Battlefield 2042

 Xbox Series X
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2.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 644 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 96 out of 644
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 644
  3. Negative: 503 out of 644
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  1. Uae727
    Nov 13, 2021
    10
    amazing game but still has some technical issues (as usual for every battlefield game) i hope it will be fixed by the official release in 19 November
  2. Krzyhu666
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    The best Battlefield ever. The fun of playing as in Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 is back
  3. OliveiraEverton
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    Esse "10" vai para os haters e chorões que deram "0", jogo está demais, porém o choro é livre.
  4. Nosferous
    Nov 19, 2021
    8
    I hate writing reviews, I rarely ever see any game worth writing one, and when one is warranted its usually because the game is so bad that I feel I need to dedicate time out of my day just to express how bad I feel it is.... This however, is the opposite, I have seen this game trashed by so many people and I wholeheartedly believe a vast majority haven't played the game for long, or inI hate writing reviews, I rarely ever see any game worth writing one, and when one is warranted its usually because the game is so bad that I feel I need to dedicate time out of my day just to express how bad I feel it is.... This however, is the opposite, I have seen this game trashed by so many people and I wholeheartedly believe a vast majority haven't played the game for long, or in some instances, at all, and are just bandwagon trashing it.

    Take into consideration the game has only been released just today, save you, like I, are one of the few who shelled out 90$ or more for a week's early access, and I'm sorry, but if you've shelled out that much money you're likely still playing it and are having a fun time because you're a fan of the series.

    So what i will attempt to do is address the widespread issues most are bandwagoning on about and my take on them, as well as give my honest review.

    Alright, number one issue (for some reason) lack of scoreboard...First, this is Battlefield, not call of duty. Not some battle-royale **** or arena style shooter; this is a massive game where objectives are the focus (if you intend on winning) not running laps around a small map trying to rack up kill-streaks. That's never been what battlefield has been about, and all a scoreboard does is stroke the Ego's of sweaties who already knoe how well they've been doing probably because they have an app they're using to keep manual count themselves. It just adds their name to the top of the end-game screen for all to see, so what. Ive seen people have huge amounts of kills and still fall under those at the very top of the leaderboard who spent their time actually capturing objectives or defending strategic points because that garners more points anyway. The second thing it does is flame the fans of toxicity that inherently exist in shooters because we can all see the guy who went 2/37 at the bottom of the screen... People inevitably flame that guy, in chat, in VC, hell I've had terrible games in the past and had people DM on xbox with toxic words... that doesnt help the game, that only takes the fun out of it for players and detracts from the teamwork needed in this style of game. And if you're thinking oh no it's not that bad (the toxicity), you're kidding yourself. I've already witnessed so much toxicity and flaming in open chat and that's without the scoreboard, and its only been a week.

    Character classes. Yup, they went in a totally different direction and added "class abilities". You'll either love it or hate it, i like having character abilities personally, "hero" models at a new way to impact the game and honestly class loadouts dont meed to exist anymore because you can custom loadout everything pretty much from the start. Something they've changed and adapted over the years as tactics in shooters overall changed... lets be honest here, how many people enjoyed having to change to engineer from say "recon" because you were annoyed at all the damn tanks and vehicles and the only way to access the RPG was as an engineer. IMO that's a dumb design, now you dont have to worry about that, i run around for example with a sniper rifle and Anti Air rockets because i hate helicopters. You like to play medic, there's an actual "Hero" with a medic like ability and you can choose med-packs as a gadget tool and still have your choice of gun and not be confined to SMGs only.

    Gunplay: The implementation of changing your gun on the fly is the most unique thing I've seen in any shooter in a long while. Although it works better for some weapon subsets than others. Ie: assault rifles benefit greatly, as where snipers not as much. But the concept is so unique and adds to options and choices for your playstyle. I honestly fail to see how this is a negative, you want an 4x scope vs a holo sight because you found a good camping spot, change it on the fly and you no longer have to die just to alter your attachments, which in many previous games you couldnt do anyway unless you were on the main menu.

