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Critics Recommend
Fantasy Fulfilled
In both gameplay and style, players live out the starfighter pilot fantasy.
Fun, Challenging Gameplay
Squadrons has great controls, solid VR support, a fun campaign, and just enough game modes.
Wanting More
Many critics felt this was a nice launching off point, but were left wanting more.
Star Wars: Squadrons isn't the epic Star Wars tale found in the rest of the franchise's games, but it is still a lot of fun and perfectly delivers what it sets out to do.
Star Wars: Squadrons – “Hunted” CG Short
Star Wars: Squadrons – Official Single Player Preview
Star Wars: Squadrons – Official Gameplay Trailer
An immersive space sim that's dazzling in VR, Squadrons provides an exhilarating multiplayer experience, even if the story feels pedestrian.
Star Wars: Squadrons delivers on great dogfighting, even when its campaign doesn't live up to its full potential.
Star Wars: Squadrons' single-player campaign tells an entertaining story, while its flight controls hit a sweet spot between accessibility and nuance – and it's made even better by VR and HOTAS support.
An unexpectedly involved space combat simulator that manages to replicate the thrills of the 90s X-Wing and TIE Fighter games with surprising clarity – and an excellent VR mode.
Star Wars: Squadrons offers an exhilarating take on dogfighting in a galaxy far, far away, which helps elevate a functional single-player story and provides a strong foundation for a focused multiplayer experience.
The single-player campaign teaches you the ropes, but achieves little else. Multiplayer is always fun and is exactly what it needs to be to wow Star Wars fans
Involved flight mechanics and the pure joys of dogfighting fill Star Wars: Squadrons with plenty of highlights, even if its campaign and multiplayer experiences can leave you wanting.
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