Battlefield Hardline

Kotaku

Leon Hurley·Mar 27, 2015

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A messy but fun shooter that struggles to combine military tools with police life.

Pure Xbox

Dave Letcavage·Mar 24, 2015

Critic70/100

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While we weren't particularly impressed with Battlefield Hardline's multiplayer offering, we did like the intense ride that the campaign took us on. The story might be fairly throwaway, but the environments, set pieces, and the gameplay scenarios you'll often find yourself in are memorable and make up for the clichés and nonsensical plot details.

Eurogamer

Dan Whitehead·Mar 22, 2015

Critic75/100

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The traditional nostalgic view of boys at play is that old playground classic of 'war', where kids pelt around the tarm…

Game Informer

Jeff Marchiafava·Mar 21, 2015

Critic80/100

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While the single-player campaign falls flat, the heart of the Battlefield franchise beats on – albeit at a different tempo.

Push Square

Mat Growcott·Mar 21, 2015

Critic70/100

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There are people that say that Battlefield Hardline is just a DLC pack disguised as a new release, but that's not quite true. It feels familiar in terms of gameplay, but fresh enough in theme and heavy enough in content that it's worth its own release. It's a decent game that gets points for originality of concept, but how much value it has is down to how much you enjoyed previous entries in the franchise, and how much you'd like to see the Cop FPS genre become a thing.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Alec Meer·Mar 20, 2015

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Battlefield: Hardline is a stupid game. I quite like it.

PC Gamer

Tyler Wilde·Mar 20, 2015

Critic76/100

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A hard campaign (if you play on the hardest mode) and breakneck multiplayer are a good time, if often infuriating.

GamesRadar+

Ben Griffin·Mar 16, 2015

Critic70/100

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Battlefield returns, with a cops and robbers theme instead of the usual armies and terrorists. Can the game make up for Battlefield 4's brilliant yet buggy new-gen outing?

Polygon

Arthur Gies·Mar 16, 2015

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In areas where Battlefield has always excelled and pushed forward, Hardline presents experiments, rather than refinements or fixes. The result is multiplayer that feels very familiar, very quickly. But its campaign, while feeling not completely sure about what it wants to be, is more interesting and certainly all-around better than the last few years' worth of Battlefield games.

IGN

Brian Albert·Mar 16, 2015

Critic80/100

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Now that we've had time to test the servers, here's our review with the final score.

GameSpot

Miguel Concepcion·Mar 15, 2015

Critic70/100

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As Battlefield leaves the battlefield, Visceral Games tailors the series’ distinct vehicular-based multiplayer for the crime-ridden streets of Miami and L.A. with mostly positive results.