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Developer: DICE Stockholm Publisher: Electronic Arts Release Date: Jun 23rd 2008 Genre: Shooter Sub Genre: First Person
Battlefield: Bad Company
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Battlefield: Bad Company Review

Posted on June 28th, 2008 at 21:05 EDT
If you’re looking for a semi-realistic FPS that offers superb online play and a light-hearted single-player experience, Battlefield: Bad Company should be your #1 choice.
Pros
  • + Destructibility is great
  • + Seamless online integration
  • + Entertaining dialog
Cons
  • - Not enough online game modes
  • - Slight visual tearing
  • - No offline co-op
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User rating: 7.7 (based on 38 votes)

Welcome to the 222nd Army battalion, otherwise known as B-Company. This “elite” group of America’s finest is what other soldiers like to call Bad Company. It’s a G.I. task force that is compiled of misfit soldiers and rebels that the government is basically just sending out to die. This units is considered cannon-fodder and will be the frontline, the backline, and target practice for any and all enemy troops. Unfortunately for you, this is also who you’re stationed with.

In Battlefield: Bad Company you’ll be taking charge of Preston Marlowe, the latest Army recruit in a long line of generational soldiers. Due to some mishaps in Europe involving a helicopter and a landing zone, you’ve landed yourself stationed alongside three of the worst possible comrades you could hope for. During your primary mission you’ll be keeping tabs on your Sarge, who volunteered for this company of misfits in order to get out of the army; Private Sweetwater, who talks a lot and isn’t fit to be on the frontline, and Haggard, your stereotypical American who just likes to blow $#%@ up.

DICE starts off the title with a brief scene that basically welcomes you to the 222nd battalion. It's from here you’re going to get some hands-on training in order to prepare for what’s to come. As the first mission progresses, you’ll eventually come across a dead mercenary that just so happens to be carrying a gold bar with him. Like any band of brothers, you'll be faced with a decision of morality and ethics on what your company should do with your newly found wealth. While Sarge insists it belongs to Uncle Sam, the tide slowly begins to turn towards self-gain and the American dream. This band of misfits, cast aside by America as nothing more than expendable soldiers, will have to make the ultimate decision of going for the Gold or showing a little something to Uncle Sam and the boys back home.

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One of the best things about the Battlefield series that DICE has released is how addictive and encompassing the gameplay experience can be. Battlefield: Bad Company does not disappoint in this regard at all, as right from the start you’ll get to blow a hole into the side of a building and make a few gasoline barrels explode. It is from this exact point that I was already hooked into the game.

While blowing buildings up and all is great fun, it wouldn't be possible without the Frostbite Engine. This recently designed engine allows for almost complete destructibility, changing the aspect of war-torn, first-person shooters forever. This will affect us gamers because usually one of our primary instincts while playing is always to find cover when hurt. Bad Company takes this precious commodity and turns it against you no matter where you try and hide. It is only a matter of time before you’re sitting pretty behind a wall, trying to regroup, and a tank blows a new door into the side of the building and you’re being filled with lead. This may lead some to think that dying may be a tad too common but that is hardly the case at all as DICE has implemented a neat little item to correct that potential problem.

To counteract the potential massive death counter, you’ll be shown directly out of the gate how to become an effective health junkie. In Bad Company, your trust sidekick will be no other than a syringe filled with the rich goodness of life. In order to restore yourself to a perfect 100 whenever it is convenient to you, simply inject yourself at will; of course each dose needs about two to three seconds in order to replenish. Some will find this to be a positive or a negative aspect, but it’ll ultimately come down to personal preference. This one addition seems to create something great for both newbie gamers and above and that’s a pick up and play atmosphere.

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Bad Company provides a truly pick up and play title for newcomers and veterans alike which is something that will appeal to a lot of gamers regardless of if you’re a fan of the series or not. The action is very intense, yet your team will keep things light-hearted as they crack on eachother ... (continued on next page)

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posted 9:06pm EDT - July 4th, 2008
1

I brought this game the day it came out[pre-ordered of course]and I love it! If Killzone II beats this and Call Of Duty 4, oh god...

posted 9:26pm EDT - July 4th, 2008
2

no online co-op is my only complaint but,  even that is no major problem to be fair.

posted 9:28pm EDT - July 4th, 2008
3

Games a little short and the ending is bad. But its a fun game.

posted 9:51pm EDT - July 4th, 2008
4
NO SOUTHPAW!?!?!?!? This game became trash to me the minute I realized I could not customize the controller settings. what a waste
posted 9:54pm EDT - July 4th, 2008
5

i love this game

posted 10:26pm EDT - July 4th, 2008
6

This game is great.  I pre-ordered it and got the first day and haven't popped in COD4 since I got it.  Course then again, COD4 has pissed me off many times for a while now..

posted 10:55pm EDT - July 4th, 2008
7
The multi-player is great! The single player sucks!
posted 10:59pm EDT - July 4th, 2008
8
This game sucks!!!!!! bad graphics no blood gore team mates act like idiots online all you can do is destroy gold creats and who the heck wants to be russian??
posted 11:01pm EDT - July 4th, 2008
9

I have to agree this game is awesome and the online mode runs very similar if not better then the xbox 360 version.

