Let’s start off with the positives.
The graphics, sound and gameplay are solid 8/10 and can’t
really complain. We start the story off
with a very typical Star Wars story and feel.
The characters are good and this game explains a bit more of how the
Empire crumbled (not so easy). It also
explains how the Empire lost more support – by targeting Empire loyal planets. And it was the Rebellion that came to the
aid.
The Arcade single player offers a little bit of fun and
multiplayer is also somewhat enjoyable.
I didn’t get the pre-order early release and starting to think that
maybe I should. Once I started playing
online.. I got the huge feeling that I was lacking behind. Every time someone killed me, they knew the
maps and had some pretty good abilities (cards) on their character.
That was it.
So the flaws….
Single Player:
The story got worse in my view.. need to destroy 2 AT-ATs? Sure.. you’re in an X-Wing but let’s land and take
them down. There are dozens if not
hundreds of fighters in the air right now.. surrounded by large capital ships
but no one can spare a moment to help down take the 2 AT-ATs.. instead.. let’s land.
That’s right – any excuse to land.
The trailers didn’t match up. There was certain cut scenes shown in the
trailers that didn’t match how the game cut scenes went.. I was disappointed because it felt like they
made a better impact compared to the game (two particular scenes: Naboo of hope
and Endor).
We didn’t spend enough time with the main character nor did
it really feel like it was long enough.
Instead they gave us a few maps that felt more.. multiplayer related
with the Star Wars heroes… - no joke.. they totally felt like *let’s add these in
somehow*..
Multiplayer.. this is what the game is all about and it
really does (did) pay to spend money.
Buying a ton of packs which encourages others to compete.. and those
cards really do make a huge difference.
I’m now on rank 11 and the boosts turn your poor-average character to a
average-very good. Since boosting I’ve
gone from consistently finishing in the bottom half to finishing top half. I’ve even finished top quite a few times –
especially in the fighter matches. And
there’s another problem – you can’t choose exactly what you want to join. I’d prefer to stick to the same map over and
over – to learn it. Learning these wide
maps is very difficult.. there are cracks and tiny areas you can get to. Also how do you play with your friends? You can’t.
Arcade mode.. waste of time.
They are basic matches and only tier 3 offers any kind of a challenge.
The online store has been shut down – good. This is not what Disney is about and EA can
do it with Fifa but not Star Wars.
Especially when the majority of this game wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t
for multiplayer.. EA attempted to turn this in to one cash cow which I do not
believe is right.
So.. with everything in mind.. this is yet another Star Wars
disappointment. I will say this though,
it’s an improvement… but really does explain
how it didn’t take long to get this game built.
It doesn’t offer much more than the 1st one and the single
player campaign is average at best and really does leave a bitter taste after
such a positive start. This is a good
game at times but thanks to EA – they’ve put little effort in turning this in
to something we will remember. You look
at the normal battlefield games – the single campaign is usually created with a
big effort. Each level has meaning to
the story. Star Wars doesn’t even allow
you to create your own matches and nor with bots.....
*Update*
So I’ve done a bit of reading.. turns out my review is the
reflection of many. I’ve tried to find
out how much this game had in regards to budget.. but no luck. I would like to see if it was ‘big’ because
if I’m honest.. I really don’t think so.
The game isn’t as big compared to Battlefield or its predecessors.. I’d compare this as slightly better than
Battlefield 1942 which had no story line.
Would I recommend in buying it? I’d wait 6 months and then
get it. It will be cheaper and will
probably come with some more DLC (probably cheaper or free). Now I won’t whine about the cost of the game
because game sellers do not want to sell something for £15 which is a brand new
big game. Believe it or not – the sellers
are the ones that push the prices up.
Something gamers don’t realise… otherwise the game would be sold online
through Steam only..
So EA.. thank you
again for providing another ‘okay’ money cash cow game. That too many fans will get bored of after a
few weeks. Games like Counter Strike are
gone. They offered fun, low cost and
didn’t require any progressiveness to keep you playing nor allow you to
dominate too easily. The game lasted for
many years.
It's sad but this is not the Star Wars game we was looking
for and certainly just another cash cow game produced by EA with no real heart
for the fans.
