Battlefield: Bad Company 2

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  1. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    8
    Very Good game. Can spend some time to play and exeprience it again. Download and give it a try again in future
  2. BULBU
    Apr 11, 2023
    8
    Yo the story mode is really good I it's one of the best shooter game I've ever playd, but I don't know how to play Online
  3. blimpsgo180
    Mar 27, 2023
    8
    At the time of its release, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare received almost universal praise. War games are nothing new – we already had Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, and to an extent, Wolfenstein – but Modern Warfare really did modernize the first-person shooter, and people liked that it reflected war as it currently exists in the Middle East, not war as it historically was. ElectronicAt the time of its release, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare received almost universal praise. War games are nothing new – we already had Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, and to an extent, Wolfenstein – but Modern Warfare really did modernize the first-person shooter, and people liked that it reflected war as it currently exists in the Middle East, not war as it historically was. Electronic Arts eventually countered ActiVision’s hit title with a series of their own, the Battlefield series, and hired a developer that almost came out of nowhere, DICE. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 came out three years after Modern Warfare, and proved EA could modernize the war game genre as well as anyone else. The only bad news is it’s a lot of narrow passageways until the “battlefield” opens up, and there is a dense fog-of-war, obstructing faraway targets. Truth be told, EA and DICE proved a point: not only could Modern Warfare be replicated, it could be improved.

    As the late Ryan Davis of Giant Bomb said, Bad Company 2 follows “a ragtag group of misfits.” You, Marlow, and teammates “Sweets,” Haggard, and Sarge are attempting to stop a Russian called Aguire from terrorizing the United States on its homeland, for example, by disabling the power-grid. A lot of comedy comes from Haggard, a southerner, who, for example, gets on the case of your helicopter pilot, who says he’s a pacifist. The game has you chasing clues around multiple locations in South America.

    Again, you are sadly following a linear path, but open areas are in the game. You could be with your squad-mates in the jungle, and there is only one path forward. At times, if you venture out of the battle zone, the game gives you a warning and a ten-second timer to get back in fair territory. My old roommate loved Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, but showed me how some open plots of land are blocked by invisible walls. It’s the same idea. Still, there are open combat areas, but now the biggest offense is “fog of war.” Probably in an effort to get away with low-resolution textures, the farther you look, the less you can see. Still, the combat really does feel modern, as you look down your sights and target the enemy.

    The game actually has fantastic character models. I think you could use these exact character models in a next generation game, and nothing would look out of place. There is a realistic woven-cotton texture on everyone’s uniforms, and detail is right down to individual finger movements. The environments aren’t too bad. The game features “destructible environments,” so a house wall could crumble, exposing one’s cover. I thought it was a neat trick, but it was clear the walls were meant to break only in certain ways. It isn’t something you see in modern shooters, unfortunately. I think graphically, the game was at its most impressive during a boat ride down a river, with enemies talking on a bridge above you.

    Sadly, the campaign is four and a half hours, but in 2010, that was reasonable for a first-person shooter. The thinking was, We’ll add hours of playtime with multiplayer, but I hardly touched it, preferring the single-player mode. Of course, Battlefield multiplayer is a big deal now, with Battlefield V and the Star Wars offshoot Battlefront. For me, DICE proved exactly what they needed to prove: another game’s success can be duplicated in a short turnaround time. It’s straight out of the common college business book, The Innovator’s Dilemma. One who innovates in an industry will be met with copycats who can price more competitively, sometimes forcing the innovator out. That said, Call of Duty still exists, but many don’t take it as seriously now, with the very disappointing Call of Duty: Ghosts, the silly space themed Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and the poorly reviewed Call of Duty: WWII. Any modder that can lift the fog deserves recognition. Otherwise the game is near perfect.    … Expand
  4. TKCrits
    Sep 27, 2022
    10
    This was most definitely one of the best entries into the battlefield series.

    There were 3 ground-breaking games in the Battlefield series: 1942, Battlefield 2, Bad Company 2. While Battlefield 3 was groundbreaking in its own way. It wasn't as big of a jump as Battlefield 2 to Bad Company 2. Sadly it was downhill after Battlefield 3. As BF4 was just more of the same. BF1 was good,    This was most definitely one of the best entries into the battlefield series.

