BattleFront

Battlefront

This game has been out for a while now and I bought it maybe a month ago now for 39.99. At that price point I was willing to give it a shot even though I heard that there isn't too much content in the base game and like most games today, you need to shell out another $60 bucks for a season pass to get more padding to feel like a complete game.

Well, at $40 bucks I didn't feel ripped off. The game is tons of fun if you're a Star Wars fan and or a fan of Dice shooters like the Battlefield series which I am a fan.

If you were still on the fence at $40 bucks, then maybe give it a shot now since it is $20 bucks on Origin. There are always full servers and people always use the chat and help out new players when you ask questions.

Personally I plan to get the season pass, but not before it drops to $20 dollars, which is what I did for Battlefield Hardline. I just cant justify spending all this money on a game then the same amount for a season pass. Some people defend this by saying that it costs a lot of money to develop this content, but you can definitely tell when a game feels lacking for the price tag and then content that seems like it was cut out gets added with the season pass.

The way you get to pilot those vehicles is by grabbing a pick up in the level. Then you can choose to activate it or not. Flying can be tough but rewarding when you get the hang of it.

Piloting the walkers is really fun as well and easier than flying. The other cool pick up in the game is the hero pick up. When you get one and activate it you can choose a hero to use. The empire has heroes like Darth Vader, Palpatine and Boba Fett, while the Rebels have Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia.

Heroes have more health and have special abilities they can use to wreak havoc on the enemy team. Darth Vader for example can throw his light saber, force choke people or just slice his way through lots of troops in no time.

Star wars isn't known for having a ton of different weapons. In the movies you have the storm troopers all using the same blaster , and Han has his blaster and there isn't much in the way of handheld weapons. This game has a lot of different blasters to use and they have different uses. Some are great from far away , some are close combat blasters and they sound different but they can feel the same as they all fire out the same red laser blast. There are definitely some overpowered blasters in the game though most of which you need to buy in the season pass which can be frustrating when you keep getting killed by the same two players on the other team who have the season pass and these overpowered weapons.

The game is surprisingly team oriented. If you stick with your team you are far more likely to take out enemies and take over objectives. If you try to go solo you will die a lot. I usually play freelance and take off to wherever my team would need me more. I might help out people taking an objective, or try to flank the enemy who are trying to take an objective from my team.


No matter how you decide to play though you will have a fun time. This game is definitely not boring.