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FORMAT PS4 PUB EA DEV BIOWARE REVIEW #125, 7/10

There’s no denying it feels weird for a story-driven RPG to have a fun multiplayer mode, but that’s the trick Bioware pulls off for the second time. A simple premise – four players work together to take out waves of enemies and survive until they can be extracted – facilitates frantic firefights and empowering moments of co-op gratification. Small maps make the most of the improved movement, which produces impressive improvisation. There are a few problems: it’s brutal in the early waves as you grind to level up characters, and there’s a heavy focus on supply boxes that can be bought with microtransactions, which will never be welcome. But, on the whole, there’s fun to be had here once you’ve saved the galaxy.

VERDICT

While it won’t keep you away from the single-player for too long, this enjoyable diversion is a welcome showcase for the new combat controls. Ben Tyrer