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Star Wars: Squadrons
Critics Consensus (Play It)
Squadrons offers an exhilarating multiplayer experience that is even better in VR, and a focused, single-player story. A lack of diverse game modes leaves a lot to be desired, though.
Game Info
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons. Buckle up, feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and learn what it means to be a pilot in a thrilling STAR WARS™ single-player campaign.
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Average Score
Total Reviews: 99
Bronze TIER
51% of scored reviews fell within the range of 80 to 86 / 100
RELEASE DATES:
GENRES:
- Action
DEVELOPER(S):
- Motive Studios
PUBLISHER(S):
- Electronic Arts
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- Star Wars
GAME MODES:
- Multiplayer, Single player
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RATING & REVIEWS
Ratings & Reviews
99
Critic Reviews
79
Average Critic Score
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CRITIC REVIEWS
All reviews are from professional critics. Learn more about the critics VSG aggregates.
High Score
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Median Score
80%
Low Score
60%
Sam Spyrison (Hardcore Gamer)
[Date Unavailable]
4/5
“Star Wars: Squadrons nails the inherently exciting feeling of piloting and fighting in its iconic starfighters, but the paltry single player and multiplayer modes fail to do anything ambitious or impressive with the core gameplay.”
GameCentral (Metro GameCentral)
[Date Unavailable]
8/10
“An unexpectedly involved space combat simulator that manages to replicate the thrills of the 90s X-Wing and TIE Fighter games with surprising clarity – and an excellent VR mode.”
Will Borger (GameSpot)
[Date Unavailable]
8/10
“While there may be some issues out of cockpit, Star Wars: Squadrons is an excellent spiritual successor to the X-wing series that captures the look and feel of Star Wars.”
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Score Ranges
Read the Reviews (99 total)
| Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DNews | Михаил Пономарев | 6 / 10 | 10-11-2020 | Squadrons is a visually spectacular product. But it lacks in every other category. | Read review |
| ACG | Jeremy Penter | Not Recommended | 10-01-2020 | Video Review | Read review |
| Area Xbox | Unknown | 8.3 / 10 | 10-07-2020 | An innovative flight shooter, squadrons brings the essence of star Wars dogfights in great fashion, while it does lack some ground levels. The gameplay and the control scheme are really impressive. | Read review |
| Areajugones | Antonio Vallejo Taslimi | 8 / 10 | 10-10-2020 | Star Wars Squadrons is ‘the little gift’ that fans of the franchise have the opportunity to enjoy. It has great accessibility and a good number of ships to get on board. This title climbs to incredible heights under the use of a virtual reality device. Despite its flat story, this title offers a solid multiplayer experience, which manages to greatly extend the longevity of the game. | Read review |
| Atomix | Alberto Desfassiaux | 85 / 100 | 10-07-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is a pretty nice surprise. It’s great campaign and awesome VR makes it a must have. | Read review |
| AusGamers | Kosta Andreadis | 8 / 10 | 10-04-2020 | In the end though, by not committing to either the sim-style of TIE Fighter or the arcade-action of Rogue Squadron – the middle-ground falls a short of brilliance. Most campaign missions follow a similar flow, rarely delving into sheer cinematic spectacle or pure sim-like protracted and intense battles. But there’s no denying that when played in VR Squadrons often feels like a dream come true | Read review |
| But Why Tho? | Eva Herinkova | 7 / 10 | 10-10-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is exactly the space combat flying simulator I’ve been looking for from modern Star Wars video games. The flying feels smooth and the environments are absolutely stunning, making you feel like you’re really in your own Star Wars movie, piloting an X-Wing to victory. | Read review |
| Cheat Code Central | Benjamin Maltbie | 4 / 5 stars | 10-06-2020 | It’s Star Wars, though, and cool ships and enormous spectacle are part of the fun. It’s alright that the story isn’t going to win any awards because it still does its job and doesn’t actively detract from the important parts of the game. Star Wars: Squadrons is the most accessible and potentially best way to experience one of the coolest parts of Star Wars. | Read review |