    Negatives: The game obviously has negatives and bugs, those are being repaired and will be repaired inevitably, and for those that are saying "it ahould have been ready" some of these bugs and glitches dont show themselves until you mash 1000's onto the servers and people from the outsidw notice and report them. The maps I feel there are far too few (5 for now) this will obviously be remedied over time. The gun attachment system is locked behind an immense number of kills required with said weapon to unlock a single attachment for it. I'd suggest making "assists" count as well. I think you need like 1600 kills total to unlock all attachments for each weapon, and you have to do it for every weapon. Certain "Hero" are clearly the preferred, grappling hook and wingsuit equals free mobility. Meanwhile the "hacker" only affects a few things on the map. The level of destruction feels smaller than previous BF's.    … Expand
  5. CrObInStInE
    Nov 22, 2021
    8
    I am enjoying the game. As time goes on it will improve as do most games. Im happy with what I have right now.
    Portal is a good throwback to the battlefield bad company 2 days and battlefield 3, heck even 1942 is in there.
    Cross play i turned off since keyboard and mouse just destroys my controller.
  6. frostfirestang
    Nov 20, 2021
    10
    Needs a little TLC but it's awesome to have such a robust Battlefield game to play again! It's totally taking me away from Halo!
  7. Peter_ElGrifo
    Nov 14, 2021
    8
    Está com muitos bugs ainda,mas eu achei bem divertido,espero que melhorem,pois daqui a 6 meses eu compro o meu como todo fã sabio de Battlefield
  8. WolfHoundGod
    Nov 13, 2021
    9
    The most next gen game I have experienced this far on xsx. Yes there are things that needs fixed but that'd every new game.
  9. Fillest
    Nov 14, 2021
    10
    Is perfect, the person wich critica this game is cod fans, try playing the game and stop cry
  10. Superunknown_80
    Nov 14, 2021
    9
    Outstanding, no idea what the review bombing moaners are banging on about. This game is brilliant fun.
  11. Mandula123
    Nov 14, 2021
    8
    The game feels great on the Series X. Very smooth with little fps drop. The tanks and ground vehicles feel smooth and the attachments are a nice feature. The air vehicles collison could use work, though.

    The gunplay feels good. The guns are well done but I wish the base game had more guns at launch. I enjoy the PLUS attachment system as well as the specialists. I'm happy they'e added    The game feels great on the Series X. Very smooth with little fps drop. The tanks and ground vehicles feel smooth and the attachments are a nice feature. The air vehicles collison could use work, though.

    The gunplay feels good. The guns are well done but I wish the base game had more guns at launch. I enjoy the PLUS attachment system as well as the specialists. I'm happy they'e added support based specialists because it makes squad play more important.

    I do wish there was a tradition scoreboard but I enjoy the aspect of competing to be the best squad based on squad rank.

    The maps are quite large and some area do feel empty but the flag placement is well done. There isn't really a bad map. I've been playing BF2 and I believe this game has a ALOT of potential waiting    … Expand
  12. ZzRYAN96zZ
    Nov 15, 2021
    8
    People need to remember that it’s not even day 1 yet, yes the game has flaws currently, but it’s early on, let’s discuss the good things, graphics, increase field or view, tidy scoreboard system mid game. There is a lot to do yet, but the negative scores are certainly not fair at this point in the game
  13. Maximus2222
    Nov 15, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Отличная игра. Мне понравилась. Не зря предзаказал.… Expand
  14. Bigmoose
    Nov 15, 2021
    10
    It is everything you expect from a good old battlefield game its like bf3 and 4 but better
  15. Cemtexx
    Nov 15, 2021
    10
    Great game, Yes there are issues as there is with all games in the past 10 years. However when the game works, its great fun. Its just came out, got to give it time. If this game was delayed people would complain, and now its in early release, people are complaining, only way they can fix this game quickly and effectively is in the real world with us, the players.

    I have played this in    Great game, Yes there are issues as there is with all games in the past 10 years. However when the game works, its great fun. Its just came out, got to give it time. If this game was delayed people would complain, and now its in early release, people are complaining, only way they can fix this game quickly and effectively is in the real world with us, the players.

    I have played this in Tech Test, Beta and early release, I can see this game has come a long way in a good way since Tech. I have a feeling I shouldn't of said this, but its the best example I got, Tech was buggy, terrible and unplayable, Beta was playable but with just as many bugs, and now early release its playable with a lot less bug than Beta.

