Star Wars Battlefront

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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1259 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. ThomasPierson
    Nov 20, 2015
    4
    I took part in the open beta and it was an authentic experience on par with any of the films; i.e. good for about two hours before I moved onto something else. except that I never picked it back up and the idea of paying full price for so little is repulsive to me. I didn't give it a lower score because I did get two hours out of it, though the second hour palled quickly. I reserve a 0 forI took part in the open beta and it was an authentic experience on par with any of the films; i.e. good for about two hours before I moved onto something else. except that I never picked it back up and the idea of paying full price for so little is repulsive to me. I didn't give it a lower score because I did get two hours out of it, though the second hour palled quickly. I reserve a 0 for a game that is truly broken, this is just incompetent.… Expand
  6. Das2003
    Nov 19, 2015
    4
    When this games was announced back whenever, I was pretty excited to say the least. Considering I pumped many hours into the first 2 games it was only natural for me to feel excited for this game. When I played the Beta there a few months ago I was shocked to see how many corners they cut and to see Hoth redesigned for the games sake I was extremely worried. I suddenly canceled myWhen this games was announced back whenever, I was pretty excited to say the least. Considering I pumped many hours into the first 2 games it was only natural for me to feel excited for this game. When I played the Beta there a few months ago I was shocked to see how many corners they cut and to see Hoth redesigned for the games sake I was extremely worried. I suddenly canceled my pre-order and rented Battlefront 3 as soon as it was available and I was heart broken. One of my favourite games of all time had been bought over and sabotaged into a gorgeous looking lacklustre game. All the detail from the previous games had been lost and now we are left with this shambolic load of crap. Another title streamlined for the next generation of gamers, gamers who never played the originals and gamers who would literally throw money at whatever the next title comes out for their beloved console. This game is quite literally a big F U to all the fans of the original games. At the end of the day its not what the fans want but the investors of the company! That is the god honest truth. Until we stop buying their crap they will listen, if we don;t then they are king and they the investors will be feeding us less and less as the years roll by. The good old days of computers games are all over. This here is proof!… Expand
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 0Bennyman
    Nov 19, 2015
    4
    Giving this game a 4 actually kills me, to know I just gave a bad review to a Battlefront game though is it still the same series? It's not the third so in my eyes this is something new, a test if you will. This game is a perfect example of 'Graphics don't make a game' since in 4k this game looks phenomenal but there's nothing new or unique. There's barely any guns and I believe 6 maps inGiving this game a 4 actually kills me, to know I just gave a bad review to a Battlefront game though is it still the same series? It's not the third so in my eyes this is something new, a test if you will. This game is a perfect example of 'Graphics don't make a game' since in 4k this game looks phenomenal but there's nothing new or unique. There's barely any guns and I believe 6 maps in general, 4 for walker assault and 2 extra for the small maps.

    What went wrong?!
    Anyone could say time constraints but unless EA forced Dice to make this game as it is there is no excuse, no space battles or Conquest was the biggest mistake ever as survival is as **** and repetitive as you'd expect. Had the game had 6 maps or a couple less BUT had the amazing large battles that had both space and land in the same fights as the PSP game did this would be a huge success but no. Why? No seriously why couldn't they do any of it? There is no excuse.

    And the New DLC that adds 16?!?!?!?!?! maps to the game is a disgrace, time constraints? Yeah because they don't already have any of those maps waiting to be released. New Modes as well with the DLC, it seems EA or Dice thought everyone would agree with the Battlefield model except what they forgot is BATTLEFIELD HAS MORE CONTENT.

    Also to add to the Time Constraints argument, there was already a better battlefront game that had full transition to space that was cancelled and then this garbage was made. They could have used that game instead.

    To sum it up, Battlefront is NOT Battlefront 3 and never will be, it's a completely different game and even with its Unbelievable graphics Battlefront 2 is still the better choice or if can get it the PSP battlefront game. Hopefully in a few years Battlefront 2 will come out and it will surpass this game by so much we will forget this was even a game, or hell if out of the blue the cancelled game gets active again and comes out.

    I've played the game about 30 Minutes while countless hours on the beta, what does this mean? The game has nothing unique about it, the walker assault mode is its USP and they flushed it away through the beta.

    ALSO If EA are being the mischievous **** we all know them to be I imagine one of those 2 modes could be space battles which means locking it away behind DLC so more money for them, hell they could have full transitional battles there as well. I don't imagine there's much else they could add so it wouldn't surprise me.

    P.S I don't own this game, i'm an EA access member so I used my trial and didn't pick up my pre-order because of this. I'll wait for the game to be added to the vault which probably won't be long since EA did the same with Hardline when people didn't like that.    … Expand
  10. 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
  11. grendalsbane
    Jan 6, 2016
    4
    If EA put half as much effort into the gameplay as they did with the graphics then Battlefront would have been great. As it is though, it is just an unfinished, unbalanced, shallow mess.

    The several game modes are almost all just slight variations of the same thing, with only Walker Assualt being anything close to entertaining. Even then though how many times can you do the same mission    If EA put half as much effort into the gameplay as they did with the graphics then Battlefront would have been great. As it is though, it is just an unfinished, unbalanced, shallow mess.

    The several game modes are almost all just slight variations of the same thing, with only Walker Assualt being anything close to entertaining. Even then though how many times can you do the same mission on the paltry selection of maps before it becomes a chore?

    The leveling up system is shallow and only seems to reward time spent playing as opposed to actual skill. And many of the unlockable weapons or items are next to useless, such as the jet pack that allows you to travel all of about 10ft before running out.

