Star Wars Battlefront

 Xbox One
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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1259 Ratings

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  1. Mogney
    Nov 19, 2015
    3
    4 friggin maps and no single player campaign! Stunning graphics and sound but the content is really thin for a game with this price point. My 12 year old is even bored with it already. This was a money grab, put the words star wars on any old pos and it will sell. I expected much more from Disney and EA.
  2. Ayylmao7
    Nov 17, 2015
    3
    This game has been one of my biggest disappointments in 2015. There is a huge lack of content, and the game play just isn't that fun. Lots of people are saying that it's just a Battlefield re-skin, but sadly the game would be better if it was. It feels as if it wants to be both Battlefield and Battlefront, and because of that it fails at being either.
  3. HAcoreRD
    Nov 17, 2015
    2
    Am I ever glad my local Gamestop allowed me to swap this title with another $60 of my choice. This game is bad. Like most of the merchandise being pumped out in anticipation of the new movie, this game is no exception.

    When I saw Dice was signed on to make this, I expected a great shooter. This was the bait. The game itself looks pretty, the game sounds fantastic, minus the character's    Am I ever glad my local Gamestop allowed me to swap this title with another $60 of my choice. This game is bad. Like most of the merchandise being pumped out in anticipation of the new movie, this game is no exception.

    When I saw Dice was signed on to make this, I expected a great shooter. This was the bait. The game itself looks pretty, the game sounds fantastic, minus the character's voices. The game itself is simply not worth the $60 price tag.

    First off, there is no single player campaign. None. There's a "survival" mode, which is a slow paced 15 wave game where you must fend off the worst AI controlled Bots in the Galaxy. There's a vehicle training mode, and a "Head to head" mode where you can duel heroes with 1 friend or against the same clunky AI.

    Speaking of clunky, the vehicle controls and soldier movement is clunky and awful. Tie Fighters handle like a shopping cart, and alot of the ground environment requires you to jump over the smallest rocks/inclines, especially on the Endor map.

    The actual combat is forgettable. If you encounter more than 1 enemy at any given time, unless you kill them with an explosive, you wont win, even if they're lined up. The reason being is the weapons you get, yes, all of them, have no penetration, like in other shooters like Call of Duty or Battlefield.

    The spawn system is beyond awful. This was brought up in the beta, and the devs did nothing about it. I had times where I spawned (not on my team mate, mind you) and died within 3 seconds of spawning. I've also had enemies spawn with their backs to me. I should also point out that there's NOTHING to prevent enemies from sitting in your spawn, or even going behind it and attacking you as you spawn.

    The shooting itself is very casual. Outside the Heavy Blasters, which are basically Light Machine Guns in any other shooter, no weapon has enough recoil to make a difference. The weapons really differ in range, fire rate, and damage. Most of these don't matter, because primary weapons all take atleast 2 shots to someone's head for a kill, 3-5 to the chest, and more for limbs.

    The map choices aren't enough to keep you interested. They took iconic maps, like Hoth, Endor and Tattooine, and made 2 maps of eac, plus two for Mustaafar (sp?). That's 8 maps, that are actually small, unless on walker assault, where they actually allow you to play the entire levels as they should've done.

    Heroes are obnoxious. Granted they're meant to be stronger than the typical trooper, the fact that it literally takes over 100 shots to kill one is insane. Coupled with the heroes' 1 hit kill abilities (Vader's Sabre toss, Leia's move that literally lets you 1 hit kill storm troopers, Luke's Sabre charge), they become frustrating to encounter. The Millennium Falcon and Slave I in the fighter mode are just as over powered, in terms of health and damage output.

    Power ups (special items, heroes, Fighter/AT-ST controls) tend to spawn in the open, and most dangerous places. Should you manage to get your X-Wing power up, guess what, the tie fighters in the sky can literally shoot you down as you zone in with the fighter before you can even move. That's right. You can die before you can fire back, or even try to take evasive maneuvers.

    The final icing on this cake is the DLC. $50 for the season pass. That's essentially buying another title. $50 for...what? Maybe 6 maps, new heroes (from episode 7), and more guns that are mediocre? No thanks.

    As this game stands, I can NOT recommend it. There are plenty of other shooters that offer more to gamers than this title. I'm beyond thankful Gamestop let me return this.    … Expand
  4. SilkyNoah
    Nov 19, 2015
    3
    After my time in EA Access I can safely say this is one of the biggest disappointments not only of the year, but probably the most disappointing game in recent memory.

    The game has a severe lack of content, a ridiculously expensive season pass (so you can get all the content they cut), overly simplistic combat, mediocre at best hit registration, very little singleplayer content, and the    After my time in EA Access I can safely say this is one of the biggest disappointments not only of the year, but probably the most disappointing game in recent memory.

    The game has a severe lack of content, a ridiculously expensive season pass (so you can get all the content they cut), overly simplistic combat, mediocre at best hit registration, very little singleplayer content, and the list could go on forever...

    I cannot recommend this game to anybody. It pains me to say this as a huge fan of Star Wars and the classic Battlefront games, but this just doesn't live up to the name. It shames it.    … Expand
  5. Beery
    Nov 17, 2015
    3
    This game sucks. What a surprise! With no single player campaign and very little depth, this is not the Battlefront series I came to love. The developers have been telling us for months that the game wasn't going to do justice to the SWB franchise, but that didn't stop the EA hype machine. Games like this keep getting made because players keep ignoring the content and buying into the hype.This game sucks. What a surprise! With no single player campaign and very little depth, this is not the Battlefront series I came to love. The developers have been telling us for months that the game wasn't going to do justice to the SWB franchise, but that didn't stop the EA hype machine. Games like this keep getting made because players keep ignoring the content and buying into the hype. As long as most of us keep doing that, publishers like EA have no incentive to make better games.… Expand
  6. salamanca
    Nov 17, 2015
    4
    This game has a lot of flash and much less substance. The graphics are unbelievably pretty. The sound and music are excellent. The gameplay is fun. But the Star Wars novelty only lasts a few hours, and then you're stuck with a pretty barebones, multiplayer-only shooter that doesn't do anything to differentiate itself apart from the IP.

    I'm a raving Star Wars fanboy, so it does pain me a    This game has a lot of flash and much less substance. The graphics are unbelievably pretty. The sound and music are excellent. The gameplay is fun. But the Star Wars novelty only lasts a few hours, and then you're stuck with a pretty barebones, multiplayer-only shooter that doesn't do anything to differentiate itself apart from the IP.

    I'm a raving Star Wars fanboy, so it does pain me a little bit to give this game bad marks. But once you get past the fact that it's pretty and that it's Star Wars, where is the substance? The progression system is fairly dull, customization is very slim compared to most competing shooters, and there is no single-player campaign to bolster the areas this game falls short in. Where is the hook that keeps you coming back? Having played this game for several hours, I can woefully say there isn't much to it.

    I know it's tired and overdone to compare this game to the previous Battlefront games, since people have been doing so ever since EA and DICE released more info about this new one, but they are actually fair comparisons to make. There are less playable heroes, less maps, less planets, no Galactic Conquest, no space battles, no single-player campaign, no 4-player splitscreen modes, no prequel trilogy (you can hate on the prequels all you want, but at least the prequels gave you more content to play with)... and it's been an entire decade since the last game in the franchise came out!! It seems to me like we've traded depth of content for prettier visuals, and that's a damn shame.

    This is the only AAA Star Wars game we've gotten since LucasArts was shut down years ago, so it was hard not to get hyped over this one. But once you play Battlefront for about 10 hours or so and the nostalgia factor wears off, the game runs out of new things to show you, and it starts to become apparent that Battlefront could've been so much better had EA and DICE not rushed it out to coincide with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. My advice: wait for a sale on this one. $60 is a hefty price tag to pay for a game that, apart from its polished presentation, falls woefully short of its predecessors.    … Expand
  7. Linkn216
    Nov 18, 2015
    4
    "The EA Strikes Again"

    Another example of a big name company building a fantastic platform then stripping the final product down to bare bones so they can scalp the complete experience to us through later DLC's. Imagine a kindergartener being given a 64 count box of new crayons. Now watch them open the box only to find the yellows and pinks included. That pretty much sums up the deal    "The EA Strikes Again"

    Another example of a big name company building a fantastic platform then stripping the final product down to bare bones so they can scalp the complete experience to us through later DLC's. Imagine a kindergartener being given a 64 count box of new crayons. Now watch them open the box only to find the yellows and pinks included. That pretty much sums up the deal that EA is selling with Battlefront. Wait til it hits the bargain bin.    … Expand
  8. trooper1993
    Nov 20, 2015
    1
    It's pretty terrible. But the fun type of terrible. It's obviously tailored for the new SW movie.

    I'd definitely recommend to buy this game in 3-4 years when it will be dirt cheap as it does a pretty good job at playing one long session. Just one though, the comical aspects of this game just make it really difficult for people to stay serious about it. It's a game based on a old    It's pretty terrible. But the fun type of terrible. It's obviously tailored for the new SW movie.

    I'd definitely recommend to buy this game in 3-4 years when it will be dirt cheap as it does a pretty good job at playing one long session. Just one though, the comical aspects of this game just make it really difficult for people to stay serious about it.

    It's a game based on a old generations classic that tragically was built for kids.

    Ultimately, the kids will love it, star wars fans will try to love it but those who bought the game hoping it would become a good alternative to bfh and bf4, naaah. No way    … Expand
  9. crom4739
    Nov 19, 2015
    4
    I always enjoyed Star Wars Battlefront. When i found out Dice was making this game i was please because I believed they would be making the game better then it was 10 years ago. I really didnt care that it doesnt have a campaign or split screen multiplayer. I was hoping for a more tactical Star Wars game hell i would have even loved just a BF4 re skin because it would give me the feelingI always enjoyed Star Wars Battlefront. When i found out Dice was making this game i was please because I believed they would be making the game better then it was 10 years ago. I really didnt care that it doesnt have a campaign or split screen multiplayer. I was hoping for a more tactical Star Wars game hell i would have even loved just a BF4 re skin because it would give me the feeling of actually being on the ground in the **** as you would put it. This game lacks all of that. There is no skill in this game for shooting or in fighter. Holding down the trigger to lock on and being unable to shake off an enemy tie fighter cuz he brakes and just watches you flail about trying to shake him off is bull **** The hero ships are even worse having 3 fighters tailing the falcon and it just flying with out a care in the world is stupid, there have been matchs i have played where a player only dies once and thats cuz he was in the hero ship the whole time and can be bought down at all cuz they have so much more health.
    Being on the ground is worse with one shot homing rockets and removing the timer for heros was mistake since boba fett is the best hero can just camp. I give this game a 3 for star wars plus 1 for trying but i will be returning or trading in this game.    … Expand
  10. iso250
    Nov 17, 2015
    2
    This game had so much potential but has been let down by far too many issues.

