Battlefield Hardline review: Multiplayer verdict – Great ideas undermined by execution

While only released in the UK today (20 March 2015) Battlefield's servers have been live for over a week and have been thoroughly tested by the larger North American release on 17 March. Battlefield is all about the multiplayer. The single player portion of Hardline – despite its many flaws – is the series' best and most interesting in years. Focus has been given to five new game modes – Blood Money, Hotwire, Crosshair, Heist and Rescue - which sit alongside the requisite Team D