Battlefield: Bad Company 2 sets the bar for tactical shooters
Bobby Zuiss, Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2010
Filed under A&E
With Battlefield: Bad Company 2, game developer DICE had some big shoes to fill, namely, Modern Warfare 2’s (MW2). Like most first-person shooters, the game is divided into two unique sections, campaign and multiplayer. The campaign will challenge players on harder difficulties but leave them wanting more as it can be beaten under 7 hours. However, the real meat of the game is in the multiplayer, which will be discussed later in the review.
One of the major flaws for the campaign mode is it’s lack of cooperative play. With co-op becoming an industry standard, it remains a mystery why DICE chose to let gamers play through the entire campaign alone. The storyline is nothing to write home about, but has many amazing vistas that range from a jungle to a sprawling military base. For gamers with a decent sound system, they will quickly realize this is one of the best sounding war games ever released. Ricocheting bullets and explosions sound very realistic and are dynamic based on distances and impact surfaces. Although the campaign was short compared to recent shooters, gamers can turn to the multiplayer to really get their money’s worth.
First off, gamers should not purchase Bad Company 2 expecting a clone of MW2. Instead, Bad Company 2 focuses on team oriented strategies. Players will not be able to run into the enemy base, no matter what their skill level is with other games, and rack kills. With multiplayer matches having up to 24 players, the battlefield can become quite chaotic, especially with the entirely destructible environments. With destructible buildings and structures, teams will not be able to simply camp in the same area for long because the other team can literally destroy all of their cover.
Although the game only has a measly eight maps, they are large enough to keep gamers interested for quite some time. The multiplayer features weapons and equipment which players can unlock by winning matches, just like MW2. All of the weapons seem very balance and although there are a few lagging issues when playing online, DICE should have that fixed in the near future.
In the end, Bad Company 2 is a title that is at least worth a rent for gamers tiring of MW2. With its unique and challenging multiplayer, gamers can potentially have many hours of fun with the latest addition to the Battlefield series. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is now available for both the PS3 and the Xbox 360.
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