    The biggest let down is the volume of content. EA chose not to include a single player story line. Granted, the original Battlefront games didn't have the most in depth story modes, but they were there for when you didn't want to go up against other players. Making the decision not to include story mode    This game had so much potential but has been let down by far too many issues.

    The biggest let down is the volume of content. EA chose not to include a single player story line. Granted, the original Battlefront games didn't have the most in depth story modes, but they were there for when you didn't want to go up against other players. Making the decision not to include story mode even worse is the fact that there actually isn't that much content in the game. Sure, there are quite a few different game modes, but they're on the same small handful of maps. Which get boring very fast.

    The main battle mode, Supremacy, loosely follows on from the the original Battlefront, but taking over command points no longer gives a team any form of tactical advantage like it did in the originals. Gone are the days when taking over a command point actually meant you were weakening the other side.

    Further to that, most of the objectives don't have any real effect in the game. If you shoot down shuttles in squadron mode (or protect them) you get no bonus to the team score. This means everyone will ignore the objectives as staying alive is more important. this kills a lot of the immersion that objective based play can provide.

    In a very surprising move, EA has removed the concept of character classes. Gone are the snipers, heavy weapons officers and pilots. Instead, EA has chosen a one size fits all approach where any soldier can choose any unlocked weapon, and visual differences are completely cosmetic. Instead of making the characters more exciting and interesting to play it makes the characters become more and more dull with each play. Also, speaking of cosmetic changes, stormtroopers can play without their iconic helmets. Whilst only a cosmetic change, it seriously kills the immersion of fighting against the faceless machine that is the Empire.

    EA has also removed vehicle spawn points. There are plenty of vehicles sitting in the levels, you just can't get in them. Instead, vehicles are random pickups that when activated make your character fade from the battlefield and appear in the vehicle. I can't begin to describe how much this grates on my nerves. It introduces an element of luck that can seriously sway the tide of the battle. If your team isn't lucky with the vehicle drops (and it's happened to my team a number of times) then your team is at a huge disadvantage.

    Heroes, like Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, are likewise randomly dropped. And likewise, it can hurt your team's chances when they just don't drop.

    The introduction of pure fighter mode interested me. Until I played it. The control system is so incredibly simplified to the point of stupidity. Instead of handling like a fighter should it handles like a car that can go up and down. The fighters also turn so sharply that all believability is left at the game lobby. The sharpness of the turns means that instead of you skilfully lining up your target to kill them you just point your ship in the general direction of your target and wait for target lock to kick in. As with ground mode, there are two heroes that can be picked up but thankfully these drop frequently.

    Apart from pretty graphics and the fact that it's Star Wars this game has very little going for it. Mindless battle after battle with no endgame in sight gets tiring, plus the lack of content that EA has promised to fill after you pay for DLC leaves a nasty taste in my mouth. It's such a shame that Battlefront 2, a game that's 10 years old, is better than this one. EA has released The Phantom Menace of the Star Wars games.    … Expand
  11. VikingSkald
    Nov 19, 2015
    3
    Pros:
    - Gorgeous, immersive maps
    - Great score and sound effects Cons: - Repetitive, shallow game modes - Dumbed down combat - No squad play - Can't choose spawn points on maps (to my knowledge) - No strategic play...spawn, frag die... Battlefield game mechanics have basically been stripped/dumbed down for mass appeal... Avoid this for a year or so until they hear the cries    Pros:
    - Gorgeous, immersive maps
    - Great score and sound effects

    Cons:
    - Repetitive, shallow game modes
    - Dumbed down combat
    - No squad play
    - Can't choose spawn points on maps (to my knowledge)
    - No strategic play...spawn, frag die...

    Battlefield game mechanics have basically been stripped/dumbed down for mass appeal...

    Avoid this for a year or so until they hear the cries of the displeased masses and add some substance to this snack of FPS cotton candy...    … Expand
  12. ryry117
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    This game is a waste of money, buy fallout 4 instead. Poor gameplay, graphics, and that infamously toxic shooter community. Just leaves an all-around bad feeling after you've played, not something you want from a game.
  13. soldier5637
    Nov 18, 2015
    2
    Horrible. I havent spent this much money on a game in a long time but I felt this would be worth it as Battlefront 2 was my childhood game. But this is bad.. Like really bad. theres no content. none. theres online, thats it. No campaign and no Clone era anything?! Why did a game from 2005 have 5x more content?? It doesnt even have the Battlefront feel anymore. As per usual, EA wrecked whatHorrible. I havent spent this much money on a game in a long time but I felt this would be worth it as Battlefront 2 was my childhood game. But this is bad.. Like really bad. theres no content. none. theres online, thats it. No campaign and no Clone era anything?! Why did a game from 2005 have 5x more content?? It doesnt even have the Battlefront feel anymore. As per usual, EA wrecked what could have been a great thing. Really, really disappointing.… Expand
  14. McGillotine
    Nov 17, 2015
    4
    A shallow imitation of what could of been, Star Wars Battlefront captures stunning visuals and a great sound design. But struggles to push the boundaries of what could have been.

    The main problem with the game is that it doesn't embody the same spirit that Star Wars Battlefront was capable of over 10 years ago. To which most people will respond "it is a completely different game" to    A shallow imitation of what could of been, Star Wars Battlefront captures stunning visuals and a great sound design. But struggles to push the boundaries of what could have been.

    The main problem with the game is that it doesn't embody the same spirit that Star Wars Battlefront was capable of over 10 years ago. To which most people will respond "it is a completely different game" to which i say, if that were the case "why does it hold the name then", the answer to this question to make money of nostalgia.

    If your casual by all means play the game, if your competitive save your money    … Expand
  15. vorixo
    Nov 17, 2015
    7
    Why 5 dlc's?
    Why that high price?
    Why the season pass costs almost the same than the game? Why a game from 2005 has more content than this? Why we dont have instant action? Why we dont have space to ground? Why we dont have Galactic Conquest? Why we dont have the roll movement? Why we have only 6 heros with the non dlc game? Why those power ups? Why is this called Battlefront?    Why 5 dlc's?
    Why that high price?
    Why the season pass costs almost the same than the game?
    Why a game from 2005 has more content than this?
    Why we dont have instant action?
    Why we dont have space to ground?
    Why we dont have Galactic Conquest?
    Why we dont have the roll movement?
    Why we have only 6 heros with the non dlc game?
    Why those power ups?
    Why is this called Battlefront?

    Thats why my score is too low :)    … Expand
  16. JChris
    Nov 17, 2015
    4
    Star wars battlefront has the style and the beauty of a great game, however lacks at any other aspect.
    Gameplay
    is way to simple and bland, it works, but is as bland as a shooter can be.It lacks and depth and imagination. Textbook to its core. Substance The game lacks a campaign, and its single-player modes are boring with a braindead A.I. There are 12 maps, but they are set only in 4    Star wars battlefront has the style and the beauty of a great game, however lacks at any other aspect.
    Gameplay
    is way to simple and bland, it works, but is as bland as a shooter can be.It lacks and depth and imagination. Textbook to its core.
    Substance
    The game lacks a campaign, and its single-player modes are boring with a braindead A.I. There are 12 maps, but they are set only in 4 planets, probably so that they can repeat textures. there are 10 game modes, but most of them seem to be made-up last second before the release, only walker assault is original and fun at the same time.
    Graphics
    Best graphics i have ever seen.
    Conclusion
    would be fun as a 30-40$ game, EA and DICE have no right to ask 110 dollars for its full experience    … Expand
  17. DanteTheCynic
    Nov 17, 2015
    4
    First, allow me to address the positives here. Or positive, rather:

    -The game is absolutely stunning visually and in sound design. The rest is unfortunately mediocre at best. Let's start with the obvious in that there is no single player campaign or Galactic Conquest, and prequel content is made to sit on the sidelines this time. This means that genuinely cool planets and heroes    First, allow me to address the positives here. Or positive, rather:

    -The game is absolutely stunning visually and in sound design.

    The rest is unfortunately mediocre at best. Let's start with the obvious in that there is no single player campaign or Galactic Conquest, and prequel content is made to sit on the sidelines this time. This means that genuinely cool planets and heroes can't be included because DICE and EA have either limited themselves or been limited by Disney.

    Gunplay is bland, with little to no recoil. Vehicles are clunky and hard to control on some maps (of which there are disappointingly few), and there are only three heroes per faction. Overall, I am disappointed by this game.

    One last thing I forgot was that it was promised there would be no DLC, and then now there's a 50 dollar Season Pass. Knocking a couple points off for that one.    … Expand
  18. bmaster4616
    Nov 17, 2015
    3
    Haven't yet played the game but the Beta. By the looks of it, the game is basically the beta. With too little game modes, terrible gameplay, and a lack for understanding what Battlefront is. It's just a cash grabbing game that I hope fails. Can we get someone who knows star wars to make a star wars game? Please!?
  19. DukeSilver
    Nov 17, 2015
    4
    Yet another game made by EA that is the epitome of the current money sucking video game industry that cares very little about actually giving people what they pay for. You immediately get the feeling that game feels a bit thin when you see the main menu. It has been known for a while now that the game has no campaign mode. So all you see is a few multiplayer variations. Some of which areYet another game made by EA that is the epitome of the current money sucking video game industry that cares very little about actually giving people what they pay for. You immediately get the feeling that game feels a bit thin when you see the main menu. It has been known for a while now that the game has no campaign mode. So all you see is a few multiplayer variations. Some of which are very similar and provide very few new experiences. Instead of a story mode they chose to include a survival gametype. This simply does not make up for not having an adequate single player experience. The gameplay is beautiful, but without anything to keep you hooked, its' value is basically neutralized. Star Wars Battlefront is a pathetic attempt to recreate the glorious original Battlefront games that have now been out for years. Fans have now been for 10 years and what they get is a few hours of intense gameplay with almost no replay value. This game may be worth its' value in about 4 or 5 months when it costs $25, until then, save your money.

