Star Wars Battlefront II

 PlayStation 4
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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. Mazzletov
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    This game is just the same as the first Battlefront. And EA tries to sell it at An even higher price leeching on the money of the gamer. I'm sick of this. EA never listens and messes up games. I'll go for a refund yes please!
  2. VientodelBosque
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    "micro"transactions on a 60 bucks game. If you buy it, you are legitimizing this abusive practics.
    The game is not free, why i must pay extra € for content?
  3. kekseek
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Поставил игре 0/10 в надежде, что ЕА обосравшись на SW BF2, пересмотрит свою политику по выпуску p2w, и в следующую battlefield эту систему не прикрутит.
  4. parham76
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    the game was good but this new idea was from who it's wery dumb way to get money.
    EA why you do this to your game's? why? why you do that???why?pay2win lootboxes?come on???????
  5. Saltm4n
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    The pay-to-win progression model is a shame and has no place in a 60$ "full" game. With these shenanigans, EA is without doubt one of the worst company in America and in the world. Loot boxes should be legally forbidden. If this kind of eco system continues to exist, companies like EA won't stop to treat gamers as fools.
  6. Lemonade1408
    Nov 15, 2017
    8
    The worst practices of modern gaming are embodied by this game

    I echo the majority of reviews here and give it a 0 EAs tactic to 'listen to feedback' by rolling back on some of the grind etc, is just smoke, its like haggling you start overly low or high to see how much you can can away with. I hope this game is a massive failure as if its a success then all future games will    The worst practices of modern gaming are embodied by this game

    I echo the majority of reviews here and give it a 0

    EAs tactic to 'listen to feedback' by rolling back on some of the grind etc, is just smoke, its like haggling you start overly low or high to see how much you can can away with.

    I hope this game is a massive failure as if its a success then all future games will eventually follow this model.

    Dont believe its pay to win, go watch Xfactor gaming youtube videos for an example of how this game is obviously pay to win.

    The EA suckboys/girls who have given this game 10's are just quislings or have massive wallets and want to pay to dominate

    Don't support this game!!!!! I really wanted to like this game, but EA have ruined it with their exploitative and parasitic practices and I will avoid it at all costs and    … Expand
  7. BananaInPajama7
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    This game sucks. It is really sad because the gameplay is really fun, but EA has to ruin the game with pay-to-win and credits, and a ton of other things. End this liscensing deal with EA away
  8. osokuma
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    This score is not just an irrational tantrum. This score it means this franchise needs another developer and another publisher. EA and Dice slaughtered an awesome game saga from the Star Wars universe through greedy moves that show to the gamers that they develop games only to make profit, not to be great at developing games. Lootboxes and a lack of inmersion into the Star Wars experienceThis score is not just an irrational tantrum. This score it means this franchise needs another developer and another publisher. EA and Dice slaughtered an awesome game saga from the Star Wars universe through greedy moves that show to the gamers that they develop games only to make profit, not to be great at developing games. Lootboxes and a lack of inmersion into the Star Wars experience turns this game in just eye candy with the graphics, but its just a generic shooter with the Star Wars icons everywhere. Once again, Battlefront deserves a better developer and most importantly, a more ethic publisher.… Expand
  9. Sanya_Potapov
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    This P2W game can be used as toilet paper. So sad, EA again destroyed so potential game.
    Leveling system is consists of hudreds of hours grind. Game screams to you "BUY CRATES, BUY THEM!".
  10. pedronarra
    Nov 15, 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.
  11. Speedyglez9
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    How can a game of 2017 be worse than the game with the same exact name of 12 years ago? 12! This is the truth of StarWars Battlefront 2. The first one was made with love for video games and for the media franchise we all love. The second is done by a bunch of thieves who just want your money, destroying an IP we all loved.
    We all wanted Battlefront 3. We all loved conquest mode, we loved    How can a game of 2017 be worse than the game with the same exact name of 12 years ago? 12! This is the truth of StarWars Battlefront 2. The first one was made with love for video games and for the media franchise we all love. The second is done by a bunch of thieves who just want your money, destroying an IP we all loved.
    We all wanted Battlefront 3. We all loved conquest mode, we loved the 200v200 battles or more vs the CPU and with friends. WE LOVED THE "WE ARE TAKING THE COMMAND POST". But no, who really believes they did any research if they took all we loved out? Just to put it in the third game they will produce when the next starwars film comes out. Then they will say again they "heard" what we were asking for. **** Listen now and give us a modernized version of the 2005 game. Not a pay to win game for over 60€ with MACROtransactions that go to 100€ for RNG boxes. Lootboxes should never have gameplay things but like overwatch, only visuals and customization.
    I'm too angry and losing myself here. Just summarize with EA being a company that just wants your money and hides their hand grabbing your wallet with those good graphics and huge advertisement campaigns to attract all those less informed or more innocent. Stop this EA. Hope this game fails. Doing the same with FIFA. Every year the same game just changing the players from teams. What you could do with a simple update. The gameplay changes, also with a simple update or 20€ DLC.
    I decided not to touch an EA game ever again and try to spread the word of how they are destroying the industry. Thank you for reading my rant.    … Expand
  12. inoariza
    Nov 15, 2017
    1
    i felt too much disappointed with that result, the controversy about microtransaction and pay 2 win absolutely failed. it makes me angry because im already pre-order the game! thank you EA.
  13. ocha94
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    I don't know why I didn't expect this when EA said "no playable DLCs". They've done it a hundred times and I still fell for it, but it's of course my fault. The game looks awesome, I won't deny it. The gameplay is probably better than the previous Battlefront. But the fact that you have to pay 4500 hours to unlock all of the content is simply ridiculous. But hey, remember you can pay toI don't know why I didn't expect this when EA said "no playable DLCs". They've done it a hundred times and I still fell for it, but it's of course my fault. The game looks awesome, I won't deny it. The gameplay is probably better than the previous Battlefront. But the fact that you have to pay 4500 hours to unlock all of the content is simply ridiculous. But hey, remember you can pay to advance faster! While this system works great for free to play games, it's absurd that, after paying 60€ for a game, you have to pay more if you want to try all of its content. I'd rather have paid DLCs and a season pass, I swear.
    Then the single player is fun, but only 5 hours long. For any fellow Empire lovers, don't buy it to play as the Empire, because you barely get to kill rebel scum. Also it doesn't have galactic conquest or anything so the single player is really limited.    … Expand
  14. pappm94
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    Microtransactions have way too much impact on this game. Although my opinion is that NO 30-40-50-60$ games should be allowed to have microtransactions. EA and Activision are the cancer now, and we, gamers, should act as soon as possible, show them the right way. Please refuse to pay for any piece of crap like this, like NFS Payback, COD WWII, Shadow of War. Just don't buy them, theMicrotransactions have way too much impact on this game. Although my opinion is that NO 30-40-50-60$ games should be allowed to have microtransactions. EA and Activision are the cancer now, and we, gamers, should act as soon as possible, show them the right way. Please refuse to pay for any piece of crap like this, like NFS Payback, COD WWII, Shadow of War. Just don't buy them, the companies will learn, and somewhere in the future we can get real games too.… Expand
  15. Gorehound
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Loot boxes and microtransactions is the cancer of video games and when you add these things and take the single player story mode away from any video game then to me the game is not worth paying for so this game to me is now a steaming a pile of **** because of this in my opinion not everyone wants this loot boxes and microtransactions we pay enough for video game and expect a full productLoot boxes and microtransactions is the cancer of video games and when you add these things and take the single player story mode away from any video game then to me the game is not worth paying for so this game to me is now a steaming a pile of **** because of this in my opinion not everyone wants this loot boxes and microtransactions we pay enough for video game and expect a full product so why the **** should we pay $100 to unlock the characters when back in the day you can unlock them for free by completing the challenges on a game to earn them… Expand
  16. Akashi
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Maldito seas EA, la cagas completamente con las microtransacciones, no jodan, osea el juego de por si esta bien hecho, los graficos muy buenos y pues el añadido del modo historia genial, pero estar pagando para disfrutar del juego completo y casi un "pay to win" cuando ya cuesta un buen dineral, vayanse a la *"#%#.