| Chicas Gamers | Adrián de Francisco | Recommended | 10-07-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is, in a condensed summary, a game of ships. If we only stayed with that, we would have a good game, but if we add everything that surrounds the Star Wars universe we have a gigantic title with much to offer and an addictive gameplay that will give us many hours of fun destroying ships in online battles. It will dazzle both fans of the genre and fans of the universe created by George Lucas, and all this at a reduced starting price. | Read review |
| COGconnected | James Paley | 75 / 100 | 10-01-2020 | In other words, Squadrons has a somewhat limited audience. I’m terrible at dogfights, but I’m motivated to get better. They’re a ton of fun, but they’re brutally tough. If that doesn’t appeal to you, best you learn it now, rather than later. For those of you starving for a proper Star Wars flight combat game, this is exactly what you’ve been waiting for. Otherwise, you’re in for a rough ride, albeit an exciting one, with Star Wars: Squadrons. | Read review |
| Critical Hit | Kervyn Cloete | 8 / 10 | 10-07-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons certainly has a few issues. Its enjoyable campaign has some dull moments outside of the cockpit and the multiplayer, as stupendously thrilling as it is, is a bit too barebones at the moment. But it’s also the most fun and immersive Star Wars flight sim experience we’ve ever had thanks to its immaculate gameplay and incredibly polished production. Play this game, you must! | Read review |
| Cubed3 | Luke Hemming | 9 / 10 | 10-27-2020 | Being terrible at any kind of multiplayer experience, but a lifelong fan of Star Wars (to the point of not changing my name even after years of school taunting) picking up Star Wars: Squadrons was a long and thought out deliberation. With a great single player story and addictive multiplayer mode that that puts any player in the heart of the movies, there isn’t a shred of buyer’s remorse. A few bugs have sullied enjoyment at time but these have been reported by the community and are sure to be patched out quickly. At a budget price, gamers are getting a difficult to put down flyer that currently holds the crown as greatest current-gen Star Wars title. Buckle up, make those pre-flight checks and don’t get cocky kid. | Read review |
| Cultured Vultures | Nathan Gibson | 8 / 10 | 10-03-2020 | A great space combat simulator that is fun to play and contains plenty of great moments, even if it is a little barebones in some places. | Read review |
| DASHGAMER.com | Dan Rizzo | 8 / 10 | 10-12-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is highly recommended for any and every Star Wars devotee, and also for the Virtual Reality enthusiast. It’s one hell of a ride. | Read review |
| Destructoid | Patrick Hancock | 8.5 / 10 | 10-11-2020 | When all is said and done, Star Wars: Squadrons is a truly awesome (and I use this word with the classic definition of “inspiring awe”) experience for anyone looking for an arcade space shooter. For fans of the universe or anyone with a VR headset, it’s a must-play. Sure, it has shortcomings in the single-player and it may not be as “hardcore” of a simulator as some were hoping for, but what Motive has delivered here is more than just a strong foundation. I genuinely hope they build off of it moving forward, either with updates or sequels, because it’s hard not to love everything they’ve built. | Read review |
| Digital Chumps | Alex Tudor | 8.5 / 10 | 07-31-2019 | Star Wars: Squadrons balances fun with complexity to deliver a robust star-fighter sim. While it often is conflicted in how it wants to present itself to players, Squadrons offers enough of the Star Wars fantasy to be enjoyable. While playable on a standard monitor or TV, Squadrons should really be experienced with a nice VR headset and a flight stick. | Read review |
| DualShockers | Ryan Meitzler | 8 / 10 | 10-06-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons delivers on nearly all fronts with a tight focus on space combat, multiplayer dogfights, and immersive VR support. | Read review |
| Easy Allies | Brad Ellis | 4 / 5 stars | 10-01-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is a smaller, yet focused experience, that wonderfully captures the intensity and thrill of being a starfighter pilot. | Read review |
| Eurogamer | Emma Kent | Recommended | 10-01-2020 | An immersive space sim that’s dazzling in VR, Squadrons provides an exhilarating multiplayer experience, even if the story feels pedestrian. | Read review |
| Expansive | Brad Baker | Recommended | 10-15-2020 | Without doubt, one of EA’s very best takes on the world of Star Wars. | Read review |
| FingerGuns | Rossko Keniston, Greg Hicks | 8 / 10 | 10-07-2020 | Star Wars Squadrons is a terrific dogfighter, reminding you beyond anything else that Star Wars, when done properly, is supposed to be really, really fun. | Read review |