    Also the first dlc that will be released will have about the same amount of game that is in the game right now. When it's all said and done, you will likely have spent at least $120 bucks on this game. The funny thing is I can't even check the spoilers box for this review because, quite simply, there is nothing to spoil!    … Expand
  20. Thompsin
    Nov 18, 2015
    4
    Beautiful looking game that has it's fun moments, but the fun dies quickly. I can't believe people are willing to pay $60 for this game, that's basically a multiplayer only game with limited options. If you're not huge into star wars this game is not the game for you. It is fun to try everything for the first time, but it gets old fast.
  21. melonboy
    Nov 23, 2015
    3
    do you like games that have heaps of bugs?
    do you like games that have very little content on release?
    do you like games that will force you to buy DLC in the future just so you can spend more time on it?
    do you like games that are way to easy?
    No you don't, star wars battlefront is a **** game that EA has over hyped and over priced, it is not worth your money.
  22. GodoteX
    Nov 17, 2015
    2
    A simplified, stripped down, boring. The graphics and sound are great, but a good game is more than just a nice texture. I regret this, because it was New Hope. Now is only sadness and disappointment.
  23. gazz50
    Nov 17, 2015
    3
    No campaign, Multiplayer only, Nice graphics and sound.
    Need I say more ?
    I was thinking of getting this game, but after playing it on EA access, and realising it just another online FPS, with the same old types of objectives as most other games in this group, No Thanks
  24. homer4president
    Nov 17, 2015
    3
    I just don't understand why they removed so many great things from the originals. It's a really disappointing game. I watch the scrapped alpha footage of what could have been the battlefront we were waiting for and cry every time I watch it.
  25. trytoblockmenow
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    This game is gorgeous with incredible attention to detail, but that's meaningless. It's basically a polished turd. This game is the epitome of greed. Greed that is destroyed the video game industry. It comes with four boring maps for $50, and the content was clearly cut in half to sell later as over priced DLC. If you spent $60 dollars on this and another $50 for the season pass, you haveThis game is gorgeous with incredible attention to detail, but that's meaningless. It's basically a polished turd. This game is the epitome of greed. Greed that is destroyed the video game industry. It comes with four boring maps for $50, and the content was clearly cut in half to sell later as over priced DLC. If you spent $60 dollars on this and another $50 for the season pass, you have been scammed horribly and I feel bad for you. There is no single player campaign, the weapons are lame, the flying is beyond terrible and playing as signature Star Wars characters is completely underwhelming. It will only take you a few hours to see everything there is here. This is easily one of the most disappointing releases of the year. What do you expect from EA though. This is another one of their truly lazy, piss poor excuses for a cash grab video game.… Expand
  26. tboy123
    Nov 17, 2015
    4
    Compared to Battlefront 2, this game is a husk. I played several hours and quickly got bored. I tried the game modes and it didn't seem like many people were playing some of them. Even if you are a Star Wars fan, I suggest not getting it - because you CAN GET BETTER than this.
    -No space battles
    -Few players in some of the game modes -Very repetitive -Unlocks kind of lame -Best gun    Compared to Battlefront 2, this game is a husk. I played several hours and quickly got bored. I tried the game modes and it didn't seem like many people were playing some of them. Even if you are a Star Wars fan, I suggest not getting it - because you CAN GET BETTER than this.
    -No space battles
    -Few players in some of the game modes
    -Very repetitive
    -Unlocks kind of lame
    -Best gun included in the more expensive version, or as LAST unlockable in game.
    -Not enough customization
    +good graphics
    +good sound

    But sound and graphics do not a good game make.    … Expand
  27. ohdamnitsbrowen
    Nov 17, 2015
    1
    This game is an absolute joke. Sure, it might look pretty and run well, but the amount of content you're paying for, for the price you're paying for, is mediocre and laughable. The thing that makes a star wars game so appealing in this day and age is the possibility for an incredible campaign and DICE and EA both dropped the ball hard onto the ground when it came to that. The multiplayerThis game is an absolute joke. Sure, it might look pretty and run well, but the amount of content you're paying for, for the price you're paying for, is mediocre and laughable. The thing that makes a star wars game so appealing in this day and age is the possibility for an incredible campaign and DICE and EA both dropped the ball hard onto the ground when it came to that. The multiplayer might be fun for a brief amount of time, but the lack of guns and maps essentially ruins the replay value a multiplayer-based game should ultimately have, and is therefore worthless. I am just in awe at the final product and how underwhelming and insulting it is to those who paid for this abomination.… Expand
  28. Allthat
    Nov 17, 2015
    5
    Beautiful game! Beautiful sound! Beautiful score! Beautiful animation! Beautiful gameplay! But the lack of content makes this a very ugly game indeed... This is what happens when developers spend too much time polishing the game and not enough time fleshing the game out with content. If you do buy this... then you're only gonna spend a few hours with it until eventually getting bored. ItBeautiful game! Beautiful sound! Beautiful score! Beautiful animation! Beautiful gameplay! But the lack of content makes this a very ugly game indeed... This is what happens when developers spend too much time polishing the game and not enough time fleshing the game out with content. If you do buy this... then you're only gonna spend a few hours with it until eventually getting bored. It doesn't have those Battlefield tactics that make Battlefield my favorite online shooter.

    So, it looks great and plays well. And if you're a Star Wars fan then you're definitely going to feel A LOT of nostalgia. Go buy it if Star Wars means more to you than your wife and kids or if you've got some money to blow. But if you're a pragmatic spender like me then wait for a discount or until they add more content. Hopefully they have a GOTY edition or something after a while.    … Expand
  29. sw2002
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    As someone who grow up on the Battlefront series I can't even express it how disappointed I am. As Yoda would say, DICE is a great developer, but wise it is not.
    Honestly I am shocked by the whole game. It feels like a generic free to play shooter packed in a star wars costume. Like DICE and EA would say something like this: "It doesn't matter guys...just give them great graphics and star    As someone who grow up on the Battlefront series I can't even express it how disappointed I am. As Yoda would say, DICE is a great developer, but wise it is not.
    Honestly I am shocked by the whole game. It feels like a generic free to play shooter packed in a star wars costume. Like DICE and EA would say something like this: "It doesn't matter guys...just give them great graphics and star wars music. (just see the other reviews. Everyone is praising it because omg, it has star wars music as I play in it, oh I am in a so great star wars mood)
    There are not even space battles, or singleplayer (A very weak survival mode, where the aim should be the every single round is much more and more difficult, here from round 7 almost every single round is the same is not singleplayer. And also be honest to yourself: How hard would it be for DICE, to make a Battlefront like single player mode, where you would be able to fight against the computer on the planets chronologically according to the movies, with cutscenes from the movies.), no classes, (why would we work on another classes, they will buy it anyway.), infinite ammo and gernades? What??

    This brings me to the gameplay. I was utterly shocked by it. I won't even speak by the horrible spawning system. So the game is battlefront. They advertise the whole game as a chance to be a part of the star wars universe, and to live the battles. Well, maybe I was wrong, but I never seen for example floating blue PICKUPS in the movies. You want a rocket launcher because we were too lazy to create a demolition class? Go and get a PICKUP. You want to enter a vehicle for a limited time in a battlefront game ? (Even to write this question down was painful to write down) Go and get a PICKUP. Thanks DICE. So.....realistic, like in the movies. I just imagined Admiral Ackbar: "Soldiers. This is a very important battle. We won't provide you weapons or vehicles. There are magical pickups on the battlefield. Just take them, and you will get a vehicle or new weapons for a several ammount of time. Seriously as a Star wars Fan I want to cry.

    Just for the comparision imagine the good old Battlefield 2 and this at the battle of Hoth. In Battlefield 2 troopers were running to the field, while the pilots entered their speeders to battle against the walkers. just like in the movies, you were able to jump in a speeder, and while your buddy was piloting, you needed to aim with the cable launcher.
    Here: Go and shoot. Get a pickup if you are lucky, because the other players want it too.
    Disgusting.

    Okay. But maybe I was wrong. There are still aerial battles. This can turn good. A good old fashioned fight with my favourite x-wing. Then I was utterly shocked that DICE was able to ruin this too. First of all, according to the star wars lore, for example x wings had shields, TIE fighters not, but they were much faster. Here, you can switch on your shield for a few seconds, then you have to wait for a countdown. What??? Also Tie fighters can be fast yeah, if you activate a boost as a SKILL. After that wait for the countdown....
    Also it is like Titenfall in the air. 70% of the enemy vehicles are bots. Why??
    I am not a game developer. But maybe yeah, it is because of the balance (while I am completely sure, that because of the balance the basic theme - x wings - slow with shields, tie fighters - fast with no shields would be enough.) Okay. But making evasive manouvers as a skill, and you need to wait to make evasive manouvers again is totally ridiculous. And again the pick ups. You are fighting with the millenium falcon for five minutes now. Here is it. You can change history. You can kill Han Solo! He needs only a few laser hits, and no more millenium falcon. Then your opponet flies into a big blue pickup, and his ship is suddenly repaired. sigh........ so real. Like in the movies yeah?
    Admiral Ackbar: Pilots! This is a very important battle! But be reminded, you can't make evasive manouvers you have to wait for a countdown, so please die. Also if you are in trouble, just go and get a blue floating pick up. It will magically repair your ship.

    This game is a scam for the star wars fans around the world. Don't buy it, especially if you loved the old SW: Battlefront games. November was too good with many other game tittles, don't waste your money on this. Graphics are fine yeah (This is why I give a 1), everything else feels like a cheap free to play shooter with a star wars theme.    … Expand
  30. Paladincubano
    Nov 17, 2015
    3
    120$ to enjoy full game. DLC have more content than released game. I bought BF2, BF3, BFBC, BFBC2, BF4 ... NOT this time, enough for me EA, I'm not going to buy this game right now... Maybe 1 year later for 29,99 full + DLC.
  31. kobra1109
    Nov 17, 2015
    7
    Great Casual shooter for Star Wars fans,Graphics are amazing ,sound is spot on.But sadly the DLC policy is ruining a potentially great game.There just isn't enough content to justify the 60$ price tag...No SP Campaign or Story Mode,Walker Assault 4 maps and Supremacy only 4 maps (2 biggest MP modes in the game ).110$ For the "full" game is just too much ...
  32. Rap7oR
    Nov 17, 2015
    2
    Well, what can u expect from EA Games?
    The game (most of the time) have some nice graphics. And point. That's the only positive thing about it.
    On the other hand, being a SW fan I must say that I'd never expend my money on it. The map are totally unbalanced, there's literally no skill gap, and EA Games will make you swallow down tons of DLC to continue being able to play the game    Well, what can u expect from EA Games?
    The game (most of the time) have some nice graphics. And point. That's the only positive thing about it.

    On the other hand, being a SW fan I must say that I'd never expend my money on it. The map are totally unbalanced, there's literally no skill gap, and EA Games will make you swallow down tons of DLC to continue being able to play the game normally.

    Oh, I almost forgot to mention: there's no campaign! LOL, how can a SW game have no campaign?