    As to the battles, you will find yourself subject to constant cheap deaths, such as being one hit killed by one of the way overpowered hero characters, blown up by almost unavoidable homing missles or unluckily spawning 5ft from a group of enemies.

    It is hard to believe that the 10 year old Battlefront 2 has vastly superior gameplay to this mess.    … Expand
  12. pump-kin
    Nov 20, 2015
    4
    I actually liked the beta. I specifically liked it because I thought it gave a glimpse into the actual game. In retrospect, it seems that it actually showed you what the entire package was.

    + Graphics and sound: Beautiful, very immersive + Power ups: These drop at random locations and add strategic value to the game. They can be anything from cannons, turrets and droids to orbital    I actually liked the beta. I specifically liked it because I thought it gave a glimpse into the actual game. In retrospect, it seems that it actually showed you what the entire package was.

    + Graphics and sound: Beautiful, very immersive

    + Power ups: These drop at random locations and add strategic value to the game. They can be anything from cannons, turrets and droids to orbital strikes, rocket launchers and squad shields. I actually liked it. You also have to find these power ups to become a hero/villain or to get into an AT-AT, AT-ST, A-wing, X-wing, etc. You get the picture.

    + Scope: Playing on Hoth, while an air battle is being waged above you, explosions everywhere, 39 other players on the map with you. Simply awesome feeling for a Star Wars fan.

    + Star cards: Considering all that I didn't like about the simplicity of this game (see below), I liked the cards system, where you could pick 3 abilities/equipments, e.g. shield, grenades, sniper rifle, jump pack, etc., and craft your own deck.

    - Lack of content: Only 4 maps. That's 4. 4 maps. Still can't believe it. More maps coming though, if you have the cash atop the 60 bucks you already payed. 16 additional maps planned as DLC? I get that developers and publishers need to make money, but when you ship the game with 4 maps and plan to add 16 more (+300%), how is that a legitimate DLC policy? How can you claim that this is supposed to be a standalone game? Also, only 11 weapons, the handling of which was so similar that it seemed there were even less than 11.

    - Game modes: Only a few. Don't look at the numbers, all of them were basically slight variations of Walker Assault and Blast. Simply adding Luke, Lea and Solo to Blast suddenly makes it a new mode? I don't think so. I expected more diversity from a multiplayer-only game.

    - Aircraft control: I don't like it at all. You maneuver with the cursor and use WASD to adjust your speed. It seems so counter-intuitive to me. Could you imagine steering your car with your cursor in racing games?

    - Single player: Practically non-existent. In my opinion, there is zero replay value to it.

    - Simplicity: There is not a lot of depth to this shooter. Again, it's multiplayer-only, so I think some depth can be legitimately expected.

    You may notice that I wrote in past tense. That's because I returned it after 4 hrs of playing it. They are addressing some of these issues with future, payed DLC? This game is already too expensive (60 bucks) for what it's delivering, but the DLC policy is the icing on the cake. Drop it by 50% and I may consider buying it. To me, this seems like they prioritized looks over substance and hijacked the experience by charging it +100% what it's actually worth gameplay- and content-wise.    … Expand
  13. VeeGuz
    Nov 19, 2015
    4
    Well, I knew this day would come. I KNEW that Battlefront 3 would be a f*ck up. Ever since I saw the first released gameplay I KNEW, because I too am also a Battlefront veteran, aver since the good ol' Battlefront 1 days. And once I saw that EA would be publishing and marketing this game I dry-heaved, I honestly do think that this game's emptiness of content is because of EA, they'reWell, I knew this day would come. I KNEW that Battlefront 3 would be a f*ck up. Ever since I saw the first released gameplay I KNEW, because I too am also a Battlefront veteran, aver since the good ol' Battlefront 1 days. And once I saw that EA would be publishing and marketing this game I dry-heaved, I honestly do think that this game's emptiness of content is because of EA, they're trying to push this game out the door so quickly to coincide with episode VII, But it's lacking SO MUCH.

    Let's run it down a pro/con list

    - cons

    No galactic conquest

    Lack of a decent class system

    Female storm troopers (excuse me?)

    An eerie sparseness of class content (like in titanfall)

    Not many maps

    flying controls are...jesus...they're horrible, this one bothers me especially because most people are used to the physics and controls in Battlefield, because of the Frostbite engine, but in this game they've retooled the mechanics for flying to make it more user friendly, WHICH IS IRONIC because 99.99999% of the f***ing players are already used to the other controls, and if Battlefront is your first FPS then you should probably get the f*ck of the servers. DICE was like "oh hey you guys like the controls? alright here you g- AHAHHAHA just kidding f*ck you! here's a broken non-userfriendly control scheme, use this s*it, not our problem because we're bathing in money right now"

    Season pass = 39.99!?! excuse me? EA you covetous f*ck get over here!

    Oh and not to mention 5 DLCs, mhmm that's good. didn't realize I was playing COD

    Lack of vehicle combat.

    No space battles? that was the entire reason I bought battlefront 2 in 2005. Oh excuse me, I didn't mean to impune the all knowing omnipotence of EA, you smelly little f**ker

    Imbalance on ATAT assault, the Rebels will lose 70% of the time, it's like Invasion from Halo Reach, where if you were the Spartans you would lose constantly

    No campaign, I really do give a s*it
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Now for the pros

    Customize armor

    game looks great

    wilhelm scream

    and that's f**king it.    … Expand
  14. HoschKabosch
    Nov 19, 2015
    4
    I played this game for about 4 hours and got bored. There is very little to no content. The maps re-use environments so theirs very little visual variety. Their is far too many meaningless unlockables in an attempt to give people arbitrary reasons to keep playing. I haven't boughten a game from EA in at least 5 years and this game affirmed I should avoid EA games.

