Battlefield: Bad Company 2

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 1908 Ratings

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  1. ArekSuzme
    Sep 30, 2022
    1
    I think it's the first time I hated an FPS game so much. Although demolition is not a bad concept at first, it gets extremely annoying after a while. I didn't like the story very much, also the weapons work very strangely. Some men do not die even though I hit them 3 times in the head, but some of them die with 1 foot hit. Also, the game is really old, it makes you say "Yes, this game isI think it's the first time I hated an FPS game so much. Although demolition is not a bad concept at first, it gets extremely annoying after a while. I didn't like the story very much, also the weapons work very strangely. Some men do not die even though I hit them 3 times in the head, but some of them die with 1 foot hit. Also, the game is really old, it makes you say "Yes, this game is old" while playing. The graphics are good for its era, but the mechanics and keyboard-mouse optimization are a disgrace. I also encountered a lot of bugs while playing, and this was the tipping point. I tried to put up with this damn game for about 1.5 hours but no, this game is crap in my opinion unfortunately. Just in the first episode, I died about 10 times because of the game's ridiculous optimization problems. **** soldiers are smashing everywhere and you have nowhere to take cover. And in the end you die. Excuse me if you like it but it's a **** game.… Expand
  2. vova22379
    Jun 28, 2022
    4
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  3. randomplayer1
    Jan 22, 2022
    3
    I don't know online or anything I like playing singleplayer modes and play the story and this is the one of the most boring game that I experienced in story mode the game is just about shooting and moving It doesn't have something that make me excited I played modern warfare 2 and all crysis series the crysis had a nano-suit that makes gameplay very rich modern warfare has extreme actionI don't know online or anything I like playing singleplayer modes and play the story and this is the one of the most boring game that I experienced in story mode the game is just about shooting and moving It doesn't have something that make me excited I played modern warfare 2 and all crysis series the crysis had a nano-suit that makes gameplay very rich modern warfare has extreme action excellent story and very good missions this game just offers you shooting and get into next episode missions are very short and every 20 second there is a cutscene I want to play game not to watch cutscenes for example a mission is 10 minute beggining cutscene 1 minute, moving 1 minute exstra cutscenes 1-2 minute that means only 5-6 minute is playable I only able to play for 1 hour I will try to play 3 hours to confirm those… Expand
  4. ginezis
    Aug 4, 2021
    1
    Лично мне не понравилось.
    Минусы:
    1.Сюжет.
    2.Плохой графон даже на максималках.
    Плюсы:
    Много техники и оружия
  5. danielpetcu
    Oct 2, 2020
    0
    I love this game it is am absolute masterpiece and they really need to make a new one soon
  6. TFreeman
    Sep 13, 2018
    0
    The reason why DICE does not have to make single-player games, mediocrity in its pure state.
  7. carnivorCactae
    Jul 25, 2018
    0
    Why people are praising this Battlefail over and over is beyond me.

    Yeah, the sound is breathtaking, so what? It doesn't make a good game! Battlefail BC is just another military shooter that embodies everything thats annoying, tedious and insulting about "modern military bullshooters"! The campaign is a painfull chore. It caused me literally physical pain to watch and play and    Why people are praising this Battlefail over and over is beyond me.

    Yeah, the sound is breathtaking, so what?
    It doesn't make a good game!

    Battlefail BC is just another military shooter that embodies everything thats annoying, tedious and insulting about "modern military bullshooters"!

    The campaign is a painfull chore.
    It caused me literally physical pain to watch and play and wait during the waste-of-time campaign!

    If you are expecting large battles on huge maps, just like multiplayer, but against enemy-AI:
    Guess again!

    The maps are small, surrounded by invisible walls everywhere,
    the game stops to handhold and babypowder you every 5 minutes,
    you are walking practically through a corridor all the time.

    The enemy-AI is braindead, your buddies just don't want to shut up and you are forced to follow some **** instead of playing the game!

