Battlefield 3

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5642 Ratings

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  1. mishka1939
    Apr 10, 2012
    10
    Great game, beautiful, new, and one that cares about its buyers(so far). Unbelievable game...been playing it for about 5 hours now and it's wonderful. The multiplayer is bigger and better than all the previous BF games. The shooting mechanics are top notch and the map design exquisite. Pick the game up!
  2. the-epikninja
    Apr 22, 2012
    9
    The singleplayer campaign was horrifying! but at least the multiplayer shows some promise. The game is very polished but lacking developer attention after release. Battlefield 3 was laggy and sometimes unplayable due to frequent amount of crashing. But in the end, they patched most of the troubles and it's worth every penny! 9/10 -the-epikninja
  3. BvsDark
    Apr 21, 2012
    10
    Great game, plenty of weapons, and patches and fixes are being developed, I really enjoyed when vehicles start to beep, this games is like bf2 but even more real! big thanks ti JICE and EA!
  4. DrVarsims
    Nov 21, 2014
    8
    This game was a 9.5/10, but that was is 2013. Only get this game if you want to play Conquest on the stock maps, there are hardly any servers actually running this game.
  5. drakenseng
    Apr 4, 2013
    8
    One of the best military 1st person shooters to come out. Visually stunning, with great textures and lighting. The Gameplay is similar to any other 1st person military shooter though, but only difference is that the game has some nice 'QTE' moments during gameplay action. There are a variety of gameplay as well, like firing cannons from a tank, to playing as a foot soldier, and to doingOne of the best military 1st person shooters to come out. Visually stunning, with great textures and lighting. The Gameplay is similar to any other 1st person military shooter though, but only difference is that the game has some nice 'QTE' moments during gameplay action. There are a variety of gameplay as well, like firing cannons from a tank, to playing as a foot soldier, and to doing special operation missions. The Game is probably more about the Multiplay and its really good. But the Singleplayer mode is just as interesting and gives a good burn time. Overall, an excellent game with amazing graphics and despite the repeated formula of other 1st person military shooters, this game was interesting enough to keep me going and completing it.… Expand
  6. R00TKILL
    Apr 26, 2013
    10
    Single Player: Actually pretty awesome I had a lot of fun playing this game on single player it was rush.
    Multiplayer: Now were getting to the good stuff there is around 30GB of Maps on this game lol, and without going into to much details this game is one of the best FPS games i have ever played. Well done Dice you have earned my next purchase by showing all of us that your not out to    Single Player: Actually pretty awesome I had a lot of fun playing this game on single player it was rush.
    Multiplayer: Now were getting to the good stuff there is around 30GB of Maps on this game lol, and without going into to much details this game is one of the best FPS games i have ever played. Well done Dice you have earned my next purchase by showing all of us that your not out to steal are money like Activision(don't support them).    … Expand
  7. leonardodsz
    Apr 10, 2013
    10
    Melhor FPS/Simulador de guerra atualmente, não tem nem como comparar com MW3, primeiramente porque estão em categorias diferentes e segundo porque o motor grafico usado no BF3 surpreendente, já no MW3 o mesmo usado no MW2 sem novidades...
  8. KnifeGaming
    Apr 26, 2013
    10
    I love this game, its great. but I have to admit the Single-Player was really boring. So Im gonna give the score to the multiplayer, the graphics are great, the gameplay is balanced, I would recommend this game only on PC, since the 64 players servers, not much problems with the game itself. 10/10 no questions asked.
  9. MillsyDog
    Apr 26, 2013
    8
    I honestly didn't think that much of the single player. The story is OK it held my attention enough for me to want to complete it however I think it just lacks something..... just doesn't seem to evoke very much emotion from the player or create much attachment to the characters in my opinion.

    Now the multiplayer is a whole different ball game! This game is worth buying for the    I honestly didn't think that much of the single player. The story is OK it held my attention enough for me to want to complete it however I think it just lacks something..... just doesn't seem to evoke very much emotion from the player or create much attachment to the characters in my opinion.