    Translation thanks to Google b Damn you EA, you **** completely with    Maldito seas EA, la cagas completamente con las microtransacciones, no jodan, osea el juego de por si esta bien hecho, los graficos muy buenos y pues el añadido del modo historia genial, pero estar pagando para disfrutar del juego completo y casi un "pay to win" cuando ya cuesta un buen dineral, vayanse a la *"#%#.

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    Damn you EA, you **** completely with the microtransactions, do not **** I mean the game is well done, the graphics are very good and the addition of the great story mode, but be paying to enjoy the full game and almost a "pay to win "when it costs a good buck, go to the *" #% #.    … Expand
  17. RedDevilnumber1
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    The chance to push back on the industry with the move towards more and more microtransactions can lead me to only review a 0. The progression system here is what is becoming more and more wrong with gaming.
  18. ragegenius
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Terrible game designed to get you addicted on gambling, stealing as much money from your wallet as possible with microtransactions to progress. EA is only getting worse with their greed, please do not buy this game.
  19. wph1701
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    All progression in this game is intrinsically intertwined with microtransactions and lootboxes - essentially legalized gambling marketed at kids. Currently the system requires over $2000 (or over 4000 hours of time) and you still would not unlock everything in this game. It's a $60 mobile game. Do not buy.
  20. Gasmoxian-Racer
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    this game looks and plays beautifully. But the disgusting business practices of EA make this one of the worst multiplayer games of all time. do not buy this game.
  21. KitsuneFather
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    The only voice the consumer has in this scenario is reviews, and it is time our voices are heard. We want single-player campaigns. We want to play games, not "license entertainment experiences".

    Spoiler: Loot crates aren't gambling because you don't win anything; any contents are subject to deletion or change at the whim of EA.
  22. snake627
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    First of all NO, the crate are not needed. Second of all, if they were going to use lootcrates they should have made them cosmetics only, NO ONE likes a pay to progress faster model in their full prices game. Lastly this game looked pretty good, but considering a large portion of it is multiplayer, which is ruined by the current system i can't give this game a good score. They took it tooFirst of all NO, the crate are not needed. Second of all, if they were going to use lootcrates they should have made them cosmetics only, NO ONE likes a pay to progress faster model in their full prices game. Lastly this game looked pretty good, but considering a large portion of it is multiplayer, which is ruined by the current system i can't give this game a good score. They took it too far with this one, I would have preferred the season pass method over this pay-to-win-esque structure. Come on EA way to ruin a potentially great game.… Expand
  23. io24gidf
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    As a university student, I cant earn any character unless I spend a month for each character. I can play 2 hours a night most nights.

    According to the great people of reddit it takes over 166 days or over 4000 hours to unlock everything and given the devs for the game literally just reduced the rewards you get and limited the daily arcade mode gains with a timewall of 15 hours knowing    As a university student, I cant earn any character unless I spend a month for each character. I can play 2 hours a night most nights.

    According to the great people of reddit it takes over 166 days or over 4000 hours to unlock everything and given the devs for the game literally just reduced the rewards you get and limited the daily arcade mode gains with a timewall of 15 hours knowing this I have to play the main gamemode.

