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  1. Nov 21, 2017
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    EA had the audacity to put pay2win lootboxes in a 60$ AAA title and some people still defend them.
    This move has not the gamer's best interest in mind, they are treating you like a resource to exploit rather than a customer to entertain in exchange of money. Please don't go against your own interests and don't allow this cancer to spread from mobile to PC/console by buying this game, once
    EA had the audacity to put pay2win lootboxes in a 60$ AAA title and some people still defend them.
    This move has not the gamer's best interest in mind, they are treating you like a resource to exploit rather than a customer to entertain in exchange of money. Please don't go against your own interests and don't allow this cancer to spread from mobile to PC/console by buying this game, once this practice get rewarded by customers everyone and their dog will do the same. I beg you!
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  2. Nov 21, 2017
    0
    Do not let Electronics art make this again!! Pay to win!!!!

    The total price for all the game is just insane: 2100$!!!

    I don't buy any EA games for a long time!!!
  3. Nov 20, 2017
    0
    This is a piece of ****** we can't allow this kind of microtrasactios anymore!! this is the worst re boot of this year omg!! i love star wars but star wars it's not fifa!! fifa is another piece of ***** with the ultimate team!! but it is another story!!
  4. Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Good game, but i dont like pay to win, is this mobile free to play game?
    Graphic 8/10, gameplay 5/10, pay to win system in game for 60$ -100000/10
    You have pay to play, buy to play, NOW WE HAVE BUY TO PAY SYSTEM
    MMMMMM NIIICE
    TY EA
  5. Nov 21, 2017
    0
    EA you gave us this big apology about the previous Battlefront game. You even referred to its lack of content. With BF2 you gave us the content we wanted but flooded it with micro-transactions and so blatantly too. My feelings on EA were never great but they have taken things to a new low.

    DICE did a fantastic job but EA came along and jammed their fat money grubbing fingers into the
    EA you gave us this big apology about the previous Battlefront game. You even referred to its lack of content. With BF2 you gave us the content we wanted but flooded it with micro-transactions and so blatantly too. My feelings on EA were never great but they have taken things to a new low.

    DICE did a fantastic job but EA came along and jammed their fat money grubbing fingers into the game. It's so obvious where their influence lay. It's pretty disgraceful how they tried to turn a 60-70 dollar game into a Game as a service or use a freemium model without the free. Listen I understand in order to keep the games the same price they need to recoup their costs but this is not the way to do it though.

    Gamers are not dumb, and neither are they cash machines, don't treat us as such.
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  6. Dec 1, 2017
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    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. EA Star Wars Battlefront is FAKE and nothing like original star wars battlefront games. so you can't land your ships in space battle.. EA/ DICE, just stop making star wars games...

    DONT READ POSIVITE REVIEWS, Faker and poser, not a real game. They did play the original star wars battlefront 2004? No..
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  7. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Well , i have nothing to add for this disaster ....
    Just read others review , its all true.
    pay to win system in 60$ game is never ever ever ever right
  8. Nov 21, 2017
    0
    Pros: DICE has some amazing talent.
    Cons: Everything Else (EA).
    The game was built up to be a cash grab, take a look at other EA titles and how they've handled that. The final nail in the coffin was Star Wars Battlefront 2, where EA believed they could pinch more money out of the community rather than focus on amazing game titles that speak for themselves. Absolute shame to EA, I am
    Pros: DICE has some amazing talent.
    Cons: Everything Else (EA).

    The game was built up to be a cash grab, take a look at other EA titles and how they've handled that. The final nail in the coffin was Star Wars Battlefront 2, where EA believed they could pinch more money out of the community rather than focus on amazing game titles that speak for themselves. Absolute shame to EA, I am glad your lies have finally surfaced and people are seeing you for what you are.

    I can't recommend this game, it was built with your wallet in mind, not the game content.
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  9. Nov 21, 2017
    0
    This needs to be renamed to “EA STEALS FROM YOUR WALLET!” Actually no, this game needs to be removed. #GetRidOfBattlefront2 Say it with me, get rid of this gambling system! #GetRidOfBattlefront2
  10. Nov 18, 2017
    0
    A failed game ..
    The story is short and not beautiful.

    You can't play with all the characters, you have to buy the characters to open them.

    Most things in the game require cash ..

    "A failed game with a miserable story and a great support to buy within the game"
  11. Nov 16, 2017
    0
    I feel a sense of pride and accomplishment by not buying this game. EA ruins everything it touches honestly. I still hate you for getting rid of westwood and destroying the C&C franchise. Pathetic!
  12. Nov 16, 2017
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    Microtransactions and lootboxes destroyed this game. It is really sad because mechanics are really good in this product. Almost every aspect from first Battlefront is improved but it is absolutely unacceptable that in the game which cost 60$ , you can spend money for a better cards which means you will have better stats than the others. Also the time to unlock everything is ridiculous!!!Microtransactions and lootboxes destroyed this game. It is really sad because mechanics are really good in this product. Almost every aspect from first Battlefront is improved but it is absolutely unacceptable that in the game which cost 60$ , you can spend money for a better cards which means you will have better stats than the others. Also the time to unlock everything is ridiculous!!! 4500 hours, YES FOUR THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED!! Expand
  13. 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.
  14. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    And yes, by the way, i DO have a Star Wars™ Battlefront™ 2 tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It’s for the Twi'leks’ eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they’re within 60,000 credits of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel armchair developer :sunglasses:

    https://youtu.be/ZR6-u8OIJTE
  15. Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Screw EA
    Screw Loot boxes
    Screw Pay-to-Win games
    Screw locking main characters behind a pay wall
    And Screw EA again
    I will give 1 point just because it's Star Wars.
  16. Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Could have been one of the best games of the year until they added the bull loot crates that completely unbalance the game. No respect for EA. Unfortunately they'll be rewarded by whales who will give them all the money.
  17. Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Your easiest way to spend your money. So sad this game owns a "Star Wars" name. I am sure that they have paid huge amounts to Metacritic to set up a good review score. That's really sad.
  18. Nov 18, 2017
    0
    This game is designed specifically to exploit and prey on Star Wars fans. It literally hopes you will trust the Disney brand and blindly fall into it's gambling pit before you realise how badly hidden the spikes at the bottom are. Disgusting, avoid like the plague.
  19. Nov 17, 2017
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    Overall: A great game if you also happen to enjoy casinos.

