Battlefield: Bad Company

The Battlefield: Bad Company first person shooter (FPS)/action game is the latest installment in the Battlefield series. It was developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and released in North America on June 23, 2008 under the Electronic Arts label. In addition to the Sony PlayStation 3, Bad Company is also available for the Microsoft Xbox 360.

Bad Company uses a new game engine, Frostbite, that gives the game fully destructible environments. Other new feature include dynamic lighting and a single player storyline.

Gameplay

Battlefield: Bad Company places the player in a fictional conflict between the United States and the Russian Federation. Gamers get to take command of a squad of four soldiers, with a choice of different classes—Assault, Demolition, Recon, Specialist, or Support. There are also numerous vehicles that the player will encounter and can control during the game including tanks, armored cars, patrol boats and helicopters. Unlike the rest of the series, however, Bad Company does not have fixed wing aircraft.

The game’s single-player campaign will take the player through 7 different missions, where the player can also collect gold bars and unique weapons.

With an online multiplayer mode, the player can play with up to 23 others in games like Gold Rush and Conquest. In online play. players can receive three kinds of awards (trophies, patches and wildcards) depending on certain accomplishments.

Bad Company has a ranking hierarchy based on the US Army’s. Each time a player moves up a rank, he may receive credits which he can use to unlock new weapons.