    From playing this game from Tech to now, I can safely see there is progress, and the only way they can make the progress is with us. Give them time, they will get the fixes needed and we will see Battlefield become a great game.

    People just have to remember. Devs need real world data to get the game to reach it potential.    … Expand
  16. Thebunnehhh
    Nov 15, 2021
    9
    Alittle rough around the edges and a patch or 2 away from being up there with bf3 and bf4
  17. Lopsho
    Nov 15, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Превзошла ожидания, закрываю глаза на баги. Особенно порадовал hazard zone… Expand
  18. Vasilistsa
    Nov 16, 2021
    8
    Its very nice game and will getting better with the updates.
    Its not 2.7 guys.seriously???
  19. marciqson
    Nov 17, 2021
    10
    Według mnie świetna gra na długie godziny Czekałem i nie zawiodłem się :-)
  20. TrueYeezus
    Nov 19, 2021
    8
    Начну с того, что несмотря на все нюансы - это Battlefield. К сожалению сильно казуальный, но все же Battlefield.
    Из текущих минусов могу выделить следующие:
    1. Несбалансированные карты, которые превращают игру в Runningfield. 2. Отсутсвие сторон - зачастую сложно определить кто свой, а кто чужой. 3. Отсутсвие таблицы счета. 4. Крайне странные анимации. Прелесть в том, что вполне возможно    Начну с того, что несмотря на все нюансы - это Battlefield. К сожалению сильно казуальный, но все же Battlefield.
    Из текущих минусов могу выделить следующие:
    1. Несбалансированные карты, которые превращают игру в Runningfield.
    2. Отсутсвие сторон - зачастую сложно определить кто свой, а кто чужой.
    3. Отсутсвие таблицы счета.
    4. Крайне странные анимации.
    Прелесть в том, что вполне возможно исправить абсолютно все эти пункты в будущем, что скорее всего и произойдёт. Мы живем в 2021 году и к сожалению выпускать сырой продукт под видом готовой ААА игры стало нормой:(
    Теперь о плюсах:
    1. Удобная кастомизация оружия на манер Crysis.
    2. Потрясающий визуал.
    3. Просто невероятная атмосфера и те самые ощущения, которые были при игре в BF3 и BF4.
    4. 128 человек это однозначно круто. Даже есть какая-то загрузка ботами, лично я этого не заметил.
    5. Hard Zone однозначно хороший, но пока невнятный режим. Надеюсь, что его доведут до ума и его не постигнет участь Fire Storm из BF5
    6. Portal - возможность поиграть в классику однозначный плюс.

    Как итог - это явно не игра года и от части сломанная игра, но в конце концов я получаю от неё удовольствие и не думаю, что она заслуживает 3 балла. Самая разумная на сегодняшний день оценка - 7 баллов, но я авансом оставлю 8 баллов, так как надеюсь, что разработчики извлекли хотябы какие-то уроки из проблем BF5 и в ближайшем будущем доведут все до ума:)    … Expand
  21. AKAtheGINGER
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    The game is great, a few small bugs however nothing overly game breaking. It looks amazing it plays really well the bugs are in the UI not loading but that’s an easy fix considering the game isn’t even out yet
  22. Polle
    Nov 19, 2021
    8
    Also es ist noch viel Arbeit, aber der Spielspaß und die Grafik sind Top. Natürlich gibt es Bugs und auch die Performance sind Verbesserungs würdig. Aber ich denke das es nie Perfekte Games am Ersten Tag gibt, Warzone ist nach über einem Jahr immer noch nicht Fertig.

    Mit hat es Spaß gemacht und nach einen Tag kann ich es kaum abwarten wieder mit meinen Mates in die Schlacht zu ziehen.
  23. BraiNiaaaC
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    Game is great, plays and feels great, needs some issues fixed and will be masterpiece
  24. Qwerty7
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    Great game, really fun to play. Great new features.
    The portal is amazing. Very nostalgic
  25. Trilliquant
    Nov 22, 2021
    8
    So much hate for this game but if you take out the few bugs that's I've come across, it's graphically stunning, incredibly fun and overall back to a normal battlefield game. Am I gutted there's no campaign, of course but battlefield has always mostly been online anyway
  26. Mastebi
    Jan 16, 2022
    10
    I don't know why people hate this game so much. I have played all bf’s since bf 4 for several hundreds hours each. Imo it’s the best battlefield of all time.
  27. bbjmm
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    You don't have the patience to study the game. Too many children Cod .... It is absurd not to understand that it is wonderful
  28. fedez
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    It's a really good game, yes it has its issues but there is no other game (for console) as massive as this multiplayer games, it's a new battlefield with ups and downs but overall a good game.
  29. cem12
    Apr 1, 2022
    8
    Lo tenía todo para ser uno de los mejores juegos de la época, pero como siempre la cagan pero bien.