    Stay away from this game, it will look amazing in the first hour, but will be forgotten in a few months! Glad I could play it on the 10 hours trial from EA Acess and didn't buy it.    … Expand
  33. Streba
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    Not the game you are looking for... overpriced for the deliverd content, which is essential a pretty generic multiplayer fps. The graphics are obviously really good...
  34. adrenilinmatt
    Nov 17, 2015
    3
    Good graphics, hardly any content. This is the point I try to prove repeatedly when it comes to graphics, they should be secondary to the content and gameplay. Which is why fallout 4 isn't the best looking game, yet manages to keep you playing for days.
  35. Valkilrie
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    I created an account because I was so pissed off at this purchase. I am returning this as soon as the store opens. I tried the trial through EA Access. The graphics were great, everything looked smooth. Now fast forward to last night. I load up the game and couldn't find any Squadron games. They would search and search for full games counting down to empty games and just sitting there.I created an account because I was so pissed off at this purchase. I am returning this as soon as the store opens. I tried the trial through EA Access. The graphics were great, everything looked smooth. Now fast forward to last night. I load up the game and couldn't find any Squadron games. They would search and search for full games counting down to empty games and just sitting there. I thought it might be an update or my internet, both weren't the case. Now I finally get into a game this morning. First thing I notice, the graphics have been changed. The lines on the tie fighter were clipping bad. There were places on the maps that looked like they were glitching out. I might be able to look past that if this wasn't the main selling point for most was the graphics. Now game play. I get into a squadron game and die each spawn as soon as I reach the main group. Never a lock warning until the damn missile hit me. There was no balance. Take into account the game is basically a Re-shell of Battlefield 3 with no single player. While they have something that is supposed to single player it is poor excuse. So the main reason I bought this game isn't fun. I swear they changed something in the graphics because it looks like **** compared to what I saw in the trial. Almost like a bait an switch tactic. Don't waste your money on this game. The 4 DLC packs that aren't included but cost almost as much as the game? So they shipped half a game.… Expand
  36. jerubedo
    Nov 17, 2015
    2
    I REALLY wanted to like this game. I was SO excited for it. Unfortunately my expectations were missed by miles! I bought this game assuming it would be like previous Battlefront games. What did I find when I opened the game?

    1) No campaign OR story in ANY form!? I love Star Wars games for the stories and lore they bring into the Star Wars Universe. Battlefront 2 had an amazing story and    I REALLY wanted to like this game. I was SO excited for it. Unfortunately my expectations were missed by miles! I bought this game assuming it would be like previous Battlefront games. What did I find when I opened the game?

    1) No campaign OR story in ANY form!? I love Star Wars games for the stories and lore they bring into the Star Wars Universe. Battlefront 2 had an amazing story and story elements, even if you just played the conquer map. There is NO story here, not in any single player mode nor even the multi-player modes. I thought maybe it'd be like Titanfall where you still get some cool story in the multi-player, but NOPE, it's just mindless game modes. Now the game play itself is fun, and the graphics are great as well as the sound, but that does NOT make up for this huge flaw.

    2) This is really just Battlefield with Star Wars environments, skins, and weapons. Don't get me wrong, Battlefield is great, but if I wanted to play Battlefield more, I'd, well... play Battlefield.

    3) You don't really have the freedom of being a hero or even piloting a ground or air vehicle when you want. You are in competition with the other players on finding the vehicles or power ups first, so don't expect to have a specialty as a pilot or a hero because chances are you won't be getting what you want each round.

    4) Lack of content. There are only 4 maps for the "main" multi-player mode (supremacy), and a few more maps for the other modes. VERY skimpy for the price tag, ESPECIALLY considering the fact that there is no campaign.

    2/10 just because it is fun for a short time, the graphics are great, and so are the sounds. The environments are also faithful recreations.    … Expand
  37. DrObvious
    Nov 17, 2015
    1
    The character designs have all been iconic for 4 decades. The sounds were lifted straight from previous creations. The only thing original DICE did for this game it failed completely at: the gameplay. We could talk about how this game doesn't live up to the predecessors from 2 console generations ago. We could talk about how the game lacks map variety and beloved game modes. We couldThe character designs have all been iconic for 4 decades. The sounds were lifted straight from previous creations. The only thing original DICE did for this game it failed completely at: the gameplay. We could talk about how this game doesn't live up to the predecessors from 2 console generations ago. We could talk about how the game lacks map variety and beloved game modes. We could even talk about how they distort battles from the big screen to include unnecessary or detracting elements (X-Wings/TIE Fighters/Orbital Bombardment on Hoth) or didn't include elements that seem like they should be mandatory (AI Ewoks helping out the Rebellion on Endor). All of these things Star Wars: Battlefront did absolutely wrong, but it is the character "setup" and the tokens on maps are where it is most egregious. Gone are the days of class selection where you could switch on the fly depending on the need of the battle, and welcome to the days where everyone has basically the same setup as jetpacks are encouraged and real Star Wars battles are left to die. Add to this the fact that weapons are strewn around the map via tokens for you to pick up, and included in these might be the ability to play as a hero or jump into a vehicle.

    Playstation 2 could allow you to see the ship, run up, and climb into it. Why is this so difficult for a current gen system to do? Oh, it's not? It's just because DICE put out an inferior product?

    Do everyone a favor and avoid this title so that EA gets it into their head that people want games of quality, not just a "jingly key" game (shiny and noisy, but ultimately devoid of meaning).    … Expand
  38. Doughsnuts
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    I bought this game. I wanted the full content of this game. However I only received half of a game. EA wants me to pay $50 for the rest of the game? No thanks EA, I want a refund.
  39. masterchief247
    Nov 17, 2015
    2
    Only thing going for it is graphics and sound. After about an hour, you will have seen everything this game has to offer, and it is not much for the money. This should have been a budget title. Just finished playing the full release, and what is most upsetting is that dice did NOTHING to correct issues players had during the beta. Obviously this was rushed to market to coincide withOnly thing going for it is graphics and sound. After about an hour, you will have seen everything this game has to offer, and it is not much for the money. This should have been a budget title. Just finished playing the full release, and what is most upsetting is that dice did NOTHING to correct issues players had during the beta. Obviously this was rushed to market to coincide with the upcoming movie, and everyone blindly bought it. Frankly, anyone who complained about the beta, and still bought this garbage is getting what they deserve. When people can't wait ONE day after release to see the reviews, they really have self control problems. Just wait. In 6 mths, they will turn the serves of this game off, and with virtually no single player, people will have nothing more than a drink coaster.… Expand
  40. ClockworkSlave
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    garbage, dumbed down, diluted rubbish. if you like BF2 you wont enjoy this game. EA has screwed us again!
    graphics is all it has going for it, its empty and repetitve, and the DLC is a rip off. we need to boycott these companies or gaming will go down hill
  41. LSHDS
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    This is absolutely pathetic. This released game manages to have less content than the alpha of battlefront 3 that EA canned a few years back, and only a quarter the content that the original battlefront. Maps are repetitive and unbalanced, as well as too small for decent aerial combat due to the limitations of the frostbite engine. $50 for a season pass that doesn't contain all the dlc isThis is absolutely pathetic. This released game manages to have less content than the alpha of battlefront 3 that EA canned a few years back, and only a quarter the content that the original battlefront. Maps are repetitive and unbalanced, as well as too small for decent aerial combat due to the limitations of the frostbite engine. $50 for a season pass that doesn't contain all the dlc is just absurd. The graphics are the best part of this festering heap of garbage, and they're only adequate, not what you would expect out of supposed "next gen".
    All in all, this is a cheaply made product that attempts to sucker you in through brand recognition alone.    … Expand
  42. fallouts
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    Very soulless and repetitive game. They could have done way more with the star wars license and they choose to make it a BF clone. Good job EA......good job.
  43. burjeffton
    Nov 17, 2015
    9
    Star Wars Battlefront, while being a very narrow experience, is among the best Star Wars experiences available to gamers. The attention to detail is unmatched with any other SW game, and it feels very focused. This is faithful re-creation, with painstaking detail given to the experience. It's a very tight game, never feeling sloppy or slapped together, as many EA games are accused ofStar Wars Battlefront, while being a very narrow experience, is among the best Star Wars experiences available to gamers. The attention to detail is unmatched with any other SW game, and it feels very focused. This is faithful re-creation, with painstaking detail given to the experience. It's a very tight game, never feeling sloppy or slapped together, as many EA games are accused of being. The downside? A lack of maps.

    Perhaps people don’t like to enjoy things for what they are anymore. But this reviewer would argue to enjoy everything in it’s place. Not every game needs to be played hundreds of hours to be enjoyed. I slapped down $13 to watch The Force Awakens on Dec. 18th. That will be complete in 2 hours. $60 for something I’ll enjoy for 40+ hours sounds fine to me, and the first 10 hours have been indicative of a worthwhile game.    … Expand
  44. Zadeus
    Nov 17, 2015
    9
    The visuals and music are stunning, and it will suck you right into the Star Wars universe. The gameplay is a fun, fast-paced, battle frenzy! If you're looking for a single-player campaign that's like Call of Duty, don't bother with this. If multiplayer is your thing, you won't be disappointed! Plenty of different game modes to keep you busy and master, and with more DLC coming down theThe visuals and music are stunning, and it will suck you right into the Star Wars universe. The gameplay is a fun, fast-paced, battle frenzy! If you're looking for a single-player campaign that's like Call of Duty, don't bother with this. If multiplayer is your thing, you won't be disappointed! Plenty of different game modes to keep you busy and master, and with more DLC coming down the line, it's only going to get better. It's been a blast to play and I'm only taking a break to come here to give an honest review. See you on the Battlefront!… Expand
  45. Sarvinator
    Nov 17, 2015
    10
    Awesome gameplay and stunning visuals. Never before has a game felt so much like actually being inside the Star Wars universe. I'll be playing this one for countless hours. Glad the franchise is back in a big way.
  46. Faker_Paper
    Dec 1, 2015
    4
    This game had so much potential. It's a classic case of EA syndrome. The game has amazing sound design, and looks beautiful. That being said the game is lacking, there are only two good game modes, not enough maps, and no where near enough guns. It did not live up to the originals at all.
  47. twos
    Dec 10, 2015
    5
    The only good thing about this game is that it is star wars.

    The load out customisation is by far the most limited I have encountered in the pantheon of modern multiplayer shooters, guns are largely the same either short or long range and playing you don't feel like anyone is playing or doing anything unique, no room for creativity in this regards. The gameplay is fun in some ways    The only good thing about this game is that it is star wars.

    The load out customisation is by far the most limited I have encountered in the pantheon of modern multiplayer shooters, guns are largely the same either short or long range and playing you don't feel like anyone is playing or doing anything unique, no room for creativity in this regards.

    The gameplay is fun in some ways but leans heavily towards camping en mass and the vehicle control is standard.

    It feels like there is a lot invested in making it look and feel likes star wars but no real investment in making an intricate, skill based modern day shooter. Playing as Fett or Vader may be cool although strangely enough Leia is the most OP of the heroes but it is short lived and cant be frustrating trying close combat as a jedi in a mass arena camping style shooter.

