STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II cover art

STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Game Information

Be the hero in the ultimate Star Wars™ battle fantasy with Star Wars™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition! Get Star Wars Battlefront II and the complete collection of customization content acquirable through in-game purchase from launch up to — and including — items inspired by Star Wars™: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER™*.

The Celebration Edition contains:
  • Base game — Including all past and future free game updates as they release.
  • More than 25 Hero Appearances — Including 6 Legendary Appearances, plus 1 Appearance each for Rey, Finn, and Kylo Ren inspired by Star Wars: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER.
  • More than 125 Trooper and Reinforcement Appearances
  • More than 100 Hero and Trooper Emotes and Voice Lines
  • More than 70 Hero and Trooper Victory Poses
  • Customization content released after December 20, 2019 is not included in the Celebration Edition.

Embark on an endless Star Wars™ journey from the best-selling Star Wars™ video game franchise of all time. Experience rich multiplayer battlegrounds across all three eras - prequel, classic and new trilogy - or rise as a new hero and discover an emotionally gripping single-player story spanning thirty years.

Customize and upgrade your heroes, starfighters or troopers - each with unique abilities to exploit in battle. Ride tauntauns or take control of tanks and speeders. Use the Force to prove your worth against iconic characters like Kylo Ren, Darth Maul or Han Solo, as you play a part in a gaming experience inspired by forty years of timeless Star Wars™ films.

A new hero, a story untold


Jump into the boots of an elite special forces soldier, equally lethal on the ground and in space. Explore a new Star Wars™ campaign that spans the 30 years between Star Wars™: Return of the Jedi™ and Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™.

The ultimate Star Wars™ battleground


Discover a Star Wars™ multiplayer universe unmatched in variety and breadth, where up to 40 players fight as iconic heroes and authentic-to-era troopers. Pilot a massive array of vehicles on land and in the air as battle rages through the galaxy.

Galactic-scale space combat

Space combat has been re-designed from the ground up with distinct handling, weapons and customization options. Join your squadron as you dodge danger in asteroid fields, blast through an Imperial Dock Yard and more. Take down massive capital ships as you pilot legendary starfighters in high stakes dogfights with up to 24 players.

Train offline

Practice makes perfect. Enjoy solo offline play where you can earn rewards and customize troopers and heroes. Then bring your upgrades into the online multiplayer battleground.

Master your hero

Create your own unique hero with customizable character progression. Equip ability modifiers to adapt and modify your character's core powers to add lethal effects, helpful status boosts or tactical assistance to counter any opponent on the battlefront.
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Mac Performance Stats

Experience Reports

5

Play Methods

Native0
CrossOver5
Parallels0
Other0

Average Rating

2.4/4

Experience Reports

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
NONEBARELY PLAYABLE
M3 BASE
Graphics:
LOW
Resolution:
1920x1080
Hardware:
M3 BASE

Review Note:

Stutters a lot in game on outdoor maps, but in menus it is really smooth. It runs ok in indoor maps but it stutters most of the time (MacBook Air M3)

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
D3D_METALGOOD
M4 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
40
Resolution:
1920x1080
Hardware:
M4 PRO

Review Note:

Have issues when trying to play at 4k

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
D3D_METALUNPLAYABLE
M4 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
Hardware:
M4 BASE

Review Note:

After install the EA Apps keep request to update the game.

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
NONEEXCELLENT
M4 PRO
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1920 x 1080
Hardware:
M4 PRO

Review Note:

working well. after a lengthy install of steam, BFII, and then the EA app... it works well. no stutters or lighting issues on my side like before (ray tracing was being bad before, Crossover 24). did not try controller support but it did work last time.

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
DXVKEXCELLENT
M4 MAX
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
125
Resolution:
3440x1440
Hardware:
M4 MAX

Review Note:

The game runs and looks beautiful. Very smooth and steady on a M4 Max Mac Studio. Easily holding strong and surpassing 100 FPS. Game does take a little longer to start up but starts up perfectly every time.
Game and EA launcher installed within Steam bottle.

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