Star Wars Battlefront

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5.1

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  1. maxxitout
    Aug 3, 2017
    2
    The only good thing about this game is the genuine look of the scenery and the sounds. Game play is pathetic and extremely repetitious. The poor designed combat roll is worthless. The Star grading system is horrid as unless you spent months practicing in multi-player you can hardly get two of the 5 stars in each challenge. The fact of no story mode is the icing on the stale cake. IThe only good thing about this game is the genuine look of the scenery and the sounds. Game play is pathetic and extremely repetitious. The poor designed combat roll is worthless. The Star grading system is horrid as unless you spent months practicing in multi-player you can hardly get two of the 5 stars in each challenge. The fact of no story mode is the icing on the stale cake. I picked this up on PS store for $12 with full DLC and still felt ripped off. It's since been deleted. I hope BF2 is much better.… Expand
  2. MannWithNoEyes
    Oct 10, 2017
    2
    Star Wars: Battlefront has to be the biggest disappointment in gaming in a long time. The original version is one-third of an actual game, and the Star Wars Battlefront: Ultimate Edition is still unacceptable at full price. My biggest issue with this game is its lack of a story-mode. Online never has appealed to me, so the only gaming experiences I am interested in are single-playerStar Wars: Battlefront has to be the biggest disappointment in gaming in a long time. The original version is one-third of an actual game, and the Star Wars Battlefront: Ultimate Edition is still unacceptable at full price. My biggest issue with this game is its lack of a story-mode. Online never has appealed to me, so the only gaming experiences I am interested in are single-player driven. I honestly wouldn't mind the fact that this game has no story mode had it not taken the classic Battlefront franchise, both of which had excellent single-player campaigns that were intriguing and fun to play through. The fact that EA and DICE thought that a campaign mode was unnecessary really shows far removed this game is from the original two games. The game is unpolished, with a number of animation glitches happening within the first few hours of the game. The heroes, while fun to play as, feel stupidly overpowered while playing with bots, and as a result the biggest thing Star Wars: Battlefront had going for it added thirty minutes of playtime, only ten of which were refreshing. I can guess that the heroes are more fun to play as in the online mode, but I've read that people will just hang back and steal the hero tokens so nobody except a few people will every play as heroes. The other single-player modes are fine, but there is so little substance here that they all feel stale, boring, and repetitive. There's nothing of interest on these linear, barren maps, so no match feels distinct, not to mention the fact that everything in this game is so limited in terms of substance. There are no open-ended systems to use to your advantage, and no clever physics. This game is so limited, and I think that is the root of all the problems here. Yes the aesthetics have been nailed, and everything looks and sounds authentic to the Star Wars universe, but nothing about the gameplay actually reinforces the visuals, and as a result Star Wars: Battlefront lacks any sort of depth or interest. There is so little that appeals to me in Star Wars: Battlefront, that I could not excuse myself for giving this game anything more than a 2 out of 10.… Expand
  3. OnandOff
    Nov 30, 2017
    2
    Pros: Graphics are pretty good and made me feel like I was in an real Star Wars environment.
    Gameplay isn't so bad and I kind of liked it.
    Cons: Almost everything about the game other than the two Pros. This Star Wars game was just another money consuming game from EA. You could get all the fun out of it (including DLCs) in about 8 hours. The multiplayer only thing was horrible and    Pros: Graphics are pretty good and made me feel like I was in an real Star Wars environment.
    Gameplay isn't so bad and I kind of liked it.
    Cons: Almost everything about the game other than the two Pros.

    This Star Wars game was just another money consuming game from EA. You could get all the fun out of it (including DLCs) in about 8 hours. The multiplayer only thing was horrible and the content was lacking. When DLCs came out I was ready to give this game another chance. And then again, they only added a few maps and one new game mode. The heroes were just stupid and you practically have to sprint your **** ass off to get to be them. Even if you are hero, it's probably only the last 2 seconds of the game.    … Expand
  4. ZXSth
    Feb 25, 2023
    2
    An insultingly lacking and egregiously boring waste of money, especially when looking for a competent single-player experience (which it lacks). I was unable to enjoy this game for more than 10 minutes, and found almost nothing compelling in it beyond solid graphics and adequate sound design. The PC predecessors from about 2 decades earlier trump this in terms of enjoyment. Even theAn insultingly lacking and egregiously boring waste of money, especially when looking for a competent single-player experience (which it lacks). I was unable to enjoy this game for more than 10 minutes, and found almost nothing compelling in it beyond solid graphics and adequate sound design. The PC predecessors from about 2 decades earlier trump this in terms of enjoyment. Even the multiplayer feels lifeless and hollow.