    I don't recommend this game.    … Expand
  48. leopoldo
    Dec 4, 2015
    5
    When Star Wars Battlefront was announced, I was excited thinking that this game could be as good as its predecessor, but that's not what happened. The game does not have a story or campaign fund. The multiplayer is fun, but has a huge problem, lack content; the game has few maps, and very few playable characters, they will surely have more in the future, but will be part of expensiveWhen Star Wars Battlefront was announced, I was excited thinking that this game could be as good as its predecessor, but that's not what happened. The game does not have a story or campaign fund. The multiplayer is fun, but has a huge problem, lack content; the game has few maps, and very few playable characters, they will surely have more in the future, but will be part of expensive season pass. Visually the game is beautiful and its soundtrack is good. Overall, Star Wars Battlefront could be amazing, but the game came incomplete, and to get the rest of the game, you have to pay $ 50 in season pass. 5.5 / 10… Expand
  49. higgybaby
    Jan 27, 2016
    0
    This game could be called the "ET" of this generation. I would not go quite that far, as the visuals are stunning. But the game play is terrible. Spend your money on something else.
  50. Cbalmer
    Jan 27, 2016
    0
    I have to say that im very disappointed that i bought the game and dlc for full price when it came out and there is no campaign and no DLC's have come out yet and now the price for the game is literally half the price. Very disappointed, even when the DLC's come out we only get 4 heroes, one a month. I loved the first star wars battlefront game. But now i feel very ripped off. Be carefulI have to say that im very disappointed that i bought the game and dlc for full price when it came out and there is no campaign and no DLC's have come out yet and now the price for the game is literally half the price. Very disappointed, even when the DLC's come out we only get 4 heroes, one a month. I loved the first star wars battlefront game. But now i feel very ripped off. Be careful about considering buying this game.… Expand
  51. logancool
    Feb 1, 2016
    0
    I have spent dozens of hours attempting to rationalize the game. I am almost always in the top 3 players, no matter what the match and it has no depth. The new call of duties have more depth than this retarded game. They could have reskinned battlefront 2 and I would have been happy for years, but no, i have to get cards worry about overheating, instead of ammunition and third personI have spent dozens of hours attempting to rationalize the game. I am almost always in the top 3 players, no matter what the match and it has no depth. The new call of duties have more depth than this retarded game. They could have reskinned battlefront 2 and I would have been happy for years, but no, i have to get cards worry about overheating, instead of ammunition and third person blows. The heros are underpowered and you just randomly get it by picking up a stupid card. You get into vehicles and other things in similar fashion. It is simply a failure, idk why they even thought releasing this piece of garbage would be worth it, after the award winning battlefront 2.… Expand
  52. Bendablefeast
    Feb 4, 2016
    0
    After playing the beta on PC I was beyond excited for this game and could not of been let down more. The game looks good and for the most part even plays good don't get me wrong. The biggest issue is EA shipped a shallow game with about zero content, in the typical EA lets milk these suckers kind of way. It is honestly ridiculous to ship a game with a total of 4 maps (not even good ones)After playing the beta on PC I was beyond excited for this game and could not of been let down more. The game looks good and for the most part even plays good don't get me wrong. The biggest issue is EA shipped a shallow game with about zero content, in the typical EA lets milk these suckers kind of way. It is honestly ridiculous to ship a game with a total of 4 maps (not even good ones) and have 3 times as many already planned and available to you with the same price tag of the base game. Not to mention no campaign, I know they retconned the whole EU, but there is still plenty of story to work with. Honestly the only real fun to have is survival missions and even that's limited and gets tiresome fast. So much potential wasted. I can't with all good conscious give this anything but a zero seeing as I'm not even reviewing a full game, just a demo.… Expand
  53. captainkane
    Jan 27, 2016
    4
    Battlefront is the best looking multiplayer game on Xbox One. It truly raises the bar on visuals and performance. BF is snappy and crisp. Unfortunately, that’s all it offers. What should’ve been an epic Star Wars opus is ultimately a mundane, one trick pony that doesn’t deliver a experience fans deserve.

    BF defies expectations in a bad way. The richness of the Star Wars universe    Battlefront is the best looking multiplayer game on Xbox One. It truly raises the bar on visuals and performance. BF is snappy and crisp. Unfortunately, that’s all it offers. What should’ve been an epic Star Wars opus is ultimately a mundane, one trick pony that doesn’t deliver a experience fans deserve.

    BF defies expectations in a bad way. The richness of the Star Wars universe provides Dice ample material to work with. Instead, it developed a run-of-the-mill shooter containing repetitive game modes, scant maps, and a bland progression system. No one expected that. They expected more. Much more. And rightly so. The previous Battlefront games were immensely popular and enjoyed long shelf-lives. Battlefront 2 set the gold standard for Star Wars games by offering plenty to do in a massive galactic playground. The overall experience was cutting edge and remains popular to this day.

    The newest Battlefront lacks the breadth of content its predecessor offers. Not only that, the multiplayer experience happens on a much smaller scale. Foremost, the current Battlefront has smaller lobbies than the much older Battlefront 2. This is puzzling since nextgen consoles are more powerful than 2005 PC hardware. Secondly, the game focuses on infantry combat. Vehicles are wedged in and don’t serve any strategic purpose. Combat stagnates quickly because there’s no variety.

    Yet, we don’t have to compare the new and old Battlefronts to see that the newest one lacks substance. No campaign. No story. Only 2 player co-op. Limited maps. A paltry 6 movie characters are playable. No worthwhile vehicle combat. No space battles. No battles on star destroyers or rebel frigates. The game was rushed to market, so Dice/EA had to make a choice: Does Battlefront emphasize graphics or content. They chose graphics, and axed everything else. That decision backfired.

    What’s worse is EA’s awful DLC policy. But it’s EA, so no one should be surprised. EA expects players to fork out $50+ dollars for season passes but it won’t tell players what the DLC contains, only that more information is coming soon. Due to a severe public backlash, EA clarified some of this mystery. But information merely trickles out. EA said it plans to monetize Battlefront content for at least another year, despite the game’s low sales. Ironically, BF’s low sales are due in a large part to EA’s plans to monetize everything. BF needs more content, not more paid content. EA royally screws every franchise it touches. So I guess Star Wars is next on its hit list.

    Anyway, is Battlefront worth owning? No. BF is insanely broken. Spawns are ridiculously bad. In one game, I spawned directly in front of an AT-ST 7 times in a row. In another, I spawned into an orbital strike. In another, I was killed by Luke Skywalker 3 times before the game spawned me somewhere else—beside a heavy turret which pummeled me with blaster fire. Those experiences are typical for all players. And since spawns are “randomized”, players will often have the wrong loadouts for the situations at hand. As a result, people stick to the same loadouts further hampering the already inadequate combat.

    Hit detection is awful too. This problem has persisted in Dice games for years, so no surprise there. In my most recent match, I hit a Stormtrooper in the back. I counted 12 consecutive hit markers. No kill. Opponents run thru grenades and maintain full health. If players die while throwing grenades, the grenades will not detonate. Yet players have to wait for grenades to recharge after they respawn. Oddly, that problem doesn’t affect homing rockets.

    Crappy hit detection is exaggerated by mediocre weapon balance. Poor weapon balance is exaggerated by broken spawns. And all this is exaggerated by the low skill gap. Players should expect to die a lot for reasons beyond their control. If K/D matters, don’t play BF.

    Vehicles and special items spawn as “tokens” on the battlefields. The same 3-4 players who memorized their spawns constantly spam tokens. Those jerks monopolize the goodies. So new players are unlikely to play as a hero or drive an AT-ST except once very dozen or so games. And that’s if they’re lucky. Levelcapgaming predicted this outcome in his beta review.

    The heroes and villians are OK, but their strengths are situational. And BF’s horrid spawn system handicaps them quite a bit. Spawning Boba Fett indoors is nearly a death sentence. His main strength is the jetpack, which has limited functionality in a hallway. Princess Leia is an excellent support character, but not if she appears 200 yards away from the nearest ally. And there’s only 6 total playable characters. The rest are obviously being saved for DLC.

    I don’t know what more I can say about Battlefront, except it’s another obvious EA cash grab. There was a deadline, so we get a half-baked product. I’ve already traded it in. There’s not enough meat on the bone to keep me interested, and I’m tired of the pay-to-play model tacked on to $60 games.    … Expand
  54. Jockaz
    Dec 26, 2015
    2
    There's 2 good points about this game : The graphic are amazing and it is star wars.
    But that ends right there. The air battles are really nothing special, you can play war thunder ( a free game) and the simulation is way better this is simply arcade air fight everybody shooting anything really you can destroy 4 fighters in 10 seconds if theres close to each other and not 100% life.    There's 2 good points about this game : The graphic are amazing and it is star wars.
    But that ends right there. The air battles are really nothing special, you can play war thunder ( a free game) and the simulation is way better this is simply arcade air fight everybody shooting anything really you can destroy 4 fighters in 10 seconds if theres close to each other and not 100% life. Shooting is way to easy.

    Now the ground battles... It is too open so everybody just ends up shooting everybody in the back without any real encounter and strategy. If you go to the other team spawn you can easily get 5 free kills without anybody noticing you.

    I thought the best part would be playing a hero.. Never been so wrong in my life.. The heroes animation just look strange and it only brings more type of game that completly sucks.

    So basically if you take out star wars in the title and put real guns instead of laser rifle and f-18 instead of x-wing this game would be overall voted 1/10 and they would sell this crap 10$ on the marketplace.
    2 points because the graphic are stunning

    AND I AM A STAR WARS FANATIC!!!    … Expand
  55. IQDecIined
    Dec 9, 2015
    3
    Great visuals, and, outside of cringe worthy voice acting, great sound. Unfortunately, the only other thing Battlefront has going for it is the 'Star Wars' name. Very limited in depth and content. CFO of EA explains away this dumbing-down by admitting they want '8-year olds' to be able to easily play, despite the teen ESRB rating the game holds. Limited weapon selection even when fullyGreat visuals, and, outside of cringe worthy voice acting, great sound. Unfortunately, the only other thing Battlefront has going for it is the 'Star Wars' name. Very limited in depth and content. CFO of EA explains away this dumbing-down by admitting they want '8-year olds' to be able to easily play, despite the teen ESRB rating the game holds. Limited weapon selection even when fully unlocked. No weapon mod system, and none feel particularly fun. Hit box issues and damage reduction at range make combat frustrating.

    Outrageous spawning issues - expect to spawn directly on top of opponents or have them do the same to you. I got chain killed by Luke Skywalker three times within 20 seconds as I repeatedly spawned directly in front of the player controlling him.

    I did not buy the season pass when offered. 50.00$ is pretty expensive when details on the 4 dlcs to come are sketchy at best.

    Game quickly becomes tedious and repetitive. No wookies. No space battles.

    The immense pool of resources available from a hugely popular universe, experienced development team, and existing shooters to draw inspiration from leave no excuse for Battlefront to be as substandard as it is.