    They have blatantly    I played this game for about 4 hours and got bored. There is very little to no content. The maps re-use environments so theirs very little visual variety. Their is far too many meaningless unlockables in an attempt to give people arbitrary reasons to keep playing. I haven't boughten a game from EA in at least 5 years and this game affirmed I should avoid EA games.

    They have blatantly released half a game, this Battlefront should have shipped with a Full Campaign mode with a story that ties in to the New Movie. It's a blatant rip-off that it doesn't include it. Not to mention the fact that his Star Wars is completely based on the original trilogy, there is nothing in the entire game from the New Film which makes no sense because it's launch is coinciding (within less than one month) with the new film.

    This is typical Lazy, Anti-Consumer EA at work. I love Star Wars and its fun to enjoy the Nostalgia for a moment, but they have so grossly left out the campaign, a story that ties in to the movie, and failed to include any characters, visuals or environments from the new film that it's hard to even give this game a 4/10.

    Graphically: This is one of the best FPS I have ever seen and from the standpoint of the Art Design, it truly looks amazing. It feels like you are in the Original Trilogy, amazing art in this game. I give the graphics and visuals a 10/10.

    Gameplay: This is basically Battlefield with a Star Wars skin. This really feels like a $20 DLC pack their pawning off as a $60 game and then trying to get you to pay $50 for DLC on top of that. Not to mention the DLC is so sleazy, they've clearly bareboned this game and plan on charging the absolute maximum for content that needed to be included in the regular launch version.

    In my opinion all FPS nowadays need to have a Campaign/Story mode. A Multiplayer mode with excellent Matchmaking. And a Horde mode where you can relax and fight PvE style.
    Also I think it should include; Custom Games, Theatre for watching your gameplay and quality Stat Tracking. This game Basically gives you 1/2 of a PVP mode with terrible Matchmaking playlists. It follows the COD style where you simply pick a gametype, so 90% of players are in either Team Deathmatch or One objective gametype and the entire rest of the playlists have 0 population.

    TL;DR, Summary, Verdict: This is typical EA, they sell you half a multiplayer, basically a Star Wars themed DLC for Battlefield and pawn it off as a Full game. This game left a really bad taste in my mouth and re-affirmed that I should avoid EA games. Not impressed. Also their is 0-relation to the New Star War movie coming out in 2 weeks. Everything in the game is based on the Original Trilogy there is nothing related to the New Movie shockingly.    … Expand
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. yargyyarg
    Nov 18, 2015
    4
    Good visuals. Gets boring quickly once the novelty wears off. It's really getting frustrating how game companies are shifting over to releasing 1/4 finished games at a full $60 price only to promise a complete game for the purchase of DLCs. Don't pay them for this mistreatment. Destiny was the ultimate example, only now, after a $60 initial buy in, +2x$20 DLCs + 1x$40 DLC ($140 game total)Good visuals. Gets boring quickly once the novelty wears off. It's really getting frustrating how game companies are shifting over to releasing 1/4 finished games at a full $60 price only to promise a complete game for the purchase of DLCs. Don't pay them for this mistreatment. Destiny was the ultimate example, only now, after a $60 initial buy in, +2x$20 DLCs + 1x$40 DLC ($140 game total) do we have the original $60 game they promised us. We as a gaming community need to do much better at voting with our wallets. I'm just as much to blame as the rest of you...… Expand
  21. 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
  22. charlyroulette
    Nov 20, 2015
    4
    Its a game worth renting, but that is basically it... visuals and sounds are spectacular no one can deny that, the work they put into these two aspects of the game cannot be denied and to be fair it should be praised.
    But from there it just plunges downhill, its lacks content and gets boring very quickly four maps its simply not enough specially when you know from day one that there is    Its a game worth renting, but that is basically it... visuals and sounds are spectacular no one can deny that, the work they put into these two aspects of the game cannot be denied and to be fair it should be praised.
    But from there it just plunges downhill, its lacks content and gets boring very quickly four maps its simply not enough specially when you know from day one that there is going to be at least 16 more maps and probably more weapon packs, but if you pay 50 euros more...
    The gameplay is just average a bit too simple and the power ups thing its good and makes sense for heroes or starfighters, but I find it annoying for land vehicles (the very few there are) and unnecessary.
    To see why I rented it but didnt biy it is simple I asked myself a question is this a solid game on its own without dlc, yes or no? making dlc an optional choice if you have the cash. Answer it is not. The DLC will not be Add-ons they will be a sort of game-life-support thing to keep people playing it, and such a game its not worth 110 f****g euros.    … Expand
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. RJSwizzles
    Jan 7, 2016
    4
    Well, it looks good...

    One can argue that in today's gaming culture, the graphics of a particular game may not matter much. That gamers really care about content and reliability. Well, one thing we won't have to worry about in Star Wars Battlefront is the looks. From the first battle, I was astounded at how well this game really does in the art department. Every battle field is    Well, it looks good...

    One can argue that in today's gaming culture, the graphics of a particular game may not matter much. That gamers really care about content and reliability. Well, one thing we won't have to worry about in Star Wars Battlefront is the looks.

    From the first battle, I was astounded at how well this game really does in the art department. Every battle field is gorgeous, with scenery that really tugs the eyes and says "look over here!" That being said, the rest of the game isn't so great. Where to start:

    1) The balance of this game is ridiculous. On some maps ( Jundaland ) the Rebels get a clear head start in conquering the first control point. When most of your side can reach it in 2 seconds, it's pretty lopsided. On others, the vehicles of the Empire will always turn the tide of a battle. Calling in multiple Tie Fighters and AT-ST, the Rebels soon find themselves overwhelmed.