| Game Debate | Chad Norton | 7.5 / 10 | 10-04-2020 | All in all, Star Wars Squadrons ends up trying to cater towards many different players, whether that be beginners or experts, flat screen or VR, and ends up feeling a bit flat with a lack of nuance and depth. However, the VR and HOTAS support more than makes up for it, and the simulated flying mechanics are decent if limited. It’s an enjoyable experience for the average Star Wars and flying sim fan, and perfect for getting beginners more interested in the latter. But you will almost definitely enjoy it more with a head mounted display and a full throttle-and-stick setup. | Read review |
| Game Informer | Andrew Reiner | 8.3 / 10 | 10-01-2020 | The single-player campaign teaches you the ropes, but achieves little else. Multiplayer is always fun and is exactly what it needs to be to wow Star Wars fans | Read review |
| Game Revolution | Jason Faulkner | 3.5 / 5 stars | 10-04-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is a flawed homage to flight sims of decades past. It’ll be a dream come true for fans of the X-Wing and Rogue Squadron series. It’s the type of Star Wars game that seemed to be extinct. It’s a niche title that highlights the fantastic starfighters of the franchise. | Read review |
| Gameblog | Camille Allard | 7 / 10 | 10-01-2020 | Despite its lack of epicness, Star Wars Squadrons is a pleasant surprise. Whether you’re a Star Wars fan or not, you have a good chance to enjoy what this Space Opera game has to offer, which is a great achievement for Motive Studios. | Read review |
| GameCrate | Justin Woo | 8.8 / 10 | 10-01-2020 | Squadrons is a Star Wars experience I’ve been looking for since the ’90s. A two-decade quest has come to an end. I’d happily pay for a bit more single player content, and I hope the devs have some tricks up their sleeves to expand the multiplayer. I’d love a PvE horde mode of some kind. | Read review |
| GameGrin | Luke Greenfield | 9 / 10 | 10-12-2020 | An enticing multiplayer experience that does a fantastic job of slowly easing players into its intricate design, Star Wars: Squadrons is making its mark on the gaming world. As long as Motive Studios can keep up with this momentum, I can’t see it crashing anytime soon. | Read review |
| GameMAG | Evgeny Ivantsov | 7 / 10 | 10-15-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons offers some engaging gameplay and mechanical depth, which is great, given the overall focus on the multiplayer. But it’s hard to ignore how little of the actuall content there is. You can beat story campaign in just about eight hours, and then you have to spend your time in only two online modes. It doesn’t seem like developers are intersted in any post-launch support, so it’quite possible that the game will lose all of it’s playerbase rather quickly. | Read review |
| Gamers Heroes | Johnny Hurricane | 7 / 10 | 10-11-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is a solid Star Wars game, but it will only have legs for a specific kind of player. If you are okay with more sim-based fliers instead of arcade ones, be sure to check this one out. | Read review |
| Gamersky | Unknown | 7.7 / 10 | 10-07-2020 | Although there exist a few unneglected flaws and bugs, Star Wars: Squadrons is fun for both Star War fanboys and flight game novices. | Read review |
| GameSkinny | Jonathan Moore | 9 / 10 | 10-07-2020 | Squadrons does a lot of things right. And it’s the closest thing we’re to a new X-Wing or Tie Fighter we’re going to get. Though it’s a stand-alone game, it’s also a fantastic complement to Battlefront 2’s starfighter assault mode, giving aces new and old two very good options to choose from. | Read review |
| GameSpew | Richard Seagrave | 8 / 10 | 10-03-2020 | So, Star Wars: Squadrons is yet another sign that EA can do good – actually, scratch that – great things with the Star Wars licence. It’s not the biggest game in the world but its price reflects that. And besides, with a core so strong, it doesn’t really matter. Once you’re done with Star Wars: Squadrons‘ truly enjoyable single-player campaign, there’s tens of hours of fun to be had in multiplayer if you’ve ever wanted to jump into the cockpit of a Y-Wing, A-Wing, TIE Interceptor and more. | Read review |
| GameSpot | Edmond Tran | 7 / 10 | 10-13-2020 | Involved flight mechanics and the pure joys of dogfighting fill Star Wars: Squadrons with plenty of highlights, even if its campaign and multiplayer experiences can leave you wanting. | Read review |
