Star Wars Battlefront

 PlayStation 4
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5.1

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  1. BrandonTheAwsm
    Jan 6, 2016
    1
    Yet again, another cash grab brought to you by the power-seeking, money-loving Electronic Arts. Don't get me wrong, the game has some good things going for it. The way the game looks, sounds, and runs is just beautiful. Battles go on at a smooth 60fps every time. But to be really honest with you all, that is the ONLY great thing the game has going for it.

    The provided game modes feel    Yet again, another cash grab brought to you by the power-seeking, money-loving Electronic Arts. Don't get me wrong, the game has some good things going for it. The way the game looks, sounds, and runs is just beautiful. Battles go on at a smooth 60fps every time. But to be really honest with you all, that is the ONLY great thing the game has going for it.

    The provided game modes feel fun during the first 2 hours of playing the game, but over time they just get boring. The Heroes Vs. Villains mode's main problem is that the entire game only provides you with 6 characters from each side: Rebels and Imperials. The people voicing the Hero and Villain characters? Pathetic imitations of the original actors. The only guys doing a good job are the guys voicing Han Solo and Luke.

    Every battle just feels COMPLETELY simplified. A massive step backward from what Battlefront 2 achieved so many years ago. How simplified is it? To hop into an AT-ST or Snowspeeder, you need to find a little token located somewhere in the middle of the level. Same way goes for playing as Heroes and Villains during normal battles. There's also no more space battles. Once again, LACK of content.

    The whole "Emote" system is completely useless. You'll probably only use them once or twice, and that's it. Customizing your own soldier is also a complete joke. You're only provided preset faces, and that's it.

    I find it sad and infuriating how EA is just pushing all these games to come out and be sold to the public audience, without even thinking about wether or not the game feels like a polished and finished product. And the fact that they think selling us DLC or Season Passes can fix all the "lack of content" problems, infuriates me even more. The game looks drop-dead gorgeous, yes, but that's just it. No single player campaigns, a lack of fun and exciting multiplayer modes, and an extremely INSULTING price tag, makes this game a complete waste of hard earned money.

    Normally I would be ok with people having their on views on a game, good or bad. But this time, I really want to urge EVERYONE reading this review: DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. This is NOT the Battlefront 3 anyone has expected to play, and it is NOT worth $60 to get.

    I got this for my birthday. I was waiting all year to play this game. After I played the game for the first 3 hours, I kid you not, I dropped tears. I was expecting true BF3, not a simplified turd built for casuals.