    Gameplay: Fun, fast-paced, exciting
    Visuals: Great! The world is immersive and really takes you to the places in the SW universe.
    Sound Design: Perfect.

    The team at Dice really outdid themselves. If it wasn't for EA trying to suck each and every last dollar out of their customers, this game might have actually done well.
  20. Nov 21, 2017
    0
    don't buy lootbox simulator, what EA is doing is complete garbage, we can't accept those types of gambling system to be our only way of progression, the only way to send the message is just don't buy their product
  21. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I am not a giant **** with a wallet stapled to it. You have completely lost touch with your customers. I will not support any paid game with loot crates other than cosmetic.

    Get a grip EA. You and WB games can both go down in flames.
  22. Nov 23, 2017
    0
    How does a game earn a 0 out of 10 rating? Simple. It just has to be a game with so much potential that, against all odds, I refuse to play because of a terrible anti-consumer monetization system. SImply put, I would have bought the game during the early access event, if the micro transaction system was never included. Instead I refuse to play the game and feel morally obligated to informHow does a game earn a 0 out of 10 rating? Simple. It just has to be a game with so much potential that, against all odds, I refuse to play because of a terrible anti-consumer monetization system. SImply put, I would have bought the game during the early access event, if the micro transaction system was never included. Instead I refuse to play the game and feel morally obligated to inform and convince as many other consumers that it is not worthy of their money as I can.

    I fully intend to return to this revue and give the game a fair shake if for whatever reason I determine that it becomes worthy of a purchase. At this time however that is simply not the case.
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  23. Nov 18, 2017
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    The worst pile of microtransaction trash the world has seen to this date.
    If you are eager enough to rid yourself of money, consider donating to cancer reaserch instead

    The game from 2005 is better anyways
  24. Nov 21, 2017
    0
    This game is the definition of garbage.Micro-transactions;lootboxes,you need to pay over 2000 dollars or invest hundreds of in game hours.And the campaign is way too short.I am so amazed.EA: Please leave this Planet.
  25. Nov 14, 2017
    0
    It is going to be a full priced game with micro-transactions that give you a fundamental advantage in-game.

    Please for the love of god don't buy it. By purchasing the game and buying in to their cash grab you are voting with your wallet and telling the industry this is practice is acceptable and profitable. Micro-transactions are slowing destroying the industry because enough people
    It is going to be a full priced game with micro-transactions that give you a fundamental advantage in-game.

    Please for the love of god don't buy it. By purchasing the game and buying in to their cash grab you are voting with your wallet and telling the industry this is practice is acceptable and profitable. Micro-transactions are slowing destroying the industry because enough people just go along with it. Please stop. Enough is enough.
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  26. Nov 14, 2017
    0
    If you played games from late 90's and early 2000 period you'll understand why this game so bad.
    It's not just about the microtransaction, but the game mechanics itself is flawed.
    This game aims for "massive" (20vs20 lol) online battle, but each map is sliced into smaller sections and you cannot flank or ambush your opponents from behind because game doesn't allows it. Also just like
    If you played games from late 90's and early 2000 period you'll understand why this game so bad.
    It's not just about the microtransaction, but the game mechanics itself is flawed.
    This game aims for "massive" (20vs20 lol) online battle, but each map is sliced into smaller sections and you cannot flank or ambush your opponents from behind because game doesn't allows it.
    Also just like the first game, unlimited frags are still in the game. Combine it with Linear map design, it's a freakin mess.
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  27. Nov 15, 2017
    0
    You were told pre-ordering was a mistake because it meant the publishers already had your money. You didn't listen.

    You were told Season Passes were just a way to guarantee a years income for the Publisher even if no meaningful DLC was introduced and again you didn't listen. You were told the introduction of Microtransactions in games was the start of something much worse and still
    You were told pre-ordering was a mistake because it meant the publishers already had your money. You didn't listen.

    You were told Season Passes were just a way to guarantee a years income for the Publisher even if no meaningful DLC was introduced and again you didn't listen.

    You were told the introduction of Microtransactions in games was the start of something much worse and still you didn't listen.

    You were told RNG Microtransactions with cosmetic items only were a way for publishers to introduce gameplay affecting lootboxes further down the line and you didn't listen.

    You were even told these mechanics were going to be combined into a Free 2 Play model whilst still being charged full price yet you still bought them!

    Well now you see the result of just accepting whatever the Publishers throw at you yet you are still going to let this game sell like hotcakes whilst destroying an IP with decades of history behind it.

    I was going to say the next logical step would be to introduce time gated paywalls but EA even went as far as to introduce this into Battlefront 2!