    Multiplayer is the same, but maybe worst!
    High-level players kill you with one bullet, while you have to empty a whole magazine into their brain.
    Kill - die-kill-die-...rince and repeat.

    Refunding this game was the only joy I got out of this (interactive movie on rails would be more accurate!).    … Expand
  8. KingJailson
    May 31, 2018
    1
    BLACK OPS > BC2, sinceramente acho q é o pior battlefield, o multiplayer que é seu ponto forte, é chato e repetitivo, tirando a campanha que é uma merda em todos os battlefield
  9. Lucasjodokast
    Apr 11, 2017
    3
    This game is a perfect example of what happens in a series when the developer takes one step forward & 3 steps back

    First of all you will notice the lack of team work as there is no commander & voip is broken (in a tactical shooter) also being revived counts as a death.... seriously WTF, why they even bother having squads at all is beyond me, oh & I almost forgot to mention you cant    This game is a perfect example of what happens in a series when the developer takes one step forward & 3 steps back

    First of all you will notice the lack of team work as there is no commander & voip is broken (in a tactical shooter) also being revived counts as a death.... seriously WTF, why they even bother having squads at all is beyond me, oh & I almost forgot to mention you cant prone..... in a war game with tanks & choppers

    The maps are all bottlenecks because obviously the new engine couldn't handle the BF2 sized maps so in most instances you will find that flanking isn't even possible & everyone ends up in a big spam shootout oh & 64 player has been reduced to 32

    Bad Company 2 was the next game on PC after Battlefield 2, make no mistake this is a console port & a lousy one at that, the series would not reach the quality of Battlefield 2 again until Battlefield 4

    so by adding shinny new graphics & destructive enviroments DICE has sacrificed about 20 different gameplay features that made the franchise what it was up to this point

    nice work DICE... not    … Expand
  10. msafonov
    May 29, 2016
    4
    I was told back in 2011 that this was one of the best games of 2010. So I bought it. Boy, was disappointed to say the least. If this is the best they can do, then the game industry is in a terrible shape when it comes to creativity.

    The gameplay is the same crap as it's always been, just run and shoot some people, take cover, reload, shoot, next level. Repeat. And I mean like fine, it's    I was told back in 2011 that this was one of the best games of 2010. So I bought it. Boy, was disappointed to say the least. If this is the best they can do, then the game industry is in a terrible shape when it comes to creativity.

    The gameplay is the same crap as it's always been, just run and shoot some people, take cover, reload, shoot, next level. Repeat. And I mean like fine, it's not easy to come up with revolutionary gameplay, so at least make a good story and characters. Nope, the story is crap and none of the characters are memorable. The missions are boring, and when I played half of the game I thought 'when will this crap end?'.

