for let the least the 1 % of people who are spending thousand of money to destroy games what the rest of 99% is really want to enjoy. The force may be with you EA.
  4. Cheroczech
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Pay2Win is an absolute deal killer for me no matter how small the microtransaction. I'm disappointed because I was really looking forward to this release for awhile. Definitely will not waste my money or time encouraging this sort of gaming design. It's nauseating.
  5. Xenus13
    Nov 14, 2017
    1
    I can’t recommend this game to anyone in the current state. To feel constrained by a freemium progression system in a full retail game is ridiculous. If the campaign was a thorough and meaningful experience maybe some of the online elements could be slightly forgiven, but this is not the case. Progressing a chosen hero or class is basically rolling the dice or dumping money for betterI can’t recommend this game to anyone in the current state. To feel constrained by a freemium progression system in a full retail game is ridiculous. If the campaign was a thorough and meaningful experience maybe some of the online elements could be slightly forgiven, but this is not the case. Progressing a chosen hero or class is basically rolling the dice or dumping money for better odds. The decision making is largely removed from this system as you rely on randomisation to decide for you how you will progress through the online modes. Yes you can get scrap but this is gained in such small quantities that it’s easy to dismiss as a viable option.

    It’s a shame as the gameplay is half decent, but I spend more time being angry at not being able to access or upgrade content that it just becomes a frustrating means to end. In this type of game, gameplay needs to lead to some sort of rewarding progression and it does not. To spend hours playing to unlock some crates and ending up with nothing of value is disheartening and, for me, is a reason to take the disc out and play something else. If a game makes you feel that way, despite how great it could have been under a different system, then it fails a major criteria which all games should have, the element of fun.

    There are difficult games I have played that have left me frustrated but a skill check can be overcome. The only way to overcome BF2’s challenges are by emptying your wallet or grinding your way to a point where the game loses all its appeal. EA need to take a strong look at how they want this game to fit in the future. Either by reviewing the cost of crates, removing the feature entirely or making the online element f2p. The most sickening thing is that the online element works like a f2p system. And at £49.99 this has overshadowed everything positive about the game and for good reason.    … Expand
  6. Classikalcase
    Nov 14, 2017
    3
    I really am getting sick of full priced games that have content that is locked behind coins in which you are enticed to buy with real money. When i buy a game worth over 60 bucks, i would expect to play the heroes included in the game off the bat... and not having the option of paying just to have a hero day one? I guess i will have to wait a week to get Darth Vadar 60k coins later...I really am getting sick of full priced games that have content that is locked behind coins in which you are enticed to buy with real money. When i buy a game worth over 60 bucks, i would expect to play the heroes included in the game off the bat... and not having the option of paying just to have a hero day one? I guess i will have to wait a week to get Darth Vadar 60k coins later... Makes NO SENSE! I understand loot boxes and making some extra money of your customers.. but when your loot boxes affect game play with randomized loot, that is just plain wrong.… Expand
  7. KULAg
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Is it pay 2 win with 60$ price? Sure! U will need hours and hours and hours of grind to be somewhat competitive. Or donate ~150$ on top of that 60 that U' ve already paid.
    As for SP campaign, it is ~5 hours long and all plot twists are as predictable as they can be. It is also so repetitive that U can complete Luke mission using only left mouse button and dont pressing any other keys.
  8. TsukasaHiiragi
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    One thing is great about controversies like this, the gamers can see right through the so-called gaming journalists who don't have any balls to call out these terrible market practices, or even downright support it. Reviewing the game is great an all, but skipping issues such as loot boxes which 100% effect gameplay does not make you a good journalist, you are just as guilty as EA forOne thing is great about controversies like this, the gamers can see right through the so-called gaming journalists who don't have any balls to call out these terrible market practices, or even downright support it. Reviewing the game is great an all, but skipping issues such as loot boxes which 100% effect gameplay does not make you a good journalist, you are just as guilty as EA for these oppressive and unwanted monetization tactics.

    So, to the review - Battlefront 2 is an amazing game, beautifully crafted and silky smooth, Dice did a great job crafting the game, only for EA to come along and smash it all to pieces with a filthy and downright evil Pay 2 Win system, we all knew it was P2W since loot boxes was announced, whilst it's true...it isn't as '''bad''' as it was, but it is still fairly bad and whales still have a huge advantage over regular players, no matter what rank they currently are, heck the ranks themselves don't really serve that much purpose since you can power level through to 20 within a day or so if you're a whale.

    It's unfortunately far too easy to talk about the negatives, which is pretty much the progression and the p2w system, it literally wrecks the multiplayer aspects of the game entirely, we ALL knew this was going to happen, EA must have realized the backlash would be intense but honestly, in all honesty do they really care? They already have your money, people have already pre-ordered and the whales are already throwing down serious money - the controversies, if anything are not going to change anything for this game, which was build from the ground up around loot boxes and a pay 2 win system, dice themselves knew this but obviously powerless to contradict their EA overlords.

