Battlefield: Hardline features a whole new variety of gameplay that breaks away from the traditional Battlefield game modes. The new game modes are Heist Mode, Rescue Mode, Hotwire Mode and Bloodmoney Mode. The focus of the game has been shifted to police rather than the millitary background that has spanned the whole series up to now. Players will have access to various millitary grade weapons and vehicles as well as having police equipment such as tasers and handcuffs.
Battlefield Hardline feels like a quintessential example on the pitfalls of spin-offs. Whether between new personnel, tighter schedules, or misaligned goals, what’s left is a mechanically and thematically confused shooter that only sporadically finds a satisfying purpose within the confines of its multiplayer; the campaign, by contrast, just robs the...
A messy but fun shooter that struggles to combine military tools with police life.
It's not Battlefield in practice, but a great single-player mode elevates this game into something special.
'Battlefield: Hardline' puts a clever spin on the 'Battlefield' formula, but a serious identity crisis keeps it from being a solid step forward for the franchise.
Hardline is a solid entry in the series, and the fact that it seems to have launched without technical issues is notable though not really something that should need to be commended. It's doubtful that it will end up as more than a stopgap for fans, however.