    There were 3 ground-breaking games in the Battlefield series: 1942, Battlefield 2, Bad Company 2.

    While Battlefield 3 was groundbreaking in its own way. It wasn't as big of a jump as Battlefield 2 to Bad Company 2.

    Sadly it was downhill after Battlefield 3. As BF4 was just more of the same. BF1 was good, but also more of the same just in a different universe and so was BF5.

    While 2042 is an absolute train wreck.

    The day Bad Company 2 launched, I dropped playing Call of Duty and told myself I will never go back.

    I then continued playing Battlefield competitively from 2010 to 2013 (BC2, BF3, BF4). Unfortunately, I lost interest in BF4 and haven't really been hooked on a BF game since.

    Either way, fond memories of Bad Company 2, with many friends made whom I am still friends with today.    … Expand
  5. aecsuter
    Aug 17, 2022
    8
    The campaign is very fun, brings a story that holds, characters that make you like them, a very nice gameplay to play, graphics ok, very interactive scenarios.
    I only played the campaign so I have nothing to say about multiplayer.
    The note is not higher because the campaign is really short, the characters are developed just enough to enjoy them there in the 6 hours of the campaign.    The campaign is very fun, brings a story that holds, characters that make you like them, a very nice gameplay to play, graphics ok, very interactive scenarios.
    I only played the campaign so I have nothing to say about multiplayer.
    The note is not higher because the campaign is really short, the characters are developed just enough to enjoy them there in the 6 hours of the campaign. Clearly a more multiplayer game that I don't like.
    It is really worth playing despite the campaign being very short, especially that it is possible to buy this game on sale very cheaply.

    83 out of 100    … Expand
  6. 1ndastreal
    Jul 30, 2022
    9
    Besides the general look of the game graphics, sounds, and whatnot. the game play falls short from the previous titles. played Bad company 2 for 500+ hours, BF3 for 700 hours, and this game for 80 hours and I'm already sick of it. Multiplayer is rage inducing experience nothing will works out the way you think it would. spawn camping seems easier on this one than other ones, and the maps… Expa
  7. The_D4RknesS
    Jun 22, 2022
    8
    The destruction of the scenery of this game at the time it came out was impressive but the story was pretty bad
  8. dimadima423212
    May 3, 2022
    10
    Сюжет игры очень мне понравился, и multiplayer, получил удовольствие, лечил своих, был лётчиком, и стрельба очень приятная, легко было стрелять, ещё графика очень хорошая! Больше таких крутых игр не будет, жаль... Battlefield 2042 делали другие разработчики, которые не знают почему так любят старые battlefields, уже начиная с battlefield: hardline, начинают выходить не такие качественныеСюжет игры очень мне понравился, и multiplayer, получил удовольствие, лечил своих, был лётчиком, и стрельба очень приятная, легко было стрелять, ещё графика очень хорошая! Больше таких крутых игр не будет, жаль... Battlefield 2042 делали другие разработчики, которые не знают почему так любят старые battlefields, уже начиная с battlefield: hardline, начинают выходить не такие качественные battlefields, да, battlefield hardline нормальная, но играем за полицейских и бандитов, да, battlefield разнообразили, но разрушаемость убрали, как call of duty стала, потом вышла battlefield 1, и там уже нет атмосферы, да, есть капелька атмосферы, но очень мало там атмосферы, потом вышла battlefield 5, и там всё тоже самое как в battlefield 1, графику немножко поменяли, но почти не поменяли, и вышел battleifled 2042, почему же она провал? Потому что буран который нечего не сносит, нет разрушаемости, и модели персонажей, и так умерла серия battlefield, жаль.
    Battlefield: bad compamy 2 останется моей любимой навсегда из серии battlefield!
    Вывод: игру стоит брать, почему же? Потому-что в этой игре есть прокачка и сюжет, но нету достижений на pc, где же брать, лучше на xbox, есть достижения, но не показывает время, но лучше брать на xbox 360, хоть и там ограничитель fps и 24 игрока максимум место 32, так что лучше брать на pc! Игра заслужила 10/10 потому что хорошая графика для 2010 года и хорошая русская озвучка!    … Expand
  9. StarkAgentos
    May 2, 2022
    10
    Прошёл игру часов за 7. Офигенная разрушаемость. Интересный сюжет. Классный геймплей. Жаль, что такие игры больше не делают.
  10. Norlanzt
    Apr 18, 2022
    10
    One of the "Old but gold" games. It has a great graphics at the time, and good story campaign.
  11. gautamkumar633
    Feb 20, 2022
    9
    The best Battlefield game in my opinion. The single player is great and the multiplayer is also very good.
  12. Tomle1202
    Dec 31, 2021
    8
    Although Bad Company 2's campaign may fall short in a number of ways, its multiplayer alone is more than enough of a reason to purchase this game.
  13. khangpro1112
    Dec 19, 2021
    10
    Highly Recommended : 10/10
    1. Graphics : GOOD
    2. Gameplay : GOOD
    Definitely worth a try !
  14. petrkozak13
    Dec 12, 2021
    8
    I think this one is the only Battlefield game with really good campaign and characters. And the destruction here is still one of the best. Not even newer games come close to it.
  15. EdwardFX
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    One of the best parts! I especially liked the Vietnam add-on ... but in today's realities it is not possible, as the SJW agenda, as well as the snowflakes from the Swedish DICE can no more than just whine and cry!
  16. nurfedx
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    One of the best Games of the Series and a true cornerstone to the Battlefield Franchise! Buy!
  17. Brheem
    Nov 17, 2021
    10
    I feel sorry for modern BF players who never got to experience BC2, it really was something special
  18. Player848
    Nov 15, 2021
    9
    На 2021 г. в этой версии самый идеальный снайпер из всех игр серий, за это +9.