    Not worth your time or money.    … Expand
  5. SirSoil
    Feb 28, 2020
    2
    Star Wars Battlefront is one of the most beautiful games and one of the most disappointing games. The game looks amazing good visuals and audio, but the game is sooooo empty after 5 hours you probably experienced all that the game offers. The single player can be completed in less than hour of gameplay, the multiplayer while fun still has only 9 game modes and some of them are boring. AlsoStar Wars Battlefront is one of the most beautiful games and one of the most disappointing games. The game looks amazing good visuals and audio, but the game is sooooo empty after 5 hours you probably experienced all that the game offers. The single player can be completed in less than hour of gameplay, the multiplayer while fun still has only 9 game modes and some of them are boring. Also there is only 4 maps...4 maps yes you heard it right, I mean yes hero vs villains and walker assault are good game modes and you can play them anytime and they will be fun. But still for 60$ game it’s not worth it at all, not to mention the terrible progression system, and if you wanna have more maps gotta buy the season **** You EA. Star Wars Battlefront is beautiful in the visuals department but everything else the game delivers is complete garbage. (1/5 Terrible) Not Worth Your Time… Expand
  6. rarina
    Jul 15, 2021
    2
    Игра лютое Г. Отличный сеттинг и графика, но SBMM нет - новички без прокачки просто сосут. И онлайн 2 калеки.
  7. sEBq78
    Nov 8, 2022
    2
    Only for online players. I you want some single player action and story its not for you.
  8. Jokerfish
    Nov 20, 2015
    1
    This is a Star Wars game for fans, that's it. It shoves Star Wars into your face and won't let you forget it. They worked lines from the movie into other characters' dialogue to the point where it sounds like the people in the game saw Star Wars recently and are reciting lines to each other like an inside joke, while fighting Star Wars battles. "We've captured the point. ALL TOO EASY!" HanThis is a Star Wars game for fans, that's it. It shoves Star Wars into your face and won't let you forget it. They worked lines from the movie into other characters' dialogue to the point where it sounds like the people in the game saw Star Wars recently and are reciting lines to each other like an inside joke, while fighting Star Wars battles. "We've captured the point. ALL TOO EASY!" Han Solo recites lines we've heard in a dozen other games, but only heard once in the movies. The game wasn't written to fit in within the SW movies, it was assembled verbatim from them. Worse, it was assembled from the Star Wars movies we've seen a hundred times. Conveniently rushed to shelves in time to see a new one hit theaters in a few weeks, but we don't see any of that one here.

    The problem is that if you were to strip away the Star Wars theme from these battles and reskin it with pretty much anything else, the game is not good. Sure, it feels like the originals, but they're a decade old. There's no excuse for this game to be the least bit shallow in terms of content, but there it is. You're running around looking for glowing tokens like Crash Bandicoot looking for fruit.