    The saddest part in all this, Battlefront 2 (2017) at it's core, IS a better game than the original if it was released without any loot boxes or micro-transactions, dice learned a lot from the previous battlefront, which was a great looking, great playing but ultimately repetitive and shallow game.

    This is clearly a disaster for EA, let's hope that corporate and the investors realize that excessive monetization just isn't going to work for them, they need to go back to their roots and look where everything went wrong and do something about it, otherwise EA will continue to be the worst publisher in the world.    … Expand
  9. SaltyCucumber
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    I can see how Devson McDice was crafting this beautiful brew, when a door was suddenly slammed open with a kick - the local brewery owner by the name of Eedyat Asole entered, piss drunk as usual.
    McDice knew what's going to happen next, but wasn't able to close the lead in time.
    A high pressure spray of vomit went directly into the barrel, poisoning it with all the possible cheap crap    I can see how Devson McDice was crafting this beautiful brew, when a door was suddenly slammed open with a kick - the local brewery owner by the name of Eedyat Asole entered, piss drunk as usual.
    McDice knew what's going to happen next, but wasn't able to close the lead in time.
    A high pressure spray of vomit went directly into the barrel, poisoning it with all the possible cheap crap that Eedyat enjoyed drinking with his friends in Mob Gaymars bar.
    A potential brew of the year was no more.

    P.S. jokes aside, I don't write reviews and registered because this was really outrageous. Making a 60$ price game a "pay to win" with monetization practices from "free to play" mobile games can't be tolerated.
    Do NOT buy this, even if you are a die hard fan of Star Wars. This is an insult to Star Wars, to gamers and to game industry as a whole and should be punished by closed wallet.    … Expand
  10. DeaconFrost
    Nov 14, 2017
    1
    You done f'd it up ! This is really getting out of hand. You rich ? You win ! Congrats EA. Well done. I told it before but now I'm dead serious : this was my last EA game. Ever ! I'll go to the attic to find my Sega Mega Drive back. I'm fed up with this sh*t.
  11. night_rider98
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    EA всегда была корпорацией зла. Зная DICE , они не хотели вводить систему PAY TO WIN, но издатель поступил так. Так что желаю ахуительных продаж этой игре, а ЕА гореть в аду.
  12. Blinkdgb182
    Nov 15, 2017
    2
    you're telling me the people that made this game are gamer's? They don't check other games reviews? I mean you would think EA would learn from WB games about the loot box problems they had with loot boxs...........just unbelievable money grab and a waste of what could of been a great game!!!!
  13. Winipuh
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Издатель ясно показывает отношение к своим холопам, ведь тебе всего-то нужно наиграть 70 с лишним каток, чтобы купить ОДНОГО героя, а чтобы купить 60 коробок - наиграть 150 часов. ЕА хочет превратить индустрию в варфейс, поэтому рекомендую отказаться от этого куска дерьма и идти дальше.Издатель ясно показывает отношение к своим холопам, ведь тебе всего-то нужно наиграть 70 с лишним каток, чтобы купить ОДНОГО героя, а чтобы купить 60 коробок - наиграть 150 часов. ЕА хочет превратить индустрию в варфейс, поэтому рекомендую отказаться от этого куска дерьма и идти дальше.
  14. Superchamp
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Great game plagued by pay-to-win microtransactions. I loved the air combat and space battles, but it's not enough to justify a $60 price tag and a crazy amount of content locked behind paywalls. Please don't buy this game for the campaign either, it's so nice playing in the Star Wars universe but the single-player is just repetitive missions with a new coat of paint each time. TheGreat game plagued by pay-to-win microtransactions. I loved the air combat and space battles, but it's not enough to justify a $60 price tag and a crazy amount of content locked behind paywalls. Please don't buy this game for the campaign either, it's so nice playing in the Star Wars universe but the single-player is just repetitive missions with a new coat of paint each time. The multiplayer lives up to the criticism.… Expand
  15. JozinZBazin
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Pay to win, thx EA. I really love star wars, but if I have to pay to play for a Darth Vader, in the game for which I already paid $ 60, then I %@*# this game. #boycottEA
  16. otthartheviking
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Take me of this silly ride EA, I don't want to play with you anymore. Why do you try to turn what could be my next favourite game into FIFA. Please stop and walk away from Star Wars
  17. Aeromusic
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    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.
  18. hunn3r
    Nov 15, 2017
    3
    DICE did a good job creating a beautiful and feaure rich game, and hurr-durr then came EA to f*** it up, with the worst microtransaction system in gaming history. It's even worse than any other mobile game's out there. Progression tied to lootboxes, credits. Locked away core heroes, credit limits in different modes... It's just really terrible. Stay away from it at all costs.