    Но подобные войны это печально, потому и -1.
  19. superdyzio
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    Great single campaign, never checked multiplayer though. I like that many parts of the surroundings are destructible, there is variety of things you need to do during the missions, like sniper stuff, driving vehicles, planting bombs etc.
  20. abgunes
    Sep 2, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Çıkış yılına göre gayet başarılı. Hikaye modu filan gayet başarılı. Ama oyunu hard da oynarsanız sonlardaki helikopter görevi kafayı yedirtir. Eski de olsa türkçe yamayla bi şans verilmeli :)… Expand
  21. Alpha10
    Jul 30, 2021
    8
    Nice storyline with great action and linking of past story with the present one , with the main story originating from it .
  22. dastankz
    Jul 15, 2021
    8
    бұрын, кем дегенде, жақсы мерген болған, қазір шындық онлайн төмен және мұнда ештеңе жоқ.
  23. DestroyerM24
    Jul 13, 2021
    8
    This review is only based upon my experience in Singleplayer Mode.

    A story of four professional soldiers who are trying to save USA from a Russian invasion, who form the Bad Company. At first you don't even know why you are even doing those tasks in the game, but with the story going on, you start to sort things out and becoming to be more familiar with you fellow soldiers, Sarge,    This review is only based upon my experience in Singleplayer Mode.