    So what's next? Well that's up to you. Vote with your wallet in future and may the force be with you :P
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  28. Nov 14, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. From Russia with hate.
    Лутбоксы, да. Собственно этого достаточно чтобы забросать игру какашками, но мы пойдет дальше.
    1. Отвратительная оптимизация. ФПС проседает на PS4.
    2. Сюжет. Многим не нравилось отсутствие сюжета в прошлом Star Wars Battlefront, и боже мой, как они ошибались. Лучше отсутствие сюжета, чем это клишированное нечто. Злая империя злая, ГГ познает истину демократии и прочие розовые сопли недосценаристов Диснея.
    3. Карты хорошие. Ничего не могу сказать.
    Без лутбоксов 6-7/10.
    С лутбоксами 1/10.
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  29. Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Мало того,что в ААА игре есть кейсы в принципе,так они ещё и представляют собой систему пэй ту вин,в платный,блять,игре,трипл эй класса.Это полный,тотальный пиздец,товарищи.Подобную срань даже не во всех фри ту плей играх увидишь.Мало того,что в ААА игре есть кейсы в принципе,так они ещё и представляют собой систему пэй ту вин,в платный,блять,игре,трипл эй класса.Это полный,тотальный пиздец,товарищи.Подобную срань даже не во всех фри ту плей играх увидишь.
  30. Nov 14, 2017
    0
    This game costs £50 / $60. It includes FTP style micro-transactions and encourages gambling. This is not a video game worth your time, it is an addict-geared cash grab aimed at rinsing its consumer base for as much money as possible. Disney and EA are promoting gambling to children. Congratulations, you horribly greedy corporate wankers.
  31. Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Все уже слышали про героев за 60к кредитов... Но EA решили исправиться... и сделали их дешевле на 75% НО! Получаемый за игру опыт они тоже порезали... браво!
    А лутбоксы и уничтоженный баланс... это боюсь они никогда не исправят...
    В bf2 идешь за тем чтобы поиграть за любимых героев, увидеть далекую далекую, а не для того чтобы фармить часами. Не этого я так долго ждал
    Все уже слышали про героев за 60к кредитов... Но EA решили исправиться... и сделали их дешевле на 75% НО! Получаемый за игру опыт они тоже порезали... браво!
    А лутбоксы и уничтоженный баланс... это боюсь они никогда не исправят...
    В bf2 идешь за тем чтобы поиграть за любимых героев, увидеть далекую далекую, а не для того чтобы фармить часами.
    Не этого я так долго ждал
  32. Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Random items in loot boxes/crates should not dictate the progress I make in a game. My performance is what should dictate the progress I make in the game. What incentives are there to get better? Anyone can just grind for credits....
  33. Nov 15, 2017
    0
    It is indisputably pay to win trash that is little better than a mobile game dressed up as a AAA release. Even if one discounts the fact that it is built from the ground up to extract a constant stream money out of players even after they have paid a full purchase price to buy it in the first place; the fact remains that behind the shiny visuals is a bog standard, derivative uninspired FPSIt is indisputably pay to win trash that is little better than a mobile game dressed up as a AAA release. Even if one discounts the fact that it is built from the ground up to extract a constant stream money out of players even after they have paid a full purchase price to buy it in the first place; the fact remains that behind the shiny visuals is a bog standard, derivative uninspired FPS the likes of which are a dime a dozen these days.

    Anyone who buys this game is either stupid, or too young to know better.
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  34. Nov 16, 2017
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    If a free-to-play model is being used, the core game should be free. Triple-A games are moving away from being "games of skill" to being "games of chance" or "pay to win". This is sad.
  35. Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Basically a pay to win game.

    EA, your greed has gone too far. You've managed to ruin Mass Effect and run BioWare into the ground. Now you release a Star Wars game with content behind a paywall?! Sorry, but I cannot support this.
  36. Nov 24, 2017
    0
    Whats the worst thing could happen to a AAA full price videogame? Pay to win (P2W). Yes, a system so broken that makes differences between PEOPLE who CAN'T PAY for its CONTENT that is ALREADY on the DISC. Why on the earth i have to spend more cash when it is on the disc?

    Something is wrong with videogaming nowadays. Besides, if you want to progress without spending more money, then
    Whats the worst thing could happen to a AAA full price videogame? Pay to win (P2W). Yes, a system so broken that makes differences between PEOPLE who CAN'T PAY for its CONTENT that is ALREADY on the DISC. Why on the earth i have to spend more cash when it is on the disc?

    Something is wrong with videogaming nowadays.

    Besides, if you want to progress without spending more money, then expect to waste so much time. Because you know what? Is not a competitive multiplayer shooter game anymore and it is due it's rewards mechanic, which compensate equally every player at the end of the match, no matter how much effort you did, no matter if you crush the enemy by your own, no matter if were on the losing team. The game will reward you like the laziest person in the battle. So. Broken.
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  37. Nov 16, 2017
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    Say NO to Pay To WIN.
    Don't buy this game.

    EA, if you want to create loot boxes, then do it only for cosmetic changes.
    I can't understand extra HP, extra Damage in Loot boxes.

    And one more thing. Removing button of refund, this is over my level of understanding. That was the frontier.
  38. Nov 14, 2017
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    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.
  39. Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Нельзя завязывать игру формата Pay2Play на донат.
    Хотелось больше золота, но жадность фраера сгубила.
    ЕА получает заслуженную номинацию "Фейл года".
  40. Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Pay to win is the death of games. If this continues, this game will be remembered as the beginning of the true death of the customer. EA is a gross, greedy monster that needs to be destroyed. Boycott this game to ensure they change their ways in the future.
  41. Nov 16, 2017
    0
    EA has once again proven that their greed truly knows no bounds. This game is jam-packed with 'pay to win' elements. These 'pay to win' elements can be purchased with real-world currency giving the person who is willing to shell out more money the upper hand. To make matters worse the games developer DICE, has responded to the immense consumer backlash with vague comments of how they willEA has once again proven that their greed truly knows no bounds. This game is jam-packed with 'pay to win' elements. These 'pay to win' elements can be purchased with real-world currency giving the person who is willing to shell out more money the upper hand. To make matters worse the games developer DICE, has responded to the immense consumer backlash with vague comments of how they will potentially rectify the broken system. Meanwhile Disney is letting it's biggest IP be the center of a massive gambling controversy, a major issue being that children will be exposed to this gambling in the game.