    One dev quoted on the Reddit AMA that a user gets 20% of their battlepoints as credits at the end of the game. I got over 7000 points to get 400 credits, nowhere near 20% and certainly nowhere near enough to even consider getting a star card to help me compete.    … Expand
  24. P-Rabbit
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    This is extremely unfortunate. I was really looking forward to this game - however the microtransactions and the hardheadedness of the developers and publishers have officially ruined what could have been an amazing game. The Reddit AMA today was absolute garbage and failed to respond or acknowledge any obvious wrong doing by EA or DICE. Truly unfortunate. GG EA, GG DICE.
  25. johnnyhardon
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Tiered pricing and Freemium content unlock progression makes this game unbuyable. The campaign is bad and the multiplayer is ruined due to the pricing. EA failed.
  26. Rob_13
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Another big promising game ruined by the pay-to-win system policy, cancelled my preorder and I am doing all my best efforts to do not buy any game published by companies like EA or Activision Blizzard
  27. Zeustastic
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    I have never seen such greed from a game company! EA copied a free to play mobile progression technique, but makes it so much worse because they charge you the price of a full game. The beta was great and this will go down as a even bigger failure than For Honor.
  28. hicsuntdracones
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    A beautiful game plagued by micro transactions and a "pay to win" loot model. Unfortunately EA has shown time and time again that they do not care about their consumers and they do not care about actually making a quality game.
  29. spinnylespin
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Ayy you know what I love? Lootboxes making up most of the progression system of a bloated, ugly reboot of a once beloved franchise. DICE has never done progression systems particularly well, but this really takes the garbage **** EA couldn't give less of a **** about their developers (RIP Visceral), their franchises and properties, or their consumers. One day that'll bite them so hard inAyy you know what I love? Lootboxes making up most of the progression system of a bloated, ugly reboot of a once beloved franchise. DICE has never done progression systems particularly well, but this really takes the garbage **** EA couldn't give less of a **** about their developers (RIP Visceral), their franchises and properties, or their consumers. One day that'll bite them so hard in the ass that they'll never forget it. Until then, we're stuck giving their garbage games and practices bad reviews like they deserve.… Expand
  30. rootstyle
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    All about the whales. Gambling in the form of lootboxes and incredible grind times all to encourage whales to pay to be better at multiplayer. Very little way for single player progression thanks to a strict cap. Whales whales whales, that's all EA wants.
  31. Whocares99
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    When civilized discussion doesn't work, we your your wallet. Nothing personal to the Devs, it's not your fault the game is really bad. Maybe spitting on your customers might be a bad idea...
  32. BuffaloTrace
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    I don't really care for meteoritic, but I created this account today to voice my fury and rage at EA for ruining one of my all-time favorite game licenses. This pay 2 win model on a full priced, 60 dollar, game is despicable.

    Shame on everyone who pushed this obvious cash grab. Shame on the PR drones who try and distract us (like how they gloated about lowering the cost of Vader and    I don't really care for meteoritic, but I created this account today to voice my fury and rage at EA for ruining one of my all-time favorite game licenses. This pay 2 win model on a full priced, 60 dollar, game is despicable.

    Shame on everyone who pushed this obvious cash grab. Shame on the PR drones who try and distract us (like how they gloated about lowering the cost of Vader and Luke and forgot to mention they lowered the rate of obtaining credits simultaneously).

    This is **** disgusting.    … Expand
  33. krotoszynianin
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Ea is **** You will never win with reddit my friends, so just stop talking about game and tell us true. Star Wars battelfront 2 is p2w and we won't give you any money
  34. gohms
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    I wish 0.0 were a viable option, here's why:

    1. I really like star wars
    2. I really don't like paying for a full price game only to be gated by progress through spending $ on loot boxes or playing [correction, grinding] thousands of hours in multiplayer just to unlock stuff in the game.
    3. Yoda is cool. I like Yoda. Why Can't I play as Yoda?
  35. BigCheeseBubbaT
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Awful, predatory gambling mechanics aimed at children and the addicts. This is not a game, it’s a trick, a ploy, a store masquerading as an entertainment property. I urge any parents reading this to stay far away from this game and purchase something else instead. DO NOT BUY.
  36. thegza
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Awful game, even more disappointing than last one. Still no where close to the amount of content available on PS2 original. Dice presented a beautiful game somewhere along the line and it has been chopped into pieces for profit.
  37. SLAyER_0307
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Pay 2 win lootboxes are disgrace to gaming industry, actually EA is disgrace to the industry. You could made it free to play then ruin it with lootboxes.
  38. Killacrusade
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    My full review is hidden inside-a lootbox, like the majority of the online progression of this game, enough is enough, I've made-a account to add to this negative score, I apologize for wasting your time.
  39. Vladimir_gorshe
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    The score will not be higher until the game is killed by a strong donat! I pancake and so paid for the game, what the heck? correct immediately! or I stop buying games from EA at all!!!
  40. Gorontoday
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    There is 2 types of games. One is a video game who gives ownership to the player and gives options to the player you can play 2 to 4 player local coop good single player and a online mode if you want to play with other people unlocking new accesories weapons the more you play the game in both modes online and offline. Theres the other type of game that is a service game. Service games hasThere is 2 types of games. One is a video game who gives ownership to the player and gives options to the player you can play 2 to 4 player local coop good single player and a online mode if you want to play with other people unlocking new accesories weapons the more you play the game in both modes online and offline. Theres the other type of game that is a service game. Service games has no place on a home console Battlefront 2 is a service game that you have to be always online to access the 80% of the whole experience and also introduce Microtransactions in a form of Loot Crates. To progress you have to play the same maps and levels more than 10000 hours or more to unlocked everything without paying extra money or spend real money to unlocked weapons more quickly. This is the worst thing happened to gaming i know making Star Wars Battlefront 2 costs a lot of money but this is not the way you punished players. I prefer they put a complete game but offline and online and sell the game more than 59.99 dollars instead of putting Loot Crates Microtransactions that you can spend more than 300 dollars to get everything. This is insane. Please dont buy this game this is the type of things that are killing videogames in general. Vote with your wallet and dont buy this game. Gamers have the power to change the video game industry. Video Games should not transform into a service. Its entertainment. Gamers want to buy the whole game and play it whatever they want. Offline or online is your choice and both modes should be connected to unlocked the same things.… Expand
  41. bobashi77
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    PAY. TO. WIN. Single Player Campaign: Mechanical Gameplay set at the level of Doom (1993), even Level Design cames from any 20 years ago videogame. Great graphic, ridicoulous game, bad step for EA!
  42. paulo1manso
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    EA has absolutely no respect to the game community. Adding these loot boxes to the game makes it look more like gambling. I will never support this and I hope people don't buy this game, or the gaming industry will just get worse.
  43. Bf2iscrap
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Sh1t game for w@nkers only buy this game if you are a pay to win scumbag who wants to give a billion dollar company more money, Ea are probably wiping their backsides with your cash on a daily basis.
  44. desanctificati
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    This is madness...This is not F2P game but AAA full-priced title. I really don't think it's funny to die on each corner, killed by a premium dude. And it happens a lot...
  45. Greensparrow
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Gone are the days where you bought a game and got to play a game, now you buy a game and then have the privileged of spending hundreds or thousands more to access all of the game.