| GamesRadar+ | Unknown | 3.5 / 5 stars | 10-01-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons offers an exhilarating take on dogfighting in a galaxy far, far away, which helps elevate a functional single-player story and provides a strong foundation for a focused multiplayer experience. | Read review |
| GameZone | Matthew Dubin | 8 / 10 | 10-05-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is an interesting take on the aerial shooter genre with a decent story and immersive VR. While it does have some flaws in terms of the multiplayer and story I feel as if the single player gameplay and the controls make up for it and can provide a fun experience. | Read review |
| Gaming Nexus | Eric Hauter | 8.5 / 10 | 10-07-2020 | With some unexpectedly complex and challenging controls, Star Wars: Squadrons is not the sort of game that you jump into and play casually. Squadrons is a surprisingly deep flight sim-style space battler that benefits from all of the sights and sounds of the Star Wars universe. While fun played on TVs, Squadrons really comes to life in VR, despite some resolution issues. This is simply the best Star Wars space battle game ever produced, and is a dream come true for fans. | Read review |
| GamingBolt | Will Borger | 8 / 10 | 10-05-2020 | While there may be some issues out of cockpit, Star Wars: Squadrons is an excellent spiritual successor to the X-wing series that captures the look and feel of Star Wars. | Read review |
| GamingTrend | Unknown | 85 / 100 | 10-01-2020 | There’s a lot to be excited about with Star Wars: Squadrons. It not only meets all of my expectations, it wildly exceeds them. VR support for the entire game instead of just a single mission taste makes this the game we’ve always dreamed of so many years ago. It truly is the sequel to all of those great early PC games so many years ago, but with all of the modern bells and whistles. Put simply, if you are a Star Wars fan, it doesn’t get better than this. | Read review |
| GBAtemp | Prans Dunn | 8.3 / 10 | 10-25-2020 | With Star Wars: Squadrons, donning the helmet of a starfighter pilot in the Star Wars universe has never felt any better nor more immersive. | Read review |
| Geeks Under Grace | LJ Lowery | 8.5 / 10 | 11-13-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons lets fans live their dreams of being a pilot, successfully immersing us in a galaxy far, far away. | Read review |
| Generación Xbox | JGBassols | 8.3 / 10 | 10-06-2020 | Stard Wars: Squadrons is the space simulator of the saga that every fan was waiting for, with a flight experience to match the circumstances and full of classic details of the franchise. | Read review |
| God is a Geek | Mick Fraser | 8.5 / 10 | 10-01-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is an excellent aerial combat game and a pleasing return to the franchise roots. No gimmicks, no cons, no messing around: anyone who ever dreamed of being a fighter pilot in the Star Wars universe needs to check this out, asap. | Read review |
| GotGame | Cole Nixon | 9 / 10 | 10-12-2020 | If creating new iconic Star Wars memories interests you, I fully recommend Star Wars: Squadrons. | Read review |
| GRYOnline.pl | Dariusz Matusiak | 7.5 / 10 | 10-05-2020 | The typical gamer will find Star Wars Squadrons a difficult game with a bland storyline and poor content. Others will have an opportunity to take out their joysticks and find out just how great the classic Star Wars sims were. It’s good that the gaming community was reminded of the classics like X-Wings and TIE Fighers, but I’m still waiting for a true gem to come in the future. | Read review |
| Guardian | Luke Holland | 5 / 5 stars | 10-07-2020 | Ever wanted to be an X-Wing pilot? Playing this game immersively with VR is the closest yet to being in the cockpit, flying missions on both sides of the galactic divide | Read review |
| Hardcore Gamer | Sam Spyrison | 4 / 5 stars | 10-06-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons nails the inherently exciting feeling of piloting and fighting in its iconic starfighters, but the paltry single player and multiplayer modes fail to do anything ambitious or impressive with the core gameplay. | Read review |
| Hobby Consolas | David Martinez | 79 / 100 | 10-01-2020 | Squadrons faithfully delivers Star Wars space combat experience, but it lacks more variety in game modes, starships and levels. The whole game is VR compatible, which makes it one of the best experiences we had with this technology. | Read review |
| IGN | Tom Marks | 8 / 10 | 10-01-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons’ single-player campaign tells an entertaining story, while its flight controls hit a sweet spot between accessibility and nuance – and it’s made even better by VR and HOTAS support. | Read review |
