Upon release, Battlefront II received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the multiplayer, gameplay, balancing, visuals, and variety, but criticism for its single-player modes, campaign, microtransactions and progression system.
Most of the story takes place during the final year of the Galactic Civil War, before the Empire's definitive defeat at the Battle of Jakku. The single-player campaign of the game is set between the films Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, and follows an original character, Iden Versio, the commander of an Imperial special ops squad, who defects to the New Republic after becoming disillusioned with the Galactic Empire's tactics. The game features both single-player and multiplayer modes, and overall includes more content than its predecessor. The game was released worldwide on November 17, 2017, for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.
It was developed by DICE, in collaboration with Criterion Games and Motive Studios, and published by Electronic Arts. It is the fourth main installment of the Star Wars: Battlefront series, and a sequel to the 2015 reboot of the series. Star Wars Battlefront II is an action shooter video game based on the Star Wars franchise.
