10 Video Games That Tried To Exploit Nostalgia (And Failed)

10. Star Wars: Battlefront (2015)

If you ask a Star Wars fan what their favourite video game adaptation is, chances are that 2005's Battlefront II will be mentioned. Bringing in a narrative-based campaign, the ability to use Jedi and Sith characters and new game modes, it was well received and fans had been crying out for a third game since.

So when EA announced plans to reboot the franchise in 2013 with Battlefield developers DICE, initial anticipation was strong. It soon became apparent though that this would be primarily a multiplayer experience, featuring only a few single player missions and no dedicated campaign.

Releasing in 2015, EA’s reboot lacked depth, was sparse on launch content and critics took aim at the planned DLC being stuck behind a Season Pass. It was also seen to be aiming at casual audiences, a fact EA later admitted to.

It’s been completely overtaken now by EA’s Battlefront II, which released in 2017 and provided a single player campaign. So unless you have a Playstation VR headset and want to dive into the Rogue One mission, there’s little point in going back.