    To Electronic Arts: How dare you? You should be absolutely ASHAMED of yourselves. Releasing this piece of turd and naming it "Star Wars: Battlefront EA" makes me feel sick of calling you a game company. What ever happened to "Challenge Everything", eh?! Now, all you do is make the same old sports game every damn year, with the only difference being the added roster, and the game title! That's no challenge! Battlefield is a WONDERFUL game franchise, yet you constantly annoy us gamers with pre-order bonuses and paid DLC, all for the sake of more cash! When you and DICE first announced that you guys were going to release the new Battlefront, I was excited. "These are the guys behind Battlefield," I said. Immediately, I thought that you guys would make something like Battlefield, but with a Star Wars re-skin. Jump-in and Jump-out vehicles, Large scale battle locations, and absolute environmental destruction. What I got for my birthday was something WAAAAAYYY below Battlefield's standards! GOD DAMN YOU, ELECTRONIC ARTS. You are a DISGUSTING example of a game company, and I hope that this "reign of wealth and power" you're having right now ends VERY soon. I will never support you anymore, EA. You are filthy, greedy, and a complete embarrassment to the gaming industry. You, Activision & Konami are currently VERY high on my hate list. If you were a dead buried man, not only would I spit on your grave. I would spit, puke, and defecate on your grave, just to show how much of a FILTHY company you are.
    Once again, GOD DAMN YOU ELECTRONIC ARTS.    … Expand
  2. ginessl
    Jan 12, 2016
    4
    El juego tiene buenos gráficos, pero no todo en un videojuego se basa en los gráficos. ¿Dónde está el modo campaña?...
    ¡Si quieres jugar a los mismos mapas 100000 veces este es tu juego! Y como no... el juego tiene ricos DLCs. ¡ A soltar la pasta! Y no pienses que es un juego de 30$, prepárate tus billetitos de 50$ y de 10$ si lo quieres adquirir (y recuerda que tiene DLCs si quieres    El juego tiene buenos gráficos, pero no todo en un videojuego se basa en los gráficos. ¿Dónde está el modo campaña?...
    ¡Si quieres jugar a los mismos mapas 100000 veces este es tu juego! Y como no... el juego tiene ricos DLCs. ¡ A soltar la pasta! Y no pienses que es un juego de 30$, prepárate tus billetitos de 50$ y de 10$ si lo quieres adquirir (y recuerda que tiene DLCs si quieres disfrutar " a tope" de este gran juegazo de 60 euros.    … Expand
  3. LanceUppercut
    Jan 23, 2016
    1
    The force is not strong with this one. The game feels rushed and the multiplayer is lacking almost every aspect that makes a multiplayer game great. The game is fun for about the first hour, then it just gets too repetitive to continue. The ranking system feels like an afterthought, and doesn't have any incentive to rank up or earn credits. When I play this game, the thought that keepsThe force is not strong with this one. The game feels rushed and the multiplayer is lacking almost every aspect that makes a multiplayer game great. The game is fun for about the first hour, then it just gets too repetitive to continue. The ranking system feels like an afterthought, and doesn't have any incentive to rank up or earn credits. When I play this game, the thought that keeps coming to mind is, "the developers of this game were really lazy" -- which might not be fair to the developers, but the game really feels rushed. The Star Wars wave was peaking, so they grabbed their boogie boards and enjoyed the ride.

    You can't create or join clans. You can't communicate using mics. Once you reach rank 50, you're done. Character customization is extremely limited. Vehicle controls are elementary at best. All weapons are created equal, just different fire rates and ranges. Once the Star Wars novelty wears off, you'll realize you're doing nothing more than playing a sub par game that feels rushed in order to beat the release of The Force Awakens.

    If you can rent this game, do it. Play it a couple days and then ditch it. But don't waste your money purchasing it.    … Expand
  4. Wytchking
    Oct 25, 2016
    0
    EA has re-invented screwing frist person shooters. If you want a good stars wars game get Star Wars battle front 2 for ps2 10x better than this crap!
    1. They do not allow anyone under the age of 12 to play online! Who do they think they are
    2. The game's scamatics are BROKEN! 3. It is just bad, I pet stuck on all my games, excepted this one. I played it for an hour, then got extremely    EA has re-invented screwing frist person shooters. If you want a good stars wars game get Star Wars battle front 2 for ps2 10x better than this crap!
    1. They do not allow anyone under the age of 12 to play online! Who do they think they are
    2. The game's scamatics are BROKEN!
    3. It is just bad, I pet stuck on all my games, excepted this one. I played it for an hour, then got extremely bored; and only get on when the person who is younger than 12 wants to play. (who we got the game for!    … Expand
  5. luizjnr
    Feb 13, 2016
    0
    I had a great deception with this one. No story mode is a big fail for a star wars game. Just the same mistake as Titan Fall. This game unfortunately is not worth of my money.
  6. Theawesomest
    Feb 21, 2016
    0
    This game sucks a$$. I rather light my ball hairs on fire than play this game again. The lack of story, creativity, and options is a huge disappointment. First the new age of video games heading towards multiplayer online is a joke, second besides the graphics there isn't anything positive about this game. Multiplayer settings are beyond generic and the maps are incredibly bland. After 10This game sucks a$$. I rather light my ball hairs on fire than play this game again. The lack of story, creativity, and options is a huge disappointment. First the new age of video games heading towards multiplayer online is a joke, second besides the graphics there isn't anything positive about this game. Multiplayer settings are beyond generic and the maps are incredibly bland. After 10 years of waiting, this game is a disgrace to the battlefront franchise. The kind of idiots that made this instead of following the formula that made AWARD winning games in the past is hilarious. Don't waste your money. IT'S A TRAP!… Expand
  7. Kenchy
    Feb 23, 2016
    1
    As a massive Battlefield 1 through 4 fan i have to say i was excited when i found out DICE were working on this!