    I urge you to state away from this game. Do not support this sickening greed put forth by both EA and Disney. Show them that we are not willing to put up with whatever they shove down our throats. This company is sick and deranged, they have absolutely zero regard for their customers.
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  42. Nov 16, 2017
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    The way EA is willing to take money from players is just disgusting. That crazy micro transaction system killed this game, which is not perfect by the way.
  43. Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Star Wars Battlefront II aims to become your religion assuming you feel the only way you can find happiness is to throw money in their offertory every week until you die or they find a bigger pot to accept donations. I believe you will find your money just as well spent on the diety you were raised to praise. Let's hope EA has a better track record with minors than the clergy.
  44. Nov 16, 2017
    0
    My favorite franchise ruined by EAs greed. What else have they ruined??? The NFL, command and conquer, need for speed, mass effect...I know there is more.
  45. Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Buggy POS. I have played mobile games with less bugs/issues than this 'AAA' garbage. Do yourself a favor and buy the switch along with super Mario odyssey, life will be better, trust me. Let us all pray that EA will burn in hell, amen.
  46. Nov 16, 2017
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    This game has potential, but tying micro-transactions to progression is absolutely garbage. The campaign is actually good, it's a shame that you need to put in another $100 to be competitive in multiplayer. Can't believe EA is doing this to Star Wars.
  47. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    One of the worst games ever made. Don't trust the reviews made by the Critics. **** EA. I am sick and tired of these terrible companies making it so hard to have fun. I hope the developers lose their jobs in all honesty. Bunch of *******.
  48. Nov 14, 2017
    0
    its a fun game once again ruined by EA's corporate greed they dont care for the consumer, or anyone at all. they only care for the 3 numbers on the back of your card
  49. Nov 14, 2017
    0
    Absolutely horrible, this is perhaps the worst game of this decade, yes, even worse than Ride To Hell: Retribution.
    EA is worse than Nazism and Comunism combined.
  50. Nov 14, 2017
    0
    10 сраных лутбоксов из 10. Как нужно упороться, чтобы всю прокачку запиндюрить в лутбоксы??? Журналюшкам посылают версию где меньше гринда, потом обсираются в ответах на реддите. ЕА вы совсем больные на голову? Понятно, что они купили много оценок и ботов которые будут спамить оценками 10/10 Но я вас в рот шатал - ЕА.

    0/10 только в противовес К тому же анимация убогая, неткод гавно,
    10 сраных лутбоксов из 10. Как нужно упороться, чтобы всю прокачку запиндюрить в лутбоксы??? Журналюшкам посылают версию где меньше гринда, потом обсираются в ответах на реддите. ЕА вы совсем больные на голову? Понятно, что они купили много оценок и ботов которые будут спамить оценками 10/10 Но я вас в рот шатал - ЕА.

    0/10 только в противовес
    К тому же анимация убогая, неткод гавно, баланса нет, да и сингл унылый.
    Если бы игра была без Pay to Win и према, то может 6.5/10 а так 0/10

    10 f@cкing lutboks out of 10. How do you like to stop, so that all the pumping in zapindyurit lutboksy ?? Magazine to send a version where there is less grind, then sneer in the responses to the reddite. EA are you completely sick at your head? It is clear that they bought a lot of ratings and bots that will spam the ratings 10/10 But I shook you in the mouth - EA.

    0/10 only as a counterbalance
    In addition, the animation is poor, there is no **** there is no balance, and the single is dull.
    If the game was without Pay to Win and premium, then maybe 6.5 / 10 and so 0/10
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  51. Nov 14, 2017
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    I don't know why I expected something published from EA Games to be good. Everything they release is garbage. However, this game looked fun from the gameplay videos so I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, the game is complete garbage. What a waste of money.

    And if the atrocious gameplay wasn't enough reason to not buy this game, the God-awful pay-to-win business practices of
    I don't know why I expected something published from EA Games to be good. Everything they release is garbage. However, this game looked fun from the gameplay videos so I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, the game is complete garbage. What a waste of money.