    It comes down to people who are happy with what we were handed here, and the people who see what this could have been. It could have expanded on things like Jedi Knight or KOTOR, could have had gameplay options and freedom like the Arkham games did for Batman (tell me using the grapple hoist line Luke used to grenade the AT-AT, but free to use anywhere creatively wouldn't have been amazing) but instead we got the standard EA movie tie-in treatment.    … Expand
  9. cimerians
    Nov 19, 2015
    1
    A game that costs over $100 (season pass + basic game) with lots of content cut from the original Lucasarts series = garbage. If you enjoy really good Star Wars graphics patched into a Battlefield engine have at it but be warned it will cost you some extra cash in the long run.
  10. DoctorFox
    Nov 17, 2015
    1
    EA Greed Strikes Back should be the title of this disasterpiece. Yes, the graphics are incredible - hence the "1" score. The 9 other missing points are for the lack of fun, content, and the incessant over-charging EA continuously does AND GETS AWAY WITH.
  11. Ronyo30
    Jan 10, 2016
    1
    I give the game a 1 because graphics justify it. Out side of appearances the game has nothing. Spawn, shoot, kill, die, there is no more to the game than that. No story, no mods (which could make it more interesting), poor peripheral support. Even the leveling and half baked attempt at dangling a carrot-on-a-stick is no fun. The game serves one purpose, to cash in on a franchiseI give the game a 1 because graphics justify it. Out side of appearances the game has nothing. Spawn, shoot, kill, die, there is no more to the game than that. No story, no mods (which could make it more interesting), poor peripheral support. Even the leveling and half baked attempt at dangling a carrot-on-a-stick is no fun. The game serves one purpose, to cash in on a franchise already littered with poor cash grab titles. I really wish people would stop paying for what amounts to 15 minutes of fun folded by an prompt un-installation because it isn't worth the space.… Expand
  12. Ruegrong
    Nov 19, 2019
    1
    Game is complete trash and a rip off. Not even worth your time. Nobody plays the season pass, which was $50. The weapons are extremely unbalanced and spawn points are terrible. The enemy team can get behind your spawn and just snipe you. Not to mention the jetpack which allow players on top of the map with unlimited sniper shots. There is a bug since launch where you wont get a partnerGame is complete trash and a rip off. Not even worth your time. Nobody plays the season pass, which was $50. The weapons are extremely unbalanced and spawn points are terrible. The enemy team can get behind your spawn and just snipe you. Not to mention the jetpack which allow players on top of the map with unlimited sniper shots. There is a bug since launch where you wont get a partner even when teams are full. This gives you a huge disadvantage from loss of points and losing a spawn point. The maps are just chokepoint after chokepoint . Heroe battles are trash and clumsy. There are not that many modes and people only play walker assault on same 4-6 map rotation. Save your time, even if the game is free do not play it, you will just get mad after seeing this game was released for $60… Expand
  13. partyintheback
    Nov 17, 2015
    1
    No story mode to speak of. There is some content to play in single player, but it's nothing anyone will waste time on. Online mode is pretty skimpy and has had a lot of connection issues. I give this game 1 star for the pretty graphics. Probably the biggest letdown of the year. I'm trading my copy in this weekend. I hope the next Star Wars game isn't as bad as this one.
  14. adrenilinmatt
    Nov 17, 2015
    1
    Good graphics don't make a game. This is the point Bethesda have proved with fallout 4. This game is an empty husk inside a pretty exterior. Don't buy it unless you wanna be extremely bored after like 3 hours of the same garbage again and again.
  15. itmo
    Apr 9, 2016
    1
    2/10, 1 point for graphics and the other for sound design. Other than that, this game is a disgrace. A game released in 2015 that has no depth, no skill required and is a complete mess. DICE and EA, hold your heads in shame this is a pile of festering crap. Where is the single player mode? Where is the depth to the missions? Where is the skill involved and strategy to win? There is2/10, 1 point for graphics and the other for sound design. Other than that, this game is a disgrace. A game released in 2015 that has no depth, no skill required and is a complete mess. DICE and EA, hold your heads in shame this is a pile of festering crap. Where is the single player mode? Where is the depth to the missions? Where is the skill involved and strategy to win? There is none, comes down to pure luck and stupid star cards. Why is there a radar for picking up people moving and shooting, that's what your bloody eyes and ears are for. I game made by morons for morons.… Expand
  16. punchrx
    Dec 14, 2015
    1
    $140.00 for this junk?! WTF! I feel sorry for those of you you fell for that crap. I was at least hoping for a Battlefield game with a Star Wars skin, instead we get a watered down, shallow shell of what Battlefront once was.

    The graphics and sound fx are amazing, absolutely beautiful but unfortunately thats all this game has going for it. Its like wax fruit, it looks good but dont try    $140.00 for this junk?! WTF! I feel sorry for those of you you fell for that crap. I was at least hoping for a Battlefield game with a Star Wars skin, instead we get a watered down, shallow shell of what Battlefront once was.

    The graphics and sound fx are amazing, absolutely beautiful but unfortunately thats all this game has going for it. Its like wax fruit, it looks good but dont try to ingest it or it'll leave you sick.