    Like think of the solid gameplay, squad based combat, air land and sea, character progression all within the Star Wars universe!! Yea this isnt that, not even close. and if i had got this while it was half price i would of most likely punished myself in some of the most    As a massive Battlefield 1 through 4 fan i have to say i was excited when i found out DICE were working on this!

    Like think of the solid gameplay, squad based combat, air land and sea, character progression all within the Star Wars universe!!

    Yea this isnt that, not even close. and if i had got this while it was half price i would of most likely punished myself in some of the most creatives ways.... this i wont go into, but to give you a lowdown of the pros and cons.

    Pros.
    Its Star Wars... pretty self explanatory really
    A lot of game modes - ranges from normal TDM to objective based modes.
    Hero feature is fun, although i cant help think this will role into a "pay for different heroes" in the future.
    Has the base Battlefield feel to maneuvering weapon selection.

    Cons.

    No VOIP or anyway to communicate to your team other then pointless emotes. when your playing with anohter 19 players you want to be able to call that absolute crank on your team..well an absolute crank! very frustrating.
    If you are lucky enough to have a friend, dont get to happy about the partner system because halfway through the round battlefront will decide your partner, the only other person in you PSN party isn't sufficient, at which point it will give you some random partner, who due to Con 1 you cant communicate with.
    Fighter Squadron - what an idea, Tie Fighters Vs X Wings.....sounds cool right? it is, if your the x WIng or A Wing, this mode is ridiculously imbalanced, and i dont use ridiculously lightly, if your losing games as the rebels you probally shouldnt be playing games full stop.
    Appearance-- Well, if your a rebel and your playing in the Endor map, worry not your pretty much invisible, vice versa if your imperial on a snow map, blend right into well everything.
    Latency - Well i have had 0 issues with any other game online, including The Diversion Beta - worked fine, Battlefront thoo.. Jesus server are a joke!
    Download v Disc - i have the game installed directly to the PS4 hard drive, my friend was silly enough to buy it full price as a disc, turns out if you spent the extra £30.00 on the disc your game loads twice as fast, with baffles me.

    All in all its a broken game, the audacity that they are already pushing expansions on a product they rushed out to coincide with the mass marketing of The Force Awakens. such a shame.    … Expand
  8. Garrappp
    Mar 19, 2016
    0
    The game has awesome graphics, it looks and feels like star wars and the sounds are awesome. But it's a terrible game. Dice is good at making FPS games. What I don't understand is, how can a company like that develop such a garbage game. They stripped away everything that makes their fps games good. What is left, is a very casual fps game, that has hardly any content, no possibility ofThe game has awesome graphics, it looks and feels like star wars and the sounds are awesome. But it's a terrible game. Dice is good at making FPS games. What I don't understand is, how can a company like that develop such a garbage game. They stripped away everything that makes their fps games good. What is left, is a very casual fps game, that has hardly any content, no possibility of team play, and is very very repetitive. Sure, the game is fun for an hour or two. But after that, you have seen everything the game has to offer. It's a waste of money, and I wish the game had never been made, as the popularity will most likely make Disney more hesitant on developing more Star Wars video games. This game is not battlefront. It's a piece of VERY good looking garbage, but still garbage.… Expand
  9. Kurgaan
    Mar 20, 2016
    4
    Looks and sounds absolutely incredible - you are in Star Wars... Where you will spend a lot of time running and dying. Such a missed opportunity it is almost criminal. Lack of single player campaign and the obvious missing elements that will be offered as paid DLC is also criminal.

    Such a shame :-(
  10. cem9999
    Mar 28, 2016
    0
    I hate how long this game is. It is too long, and my brother wwont let me play my PS4. 15 LEVELS? This makes me sad. EA MADE A BAD GAME LOOK WORSE. Im not buying this.
  11. RUIZALBA87
    Apr 12, 2016
    4
    It has good graphics but the game is very repetitive incomplete and does not deserve a good rating for an online game that used massivo hurts franchise star wars
  12. pooloo
    May 18, 2016
    0
    I wish I could give this game a negative score; this game isn't worthy of the Battlefront name. It is easily the least fun shooter I've ever played. Graphics are worthless if the game isn't fun.