    I will praise the game mechanics to a degree, as I like the movement of the main character that you play and that he's not on steroids like in every COD game, and the guns are somewhat fun to shoot. Graphics were pretty good for that time. And these are the only reasons I'm giving this game a few extra points and it lands on a 4/10. Just another Run-And-Gun no brain game.    … Expand
  11. Grenodeur
    Jul 24, 2013
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Im not COD fan, but i hate this game. Singleplayer is SUCKS, AI SUCKS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuyFPyD0xYw), multiplayer, was good but not so. Story is worst BF ever made, i want to forget this crap… Expand
  12. jangers
    Jul 10, 2013
    4
    BF: Bad Company 2 does not deserve the word "Battlefield" in the title. When it comes to gameplay the game is a step backwards compared to the predecessor. Made strange medic class, only 4 people in squads, not possible to go prone etc. For Esport is not suitable for playing. It looks like the game was made ​​for consoles only. Thanks to the Frostbite engine, the game looks nice and it isBF: Bad Company 2 does not deserve the word "Battlefield" in the title. When it comes to gameplay the game is a step backwards compared to the predecessor. Made strange medic class, only 4 people in squads, not possible to go prone etc. For Esport is not suitable for playing. It looks like the game was made ​​for consoles only. Thanks to the Frostbite engine, the game looks nice and it is the only plus to this game.… Expand
  13. gamer1234
    Dec 7, 2011
    0
    After many attempts to enter my CD key (no copy and paste) and log on to the EA account, I still get "connection error" whenever I try to play the game, even single player. I have not been able to get anywhere near the actual game, not even in single player mode, so restrictive is EA's account management and so flaky their network connections. It seems I am not alone in this experience.After many attempts to enter my CD key (no copy and paste) and log on to the EA account, I still get "connection error" whenever I try to play the game, even single player. I have not been able to get anywhere near the actual game, not even in single player mode, so restrictive is EA's account management and so flaky their network connections. It seems I am not alone in this experience. What a waste of money. EA seem to spoil everything they touch.… Expand
  14. Nightmare69
    Nov 16, 2011
    0
    Single Player is boring and pretty linear.
    Multiplayer is unabalanced,filled with people abusing certain weapons to win and the MP is dumped down compared to older BF games.
    Maps are small,only 32 players,no jets,no modding support,terrible optimization,maps are unbalanced and let teams spawncamp each other all the time and it's impossible to see anything thanks to the high amount of ugly    Single Player is boring and pretty linear.
    Multiplayer is unabalanced,filled with people abusing certain weapons to win and the MP is dumped down compared to older BF games.
    Maps are small,only 32 players,no jets,no modding support,terrible optimization,maps are unbalanced and let teams spawncamp each other all the time and it's impossible to see anything thanks to the high amount of ugly bloom and 'realistick' dust. The community in BC2's is garbage, it makes the COD community look polite and mature.
    DO NOT BUY BC2, it's the worst BF game ever. If you want a true BF exp. then buy BF2,3,1942,vietnam or 2142.    … Expand
  15. OliverGrau
    Oct 26, 2011
    0
    I've been playing the game for 20 hours, it's very hard to control, it's so unbalanced as it can be, starters can meet people at the highest lvl, so you just keep running around and getting 0 points. There is no such thing as teamwork in this game, it's like CS;S people just think about their kills. It deserves it's 0 points, because the campaign is short and boring, the online gameplay isI've been playing the game for 20 hours, it's very hard to control, it's so unbalanced as it can be, starters can meet people at the highest lvl, so you just keep running around and getting 0 points. There is no such thing as teamwork in this game, it's like CS;S people just think about their kills. It deserves it's 0 points, because the campaign is short and boring, the online gameplay is so unbalanced and well, I thought that vehicles would be awesome! It's not, if you're not an engineer, and you meet a tank, you're done for sure, and in most maps people only use tanks. I can only recommend this to people, who got so much money that they just want to trow them in the garbage.… Expand
  16. Tramm
    Sep 14, 2011
    1
    This game is the worst battlefield experience i have ever had. Battlefield 2 was awesome. It had the original CS experience out of the box with kickass vehicles that felt like vehicles. Dont ever buy this game, its bugged, its filled with exploits, and the helicopter can move less then in a simulator. Crap game - dont buy.
  17. lunix
    Aug 18, 2011
    2
    One of the least enjoyable FPS games I've played in a while. Graphics and sound were okay, but the campaigns themselves were terrible, and controls were almost unbearable. Really wish I had saved my money for something not made by EA.
  18. rickrey
    Aug 6, 2011
    2