    Now the multiplayer is a whole different ball game! This game is worth buying for the multiplayer alone!    … Expand
  10. Mirrosgamer
    May 9, 2013
    8
    Battlefield 3 has a bad Singleplayer with endless Quick Time Events.
    But the Multiplayer is good und the Premium Maps too.
    The Graphics and Sounds are very nice.
    Buy it, if you want to play the Mutliplayer, but not for the campaign
  11. DigitalSnake117
    May 5, 2013
    9
    BF3 is an amazing MP accomplishment. Everything the MP does is near perfect. This game is just a blast to play. The shooting mechanics and vehicle mechanics are second to none. I can't stress enough how shockingly fun the gunplay in the game is. It's tight. It's fluid. and it's unforgiving if you don't know what your doing. I was a poor console player for a very long time. I played PS3BF3 is an amazing MP accomplishment. Everything the MP does is near perfect. This game is just a blast to play. The shooting mechanics and vehicle mechanics are second to none. I can't stress enough how shockingly fun the gunplay in the game is. It's tight. It's fluid. and it's unforgiving if you don't know what your doing. I was a poor console player for a very long time. I played PS3 version for about the first 4 months of release and had over 150 hours in the game. Well I got me a 560ti, quad core processor and 8GB's of Ram and haven't looked back since. This game is amazing.AMAZING. On PC. It's night and day the epic ness, the precision the polish. I use to play CS 1.6 competitively and the gunplay in CS- which I considered the best, but BF3 does it better. Every little thing you do to a weapon- adding a foregrip, heavey barrel, optic, laser...... Everything affects it's performance. So cool. The game is such a blast to play. Awesome.… Expand
  12. Tomcan
    Dec 20, 2015
    9
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  13. VIPERinBF3
    May 15, 2013
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's amazing game ever. I like the graphics and interface. Different by other games. But, has many errors on multiplay and High graphic option and Ultra option are not different much. I'm glad to play and buy this game. No regret I got. Gamers have to play this game, and develop this BF3 forever.… Expand
  14. VoxelMob
    May 18, 2013
    10
    the game is just amazing easily the best multiplayer i have played... EVER while the campaign is lackluster it has its perks like an easy way to admire the beautiful graphics that is the frostbite 2 seriously how does DICE do this overral this is a brilliant easily a contender to be one of my best games.
  15. aokluoglu
    May 19, 2013
    9
    Definitely a must-have game,multiplayer is the most fun experience I have ever seen,visually stunning and gameplay is so good.Only bad side is it's singleplayer,but whatever battlefield is a multiplayer based game and dice did a very good job on it.
  16. Mahdiar
    Dec 12, 2015
    10
    Gameplay : 10
    Graphics : 10
    Story : 7
    Sound : 10
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    Overall : 10
  17. PessimisticMan
    Feb 1, 2014
    5
    The strength of this game is based almost only on the multiplayer. The story is not worth remembering.
    PROS:
    +The multiplayer is very well balanced. +Amazingly wide variety of weapon customization. +The maps are pretty good. I'm not a fan of the large maps, but a lot of people are. +You got a lot of say of the track of the game (multiplayer) by just playing. Everyone has the pressure    The strength of this game is based almost only on the multiplayer. The story is not worth remembering.
    PROS:
    +The multiplayer is very well balanced.
    +Amazingly wide variety of weapon customization.
    +The maps are pretty good. I'm not a fan of the large maps, but a lot of people are.
    +You got a lot of say of the track of the game (multiplayer) by just playing. Everyone has the pressure of making or breaking the game.
    +There are glitches. "Isn't that a bad thing?" you may ask. No, because it is hilarious!
    CONS:
    -The story sucks. I don't need to into detail, it's just bad.
    -The multiplayer isn't noob friendly. If you're new to FPS, get a CoD game with bots for practice.
    -The planes and tanks in the multiplayer are more of an annoyance then anything.
    -Web-based game, because EA hates their fans or something.
    -EA
    I don't know. Do like multiplayer? Get it. If you want a game with value, don't.    … Expand
  18. ATTin
    Dec 24, 2020
    8
    Gameplay: 9, Graphics: 9. Story: 6. This game sucks over 100 hours from me. When i've first play it i was so impress by the amazing gun play and jaw dropping graphics. The gun play are so addicting because the the weapon were so fun to play with combine with the graphics and animations that blew me away despite being a 2011 game, but the story is... it just so bad
  19. Termin8ter
    Jul 4, 2017
    8
