Battlefield: Bad Company 2

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1908 Ratings

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  1. Shadowk3
    May 23, 2011
    9
    Some complain of minor glitches as though this is the only game to have them, every game has them. I have been playing the battlefield series since it started, this game takes the cake so far, COD has nothing on BC2, people complain of no toggle crouch or prone, this is because they wanted people to keep moving not camp and it works decent. Only real problem I see is Punkbuster not doingSome complain of minor glitches as though this is the only game to have them, every game has them. I have been playing the battlefield series since it started, this game takes the cake so far, COD has nothing on BC2, people complain of no toggle crouch or prone, this is because they wanted people to keep moving not camp and it works decent. Only real problem I see is Punkbuster not doing it job and keeping hackers out. Hacking has gotten bad in BC2. Other then that the game is a perfect snack to hold us over until meal time (battlefield 3)… Expand
  2. Missionary
    May 20, 2011
    5
    DO NOT BELIEVE THE HIGH CRITIC SCORES!!!
    Sadly BC2 offers NOTHING in the way of game-play that could be construed as an improvement from every other BF/DICE shooter. Graphics are nice, but the "glitches" tend to be so tedious that multiplayer combat tends to be based more on people who know how to "use" the system as opposed to actual challenges of aim and firing. EA/DICE regularly tell    DO NOT BELIEVE THE HIGH CRITIC SCORES!!!
    Sadly BC2 offers NOTHING in the way of game-play that could be construed as an improvement from every other BF/DICE shooter. Graphics are nice, but the "glitches" tend to be so tedious that multiplayer combat tends to be based more on people who know how to "use" the system as opposed to actual challenges of aim and firing. EA/DICE regularly tell their customers to "go &%$# themselves" and refuse to acknowledge their own forums and email systems that are flooded with complaints and hate mail against the company. "Why a 5 the you may ask"?
    Simply, the game is as good as its predecessors offering nothing new of worth. You may as well pick up BF2142 for 5 bucks and at least enjoy a less standard version of an fps.    … Expand
  3. ElRobbie
    May 20, 2011
    8
    Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has set the standard for simulation-type FPS games. With massive maps the are completely versatile and not just static. Many Call of Duty players find this game hard and annoying, mainly because Activision has brainwashed them with Arcade style static buildings, and an unrealistic game engine. The Singleplayer campaign fell well short of the Modern WarfareBattlefield: Bad Company 2 has set the standard for simulation-type FPS games. With massive maps the are completely versatile and not just static. Many Call of Duty players find this game hard and annoying, mainly because Activision has brainwashed them with Arcade style static buildings, and an unrealistic game engine. The Singleplayer campaign fell well short of the Modern Warfare campaigns, despite having the Superior graphics and game engine. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is easily the best multiplayer FPS game available, with over 30 weapons, a difficult ranking system, and in-map vehicles, it springs this game above any other.… Expand
  4. RPGROB
    May 18, 2011
    10
    This game blows the Call of Duty franchise out of the water! Battlefield keeps to its roots with multiplayer vehicles. The biggest difference is, of course, the multiplayer vehicles, but also the destructive environment. In Bad Company one, you could blow out walls of a building and run over trees. In Bad Company 2, you can destroy entire buildings! You have nowhere to hide, neither doesThis game blows the Call of Duty franchise out of the water! Battlefield keeps to its roots with multiplayer vehicles. The biggest difference is, of course, the multiplayer vehicles, but also the destructive environment. In Bad Company one, you could blow out walls of a building and run over trees. In Bad Company 2, you can destroy entire buildings! You have nowhere to hide, neither does your enemy! It includes a hardcore mode where you lose your minimap and have to rely on your vision alone. It also introduces friendly fire, so you must be careful, like in real life!. Definitely a hardcore game, not for bubblegum FPS players.… Expand
  5. JonesR
    May 18, 2011
    8
    A decent single player game, but a little on the short side and not much plot. Multiplayer is a blast; a superb alternative to Black Ops, although you will have to spend a significant amount of time leveling up before you can be anywhere close to competitive. The building destruction physics is what really stands out the most to me.
  6. crysiix
    May 18, 2011
    10
    I started off playing FPS since COD4 came out and back then I thought it was the **** thats when I decided I would try BFBC2 for my birthday, boy was I impressed. The fact that you had your very own squads and u can help set objectives, spotting and other amazing features that you will never see in a COD game was what won me over. I got Black Ops, but I still prefer playing BFBC2, there isI started off playing FPS since COD4 came out and back then I thought it was the **** thats when I decided I would try BFBC2 for my birthday, boy was I impressed. The fact that you had your very own squads and u can help set objectives, spotting and other amazing features that you will never see in a COD game was what won me over. I got Black Ops, but I still prefer playing BFBC2, there is actual team work instead of spawn, kill, die, spawn. Love it till this day~… Expand
  7. Arikon
    May 17, 2011
    7
    The single player is great in this game. The multiplayer is better than any COD game yet. But this does not come without its problems. The auto-balancing will make sure the same amount of people are on both sides, but the ranks can be as far off as an entire team of level 1's versus a team of level 50's. The objectives can be fun if you get on team with players that actually go for theThe single player is great in this game. The multiplayer is better than any COD game yet. But this does not come without its problems. The auto-balancing will make sure the same amount of people are on both sides, but the ranks can be as far off as an entire team of level 1's versus a team of level 50's. The objectives can be fun if you get on team with players that actually go for the objectives. But that is not the games fault. My overall issue with this game is how often it freezes up. The eyefinity will force the game to crash, if you have certain built in sound cards then any audio setting besides default will crash your computer, and unfortunately the knifing system can still be very frustrating when it does not feel like working properly. I love this game, but unfortunately its not being supported anymore with updates, so we get to deal with the way it is.… Expand
  8. Knight8724
    May 17, 2011
    10
