It's been a long time since the good ol' days of Battlefield 2 and in its absence, Call of Duty has sprung in and claimed the first-person shooter crown. Developers DICE have answered with a worthy contender but is it good enough to knock the likes of Modern Warfare 2 off of its perch? In my opinion, it is a better game, but I'm unsure as to whether fans dedicated to the Call of Duty franchise will be swayed. In this short review I will analyze the major elements of this game and explain why I personally think Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is simply brilliant.
What sets this game apart from all other first-person shooters is its amazing destruction engine known as Frostbite. This engine is specifically designed to create environments so that players can tear them down and one of my most satisfying gaming moments was the first time I blew a gaping hole in the wall with a grenade launcher. The environments in this game boast a 92% destructibility, which is impressive, compared to most other games of this genre and really takes the realism of the fighting to the next level.
The Battlefield franchise has always been known as a multiplayer online game but Bad Company 2 includes a new single player element. The first couple of opening missions were intriguing and it is obvious that DICE had a more structured experience in mind as the missions take you down a more restricted path. The campaign was enjoyable at first but I was quite disappointed because they could have utilized the unique game engine to create something much better than it was. Overall I thought the singe player experience lacked quite significantly in terms of plot and also in how limited it felt. It was a good effort by DICE at a single player campaign but work is needed to elevate it to an above average level.
The biggest, and by far the most memorable part of this game is the online Multiplayer experience. The Battlefield series has always been a powerhouse at creating deep and addictive multiplayer games and Bad Company 2 is no exception. There are four different game modes you can play which are Rush, Squad Rush, Conquest and Squad Death match. In the two bigger modes, which support twenty-four players, you can choose to go it alone or team up with other players in a four-man squad. You can spawn from various fixed points on the map or your teammates can serve as mobile respawn points, which put you right back into the thick of it.
The four different classes in this game are Recon, Assault, Medic and Engineer, which all serve a different purpose and you can easily switch to another class if the situation so calls for it. One of the reasons why this game is so enjoyable is because the battlefield constantly changes and you have to adapt your strategy or you'll soon find yourself dying every few seconds. This game requires much more strategy than current Call of Duty games in my opinion because the classes actually have significantly different roles. Vehicles are also a huge part of this game and if you play it smart you can alter the course of the battle and secure the win, or vice versa you can use Engineers to unleash a payload on enemy vehicles. This adapt to survive sort of game play is extremely addictive and combined with the stunning graphics and sound, you've got yourself a game that will keep anybody hooked for months and months.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is an amazing game. If you look past the mediocre campaign and focus on the brilliant Multiplayer experience, there is no other game like it. It may take a while to get used to the larger maps and more strategical game play but once you make the adjustment, there's no looking back. Each battle plays out in a different way and there are moments where you just stop and laugh at how high someone was thrown from an explosion. This game is full of both hilarious and amazing moments where you sit back and say "how the heck did that just happen?" and it's those kind of moments that make this game such a memorable experience.
What sets this game apart from all other first-person shooters is its amazing destruction engine known as Frostbite. This engine is specifically designed to create environments so that players can tear them down and one of my most satisfying gaming moments was the first time I blew a gaping hole in the wall with a grenade launcher. The environments in this game boast a 92% destructibility, which is impressive, compared to most other games of this genre and really takes the realism of the fighting to the next level.
The Battlefield franchise has always been known as a multiplayer online game but Bad Company 2 includes a new single player element. The first couple of opening missions were intriguing and it is obvious that DICE had a more structured experience in mind as the missions take you down a more restricted path. The campaign was enjoyable at first but I was quite disappointed because they could have utilized the unique game engine to create something much better than it was. Overall I thought the singe player experience lacked quite significantly in terms of plot and also in how limited it felt. It was a good effort by DICE at a single player campaign but work is needed to elevate it to an above average level.
The biggest, and by far the most memorable part of this game is the online Multiplayer experience. The Battlefield series has always been a powerhouse at creating deep and addictive multiplayer games and Bad Company 2 is no exception. There are four different game modes you can play which are Rush, Squad Rush, Conquest and Squad Death match. In the two bigger modes, which support twenty-four players, you can choose to go it alone or team up with other players in a four-man squad. You can spawn from various fixed points on the map or your teammates can serve as mobile respawn points, which put you right back into the thick of it.
The four different classes in this game are Recon, Assault, Medic and Engineer, which all serve a different purpose and you can easily switch to another class if the situation so calls for it. One of the reasons why this game is so enjoyable is because the battlefield constantly changes and you have to adapt your strategy or you'll soon find yourself dying every few seconds. This game requires much more strategy than current Call of Duty games in my opinion because the classes actually have significantly different roles. Vehicles are also a huge part of this game and if you play it smart you can alter the course of the battle and secure the win, or vice versa you can use Engineers to unleash a payload on enemy vehicles. This adapt to survive sort of game play is extremely addictive and combined with the stunning graphics and sound, you've got yourself a game that will keep anybody hooked for months and months.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is an amazing game. If you look past the mediocre campaign and focus on the brilliant Multiplayer experience, there is no other game like it. It may take a while to get used to the larger maps and more strategical game play but once you make the adjustment, there's no looking back. Each battle plays out in a different way and there are moments where you just stop and laugh at how high someone was thrown from an explosion. This game is full of both hilarious and amazing moments where you sit back and say "how the heck did that just happen?" and it's those kind of moments that make this game such a memorable experience.
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