    2) Weapon balance is incredibly outrageous. When I can be killed in two shots by a pistol wielding storm trooper from 200 yards away, we know we have a problem. The stats for the weapons (range, damage, cooling power, etc. ) are pretty much useless. I don't know how many times I have been sniped by a pistol, but apparently pistols are basically long range blasters in this game, so yay.

    3) I like the addition of the card system, giving you different hands and so, but it would make much more sense to have one primary weapon and a much less powerful and close range side arm. Instead, if you want a side arm, you have to buy the scout pistol card and take up on of your 3 cards spots. And..

    4) Those card spots are oh so important. Many of them remove the skill needed to shoot someone. A "homing shot?" Like, really? Not much skill in a homing missile that you can use every 10-15 seconds. Also, not that I am a Star Wars expert, but I'm pretty sure that most troops weren't shooting around the battle field in jump packs. Makes the Supremacy mode very annoying.

    5) The other game modes fail to inspire any real fun, and had me always going back to Supremacy and Walker Assault. The various power ups you can pick up help to give each battle a small difference in feel, but after being sliced by Vader, or sniped by Han Solo for the 1000th time, it becomes monotonousness. Almost an inevitability that I will die, again and again, which leads me to....

    6) WHY THE EVERY LIVING F**K WOULD YOU SPAWN ME THERE! Almost every match I am spawned in an incredibly stupid location. Just killed three rebels before you died and feeling good? Well here, how about you spawn in front of 8 rebels, see how you like that! I mean, I have spawned literally in front of the entire enemy army, in front of a blasting AT-ST, and oh RIGHT ON TOP OF A PROXIMITY MINE. My god, how stupid can these developers be?

    I have put 25 hours into this game, which isn't a lot, but I feel it's enough to render a verdict on this game. I want to love it, I really want to love it, but I find myself struggling to even like it. Hopefully, the balancing issues come up and are fixed and in the future this game will get the credit it deserves.

    Maybe then..maybe.    … Expand
  30. Aladgar
    Jan 16, 2016
    4
    Game is ok but just 3-3 heroes/villains... All SW Battlefront games have much more choices! The other thing I really hate in this game is the lies. For example trailers shows that we can pilot the AT-AT but that's stupid. I can but how?!?!?!?! I need to be a the one who everyone else hates because I need to stand on the point where the AT-AT "chance" will be if I want to be the one whoGame is ok but just 3-3 heroes/villains... All SW Battlefront games have much more choices! The other thing I really hate in this game is the lies. For example trailers shows that we can pilot the AT-AT but that's stupid. I can but how?!?!?!?! I need to be a the one who everyone else hates because I need to stand on the point where the AT-AT "chance" will be if I want to be the one who pilot that. This way how we can pilot it is really unfair and this is the same with everything else like hearoes/vilains or with the Millenium Falcon!!! After a month of playing I have never been the one who pilot an AT-AT because always were other who are faster to find that. It's ok that the chances are the same for everyone but in this way it's not. EA just show much more better trailes what this game became. What a big hang-up... :(:(:(:(:(
    Anyway this game can be 8/10 for me if they change this chance and if they will put 6-8 (3-4 in both sides) more heroes/villains in the next DLCs.    … Expand
  31. alixer4
    Apr 10, 2016
    4
    Never has a game been so hyped up and fell so flat. Arguably one of the worst shooters ever made. Im not usually that critical of games but for such an important title as star wars EA really screwed it up. This recent focus of FPS developers to go multiplayer only is really bad for video gaming. EA was money hungry and spit out the most generic multiplayer shooter out there. The marketNever has a game been so hyped up and fell so flat. Arguably one of the worst shooters ever made. Im not usually that critical of games but for such an important title as star wars EA really screwed it up. This recent focus of FPS developers to go multiplayer only is really bad for video gaming. EA was money hungry and spit out the most generic multiplayer shooter out there. The market needed a Star wars game with a stellar single player and the same great multiplayer we saw from BF II.… Expand
  32. Petethepig123
    Dec 9, 2016
    4
    From the graphics and animation, this game looks amazing. The animation is really good and it feels like you are there, but this game is extremely lacking content wise. There are currently 3 DLCs and there is never new free content, nor much paid either. It is EAs way to legally steal money from you. There is no campaign mode at all or any story. The lag is also a problem. Youll never findFrom the graphics and animation, this game looks amazing. The animation is really good and it feels like you are there, but this game is extremely lacking content wise. There are currently 3 DLCs and there is never new free content, nor much paid either. It is EAs way to legally steal money from you. There is no campaign mode at all or any story. The lag is also a problem. Youll never find an online game with no lag. Hope battlefront 2 is better. Huge disappointment after 34 hours of gameplay.… Expand
  33. VitaminYes
    Jun 3, 2017
    4
    Never has a game been such an insult to me. With only a fifth of the maps available before DLC, and the most tacked-on, laziest , insult of a single player mode, this game is the definition of why DLC in gaming is a bad thing. On top of that, Star Wars Battlefront feels like every other FPS game on the market. While the graphics are the best I've seen on a game, that seems to be the onlyNever has a game been such an insult to me. With only a fifth of the maps available before DLC, and the most tacked-on, laziest , insult of a single player mode, this game is the definition of why DLC in gaming is a bad thing. On top of that, Star Wars Battlefront feels like every other FPS game on the market. While the graphics are the best I've seen on a game, that seems to be the only redeeming quality. And it's clear I'm not the only one. The price of the game has been drastically cut. About a month ago, I went to my local GameStop, and there was a copy of Star Wars Battlefront Deluxe Edition for the PS4 selling for $15. There were Wii games more expensive. Do not pick up this game, do not give any money to EA from this game.… Expand
  34. neomoonsevin
    Apr 10, 2023
    4
    Was very disappointed about this game one solo map no campaign at all I am very angry this had only online only battles and nothing else I was expecting a story mode but no I got a crappy dumb online battles against other players boo the only thing that is awesome is the movie scenes and the look of the vehicles and the world also the sound FX is perfect just like I remember
  35. Sweeney10
    Sep 18, 2017
    3
    Genuinely one of the worst, most boring and feeble games I've ever played. Thank God I got it on EA Access. No campaign. Simple and boring customisation. UI problems everywhere. Can't understand any of the menus. Bad gameplay. Bad sound. Awful flight mechanics. Boring maps with not enough cover. Terrible character movement. Not actually great graphics. I could go on. But it's boring me.
  36. 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.
  37. 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
  38. 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!?
  39. 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
  40. 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.
  41. 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
  42. ccam
    Dec 8, 2015
    3
    Pros: Nice graphics and lots of action.
    Cons: very few content, it is like a demo. Probably after all DLCs come out it will be a decent content-wise game, but price-wise the game will end up costing more than 100 USD.
  43. 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
  44. 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.
  45. Jaliver
    Mar 31, 2016
    3
    Once again EA proved to the gaming industry that when it comes to totally ruining great game series that they're still the best on the market for it.