    There used to be a time where there would be one or two playable characters locked behind ingame achievements, and I am all for that, but when a huge portion of the game becomes locked like this, when that    Gone are the days where you bought a game and got to play a game, now you buy a game and then have the privileged of spending hundreds or thousands more to access all of the game.

    There used to be a time where there would be one or two playable characters locked behind ingame achievements, and I am all for that, but when a huge portion of the game becomes locked like this, when that gameplay is more than just astetic, and most importantly when you offer people the ability to pay to unlock it, it stops being a game and starts becoming a casino.

    EA likes to defend loot boxes by saying you always get something so its not gambling, but if everyone is honest its really no different, imagine a slot machine that had a minimum payout per spin of 1 cent, it costs 5 cents per spin, so you always get something..... but most of the time what you get is not worth what you put in, hence gambling.

    So yes i gave this game a zero because as far as i can tell its just a pretty slot machine that i have to pay to own and pay again to play.    … Expand
  46. Tropic_salsa
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    I see some people are still defending the lootbox system that is being used in this game. Do they even realise that all character progression depends on these lootboxes? Do they realise how EA is ruining gaming by making their games pay to win? Don't they see how EA is slowly making progress in brainwashing the gaming community into believing they want to listen and respect us somehow?I see some people are still defending the lootbox system that is being used in this game. Do they even realise that all character progression depends on these lootboxes? Do they realise how EA is ruining gaming by making their games pay to win? Don't they see how EA is slowly making progress in brainwashing the gaming community into believing they want to listen and respect us somehow? People GAMBLE with real money in a FULLY priced game to progress. Weak minds spend hundreds of dollars on microtransactions, giving EA a reason to keep implementing these scumbag techniques. It is our task to oppose this corporate behaviour, and soon our governments will follow by realising that illegal gambling is being used in these games. F*** EA.… Expand
  47. Kevin2077
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    The feels when you create an account on Metacritic for the sole purpose of bringing that 0.9 down to the more appropriate score of 0. Mind you, the industry has to be in a pretty sorry state that every new release by a major publisher turns the user reviews section into some weird sort of petition saying "f**k off with microtransactions". It doesn't matter if you have no interest inThe feels when you create an account on Metacritic for the sole purpose of bringing that 0.9 down to the more appropriate score of 0. Mind you, the industry has to be in a pretty sorry state that every new release by a major publisher turns the user reviews section into some weird sort of petition saying "f**k off with microtransactions". It doesn't matter if you have no interest in Battlefront or bashing EA. Just once this year I'd like one of the games I was keen for to not have these damned mobile game mechanics.

    People have been banging on about taking a stand against this sort of nonsense for years, but I feel Battlefront in particular is a fork in the road for the industry. Seems insane to think you have Battlefield 1, that worked so well without this sort of economy, and decide to do more or less the same thing but as a $60 mobile game.

    I'd just keep demanding your refunds at the moment. It's not like they'd fix it for any other reason.    … Expand
  48. FrankieTwoHands
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    I usually don't mind games with lootboxes or microtransactions due to the fact that they typically only serve cosmetic purposes. This game, however, has placed performance enhancing abilities and perks within lootboxes instead of awarding such skill points through normal progression of the game and completing challenges. I mean, I just want to play the game, man. I don't want to have toI usually don't mind games with lootboxes or microtransactions due to the fact that they typically only serve cosmetic purposes. This game, however, has placed performance enhancing abilities and perks within lootboxes instead of awarding such skill points through normal progression of the game and completing challenges. I mean, I just want to play the game, man. I don't want to have to spend any more that the $60 I would have already shelled out just to have a somewhat competent multiplayer experience. It's a shame because I feel like this game has the potential of being something great, but unfortunately it has been produced by a company that only cares about making as much money off of gambling addicts as it possibly can.… Expand
  49. snirre
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    DO NOT BUY.