    All hail to the greatest 1st person shooter series of all time! Bad Company is your average battlefield greatness installed with the frostbite engine giving your terrain some of the most realistic attributes never seen before in any game. Dice has once again mastered the competitive multiplayer in the was of the FPS series currently. And I dare to say that this is the greatest currentlyAll hail to the greatest 1st person shooter series of all time! Bad Company is your average battlefield greatness installed with the frostbite engine giving your terrain some of the most realistic attributes never seen before in any game. Dice has once again mastered the competitive multiplayer in the was of the FPS series currently. And I dare to say that this is the greatest currently out. If you are a fan of FPS games and you do not own this game then something is seriously wrong. All 56 reviews that have given negative feedback need to go suck their thumb and just go noob it up in COD. Hail to DICE and Battlefield!… Expand
  9. theshonen8899
    May 13, 2011
    9
    It's such a shame that the majority of the today's gamers would draw comparisons between this game and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 instead of Battlefield 2. As far as the public is aware, Bad Company 2 is a copy of Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield 2 does not exist. As a fan of the Battlefield series since Battlefield 1942, I am extremely pleased with Bad Company 2. While many featuresIt's such a shame that the majority of the today's gamers would draw comparisons between this game and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 instead of Battlefield 2. As far as the public is aware, Bad Company 2 is a copy of Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield 2 does not exist. As a fan of the Battlefield series since Battlefield 1942, I am extremely pleased with Bad Company 2. While many features in BF2 are not present in BC2, BC2 also brings new and amazing ideas to the Battlefield franchise. First, the good. Class system has been redone for so that there are fewer classes but more things to do with each class. I always felt BF2 had an unnecessarily large amount of classes that are too restricted to a single function. In BC2, each class has a perfect balance of skills and you'll find yourself learning to love each of them and utilizing them to their full potential. Another pro would be the command button instead of the command rose. The command rose was very full featured but it took too much time to select a command. The new command button allows you to point your crosshairs at something and issue a single order depending what you are pointing at. This works very well because you can quickly spot enemies and ask for assistance much faster than with the command rose. The destructible environments is a powerful and realistic factor. A sniper in the window can quickly be killed by a grenade launcher. Mortar strikes can completely bring down buildings. In BC2, camping is significantly more difficult because of the frailty of your cover. The final and most important positive change in BC2 for me is the new game mode, Rush. Rush is am amazing mode in wish you play as attacker or defender and try to make your way through a map destroying MCOM stations or defending them until the attackers reinforcement ticket is down. In this game mode, you will always know where your enemy is coming from and you will be planting bombs instead of capturing flags for no apparent reason, just like in real life war. This objective-based game mode really makes the game feel more cinematic and even though I get tired or multiplayer games easily, I can still play Rush on BC2 again and again and again. Now for the cons. First of all, most of these cons are mostly Battlefield 2 related. Bad Company 2 was not intended to replace Battlefield 2, that's what Battlefield 3 is for. Bad Company was supposed to be a single player driven game with a fun little multipler on the side. Since that didn't work so well in the first game, they made it more Battlefield-like in the second. Anywho: No bots. Not really surprised but it's an important feature to me. I'm really hoping they make an appearance in Battlefield 3. No jets. I'm quite positive this will also show up in Battlefield 3. Only 32 player maps. Not really surprised again but would like to see 64 or maybe even 100 player maps. Hell, put in as many players as our modern day machines can handle, like MAG. On that note, no Commander Mode. With BC2's 32 player maps, this isn't as big of a problem, but I would like to see this in BF3. Large amount of players need direction, just like in real combat. I'm really hoping they don't scrap the command mode just because BF3 is going on consoles. Last but most importantly of all, no privately hosted servers and LAN. This is my biggest complaint and the one that I fear will most likely seep into Battlefield 3. With MW2, Infinity Ward killed dedicated servers. Now every developer thinks they can be the knight in shining armor by offering dedicated servers, but only when rented through official partners. Why shouldn't I be allowed to LAN with my buddy and kill bots like in BF2. I really hope DICE will bring back LAN in BF3, but unfortunately it doesn't look like they really will. Bad Company 2 and Mass Effect 2 are definitely the best releases so far this year. Those faint of heart and impatient are better of playing Modern Warfare 2 where the learning curve is nonexistent, but those striving for a more immersive battlefield experience definitely need to play Bad Company 2. PS: There are some complaint going on about the amount of horsepower needed to run this game well on PC. I have an AMD x4 955, 4gb RAM, and 5850 and I run this game full on 1920x1080. While I would normally agree with users and say this game should be more lenient on the technical side, this really is a fantastic looking game, almost (not quite) on the level of Crysis. That I can experience playing a Battlefield game on this level of beauty is something I really just cannot call a con.… Expand
  10. Roeyl
    May 2, 2011
    8
    Very good fun. Gameplay is awesome, graphics are amazing though very unbalanced in system requirements. Single player is fun but way too short!
  11. 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
  12. Haydar
    Apr 23, 2011
    9
    Mostly, negative comments on this game are from those who are disappointed with the single player mode (although many of them don't see any harm to make comments about a game they didn't buy, didn't installed one single patch). Bu it's unfair i think. DICE was never assertive about the single player mode. This is a game which shines with its multiplayer mode, and i think, this is theMostly, negative comments on this game are from those who are disappointed with the single player mode (although many of them don't see any harm to make comments about a game they didn't buy, didn't installed one single patch). Bu it's unfair i think. DICE was never assertive about the single player mode. This is a game which shines with its multiplayer mode, and i think, this is the greatest FPS multiplayer game of all times.