    Pros: - Buenos gráficos. - Modo clásico Friday Night, el verdadero battlefiel que tenía que haber sido, sin especialistas. Contras: - Incluyen especialista. El mayor error que han podido hacer. Además, los especialistas son iguales de un bando y del otro. - Los soldados y los    Lo tenía todo para ser uno de los mejores juegos de la época, pero como siempre la cagan pero bien.

    Pros:
    - Buenos gráficos.
    - Modo clásico Friday Night, el verdadero battlefiel que tenía que haber sido, sin especialistas.

    Contras:
    - Incluyen especialista. El mayor error que han podido hacer. Además, los especialistas son iguales de un bando y del otro.
    - Los soldados y los vehículos se mueven muy extraños, como acelerados.
    EA, si queréis que este juego venda, quitad definitivamente los malditos especialistas y hacedlo como el BF3 o BF4.

    Soy un verdadero fan de la saga, pero desde el BF4, habéis ido cayendo en picado.    … Expand
  30. BenFauWriter
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    After several updates, this game is good now. You should give it a try! Graphics are nice, new weapons and characters give more options to player. After playing mw2 for weeks and getting back to battlefield, I can say that I enjoy bf 2042 than mw2.
  31. Anas85
    Nov 19, 2021
    9
    I like it very much .. it’s need more optimization but for me it’s very good more than call of duty
  32. pricecaptain104
    Jun 22, 2023
    9
    Battlefield 2042 is very much so underrated. The game is extremely fun. While it has it's issues, it has great maps and great gameplay.
  33. Sylviorj
    Nov 20, 2021
    10
    menus confuso, falta de conteúdo e multiplayer quebrado, apresentando falhas de conexão constantes e bugs, clássico lançamento de BF, se vc é da geração antiga ou tem um Pc de geração antiga, não compre!!!
  34. justheretocomme
    Dec 6, 2021
    10
    So this is review of the game - not beta/pre-release. I'm old school BF fan from the first game onwards.

    If this game was called something other than Battlefield, it would actually be fine... give it a ten! However - BF is different from the rest because of things like massive wars, absolutely destruction of the environment, and great vehicles/weapons. All of these things are missing    So this is review of the game - not beta/pre-release. I'm old school BF fan from the first game onwards.

    If this game was called something other than Battlefield, it would actually be fine... give it a ten!

    However - BF is different from the rest because of things like massive wars, absolutely destruction of the environment, and great vehicles/weapons. All of these things are missing in 2024. This is basically a reskinned COD.

    Hardly anything can be destroyed no matter how many times you hit it with a tank shell. No classes - which is weird I can look like a sniper running around with machine gun.

    What happened to all the cool vehicles from BF past? This one is lame. Basics. Nothing more really. Tank, Jeep, Transport heli, 2 attack heli, and a plane.

    This is basically a redone Battlefield 4 with a new engine, yet somehow poorly done if thats even possible..

    So anyways, if it was released as another name, it would be fine, but using the Battlefield name and taking away EVERYTHING that was battliefield is insane... back to BFV I go - funny never thought I'd say that.    … Expand
  35. cchenders40
    Oct 19, 2022
    8
    I'd call it a comeback!

    My late 2022 review of this game is basically that this game came back in a big way. They have supported the heck out of this game (pulling the Titanfall/Apex team over to work on it and fix its faults). There are tons of new maps and mods, the battle passes are actually pretty good. The game works and plays really well now and they are getting rid of the hero    I'd call it a comeback!