    Don't support this business model. This is paying Full price for a freemium game experience!
    We need to come together as gamers and protest this kind of behaviour from publishers!
  50. DJGreenFlow
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Campaign is too short and the multiplayer is P2W. EA really screwed over an arguably well designed game with their standard brand of greed. Not to mention that you aren't allowed to play offline to gather credits as well because that doesn't fit into their profitable system.
  51. metacritictrue
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    If you buy this game, you are continuing to send a message to EA that ridiculously over-priced and predatory microtransactions are okay for a game you already paid $60 for.
  52. crtomira
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    60€ is truly worthless in this time. I'm glad im not a fan of multiplayer games I just pirate everything with a good story. I want feel better when I play a game, not like i was **** by a corporation.
  53. Lightning69
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    SMH, Another EA "masterpiece" with super high price and riddled with P2W elements. For the love of the Force I don't want to spend 60$ to buy the game and then another 60$ just to be able to compete or play with characters that I cherish and like. Don't buy this money grab...Just don't. It's EA that should sum it up just fine.
  54. Hardy1987
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Developers have Zero respect for the consumer and a 'pay to win' on a game you pay for is absolutely terrible. Then the fact of the well known psychology of the (slot machine gambling) is nothing short of shameless. I Will not be buying this game and also would advise others not to unless you find buying for a full price game then paying again to obtain the content (unless playingDevelopers have Zero respect for the consumer and a 'pay to win' on a game you pay for is absolutely terrible. Then the fact of the well known psychology of the (slot machine gambling) is nothing short of shameless. I Will not be buying this game and also would advise others not to unless you find buying for a full price game then paying again to obtain the content (unless playing thousands of hours to obtain the content which for most people is a near impossible task).… Expand
  55. gamesaintbad
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Gameplay can be fun, but the progression system doesn't exist. Loot crates are the only progression system available. Instead of grinding to unlock a specific gun at level x, you grind to maybe open a gun you want in loot crates... Miss the old BF2
  56. Atlass
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    What might be the most disrespectful move towards gaming fans ever.
    It's a game you should avoid at all cost if you have respect for the artform that is a Video Game.
  57. Pointkiller
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Do not support this game and the company itself. EA is the most hated game company that does shady business practices and star wars battlefront 2 is filled with microtransactions which give players the unfair advantage over players who do not spend. #Pay2win
  58. G1zm0666
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Just registered to make this review, i cant believe that after i payed 80 USD on elite trooper edition i was faced by a mobile free to play progression system.

    Refunded this game as soon as i got access to play first trial.

    I recommend everyone to do the same, even now that micro transactions are TEMPORARILY disabled.
  59. Rennzlerx23
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Three words for the low score....... Micro transactions Greed. the fact that the game is locked behind a timed paywall for earning credits is just absurd.
  60. Vanizzer
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    This new era of micro-transactions cannot be supported at all. This score was a no-brainer just like EA thought about this micro-transaction system during the development progress.
  61. Chinchagons
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    DON'T BUY THIS GAME!!

    Yes, SWBF II is a good game with a horrible politics. We must say NO to pay to win, loot boxes and micro transactions. FK U EA!
  62. Ansordia
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    ... Untill they officially announce that NO sort of MT is going to be in the game... then I change my review. (maybe if it's JUST cosmetic... but untill then not even considering buying this piece of garbage)
  63. gothamstar
    Nov 19, 2017
    3
    Although still too short the single player campaign is a vast improvement on the previous entry in the series, (but that would not be difficult). Flying a space craft in combat is still a very pleasing experience. The multi player shooter though is shockingly awful though. It looks great but random loot boxes mean some players are vastly over powered and the whole experience seems unfairAlthough still too short the single player campaign is a vast improvement on the previous entry in the series, (but that would not be difficult). Flying a space craft in combat is still a very pleasing experience. The multi player shooter though is shockingly awful though. It looks great but random loot boxes mean some players are vastly over powered and the whole experience seems unfair and just too much of a slog. A wasted opportunity.… Expand
  64. nirvycn
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    infested with gambling boxes which ruin an average game. Disney should know better than to encourage gambling to children.

    One of the worst Pay to win game yet. DO NOT BUY. Do not support Ea and Disney's attempt to get Minors hooked on this gambling simulator.
  65. sclark13
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    An abomination of free-to-play and pay-to-play. Not that the game would be any better if it was just free-to-play, the entire game is designed around getting you to spend real money to circumvent timers, buy lootboxes, and buy characters.

    This is a scam dressed up to look like a game. Maybe in the future EA will make games a one-time purchase and limit additional transactions to large    An abomination of free-to-play and pay-to-play. Not that the game would be any better if it was just free-to-play, the entire game is designed around getting you to spend real money to circumvent timers, buy lootboxes, and buy characters.

    This is a scam dressed up to look like a game. Maybe in the future EA will make games a one-time purchase and limit additional transactions to large content DLC.    … Expand
  66. DonMega
    Dec 9, 2017
    0
    Campaign is about 3 hours long, looks like the just decided to add something, whatever it is but something to squash all the complaints about no single player. Now they add a system that will take you a couple years to grind out all the loot boxes and cards you need. Don't buy this. I played for 10 hours and cancelled my preorder, I pay to play a game, not pay to pay to pay
  67. Nightlock
    Nov 27, 2017
    0
    EA . Congratulation on your purchase of my worthless $60 standard edition review. With this review you get nothing, so basically 0/10.
    For $2 you get a chance to unlock our "I am getting killed a lot in multiplayer" kit, that will get you a rating of 2/10.
    For $10 you get a chance to unlock our "Please don't judge me" kit, that will get you a rating of 5/10 For $20 you get a chance to    EA . Congratulation on your purchase of my worthless $60 standard edition review. With this review you get nothing, so basically 0/10.
    For $2 you get a chance to unlock our "I am getting killed a lot in multiplayer" kit, that will get you a rating of 2/10.
    For $10 you get a chance to unlock our "Please don't judge me" kit, that will get you a rating of 5/10
    For $20 you get a chance to unlock our "my dad might notice" kit, that will get you a rating of 8/10
    For $40 you get a chance to unlock our "I seek professional help" kit, that will get you a rating of 9/10
    For $80 you get a chance to unlock our "OMG! I still don't have Darth Vader" kit, that will get you a rating of 10/10.

