9.1 out of 10

Battlefield: Bad Company

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  • User Score (98)
    8.6 8.6 from 98 reviewers
  • Expert Score (90)
    8.2 8.2 from 90 reviewers
  • Gameplay (65)
    9.2 9.2 from 65 reviewers
  • Graphics (70)
    9.1 9.1 from 70 reviewers
  • Sound (69)
    9.5 9.5 from 69 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (7)
    8.8 8.8 from 7 reviewers
  • Control (4)
    9.5 9.5 from 4 reviewers
  • Lifespan (10)
    9.3 9.3 from 10 reviewers
  • Buzz Index: 0/5
  • Activity: 5/5
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Pros & Cons

  • vehicle strength, massive 24 player maps, given our review team, win this award, did for midair control
  • one game mode, arduous multiplayer advancement, abusive ai, twitchy controls, carrying one weapon

Battlefield: Bad Company

Battlefield: Bad Company is a first person shooter (FPS)/action game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Part of the Battlefield game franchise, Bad Company adds some new features including the Frostbite engine, dynamic lighting and a single player storyline. The new game engine gives the game fully destructible environments.

Gameplay

The game is set in a fictitious war between the US and the Russian Federation. Playe…

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Battlefield: Bad Company

Battlefield: Bad Company is a first person shooter (FPS)/action game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Part of the Battlefield game franchise, Bad Company adds some new features including the Frostbite engine, dynamic lighting and a single player storyline. The new game engine gives the game fully destructible environments.

Gameplay

The game is set in a fictitious war between the US and the Russian Federation. Players take command of a 4-man squad of soldiers that have gone AWOL. These soldiers can be of the Assault, Demolition, Recon, Specialist, or Support class. There are also numerous vehicles that the player will encounter and can control during the game. These vehicles include tanks, armored cars, patrol boats and helicopters. Unlike the rest of the series, however, Bad Company does not include fixed wing aircraft.

Bad Company’s single player campaign takes the player through 7 different missions. Although not vital to these missions, the player can look for and collect gold bars and unique weapons. With a multiplayer mode, the player can play with up to 23 others in games like Gold Rush and Conquest.

Ranks and Awards

The game has 25 ranks that the player can achieve the more he plays. Ranks are based on the US Army’s, with the highest being the General of the Army. With each rank up, the player may get credits with which he can unlock additional weapons.

In online play, Bad Company features three kinds of awards: trophies, patches and wildcards. Trophies, which the players can get multiple times during a game, are awarded for multiple kills in a specific class and other achievements. Patches are awarded only once and are given when players obtain specific trophies and accomplishing other requirements. Lastly, Wildcards are the most difficult award to get and are obtained by achieving many different combinations of criteria.

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    Teen Alcohol Reference , Strong Language , Violence

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Stray far from the frontlines with a group of renegade soldiers who decide that sometimes the gratitude of a nation just isn’t enough.

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  1. Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360)

    Reviewer: Console.com
    30 July 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Graphics 9
    9.0
    Sound 9
    9.0
    Multiplayer 7
    7.0
     

    Bad Company steht für die erfolgreiche Battlefield Serie von EA. Optisch und akustisch fast perfekt inszeniert, dürfen wir uns über eine alles zerstörende Langzeitmission freuen. Egal ob Häuser, Fahrzeuge oder Vegetation, nahe zu alles kann zerschossen oder gesprengt werden. Auch wenn aufgesprengte Löcher in Wänden oft dieselbe Optik zeigen, macht es unglaublich viel Spaß mit dem Granatwerfer in der Gegend herumzuballern. Die K.I. ist in manchen Situationen sehr... Read more

  2. Battlefield: Bad Company

    Reviewer: Deaf Gamers
    25 July 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Battlefield: Bad Company offers the best single-player Battlefield experience to date. Previous Battlefield games have primarily been about providing an engaging multiplayer experience but I would argue that in Bad Company the single-player experience is superior to the multiplayer one. The big problem for deaf gamers of course is that there are no subtitles in the game and in effect this harms the experience considerably. It's also unfortunate that the game only has one... Read more

  3. Reviewer: PlayDevil
    22 July 2008

    DICE have done it; with "Battlefield: Bad Company" they have released a superb addition to the Battlefield series onto consoles.The game offers a 7-8 hour story which will undoubtedly be played more than once due to its different difficulties and non-linear methods of completion.The multiplayer is where Battlefield is well known and this game offers no exception. Although the game only offers one gametype at the moment it does have much potential and is only hindered by... Read more

  4. Reviewer: GamersMark
    14 July 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Gameplay 8
    8.0
    Graphics 8
    8.0
    Sound 9
    9.0
    Storyline 9
    9.0
     

    By the way, you won’t be alone during your romp through enemy territory. You’ll share your time with three other "almost got sent to jail" misfits (you’re in B-Company, or the titular Bad Company) who provide a bit of comic relief. You’ve got Sweetwater and Haggard, who play rock-paper-scissors in their free time between battles. Then there’s Sergeant Redford, who loves to say, "Shut up, Sweetwater" and who, if you stare at him for too long, eyes you angrily... Read more

  5. Reviewer: GamersReports
    10 July 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Battlefield 1942 on the PC was a game that many players loved. The hardcore guys played it religiously, and even those who did not play on a regular basis appreciated the nuances it offered. Dice’s next offering, Battlefield 2, once again moved the FPS/conquest play genre forward, despite its constant patches and upgrades. Unfortunately, many of the BF2 incarnations suffered from cheaters and boosters. Now Dice brings us the first totally new BF game since then,... Read more

  1. Bad Company, Good Purchase.

    Reviewer: LOVEFiLM
    2 weeks ago
    Overall 10
    10
     

    The singleplayer campaign may not be to many peoples tastes however the multiplayer battles are great fun. + Destructable environments. + Huge multiplayer maps. + Loads of different weapons and vehicles. - Average campaign. 4.5 Stars Read more

  2. Whoa!!

    Reviewer: Wongdiddlydong, GamePro.com
    12 October 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    The use of destructable enviorments in bad Company is plain insane but awesome. The controls take little time getting use to and the audio can blow you off your feet. Multiplayer is great but offline 4 player multiplayer should of been added. Overall it's a fun game and leaves you begging for more its another good show from EA Dice. Read more

  3. Battlefield: Bad Company Reader Review - 9.0

    Reviewer: gutter235, IGN Entertainment
    08 July 2008
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Gameplay 9
    9.0
    Graphics 9
    9.0
    Sound 10
    10
    Lifespan 8
    8.0
     

    If you are looking for a fun first person shooter (FPS) then Battlefield: Bad Company is a great way to kill a weekend, especially if you a have a HD screen and a kick ass sound set up. You can blow up just about anything, drive just about everything, and use any weapon that you can lay your hands on. Plus in my opinion the single player game is just flat out fun. In my opinion the best FPS last year was Call of Duty. The graphics were on point and so realistic it was... Read more

  4. Battlefield: Bad Company

    Reviewer: myst, ActionTrip
    01 July 2008

    nvm. Read more

  5. Reviewer: crackdown, Walmart
    10 April 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    This customer did not write a text review. Recommends this product? Yes Read more

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