    Nowadays, i see many people around which are amused with the destruction engine and the sounds and the animations of the Battlefield 3 trailers. They don't even know that lots of content like these exists in Bad Company 2. Maybe this is the weak point of this game. ADVERTISEMENT! Even local newspapers were mentioning about Black Ops when it came out.

    Anyway, this is the greatest FPS Multiplayer of all times. "Fun" factor is incredible. Millions of gamers didn't even try this game -will never try probably-, but it's loyal players know that they witnessed the biggest fun of a video game.    … Expand
  13. RhysDoubleU
    Apr 22, 2011
    8
    A brilliant modern shooter with destructible scenery and buildings, enabling a different layer of tactical complexity to be popular.

    The singleplayer campaign is enjoyable and the characters are all humourous and have great chemistry, my only real complaint I have about the campaign is that there is no Co-Operative version of it, an odd choice when the game's small squad based game play    A brilliant modern shooter with destructible scenery and buildings, enabling a different layer of tactical complexity to be popular.

    The singleplayer campaign is enjoyable and the characters are all humourous and have great chemistry, my only real complaint I have about the campaign is that there is no Co-Operative version of it, an odd choice when the game's small squad based game play loans it self very well to the concept.

    The competitive multiplayer is unsurprising good, given DICE's history with the Battlefield series.    … Expand
  14. RevrovVR
    Apr 22, 2011
    10
    If you like multiplayer games that mean its game for you! Of course there issingle player campaign but this game isnt made for it. This game is made for multiplayer! Graphic isnt really good but you wont be dissapointed. Sounds and maps are great. Developers already fixed all or at least most bugs. This game is really fun. If you buy this game you will not be dissapointed
  15. Borkus
    Apr 20, 2011
    5
    Ok if you are just getting this now, and have never played games like this I don't recommend it but to wait until Battlefield 3 is out. That is because by now everyone is high level and will have so many unlocked weapons you just will die and die and die. The game itself is fun but I will explain why I can only give it a 5. The reasons I take points off is the trend of giving us less inOk if you are just getting this now, and have never played games like this I don't recommend it but to wait until Battlefield 3 is out. That is because by now everyone is high level and will have so many unlocked weapons you just will die and die and die. The game itself is fun but I will explain why I can only give it a 5. The reasons I take points off is the trend of giving us less in each new game. No more bots. Now you have no way to practice and try stuff out. Poor hitboxes and lag can make it frustrating to hit your target. Dedicated servers can only be rented, you can't set your own up anymore, which ties into why they removed bots Also possibly because of the destructible environment, would be hard to code a bot AI for that. Which is also probably why they removed prone, or maybe they took it out to try to keep people from camping. But it doesn't work, you will still be team based raped and headshot by the sniper 5000 miles away or shot to a million pieces by the helicopter whore so you always have to move in a convoy and in team. Which is the biggest joke because the game is called bad company which are basically the rejects in the militrary who are too insane for anything but a special company that is sent in to ruthlessly kill (and be killed as canon fodder). So it is ironic how many f-tards playing this really make the game title shine. But still it is somehow very fun, just disappointing at how little we get for it.… Expand
  16. valid8
    Apr 19, 2011
    10
    Playing this game since day 1 and having so much fun in online matches! Im' giving it 9 just because net-code sucked a tad in the first months (lost of lag & related bugs). Nonetheless high quality graphics, lots of extended breath taking maps, a lot of vehicles to try out and a ton of weapons to choose from, will keep any first person shooter fan attached to their mouse&keyboard! ThisPlaying this game since day 1 and having so much fun in online matches! Im' giving it 9 just because net-code sucked a tad in the first months (lost of lag & related bugs). Nonetheless high quality graphics, lots of extended breath taking maps, a lot of vehicles to try out and a ton of weapons to choose from, will keep any first person shooter fan attached to their mouse&keyboard! This game is what online fps warfare is all about. F**k Modern Warfare or anything that Activision regurgitated on the market lately...just ask Bad Company 2 (at least until September 2011 ;)