    And if the atrocious gameplay wasn't enough reason to not buy this game, the God-awful pay-to-win business practices of EA Games are. I'm going to start boycotting EA Games now. This will be the last thing from them I ever buy. I suggest everyone else do the same. EA Games is ruining the game industry.
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  52. Nov 14, 2017
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    Ну что? Приехали пацаны? Помяните мои слова, сейчас эту еб@нутую практику переймут другие и пипец. В который раз ловлю себя на мысли, что мне приятнее достать "червяка Джима" и погонять его на Сеге. Прикиньте, там стреляешь, ходишь и кредитка не нужна.Ну что? Приехали пацаны? Помяните мои слова, сейчас эту еб@нутую практику переймут другие и пипец. В который раз ловлю себя на мысли, что мне приятнее достать "червяка Джима" и погонять его на Сеге. Прикиньте, там стреляешь, ходишь и кредитка не нужна.
  53. Nov 16, 2017
    0
    на удивление хорошая игра получает оценки 0 и 1 из 10 только из-за блядских лутбоксов и прочего говна, которое льется на игрока, заставляя делать микротранакции в игре за 60 бакосв!!! ни в одной уважающей себя f2p игре нет такого, чтоб за донат игрок получал неслабое преимущество, а тут в игре за 60 бачей. пиздес ребят, лукас мы все проебалина удивление хорошая игра получает оценки 0 и 1 из 10 только из-за блядских лутбоксов и прочего говна, которое льется на игрока, заставляя делать микротранакции в игре за 60 бакосв!!! ни в одной уважающей себя f2p игре нет такого, чтоб за донат игрок получал неслабое преимущество, а тут в игре за 60 бачей. пиздес ребят, лукас мы все проебали
  54. Nov 14, 2017
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    Nice job EA, nice job...
    I'm sorry Dice.
    I hope that most people who pre-ordered could cancel it, and I also hope that this will serve as a lesson for EA.
  55. Nov 14, 2017
    0
    When EA created a game with a beloved franchise such as Star Wars and completely breaks the game by using dirty tactics like "pay to win", EA deserves nothing but the worst possible bad karma that anyone or anything could ever get. EA will never get any money from me as long as they use dirty tactics designed to dry up people's hard earned money. Please all to all the gamers of theWhen EA created a game with a beloved franchise such as Star Wars and completely breaks the game by using dirty tactics like "pay to win", EA deserves nothing but the worst possible bad karma that anyone or anything could ever get. EA will never get any money from me as long as they use dirty tactics designed to dry up people's hard earned money. Please all to all the gamers of the works, do not buy this game. Thanks everyone! The gamers have the power :) Expand
  56. Nov 19, 2017
    3
    [Warning: Long post.] I decided to RedBox the game over the weekend to give it a try. With the on-going controversy about loot boxes my expectations were low and yet the game still somehow managed to not meet them. Much has been said about the microtransactions and paid advantage/pay-to-win style monetization scheme so I will not rehash that here except for a small bit about the impact of[Warning: Long post.] I decided to RedBox the game over the weekend to give it a try. With the on-going controversy about loot boxes my expectations were low and yet the game still somehow managed to not meet them. Much has been said about the microtransactions and paid advantage/pay-to-win style monetization scheme so I will not rehash that here except for a small bit about the impact of Star Cards. I WILL say, however, that I agree with ALL of the negative feedback EA is getting and I hope this marks a turning point with regards to loot crates in games - not just THIS game but ALL games.

    For those unfamiliar with the previous DICE Battlefront game, a common complaint about the multiplayer was that certain modes were absolutely imbalanced for one side. Walker Assault on Endor, for example, was exceedingly difficult for the Rebels to win. Everything favored the Imperials and unless the Rebels had a couple ringers (or the Imperials were just plain out stupid), most of the time the Imperials could just cake walk their AT-AT's to victory. This imbalance still exists in Battlefront 2 only this time it's worse - it doesn't simply favor a side on select maps, it simply favors the defending team on EVERY map.

    Attackers have to go through hell and back to win a map while all defenders have to do is turtle up and kill 100 attacking troops. Because defenders have an easier time getting to and defending their objectives they earn Battle Points at a faster rate making their ability to defend even more lopsided by granting access to vehicles and heroes faster than attackers can earn similar perks. IF attackers manage to get past the first objective point, they get a slight troop refresh depending on performance while defenders get unlimited respawns, slightly pushed back from the objective but rarely more than 100 meters away.

    Yavin IV is a prime example of this lopsidedness in action. Assaulting Imperial Troops initially have to plant bombs on three separate turbo laser embankments. After that, they have to take two more points. After that, they have to take three data nodes. Unless the Rebel team is underpopulated or full of lone wolf idiots, it's VERY difficult to get past the first set of turbolasers. Even IF the Imperials manage to get past the first objective, their forces are usually so decimated that they start the next round with 50 or fewer kills remaining after the troop refresh.

    Another example is Kamino, where the first objective is to splice the cloners' computer system. The objective is in a large, round room where the defending team has easy access to cover all four entryways. The attacking team runs into nothing but a killing field.

    Now add in these ridiculous Star Cards. Throw a couple people with two to three epic Star Cards and they can swing the balance either way all by themselves. Get a couple defenders with a three stack of rare or two stack of epic cards and the defender imbalance is magnified ten-fold. Because they managed to pay (before EA's change of heart) or got EXTREMELY lucky with RNGsus, they can completely dominate an entire match. Not through skill, just through luck of the draw.

    Playing as attackers in this game is like running into a futile meat grinder and it's made worse with this progression system. There's no real point caring about your KDR or even looking at your stats. You'll spawn in, you'll try to stay together as a team, you'll approach an objective, and then die to a barrage of thermal grenades and trip mines.

    This is just Galactic Assault, mind, which is considered THE main multiplayer mode. I could levy many of the same criticisms towards Starfighter Assault (defenders merely have to dogfight while attackers have to go through a progressively harder list of objectives, plus, you know, Star Cards), and the smaller modes also suffer from balancing issues largely due to the randomness of the progression system.