    Thank you again for your purchase. We will be coming out with more content soon (meaning two of my friends will also be writing reviews for your game) which is absolutely free.    … Expand
  68. lehulk
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Unlockable content that requires real money or thousands of hours of farming would be acceptable in a Free to play game, not a full price game. If we want to protect the game industry as we love it, let's not support this kind of scam.
  69. Dr_Hax98
    Sep 14, 2018
    4
    If EA didn't screw up by adding the massive grind wall or P2W elements, then this game would be getting a 8 from me, but instead they'll be getting 4 points taken from that 8 score the game would of gotten due to the grind and pay-2-win bullcrap. So yeah SWBF2 gets a 4 from me.
  70. kenjamin
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    The single player campaign starts strong, but half way through (the entire campaign is only 4 hours long by the way) it becomes predicable and embarrassing. The multiplayer is fun, until you are against someone on the opposite team who has spent tons of money to max out a character that can dominate an entire team by itself. The progression is broken due to the micro-gambling transactionsThe single player campaign starts strong, but half way through (the entire campaign is only 4 hours long by the way) it becomes predicable and embarrassing. The multiplayer is fun, until you are against someone on the opposite team who has spent tons of money to max out a character that can dominate an entire team by itself. The progression is broken due to the micro-gambling transactions for loot boxes and the absurd bypassing of skill to upgrade characters with real world money. This game is fundamentally broken at this point in time and it will take a major overhaul of the progression system to make the gameplay fun.

    EA tries to please casual gamers and hardcore gamers at the same time, but the old saying about that stands true: jack of all trades, master of none. It's not casual enough to be arcade like, and not hardcore enough to be a Battlefield with a Star Wars skin. Also, the economy debacle is worse than anything I have ever seen in a game.    … Expand
  71. Maverickneo
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Im going to keep this short and sweet. Filth, scummy, greedy, putrid tactics like this pay to win progression, wall grind loot box gambling system, micro transactions taken from a free to play phone game ideology has absolutely no place in a paid $60-$100 game. None. Period. This alone as tainted what was otherwise the possibility of a good game. Do not support this. Do not buy thisIm going to keep this short and sweet. Filth, scummy, greedy, putrid tactics like this pay to win progression, wall grind loot box gambling system, micro transactions taken from a free to play phone game ideology has absolutely no place in a paid $60-$100 game. None. Period. This alone as tainted what was otherwise the possibility of a good game. Do not support this. Do not buy this game. If you must buy it, get it from ebay or used from gamestop. If you havent heard, this game has made history thanks to the evil greedy publishing company known as EA. It has the most down voted comments ever in reddit history. It has the lowest user score ever in meta critic history. It also has such a high amount of disgust and push back from the video gaming community that EA had to "temporarily remove" the microtransactions from the game. DO NOT BE FOOLED! Do not think that "oh great!, they removed it now I can go buy the game!" Its a trap! I cant even comment or review the rest of the game because this has completely overshadowed the actual game. We as gamers cannot let this pass. This free to play mentality in a paid game has no business in here period.… Expand
  72. josemanuel0640
    Nov 15, 2017
    3
    Un juego regulero en prácticamente todos sus aspectos, siendoel multijugador y los efectos de sonido lo único destacable de manera positiva. Una campana que pudo ser muchísimo mejor, ademas es prácticamente un Pay To Win, siendo un juego que ya de primeras vale 60U.S, una barbaridad. Pero sobre todo cargado de políticas abusivas (Micropagos a mas no poder y bastante caros por cierto). EnUn juego regulero en prácticamente todos sus aspectos, siendoel multijugador y los efectos de sonido lo único destacable de manera positiva. Una campana que pudo ser muchísimo mejor, ademas es prácticamente un Pay To Win, siendo un juego que ya de primeras vale 60U.S, una barbaridad. Pero sobre todo cargado de políticas abusivas (Micropagos a mas no poder y bastante caros por cierto). En fin, que no vale la pena comprarlo.… Expand
  73. MysticDingo
    Nov 19, 2017
    0
    I give this game a 0 because it's absolute garbage. The single player is a measly 6 hours at most. The advertising for an interesting campaign with a female inferno squad trooper is boarder-line false advertising as you spend most of the campaign not playing as her at all.

    In regards to multiplayer, unless you are prepared to spend 40 - 60 hours grinding to unlock each and every    I give this game a 0 because it's absolute garbage. The single player is a measly 6 hours at most. The advertising for an interesting campaign with a female inferno squad trooper is boarder-line false advertising as you spend most of the campaign not playing as her at all.

    In regards to multiplayer, unless you are prepared to spend 40 - 60 hours grinding to unlock each and every character, you can say goodbye to playing as every hero in the game. It's obvious that the progression system is completely built around Microtransactions, and even though they have removed this, it's important that the removal is only temporary. EA fully intends to reintroduce Microtransactions at a later date, presumably after many people have already bought the game. The thing is that these microtransactions made the game PTW. Someone could literally drop a few hundred dollars and upgrade their character to top tier OP status in minutes. Again, as of now, this feature is removed, but is scheduled to be reintroduced at a later date.