    p.s. WTF is "Score (10.0) id must be a floating point number."?! ...my Score is 9...fix this crap    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. Tylerhan2000
    Apr 17, 2011
    10
    This is one of those rare gems of the gaming world, a series that sparks innovation game after game to produce fresh titles, although the single player was a bit short, the best part of the battlefield series is the multiplayer, with vehicle combat on all fronts from air to sea, makes you feel like you are truly in a battlezone in contrast to mimi skirmishes of other titles like COD. TheThis is one of those rare gems of the gaming world, a series that sparks innovation game after game to produce fresh titles, although the single player was a bit short, the best part of the battlefield series is the multiplayer, with vehicle combat on all fronts from air to sea, makes you feel like you are truly in a battlezone in contrast to mimi skirmishes of other titles like COD. The frostbite engine is great with the destruction that puts gamers in new situations, looking forward to battlefield 3 :D… Expand
  19. ubercake
    Apr 14, 2011
    10
    Easily one of the best shooters ever. I like how you can cripple entire buildings so they crumble down on your enemies. One of my favorite moves...

    Weapons selection and a great leveling system with weapons upgrades keep you playing.
  20. montana
    Apr 9, 2011
    9
    Great sound design and visuals. The multiplayer battles are epic and there is lots of different things to do. The sound design alone is worth the money.
  21. BMF
    Apr 7, 2011
    10
    A damn good game that requires a nice combo of teamwork and reflexes. BC2 makes simple shooters like COD seem like trash I cant wait for Battlefield 3.
  22. 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.
  23. Tomwelcome
    Mar 25, 2011
    10
    Gameplay - 95 , Graphics - 90 , Playing time - 100+ hours. One of the best multiplayer experience I have ever had. The singleplayer is not good, but it's not the main focus of the game, anyway. Also, this game is 50% cheaper than it's competitor COD while the quality is superior.
  24. Crowbarfetish
    Mar 24, 2011
    9
    Very fun game. I haven't played the single player game but I assume it is nothing special just like every other FPS. The multiplayer, however, is a lot of fun. No laser shooting like Battlefield 2 or MW, there is bullet drop. Guys could feel like they take one too many hits sometimes, but it keeps it from getting too frustrating. Team work is a must! You also get rewarded for teamVery fun game. I haven't played the single player game but I assume it is nothing special just like every other FPS. The multiplayer, however, is a lot of fun. No laser shooting like Battlefield 2 or MW, there is bullet drop. Guys could feel like they take one too many hits sometimes, but it keeps it from getting too frustrating. Team work is a must! You also get rewarded for team actions. For example There was a game where my kill death ratio was atrocious, but I was in the top three on the leader boards for spotting, repairing vehicles and healing my teammates. Loses points because I feel like the hit detection is a bit... off.. but it wouldn't be a battlefield game if that weren't so :p.… Expand
  25. forgtn
    Mar 23, 2011
    10
    This game is one of the best FPS games to grace our computers for us to play. It offers almost everything there is to offer in a realistic military FPS, and has few downfalls... if any. Squad based combat is good, so you don't feel like you're a loner such as in Counter-Strike: Source, etc. Teamwork is essential, and makes the game so fun compared to others. The gameplay is perfect in myThis game is one of the best FPS games to grace our computers for us to play. It offers almost everything there is to offer in a realistic military FPS, and has few downfalls... if any. Squad based combat is good, so you don't feel like you're a loner such as in Counter-Strike: Source, etc. Teamwork is essential, and makes the game so fun compared to others. The gameplay is perfect in my opinion. I am definitely a fan of realism as opposed to alien-shooters like Crysis. It makes it much more emotional and true to life. The vehicles in the game are especially useful and fun, and each one can counter another. Such as: tanks can shoot down helicopters, to counter the fact that each helicopter can have two mini-gunners to mow down enemies that are afoot. I can't say much about campaign mode because I didn't play all the way through it.… Expand
  26. JunglePredator
    Mar 22, 2011
    9
    If it weren't for the frequent "PunkBuster" & EA server failures this game would be perfect.
    As it is it has great graphics, a good balance between shooting & support roles, excellent single player mode & there's nothing quite like using a grenade launcher to put a hole in a wall.
    9 out of 10 for the entire package.
  27. tmh
    Mar 16, 2011
    5
