Battlefield V review – join the war effort on a thrillingly grand scale

PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC; EA/Dice
This technical tour de force throws you into realistic second world war battles – shame it felt only 70-80% finished at launch

With the advent of battle royale games like PUBG and Fortnite, there’s plenty of evidence that modern tastes in first-person shooters are changing and fragmenting, but Dice’s long-running Battlefield series has always catered for shooter enthusiasts who like to feel that they are participating in a realistic facsimile of a war. The good news is that Battlefield V takes that experience to new heights. It’s a technical tour de force, taking in second world war settings that vary from North African deserts and French villages to a Rotterdam reduced to rubble, with totally convincing looks, sound design and weapon-feel.

Related: Beyond the frontlines: how Battlefield V found fresh WWII battles to fight

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