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Where's Our Star Wars Battlefront Review?
The review embargo for Star Wars Battlefront is up at 11 p.m. CT, but you won't see Game Informer's review just yet. I've logged plenty of hours into the game's multiplayer modes, and feel like I've seen every variation numerous times over, but ranking up to earn new gear is a considerable time investment, and we also want to see how the game holds up when it's released to the masses. As you may recall, DICE's latest game, Battlefield 4, ran into numerous network problems upon release, and DICE didn't right the performance for months.
I'm enjoying my time with Battlefront, and look forward to playing plenty more of it, but I worry about the depth it has out of the box. Even in my first few days of playing, the repetition of having only four maps for the game's best modes, Supremacy and Walker Assault, sank in quickly. Can the allure of an authentic Star Wars experience top a light offering? Time will tell.
Until we post the review, my early thoughts of Battlefront are logged in this two-hour video, which shows off most of the modes, including Hero vs. Villains and plenty of vehicle-based action.
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