    This game was 'good' during beta and the earlier months, but as each patch came out, it slowly - but surely - degraded. At this point in time, it's unplayable as anything but a casual FPS with vehicles. I can honestly say that the hit registry is worse than any other game I've played in the last decade. Even the graphics, one of the unfortunate selling points of the game, suffer from someThis game was 'good' during beta and the earlier months, but as each patch came out, it slowly - but surely - degraded. At this point in time, it's unplayable as anything but a casual FPS with vehicles. I can honestly say that the hit registry is worse than any other game I've played in the last decade. Even the graphics, one of the unfortunate selling points of the game, suffer from some of their own problems. Any attempt to use a rifle as an actual sniper rifle will show that the LODs are so improperly done than firing at someone behind a rock will hit that (now invisible) rock. Sound, however is one of the things BC2 managed to rather well - other than how important sounds such as footsteps are drowned out by explosions and vehicles.In the end, it was disappointing performance from DICE.… Expand
  28. 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
  29. auptyk
    Mar 4, 2011
    6
    The movement is clunky and the maps are too large for the small amount of people they allow into each map. Price we pay for it being a console port. Also I felt it takes way to many rounds to kill in this game. I do love the level destruction. The visuals and the sounds are great, but the game play for me is just not there. I feel like I am running around with a boat anchor tied to myThe movement is clunky and the maps are too large for the small amount of people they allow into each map. Price we pay for it being a console port. Also I felt it takes way to many rounds to kill in this game. I do love the level destruction. The visuals and the sounds are great, but the game play for me is just not there. I feel like I am running around with a boat anchor tied to my feet. I have started the Single Player and the game play is pretty solid. I like the ability to flank enemies despite the epic retardation of your squad.… Expand
  30. kloborgg
    Mar 1, 2011
    9
    The best multiplatform shooter. Whereas CoD has you sprinting off by yourself, drop-shotting, and camping with some twitch-shoot mechanics. Battlefield encompasses the features that made people play First Person Shooters to begin with -- the feeling of being in a battle. Several factors contribute to this. The graphics are not the best out there, but they're very solid, much better thanThe best multiplatform shooter. Whereas CoD has you sprinting off by yourself, drop-shotting, and camping with some twitch-shoot mechanics. Battlefield encompasses the features that made people play First Person Shooters to begin with -- the feeling of being in a battle. Several factors contribute to this. The graphics are not the best out there, but they're very solid, much better than the first Bad Company which suffered from a grainy effect and low view-distance. Atmospheric effects (sand, debris, smoke) are done brilliantly and are wonderfully varying. One second you can looking down your scope in the desert and see everything laid out clearly. The next, looking in the same exact spot, your vision can be distorted by a rogue burst of wind and sand. The sound quality is even better, arguably unrivaled in gaming. Distant sound occurs a second or two after the event, giving the impression of a larger battle. Guns sound real and powerful, as do the bullets hitting various surfaces. Explosions are deafening and disorienting, and almost everything sounds.. deep. It's almost hard to describe, but the sound in this game is unlike most shooters on the market, and really do contribute to the feel of a great fight. Destruction is back, and is much improved. Buildings can actually topple, though not without a very fair amount of damage. No longer can trees and doors be cut down with your infantry knife, so it doesn't have the feeling of being stuffed in your face that its predecessor did. Unlike CoD games, every building can be a shelter without reducing the experience to hide and seek. You're never safe inside; every wall surrounding you can be shattered down. Vehicular play is smooth as ever, and manages to feel both powerful and vulnerable to an organized team. The blackhawk especially is a blast to ride in with a squad of friends, and the helicopter controls are much smoother than in the last game. The maps are larger and more varied, with a combination of urban and outdoor combat. The classes are now more balanced than before, and the experience each class can gain while helping out teammates gives teamwork a larger incentive lacking in most FPSs. Progression is improved, as are perks, but the customization isn't nearly as hefty as in Call of Duty games. Suppresors are limited to SMGs, but this gives the engineer kit a greater feel for its purpose. You cannot paint your gun or customize beyond adding a 4x scope or a red dot sight. There is very little in the game to make you feel as if you're character is really personalized, but the game isn't about you. You're a small part of a larger force, and the insignificance is gratifying. The hit boxes are much improved, and the hit marker has changed to the familiar one set by the CoD franchise, making weapons seem more responsive.