    I dispute the notion that the gameplay itself is good because the entire game is clearly designed around these loot crates and RNG based progression. Attackers continually get the short end of the stick based on map and objective design. The game rewards time and luck, not skill or teamwork. Pay-to-win issues aside, I can't see how this game will have any longevity. It's simply not fun when you know that half the time you're already at a disadvantage and that's BEFORE the Star Cards are taken into account. It's the shooter equivalent of casual mobile games that you pick up, play a few rounds, then put down again. Or to use a food analogy, it's purely empty calories - you'll consume them, get a brief feeling of energy but suddenly realize you're still hungry for something more substantial.
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  57. Nov 20, 2017
    0
    An abomination in all accounts. The apex of the most loathsome of corporate greed. Many people insist a game should be judged by its gameplay alone (as if that exists in some isolation chamber) and not by the practices of its publisher. Not this game, this game can't, because this game is THE PRACTICES. All that you are meant to do is filtered, allowed or encouraged by those very sameAn abomination in all accounts. The apex of the most loathsome of corporate greed. Many people insist a game should be judged by its gameplay alone (as if that exists in some isolation chamber) and not by the practices of its publisher. Not this game, this game can't, because this game is THE PRACTICES. All that you are meant to do is filtered, allowed or encouraged by those very same practices.
    And for that , being that greed is the main play mechanic here, it can and SHOULD be judged by it.
    ZERO points is pretty much a fair score. **** not only EA but anyone that attempts such feats of decadent rapacity and monetary gluttony.
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  58. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    We not allowed PAY TO WIN model in a $60,$70,$99 or wathever not free to play game...EA say is an PAY TO FAST **** IS PAI TO WIN, PAI TO WIN....no more and no less, good bye BATTLEFRON 2 , you screw all DICE work in hand of an evil corporate call EA..
  59. Nov 18, 2017
    0
    EA is going to bring back microtransactions again, this is another scam. 60 usd priced game with the amount of microtransactions that you spect from an android game.
  60. Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Massively grindy. Even after the 75% reduction they offset that by making rewards in single player far less. EA doesn't give a damn about feedback from its consumers. The only reason they "temporarily" removed microtransactions is because Disney made them do it. Don't buy this game. Screw EA.
  61. Nov 19, 2017
    0
    I canceled my pre-order and will NOT buy it until they agree to have access to most if not all of the game. Folks vote with your wallet! Send a message to EA!
  62. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Pay-to-win, Pagar-para-vencer, ペイ・ツー・ウィン, إدفع لتربح, 付費以誠取勝, 付费以诚取胜, 유료화, לשלם לנצח, Обращайте к победе, Pagar para ganar, Πληρωμή με κέρδος, Zapłać by wygrać, Pá-le-bua, Pay-to-seier, Төлбөр хийх, Them nyiaj-mus-yeej, Жеңіске деген көзқарас, ಗೆ ಪಾವತಿಸಿ, Վճարեք հաղթելու համար, জেতার জন্য পরিশোধ কর, Pākuʻi-i ka lanakila, Bayar-untuk-menang, Betaal om te winnen, now you know how much EAPay-to-win, Pagar-para-vencer, ペイ・ツー・ウィン, إدفع لتربح, 付費以誠取勝, 付费以诚取胜, 유료화, לשלם לנצח, Обращайте к победе, Pagar para ganar, Πληρωμή με κέρδος, Zapłać by wygrać, Pá-le-bua, Pay-to-seier, Төлбөр хийх, Them nyiaj-mus-yeej, Жеңіске деген көзқарас, ಗೆ ಪಾವತಿಸಿ, Վճարեք հաղթելու համար, জেতার জন্য পরিশোধ কর, Pākuʻi-i ka lanakila, Bayar-untuk-menang, Betaal om te winnen, now you know how much EA sucks in many languages. Expand
  63. Nov 24, 2017
    0
    What a boring game. The campaign is lacklustre and predictable and the multiplayer is hidden behind a paywall. 0/10 is an extremely generous score for this horrible game.
  64. Nov 25, 2017
    0
    The first Battlefront was an insult to gaming. I'm still waiting for EA to apologise to the customers who bought it on day 1 to receive just 5 maps, then they had the audacity to charge for the rest of the game through a season pass. If EA had had the decency to give away the season pass as an apology then they may have saved a few customers who would be willing to purchase Battlefront 2.The first Battlefront was an insult to gaming. I'm still waiting for EA to apologise to the customers who bought it on day 1 to receive just 5 maps, then they had the audacity to charge for the rest of the game through a season pass. If EA had had the decency to give away the season pass as an apology then they may have saved a few customers who would be willing to purchase Battlefront 2. Thankfully because of their poor business practice I wasn't foolish enough to fall for the nostalgic advertising that sucked me in the first time and instead suffered the slight misfortune of playing Battlefront 2 at a friends, thankfully saving me from spending money on it.

    Battlefront 2 is an even bigger let down than the 1st game and has in no way improved. The game looks pretty but it's a free to play model disguised as a AAA title. To make matters worse EA exposed them selves as the selfish frauds they are when making an insulting post claiming pay to win transaction were in the game but they made the epic hero's so hard to get to give players a sense of achievement when they finally unlocked them. It's been worked out it would take around 6000 hours to unlock all the content behind paywalls by playing the game.

    Battlefront is the epitome of everything wrong with modern gaming. They have slyly appealed a game to Starwars fans with the full intention of ripping them off.

    Shame on you EA.
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  65. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    a free to play game with a $60 entry price, **** this game and EA
    I hope this to fail really hard at sales. **** you ea you ****ing greedy pieces of ****
  66. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I didnt buy it and i didnt play it , but i give it 0 because of IAPs , premium games must not have IAPs , if u want money , ok . Make ur games free then rob us .... until then i will give 0 to every premium games that have IAPs
  67. Nov 27, 2017
    0
    PAY TO WIN **** EA **** LOOT BOX

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    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.
  68. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Don't let your kids play this, the game is basically a gambling system made to be pay 2 win. It's despicable what is allowed. The graphics are good, but that's it, the campaign is terrible, the multiplayer gets boring really fast, and get ready to die 24/7 unless you want to spend some major $$ on it..
  69. Nov 20, 2017
    0
    Boycott this game and send a clear message!