    All that aside, the game just sucks. The multiplayer has horrible maps except for maybe two. Everything is easy, and the whole game is just a pew pew fest in Star Wars looking characters. Hero characters are ridiculously OP such that standard classes can't compete. But what's worse is that there is no direction to this game, you just run around shooting people via ambush, because the maps have no logical progression to set up face to face gunfights. The whole game, from single to multiplayer is just a steaming pile of trash. I strongly advise you all to avoid this game at all costs. It's not worth $60 in any way shape or form.    … Expand
  74. iAmLegend87
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    EA tries to earn extra Money like the Mobile Games Industry does, but this fatally BS System don't work on Triple AAA Games ... i do not buy such a piece Crap ... i will never buy such type of games with Micro-transactions which makes you stronger ... buy AC; Origins ! I hope this dreadful reversal will not win the fight !!!
  75. solid1983
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Juego pésimo lo único que hace este juego es sacarte dinero de los bolsillos con los famosos micropagos, EA no se que esta pensando en realizar este tipo de juegos si quieres jugar solo 3 horas en modo campaña y gastar mas dinero de lo que ya salio el juego hazlo pero no lo recomiendo pesimo pesimo
  76. supdood
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    It has the pay-to-win business model of a **** mobile game, using lootboxes to incorporate gambling aspects and take advantage of players, and all of this is on top of it's full AAA price. It is a good game ruined completely by microtransactions.
  77. kriskush
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    If you want to waste your time playing 2 lose against pay2win players then this game is for you. EA has messed this game up bad and I'm sad to see the online will not last due to all of the negative reviews and gambling aspect of this game. DO NOT BUY!
  78. l_Sev4a_l
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    It's awful. PAY TO WIN in AAA game!! I can't believe it. Hole year i wanted to buy this game. It's good game with good gameplay and good script, but P2W sistem...
  79. Silvite
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    This is how a good game with a big franchise can become so trash by the greedy of the company, it hurts as a fan of star wars and a shame to REALLY enjoy a fully game experience need to pay more than 2000.00 in lootboxes for a full complete game with all the features. . As a gamer and fan of star wars this game deserve a 0.9 as much.
  80. Slocs
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Hey EA, just learned you removed the micro transactions from BF2. Don't care, hope this game suffers cause you thought that was okay to begin with. If this is in the next battlefield game the same response will happen.
  81. CaptainPieces
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Eating an $100 bill would be a better idea than buying this game. Putting your hand in a toaster would be a better idea than buying this game. Drinking and driving would be a better idea than buying this game. Literally doing anything else would be a better idea than buying this game
  82. tak_20115
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Please Do Not Buy until EA confirms permanent removal of Pay To Win system.
    Will take thousands of hours to unlock everything.

    To Star Wars fans, you will be so disappointed!!
  83. Piotrek93s
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    This is Pay2win ! 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.
  84. Orichalque
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    When I pay a full price, I expect a full game. Having to buy lootboxes to be able to play all the characters? What kind of disrespect towards players is it! I can't believe such an amazing franchise is being stained by EAs dirty hands. Disney, give your franchise to a competent development studio instead!
  85. mgrob4
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Represents the death of the gaming indiustry - pay $90 for the game, then gamble real money in the hopes of being able to win. No intention to create a good game, only an environment to lure players into spending real money.
  86. manugorz
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Micro-transactions and loot boxes have to disappear. They're are ruining the games industry.
    The retail price needs to be enough for the experience.
    EA is the shame of the industry EDIT: They've remove the microtransactions apparently 'temporarily'.
  87. DoomMarine
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Basically its an Online Casino pretending to be an multiplayer shooter game. Its RNG on RNG on RNG for spending real money in exchange for a chance to pwn every living being at this match. If you enjoy this game mechanic - you're masochist.
  88. hanz12891
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    i pretty much boycotted EA after battlefield 3. the only thing i learn more day by day is how i right i was from the get-go. anything under that publisher turns to garbage and that's what battlefront 2 is. don't buy this game, or for that matter any game with EA's logo on it.
  89. Redlegdaddy
    Nov 18, 2017
    0
    This is a free to play mobile game skinned as a triple-A 60$ title. The temp removal of microtransactions is just a gimmick and you can bet they will reinstate them when the heat has died down. DO NOT BUY THIS MONUMENT TO CORPORATE GREED.
  90. Baronsworth
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
    What could've been an epic game, is ruined by a greedy lootbox system that completely replaces player progression with a "gambling" system, designed to suck the dollars out of your wallet, instead of rewarding you for your skill or your hours played.
    EA is trying to push the future of gaming in this direction, greed over love and pay to win over skills. We must protest and hurt them where    What could've been an epic game, is ruined by a greedy lootbox system that completely replaces player progression with a "gambling" system, designed to suck the dollars out of your wallet, instead of rewarding you for your skill or your hours played.
    EA is trying to push the future of gaming in this direction, greed over love and pay to win over skills. We must protest and hurt them where it hurts them the most: their wallets. It warms my heart to see the player community reacting in such a drastic and decisive manner.
    It was so easy to get this right, Pandemic Studio's Battlefront 2 was a legendary game. All you had to do was adapt it to the current gen of gaming, but you chose to sell your souls instead. You deserve all this hate and backlash. I hope you learned your lesson EA, and I hope Disney gives the Star Wars IP to other, more competent gaming studios. You done f*ked it up, EA.    … Expand
  91. Tiggertoo
    Nov 20, 2017
    0
    I haven't bought this game and i won't be buying it. EA have hit a new low with this one. Locking so much of the content behind a paywall in a full price game is outrageous. Encouraging gambling in a full price game is outrageous. And yes, i'm aware that the microtransactions are currently disabled. But we all know they'll be back sooner rather than later. The whole game is built aroundI haven't bought this game and i won't be buying it. EA have hit a new low with this one. Locking so much of the content behind a paywall in a full price game is outrageous. Encouraging gambling in a full price game is outrageous. And yes, i'm aware that the microtransactions are currently disabled. But we all know they'll be back sooner rather than later. The whole game is built around them!