    Outside of the graphics which are exceptional, this game fails to hit marks on nearly every mark. 1. No campaign 2. Plays like Battlefield rather than Battlefront 3. Bug ridden 4. You're literally paying 60 bucks for a game that    Once again EA proved to the gaming industry that when it comes to totally ruining great game series that they're still the best on the market for it.

    Outside of the graphics which are exceptional, this game fails to hit marks on nearly every mark.

    1. No campaign
    2. Plays like Battlefield rather than Battlefront
    3. Bug ridden
    4. You're literally paying 60 bucks for a game that probably has the content of a game for 30 bucks at most. EA's battlefront is beyond incomplete.
    5. ridiculously overpriced expansions (15 bucks per expansion and 4 are promised so far)

    Unless you really don't care about your wallet and can ignore the bugs or complete lack of content by just staring at the screen for its amazing graphics, this game isn't for you. Old Battlefront fans will definitely in majority not like this.    … Expand
  46. 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.
  47. sadamo1
    Sep 9, 2016
    3
    Wow. After seeing the trailers for this one I was excited to play it. I waited for the price to come down and finally bought it. The visuals are amazing. If you walk over a hill where the "sun" is behind you, your shadow will be cast across the floor. Good audio as well. That being said, the game play stinks, especially when you are a "soldier." The interface is clunky, there areWow. After seeing the trailers for this one I was excited to play it. I waited for the price to come down and finally bought it. The visuals are amazing. If you walk over a hill where the "sun" is behind you, your shadow will be cast across the floor. Good audio as well. That being said, the game play stinks, especially when you are a "soldier." The interface is clunky, there are very limited options to reconfigure the controls and in general the game play would be more specific to a game made in the late 90s. Really surprised by that. Flying is okay but the "maps" for flying encounters are pretty small so you end up flying out of bounds frequently when pursuing a target and then have to double back. Not a lot of content in the game and it gets repetitive quickly. I have had the game for 4 days and am pretty much finished with it. Major disappointment.… Expand
  48. GucciBalboa
    Nov 17, 2015
    3
    Pros: Great Graphics! Beautiful sound! Cons: Extremely generic fps gameplay, worst excuse for a story ever even worse than Titanfalls, very small number of maps, bad spawn points, Clunky hero & villain gameplay Battlefront 2 was more fluid and that came out on freakin ps2!, Bad voice acting, Terrible vehicle gameplay, Limited customization.
  49. 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.
  50. Darth_Kremer
    Nov 19, 2015
    3
    Sub par FPS shooter with Star Wars skin. Loses it's appeal within a couple hours, simplistic controls that require little to no skill, no real feeling of reward through progression, no campaign, no galactic conquest. Graphics are great and sound is great, but that is where this game ends. Very disappointing overall, even my Star Wars fandom couldn't justify playing this game any longer.Sub par FPS shooter with Star Wars skin. Loses it's appeal within a couple hours, simplistic controls that require little to no skill, no real feeling of reward through progression, no campaign, no galactic conquest. Graphics are great and sound is great, but that is where this game ends. Very disappointing overall, even my Star Wars fandom couldn't justify playing this game any longer. You'll get a quick feeling of Nostalgia, but that's hardly worth $120 for a full game.… Expand
  51. 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.
  52. 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
  53. AmokTime
    Nov 22, 2015
    3
    There has been no game I have looked more forward to seeing on the new generation of consoles than a Battlefront sequel. I really enjoyed BF2, and so perhaps my expectations were too high. The game looks great and sounds great. It's just no fun to play. I feel like I am moving through the missions just to get to the end - I'm not enjoying it. At one point I even said out loud, "C'mon, justThere has been no game I have looked more forward to seeing on the new generation of consoles than a Battlefront sequel. I really enjoyed BF2, and so perhaps my expectations were too high. The game looks great and sounds great. It's just no fun to play. I feel like I am moving through the missions just to get to the end - I'm not enjoying it. At one point I even said out loud, "C'mon, just let this be over." It feels like the first Call of Duty game for the previous-gen consoles, but less fun. After about 1.5 hours playing I don't want to play any more. Actually, I didn't want to play anymore after about 20 minutes, but I just thought it might be a slow starter. It is, it just didn't get any better. Ugh. I just blew $60 on a game I hate and I bought it electronically, so I can't even sell it or trade it in at [---retailer--] for credit.… Expand
  54. 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.
  55. 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.
  56. retro_game_guy
    Nov 24, 2015
    3
    While I appreciate the 3 maps per game mode I feel like instead of mining for more money out of people you could have just released a quality game with more content/maps. Dice and EA at it again. The game looks, and feels wonderful. That said, there next to nothing that goes along with the $60 price tag.
  57. 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
  58. 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.
  59. 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!
  60. BoltNutGamer
    May 10, 2016
    3
    Being a huge fan of Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2, and then seeing this, in a nutshell it hurts as both a long term fan but also for trusting EA and Dice with the ip. Let's look at the game from a gameplay stand point, fun? yes, visually impressive? Absolutely. Worth its asking price? Absolutely NOT. You will be searching the galaxy not for space ships, but to see if they actually haveBeing a huge fan of Star Wars Battlefront 1 and 2, and then seeing this, in a nutshell it hurts as both a long term fan but also for trusting EA and Dice with the ip. Let's look at the game from a gameplay stand point, fun? yes, visually impressive? Absolutely. Worth its asking price? Absolutely NOT. You will be searching the galaxy not for space ships, but to see if they actually have space battles, searching for a campaign, searching for variation and also searching for more reasons to continue playing but if you find one, please tell me because I am stumped. 3/10 a BAD game, this game feels rushed and incomplete, give it a miss, take your money and buy old star wars games, they are where your money belongs.… Expand