    The original Battlefront games were (still are) a blast and had almost infinite replay value. BF2 on Xbox360 was one of the most fun games I've ever played. This game is not really    I wish I could give this game a negative score; this game isn't worthy of the Battlefront name. It is easily the least fun shooter I've ever played. Graphics are worthless if the game isn't fun.

    The original Battlefront games were (still are) a blast and had almost infinite replay value. BF2 on Xbox360 was one of the most fun games I've ever played. This game is not really Battlefront at all, it's Battlefield with a Star Wars skin. I feel robbed. I will probably never buy another EA game because I feel so ripped off.    … Expand
  13. gzapico
    May 24, 2016
    0
    this suck in some many ways, and of course ea want us to keep buying dlc. There is no campaign and this is because they want the launch day match with the movie. I was waiting a long time for a good battlefront, i could wait more. Dont buy this
  14. mournfulness
    Oct 27, 2016
    0
    10 guns, 5 maps, slowest gameplay ever. Pro gaming is dead. Only graphic. This game suck. Don't buy it save your money and buy a real fps. or choose to play it witch cheats.
  15. ljt2000
    Dec 1, 2016
    5
    This game has the foundation to be the Battlefront game we expected, but falls flat when it comes to the actual amount of gameplay you can sink into it. The game just doesn't have enough content to have been sold at full price-you'd expect the same amount of content for a beta not a finished game.
  16. bmorg
    Apr 10, 2017
    4
    The graphics and visuals on this game are perfect. Literally one of the best looking games I have played. Terribly disapointed and wish I would have got a physical copy on pre-ordering instead. I would have gave the original games 2/10, because the gameplay is literally nothing like the original star wars battlefronts. Dice / EA left out the biggest mode from the originals Conquest. WhichThe graphics and visuals on this game are perfect. Literally one of the best looking games I have played. Terribly disapointed and wish I would have got a physical copy on pre-ordering instead. I would have gave the original games 2/10, because the gameplay is literally nothing like the original star wars battlefronts. Dice / EA left out the biggest mode from the originals Conquest. Which makes no sense since it's also Dice's biggest mode in all of their battlefield's. The game looks good, but that's literally all it has going for it. I would say 4/10 as some of the DLC fixed the original games problems, but it was too expensive and being charged for them to fix their terrible game is unacceptable.… Expand
  17. DoritoDoggo77
    Aug 30, 2017
    5
    The game was pretty dissapointing. There is no story, about 14 guns, and some different people to choose from, the graphics are great, I would give it a 7, except for the full game price (80 dollars Canadian) that puts it down to a 5
  18. spacebear1
    Dec 12, 2017
    5
    EA's Star Wars: Battlefront is NOT a great game but it isn't an abomination either. This game has really great graphics and the gameplay is wonderful. The flight controls however do suck. But this game has no campaign and only two modes for single player, both of which can get really boring in a matter of maybe an hour tops. This game is sadly just a gigantic cash grab with overpriced DLCEA's Star Wars: Battlefront is NOT a great game but it isn't an abomination either. This game has really great graphics and the gameplay is wonderful. The flight controls however do suck. But this game has no campaign and only two modes for single player, both of which can get really boring in a matter of maybe an hour tops. This game is sadly just a gigantic cash grab with overpriced DLC that just so happens to be set int the universe of Star Wars.… Expand
  19. Hevox
    May 16, 2023
    5
    That not it, even with the dlc there is a big lack of hero and map of the prequels. No campaign is also a disappointment.
  20. PasiMetaAho
    Jun 17, 2022
    1
    Extremely low effort cash-grab POS that is an insult to Star Wars AND the original REAL battlefront franchise.
  21. AnthonyXY79
    Dec 3, 2015
    0
    No campaign mode, no space battles and most of the maps are gutted from the release version. Not enough content, unless you shell out $110 ? Thanks EA...
  22. HungSolo3
    Nov 19, 2015
    5
    Fun for the first 8 hours or so, and then you realize how empty the game actually is. They literally sold half a game and then expect you to pay another $50 just to get the other half. Please don't waste your money, wait for it to be $30 and it'll be worth your money.
  23. Pipemastersven
    Nov 21, 2015
    5
    DICE hand it us in the palm of their hands - this had the opportunity to be such an amazing game - all they had to do was emulate the BF series - BF with Starwars skins...
    Aesthetically, this game is great! - The UI, the soundtrack, the graphics - all are wonderful, and what really stops this game from getting a 3...
    As everyone has noted - the content is just ridiculously poor -- 4    DICE hand it us in the palm of their hands - this had the opportunity to be such an amazing game - all they had to do was emulate the BF series - BF with Starwars skins...
    Aesthetically, this game is great! - The UI, the soundtrack, the graphics - all are wonderful, and what really stops this game from getting a 3...
    As everyone has noted - the content is just ridiculously poor -- 4 poorly sized maps? And then make us pay for the game again to get two extra maps every 6 months...
    No server selection, no proper iron sights, no prone and poorly designed, tiny maps
    We should have seen this coming after the colossal failure of Hardline    … Expand
  24. BudHarvest
    Nov 19, 2015
    5
    "The Return of the Greedy EA"