    A story of four professional soldiers who are trying to save USA from a Russian invasion, who form the Bad Company. At first you don't even know why you are even doing those tasks in the game, but with the story going on, you start to sort things out and becoming to be more familiar with you fellow soldiers, Sarge, Haggard and Sweets I have to admit that I was annoyed by how much maps I've change throughout the game ( from snow, to jungle, to desert, and again snow, jungle,....), also it is a little bit annoying how much grenades your enemies have, almost every single time I was left without cover because of their grenade launchers which they have all the time on those Russians assault rifles. Great amount of weapons, but with one big problem, no modifications at all, or better said, they have two or three same weapons but the only thing which changes are the weapon sights ( Iron sight, Red-dot or ACOG sight and that's all). The idea of the story is great, but there are things which needs to be changed.    … Expand
  24. SempronWindow
    Jun 11, 2021
    8
    Динамичный и захватывающий шутер, где отряд раздолбаев спасает целый мир
  25. Ali129
    May 26, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 başarılı bir Birinci Şahıs Nişancı oyunu. Özellikle oyunun fizik motoru çok iyi. Oyunun hikayesinden biraz bahsedeyim: Oyuna bir 2. Dünya Savaşı cephesinde başlıyoruz, görev Japonların elindeki bir bilim adamını kaçırmak. 2 küçük tekne ile Japon mevzilerine doğru yaklaşırken yanımızdaki tekne batırılıyor ve oradaki askerler ölüyor. Ardından bizim içerisinde bulunduğumuz tekne de fark ediliyor ve tekneye ateş açılıyor. Ekibimizle birlikte saldırıdan kurtuluyoruz ve karşı saldırıya geçiyoruz. Bilim adamını ele geçirip onu oradan kaçırmamızla görev bitiyor. Ardından hikaye 2. Dünya Savaşı'ndan modern bir zamana geçiş yapıyor ve kendimizi ABD ve Sovyetler Birliği arasındaki bir savaşın ortasında buluyoruz. Oyunda Marlow ismindeki ABD askerini kontrol ediyoruz ve 4 kişilik bir ekibin üyesiyiz. Marlow, ekibi ile operasyondayken Rus yapımı çok güçlü bir silahın replikasını buluyor. Bu silah savaşın kaderini değiştirebilecek güçte ve aslının bulunup imha edilmesi gerekiyor. Ardından ekibe "Agent Aguire" kod adlı ajan James Wyatt'ı kurtarma görevi veriliyor. Ekip operasyonu başarı ile gerçekleştirdikten ve Wyatt'ı kurtardıktan sonra Wyatt ekibe Rusların projesinin kilit isminin Kirilenko adında biri olduğunu, eğer onu yakalarlarsa silahın gizemini çözebileceklerini söyler. Ekip Kirilenko'nun bulunduğu yere baskın düzenler ve Kirilenko'yu yakalar. Ancak çok geçmeden bunun bir tuzak olduğu anlaşılır ve Kirilenko kaçar. Wyatt ekibi bilerek bu tuzağa göndermiştir. Fakat ekip pes etmez ve Kirilenko'nun peşine düşer, uzun çatışmalar ve mücadeleler sonucu Kirilenko'nun bulunduğu yere ulaşırlar ve Wyatt da orada bulunmaktadır. Wyatt ekibe babasının hükümet tarafından bilerek ölüme gönderildiğini ve onun intikamını almak için bunu yaptığını söyler, ardından Kirilenko, Wyatt'ı vurarak öldürür. Tam o sırada ekibin helikopter pilotu Flyyn helikopterden ateş açar ancak Kirilenko'nun adamları helikopteri düşürürler, kargaşayı fırsat bilen Kirilenko yine kaçar. Ekip helikopterle bölgeden uzaklaştıktan sonra şehir merkezine döner ancak şehir savaş alanına dönmüştür. Marlow'un gözüne Rus yapımı büyük bir uçak takılır ve çok geçmeden o uçak etrafa büyük bir patlama dalgası yayar. Ekip, Rusların saldırı düzenleyeceği silahın o uçakta olduğunu anlar ve uçak tam kalkarken içeri girmenin bir yolunu bulur. İçerideki düşmanları alt ettikten sonra ekip Kirilenko'nun ve silahın bulunduğu yere girmeyi engelleyen kırılmaz cama C4 yerleştirip patlatır ve içerideki silahı etkisiz hale getirir. C4'ün etkisi ile uçak düşmeye başlar. Marlow ile ekibi uçaktaki paraşütleri alıp atlamaya hazırlanır ancak Kirilenko ekipten birinin paraşütünü almak için üzerine atlar ve ikisi aşağı düşmeye başlarlar. Onların arkasından Marlow da atlar ve havada Kirilenko'yu vurur. Ekip aşağı indikten sonra komutanları gelir ve Alaska'nın istila altında olduğunu söyler, hikaye bu şekilde biter. Oyunun hikayesi pek sürükleyici ve ilgi çekici değil, çok yüzeysel ve konudan konuya atlayarak anlatılmış bir hikaye bulunuyor. Hikaye sunumu da sinematikler ile güçlendirilmeye