    My late 2022 review of this game is basically that this game came back in a big way. They have supported the heck out of this game (pulling the Titanfall/Apex team over to work on it and fix its faults). There are tons of new maps and mods, the battle passes are actually pretty good. The game works and plays really well now and they are getting rid of the hero avatar system which is a good call. If you are looking for a GREAT battlefield experience, this game is now there and worth your time and money (especially with it now selling for $20 in some places).

    This game's comeback however, does not excuse how bad the launch was, it was in all honesty a broken game with no content at release. Publishers have to start forcing games out like this. With that said this is a great game to come back to now if you want a great battlefield experience on next gen.    … Expand
  36. Pcp123
    Jan 20, 2022
    8
    Its a very good game I dont know why all the negative me and my buddies think its good. I got it for $35 on series X all these people complaining paid like $100 and whine. Yea the game has some flaws and missing some features so be it. Still a great game
  37. AlexandrLypka
    Apr 20, 2023
    10
    Played recently (season 4), outstanding game (audio, graphics and massive battles). Cross-play really helped to find game faster. 128 players on one map is badass! Thanks developers!
  38. Sadra_The_Gamer
    Jan 2, 2023
    8
    Over time, Battlefield 2042 has become what it should have been on launch day. If you are influenced by reviews, forget them and experience this game just once to understand how an online game should be!
  39. Sick94
    Feb 4, 2023
    8
    Battlefield 2042 its were i've spended almost more than 1.000h and i enjoyed every single one. I understand that lunch game was terrible but now, its battlefield.
  40. MNaggreen
    Feb 17, 2023
    8
    After many games in Conquest mode (64 players). I can say with confidence that this is still Battlefield we liked back in the day, which has become better compared to season 1.

    The game feels and plays much better than the same Call of Duty Ground War mode compared to Conquest, but there may be difficulties with Team Deathmatch, since these are just truncated sections of regular    After many games in Conquest mode (64 players). I can say with confidence that this is still Battlefield we liked back in the day, which has become better compared to season 1.

    The game feels and plays much better than the same Call of Duty Ground War mode compared to Conquest, but there may be difficulties with Team Deathmatch, since these are just truncated sections of regular Conquest maps, although I'm sure that the players come to Battlefield precisely because of the capture mode and for Team Deathmutch it's Call of Duty mostly. Also, we have an interesting Portal mode that can allow us to play on the maps of past parts with weapons from different eras of Battlefield.

    I think, as some players have said, that you should give this game another chance, especially since season 4 is coming out soon, and this is a good reason to get back into the game and try to play a couple of games.    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  3. Negative: 4 out of 18
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    40
    Destruction is still cool, and in the end I have to give the creators credit for the fact that the much marketing-washed akedo has its moments. Everything else that made a good Battlefield is completely missing, and that chase for record-breaking size or player count is really a poor substitute for well-designed maps, rich content in the form of game modes, and certainly no substitute for the original class system that the gameplay has always relied on in the first place. [Issue#317]
  2. Impulsegamer
    Dec 6, 2021
    52
    Battlefield 2042 is a huge disappointment for gamers and the Battlefield franchise. Had this been the product of an indie developer, then this might be a different story as it would be understandable how a game like this could be the product of an independent studio that doesn’t have enormous corporate backing. Instead, EA pumped more resources into creating a CGI film that acts as the only real source of storyline context than ensuring the game was going to live up to the enormous amount of hype they were trying to create. I hate saying such negative things in my reviews, but when a game developer can’t be bothered to even try and live up to it’s own legacy, then I have to call it as I see it and for that very reason, I don’t recommend this game. Not even the nostalgia or temptation of ‘Battlefield Portal’ is enough to save this game from itself.
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  3. ComicBook
    Dec 3, 2021
    40
    Battlefield 2042 absolutely should have been pushed back by EA and DICE to some point in 2022. Instead, the version of this game that is currently available has been virtually unplayable for me at times since first releasing. Even beyond this, though, some of the key design changes that DICE has made in Battlefield 2042 don't feel for the better. Rather than improving on the core Battlefield experience that fans loved with Battlefield 3, 4, or Bad Company 2, 2042 is a bloated husk of its former self that is trying to recapture some semblance of its previous glory. As a fan that has been playing this series for well over a decade, Battlefield 2042 is a massive disappointment that I struggle to think is even worth saving.
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