Star Wars Battlefront Reviews: 11 Critical Reactions You Need To Know

5. Hoth And Endor Are Still The Best Maps

As a way to get the most fans on board the fastest, EA doubled down on showcasing two of the most iconic locations in the entire canon; the icy wastes of Hoth, and the crunchy forests of Endor - complete with speeder bikes and Ewok-built tree houses. In the game, these are still the two places you'll choose to spend the majority of your time, with Endor in particular being a standout favourite thanks to its verticality and the variation that affords you. "The Endor map is the best because it combines Star Wars' legendary production design with DICE's own map-making skill."

Many of us thought this would be the case just to the sheer contrast between intense speeder bike dogfights and gun battles amongst the treetops. Videogamer's Steve Burns confirms this, mentioning "dense foliage to fight through, sniping spots to take up, and stealthy sideways approaches to your targets: it feels like you're fighting through something tangible, rather than across something."