    Ultimately, it gives the same pseudo-Battlefield feel that BC had, but it fixes most of the problems. It is the best Battlefield experience a console player can get, while the new mechanics and destruction make it extremely viable for PC owners as well.. at least until Battlefield 3 gets released.

    If you're anything like me and you tire of the run and gun feel of recent CoD and CoD clone games, this game will be a breath of fresh air. The campaign is about standard for modern FPSs, which is why I didn't go into detail, but the multiplayer has no equals -- Bad Company really is in its own category.

    Must own!    … Expand
  31. CKaP
    Feb 28, 2011
    9
    This game is by far the greatest game I have ever played. If you enjoy games like Modern Warfare 1 or Counter-Strike, you will LOVE this game. With it's action packed gaming, and hardcore mode, you always be happy with it, I guarantee it. I purchased this game at $20, and it has been the best 20 bucks I have ever spent on a game. EVERYTHING is able to be destroyed. This throws a greatThis game is by far the greatest game I have ever played. If you enjoy games like Modern Warfare 1 or Counter-Strike, you will LOVE this game. With it's action packed gaming, and hardcore mode, you always be happy with it, I guarantee it. I purchased this game at $20, and it has been the best 20 bucks I have ever spent on a game. EVERYTHING is able to be destroyed. This throws a great twist onto the playing field, and eliminates those retarded snipers/campers in your objective building. There are also drivable vehicles, including tanks, helicopters, UAV's, 4 wheelers, and many more, which takes strategy and squad tactics to a whole new level. This game is the greatest I have ever played, and I'm sure you will be hard-pressed to disagree if you get it.… Expand
  32. Uberwolfe
    Feb 21, 2011
    10
    When it comes to multiplayer combat, Dice without doubt, are at the top of the game. Years of experience in the genre mean these guys understand the mechanics of competitive game play, they know how to make a multiplayer game work and most importantly they know how to make it ridiculously fun. If you have played any previous battlefield games - you know what to expect, except this timeWhen it comes to multiplayer combat, Dice without doubt, are at the top of the game. Years of experience in the genre mean these guys understand the mechanics of competitive game play, they know how to make a multiplayer game work and most importantly they know how to make it ridiculously fun. If you have played any previous battlefield games - you know what to expect, except this time Dice have successfully implemented new and challenging factors to the game play. Of particular note are the destructible environments. This feature alone separates it entirely from all other multiplayer shooters, and damn is it good. Destructible buildings mean no wall (with the exception of a few) is a surefire safe spot to hide. You might be hiding in a corner halfway up a flight of stairs chuckling and praising your ingenuity when without warning someone decides to implant a rocket propelled grenade through the wall behind you, leaving a crumbling, gaping hole and you either dead - or scrambling away frantically with your tail between your legs. If the building suffers too much damage it will eventually collapse, taking all who reside within to a dusty grave. Another overlooked innovation is the implementation of sound. Sound effects are calculated realistically and projected based on distance â… Expand
  33. 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
  34. sheldonh
    Feb 17, 2011
    9
    This is what Counter-Strike die-hards should play when they upgrade their computers. The game provides opportunities for epic team play experiences. Sure, some battles feel like another Quake game. But mostly, the team that cooperates best wins, even when the star player is on the other team. The scoring incentives to support your squad mates are a stroke of genius. The audio and visualsThis is what Counter-Strike die-hards should play when they upgrade their computers. The game provides opportunities for epic team play experiences. Sure, some battles feel like another Quake game. But mostly, the team that cooperates best wins, even when the star player is on the other team. The scoring incentives to support your squad mates are a stroke of genius. The audio and visuals consistently contribute to the sense of being in a war zone.

    The only downfall that denies the game a perfect 10, is its flaky cloud implementation. Occasionally, your stats (and thus your available equipment) aren't correctly downloaded from the cloud, and sometimes a lost connection to EA's authentication servers will drop you out of a battle, losing you whatever points you've racked up.

    Totally worth the money, this is the thinking man's Call of Duty. If you grew up on Counter-Strike and have a modern gaming computer, this is a no-brainer.    … Expand
  35. Gradius7
    Feb 16, 2011
    8
    If play this game on PC right out of the box it suffers and feels like a console port over. If you do the smart thing and tweak every setting that deals with the controls you can make this cumbersome experience into a smooth PC first-person-shooter. Once you have the game playing the way you want it, it becomes a real treat that will consume a lot of your hours. Lots of classes, vehicles,If play this game on PC right out of the box it suffers and feels like a console port over. If you do the smart thing and tweak every setting that deals with the controls you can make this cumbersome experience into a smooth PC first-person-shooter. Once you have the game playing the way you want it, it becomes a real treat that will consume a lot of your hours. Lots of classes, vehicles, weapons, and environment destruction make this a great multiplayer experience. (you wont spend much time on single player, it is very average) Overall BFBC2 is money and time well invested.… Expand
  36. R3YNO
    Feb 16, 2011
    9
    If you are looking for a replacement to Modern Warfare look no further. This game has the best modern battle scenes for a multilayer game. The people who dislike it are the people who want a Call of Duty Multiplayer experience. The game is team based! You can not win by running around in circles just knifing every one. The game wont work like that. You can however play as a team member andIf you are looking for a replacement to Modern Warfare look no further. This game has the best modern battle scenes for a multilayer game. The people who dislike it are the people who want a Call of Duty Multiplayer experience. The game is team based! You can not win by running around in circles just knifing every one. The game wont work like that. You can however play as a team member and take out buildings and tanks. Most structures, shacks and trees are destructible. What does this mean? No more camping. Yes you can still camp however if you use a wall for cover forget about it! All classes are well balanced. The exception is the Recon (Sniper) class. Due to Gravity effecting every projectile the most commonly played class is recon. 80% of your teams failures are due to too many recons who cant it the red on a barn. Moral to that story play other classes to help the betterment of the team. Graphic wise this game looks amazing. The one and only downside of this game is that you can not prone. Due to this game being designed for both console and PC it must have been because if you prone in a small game it would take hours. Not a huge issue but still something to keep in mind.… Expand
  37. ElFalcon
    Feb 11, 2011
    9
    Battlefield Bad Company 2 has one of the best, most realistic multiplayer engines Ive ever played. Some users complain that their computer is not strong enough, but not the quality of the game. I am running a Core i5 750, HD 5770, and 4GB RAM and the game runs perfectly smooth. Though the singleplayer campaign can be slow at times the multiplayer is what really pushes this game over ModernBattlefield Bad Company 2 has one of the best, most realistic multiplayer engines Ive ever played. Some users complain that their computer is not strong enough, but not the quality of the game. I am running a Core i5 750, HD 5770, and 4GB RAM and the game runs perfectly smooth. Though the singleplayer campaign can be slow at times the multiplayer is what really pushes this game over Modern Warfare 2.… Expand
  38. ostwind
    Feb 8, 2011
    10
    This is probably the best multilayer FPS game in 2010. The multilayer is extremely addicting and would guarantee at least 100 hours (or 2 to 3 months) of intense 'fun'. This game might seem like another COD/CS shooter, but the large maps and vehicles makes it far superior than the usual death-match shooters. I strongly recommend it for $20 when it is on sale. ....However......

