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Mixed or average reviews- based on 56 Ratings

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Packs a fancy new jet that can take off vertically. [Feb 2012, p.112]
  2. Dec 15, 2011
    90
    Back To Karkand is a great DLC. The four maps are true classics from a glorious past, now even more awesome than ever thanks to the Frostbyte 2 engine. The new objective system is really nice and grants a brand new experience to the original game.
  3. Jan 3, 2012
    80
    If you are a big Battlefield 3 player it is a no brainer to purchase this DLC, even if it is purely just to have no restrictions when finding a server to play on.
  4. Dec 14, 2011
    70
    An odd mixture of the classic and the inessential, but there's no arguing over the quality of at least three of the maps in this relatively content rich download.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Finally some DLC with some value! New maps, vehicles, weapons, and objectives just add to an already amazing online experience. These maps, although having been released before in past games, have been redone with exceptional care and quality. If this is the standard that this franchise is going to have with their DLC, then I am already anticipating the next batch. Expand
  2. Some hardcore fans out there will be disappointed because the first of FIVE map packs contains only old classics. But if you've never played these maps before, like me, then this map pack is very good. Four great maps with new weapons and vehicles, and there is a new addition, assignments, which are great too. I would recommend this map pack and is as good as the game, even if the map pack can get boring sometimes. The maps:

    Sharqi peninsula - A great map for rush and conquest. Is diverse enough for different tactics. 9/10

    Wake island - I find this one pretty boring, mainly owing to its shape. However it works well for rush. (Also it is a real US territory in the pacific!) 7/10

    Strike at Karkand - An epic map for rush conquest and team deathmatch. This one will have you hooked. 10/10

    Gulf of Oman - Saved the best till last - One of the best conquest maps I have ever seen. The big battlefield style with a multitude of vehicles will draw you in to this beauty. 10/10
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  3. A great expansion and if your a long time Battlefield fan who've played the old games, you must not hesitate to buy this DLC, there are old vehicles DLC, new weapons and assignments, they are all great maps. Though what I do criticise is the Conquest Assault, DICE has the idea and it's from Bf2,, but it's not very good, 1 team starts with all flags, both teams has no bases and when the defending team loses them all they can only squad spawn. My idea is that 1 team starts with all flags, the other team attacks, when a flag is taken, the defending team cannot reclaim it, once all flags are taken, wipeout the remaining defending people and then attacking team wins as long as they don't lose all their tickets, defending team don't squad spawn or have a base after all flags are taken. That would be really good for Seine Crossing and other maps and I don't mean just B2K maps, and for Seine crossing, the last stand would be C. Expand
  4. Untill you bring us back the previous way to play the game is COMPLETELY useless!!! Guys don't let you be blackmailed by the game dev. Simply because the wake-up one day and thought:"Oh, lets make some more money, from the gamers!!!" Great game, ruined by its creators!!! TRAGIC!!! Expand

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