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Genre: Real Life
Developer: Electronic Arts
Status: Released
Price: $59.99
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Battlefield: Bad Company
Set in the near future, the Battlefield: Bad Company single-player campaign drops gamers behind enemy lines as part of a squad of four soldiers - risking it all to go AWOL on a personal quest. Featuring a dramatic storyline flavoured with attitude, Battlefield: Bad Company leads gamers far from the traditional frontlines on a wild ride with a group of renegade soldiers who decide that sometimes the gratitude of a nation just isn’t enough.
The Battlefield: Bad Company cinematic single-player experience captures the freedom and intensity of the Battlefield series’ multiplayer sandbox gameplay in a dynamic world where nearly everything is destructible. Players have total freedom to be daring and innovative, adapting to and tackling challenges in unexpected Battlefield-style ways. Create sniping positions by blowing out a piece of a wall or drive your tank straight through a small house. The ever-changing battlefield forces players, their teammates and enemies to react accordingly.
The game also features the all new, objective based multiplayer game mode "Gold Rush", supporting 24 players online. Play as attackers and defenders and make full use of the tactical destruction as well as the unique vehicle experience of Battlefield: Bad Company.
Battlefield: Bad Company is the first game built from the ground up for next-generation consoles using DICE’s bleeding-edge Frostbite game engine, delivering unrivalled graphics, effects and gameplay.

Editor review : Battlefield: Bad Company
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Overall rating (weighted)
63
Easy on the right Hand
100
Easy on the Left hand
100
Key Mapping Flexibility
25
Flexible Sound Controls
90
Visual Controls
50
Alternative Input Suppor
50
Special Guest Review!

Mike Neil (Screen Name: 2Three) is the editor of Alt-Controls.com , a website that covers 1st and 3rd person shooting games with a main focus on the importance and need for customizable controls. Is there anyone out there that hasn't played this game yet? It only launched this week, but since the Beta was released months ago, coupled with the fact that the Demo became available recently, I tend to think that most gamers have already gotten their hands on this one.

In any case, Battlefield: Bad Company is finally out after so much hype and controversy. You remember EA's plans to charge us for downloadable weapons, right? Yeah, I don't think they'll be pulling anything like that again.

But, having finally had a chance to sit down and play the full version of the game, I would have to say that I'm slightly under whelmed. Don't get me wrong, the game isn't bad, but I just expected to be blown away because of all the publicity and promises.

First off, let's discuss what this game does well. From a graphical standpoint, it's fairly impressive. Mind you, the visual effects are about what you would come to expect from current-gen machines at this point, but the game looks good.

battlefiled-bad-company.jpg The cut scenes look fairly sharp, except for the fact that there seems to be a noticeable fuzziness during these. This is also somewhat present during game play, though not as much. You'll notice it if you stop and stare off into the sky, but beyond that it's not a major issue. While you're smashing through battles and firing away at Russian soldiers, the game runs smoothly and appears polished. I was particularly impressed by the appearance of water in this game, which provided some of the best looking visual effects that I've seen to date. Fire and explosion effects were also striking.

Next: Destructible environments. Yes, this is an awesome feature and should become a new standard in shooting games. It was extremely satisfying to take out your grenade launcher to plow over a nearby building. Cutting down trees with your machine gun was also a nice touch that added a level of realism. Although, I have to say that I found some of the objectives related to this amusing. At times, you're required to find a piece of equipment or weapon in a building. So, let's just blow it up to get inside! What not use the door? At least it's fun, though.

The single player game has been completely revamped from Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. Gone are the days where you are thrown into battle as a random soldier with the ability to switch over to another squad member at any given moment. In Bad Company, you play as Preston Marlowe from B-Company the whole time. He's fairly nondescript and forgettable.

Missions are much more reminiscent of the Call of Duty series now, where you have terrain to explore with objectives that present themselves along the way. However, I have to say that I preferred the old format from Battlefield 2, where you were just thrown into the frenzy and could switch players or continue as another soldier if you got iced. I'm a huge fan of the COD series of course, but Battlefield 2 at least offered a unique approach. Now, it's formulaic.

bf.jpg Of course, there are a number of vehicles and artillery weapons at your disposal that should keep you occupied. This is a staple of the Battlefield series. However, you'll find that you'll often be driving to your next objective for what seems like miles. Those parts are pretty boring.

While the single player campaign is a bit dry, the Battlefield series is of course known for its intense multiplayer modes. With support for up to 24 players, this is where you will find all the action. I don't see many people playing the single player campaign for months and months, but you know they'll be frequenting the online battlefield for some time.

But what was EA thinking with the music? It's jazzy, upbeat and annoying. Not suitable for a war game at all, in my opinion. That along with the casual, lighthearted dialogue that the characters exchange just seemed out of place. As a result, the mood of the game is affected and is not as serious as you would expect it to be in this kind of game. Other sound effects, such as the weapons and explosions do the job, but they are nothing special.

And now on to my biggest gripe with this game: The controls. There is only one preset option available for gun play. That's not good enough in this day and age. I'm a Legacy player and I have been since the GoldenEye 007 days. Not being able to set my analog sticks how I preferred made this game very uncomfortable for me and I struggled needlessly with movement and aiming.

I also did not like the default button layout and would have liked to see an option to customize this. Developers need to understand that one layout couldn't possibly be comfortable for all gamers. Full customization needs to become an industry standard so we can all set the controls to suit our own needs. Two variations were offered for each vehicle type, but not being able to customize the controls will cause many gamers frustration, especially during the on-foot and shooting segments.

All in all, my time with Battlefield: Bad Company offered a few thrills, but Call of Duty 4 has not been dethroned as the top shooter yet. For fans of shooters that are interested in this game, I would say give it a rent. If not, stick to COD4.
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