    I don't    This is probably the best multilayer FPS game in 2010. The multilayer is extremely addicting and would guarantee at least 100 hours (or 2 to 3 months) of intense 'fun'. This game might seem like another COD/CS shooter, but the large maps and vehicles makes it far superior than the usual death-match shooters. I strongly recommend it for $20 when it is on sale. ....However......

    I don't play this game anymore because the multilayer lags, rubber-bands, stutter and freezes like crazy. Any servers that is not 100 miles near you will lag. Any system that is not built with modern (2011) Graphics card and a quad core CPU will lag/stutter. My PhenomX4 940, 4Gb ram, ATI 4850 and 7Mbit connection stutters like crazy online (optimization and overclocking are useless for BC2, forget about it) . NO dedicated servers...this means that you are stuck with cheap data center servers that are not equipped to serve 32 players...And you Can't host a LAN game. NO custom maps: playing the same maps over and over again gets boring real fast. I really tried to enjoy this game...but the bugs, glitches and all sorts of performance issues just got so frustrating that I uninstalling it...

    BFBC2 is one of the most memorable FPS I have ever played in 2010. unfortunately, the multilayer is practically unplayable unless you're running it on a exotic gaming rig.    … Expand
  39. STEVO
    Feb 5, 2011
    10
    I have been a first person shooter for all my time of gaming. I have played Battlefield 1942,Road to Rome, Vietnam, Battlefield 2, and this game I should say is a "Buy it Now". You will not be disappointed. just remember , you have to have a great gaming rig to handle this game. To check, go to Google and look up requirements. If your rig can handle this game, you're in for a ton of funI have been a first person shooter for all my time of gaming. I have played Battlefield 1942,Road to Rome, Vietnam, Battlefield 2, and this game I should say is a "Buy it Now". You will not be disappointed. just remember , you have to have a great gaming rig to handle this game. To check, go to Google and look up requirements. If your rig can handle this game, you're in for a ton of fun and action. I love this game, I played about 85 hours and I'm already on level 31 out of 50! In Battlefield 2 I played 140 hours and only became a master gunnery sergeant (not impressive) But yeah, get the game, the ranking is fun, game play and so much more!… Expand
  40. Realityfacts
    Feb 2, 2011
    9
    Nothing is perfect. But this game is close to perfect in Multiplayer. A lot of quality seen in different aspects. Many weapons, combinations and setups to chose in-between.

    They should nerf the bazookas (Carl Gustav & RPG-7). Those dealing damage on infantry and killing them with 1 shot. That should be impossible. A little delay on all servers. All in all, nice flow, fantastic    Nothing is perfect. But this game is close to perfect in Multiplayer. A lot of quality seen in different aspects. Many weapons, combinations and setups to chose in-between.