  61. circusmnky
    Dec 3, 2015
    2
    Without the license this game is nothing. I didn't have high expectations, just wanted something as fun as the original game that was out 2 consoles ago. Still let me down. Visually fantastic but no susbstance. Most disappointed I've been in a game in a long time.
  62. 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
  63. 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.
  64. Hecatone
    Aug 22, 2017
    2
    I can tell you that the hero mode is awful or that the lack of variety makes this game quickly redundant... There is an egregious token collecting system to get into vehicles and bot, the thing that made the real Battlefront game is gone. It's just easier to say that this game would have been better if they just didn't call it a Battlefront game.
  65. 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
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. Markneri
    Nov 19, 2015
    2
    Enough of this ea! Dice the game is awesome. EA and your stupid dlc and season pass that costs as much as the game??? What the hell. No just No! The graphics and controls are good, I mean it is a dice game so the detail is there. The stripping of the game is undoubtedly EA's marketing strategy. It's too sad and it's too stupid. Just wait for the 'enhanced complete edition' down the line.Enough of this ea! Dice the game is awesome. EA and your stupid dlc and season pass that costs as much as the game??? What the hell. No just No! The graphics and controls are good, I mean it is a dice game so the detail is there. The stripping of the game is undoubtedly EA's marketing strategy. It's too sad and it's too stupid. Just wait for the 'enhanced complete edition' down the line. That would be the game for this price point. Season pass!?!?!? Comeeee onnn. Time to go play some more fallout 4. It does not look as good graphics wise but that is what you call a complete game out of the box (minus the bugs)… Expand
  69. 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
  70. 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
  71. 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
  72. Kevster820
    Nov 18, 2015
    2
    Extremely disappointed with Battlefront. The game itself looks fantastic, but it is definitely a shallow experience. No single player offering (surprised companies are still making the same mistakes as Titanfall and Evolve) with a very limited offering of gear, modes, maps and heroes. Unfortunately, half of the content that would make this a complete game has been cut out and created asExtremely disappointed with Battlefront. The game itself looks fantastic, but it is definitely a shallow experience. No single player offering (surprised companies are still making the same mistakes as Titanfall and Evolve) with a very limited offering of gear, modes, maps and heroes. Unfortunately, half of the content that would make this a complete game has been cut out and created as DLC. This leaves little to play with (when the game is working) and I couldn't help but feel bored by the whole experience. I must draw comparisons to Battlefronts big competition (Call of Duty & even Battlefield). Both of these games provide an abundance of content (even without paid DLC / season passes) and have a large amount of depth that is required to keep gamers invested. This is clearly a game that was released too early with the hopes of cashing in on the movie. Gamers are left with a bad taste in their mouth and the desire to replay the old Battlefront 2 game instead.… Expand
  73. 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
  74. St1tchedup21
    Nov 19, 2015
    2
    When you first put on your headphones and hear the Star Wars theme, jump into a game and see the dense Forrest of Endor and hear the laser blasts you feel like you are in the world of Star Wars. But that's is where the good ends. The game is filled with unbalanced weapons, Stormtroopers who stick out like a sore thumb and constant server connection issues. While the games graphics areWhen you first put on your headphones and hear the Star Wars theme, jump into a game and see the dense Forrest of Endor and hear the laser blasts you feel like you are in the world of Star Wars. But that's is where the good ends. The game is filled with unbalanced weapons, Stormtroopers who stick out like a sore thumb and constant server connection issues. While the games graphics are amazing that does not mean you made a good game. The game has a total of four planets.... the lack of planets is disturbing. After an hour you get insanely bored of the gameplay. When I found out there was no prequal content I though it was stupid but understand people are not fans of them but it would have given more variety. The game isn't fun at all, save your money and do not purchase this game. This review is from a huge Star Wars and Battlefield fan.… Expand
  75. 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....
  76. Captain2hearts
    Nov 23, 2015
    2
    Point, shoot.......point, shoot, jump a bit, point, shoot. Nice graphics, no story...........cash in on the name Star Wars. Pointless game, darth would not want this on the dark side!
  77. Maverick745
    Nov 23, 2015
    2
    This was the first game that I purchased for my Xbox One, and it will be the first game that I sell. The first two hours of gameplay are fantastic. the graphics are great, the sounds are some of the best in any game I have played in the past 10 years, but that is about it. The gameplay is extremely repetitive and has zero depth. After playing for a couple hours I had experiencedThis was the first game that I purchased for my Xbox One, and it will be the first game that I sell. The first two hours of gameplay are fantastic. the graphics are great, the sounds are some of the best in any game I have played in the past 10 years, but that is about it. The gameplay is extremely repetitive and has zero depth. After playing for a couple hours I had experienced everything. Not only that, but I was tired of experiencing the same things over and over again. The lack of a fantastic online experience mixed with no campaign or story mode to mix things up makes this game one of the shallowest that I have ever purchased. The skill level required to accomplish anything is set for 8 year olds. The tutorials are a joke, because nothing new is in this game that has not been in a thousand games before.