posted 11:05pm EDT - July 4th, 2008
10

yeah i love this game...the online is addicting but sometimes it seems like i'm the only one actually try to plant charges/ destroy the gold crates. can't wait for the new online mode to come out

posted 11:23pm EDT - July 4th, 2008
11

short game and bad ending

posted 1:08am EDT - July 5th, 2008
12

 The online is so addicting.  I swear.

posted 1:19am EDT - July 5th, 2008
13

I really enjoyed the demo until I played it a few times then like all the other battlefield games, you get the spawn campers that just park tanks at your base killing you before you can even move. I can't believe this is a problem after so many years. I didn't want to, but I'm gonna pass on this one.

posted 3:24am EDT - July 5th, 2008
14

incredibly overhyped. there i nothing at all that makes this game a top FPS. just another basic FPS with its own little flavor

posted 3:39am EDT - July 5th, 2008
15

Didnt enjoying the game at all.

posted 5:08am EDT - July 5th, 2008
16

Well this might be a good choice, because COD4 is pissing me off big time... their servers just plain out SUCKKKKK.

posted 7:10am EDT - July 5th, 2008
17
im enjoying this game, the destruction is great and the onlines brilliant, its not as good as cod4 though
posted 7:23am EDT - July 5th, 2008
18
i bought this game the day it came out cuz it had me at the demo. Way way waaaaay less online problems than COD4 if thats what ppl are comparing it to. lost sound once and had like 3 sec delay ONCE but it was the 1st friday night since the game came out so i expected moderate shinanigans. im only on the second lvl of single player but who cares about it when the multi is so ******* addictive !! I love when some sniper that thinks thier so sneaky until i have a tank or chopper then walls and sandbags turn into paper and thier wishin they didn't take pot shots. The number one reason I like this game would have to be the huge maps and it allows you to think "outside" the box. and to all the haters... come and find me if you can. peace.
posted 7:36am EDT - July 5th, 2008
19

Gr8 game, just played online mode and it' among the best shooters on ps3. Nice!!

posted 9:00am EDT - July 5th, 2008
20
BF2:MC on PS2 is a pretty good game. but the trailers of BF:BC have shown me that the franchise has changed, a lot, in a very bad way. humour in a war game is wrong! i will proudly ignore this game and i hope that no developer never tries this again. sure gameplay is important but i could never enjoy a war game that tries to be funny. war games should show the bravery, cruelty and tragedies of real war.
posted 10:24am EDT - July 5th, 2008
21

I only wish the whole buildings would collapse, but thats just maybe? maybe someday ill get my wish...

posted 11:02am EDT - July 5th, 2008
22

Online experience is flawless, but a negative they consider is that there are not enough online game modes.............?

Anyways, all I know is that this game flew off the shelves in my area. It quickly gained intrigue from gamers through the demo.

posted 12:26pm EDT - July 5th, 2008
23

I love this game! But, There are a few issues I would of liked to see corrected. 1) The 1 game mode (Not too shabby, but there should have been the other standard modes included at launch) 2, The Voice chat is horrible, Either that, or just nobody is talking.... EVER?!! (In a battlefield game shouldn't communicating be important?)  Oh well, and finally 3, The sound gets hung up and can't be fixed other than restarting the game again. Unless my game is just messed up?, and the other thing I wish they had thrown in would be to be able to lie prone (I can't understand why the heck they would skip being able to drop to a prone position in a shooting game???!?). Also there are no clans or anything like that, I could not join an online game with my friends from their invite system. It never was able to connect (Though I think it was just the network at the time, not sure yet. But those are my only complaints the rest of the game is awesome and having destructable environments really adds a new twist to the genre.

Have fun all!

posted 5:04pm EDT - July 5th, 2008
24

Awesome multiplayer. Sh1t single player mode. The end.

 

posted 1:20am EDT - July 6th, 2008
25

i wouldnt reccomd it, rent it first.. it kinda gets boring

posted 10:43am EDT - July 6th, 2008
26

I'm loving this game right now. I never get tired of blowing sh!t up!!!

posted 12:40pm EDT - July 7th, 2008
27

I like the game. Singleplayer isn't bad at all. Why people ***** about it is beyond me. Multiplayer is the best, something to play besides COD.

posted 5:03pm EDT - July 9th, 2008
28

@ scoutsniper1231 - I think the main reason for people slating the singleplayer is the AI. Its dam right awfull! In one mission you have to destroy a light tank. The only bloke in your squad with an RPG (bar you) stood 3 feet away from it looking at it and refused to move, shoot or help! That my friend is crap.

posted 4:09am EDT - July 12th, 2008
29

I'm still having fun with the demo at the moment and this will definitely be added to my library in the future. Nothing like being able to jump into an instantaneuos on-line fire fight, choose your kit and get stuck into it from the get-go!

posted 1:59pm EDT - July 13th, 2008
30

anyone tell me how to get the 5 bonus weapons? I registered and got the USAS shotgun, how can i get the other 4???

posted 1:21am EDT - July 24th, 2008
31

Its a shame developers are still not allowing control customization in this day & age.

And what about multi-player? Should a review not state how that is set up? I mean, auto match finding sucks. It sucked with COD4 & this will be no different.

Hurry up R:FOM2 and Socom with user created rooms.

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