    Tangentially, an argument could be made that this was a lazy, shameless bid on EA's part for a guaranteed cash cow on the coat tails of a popular brand and the impending movie resurgence.    … Expand
  56. queka
    Dec 10, 2015
    3
    an incredibly disappointing game, "Battlefront" looks and sounds amazing, but falls too short from their former glory in a multiplayer that may be praised by the most hardcore fans, but for us regular humans its nothing more than a average multiplayer experience. Do not spend your hard earned money in this hoax from a galaxy far far away.
  57. Ax1134
    Dec 11, 2015
    1
    This game was a big flop ,i had high hopes and was left with disappointed. The game play was simple and boring . I personally feel they should of went with more of a battle filed playing style ..with more vehicle use and more map . and the map lay outs were simple as well noting existing.
  58. DrWatson90
    Dec 14, 2015
    4
    No content, the maps are nice and big but you have to be a pro at online games to be able to play with anyone. It would also be nice if they put the airships on the actual map rather than power ups on the field. I sure hope the movie isn't as bad as this.
  59. TheWhoDoctor
    Dec 25, 2015
    2
    Remember in the days when a game was released, you got the full game, not HALF a game! well this is pretty much what SWBF3 is, a rushed, repetitive, game where you can only play in small sessions until you get bored. The customization in this game is a joke, only allow certain faces and facial features. The weapons system is fair, but not good since theirs a unfair system based on how hasRemember in the days when a game was released, you got the full game, not HALF a game! well this is pretty much what SWBF3 is, a rushed, repetitive, game where you can only play in small sessions until you get bored. The customization in this game is a joke, only allow certain faces and facial features. The weapons system is fair, but not good since theirs a unfair system based on how has better weapons. The WORST part of this entire game is the lack of maps and game play(I find your lack of maps disturbing-Darth Vader), their was so much potential, instead they took out what made BATTLEFRONT unique, instead a BATTLEFIELD with a star wars texture pack with dlc.… Expand
  60. RanaldSavage
    Dec 26, 2015
    2
    "My most disappointing game of 2015"
    I felt a huge disturbance in the force the day it was announced that Disney had closed LucasArts and sold off any rights to the star wars games to **** EA!
    Star Wars has always been a huge part of my life & absolutely loved the older games back in the day like Jedi Knight and even some of the movie licensed games. But then BattlefrontEA came out and    "My most disappointing game of 2015"
    I felt a huge disturbance in the force the day it was announced that Disney had closed LucasArts and sold off any rights to the star wars games to **** EA!

    Star Wars has always been a huge part of my life & absolutely loved the older games back in the day like Jedi Knight and even some of the movie licensed games. But then BattlefrontEA came out and all we got was a very nice looking, sounding star wars game and that's where it ends. It's unbalanced the online only is a **** cop out for not having to develop a campaign. There's no content and the saber combat is some of the worst **** I've ever seen in star wars games. **** EA **** Dice and basically **** Disney for selling the rights to them.    … Expand
  61. TommyC
    Jan 5, 2016
    3
    Stunning visuals and not much else. Obviously rushed to market to take advantage of the movie release, which is a shame because it could have been So good with more development!
  62. 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
  63. Xendrevan
    Jun 5, 2016
    0
    This is not what every one who played the original battlefront wanted, this is honestly pathetic compared to the expectations we had for it. Maybe get Bungie to make it, we could at least trust them to make the first few Halo games well enough.
  64. BruceTheBarGuy
    Jul 28, 2016
    10
    Simply incredible. With surround sound its like being in the movies. With the updated content single player has lots more to offer. Walker assault maps are amazing.
  65. thesewarz
    Feb 5, 2017
    0
    The Fact that the players give this game **** and the "critics" love this game proves how useless this site is as a reputable source. I can't believe what **** this game was, and yet how well this site rates this game.
  66. SammyXswag02
    Jun 2, 2016
    10
    I belive this game dossnt get enogh credit for how it is. It is one of my most favorite games now and an amazing new future of games could be branched off of this one. The older battlefronts where amazing at there time and this is too. I love this game and can't wait to get home to play it again. :)
  67. AndrewNemetz
    Oct 1, 2016
    10
    Amazing. Just amazing. The Star Wars Battlefront Saga never felt so rich and complex ever before. The game, beyond it's astounding graphics an environments, can take you to a galaxy far, far away, and take you back when you turn of your console. Compared to previous entries, it gives us a new perspective of the Galactic Civil War, giving us heroes and villains never seen in the BattlefrontAmazing. Just amazing. The Star Wars Battlefront Saga never felt so rich and complex ever before. The game, beyond it's astounding graphics an environments, can take you to a galaxy far, far away, and take you back when you turn of your console. Compared to previous entries, it gives us a new perspective of the Galactic Civil War, giving us heroes and villains never seen in the Battlefront Franchise since the X-Box ages. The gameplay, multiplayer, and sense of gaming makes it a must play game. All of its features are made only for players to have a good time, a truly Star Wars experience. We know this already, but the only thing that makes this amazing game a great disaster its the lack of content for free, and the fragmentation of its existence, forcing you to become a money master in order to get all of the maps and content. But unlike any other game before, Battlefront makes this sacrifice to make itself more player friendly, uploading only what fans and gamers want, away of Lucasarts personal interests. A great estrategy, something other game producers need to learn. We have great hopes of this game,we expect they learn from their mistakes, and make Battlefront, in the future, a must have game for every FPS or Shooter gamer worldwide.… Expand
  68. slayertu
    Oct 14, 2016
    10
    Best movie licence game of all time! Incredible visuals, fantastic gameplay with ever expanding options and modes and the utmost attention to detail make this one of the highest replay games I've ever owned.
  69. CurryLord21
    Jan 21, 2017
    10
    For fans of Star Wars, this is a must play. Stunning graphics, gorgeous smoothness during gameplay and simply the nostalgia makes it a must have. The DLC's are a must have to truly enjoy the full game.
  70. serpentcat
    Mar 18, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very pretty, but a failure in the fundamentals of FPS games.

    Firstly, the loading screens. I spent as much time in loading screens as I did in actual gameplay. - Fail

    Next, spawning. In the larger games you either spawn way too far from the action, run for over a minute to get there only to be taken out instantly. Other times you spawn too close to the action or right in an enemy's sight, instantly being killed. And this can happen 5 or 6 time in a row. - Extremely frustrating.

    Balance: The rebels have no ground vehicles. This gives a major advantage to the imperials as they have the AT-ST. Luke Skywalker is way too fast and impossible to hit and Bossk had infrared which allows him to see any enemy from anywhere. OP heroes.

    Radar is pointless. The range is very obscure and enemies right next to you do not show up.

    Terrain....So I'm running, and running, and running, and running some more. Suddenly I'm just running in place. What's that? a small stick on the ground. Oh look! I'm dead.

    No singleplayer mode. This makes the game pointless for anyone with poor internet. and Frustrating for anyone who might want a break from such competitive multiplayer.

    Terrible matchmaking. Often skill levels are either way in your teams favour or way in the other team's.

    I will give credit to the graphics. They are absolutely beautiful. But that's about the only positive thing I can say about this game.    … Expand
  71. GameDuke
    Nov 23, 2015
    4
    The instantaneous feel of being "in the movies" quickly fades into the gray notion of "playing around on the set", with badly choreographed, single-move swordfights. And Palpatine sucks as a playable character. And Leia sucks as a playable character. And there's no depth... and, and, and. Save your money. This will soon go down in price.
  72. VeloFellow
    Nov 24, 2015
    3
    Beautiful graphics don't make up for a very shallow shooter. The appeal of the graphics quickly wears off and you're left with a very sub-par shooter with minimal enjoyment.
  73. Sablcious
    Nov 26, 2015
    4
    Star Wars Battlefront is N-O-T-H-I-N-G like its predecessors. I thought that needed to be gotten out of the way from the get-go. Beyond its visuals (nice - maps - but inconsistent - character models / animations) and audio (thanks, Mr. Williams), this game could be any given, B-list, low budget shooter.
    E.A. ("Ebolaids") clearly had only one intention with this game: TO FLEECE SAP    Star Wars Battlefront is N-O-T-H-I-N-G like its predecessors. I thought that needed to be gotten out of the way from the get-go. Beyond its visuals (nice - maps - but inconsistent - character models / animations) and audio (thanks, Mr. Williams), this game could be any given, B-list, low budget shooter.
    E.A. ("Ebolaids") clearly had only one intention with this game: TO FLEECE SAP CONSUMERS WITH A DLC RACKETEERING VEHICLE THAT RIDES THE COAT TAILS OF THE FILMS' HYPE TRAIN.
    The game is a full RRP'd glorified demo, in every sense of the term: (as of writing) four(4) maps only; six(6) heroes; no space battles; restrictive map layouts; same-y weapons / weapon effects; boring, casualised gameplay (*lock-on aiming is not filterable in online play); silly token system to unlock the insultingly meagre content (e.g., normie skins and generic weapons); no split-screen online play; shallow, cursory offline split-screen implementation... Whichever angle you come at E.A.'s SW:Battlefront, you cannot help but see its shortcomings. This game IS NOT worth its RRP -- at launch, it had "season pass" (i.e., stripped content) DLC worth as much as the base game itself! This game is barely a demo. It's... shameful.
    This game should be boycotted; not only for the sake of the integrity of the license, but also for the sake of the future of the video gaming pastime. For if games like this become staple for the industry, the pastime is surely dead. 4/10 -- poor / pirate it.    … Expand
  74. hawk98
    Nov 27, 2015
    4
    Not only is there a lack of content, but there is an excess of hackers and glitches that will ruin your experience. I have to restart my game almost every round because audio doesn't work! Nobody has found a fix for this and EA doesn't seem to be doing anything about any of the current issues... The one good thing i can say about this game is it has the best graphics I have ever seen in aNot only is there a lack of content, but there is an excess of hackers and glitches that will ruin your experience. I have to restart my game almost every round because audio doesn't work! Nobody has found a fix for this and EA doesn't seem to be doing anything about any of the current issues... The one good thing i can say about this game is it has the best graphics I have ever seen in a game, unfortunately this doesn't make the game any more enjoyable.… Expand
  75. SloppyFred
    Feb 3, 2016
    10
    After some time with the game I find it to be the perfect Star Wars experience as well as the best 3rd person shooter to date. It's a 10 now, with DLC and additional support for a year, it will be an 11 soon!
  76. thegumabob
    Nov 26, 2015
    2
    First of all this game is NOT an FPS game, but an arcade game.

    My grades: Graphics 1 point Sound 1 point Gameplay 0 (as in ZERO) points This game has so many flaws: Shallow gameplay, idiotic idea with heroes, unbalanced weapons, no singleplayer campaign, wallhack perk (wtf!!?!), no dedicated servers (game is gonna die out fast), nadepary, ect. ect. ect. Please do not buy this    First of all this game is NOT an FPS game, but an arcade game.

    My grades:
    Graphics 1 point
    Sound 1 point
    Gameplay 0 (as in ZERO) points

    This game has so many flaws: Shallow gameplay, idiotic idea with heroes, unbalanced weapons, no singleplayer campaign, wallhack perk (wtf!!?!), no dedicated servers (game is gonna die out fast), nadepary, ect. ect. ect.