    This is a very visually unpleasant game to play. Blowing snow, blowing sand, smoke or haze obliterates what must be some good graphics behind the scenes but you can't see anything. The multiplayer action must be awesome for the game to get such good reviews. I wouldn't know about that as online gaming is not for me any more. Singleplayer action is confined to just one linear thread throughThis is a very visually unpleasant game to play. Blowing snow, blowing sand, smoke or haze obliterates what must be some good graphics behind the scenes but you can't see anything. The multiplayer action must be awesome for the game to get such good reviews. I wouldn't know about that as online gaming is not for me any more. Singleplayer action is confined to just one linear thread through the game with almost no variability. Many missions are just plain stupid like running from building to building to keep from freezing, really? There is absolutely no replay potential for me in this game.… Expand
  19. whytheinternet
    Jul 31, 2011
    0
    No immersion, very little teamwork (everyone is just running around doing their "thing"), weapons are unrealistic (nothing but giant, over embellished chunks of metal with exaggerated functions), player team models make no sense (a mix of future U.S. Army soldiers, English soldiers, terrorists with masks, and this ape thing) -- the enemy has the same models too, too many screen markersNo immersion, very little teamwork (everyone is just running around doing their "thing"), weapons are unrealistic (nothing but giant, over embellished chunks of metal with exaggerated functions), player team models make no sense (a mix of future U.S. Army soldiers, English soldiers, terrorists with masks, and this ape thing) -- the enemy has the same models too, too many screen markers (forget using the map environment tactically and taking cover and knowing you're safe -- the enemy knows you're their because of a giant red marker on their screen), the buildings make no sense (a maze of identical, empty, box houses with that goofy Victorian wallpaper), tanks and vehicles always getting stuck on objects (a tank can't move an empty blue container or knock down a wooden post?), what's the point of breaking down those wooden doors?, etc... The list goes on -- but the graphics were nice (the developers should try doing cgi for Hollywood instead).… Expand
  20. ThomasF
    Jul 21, 2011
    0
    Terrible game. Horrid design compared to the old Battlefields. No prone, why?! It's not even a Battlefield game without prone. The maps are so horribly unbalanced it's not even playable when you're on a certain team at one point. it's almost impossible to take cover because there's no prone so it's a snipers delight. Oh, did I mention snipers? The game is infested with snipers. This is aTerrible game. Horrid design compared to the old Battlefields. No prone, why?! It's not even a Battlefield game without prone. The maps are so horribly unbalanced it's not even playable when you're on a certain team at one point. it's almost impossible to take cover because there's no prone so it's a snipers delight. Oh, did I mention snipers? The game is infested with snipers. This is a sniper simulation and nothing more. I would rather play Call of Duty than this horrid piece of crap. Battlefield 3 better be good or I'm not buying a Battlefield game ever again.… Expand
  21. kkfreak
    Jun 9, 2011
    0
    Worst game ever. Single player was up to standard but the multiplayer is just TERRIBLE! Every server I have ever played on always has an overwhelming powerful clan that is on one a single team killing everyone making everyone die at their spawn. The weapons are so unbalanced. I understand the game makers want to make the game long lasting to play for the users but IF WE CAN'T WIN, HOW AREWorst game ever. Single player was up to standard but the multiplayer is just TERRIBLE! Every server I have ever played on always has an overwhelming powerful clan that is on one a single team killing everyone making everyone die at their spawn. The weapons are so unbalanced. I understand the game makers want to make the game long lasting to play for the users but IF WE CAN'T WIN, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSE TO GET NEW WEAPONS TO FIGHT OFF THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLAYING SINCE THE START? Not to mention the lag, every server, no matter what the ping is, WILL LAG AS IF I WAS RUNNING THE GAME ON WINDOWS 95 ! Also the biased damage, e.g. a grenade can hit a person right in front of him and he would not die but someone can shoot a M9 across the map and still kill someone? What rubbish. Worst spawn system ever. CODBO has better spawning system. I can literally spawn next to an enemy while he is firing.… Expand
  22. TheMammalPanel
    Apr 29, 2011
    2
    I want to enjoy this game but I found a few things annoying. First of all the hit markers are just awful, I can shoot someone 15 times and they will turn and mow me down. Secondly, the handicap that new players get is simply ridiculous, if you're level 1 and just starting out, you will die A LOT. Third I find that many of the hosts for dedicated servers will boot/ban for the smallest ofI want to enjoy this game but I found a few things annoying. First of all the hit markers are just awful, I can shoot someone 15 times and they will turn and mow me down. Secondly, the handicap that new players get is simply ridiculous, if you're level 1 and just starting out, you will die A LOT. Third I find that many of the hosts for dedicated servers will boot/ban for the smallest of issues, such as suggesting one of their clan mates is a cheater. Lastly I guess would be the sheer amount of base rape that happens from people just whoring vehicles the entire game, I mean base rape with 3 tanks in your only spawn is not very fun.