| IGN Italy | Andrea Giongiani | 8.8 / 10 | 10-01-2020 | An extremely good new entry for the Star Wars franchise. An excellent game with three great game modes. | Read review |
| IGN Spain | Ángel Llamas | 8 / 10 | 10-05-2020 | An incredible experience in terms of immersion to feel like a pilot of the galaxy far, far away, especially with HOTAS and VR. It is a bit lacking in game modes in the multiplayer part. | Read review |
| Impulsegamer | Tony Smith | 4 / 5 stars | 10-06-2020 | Star Wars Squadrons is great value for money at just $49AUD or $39USD (October 2020) and provides a superb distraction to COVID-19 Earth by transporting you to the stars of Star Wars. While the single-player is good as it introduces you to the mechanics of the game, it’s the multiplayer aspect where you’ll be spending your space flight time and that’s where the Star Wars Squadrons succeeds. | Read review |
| INDIANTVCZ | Adam Bárta | 7 / 10 | 11-15-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons has great flight mechanics, graphics, and highly detailed cockpits that will make you feel immersed in its epic battles. Unfortunately, it falls short in form of only 6 maps and boring consmetics. Perhaps developers should have focused on adding more multiplayer content and fixing unfair matchmaking instead of making an average campaign. | Read review |
| Kotaku | Zack Zwiezen | Recommended | 10-02-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is good. For folks who have been wanting a Star Wars game all about X-wings and dogfighting, you’ll more than likely be happy with what’s on offer in Squadrons. Bugs and some multiplayer issues prevent it from being a totally smooth experience, but I’d still highly recommend Squadrons to anyone who thinks it sounds fun to moonlight as a hotshot Star Wars pilot. | Read review |
| LevelUp | Luis Sánchez | 7 / 10 | 10-15-2020 | STAR WARS: Squadrons is a very well-accomplished installment of the franchise. A complete surprise thanks to the effective combination of arcade action and hard simulation. However, not everything shines; the limited scope, in campaign and multiplayer, drags down what could be a solid entry in the franchise. | Read review |
| Merlin’in Kazanı | Emre Yurt | 75 / 100 | 10-12-2020 | If you are looking for a game that can spend time and take you a long time, it is a good idea to give Star Wars: Squadrons a chance. | Read review |
| Metro GameCentral | GameCentral | 8 / 10 | 10-01-2020 | An unexpectedly involved space combat simulator that manages to replicate the thrills of the 90s X-Wing and TIE Fighter games with surprising clarity – and an excellent VR mode. | Read review |
| New Game Network | Alex Varankou | 75 / 100 | 10-12-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is a tightly designed experience with satisfying space combat gameplay at its core. Although it could use a bit more content and there are some issues to be ironed out, the title manages to remain engaging and entertaining with each new battle. | Read review |
| Noisy Pixel | Jake Yoder | 8 / 10 | 10-05-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons provides players a genuine starfighter experience with a low cost of entry. The single-player campaign offers just enough distraction from the real meat of this adventure that is found in its multiplayer modes. The best part about the experience is how it rewards those who put the most time into it, so I’m hoping to see additional modes to keep things fresh. | Read review |
| Oyungezer Online | Engin Vural | 8 / 10 | 10-16-2020 | If you’re missing X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter or Wing Commander series, this is your game. If you don’t know anything about them, you’re in for a treat because you’ll love dogfights in space. It has flaws, but provides a remarkable experience. | Read review |
| Paste Magazine | Nicolas Perez | 6.7 / 10 | 10-19-2020 | Star Wars Squadrons is a solid Star Wars starfighter game that struggles under the limitations of trying to make a game that can be played both in and out of VR. The game’s visuals are striking, but don’t do much to makeup for its repetitive gameplay. As a VR experience, Star Wars Squadrons ranks among the best, but as a videogame it leaves much to be desired. | Read review |
| PC Gamer | Wes Fenlon | 83 / 100 | 10-01-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons delivers on great dogfighting, even when its campaign doesn’t live up to its full potential. | Read review |
| PC Invasion | Stefan Bahruth | 8 / 10 | 10-06-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons manages to hit the sweet spot of being a tightly focused, casual flight sim at a budget-friendly price. | Read review |