    Controls are more like an arcade shooter, another watered down and half-baked mechanic to the game. Whats worse that the arcade-like controls is the flight controls, I dont know what they were thinking or if they even tested them because theyre just awful. You literally with break your arm trying to turn you TIE fighter 180 degrees.

    No Classes and for that matter, no class. This game is in a league of its own, actually its in the same league as SWtoR... Come to think of it, why is EA even allowed to make SW games anymore, can we get a competent studio to make us SW games, have they not abused the IP enough yet?    … Expand
  17. Explodet
    Jan 17, 2016
    1
    It's obvious they knew people would buy this regardless of how bad it actually is just because it's Star Wars.. It plays like a really bad Battlefield user made mod. It's got weird gimmicks that involve collecting powerups to use vehicles. The amount if content at release was bare bones, they probably wAnt you to get the rest of the content from purchaseable dlc.

    They wanted to create    It's obvious they knew people would buy this regardless of how bad it actually is just because it's Star Wars.. It plays like a really bad Battlefield user made mod. It's got weird gimmicks that involve collecting powerups to use vehicles. The amount if content at release was bare bones, they probably wAnt you to get the rest of the content from purchaseable dlc.

    They wanted to create big battles, yet they filled it with npcs. Meanwhile games like Planetside have 1200 people on a giant single map. The technology exists, but you gotta put in some effort. It's obvious EA doesn't care about making decent games, and only care about money and money from dlc with as little effort as possible. Oh, and any gane that you pay $60 for, pay for dlc, and still slaps on microtransactions is absolute garbage.

    To make things worse, the shooting mechanics, balance, etc are all off. So it's a pretty skeleton of a game with Star Wars in it's name. F off with this trash.    … Expand
  18. Andynokills
    Mar 5, 2016
    1
    This is destiny in different clothes. Good graphics, no content unless you pay more. Angryjoe is right. Screw ea dont buy anymore of their crap. They deserve 0s even though this game is about a 4.
  19. JAX85
    Nov 17, 2015
    1
    without story mode and single player on offline mode and very bad online mode , boring shooter and .......................................................
  20. reviewer2015lol
    Jan 2, 2016
    1
    I do another review for this game because the game was starting to really piss me off. It's so repetitive, it's unbalanced,boring and so tedious. If you want a good battlefront game go buy battlefront 2 on steam or buy fallout 4, Rainbow six. Just everything else but not this piece of ****
  21. ryry117
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    This game is awful, stick to Battlefront 2. Graphics are mediocre and gameplay is dull. Do yourself a favor and buy Fallout 4 or something, a much better purchase.
  22. brpoconnor
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    The graphics truly are amazing. However, unfortunately for Star Wars Battlefront, graphics do not make a game. The game is completely lacking in every other facet. I don't see why you would take a good product (the early Battlefront games) and then strip away all of the best parts about it (space battles, clone wars, etc.). This brings nothing but shame to the Battlefront IP. TheThe graphics truly are amazing. However, unfortunately for Star Wars Battlefront, graphics do not make a game. The game is completely lacking in every other facet. I don't see why you would take a good product (the early Battlefront games) and then strip away all of the best parts about it (space battles, clone wars, etc.). This brings nothing but shame to the Battlefront IP. The pricing and insistence on micro-transactions sickens me. I don't want anyone to purchase this game.… Expand
  23. darksoulw
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    Say NO!!!! to incomplete games that cost like a complete game.

    The only good thing about this game are the graphics.