    Great visuals and sound engineering but in truth the game is nothing more a pig in lipstick, its weak boring and essentially $60 for walker assault and gets boring quickly once the honeymoon period wears off in no time and the game has the depth of a teaspoon with so little content for such a high price so inevitably it will have the longevity of a few    "The Return of the Greedy EA"

    Great visuals and sound engineering but in truth the game is nothing more a pig in lipstick, its weak boring and essentially $60 for walker assault and gets boring quickly once the honeymoon period wears off in no time and the game has the depth of a teaspoon with so little content for such a high price so inevitably it will have the longevity of a few weeks and if you buy the deluxe edition for $120(ROTFLMFAO) you deal more damage with the ion grenade!!! WTF! worthy of a boycott alone for sure.

    Luckily I played it on xboxone 10 hour trial at my mates and canceled my pre-order from PS4 store when i got home.
    There is no Campaign Galactic Conquest or Instant action game modes, No Space battles (the flying vehicles have the some of the worst controls I've ever experienced, they handle like shopping carts) and sky battles are badly controlled and There is a "season pass' for DLC, which costs almost as much as the base game itself. They have given us no clue as to what is contained in any of the 4 planned DLC packs, they should try to save some credibility and release the first three planned DLC releases free to all and the last one charge no more than $10

    Graphics: 10/10
    Sound: 10/10
    Gameplay: 4/10
    Content: 3/10

    Overall: 6 - and would be a lot lower overall score if not for the stunning graphics and top sound engineering, they are wasted here with this lot. -The farce is strong with this one.    … Expand
  25. chenson87
    Dec 2, 2015
    0
    Terribly casual in every way. Obvious cash grab the like of which Destiny wish it could have been. Also more casual than Call of Duty could ever hope to be. Looks pretty, sounds good, but the overall gameplay is absolutely boring unless playing with friends.
  26. Kenjimuto
    Dec 2, 2015
    0
    The different guns are pointless, aiming down the sights is pointless, no depth, gets boring fast. definitely not worth 60 bucks. A real shame because i really wanted to like this.
  27. edurevel
    Dec 3, 2015
    2
    As a Star Wars and videogame lover since the 80's I was very hyped with the possibility of receiving a great SW game. The result: I was strongly mistaken. The game has good graphics and SW treatment but it lacks from the rest. Only multiplayer, no story at all, 40 ppl shooting everywhere, 4 sceneries, etc. A poor game that couldn't be more casual, as any Wii game. Dark times for hardcore gamers...
  28. Nightlock
    Dec 8, 2015
    2
    Don't waste your money on this one guys, please.
    1.) Match requires no co ordination among the players. Feels more like COD then BF
    2.) They have messed with the auto aiming it seems, its insane how you can take out enemies at long rage without zooming. 3.) EVERY GUN FEELS THE SAME. BF is lot better then this CR*P 4.) And don't get me started on the content. Seriously EA seriously, you    Don't waste your money on this one guys, please.
    1.) Match requires no co ordination among the players. Feels more like COD then BF
    2.) They have messed with the auto aiming it seems, its insane how you can take out enemies at long rage without zooming.
    3.) EVERY GUN FEELS THE SAME. BF is lot better then this CR*P
    4.) And don't get me started on the content. Seriously EA seriously, you really think every time you come out with season pass as the game launches, people won't know that you take out content from the complete game and release them later as DLCs (well i bought the game so i guess the jokes on me)
    @ DICE - Ur Stroy telling ability for FPS already su*ked and now you have stop trying