    To go with the crappy game play is a host of bugs. Most notably is the constant server interruptions. During 3/5 games it will start to lag. EA was nice enough to include a warning that states that their own game is unplayable because their servers are messing up. Why not work on improving your servers instead of creating a message to describe why your game sucks?    … Expand
  78. Trentos
    Nov 23, 2015
    2
    Un battlefield de la guerra de las galaxias es una idea genial,tiene unos graficos y ambientacion muy buena. Pero lo negativo es demasiado malo, un juego sin modo campaña y que de base es muy escaso.
    Si el juego al menos tuviera modo campaña y unos cuantos mapas multijugador como paso con el battfield 4 pues estaria bien, pero de esta forma no.
    Definitivamente le ha faltado el modo    Un battlefield de la guerra de las galaxias es una idea genial,tiene unos graficos y ambientacion muy buena. Pero lo negativo es demasiado malo, un juego sin modo campaña y que de base es muy escaso.
    Si el juego al menos tuviera modo campaña y unos cuantos mapas multijugador como paso con el battfield 4 pues estaria bien, pero de esta forma no.

    Definitivamente le ha faltado el modo campaña, no se puede pagar lo mismo solo teniendo el multijugador.    … Expand
  79. Squigibo
    Nov 26, 2015
    2
    The biggest disappointment in a game that I can remember. Yes, there's lack of content, fine.... but this is the worst "shooter" I have ever witnessed and I'm a 40 year veteran of video games. No skill needed to play this. It's luck. Hit detection is bad. Partner spawn broken, gun sights broken, vehicle sights broken, flight controls are just plain stupid, no in game chat, noThe biggest disappointment in a game that I can remember. Yes, there's lack of content, fine.... but this is the worst "shooter" I have ever witnessed and I'm a 40 year veteran of video games. No skill needed to play this. It's luck. Hit detection is bad. Partner spawn broken, gun sights broken, vehicle sights broken, flight controls are just plain stupid, no in game chat, no teamwork, weak, watered down, chaotic, meaningless, no skill, no variation, unbalanced, no scramble ability between matches, no tactics, it's a mosh pit with overpowered weapons, with "objectives" that have little value. All for the low low price $60. But wait! You can spend $50 more for the same type of mindless game-play on a different planet! - A WELL POLISHED TURD - Created to make scrubs feel like they are in a Star Wars movie. Proves that you can wrap a pile of **** in glitter, throw some marketing into the mix, and people will love it. - This type of garbage is what is killing the industry. Top Prize for steaming pile of nice graphics.… Expand
  80. 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
  81. 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
  82. 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
  83. Arreh
    Feb 4, 2016
    2
    It's strange a game that came out ten years ago is better than this. IMO it was fun for the first few hours but then it fell flat on it's face due to a pure lack of features.
  84. McNutt
    Feb 16, 2016
    2
    Disappointing. It plays like a an average 1st person shooter. It can be frustrating because your player is fodder until you earn better guns. The control of the vehicles is wonky. The star fighter battles are boring.

    It's star wars. It has that going for it.
  85. UpsetTronGuy
    Mar 24, 2016
    2
    Style over substance in this reboot of the beloved Battlefront franchise. Shallow gameplay that makes it's uncomfortable after 2 hours of straight playtime. A lack of content all around with a single experience of training missions, a survival horde mode and a instant action confirm the kill game mode with offline bots. Multiplayer offers only 4 maps, 3 of which are actually seen in theStyle over substance in this reboot of the beloved Battlefront franchise. Shallow gameplay that makes it's uncomfortable after 2 hours of straight playtime. A lack of content all around with a single experience of training missions, a survival horde mode and a instant action confirm the kill game mode with offline bots. Multiplayer offers only 4 maps, 3 of which are actually seen in the films with 10-12 maps depending and the gamemode you choose to play. Netcode issues, bugs and other such technical issues with the game on top of the shallow gameplay, lack of content, useless features make this one of the worst games I've ever played and all of this is coming from a whole hearted, true and real Star Wars fan who cares and loves the franchise. As a a Star Wars fan, this game is truly disrespectful trash.… Expand
  86. SteveJohno19
    Mar 4, 2017
    2
    I managed to get this game, with the season pass, for £18 and I feel like I've been ripped off.

    There is no campaign mode, no story mode, no galactic conquest, so what you're left with are Call Of Duty style maps for multiplayer. It all gets a bit boring after a while and the vehicle controls are not great when you consider GTA plane controls are pretty good for a game that isn't    I managed to get this game, with the season pass, for £18 and I feel like I've been ripped off.

    There is no campaign mode, no story mode, no galactic conquest, so what you're left with are Call Of Duty style maps for multiplayer.