    Don't buy a 60 dll game that have less content of a 20 dll game
  24. gamermaxxx
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    The original battlefront that came out on ps2 almost 10 years ago has better/more content (alot more content) This game is just a super caked up glossy FPS with boring gameplay and guns. disappointed with the potential this could have had.
  25. Drillzilla
    Nov 19, 2015
    1
    Horrible lack of progression made this game into a snoozefest in merely a few short hours of gameplay. 80% of players are using pistols because DICE/EA prioritized graphics over gameplay. 14 weapons and 4 maps is laughable. To highlight this joke of a game, lets compare battlefront to another 3rd person shooter from the early 2000s. SOCOM 2 US Navy Seals had 22 maps and over 40 primaryHorrible lack of progression made this game into a snoozefest in merely a few short hours of gameplay. 80% of players are using pistols because DICE/EA prioritized graphics over gameplay. 14 weapons and 4 maps is laughable. To highlight this joke of a game, lets compare battlefront to another 3rd person shooter from the early 2000s. SOCOM 2 US Navy Seals had 22 maps and over 40 primary and secondary weapons.… Expand
  26. Darth_Brayn
    Nov 19, 2015
    1
    How sad all flash and no substance. I bought the Battlefront edition PS4 and was excited to play it but after reading these reviews I'm really disappointed. I'm more of a single player / coop / split screen kind of guy so hearing the lack of love for the offline player is Very disappointing. It's amazing how 10 years ago LucasArts understood what people wanted with Battlefront 2 and all EAHow sad all flash and no substance. I bought the Battlefront edition PS4 and was excited to play it but after reading these reviews I'm really disappointed. I'm more of a single player / coop / split screen kind of guy so hearing the lack of love for the offline player is Very disappointing. It's amazing how 10 years ago LucasArts understood what people wanted with Battlefront 2 and all EA had to do was reproduce what they did with a fresh coat of paint and improved bot AI but they couldn't do it. Embarrassing, guess I'll have to see how much store credit BestBuy will give me for it. The only hope I have for it is that EA gives a ton of free content like they did with Mass Effect 3, but seeing that they're already advertising a $50 season pass I won't hold my breath.… Expand
  27. pelikan
    Nov 19, 2015
    1
    this isn't battlefront no instant action no galactic conquest only 4 maps on bigger battles GO TO HELL EA and DICE too (unbelievable that the freeradical cancelled version was better)
  28. FatherTime1234
    Nov 20, 2015
    1
    Huge disappointment. No campaign is lame. If you are going to make me play online with no campaign mode it should have been clear.

    Online can be fun but isn't my main thing. Returning the game today and then to boot the lack of content, oh wait no I can get more for the price of the game... Crazy
  29. TheOfflineGamer
    Nov 21, 2015
    1
    Let's start with the good:
    Graphics.
    Okay now that we have that out of the way, for the review. I put in Star Wars Battlefront, played a survival and battle two of the four maps (YES, a WHOPPING FOUR), and then had to spend the next 20 mins wiping the **** out of the disc drive so I could play something that actually resembled a game. No doubt, the rest of the galaxy that we saw in the    Let's start with the good:
    Graphics.

    Okay now that we have that out of the way, for the review. I put in Star Wars Battlefront, played a survival and battle two of the four maps (YES, a WHOPPING FOUR), and then had to spend the next 20 mins wiping the **** out of the disc drive so I could play something that actually resembled a game. No doubt, the rest of the galaxy that we saw in the amazing games that preceded this one in the series will be available for purchase as DLC in a money-grab by Emperor EA. Darth DICE clearly looked at the original games of the series, said "Okay, this is really cool" and then proceeded to model the game after the aftermath of their next meal at Chipotle. I might have ditched my girlfriend to play this game, but at least I'm still getting screwed by EA.

    I just kept going through the menu's trying to find where the game was, but clearly EA and DICE forgot to put it on the disc. Oh well, at least they have their money, clearly that's all this game was about anyway. I had to think for a moment whether I had to check the box on this review to have a spoiler warning, but honestly there is absolutely no content in the game to be spoiled.

    It's sad that this game may be considered successful because EA and DICE pulled the wool over the fanbase's collective eyes and we all had to buy it to find out how crappy it is. We expected Luke Skywalker, and we got Jar Jar Binks. If you want to play Battlefront, break out the PS2, because this game is not Battlefront. Time to get back to Fallout 4, or literally anything else.    … Expand
  30. John_Bensen
    Nov 27, 2015
    1
    Es ist lahm und langweilig. Jeder der ein wenig Niveau hat, kann dieses Spiel nur langweilig finden. Keine Herausforderung. Ein reines Arcade-Spiel...gääähn!

    Wer dieses Spiel herausfordernd findet, glaubt auch, dass Berlin Tag und Nacht nicht gescripted ist.
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73

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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