| PCGamesN | Ian Boudreau | 9 / 10 | 10-01-2020 | After such a long wait for a successor to X-Wing and TIE Fighter, Star Wars: Squadrons feels like a lucky shot with a proton torpedo. | Read review |
| Player2.net.au | Matt Hewson | Recommended | 10-09-2020 | Squadrons is the sort of game that EA needs to make more of. Tight, focused experiences that meet a need perfectly. Any fan of space combat should be diving into this the first chance they get. | Read review |
| PlayStation LifeStyle | Chandler Wood | 7.5 / 10 | 10-09-2020 | Star Wars Squadrons is nothing if not an authentic experience. It’s goal is to put you in the cockpit of a starfighter in the Star Wars universe, and to that end it succeeds admirably. An uninspired story serves as training for Fleet Battles, an epic multiplayer experience that recreates the best of Star Wars space combat in ways that no other games have. EA and Motive’s firm stance on Squadrons as a standalone one-time-purchase experience is both commendable and the very thing that limits the viability of what it could grow into. | Read review |
| PlayStation Universe | David Carcasole | 7.5 / 10 | 10-06-2020 | A niche on top of a niche, Star Wars Squadrons makes up for it’s almost empty feeling with core gameplay that just does not stop being fun. While the story falls flat, the multiplayer shines bright enough that you can still have an incredible Star Wars experience each time you jump into the cockpit. | Read review |
| Polygon | Charlie Hall | Recommended | 10-01-2020 | From inside my HTC Vive Pro, I feel totally immersed in the action. I’m surrounded by cockpits that look just like they do in the classic films. My ears are filled with familiar Star Wars sounds that I can immediately recognize, and Squadrons’ excellent binaural audio brings it to life all around me. I can look in any direction, moving my head as fast as I want without the game struggling to keep up with me. Even while boosting, rolling, and turning to keep a bead on other players during multiplayer, I always felt in control. | Read review |
| Press Start | Brodie Gibbons | 7 / 10 | 10-01-2020 | It’s easy to argue that Star Wars: Squadrons doesn’t offer quite enough. Players get what is essentially an eight-hour tutorial which acts as a prelude for the game’s multiplayer, a limited but fun offering of modes with some potential for great staying power. | Read review |
| PSX Brasil | Paulo Roberto Montanaro | 85 / 100 | 10-08-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons offers a great experience within its proposal – the combat in classic ships of the franchise – with a satisfactory campaign and a robust multiplayer mode. With a competent look, its greatest strength is, in fact, in the sharp and balanced gameplay, not forgetting the franchise’s inevitable appeal to fans of all ages. | Read review |
| Push Square | Liam Croft | 6 / 10 | 10-05-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons has its heart in the right place and a comprehensive, in-depth set of flight mechanics go a long way towards realising that childhood dream of piloting an X-Wing. It achieves the vision in some ways, but in others, the package lacks excitement and content. While excellent PSVR support will be enough for some, a boring story and inadequate multiplayer modes leave a lot to be desired. | Read review |
| Rapid Reviews UK | Chloe Osborn | 4 / 5 stars | 10-25-2020 | The PlayStation 2’s Star Wars Battlefront II is a much loved game in my brother and I’s collection. Countless hours spent playing heroes vs villains mainly, but also taking down star destroyers in the space battles. I was pretty dreadful, confusing myself by spinning around and blowing myself up…but it was fun nontheless! | Read review |
| Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Nate Crowley | Recommended | 10-07-2020 | The central experience – of being a pilot in a Star Wars – is masterfully crafted, and I can’t find much to fault with it. Squadrons is probably the most fun I’ve had with any piece of Star Wars media since my teens, in fact, and it frequently invokes a joy I haven’t felt since playing TIE Fighter in 1995. | Read review |
| Saudi Gamer | Unknown | 7 / 10 | 10-08-2020 | A wonderful and beautiful game that holds your breath at every moment with the use of VR, but it failed to make me feel the same way without the use of VR headset, even with the limited number of multiplayer modes, it is considered a nice experience, especially all this at a competitive price of 40$. | Read review |
| SECTOR.sk | Matúš Štrba | 8 / 10 | 10-07-2020 | This is a little-big surprise from EA with great acion gameplay mainly in multiplayer. An interesting singleplayer campaign is the only thing it lacks. | Read review |