    Please do not buy this piece of shallow crap.    … Expand
  77. abressler
    Dec 14, 2015
    0
    Give me a campaign. Make it a GAME! If you like redundancy then this is 4 you. Huge swing and a miss for EA. Seriously lost a lot respect for the company.
  78. ViperInfinity
    Dec 25, 2015
    0
    Looks amazing but is hollow. There is nothing to this game without the visuals. Game play is very VERY bad in terms of fun factor and when compared to the originals.
  79. sirveon
    Nov 23, 2015
    2
    Not worth to pay that much for that little content. Gameplay is ok but boring after a few hours because of no diversion. There is no campaign, no space fights and every map feels similar. Thank you EA! Again....
  80. safyrya
    Nov 24, 2015
    0
    Don't encourage this sort of crappy development/cashgrab. This game is a hollow shell completely devoid of content. DLC practices have gone too far. This is not the sequel that you wanted
  81. theirrelephants
    Nov 24, 2015
    0
    They want you to buy the game, then they want you to pay another $50 for things that were ready before day one, and should have been included with the game (maps, weapons, etc). This is the most disgusting example of DLC I've seen in a big game's release since Mass Effect 3's stupid ON DISC party member dlc. Surprise surprise, the company behind that (bioware) was also owned by EA!They want you to buy the game, then they want you to pay another $50 for things that were ready before day one, and should have been included with the game (maps, weapons, etc). This is the most disgusting example of DLC I've seen in a big game's release since Mass Effect 3's stupid ON DISC party member dlc. Surprise surprise, the company behind that (bioware) was also owned by EA!

    Here's your zero, EA. Hope it was worth it.

    Oh, and the game is bad too. Basically just imagine Battlefront with lasers, only terrible. I just saved you $60. Ooops, I meant $110 if you wanted the full game. You're welcome.    … Expand
  82. jedzbudyn
    Nov 20, 2015
    4
    got 10h played so far.

    Pluses: -its starwars, x-wings, darth vader etc -looks good as a 1st view Minuses: -very bad combat system -720p [i cant see anything that i am aiming for] -boring after 3matches in each mode -stupid grind to get something new -50$ basic pack then another confimer 50... -no content like campain. Game looks like it was pushed to realease by producers    got 10h played so far.

    Pluses:
    -its starwars, x-wings, darth vader etc
    -looks good as a 1st view

    Minuses:
    -very bad combat system
    -720p [i cant see anything that i am aiming for]
    -boring after 3matches in each mode
    -stupid grind to get something new
    -50$ basic pack then another confimer 50...
    -no content like campain.

    Game looks like it was pushed to realease by producers just before movie comes up to get as much sells as possible.

    Srsly this game should be free to play instead of draining money from starwars fans.
    I am dissapointed and will return this game very soon.    … Expand
  83. Stresspresso
    Nov 21, 2015
    4
    3 days into the game and its devolved into a bunch of cheap tricks and gimmicks it's not even funny. Best advice to give for this game? Pay the 70$ on origin, that way you can ask for your money back once you realize how terrible this game is, and hey if you like it, they deserve the 70$ anyway, don't be so cheap.

    Maps are so lopsided its not even funny. Its got some of the weirdest    3 days into the game and its devolved into a bunch of cheap tricks and gimmicks it's not even funny. Best advice to give for this game? Pay the 70$ on origin, that way you can ask for your money back once you realize how terrible this game is, and hey if you like it, they deserve the 70$ anyway, don't be so cheap.

    Maps are so lopsided its not even funny. Its got some of the weirdest design choices in it, like how maps don't randomly rotate, or you never seem to play the same map from the other side. I was dumbfounded on my 5th round playing the forest map as imperials. Just waiting for my chance to play with the cheap rebellion skins and wreck havoc with my easy to hide body and Jawa blaster, but that never happened. The game just rotates the same sides on the same maps over and over. This leads to a lot of people just leaving the game if they end up on the "wrong side" whichever they think that is anyway.

    There's also no community building in this game either. Between games, there's no chatting allowed, have to watch the same EXP bar animations over, and over again. No cards to choose this round? Well just sit in silence for about 30 seconds. What- you wanna chat? CHATTING IS ONLY FOR CONSENTING FRIENDS! This isn't a game to make friends in, just play with them.

    Choosing what to play also seems so dull, there's no interesting game mashups that would vary up the map selection in any way. If you start one game of walker assault, that's all you'll be playing until you decide otherwise.

    Then there's these ridiculous things like, maybe half your team leaves a game, well that doesn't matter, lets just keep going see what happens... Oh, a new map? Well you played that last one with 2 to 1 odds, lets just leave it that way, maybe it'll grow on you? 2/3rds of the players are having a blast if you hadn't noticed! Then there's spawning, you have no choice in the matter, oh an AT-ST is right there, just shooting the very ground you have to spawn on? Tough! Spawn on your partner! Oh he's pointing a gun at something? NO DICE, he's in combat and spawning on him would be unrealistic! Lastly- at least what comes to mind, the re-spawn menu is just broken, it requires you to usually mouse away from clicking the respawn button right away, but sometimes that's not enough, seriously, I check my hands, choose another, and I still can't click the respawn button. Am I missing something?

    Agh, whatever, not like anyone but vindictive fanboys will read these reviews and down vote them or whatever. My words won't stop people from buying this game. Just throwing my 2 cents into the pile. It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall of the department that is going to handle all the Origin refunds of this game. It works, it's not broken (except that respawn stuff) but it's just a bad game.    … Expand
  84. RedHood96
    Nov 22, 2015
    4
    Game would've gotten a 10 from me if it wasn't infected by EA's corporate greed. Yes it is a stunningly beautiful game, the gameplay, setting, and score eels like star wars, but I got bored after 2-hours. I got the deluxe edition, but I realized I wasn't getting anything special, there is very little content in the game, and to experience the full game we must pay 50 more dollars with aGame would've gotten a 10 from me if it wasn't infected by EA's corporate greed. Yes it is a stunningly beautiful game, the gameplay, setting, and score eels like star wars, but I got bored after 2-hours. I got the deluxe edition, but I realized I wasn't getting anything special, there is very little content in the game, and to experience the full game we must pay 50 more dollars with a total of 110 dollars. Season passes only get a bad rep because games like this can get away with robbing us by giving us very little content for what its worth, and giving us the rest after we pay more. The voice-acting is also cheesy, and the only thing i really enjoyed was the coop, but the "story" was really weak. Overall disappointing to all true star wars fans, but if your enjoying and have the money to pay to play, great for you. But I m done supporting EA after what they just pulled.… Expand
  85. jenkzy
    Nov 22, 2015
    4
    One of the biggest disappointing games of the YEAR. No way near the £50 of what it is, at the most it is worth £25. The game is truly Battlefront... but wait! It's now in Star Wars! With a disgustingly low number of multiplayer game modes, 9 by the way, and something like 10 maps, you will easily get bored after a couple of games, even on the decent game modes. This is not the BattlefrontOne of the biggest disappointing games of the YEAR. No way near the £50 of what it is, at the most it is worth £25. The game is truly Battlefront... but wait! It's now in Star Wars! With a disgustingly low number of multiplayer game modes, 9 by the way, and something like 10 maps, you will easily get bored after a couple of games, even on the decent game modes. This is not the Battlefront fans fell in love with in the past. It's no where near what i used to be. The freedom of choosing from a class system in Battlefront 1 and 2 is now gone. So no, you can't choose to be an Engineer, or a sniper, or a wookie. You just have to stick put with the standard infantry until you can buy a 'shotgun' or a 'sniper'.

    One of the most disappointing aspects of the game is, as said above, the content. NO CAMPAIGN which is ridiculously poor. This game is literally a multiplayer game, with 'Missions' being the only way to play co-op with a friend on either survival, or a simple deathmatch or hero one. Terribly poor from EA. One of the best features of previous battlefronts WAS TO PLAY WITH A FRIEND. But guess what? Now you can hardly do that. No f****** option for a custom game or even a simple skirmish! What the hell is up with that?! Battlefront 2 was the perfect game. It had skirmishes, it had the hunt mode, the classic Mos Eisely hero battle. The awesome Conquest game mode; going from planet to planet and conquering each one. Nope, there's NONE of this in this game. So, so poor from EA this time.

    The game however does have its good bits. It is still fun to play; with an entertaining shooting system, and random power up tokens which are very fun to use. The graphics are amazing, whether you are standing still, sprinting, or flying around in a TIE fighter. But these aren't exactly what Battlefront fans are looking for. We'd rather enjoy a far greater freedom of game play that is similar to the previous battlefronts, NOT similar to battlefield.

    This game is one of the biggest wastes of money I have ever spent on a game. With only 6 playable heroes available, and only a focus on the sequels and the new Force Awakens film, it's definitely NOT worth buying. What really p***** me off is the fact that EA say, "oh don't worry, there's much more! Just wait for the 4 expansion packs coming out!" oh okay, let me just pay even MORE money for content which should ALREADY BE THERE. Ridiculous from EA. Yet again their extortionate character has come out completely. It's ruined the battlefront franchise completely. It's simply not good enough.    … Expand
  86. colesteinbach1
    Nov 25, 2015
    0
    First, DO NOT BUY. Graphics are awesome. But you can't even enjoy them. This game honestly isn't any fun. So sad about this game. Been looking forward to it for a year. 0 content. Seriously. 3 maps... thats it. 0 Story mode... Straight cash grab. Disgusted with EA over this. Will not be buying anything on release day ever again. Discount rack for me from now on. Story Modes don't expire.
  87. TobinHood
    Nov 23, 2015
    0
    Talk about paid critic reviews. What an empty shallow game. And have fun with your coaster when EA takes the servers down. Totally lacking in content for future DLC milking. Massively overpriced empty garbage.
  88. thedirtyrussian
    Nov 24, 2015
    5
    Pros
    - Graphics are incredible
    - framerate is steady - plenty of online gamemodes to play - fantastic multiplayer action Cons - Boring Co-op survival mode - split screen play for survival mode only - Lacks much customization - not too many maps - $50 DLC that hasn't even been announced yet - zero campaign - no space battles - some unbalanced maps Overall? A pretty fun    Pros
    - Graphics are incredible
    - framerate is steady
    - plenty of online gamemodes to play
    - fantastic multiplayer action

    Cons
    - Boring Co-op survival mode
    - split screen play for survival mode only
    - Lacks much customization
    - not too many maps
    - $50 DLC that hasn't even been announced yet
    - zero campaign
    - no space battles
    - some unbalanced maps

    Overall? A pretty fun game, but do not pay more than $50 for it, as there is not enough content to justify it.    … Expand
  89. jazzthereaper
    Nov 30, 2015
    1
    wow just wow. incomplete game to much content missing this is not acceptable and then daring to ask 50€ for the season pass wow... which even has more content then the damn game itself EA and DICE you are worse then trash please stop ruining the game industry and just call it quits.. greedy bastards
  90. Bulfinch
    Nov 23, 2015
    5
    The positives:
    Visually beautiful.
    You truly feel the love the designers have for Star Wars The negative: There's not a lot of game here. Combat is so shallow and repetitive it's old after a few hours There's no compelling reason to pressure new weapons or other unlocks. tldr; Imagine finally getting that beautiful model or actor in bed, you couldn't be happier! The next    The positives:
    Visually beautiful.
    You truly feel the love the designers have for Star Wars

    The negative:
    There's not a lot of game here.
    Combat is so shallow and repetitive it's old after a few hours
    There's no compelling reason to pressure new weapons or other unlocks.

    tldr; Imagine finally getting that beautiful model or actor in bed, you couldn't be happier! The next morning you sadly realize they are an absolute idiot.    … Expand
  91. liquidmax
    Dec 21, 2015
    0
    This is the worst purchase in 10 years...Im a old school gamer and this just disappointing all around..
    Lets break it down
    The 1st person shooter is sub par when I get stuck on rocks and can barely climb or maneuver with any urgency..Run is a speed walk. I should have looked at reviews before I purchase. Story line where are you? There is no campaign (story) mode. not only that the    This is the worst purchase in 10 years...Im a old school gamer and this just disappointing all around..
    Lets break it down
    The 1st person shooter is sub par when I get stuck on rocks and can barely climb or maneuver with any urgency..Run is a speed walk. I should have looked at reviews before I purchase.

