Star Wars: Squadrons
Best October 2020 Games
EA’s had a bit of a tumultuous time with the Star Wars license since the reboot of the cinematic universe with Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens in 2015. The initial Battlefront started out well, but its lack of single-player and the Season Pass content dividing the player base dragged it back.
Then, Star Wars Battlefront II rocked up with a campaign and no paid DLC, but then gouged players’ wallets with its initial microtransactions, before being pulled and its progression system receiving a massive overhaul. Fortunately, last year’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a fantastic single-player adventure, reminded us just how incredible and immersive the license can be.
In 2020, we’ve got Star Wars: Squadrons, an aerial dogfight game that comes complete with a single-player campaign and online multiplayer modes. What makes Squadrons so good is the accessibility of its starfighter controls. It’s easy enough to pick up and play, but invest enough time into the system and you can begin pulling off epic maneuvers that’ll give you the advantage when you’re fighting it out among the stars.
If we had one major criticism, it’d be the lack of modes and maps in the multiplayer component. The game only has two modes and a handful of maps and the developers have no plans of adding more substantial content to the game post-launch.
For $40, though, it’s difficult to complain too much. Oh, and did we mention that Squadrons can be played entirely in VR, and its all the more immersive when you do so? No? Well, it is, and if you’ve got a VR headset you absolutely should give it a try.