    Overall, this game just made for an unenjoyable game and I found little pleasure from dying 10 times from a guy in an Apache with flares that was impossible to shoot down made for an easy un-install choice.    … Expand
  23. Macanoodough
    Apr 17, 2011
    3
    EA must be using shills because the game's drop in player activity should tell you by now how much players enjoy it. It basically has inherited all the players who finally let BF2 die. Connection issues, server performance and the Frostbite's handling of the destructible environments SUCK! You freeze in 1/2 the servers you play in as soon anything explodes in front of you (even an RPG missEA must be using shills because the game's drop in player activity should tell you by now how much players enjoy it. It basically has inherited all the players who finally let BF2 die. Connection issues, server performance and the Frostbite's handling of the destructible environments SUCK! You freeze in 1/2 the servers you play in as soon anything explodes in front of you (even an RPG miss which keeps you from returning fire even though your opponent has already switched weapons and is still firing on you). The sniper kit!?!?!
    That's why 80% of the people playing are choosing. Oh!, and you can snipe with a shotgun. 2 actually. No kidding, 2 shotguns can shoot across the map and people camp with them to the point the gameplay is flawed. You can also destroy targets in rush from areas you cannot be seen or found (usually called glitching) but this game seems designed for it. VOIP does not work and 50% of the players a year later still lose connection sometimes if using the friends list.    … Expand
  24. Rcoop
    Apr 4, 2011
    1
    A poor port from a console. Many modern PC features removed.
    No prone? No lean? Inaccurate weapons. Slow and annoying weaponms unlocking. Inefficient armored vehicles. Empty a whole magazine at an enemy point blank only to get killed by the same enemy with a pistol. WTF?!!
    A poor 1 - just for the destroyable environment. Lacking gameplay.
  25. BlueaX
    Mar 13, 2011
    0
    Bad Company 2 is a good game. However the PC version is a piece of crap. I spent 50 euros on Steam for it, and what did I get in return? I got a game that from the beginning (and today) was full of bugs. Knife kills doesn't work properly, road kills doesn't work at all, and plenty more bugs completely ruins this game. The menu system is probably the most stupid I've ever seen. For viewingBad Company 2 is a good game. However the PC version is a piece of crap. I spent 50 euros on Steam for it, and what did I get in return? I got a game that from the beginning (and today) was full of bugs. Knife kills doesn't work properly, road kills doesn't work at all, and plenty more bugs completely ruins this game. The menu system is probably the most stupid I've ever seen. For viewing your score you have to press TAB (very common), but when respawing you can't press TAB, you have to press Esc. How ridiculous is that? Two buttons for the same thing just at different times. Other minor bugs as getting stuck in windows, or getting killed by not standing 5 meters from a collapsing building. Lagg is another big issue with the game, with an average of 150+ in latency/ping/delay i ms.
    Besides from that the game is a complete wreck technical, it has beautiful graphics and a very good multi player (minus all the bad of course).    … Expand
  26. BurningDesire
    Feb 20, 2011
    1
    the single player campaign is about 4 hours long so its really kind of disappointing. Coming from bf 2142 to this and i find this game very lacking. The guns are lackluster and the hit register reminds me of cod: waw, the graphics are very basic to just downright ugly. if you own a xbox 360 or a ps3 i suggest hire it first otherwise i would give this a miss and stick to mw2
  27. earlb71
    Jan 12, 2011
    4
    As with many of the previous titles this one falls prey to the same problem:
    great game - too many hackers...