    Story line where are you? There is no campaign (story) mode. not only that the "missions" are nothing more than an small map with enemies that attack you once you have killed x number of enemies your mission is over.

    I tried to return to xbox digital download and nope...I would be happier buying $60 in scratch tickets.    … Expand
  92. 8BitAlex
    Nov 18, 2015
    3
    The graphics in this game are absolutely amazing but that is about all the compliments I have for this game. It feels just like an EA game, devoid of any actual connection with the player. It also feels like a really good proof of concept since there are very little features in the game itself. It has very little customization and what it does have is stupid, very few of the weapons areThe graphics in this game are absolutely amazing but that is about all the compliments I have for this game. It feels just like an EA game, devoid of any actual connection with the player. It also feels like a really good proof of concept since there are very little features in the game itself. It has very little customization and what it does have is stupid, very few of the weapons are actually useful (again it has very little of them), which all makes the game modes seem bland. It would have been AMAZING if they had a single player campaign as well given the graphics but there is no sign that was even an idea they had.

    This game feels incomplete and has very little resemblance to the original battlefronts. I only hope the DLC can fix some of this but I doubt it.    … Expand
  93. SIPPIO
    Nov 21, 2015
    0
    DONT BELIEVE THE 9 & 10 SCORES!
    THEY ARE OBVIOUS PAID FOR....
    --only a a person who is soo emotionally invested that they are in denial thinks this SW game is a 9 or 10 :( --THIS is a tragedy & PS4 and XBOX1 fans are on same team this time as EVERYONE IS CHEATED.. ---How can a StarWars game release this empty??? Oh yeah because EA realized that if 1/2 of all console games buy it    DONT BELIEVE THE 9 & 10 SCORES!
    THEY ARE OBVIOUS PAID FOR....
    --only a a person who is soo emotionally invested that they are in denial thinks this SW game is a 9 or 10 :(

    --THIS is a tragedy & PS4 and XBOX1 fans are on same team this time as EVERYONE IS CHEATED..

    ---How can a StarWars game release this empty??? Oh yeah because EA realized that if 1/2 of all console games buy it that's about 20-30 million purchases X's $60 = $150 million plus the $50 for season pass..which is already completed btw...it's so obvious this games was finished then the last 4 months was cutting it up to be sold in DLC later..

    --I Hope EA,Ubisoft and Activision stop this selfish,cruel,gross practice..it's just awful..this game has less then 1/4 the content of Battlefront 1 or BF2...
    ~~~Can't return open video games without lying or hustling the girl @ returns, and absolutely not if you got it @ GameStop or gameping store.. Not once it's opened :(. Grr!

    ---There's a used game store near my house that LAMINATES IN THIN plastic and it looks identical to a sealed game..there's no way this wouldn't pass for "SEALED" if one Carefully opens said 'suspect' games...
    --it's not dishonest because only the garbage games would get returned. Well at least by me...

    --RESEAL & RETURN--Talking to you poor saps who feel jipped and struggle to spend $60..    … Expand
  94. stansellj1983
    Nov 22, 2015
    2
    This game gets a full 2 points for being looking and sounding like Star Wars. If this were not SW related it would get a straight zero. I knew I shouldn't have bought it, and you know it too. This game is fun for about 3-4 hours, and then everything good wears off and everything bad rises to the surface. What can I even say that hasn't already been said? If you love Star Wars you shouldThis game gets a full 2 points for being looking and sounding like Star Wars. If this were not SW related it would get a straight zero. I knew I shouldn't have bought it, and you know it too. This game is fun for about 3-4 hours, and then everything good wears off and everything bad rises to the surface. What can I even say that hasn't already been said? If you love Star Wars you should PLAY this game just for the nostalgia and excitement it invokes for the first couple hours. If you're a person who has any sense you'll wait until all the DLC is bundled together with the game a year from now and sold for $50. It's not the worst game ever, but it being bad AND cut into DLC chunks is a huge slap-in-the-face money grab. Save you money and buy it when it's complete a year from now.… Expand
  95. nreckten
    Nov 18, 2015
    5
    Looks stunning, has some fun elements, but for a multiplayer-focused game, there's not a lot to love. Gameplay is simple, repetitive, and not much room for strategy, tactics, or interesting customization. Compared to past DICE games, as well as past Battlefronts (I know it's been a while), this is a huge letdown.
  96. zaclinmac
    Nov 23, 2015
    1
    Stormtroopers without helmets that look like rebel soilders so you don't shoot at them and then realize they are stormtroopers but you're already dead, when have you seen a stormtrooper not wearing a helmet?

    And that's just the beginning of the stupidity. limited to 1 gun (no sidearm) and 2 special weapons that take 20 seconds to reload makes me hesitant to shoot at an AT-ST because    Stormtroopers without helmets that look like rebel soilders so you don't shoot at them and then realize they are stormtroopers but you're already dead, when have you seen a stormtrooper not wearing a helmet?

    And that's just the beginning of the stupidity. limited to 1 gun (no sidearm) and 2 special weapons that take 20 seconds to reload makes me hesitant to shoot at an AT-ST because after I shoot its going to kill me. The rebels have no ground vehicles.

    No single player campaign.

    No space battles.

    3 armour skins for imperials with a bunch more that are just stormtroopers not wearing helmets, uhh what? (I know I mentioned that already but its really fuc*ing stupid)

    1 ground vehicle for imperial (2 in walker assult)

    You don't get in a vehicle you "call it in" so you just disappear off the map. It doesn't feel like piloting a vehicle off a staging ground it feels like they were trying too hard to not make it battlefield so they made some stupid **** I tried to think of a better word than **** but it just feels ****ty. If my guy calls in air support what the fuc* happened to him?

    Every game mode feels like watered down walker assault. Just play walker assault, its the only worthwhile game mode. The fighter squadron is ok, if you played BF2 its the space assault without carriers so it kinda lame.

    I saw someone in a message board say that said "Dude, what do you expect, they only had two years to make it and amazing visually". Let me answer that, I expect you to delay the game until its actually ready. If you know its going to take you more than two years to make a gam, then set the release date for three or four.

    In conclusion, your game is bad and you should feel bad.    … Expand
  97. kr11048
    Dec 1, 2015
    0
    A complete waste of money! I was bored by the second time I played. I have only the base game, not one of the overpriced extended editions. Disgusted that there's "training" for Tie Fighter combat and Speeder combat, but then no actual missions where you do those things. Every "mission" is exactly the same with slightly different graphics. It's just the same boring Unreal Tournament stuffA complete waste of money! I was bored by the second time I played. I have only the base game, not one of the overpriced extended editions. Disgusted that there's "training" for Tie Fighter combat and Speeder combat, but then no actual missions where you do those things. Every "mission" is exactly the same with slightly different graphics. It's just the same boring Unreal Tournament stuff from 20 years ago. Run around and shoot while trying not to be shot without the slightest notion of tactics. This is lazy development at its most utterly pathetic.… Expand
  98. CJ123
    Nov 29, 2015
    0
    Graphics are amazing. I can't say I'm bored of the game yet because I can't actually play it enough as the servers are down more than 50% of the time I try to log in. Although not a bug per se this game is essentially unplayable.
  99. Spud211
    Nov 19, 2015
    6
    Battlefront is a perfect example of a game with amazing potential, but that's about it. It very much feels like its still in beta and just hasn't been finished.

    It looks great, sounds great and is definitely very "star wars", but that's where the positives end. Its hugely over simplified - from the lack of weapons, to the lack of customisation, to the complete lack of physics, to the    Battlefront is a perfect example of a game with amazing potential, but that's about it. It very much feels like its still in beta and just hasn't been finished.

    It looks great, sounds great and is definitely very "star wars", but that's where the positives end. Its hugely over simplified - from the lack of weapons, to the lack of customisation, to the complete lack of physics, to the dull maps. You run around, point your blaster at someone and hold fire for 2-3 seconds and then move on. More often than not this means running into someone else doing the exact same to you and then dieing, ready to repeat the whole exercise again.

    What could have saved it is the powerups/X-Wings/vehicles - but the random nature of their spawns (the flying vehicles in particular) makes trying to get one a very frustrating affair - an order of magnitude more frustrating than trying to get a plane in Battlefield for example - so that should tell you something!

    They could have done so much more. Adding more than 11 blaster variants, weapon modifications, gadgets (scanners anyone?), some sort of meaningful progression, an ammo mechanic (power packs would do and still be cannon), some sort of physics engine, maps that are not quite so open, 64 player mode, a commander mode...the list goes on.

    I should really have learnt from the beta and not pre ordered this game - but I like many others had the expectation that the beta was just that - a beta - and that there was still time for Dice to finish the game. Alas that didn't happen, and we end up with what feels like exactly the same stripped down build that we had in beta.

    This game is the disappointment of 2015 - and thats before I even mention the fact that there is a tonne of content behind a DLC paywall (one which is heavily advertised in game!). It's hard to believe this was made by the same people that brought us the Battlefield series.

    I strongly advise you to rent this one rather then buying it initially, or wait for it to plummet in price as it no doubt will before long. There are so many brilliant games on the Xbox One right now that you really don't need to waste your money just yet.    … Expand
  100. Shabok
    Nov 23, 2015
    3
    This game is so bare bones it's insulting. It's worth 30 bucks, not 60. Save your money and do not buy this game. It's just a multiplayer with terrible mechanics. There's no even playing field at all. Frustrating as hell. You're better off buying a different shooter.
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#62 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. ICXM
    Jan 8, 2016
    75
    The issue is that this game plays it safe and doesn't offer anything new in its core shooting gameplay. It ignores progress made in the genre and that's most upsetting. Casual players will have a blast but it really isn't for the rest of us in my opinion.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 4, 2016
    80
    Multiplayer shooter designed primarily for Star Wars fans. Simpler than its genre competitors it is, but it’s open to players of all kinds - at the same time it is not for everyone because of that “anyone can play” approach. [Issue #259]
  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jan 3, 2016
    70
    As close as you'll get to getting your childhood back. Dig through the incredible production values and you'll find a serviceable shooter, but one with a potentially terminal lack of content. [Jan 2016, p.73]
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