    It all gets a bit boring after a while and the vehicle controls are not great when you consider GTA plane controls are pretty good for a game that isn't solely a flight game.

    Good stuff: the graphics and sound are spectacular. Stunning. Beautiful.
    The various locations look incredible.
    However if you roll a turd in glitter it's still a turd and that's what this game really is.

    Had I bought this on release and paid the full price (and later the season pass) I'd be really angry for what was in the box.
    This is the latest in a long line of games being used as cash cows by game companies to milk as much money from customers as they can.
    Do not buy this game. Borrow it or rent it.
    2 stars for the graphics and sound.    … Expand
  87. cerb747
    Jun 18, 2019
    2
    A horrible game do not buy a waste of money no real offline mode to speak of. the online mode is terrible and completely uninteresting a complete waste of time DO NOT PURCHASE you have been warned!
  88. zezeljmare
    Jul 1, 2021
    2
    EN:
    Bad, bad, bad. Only 4 maps. Missing content, no Single Player missions ... For more content they are looking for a season pass. EA-bad job. Only the graphics look good.

    SRB:
    Loše, loše, loše. Samo 4 mape. Nedostaje sadržaj, nema Single Player misija... Za više sadržaja traže season pass. EA-loš posao. Jedino grafika izgleda dobro.
  89. Jokerfish
    Nov 20, 2015
    1
    This is a Star Wars game for fans, that's it. It shoves Star Wars into your face and won't let you forget it. They worked lines from the movie into other characters' dialogue to the point where it sounds like the people in the game saw Star Wars recently and are reciting lines to each other like an inside joke, while fighting Star Wars battles. "We've captured the point. ALL TOO EASY!" HanThis is a Star Wars game for fans, that's it. It shoves Star Wars into your face and won't let you forget it. They worked lines from the movie into other characters' dialogue to the point where it sounds like the people in the game saw Star Wars recently and are reciting lines to each other like an inside joke, while fighting Star Wars battles. "We've captured the point. ALL TOO EASY!" Han Solo recites lines we've heard in a dozen other games, but only heard once in the movies. The game wasn't written to fit in within the SW movies, it was assembled verbatim from them. Worse, it was assembled from the Star Wars movies we've seen a hundred times. Conveniently rushed to shelves in time to see a new one hit theaters in a few weeks, but we don't see any of that one here.

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

    It comes down to people who are happy with what we were handed here, and the people who see what this could have been. It could have expanded on things like Jedi Knight or KOTOR, could have had gameplay options and freedom like the Arkham games did for Batman (tell me using the grapple hoist line Luke used to grenade the AT-AT, but free to use anywhere creatively wouldn't have been amazing) but instead we got the standard EA movie tie-in treatment.    … Expand
  90. 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
  91. andree1991
    Nov 22, 2015
    1
    Complete crap. Nothing like Battlefront 2, no LAN no 4 player splitscreen, no space battles, no campaign, 50 dollars DLC. DO NOT BUY. Don't support these damn scams. EA sucks
  92. Ruegrong
    Nov 19, 2019
    1
    Game is complete trash and a rip off. Not even worth your time. Nobody plays the season pass, which was $50. The weapons are extremely unbalanced and spawn points are terrible. The enemy team can get behind your spawn and just snipe you. Not to mention the jetpack which allow players on top of the map with unlimited sniper shots. There is a bug since launch where you wont get a partnerGame is complete trash and a rip off. Not even worth your time. Nobody plays the season pass, which was $50. The weapons are extremely unbalanced and spawn points are terrible. The enemy team can get behind your spawn and just snipe you. Not to mention the jetpack which allow players on top of the map with unlimited sniper shots. There is a bug since launch where you wont get a partner even when teams are full. This gives you a huge disadvantage from loss of points and losing a spawn point. The maps are just chokepoint after chokepoint . Hero battles are trash and clumsy. There are not that many modes and people only play walker assault on same 4-6 map rotation. Save your time, even if the game is free do not play it, you will just get mad after seeing this game was released for $60… Expand
  93. 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
  94. 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
  95. Axel293410
    Nov 22, 2015
    1
    WORST GAME EVER, FOR 4 MAPS 60 € WTF!!!! and 4 DLC THAT COST 60 €. WTF EA, WTF!!! ARE U KIDDING US? AUTOLOCK? ALMOST NO WEOPONS, THIS GAME IS JUST GRAPHICS, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME, LET US MAKE THEM SEE THAT FOR 60 € WE WANT A FULL GAME WITH CAMPAIGN INCLUDED.
  96. 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.
  97. TheRedFern
    Jul 8, 2023
    1
    Run to find people for 10 seconds. Die in half a second to people who have much better equipment than you.. no balance in who you are matched with. NO way a casual gamer could enjoy this.
  98. 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
  99. 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
  100. zmerrill4361
    Nov 18, 2015
    1
    this is incomparable to the previous titles. visually it does look quite impressive but once you dive into the game itself its boring. same as every other shooter just a different skin to it. i'm quite disappointed that i wasted the cash to pre order it and only play it as little as i did. the multiplayer is a dumbed-down version of the COD franchise. campaign mode almost non existent andthis is incomparable to the previous titles. visually it does look quite impressive but once you dive into the game itself its boring. same as every other shooter just a different skin to it. i'm quite disappointed that i wasted the cash to pre order it and only play it as little as i did. the multiplayer is a dumbed-down version of the COD franchise. campaign mode almost non existent and not even worth playing.this game sucks in every aspect of the video game experience. my 5 year old son was bored after 10 min.... waste of time and money...… Expand
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#62 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#4 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#4 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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Metascore
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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