Star Wars Battlefront

 Xbox One
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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1259 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 372 out of 1259
  2. Mixed: 262 out of 1259
  3. Negative: 625 out of 1259
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  1. kinruiz
    Jan 19, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. who was the idiot who remove the gameplay "campaign"? EA is a gang of thiefts, a gme expensive not worth it , most did not want to play online with other idiots.… Expand
  2. NANOHORIZON
    Apr 16, 2016
    1
    This was an immense *immense* disappointment. Truly staggering how short they fell in my expectations.

    My expectation was nothing more than a modern graphical overhaul of the previous Battlefront titles. Anything more would have been a bonus. What we got was barely a fraction of what we once had with the old games, the entire standalone title of Battlefront is essentially a    This was an immense *immense* disappointment. Truly staggering how short they fell in my expectations.

    My expectation was nothing more than a modern graphical overhaul of the previous Battlefront titles. Anything more would have been a bonus.

    What we got was barely a fraction of what we once had with the old games, the entire standalone title of Battlefront is essentially a Battlefield 4 DLC. It's a tacky underwhelming experience and the sensation of playing it for a few hours on release night left me with the exact same sensation as when my bike was stolen.    … Expand
  3. westdccs
    Feb 23, 2016
    1
    The premise of the game is great. The execution, failure. There is a reason FPS games do not excel for casual gamers on consoles -- the learning curve for aiming at an opponent. There is a lack of precision which can be overcome by practice. If there were an effective offline mode for this game, then that might make this game better. However, your only method of practice thinks thatThe premise of the game is great. The execution, failure. There is a reason FPS games do not excel for casual gamers on consoles -- the learning curve for aiming at an opponent. There is a lack of precision which can be overcome by practice. If there were an effective offline mode for this game, then that might make this game better. However, your only method of practice thinks that throwing tougher and tougher opponents at you is the way to get better. Instead, it does little short of frustrate you. That leaves you with trying to play online against others -- and by the time you figure out what the objective is, those with more skill at the game have taken you out. I am actually disappointed that I spent my hard earned money on this game. Time to go back and try something else for a while.… Expand
  4. Viderberg
    Mar 10, 2016
    1
    Awful, just awful. Graphics don't make a game great. Why does everyone love Kotor? Not because of the graphics, tough those are good for that time. No, because of the story and great RPG style gameplay. Everything of this missing in Battlefront!
  5. EAHater
    May 17, 2016
    1
    Obviously **** Game Keeps Updating Non Stop! Every day there is at least 300 MB of files to be downloaded. Initial download ranging at around 150GB! WTF! Living in a **** slowed country can't play no ****
  6. CommanderCody
    Jun 4, 2016
    1
    This game is supposed to be a reboot to the greatest Star Wars video game franchise of all time, and yet, there are entire charts comparing this game to the one made a decade ago, with EVERYTHING downgraded. And I'm serious too. The only thing better is the obvious ones, sound and graphics, but it literally doesn't even go deeper than that. Judging this game on its own from the otherThis game is supposed to be a reboot to the greatest Star Wars video game franchise of all time, and yet, there are entire charts comparing this game to the one made a decade ago, with EVERYTHING downgraded. And I'm serious too. The only thing better is the obvious ones, sound and graphics, but it literally doesn't even go deeper than that. Judging this game on its own from the other battlefront games, it's still unexcusable. The lack of content is insane! Worst of all, this version looks the worst out of the 3 ports.… Expand
  7. KevinRad
    Jul 19, 2016
    1
    The visuals are amazing but that is about as far as the good in this game goes.

    Game Play is oversimplified and poses absolutely no challenges, content is extremely lacking, and all over this game just feels like a miserable attempt at a star wars shooter. Definitely not worth the money they were asking at release and not even worth the money now, with absolutely no campaign and a    The visuals are amazing but that is about as far as the good in this game goes.

