Review: Star Wars Battlefront 2 Celebration Edition (PlayStation 4)

by Jim Smale · Published January 4, 2020 · Updated March 4, 2020

Pros:

Amazing graphics.
112.4gb download size.
Platinum trophy.
Amazing authentic soundtrack and sound effects.
Campaign mode complete with 3 difficulties.
Single player modes-campaign/instant action/arcade.
Co-op modes-(4 player) Galactic republic/rebel alliance/resistance/seperatist/Galactic empire and first order.
Split-screen support.
Multiplayer-supremacy/heroes and villans/Galactic assault/starfighter assault/blast/ewok hunt/strike.
Full stats and breakdown by modes.
It can rebind controls.
HDR 10 support.
Colorblind settings.
Player loadout-cards/weapons/appearance/emotes/victory pose.
Play as all iconic characters in the saga.
Gets frequent updates from maps, characters to game modes and themes.
Squad-can spawn on teammates.
Day/night maps.
It looks like a movie.
Spectate players when dead.
Cards-activate and upgrade. Can have 3 assigned and these may add new weapons/gear or give buffs like faster health regen etc.
Earn EXP level up and earn new cards and weapons.
Each character class has separate levels to rank up and earn bonus cards, appearances and points to upgrade cards.

Cons:

Long loading times, has improved since launch but still long.
Crates feel useless and needless now. These used to be the loot boxes.
The campaign is not very engaging and serves as a tutorial.
Matchmaking rank is non-existant.
Very chaotic.
Low skill players get little opportunities to play as the Iconic characters and get vehicles.