    Microtransactions are a feature we must not allow to appear in any games from now on. There is no valid justification for them, at least not for a full priced AAA game like this. Period.
  70. Nov 20, 2017
    0
    They managed to take all the fun away from a game that could have made game of the year. As players can basically buy progression rewards with real money, any sense of satisfaction is completely taken away from the regular players.
    The pinnacle of corporate greed has struck, and it completely ruined the experience.
  71. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    DO NOY BUY
    Gambling system
    Freemium progression system
    Preorder bonuses
    Bad campaign
    The lootboxes would be kinda ok if they would give only cosmetic items, or some kind of xpboost. But when it's pay2win, nahhh, i will not support it.
  72. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    4500 hs para desbloquear el contenido... O pagar 2 mil dolares... JA JA JA JA! Segui asi EA...
    ASi te va a ir. Me dan nauseas, asco y sigo llenando caracteres.
  73. Nov 20, 2017
    0
    Damn shame what's happened to one of the finest video game series in history. You will be missed Star Wars Battlefront and Star Wars Battlefront 2... the real ones... I hope some day we really do have a successor to your legacy.
  74. Nov 17, 2017
    2
    Juego lastrado por sus malas políticas, no lo compren ni a 1usd, que si apoyamos éstas políticas nuestro hobbie desaparecerá. El juego en sí no es malo, pero su pay to win descarado anula la experiencia satisfactoria de jugarlo.
  75. Dbo
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
    It will take a long time before I regain my faith in gaming. I remember the days when gaming was simple and the goal of the devs was that everyone has fun. But EA and a lot of other gaming companies have destroyed that. By trying to get in the gamers pocket so often as possible. Its not enough to pay 60 bucks for a AAA game now a days. Even afterwards the new trend for them is to rape yourIt will take a long time before I regain my faith in gaming. I remember the days when gaming was simple and the goal of the devs was that everyone has fun. But EA and a lot of other gaming companies have destroyed that. By trying to get in the gamers pocket so often as possible. Its not enough to pay 60 bucks for a AAA game now a days. Even afterwards the new trend for them is to rape your wallet as long as possible. Now the kings of wallet rape EA has found a new scandalous way of doing so. For now it has been removed but mark my word it will return in some form. Expand
  76. Nov 24, 2017
    0
    This not a $60 game. This is a $2100 game. You'll have to spend this much cash just to unlock the content of the base game. This does not include and future content in the $eason pa$$. This is a joke and a stickup. EA is literally trying to mug gamers by microtransaction assault.
  77. Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Its outrageous how EA have so little respect for their clients.
    This is the first game of EA i will not buy and many more will follow until they stop their bull crap with microtransactions. The only in game items that could be offered like that should be COSMETIC items and never after a full retail AAA game price.
    GG Electronic arts you did it this time.
  78. Nov 20, 2017
    0
    As much as I'd love to play this I can't justify giving money to EA. I love Star Wars but this game has to be a failure. I never want to see this kind of crap again from any publisher.
  79. Dec 6, 2017
    0
    EA & DICE don't give a sh*t about this game if its good or not, they know that they're alot of people who are addicted with "lootboxes"... its definitely a "Pay to Win" situation here... I just hope EA gets cancer...
  80. Nov 29, 2017
    0
    This game was made with two people in mind. the rich and the unemployed. While every one can enjoy a decent game very few will get their moneys worth out of this one.
  81. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Full of bugs, now that the microtransactions are gone there is no way to progress in the game, shows how fundamental the lootboxes are to unlock anything. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY LIKE I DID!
  82. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I hate that EA is trying to laugh at our faces, they think we are stupid but we are not. If you are a gamer that really love star wars, then I invite you to wait and DO NOT BUY this game, you should be responsable and give a lesson to EA for the lack of respect to their public. Now they take all the micro transactions away but they are planning to put them back after this inmenseI hate that EA is trying to laugh at our faces, they think we are stupid but we are not. If you are a gamer that really love star wars, then I invite you to wait and DO NOT BUY this game, you should be responsable and give a lesson to EA for the lack of respect to their public. Now they take all the micro transactions away but they are planning to put them back after this inmense insatisfaction and anger will have diminissed. Expand
  83. Nov 24, 2017
    0
    From this day on any game that says it has anything to do with EA I will not purchase. Any game at all, even if Mario becomes some how part of EA I will not buy a Mario game made by EA. Well done you guys managed to kill, what could have been the best game of all times.
  84. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Pay to win microtransactions isn't ok and EA need to learn this isn't ok. Please don't buy the game EA need to learn that this isn't ok and will never be ok
  85. Nov 25, 2017
    0
    60 bucks for a triple A game is all we want, no pay walls, no lootboxes, no greedy ass publisher 's trying to milk us for more money. Really hope Disney takes away your Star wars license . RIP EA, next time , that is if there is a next time? Really need to listen to the money holders, We ARE **** the cat, you dumbass Publisher 's are holding the tail, never forget that.
  86. Nov 25, 2017
    0
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  87. Nov 19, 2017
    0
    I'm absolutely disgusted by EA and EA DICE. It seems as if they developed this game with the sole intention of providing a product that would continue to milk our money long after it was released. Isn't this pure evil?
  88. Nov 24, 2017
    0
    In the old days, games were a fun distraction from the woes of inequality that endured outside... Now, even in our entertainment, the poor fall under the heel of the rich as greed becomes the only game being played.
  89. 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!
  90. Nov 19, 2017
    0
    Настоящий плевок в лицо не только фанату звездных воин, но и любому геймеру. Анальный донат который убил всё хорошее, что было у батлфронта. Рвотный порошок! Ни в коем случае не брать этот мусор!
  91. Nov 18, 2017
    0
