Star Wars: Squadrons - PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5

For those of you who are confused about the cover, it says VR but you can still play it without having a VR setup, it plays really great on my ps4 pro, for the past couple of games from EA this year has been really great without loot boxes and not being forcing to play online only, I think they're trying to get back into everyone's good grace's

If you are wanting a Star Wars arcade level experience and don’t want it to cost a arm and a leg I very well recommend this new classic! May the force be with you.

This is a very entertaining arcade Star Wars space combat game. There is some depth to the game, as each star ship has their own strengths and unique capabilities, which is good for those interested in multiplayer. For single campaign game players, it is neat having to pilot each ship for their specific missions. The single player campaign game is also really neat in having to play both the rebel and Imperial sides. Being able to walk around the hangar and to the briefing room is also neat, as they did a good job in making the player feel like they are on the spaceship. The problem with this game is the horrible controls in trying to fly using the analog control sticks (L3 and R3 buttons). The wonky controls make it difficult to chase or tail an opponent in the space dogfights. Also goofy is how the spaceships simply can throttle down to zero and come to a complete stop and u-turn, with doesn’t make any sense as the spacecraft all have forward thrust, not backwards thrust. The controls and sudden stops makes the dogfighting really frustrating, especially since the Thrustmaster PS4 flight stick is out of stock. Having a flight stick would have made the flying experience much more enjoyable. Being an arcade style game, some of the missions can be senseless tedious and frustrating. One mission is where one has to power slide, which is a neat trick, but doesn’t need to be used when playing the game. Players waste their time trying to complete a senseless video game move. Another frustrating mission is trying to ambush a group of escaping rebel ships. The problem is that the arcade style targeting doesn’t clearly display the mines that will be used to ambush them. The player has to frustratingly scramble to identify which ones and try to detonate them to complete the mission and the game. What is a big strength of this game is the VR mode. It is truly immersive and flying a tie and x-wing fighter in VR mode, the cockpits looked very real. Unfortunately, the VR motion might make one motion sick. Unfortunately, I had to stop playing in VR due to motion sickness, but was still able to finish the campaign game in regular mode. Overall this is an entertaining game to play. One can look on youtube for multiplayer games and how capture the flag/ destroying the opponent’s capital spaceship has evolved.

Really fun game but would only recommend for VR. It’ll work without VR but the gameplay is lacking that way, if you ask me. With VR it’s so cool to be in the cockpit of your favorite Star Wars ships having the freedom to turn your head to see everything as if you’re really in there. Sure you can do the same thing with a controller but it’s definitely not the same.

I was a huge fan of X-Wing and Tie Fighter back in the day, and this game comes the closest to recreating the feel of those classics. I do not have a flight stick any longer, and controlling the ships with a DualShock 4 controller just isn't the same. I haven't beaten the game, as controlling the ships was challenging enough that I lost interest partway through the main campaign.

I loved tie fighter on PC as a kid. This is the next best thing. Hits a great balance between sim and arcade. They could have done a lot more with the story dynamics. Also have not done multiplayer yet; my expectations are not that high fir it though.

The game is good, but not as good as the original Star Wars Squadron games on the Nintendo 64. The controls are overly complicated in comparison. If you want a better simulation experience this game is it. If you want a more relaxing and fun experience without to much thought the original Nintendo games are much better, minus graphics ofcourse.

Been a while since I picked up a Star Wars game. Based on reviews, I bought it and was immediately transported back to the old space combat sim days!