    There is a reason why EA got worst company in the world award, past couple of years by "Consumerist" (i think last year it was comcast, not sure). When you make a game and break it into pieces and sell them @ full price, hatred from consumers comes naturally. And as lot of reviewer have already mentioned before, this is becoming a trend now (looking at you, Ubisoft! ) - only multiplayer @ full price.    … Expand
  29. felasi
    Dec 9, 2015
    2
    How I wish I listened to the user reviews on metacritic before spending 70 USD on this game. Aside from the excellent graphics and sound design battlefront really doesnt have much going for it. After the first few hours it gets very boring very fast. No single player exists, except for a survivor mode, the combat/gameplay is below average as far as a first person shooters go.

    The    How I wish I listened to the user reviews on metacritic before spending 70 USD on this game. Aside from the excellent graphics and sound design battlefront really doesnt have much going for it. After the first few hours it gets very boring very fast. No single player exists, except for a survivor mode, the combat/gameplay is below average as far as a first person shooters go.

    The multiplayer mode feels broken, spawn points are ridiculous, there are only eleven guns which all feel the same, no customization at all, repetitive maps which are too few. From the 9 game modes only about 3 of them are appealing. Character customization is a joke. You have to spend in game credits to unlock characters and they really dont offer much until you unlock the last levels if you bother to get that far. Vehicles and fighter jets controls are so basic and you have to walk around the map hunting for pop-ups to activate them rather than going to a que to access them. Worst of all you cant really team up with your friends in a squad. Instead you can be a partner with only one friend, other friends who join cant be in a squad with you so its like your not even playing with them. So much for multiplayer.

    I expected that with DICEs involvement starwars battlefront would be built upon further adding alot of the great things we saw in battlefield 3 & 4. Rather this game is a hollow shell of what it could be. Spending 70 dollars on a game so void of content is disappointing to say the least. Maybe its because of the graphics its so expensive, but if thats the case they should have sacrificed visuals for actual content or priced at what its worth, a 30 USD game. Its a shame they can get away with pricing it for so much when it has nothing. Other games of the same price have hoooours of gameplay and content. There is no way im going to fork out another 50USD for additional maps in there DLC. If you want to play an FPS do yourself a favor and buy ANYTHING other than this game.    … Expand
  30. OrionPax
    Nov 22, 2015
    5
    The gameplay and the graphics are good. But there's not enough content. EA always do this. They sell the half of game via DLC's. Also game needs some stabilization with bombs and teams immediately. Imperials are still OP.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 59
  3. Negative: 0 out of 59
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jan 23, 2016
    80
    It's not the most complex shooter, but it's the ideal pick-up-and-play experience for Star Wars fans. Stunning environments, solid shooting and immersive sound design mask the shortcomings. [Jan 2016, p.82]
  2. GameOver.gr
    Jan 20, 2016
    75
    With the new film of the space opera saga finally on the big screen and the release of Battlefront's new sequel, both after a decade overdue, it is definitely the best time to be a Star Wars fan. The game itself is a dream-come-true for fans, and the Star Wars spectacle is strong in this one. However, if it is depth and longevity you seek... this is not the game you are looking for.
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  3. Play UK
    Jan 16, 2016
    60
    Spectacular production values help to make this game enjoyable in the early going, but it soon enough shows that it is painfully lacking in terms of maps and depth in its current form. [Issue#265, p.72]
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