    Lootbox method should be banned, why not pay for in game currency, that use that in game currency to buy cosmetic. And heroes should not purchasable, but rentable, by not in game currency but. In game point that anyone can only get that by killing enemies. Thats the sense of pride and why overwatch could get away from it?
  92. Nov 14, 2017
    1
    it is playable, that is the only positive thing i can say about this game, but the pay-to-win model make it awful to play, i would recomend the first game if you can get it for cheap with all the dlc, otherwise, don't play it
  93. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I think that 0.9 is too high score for this casino shooter. Pay2win system is not the place in AAA games, just like any other micro-transactions. EA does not deserve your money at this ratio. Do not buy this. Do not support such business practices. Take part in cleaning up the gaming industry from such companies.
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    I think that 0.9 is too high score for this casino shooter. Pay2win system is not the place in AAA games, just like any other micro-transactions. EA does not deserve your money at this ratio. Do not buy this. Do not support such business practices. Take part in cleaning up the gaming industry from such companies.
    Upd. Temporarily shut down the system of microtransactions is just another marketing move designed to deceive and tighten new buyers before the trap slams. do not believe it. Oh yeah, 0.8 is still a high score.
    P.S. Please forgive if there some mistakes. English is not my native language.
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  94. Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Pay to win garbage, stop buying this crap! Remember when AAA games cost 59.99 and you would get all of the content? Now you need 69.99 game, plus online subscription, plus season pass, plus microtransactions. This is only going to stop if you stop giving in and stop buying into this trash.
  95. Nov 21, 2017
    0
    EA se está cargando la industria de los vidiojuegos a base de micropagos y políticas abusivas. La única forma de pararlos que tenemos es boicotear estos juegos, llenos de micropagos y con "pay to win".
    EA ha rectificado y ha quitado los micropagos, por desgracia, sólo de forma temporal.
    La campaña para un jugador es corta, simple y mala. Juegos nada recomendable, si queremos cambiar las
    EA se está cargando la industria de los vidiojuegos a base de micropagos y políticas abusivas. La única forma de pararlos que tenemos es boicotear estos juegos, llenos de micropagos y con "pay to win".
    EA ha rectificado y ha quitado los micropagos, por desgracia, sólo de forma temporal.
    La campaña para un jugador es corta, simple y mala.
    Juegos nada recomendable, si queremos cambiar las cosas no podemos comprar este tipo de juegos.
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  96. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Voto più che altro di protesta contro le microtransazioni e l'online sfrenato che ormai le industrie videoludiche fanno. Sarebbe ora di tornare a giocare come prima, più single player, più gioco pratico e meno online e microtransazioni inutili mirate a fregare più soldi possibili alla gente per farla divertire, paghi già 70 euro il gioco e per vincere o ci perdi 1 anno intero o paghi eVoto più che altro di protesta contro le microtransazioni e l'online sfrenato che ormai le industrie videoludiche fanno. Sarebbe ora di tornare a giocare come prima, più single player, più gioco pratico e meno online e microtransazioni inutili mirate a fregare più soldi possibili alla gente per farla divertire, paghi già 70 euro il gioco e per vincere o ci perdi 1 anno intero o paghi e vinci subito, in entrambe i casi ti annoi........se l'unico modo per farsi sentire è questo allora ben vengano i voti negativi. Expand
  97. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Absolutely horrible. Its a shame what EA (and Dice) have done with a wonderful franchise. Whilst the gameplay may be decent the game is spoiled by a microtransaction system that will make you want to return the game after a few hours in. We must take a stand!
  98. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    So that is what gameing is about in 2017. EA let pay 60€ for a game and put the half of it behind another paywall. The campagin should be "something that was never seen before in Star wars"...really?! EA is kidding us all. As a Star wars and Gaming fan I hope that will be the last Star wars game that Comes from EA. Now they shut down the micro Transaction... sorry too late EA. HopefullySo that is what gameing is about in 2017. EA let pay 60€ for a game and put the half of it behind another paywall. The campagin should be "something that was never seen before in Star wars"...really?! EA is kidding us all. As a Star wars and Gaming fan I hope that will be the last Star wars game that Comes from EA. Now they shut down the micro Transaction... sorry too late EA. Hopefully the promised update makes a whole new concept about this, but I´m not believing at it.
    EA go home, you are drunk.
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  99. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    This is like selling a GTX 1080ti but only having 1GB of GDDR5X ram and saying that you need to unlock it for an extra $2000. In short: this game attempts to benefit too much off countless stupid micro-transactions (and expensive ones too.)
  100. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    If you are not a Star Wars fan, this is a very averagely executed shooter.
    Played Beta, early release, have clocked up nearly 30hrs.
    As a shooter I felt more comfortable 2 decades ago playing Halo 1. Poor collision, aiming, progress. Matchmaking wait times not bad, game types good. Solo campaign Meh! Worst element and shocked, I cannot play with my mate in 2 player content, we can't
    If you are not a Star Wars fan, this is a very averagely executed shooter.
    Played Beta, early release, have clocked up nearly 30hrs.
    As a shooter I felt more comfortable 2 decades ago playing Halo 1.
    Poor collision, aiming, progress. Matchmaking wait times not bad, game types good. Solo campaign Meh!
    Worst element and shocked, I cannot play with my mate in 2 player content, we can't party up, chat and drink beer whilst we go through the content together and this mostly applies in multiplayer as well, this must not be overlooked, think about your game time, how you like to spend it and if it has anything to do with your mate/s, this game will not be for you. You might as well be on comms playing different games!
    If you are a Star Wars fan, it will help.
    And this does not even consider the EA scum business model.
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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. 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. 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.
  3. Dec 29, 2017
    70
    Although game has huge problems with p2w microtransactions, it is still a good and fun gameplay experience with stunning visuals.