Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection

Press StartAdam Ryan

8.5/10

After two decades of advancements and innovation, Battlefront I and II still offer some of the most enjoyable gameplay in the shooter genre. Rich in content, new and old, the Classic Collection successfully brings two fan-favourite Star Wars games onto today’s hardware. The absence of a few modern creature comforts is disappointing, but it does little to weigh down an otherwise brilliant bundle.

GameGrinMike Crewe

6/10

Despite this being a disappointing re-release of beloved classics, I still had an enjoyable trip down memory lane playing the single-player content. That said, the minimal improvements aren’t enough to recommend at the current price.

Xbox AchievementsRichard Walker

60/100

While we'd hoped for better things from Aspyr's remastered Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection, this is nonetheless an adequate way to revisit a couple of shooter greats from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. I mean the mid 2000s. No doubt further patches (there's already been a significant one) will improve things somewhat.

MonsterVineSpencer Legacy

Given that both games are available separately on Steam for a lower price than this collection, it’s hard to justify purchasing this package instead of the sufficient original versions. Multiplayer being subpar means it’s robbed of its main selling point at the moment, barring a potential forthcoming update. As such, the primary benefit of grabbing this collection is simply playing single-player modes on a console rather than a computer. I enjoyed it for this purpose, but I can’t help but feel a bit disappointed at how lackluster any additions or tune-ups in this collection seem to be.

Hardcore Gamer Kevin Dunsmore

The Star Wars: Battlefront franchise has been through the wringer for almost two decades. Not only have we been denied a Star Wars Battlefront III twice, but fans have also had to live through genuinely rough launches. Unfortunately, Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is yet another rough launch. What should have been an easy win on paper is regrettably hampered by technical issues, of-the-era design decisions that impact the experience today and a lack of significant updates. Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is a straight-up port whose simplicity would be charming if not for t...

Final WeaponNoah Hunter

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection revives two beloved multiplayer experiences for modern consoles. While both keep the gameplay feel and flow, this release is plagued with serious online issues that make this collection hard to recommend. The single-player content is exceptional and justifiable for purchase, but overall, the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection feels incomplete and messy.

Pure XboxLiam Doolan

6/10

On Xbox, there was always going to be some serious debate about whether fans should consider checking out the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection. If you’re not in it for online play, and only want to participate in solo play and local multiplayer (or you simply want the original experience), we would argue the affordably priced backward compatibility versions are still more than enough. If you are really eager to relive the online battles of yesteryear on an even bigger scale though, the Classic Collection is the (only) way, so hopefully Apsyr can overcome these launch issues.

Playstation UniverseIsaac McCraw

5/10

Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection is a reminder of how great these games were at the time they released, but it ultimately fails to do anything better for the players than the original releases did. As much as it breaks my heart, I find it hard to recommend this game to anyone in its current state.

Screen RantKaitlyn Peterson

4/10

Since the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection includes two games that were originally released in the early 2000s, a plethora of Star Wars content has since been released that renders the campaigns of these games obsolete. While it doesn’t decrease the level of gameplay enjoyment, it does make it harder to become engrossed in the stories when they contradict what has since become part of the Star Wars canon. For example, Battlefront II's campaign focuses on the rise of Darth Vader’s elite 501st legion of Clone Troopers and insinuates that the clones knew all along that they would betray ...

GameSpotJordan Ramée

3/10

Aspyr Media's remastered collection does too little to keep the first two Battlefront games relevant for modern audiences.

Push SquareGraham Banas

3/10

When highly regarded games see a remaster, the quality tends to fluctuate between two extremes. You have the disastrous launches akin to Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition, or you get the lovingly crafted, impressive remasters like we saw with Quake and Quake 2. Aspyr has been working its way through the back catalog of classic Star Wars titles from the IP’s gaming golden age, and the Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection is the latest of such releases. And unfortunately, this re-release is more GTA than Quake.

Nintendo World ReportJohn Rairdin

Unscored

At the end of the day, if you plan to only play offline in Galactic Conquest mode, you’ll probably have a decent time. If you engage with any other part of this release, you will encounter some sort of issue. I wish I could say that I was shocked that these games would be released in this state but I’ve been covering Aspyr’s Star Wars ports for too long to be surprised anymore. A lot of very separate, very bad decisions needed to all happen at once to allow this product to exist. It is ultimately a culmination of everything Aspyr has gotten wrong in their Star Wars ports for the last fiv…