    Game Play is oversimplified and poses absolutely no challenges, content is extremely lacking, and all over this game just feels like a miserable attempt at a star wars shooter.
    Definitely not worth the money they were asking at release and not even worth the money now, with absolutely no campaign and a horrible multilayer experience I don't believe that even the overpriced DLC's will save this appallingly sorry excuse for a game. DICE has exceedingly disappointed with this title.    … Expand
  8. DonMega
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    Only thing this game has going for it is the graphics and sound effects. Other wise is a waste of garbage game that was solely created to sell dlc. Star wars has a huge market, and they know they will make a killing selling parts of the game as dlc that should have been included in the first place. The original is 100x better. You'd think in 2015 they would try building upon the original,Only thing this game has going for it is the graphics and sound effects. Other wise is a waste of garbage game that was solely created to sell dlc. Star wars has a huge market, and they know they will make a killing selling parts of the game as dlc that should have been included in the first place. The original is 100x better. You'd think in 2015 they would try building upon the original, yet they took 100 steps backwards. People who support this game must be children because no one in their right mind would spend $80 on an empty shell of a game, then $50 for season pass.… Expand
  9. ClockworkSlave
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    garbage, dumbed down, diluted rubbish. if you like BF2 you wont enjoy this game. EA has screwed us again!
    graphics is all it has going for it, its empty and repetitve, and the DLC is a rip off. we need to boycott these companies or gaming will go down hill
  10. kr11048
    Dec 1, 2015
    0
    A complete waste of money! I was bored by the second time I played. I have only the base game, not one of the overpriced extended editions. Disgusted that there's "training" for Tie Fighter combat and Speeder combat, but then no actual missions where you do those things. Every "mission" is exactly the same with slightly different graphics. It's just the same boring Unreal Tournament stuffA complete waste of money! I was bored by the second time I played. I have only the base game, not one of the overpriced extended editions. Disgusted that there's "training" for Tie Fighter combat and Speeder combat, but then no actual missions where you do those things. Every "mission" is exactly the same with slightly different graphics. It's just the same boring Unreal Tournament stuff from 20 years ago. Run around and shoot while trying not to be shot without the slightest notion of tactics. This is lazy development at its most utterly pathetic.… Expand
  11. theirrelephants
    Nov 24, 2015
    0
    They want you to buy the game, then they want you to pay another $50 for things that were ready before day one, and should have been included with the game (maps, weapons, etc). This is the most disgusting example of DLC I've seen in a big game's release since Mass Effect 3's stupid ON DISC party member dlc. Surprise surprise, the company behind that (bioware) was also owned by EA!They want you to buy the game, then they want you to pay another $50 for things that were ready before day one, and should have been included with the game (maps, weapons, etc). This is the most disgusting example of DLC I've seen in a big game's release since Mass Effect 3's stupid ON DISC party member dlc. Surprise surprise, the company behind that (bioware) was also owned by EA!

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

    Oh, and the game is bad too. Basically just imagine Battlefront with lasers, only terrible. I just saved you $60. Ooops, I meant $110 if you wanted the full game. You're welcome.    … Expand
  12. Vertigoh
    Mar 8, 2016
    0
    Horribly, horribly shallow game-play. Mobility is cumbersome, maps are small, and crammed together. It seems like promotion won over development in terms of money spent, and what another con on gamers. It seems well-made star wars games are more rare than jedi.
  13. Ryansmithee
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    not a scratch on 1 and 2, this game should not even be called battlefront. exceptionally low content for the price to make matters worse. God knows why DICE thought no single player would be god idea. Fails in every aspect. DO NOT BUY
  14. SIPPIO
    Nov 21, 2015
    0
    DONT BELIEVE THE 9 & 10 SCORES!
    THEY ARE OBVIOUS PAID FOR....
    --only a a person who is soo emotionally invested that they are in denial thinks this SW game is a 9 or 10 :( --THIS is a tragedy & PS4 and XBOX1 fans are on same team this time as EVERYONE IS CHEATED.. ---How can a StarWars game release this empty??? Oh yeah because EA realized that if 1/2 of all console games buy it    DONT BELIEVE THE 9 & 10 SCORES!
    THEY ARE OBVIOUS PAID FOR....
    --only a a person who is soo emotionally invested that they are in denial thinks this SW game is a 9 or 10 :(

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

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

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

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

    --RESEAL & RETURN--Talking to you poor saps who feel jipped and struggle to spend $60..    … Expand
  15. nickbfc123
    Nov 22, 2015
    0
    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.
  16. Chopsticks
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    This game is horrible. The reason why i am giving it such a slow score, is because 5.1 is too damn high for a game that bad. Dice is behind this. They have had this **** module for years and you guys keep on blaming EA. Battlefield 3 was a game that was supposed to remind people if DICE`s previous reputation. It succeded and now they are just spewing out **** games.
  17. f0dsta
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    this game just isnt worth the money its all graphics and no substance, its not much fun past the first few hours there is very little content and it just makes you wish you purchased something else