    Buy    DICE did a good job creating a beautiful and feaure rich game, and hurr-durr then came EA to f*** it up, with the worst microtransaction system in gaming history. It's even worse than any other mobile game's out there. Progression tied to lootboxes, credits. Locked away core heroes, credit limits in different modes... It's just really terrible. Stay away from it at all costs.

    Buy Wolfenstein instead, that game worth your money.    … Expand
  19. daijin
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    gamespot spent 100 $ and didn' even get half the credit needed for vader . . . .let that sink in . let's not forget that the game is pay2win . this game is a shallow painting for 80 $ as base to get a 3h compayn without even getting the main characters of the series (vader,princess,luke . . .. .)
  20. Zeiryon
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    This whole mess of a pay-to-win system implemented by EA has officially ruined what could have been a great game. The story is interesting and the gameplay is slick. This system needs to stop. And I hope this game will cause enough of a backlash for EA to take action.
  21. mr_b00mbast1c
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    С каждым новым релизом ЕА теряла уважение потребителей, и сейчас SW:BF2 стал последней каплей. Компания, которая в прошлом дарила миру вполне годные игры сейчас живет только ради выжимания бабла из своих проектов. Ни в коем случае не покупайте этот высер, не поддерживайте своими кровными этот ебанутейший маркетинг.С каждым новым релизом ЕА теряла уважение потребителей, и сейчас SW:BF2 стал последней каплей. Компания, которая в прошлом дарила миру вполне годные игры сейчас живет только ради выжимания бабла из своих проектов. Ни в коем случае не покупайте этот высер, не поддерживайте своими кровными этот ебанутейший маркетинг.
  22. Fluxcapacitor
    Nov 14, 2017
    1
    So this is what gamin has become? Full priced $60 games that exploit the addictive behavior in children by creating RNG loot boxes that take so long to grind without paying money that those without the willpower will cave in and spend money. On top of that it's pay to win. This game has great game play and that's about it. Campaign is short and forgetful. The rest just feel like a lootSo this is what gamin has become? Full priced $60 games that exploit the addictive behavior in children by creating RNG loot boxes that take so long to grind without paying money that those without the willpower will cave in and spend money. On top of that it's pay to win. This game has great game play and that's about it. Campaign is short and forgetful. The rest just feel like a loot box mobile game. EA is truly the trash of the gaming industry. So sad they are doing this to Star Wars. Disney should be ashamed they allowed EA to have the license.… Expand
  23. justmkomsk
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Too many lootboxes in the last EA games. I totally disliked NFS: Payback for forcing me to grind money for take more and more parts for car every race I run, I really dislike grind in online games. I don't want to waste my time on too long progressing in this game. I want to get my 20 hours online and 6-8 hours in campaign. I don't need more than 40 hours of gameplay in any game I wantToo many lootboxes in the last EA games. I totally disliked NFS: Payback for forcing me to grind money for take more and more parts for car every race I run, I really dislike grind in online games. I don't want to waste my time on too long progressing in this game. I want to get my 20 hours online and 6-8 hours in campaign. I don't need more than 40 hours of gameplay in any game I want more experience in different games.… Expand
  24. tmlorfing
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Absolutely trash. This isn't a game, it's an illegal gambling system that goes through enough loopholes just to slip past regulations in the U.S. This is ridiculous, and I think that a boycott is in order, and that Congress needs to investigate this matter. Games like Battlefront are literally encouraging kids (and adults) to gamble. Stay far away.
  25. Dargonet
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    First pay to win full price title. Would you buy chess if one player has no pawns and instead every major unit a second or even third time in his front row because of Microtransactions? Please don't support this greed and buy a used copy, if you are interested in the story.
  26. SamSWAT
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Game about donate, not star wars. EA should rename this into Donatefront II

    Игра про донат, а не звездные войны. ЕА следует переименовать игру в Donatefront II
  27. fatmanchiken
    Nov 14, 2017
    1
    Visuals: Great
    Sound Mechanics: Great
    Gameplay: Decent, recycled EA shooter dynamic but it works
    Micro-transactions that ruin gameplay? Terrible
    Reasons why we shouldn't continue to support games that are created purely to pump money out of us? Numerous
  28. cdefazio
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Somewhere in here is a good game, but it is buried underneath one of the most predatory and awful micro-transaction systems that we have seen in gaming. As a community we really need to all speak out again this and make all the publishers aware that we will not tolerate these systems in our games.
  29. oleksii13
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    "EA" is an evil empire, which not only buys studios, and then closes them, but also destroys what was created over the years. but while gamers will buy lutboksy nothing will change, reports of publishers show that the profit from lutboks is more than from the sale of AAA projects, it is necessary to boycott all games with lootboxes from any studios
  30. damman
    Nov 14, 2017
    1
    Old money grabbing EA is back at it taking candy from kids with money for Micro transactions. I see why everyone hates this company their just like Gamestop all ways ripping people off. These types of companies need to be boycotted just like Need for Speed has the same BS. POS EA you will not get a dollar out of me.
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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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