    EA/Disney, don't you realise that a large percentage of the people playing this game will be children? Are you really so greedy for money that you're happy to see children gambling to progress in a game that they've already paid a premium amount for?

    Dress it up with whatever fancy language you like, you are selling a pay to win game that actively promotes gambling. I can only hope that the current legal investigations into the game put an end to this disgusting practice.    … Expand
  92. Cameliosso
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Setting a progress mechanism which led company's marketing team to humiliatingly begging players to buy the game is way worse than implementing IAPs. Boycott the game, support human dignity.
  93. troxer
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Here we have a $60 game that fails as a console/PC title because it uses a mobile F2P transaction model, and also fails as a mobile game because I can't play it while I'm on the toilet. EA wants the best of both worlds; but so do I.

    On the bright side, since there will be no map pack DLC, there will be no danger of fragmenting the player base like in SWBF1. Unfortunately, the method by    Here we have a $60 game that fails as a console/PC title because it uses a mobile F2P transaction model, and also fails as a mobile game because I can't play it while I'm on the toilet. EA wants the best of both worlds; but so do I.

    On the bright side, since there will be no map pack DLC, there will be no danger of fragmenting the player base like in SWBF1. Unfortunately, the method by which EA has chosen to monetize future development will ensure that there isn't much of a player base to fragment anyway. So... Great job, EA...?

    Looks and sounds nice, though. I'll enjoy watching people play this on YouTube for a couple of hours maybe.    … Expand
  94. Tastycakes
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    To focus primarily on the anti-consumer tactics, the insulting online response or the broken progression system would detract from the unfinished story, wasted single-player arcade modes and bugs on bugs on bugs.

    So many are concerned with how terrible some parts of the game are we are forgetting to mention how poor the rest is as well.
  95. Codex
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    A full priced game with pay 2 win mechanics... a once great IP destoryed by an greedy company.... we have been seeing a trend in gaming lately and EA pushed it too far.... it looks amazing though
  96. lutherrevan
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    Extremely basic solo. Linar and scripted to death, with all the usual flaws, stupid and useless allies, enemies focusing on player ignoring everyone else, when they don’t you can see your allies tanking infinite walker blaster shot. Boring arcade mode. So not for solo. Multiplayer now: classic pewpew party, no strategy or close to none. Grenade spam in choque point, linear maps. Very codExtremely basic solo. Linar and scripted to death, with all the usual flaws, stupid and useless allies, enemies focusing on player ignoring everyone else, when they don’t you can see your allies tanking infinite walker blaster shot. Boring arcade mode. So not for solo. Multiplayer now: classic pewpew party, no strategy or close to none. Grenade spam in choque point, linear maps. Very cod style, can be fun but stops after 2-3 gamess, which sad because you need 10 to buy a loot box. Progression system now: there was a time when you could enjoin the entire game after a reasonable play time. Now you need thousands of farm hours or dollars to get the full potential of each class. Their excuses about the lootbox incitating to play other class is bs, cause in the long term, the time needed to unlock everything rank 4 for each class is so damn high that you have to focus on only one. In the end trading the 40$ season pass/extension (like in the old battlefield days) for a mindless grind or insane amount of money was a **** deal for the player, despite EA trying to persuade us from the opposite. To finish on a good note, the environment and atmosphere are very well done and a joy to look at when you have te time to between 2 respawn. 7 for the atmosphere; -2 for **** single player; +0 for average cod style multi; -9000 for the 4000 hours to unlock everything; -1000000 for the random lootbox leveling. 0 in the end. Without this progression issue that could be an average game to pick on sale and have fun a few hours with. [edit] Removing the possibility to pay for lootbox hoping that people will change their mind and buy the game, then adding it back later will not change the core problem. Random progression and insane grind to unlock the full game people paid for.… Expand
  97. Errtai
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    Absolute garbage. Remember when Star Wars games were some of the best around, like Rogue Squadron, Jedi Outcast/Academy, KOTOR? Now they're just **** cash cows for the worst company in America. Thanks for ruining my favorite series EA.
  98. RomanG700
    Nov 15, 2017
    0
    Microtransactions must be vanished from 60$ AAA-games. Do not support this **** up EA corporation, if you like to play games you paid for, wihout any obstacles
  99. Sloganlogo
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    mobile "free to play" gaming finally makes its way on to the PS4 (for £54), corporate greed and enforced gambling seems to be the order of the day. I guess we better get used to it as its a model that seems to make money and people seem to be willing to do it.... Not sure if this is true but someone said you need to spend £2000 in micro transactions to get everything or grind for 350mobile "free to play" gaming finally makes its way on to the PS4 (for £54), corporate greed and enforced gambling seems to be the order of the day. I guess we better get used to it as its a model that seems to make money and people seem to be willing to do it.... Not sure if this is true but someone said you need to spend £2000 in micro transactions to get everything or grind for 350 hrs. It sucks if thats true… Expand
  100. sorawild
    Nov 16, 2017
    0
    There is so much pay to win **** in this game that it actually physically hurts, especially since I was actually excited for this game. What the actual **** were they thinking?
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 62 Critic Reviews

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