| Shacknews | Chris Jarrard | 8 / 10 | 10-01-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons manages to stand out by not trying to be larger than life. Simultaneously a franchise cash-in and love letter to the classic LucasArts PC space combat games of the 1990s, Squadrons sticks to its mission and comes out the other side of a warp-speed jump successfully. | Read review |
| Sirus Gaming | Lexuzze Tablante | 7.5 / 10 | 10-13-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons provides a well-grounded, in-depth gameplay that hardcore fans and flight-simulator veterans will definitely appreciate. It may not have the strongest story in a Star Wars game, but it does wonders in space combat and gameplay, this is where Star Wars: Squadrons gets it right. | Read review |
| Skill Up | Ralph Panebianco | Recommended | 10-07-2020 | Video Review | Read review |
| Slant Magazine | Justin Clark | 4 / 5 stars | 10-08-2020 | Star Wars Squadrons proves that Jedi: Fallen Order was no fluke. Video games have never been more empowered to immerse players in all the coolest parts of the Star Wars universe, and EA is no longer tripping on its own feet making it happen. We used to daydream of being so fully engrossed in a spectacular Star Wars dogfight. Now, after just an hour of Star Wars Squadrons, with the right group, the daydream is when we can get our friends back in the air. | Read review |
| Softpedia | Cosmin Vasile | 8 / 10 | 10-07-2020 | The multiplayer is not earth-shattering, but it is fun at least for a while. Despite all the initial reservations, Squadrons turned out to be a good game, with intense action, plenty of room to personalize the experience, and lots of fun. Squadrons is not a trap, but a rather pleasant surprise. | Read review |
| SomHráč.sk | Vojtech Florko | 90 / 100 | 10-17-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is a great addition to the new Star Wars saga. Even though the concept is simple, it allowed the developers to fulfill all of the objectives they started with. | Read review |
| SpazioGames | Marcello Paolillo | 7.9 / 10 | 10-01-2020 | Board the X-Wing or Tie Fighter and journey to a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars: Squadrons is good shooter focused on multiplayer mission-based objectives. | Read review |
| TechRaptor | Austin Suther | 6 / 10 | 10-09-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons provides fulfilling and authentic gameplay, but fails in almost every other department. The story, map variety, and technical performance are subpar and keeps me from coming back. | Read review |
| The Digital Fix | Andrew Shaw | 8 / 10 | 10-06-2020 | While Star Wars: Squadrons cannot touch the depth or importance of X-Wing vs TIE Fighter, this is easily the best Star Wars space sim since that game-changing classic, and the best Star Wars game of the Disney era. | Read review |
| The Games Machine | Nicolò Paschetto | 8 / 10 | 10-07-2020 | The child in me was happy with the first turn of my TIE Interceptor, but the adult in me also has to recognise a very straight-forward campaign and a surprising lack of multiplayer modes. But what’s there is pretty good, thanks to a phenomenal flight system, clever maps and strategic progression system. Oh, and VR support. | Read review |
| The Outerhaven Productions | Conner B | 4.5 / 5 stars | 10-07-2020 | Welcome to the galaxy far far away where you must don the suit of a pilot for either the New Republic or the Empire as you battle across the galaxy for the fate of the galaxy as you know it. | Read review |
| TheSixthAxis | Dominic L | 8 / 10 | 10-05-2020 | Star Wars Squadrons has taken an impressive first step in revitalising the Star Wars fighter pilot game. With a tale that feels like a genuine part of the galaxy far, far away, and space combat that gives you the tools to be an X-Wing or TIE fighting ace. Whether you’re on the light or the dark side of the force, this is a game that Star Wars fans need to play. | Read review |
| TrueGaming | خالد العيسى | 8 / 10 | 10-07-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons presents what we want from space combat with smooth control over the space fighters and the chaotic, exciting battles. Although it needs continuous support as it lacks content at the time being. | Read review |
| Twinfinite | Chris Jecks | 4.5 / 5 stars | 10-01-2020 | Star Wars Squadrons gives you a decently-sized single-player campaign, an enjoyable albeit limited multiplayer and VR support for all modes on PS4 and PC, and all for $40. If only there were a few more maps and one or two game modes, this would have been near faultless. | Read review |