    totally a regrettable purchase
  18. mustafamalik
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    cash grab from EA, and milking of Star Wars franchise by EA and Disney. Casual shooter with no substance at all, not worth the goddamn 120$ price for the complete content. selling maps for 50 dollars is ridiculous when the original game itself is boring with no campaign at all.
  19. talonps1
    Nov 26, 2015
    0
    Lag compensator makes this game almost unplayable.
    Threat indicator totally useless.
    100% no battle feel whatsoever, literally house of dead arcade feel, sad. Basically, another shinning example of EA Dice greed. I actually did purchase this POS but uninstalled it and from this point on, don't care what it is, EA Dice games will not be purchased by me. Oh and any 'professional critic    Lag compensator makes this game almost unplayable.
    Threat indicator totally useless.
    100% no battle feel whatsoever, literally house of dead arcade feel, sad.
    Basically, another shinning example of EA Dice greed.
    I actually did purchase this POS but uninstalled it and from this point on, don't care what it is, EA Dice games will not be purchased by me.
    Oh and any 'professional critic (hahahahah, whew thats funny) that gave this above a 6 score should be fired on the spot for suspicion of either total idiocy or they've been bought by big game companies.
    Pro Critics = complete wastes of oxygen, talent-less hacks that leech of others.    … Expand
  20. sw2002
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    As someone who grow up on the Battlefront series I can't even express it how disappointed I am. As Yoda would say, DICE is a great developer, but wise it is not.
    Honestly I am shocked by the whole game. It feels like a generic free to play shooter packed in a star wars costume. Like DICE and EA would say something like this: "It doesn't matter guys...just give them great graphics and star    As someone who grow up on the Battlefront series I can't even express it how disappointed I am. As Yoda would say, DICE is a great developer, but wise it is not.
    Honestly I am shocked by the whole game. It feels like a generic free to play shooter packed in a star wars costume. Like DICE and EA would say something like this: "It doesn't matter guys...just give them great graphics and star wars music. (just see the other reviews. Everyone is praising it because omg, it has star wars music as I play in it, oh I am in a so great star wars mood)
    There are not even space battles, or singleplayer (A very weak survival mode, where the aim should be the every single round is much more and more difficult, here from round 7 almost every single round is the same is not singleplayer. And also be honest to yourself: How hard would it be for DICE, to make a Battlefront like single player mode, where you would be able to fight against the computer on the planets chronologically according to the movies, with cutscenes from the movies.), no classes, (why would we work on another classes, they will buy it anyway.), infinite ammo and gernades? What??

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

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

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

    This game is a scam for the star wars fans around the world. Don't buy it, especially if you loved the old SW: Battlefront games. November was too good with many other game tittles, don't waste your money on this. Graphics are fine yeah (This is why I give a 1), everything else feels like a cheap free to play shooter with a star wars theme.    … Expand
  21. drysprocket
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    This is future that mobile games have brought us. Appealing to a large audience brings with it terrible gameplay- made to appeal to casual gamers and kids. This game is fun for exactly 2 hours. The price is borderline robbery for what you get.
  22. eldumloido
    Sep 25, 2016
    0
    Crappy p2w game don't buy. more characters.... origin sucks... .ummm.... ea sucks....... now? no? damn well uh nothing more to say about this extramentfestival
  23. Streba
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    Not the game you are looking for... overpriced for the deliverd content, which is essential a pretty generic multiplayer fps. The graphics are obviously really good...
  24. panther_shadow
    Nov 22, 2015
    0
    I can't help but think they cut the campaign from this game purely from an effort to decrease development costs and maximize profits. This is beyond shameful.
  25. neko78
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    ...... Seriously? this game its a joke.. an evil JOKE for anyone who loves videogames.
    Bye Bye EA. no more... no more!!!!. Actually the game industry its crap. DLCS??? jajajaj Sure...
  26. CJ123
    Nov 29, 2015
    0
    Graphics are amazing. I can't say I'm bored of the game yet because I can't actually play it enough as the servers are down more than 50% of the time I try to log in. Although not a bug per se this game is essentially unplayable.
  27. harrisonschaerr
    Nov 22, 2015
    0
    The gameplay doesn't feel even remotely like star wars. If they wanted to create a futuristic shooter with lasers, they didn't need the starwars IP to do it.

    I was bored most of the time playing it. enemies take so many shots to kill. They should take one shot.

    The ship combat is boring and controls like **** Like somebody slapped wings on the brave little toaster.
  28. jimmyrustles1
    Nov 22, 2015
    0
    This game's marketing budget was much, much higher than its development budget and it shows. It's not a Battlefront game, more like a Battlefield DLC to cash in on the Star Wars 7 hype. It's very clear from the extreme lack of content that EA spent more time paying people off to advertise the game than DICE spent on actually developing it. It has much less features than Battlefront 1 or 2,This game's marketing budget was much, much higher than its development budget and it shows. It's not a Battlefront game, more like a Battlefield DLC to cash in on the Star Wars 7 hype. It's very clear from the extreme lack of content that EA spent more time paying people off to advertise the game than DICE spent on actually developing it. It has much less features than Battlefront 1 or 2, but of course there's a $50 season pass if you want to actually access all the game's content. So that's $110 for the full game, even though the little content you get when you buy the game is nowhere near $60 to begin with. The game is just a shameless DLC cash grab that no one will be playing in a few months when the Star Wars hype dies down.… Expand
  29. fallouts
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    Very soulless and repetitive game. They could have done way more with the star wars license and they choose to make it a BF clone. Good job EA......good job.
  30. Pointful
    Nov 23, 2015
    0
    speaking of **** games lmaooo. i played for atleast 70 seconds and oh man what a bad game. saying this game is worth 60 bucks is like syaing smash 4 is better than melee. may i reccomend witcher 2? great game.
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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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