    Until they find (or willing to find) a solution to this problem, it too frustrating to waste your time and money on.
  28. TheTim
    Jan 9, 2011
    0
    To begin with, it's the exact normal generic FPS that we all know, nothing new or inventive about it. That would be enough if it had any game balance at all, but it does not.

    If you buy this game they start you out with severely weakened **** guns, no ability to use good sights on anything, no special abilities or anything else that makes the game fun. They handicap NEW players to put    To begin with, it's the exact normal generic FPS that we all know, nothing new or inventive about it. That would be enough if it had any game balance at all, but it does not.

    If you buy this game they start you out with severely weakened **** guns, no ability to use good sights on anything, no special abilities or anything else that makes the game fun.
    They handicap NEW players to put them at ten times an unfair disadvantage. New players are exactly who should not be forced to use weaker guns in anything competitive. There's really no point in making someone spend 100 hours before you make the game FAIR.
    EA can burn in hell, they're a piece of **** game company.    … Expand
  29. KnowTheTruth
    Jan 3, 2011
    4
    If you want the best example of a console port, here it is. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was the game that made me give up on my days of PC gaming. To start, if you don't have a computer that is prepared to handle top-notch graphics, you might as well look for another FPS. For a computer that runs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 smoothly on the highest settings, you would think I'd be able toIf you want the best example of a console port, here it is. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was the game that made me give up on my days of PC gaming. To start, if you don't have a computer that is prepared to handle top-notch graphics, you might as well look for another FPS. For a computer that runs Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 smoothly on the highest settings, you would think I'd be able to do the same with a game that came out only months after. Apparently not. It is an outrage that the average person that has an average computer cannot enjoy this game. Moving on, the campaign was decent, but was short and made about as much sense as the sequel to the movie Transformers. Multiplayer is not even close to what the experience is like on the consoles, and the poor quality of the servers often overshadow any gameplay enjoyment. DICE even admitted that they had somehow confused the terms "latency" and "ping," and did not fix this for a while. I've been inexplicably been disconnected from servers almost as many times as I've had to wait more than 5 minutes to connect to them. In short, unless you are a diehard, Battlefield fan, that must play on the PC, and has spent hundreds of dollars in upgrading your computer, then I would not recommend this game.… Expand
  30. spleenharvester
    Dec 25, 2010
    1
    Alright I'm gonna be blunt here because it's 10 to 4 and I feel like it... this game is terrible. the first few missions are great and examples of how this game really should've been made, and there's some pretty funny dialogue between characters, but the rest of the game is utter trash. If you enjoy being killed repeatedly with absolutely no warning whatsoever, and being unable to evenAlright I'm gonna be blunt here because it's 10 to 4 and I feel like it... this game is terrible. the first few missions are great and examples of how this game really should've been made, and there's some pretty funny dialogue between characters, but the rest of the game is utter trash. If you enjoy being killed repeatedly with absolutely no warning whatsoever, and being unable to even play multiplayer because Punkbuster kicks you at total random, this game is for you. Oh, and the bugs - fire RPG at havoc, havoc completely vanishes into thin air, where does it go? Oh yeah, it's behind you, shooting you up the ass. That's just how bad this game is.… Expand
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#7 Best PC Game of 2010
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#6 Most Discussed PC Game of 2010
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#16 Most Shared PC Game of 2010

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 46
  3. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. GameStar
    90
    The new single-player mode isn’t that interesting, but the multi-player part is fantastic. With new destructable environments and new game modes Bad Company 2 is the best Battlefield game so far.
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  2. VideoGamer
    90
    Do you like first-person shooters? If the answer is yes, buy Battlefield: Bad Company 2. If there's a weakness it lies in the slightly brief single-player campaign, but the brilliant, potentially Modern Warfare 2 beating multiplayer more than picks up the slack.
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  3. 1UP
    91
    Though it occasionally stumbles, there's one thing that Bad Company 2 clearly demonstrates: DICE has graduated from the, "can only do a multiplayer FPS" class, and is perfectly capable of making a great all-around game.
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