| Unboxholics | Κυριάκος Στεργιάδης | Recommended | 10-08-2020 | The ultimate Star Wars dogfighting game since Rogue Squadron, plain and simple. It’s smaller than you might expect in scope but it gets the job done considering its budget price, with an engaging campaign that gets you up and running with the basics and a multiplayer that repeats the addictive gameplay. You could ask for more but it doesn’t from you so it’s a fair deal. | Read review |
| USgamer | Kat Bailey | 4 / 5 stars | 10-02-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is a slim but highly enjoyable revival of the classic LucasArts space sims. It’s hampered by a limited number of maps, and its signature Fleet Battles are a bit of a drag, but its moment-to-moment combat is sheer delight. With a solid single-player campaign and above-average VR implementation, Star Wars: Squadrons is the multiplayer space combat game we’ve wanted since the days of X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter. | Read review |
| VG247 | Alex Donaldson | Recommended | 10-01-2020 | Squadrons feels like more than the sum of its parts. Most importantly, it does exactly what it set out to do – and does it very well indeed. It’s EA’s smallest-scale console Star Wars title yet – but also its best | Read review |
| VideoGamer | Joshua Wise | 7 / 10 | 10-06-2020 | You could argue that Squadrons breaks no fresh ground, that it is merely the latest in a prized patch of genre; but the ground, fresh or otherwise, was left behind long ago, and being the latest is no bad thing. | Read review |
| WayTooManyGames | Leonardo Faria | 9.5 / 10 | 10-05-2020 | I still cannot believe this game was developed and published by EA. Star Wars Squadrons is downright amazing. It’s a phenomenal VR experience, an addictive multiplayer title, and most importantly, a freaking fantastic Star Wars game. It’s something that could easily rival Lucasarts’ best titles from back in the day. | Read review |
| Wccftech | Nathan Birch | 7.5 / 10 | 10-06-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is a mostly-successful throwback offering impressive sights, intense action, and the opportunity for fun multiplayer throwdowns. Some mechanical quirks, a couple irritating missions, and a lack of depth holds Squadrons back from being a true bullseye, but those who have missed blasting TIE Fighters should find the game worth the ride. | Read review |
| We Got This Covered | Jon Hueber | 4 / 5 stars | 10-09-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is more than just the sum of its parts. While it may lack a few key features, it excels greatly in the experience of flying in combat missions, with or without VR. | Read review |
| WellPlayed | Adam Ryan | 7.5 / 10 | 10-14-2020 | The gameplay, presentation and depth are all strong with the force, but one of the two multiplayer modes keeps this space dogfighter from achieving the rank of master | Read review |
| Windows Central | Russell Holly | 4.5 / 5 stars | 10-05-2020 | While I personally wish the campaign mode wasn’t something I could beat in a couple of hours, this game is still fantastic. It feels like the developers left so much of the Star Wars universe unmined. Still, the online community will absolutely thrive, and I’m excited to see what Motive has in store for the co-op combat missions in particular. Ultimately, that’s what this game is. The online gameplay has always been the focus, from the moment it was first advertised to us. It’s a thrilling space combat game, rivaling many of the experiences I’ve had in Elite: Dangerous with the bonus of being set in one of the most iconic science fiction franchises of all time. If space combat is your thing, you need to own this game. | Read review |
| Worth Playing | Chris “Atom” DeAngelus | 8 / 10 | 10-08-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is exactly what it sets out to be: a modern revival of the old-school Star Wars flight simulators. It isn’t particularly ambitious, but it is a lot of fun. Just being able to zoom through the wreckage of a ship battle while trying to get a bead on that darn X-Wing is enough to keep your attention for a while. The game lives and dies by its multiplayer, and hopefully the community is thriving for a while. Do you want to pilot an X-Wing? Then Squadrons is the game for you. Die-hard simulator fans might find it to be too simple for their tastes. | Read review |
| ZTGD | Ken McKown | 7.5 / 10 | 10-27-2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons is a wonderful entry in EA’s use of the license. It took long enough to get a proper dogfighting game, but the one they deliver should appease fans. The campaign is short, but sweet. The online is a blast with friends, and I hope it continues to flourish with players for a long time. | Read review |
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