    Battlefield 3 is a fantastic game. Featuring spectacular graphics and physics with the incredible new Frostbite 2 Engine, satisfying and responsive gun-play, and amazing multiplayer, especially on the PC. The sound design was done by the same sound designer behind Limbo, and it shows, because it is very well done. The crack of a sniper rifle, the rattle of machine gun fire across the map,Battlefield 3 is a fantastic game. Featuring spectacular graphics and physics with the incredible new Frostbite 2 Engine, satisfying and responsive gun-play, and amazing multiplayer, especially on the PC. The sound design was done by the same sound designer behind Limbo, and it shows, because it is very well done. The crack of a sniper rifle, the rattle of machine gun fire across the map, and the distinctive sound of a helicopter flying overhead, all of it is just great and immerses you in this war experience that Battlefield is trying to deliver. And while the multiplayer is pretty much perfect, the campaign is very bland. Dice really, sorely needs to get their act together in developing single player experiences, because they've always misfired when they attempt one. Aside from that, Battlefield 3 is an excellent game that anyone who enjoys multiplayer should play.… Expand
  20. CanyonR
    Aug 15, 2015
    9
    Battlefield 4 is a game that excites people who came from BF3 and even the players of the most recent Battlefield franchise game, Hardline. Even on today's standards the graphics look amazing and the gameplay feels really rich. The additional prices in the other hand are a huge bummer. DLCs after DLCs and of course if you don't want to buy them separately, there is premium for you thatBattlefield 4 is a game that excites people who came from BF3 and even the players of the most recent Battlefield franchise game, Hardline. Even on today's standards the graphics look amazing and the gameplay feels really rich. The additional prices in the other hand are a huge bummer. DLCs after DLCs and of course if you don't want to buy them separately, there is premium for you that costs like 60 bucks. 60 bucks. A price of another game. So if you want all out of the game, you have to pay the price of two games. You might wanna consider that before you buy Battlefield 4. Nevertheless, the game is a multiplayer oriented because the story line is **** and short in the campaign. Why did I give this game 9 out of 10 points ? Because when you pay all the additional prices the game is really good. A lot of equipment, guns, vehicles, 4 different classes and big a variety of maps.… Expand
  21. 2141
    Oct 25, 2015
    10
    Best Battlefield in the series. Since this game it's gone downhill (I Blame EA) I wish that they would re-release this game on the XBOX ONE and PS4 the only way you can get the full experience out of this game is by owning a PC that can run it at max setting which is rare because most PC's can't run this game and the one's that do cost over £700 so you have to be rich to play it.Best Battlefield in the series. Since this game it's gone downhill (I Blame EA) I wish that they would re-release this game on the XBOX ONE and PS4 the only way you can get the full experience out of this game is by owning a PC that can run it at max setting which is rare because most PC's can't run this game and the one's that do cost over £700 so you have to be rich to play it.
    Hopefully one day the talented DICE developers will leave EA and get another publisher because at the moment I can only see this once great franchise going downhill. :L    … Expand
  22. Crackfarmer
    Jun 22, 2016
    9
    Best Battlefield after BF2, sadly they pushed out too much Battlefields and the community split up and now almost noone plays this Game anymore. It was really good. Hopefully they learn out of this Game and stop **** up like bf4 and hardline.
  23. Xxpssysmasher68
    May 26, 2016
    10
    This game is life, get it, I'm buying it a second time, this game is my baby. My girlfriend of 2 years said "me or your stupid battlefield game". extremely easy answer, "get out my house bitcch"
  24. dogii
    Aug 14, 2016
    9
    Really fun game with lots of variants. Although the rush mode isn't as fun as Battlefield Bad Company 2. It improves on almost all aspects that BFBC2 was flawed in.
  25. REEDDLES
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 8
    -Atmosphere: 10 -Characters: 7 -Graphics and design: 10 -Gameplay: 10 -Sound and Music: 10 -Bugs: 8 -Interface: 10 -Balance (Multiplayer): 9 - Donates influence on the game (Pay to win): 10 Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment): -Freedom of choice: 0 -Coop in Story mode: 8 -Multiplayer: 10 -Mods and the    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 8
    -Atmosphere: 10
    -Characters: 7
    -Graphics and design: 10
    -Gameplay: 10
    -Sound and Music: 10
    -Bugs: 8
    -Interface: 10
    -Balance (Multiplayer): 9
    - Donates influence on the game (Pay to win): 10

    Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment):
    -Freedom of choice: 0
    -Coop in Story mode: 8
    -Multiplayer: 10
    -Mods and the ability to change the game: 0

    Scores from 1 to 10, the higher the better

    Singleplayer: 7/10
    Multiplayer: 10/10    … Expand
  26. LeeFoo
    Dec 28, 2016
    9
    Graphics, gameplay, sounds and weapons places this one as the best FPS MMO of the century. Blasting buildings, sky and ground battles, the detail and animation implemented into this game is unbelievable. Once you experience the many maps and vehicles/weapons/radar sensation it becomes a natural source of enjoyment and winning tactical strategies against veterans and badly COD players whoGraphics, gameplay, sounds and weapons places this one as the best FPS MMO of the century. Blasting buildings, sky and ground battles, the detail and animation implemented into this game is unbelievable. Once you experience the many maps and vehicles/weapons/radar sensation it becomes a natural source of enjoyment and winning tactical strategies against veterans and badly COD players who think they can bring COD factors to the battlefield. However if you are deemed too good in custom servers, admins will start kicking/banning you and hate messages will come...… Expand
  27. MAGNUSTEF
    May 15, 2017
    10
    The best FPS of my life.
    Wonderful maps, realistic guns and sound effects, infinite fun and last but not least the GRAPHICS
    Omg Battlefield 3 graphic is amazing for a 2011 game!
    Buy it and you won't regret it.... NEVER!
    and **** you battlefield 1, **** game where everyone can make a good k/d ratio and the maps are awful.
  28. S0pun
    Oct 20, 2019
    10
    Разрушаемость, графон, оптимизация, геймплей - все восхитительно, даже сейчас. Единственный минус - Ориджин, который багает, лагает, не выключается, запускает игры через браузер. Поэтому большинство игроков в батлу - консольщики, только из за 1 программы - Ориджинса, но она максимально отвратительна.Разрушаемость, графон, оптимизация, геймплей - все восхитительно, даже сейчас. Единственный минус - Ориджин, который багает, лагает, не выключается, запускает игры через браузер. Поэтому большинство игроков в батлу - консольщики, только из за 1 программы - Ориджинса, но она максимально отвратительна.
  29. Peleryn
    Nov 27, 2017
    10
    Gra której naprawdę wiele się zarzucało ale z perspektywy czasu jest to moim zdaniem najlepsza gra
    wszech czasów na PC!!! Gra warta wydanej każdej złotówki w tamtych czasach :)
  30. TheCornflex
    Jan 31, 2018
    8
    Wow this game looks **** awesome. Even in 2018. I still can't handle it. Story was cool but the Multiplayer is the core of this game, which is cool as well but there should be more Infantry-Maps like Operation Metro.
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#8 Best PC Game of 2011
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#6 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
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#5 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 61
  3. Negative: 0 out of 61
  1. Computer Games Online RO
    Mar 7, 2012
    86
    It's all a matter of taste, after all. They each provide a certain type of entertainment – when talking about Battlefield 3, it involves a bigger game, more open in its possibilities and more spectacular. But on a longer timeline, less frantic and with fewer Bruce Willis scenes than the mass appeal beast it set itself to dethrone.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 20, 2012
    80
    No, Battlefield 3 is not the best game of today. But good looking – definitely. It also has an absolutely addictive multiplayer. Who needs more? [Dec 2011]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Dec 4, 2011
    90
    Both a triumphant leap forward and a return to form for the Battlefield series. This is the best multiplayer shooter on PC. [Christmas 2011, p.58]
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