çalışılmış fakat sunum konusunda da oyunun pek başarılı olduğunu söyleyemem. Hikayedeki karakterler o kadar sıradan ki ana karakter Marlow ve helikopter pilotu Flynn dışında kimseyi hatırlamıyorum bile, yani karakterler de pek iyi işlenmemiş ne yazık ki. Oynanışa gelirsek, evet bu oyunun güçlü olduğu kısım bu. Öncelikle tekrar söylemeliyim ki oyunun fizik motoru günümüzde bile iyi seviyede. Vuruş hissi güzel ve farklı silahlar gerçekten de farklı deneyim yaşatıyor, silahların çoğunun geri tepmesi ve atış hızı birbirinden farklı. Vurduğumuz veya patlattığımız düşmanlar hasarı aldıkları yere uygun tepkiler veriyor. Üstelik oyunda çevre etkileşimi üst düzey seviyede, patlayıcı fırlattığımız her bina patlayıcının isabet ettiği yerden yıkılıyor ve aynı şekilde ağaçlar, bariyerler ve çitler de patlamaların etkisi ile yıkılabiliyorlar. Fakat maalesef yapay zeka pek iyi değil, hem düşman yapay zekasının hem de ekibimizdekilerin yapay zekasının yetersiz olduğunu söyleyebilirim. Bölüm tasarımı olarak oyunun güçlü olduğu kısımlar da sıkıcı olduğu kısımlar da var, özellikle baştaki bölümler özgün ve eğlenceliyken oyun ilerledikçe bölüm dizaynları tek düze ve sıkıcı olmaya başladı, bu konuda oyun dengesiz denebilir. Oyunun grafikleri bugün dahi fena görünmüyor, yer yer kontrast göz alıcı olsa da grafikler iyi. Oyunu oynarken bazı yerlerde performans baya düştü, bu düşmeler anlık ve 1-2 defalığına yaşandı. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 genel olarak iyi bir Birinci Şahıs Nişancı oyunu.… Expand
  26. Gorbunov2004
    May 24, 2021
    8
    Обзор чисто на сюжетный режим! Стрельба хорошая также как и управление разной техникой сюжет тоже нормальный. Разрушаемость тоже прикольная.
  27. Geany
    May 5, 2021
    9
    A very good shooter game for low end pc's!
    I give it like a 9.5 and not 10 because i would like to fly with something like a small fighter plane. I know that the maps are small for planes to fight but one single big map would be enough.
  28. Khazar2
    Feb 26, 2021
    9
    Although it has the weakest case for being the best Battlefield of the top 3 BF games (BF2, BF3, BC2), it's my personal favorite Battlefield game because of the Rush game mode. The squad based multiplayer set a sharp contrast to CoD and did very well in emphasizing teamwork to win games. It's slower paced than future BF titles but is still fast enough to keep your attention.Although it has the weakest case for being the best Battlefield of the top 3 BF games (BF2, BF3, BC2), it's my personal favorite Battlefield game because of the Rush game mode. The squad based multiplayer set a sharp contrast to CoD and did very well in emphasizing teamwork to win games. It's slower paced than future BF titles but is still fast enough to keep your attention.

    Singeplayer: It's not as good as BC1 but much better than any other BF singleplayer. The plot is easy to follow, creative, and well written.

    Map design: they were designed exclusively for Rush which made most of them not very good experiences on conquest. The theme chosen for the maps were excellent and were used again for future maps in sequent titles.

    Core gameplay: classes were much more different than before but were very balanced because each had notable strengths and weaknesses. The vehicle-infantry balance was good despite a common misconception of overpowered attack choppers.

    Pitfalls: certain multiplayer mechanics are unbalanced (eg. Gustav + Explosive perk, Circle strafing choppers), but it's the most fun I had with a BF game. I've played it as recently as 2017 and had quite a bit of fun, but the servers are mostly dead by now.    … Expand
  29. Cz3rw0ny
    Feb 9, 2021
    9
    Another of the finest BF Games released to date. One of the better "feeling" of the guns and general gameplay. I spent long hours in multiplayer as well as enjoyed single-player campaign.
  30. Thefreecritic
    Jan 17, 2021
    10
    The death of the helicopter pilot saddened me: (((
    This game is fantastic.
    This game changed the way I think about a shooter
    I wish ea goes back to this golden age
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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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