1. sprinkill

   10

   I've owned this game for a long, long time now, but never wrote a review. Anyway, I use this game as a measuring stick for all other online FPSs. I'll compare COD and Crysis 2 to this game. Obviously, both fall WAY short of the mark. It confounds me. I've been playing online FPSs since Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. When that game came out (like 11 years ago), I thought the multiplayer was really cool. It's not so great, however, when COD releases a contemporary multiplayer FPS that mirrors those from over a decade ago. Anyway, tl;dr - Bad Company (and its successor, Bad Company 2) are far superior to all other online FPSs.… Expand

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2. mrogers0130

   8

   A good game. Full gameplay and an OK campaign,. The multiplayer is very exciting with a wider area and vehicle use. The weapon strength is a bit to low, and the health bar is a bit primitive. But all around a very good fps. Nothing really special about it though.… Expand

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3. AndyF

   7

   I can only judge this game on the merits of the single-player, as I don't really play online games all that much. BF:BC is very nearly a great game, but I can't help but think that a few niggles let it down from being a classic. It is by no means terrible, but having completed the storyline mode quite a few irritations stick in my mind. The main one is the combat - the enemy in this are either super-accurate or plain random, sometimes legging it out of cover for no good reason. They are also bloody tough, with some taking (and I'm not exaggerating) literally 10's of rounds before they fall down. If given the time to aim carefully and get in a headshot, they will fall down after a few shots, but in the urban scenarios, where you only have time to let off a quick spray, this feels a little shallow. The other main gripe is the way the respawn system works. If you die, you reppaear at your last save-point and continue the battle as if nothing happened; this helps keep the tempo of the firefight up without the frustration of having to 'redo' the whole section again. However, it takes any pressure off you to be careful, as if you do die, you simply come back again & again until the area is clear of enemies. Other minor gripes are the sensitivity of the aiming (this is admittedly a subjective complaint), the rather forced cross-country dashes you sometimes have to make in a vehicle and the sometimes unresponive controls. After all that negativity, the game does have some major pluses. The sound is absolutely fantastic, and it was the quality of the demo alone that persuded me to purchase the full game. The firefights are very immersive, and feel a little more personal than the enormous COD4 set-pieces. Also, the team AI is very good, with the three supporting characters yelling out enemy positions and yells of support right in the thick of the action. Overall, I feel that BF:BC is a solid game, but the developers are probably waiting to pull out the stops for an inevitable sequel.… Expand

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4. TravisL

   3

   For a game that promised so much gameplay is truly aweful, I was in love with battlefield 2, until COD4 became my new passion and greatly looked forward to this release. Pretty graphics and explosions DON'T make up for shoddy unsatisfying, unrealistic gameplay. The game really has a 80's arcadey feeling to it with the silly rucksacks that pop up whenever you kill someone after firing 30 bullets into him. The guns feel very unreal, with little to no recoil the little red dot thing that shows up signifying a "hit" is particularly unsatisfying when compared to COD4's gutsy thump as the bullet strikes home. No prone.. wtf.. ect. serious disappointment. It really is time EA went under, burn EA burn.… Expand

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