    They should nerf the bazookas (Carl Gustav & RPG-7). Those dealing damage on infantry and killing them with 1 shot. That should be impossible. A little delay on all servers. All in all, nice flow, fantastic game-play. Devastating sound and graphics along with almost perfect balanced FPS gaming.    … Expand
  41. SWAT
    Jan 21, 2011
    10
    Shoot-em, blow it up, head shot, run them over, climb up here, run over there, scream out your position, scream that you'e been hit, win the game! Although Battlefield Bad Company 2 is compared to Battlefield 2 PC, they are 2 different dogs and definitely play different from one another. I like the fact that it requires a ton of communication and team work to win. If your squad/team is notShoot-em, blow it up, head shot, run them over, climb up here, run over there, scream out your position, scream that you'e been hit, win the game! Although Battlefield Bad Company 2 is compared to Battlefield 2 PC, they are 2 different dogs and definitely play different from one another. I like the fact that it requires a ton of communication and team work to win. If your squad/team is not doing these things you might as well lay down your gun and suck your own thumb. I cannot wait for Battlefield 3. I do miss the Commander mode and I do miss bigger maps and flying jets. I hope in the next BF game that these things come back. And for the love of god please bring back the prone position. I could mark all these things I want as negatives but the issue is not that this game is lacking, its a fact that it does not have what I want and with this engine I am not going to get what I want. Get this game. If you like tactics and team play this could be the game for you.… Expand
  42. Mikester7
    Jan 17, 2011
    10
    This game is a huge amount of fun at a good price. It is cheap, enjoyable and they are still updating it and fixing bugs (absolute opposite of the cod series). I enjoyed the campaign alot, but the multiplayer is definately the strong point. Great fun to play with friends as you can all be in a squad and drive like lunatics on quad bikes.
  43. FordManiac76
    Jan 14, 2011
    5
    Just received the game for X-mas. I am a long time gamer since the start of gaming, seen it all. Played a bit of the campaign but mostly on X-box live. Lets start with the graphics that everybody is saying so great. My TV is 53" 6 year old HD projection (witch weren't that great to start with) so the graphics look like sh** and I have trouble seeing enemies and tanks even close up someJust received the game for X-mas. I am a long time gamer since the start of gaming, seen it all. Played a bit of the campaign but mostly on X-box live. Lets start with the graphics that everybody is saying so great. My TV is 53" 6 year old HD projection (witch weren't that great to start with) so the graphics look like sh** and I have trouble seeing enemies and tanks even close up some times, you have to look for motion for something to stand out. Especially with all the constant smoke and dust obscuring visibility. You shoot an enemy up and a cloud of smoke obstructs further aiming. Not knowing where your enemies are is very realistic but it seems like most of the times you die you never see it coming, sometime the radar will light up enemies when they are shooting at you but allot of times it doesn't which is very frustrating because you can't rely on it. They are trying to take 3D life where you have your 6 senses working 360 degrees and peripheral vision - and then translate it to 2D which doesn't work. They have to give you alternate senses to rely on to replace the ones lost. Allot of times it ends up being just a free fraul off killing and deaths unless you are on a drastically winning team or are on a private chat with 3 other friends to coordinate attacks and expose enemies by sacrificing your own. The ability to respawn on your own personal and bases makes dying only a minor inconvenience adding to the free fraul. In conquest respawning only at home base would solve this plus being made to take bases in order and the game ending when you posses all the bases would eliminate the craziness and late game home base blood baths creating a straight forward goal based battle. The next biggest frustration with the game is getting stuck on you surroundings either waking or driving. When walking anything over 6 inches tall (step height) stops you dead forcing you to jump as well as hills you think you should be able to climb up stop you and you sit there jumping like an idiot trying to get up. You will end up pulling your hair out because of this. When driving a tank you get stuck on almost everything. There is not much that can stop a tank in real life but when you get stuck on a wooden fence or building it's frustrating. Some things come down easy an others do not - very frustrating You should be able to flatten the grass/bamboo/tin huts in the Vietnam version without even slowing down. Some will break with effort but by then you are dead from enemy fire that you can't locate it's origin . Next is the weapons capabilities, as you build rand they give you more weapons not necessarily better ones. As you scroll thought the list of weapons you can't compare them directly, you find two you like at opposite ends of the list and by the time you scroll from one to the other you can't hardly remember where the bar was - to solve this give the power / accuracy / range bars a numerical value. As well the ability to only use one spec in each of the three spec columns is a piss off. You put hundreds of hours into the game to earn this stuff and only get to use 3. They make you choose between armor or ammo, targeting systems or speedy reloading ect............................It feels like all the time and progress is futile. You should be able to use them all, you put the time in you reap the benefits. If it gives you to much of an advantage make them harder to get or set up games where your entrance depends on ability. Low rank players play with other low rankers ect... Another thing that is frustrating is the aiming ability, whenever you hit the button it seems like I am always pointing at the enemies feet. If you set the sensitivity low it moves to slow and you end up dead, too fast and you over shoot the target every time, I can't seem to find a happy middle ground. Always liked some sort of mild auto aiming. Lastly the gun sights projected out in front of you whether walking or driving are either white or lighted red or blue. The white being the worst, you have a hard time seeing them especially when going though like back ground colours or smoke. Half the time you can't tell where you are aiming. The 4x red dot scope is a great spec but you have to pass up other good specs to use it. I should have waited for version 3. I hope they address all the problems with #2 and fire all their testers and hire some that know what they are doing and have some balls to say that the game isn't ready yet!â… Expand
  44. 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.
  45. Halosnoopy
    Jan 11, 2011
    9
    First, let me say that this game is SO much better than games like CoD. The reason? Its (fairly) realistic. There's no quick scoping, bullets drop due to gravity ( a feature I particularly like), there's USABLE vehicles, and oh ya, there's more destruction here than in a War of the Worlds movie. But, as in everything, there are some flaws.Single player is fun, but repetitive. Most of theFirst, let me say that this game is SO much better than games like CoD. The reason? Its (fairly) realistic. There's no quick scoping, bullets drop due to gravity ( a feature I particularly like), there's USABLE vehicles, and oh ya, there's more destruction here than in a War of the Worlds movie. But, as in everything, there are some flaws.Single player is fun, but repetitive. Most of the missions are "Go here, kill these guys, go there kill some more guys" which is fine, if you like that kind of thing. You may also have graphical issues if your playing on a lower end PC. However, the afore mentioned destruction completely makes up for these flaws. And whats better, it carries over to multiplayer. Yep, thats right, no more getting raped by noobs hiding behind walls with knifes. You can just make that wall disappear. Building with a sniper? C4. Tank raping your team? C4. C4 is the solution to all problems in this game. And its damn fun. Vehicles are balanced, meaning that if the opposing team gets a helo, it only takes about three people to take it down. Which brings us to the thing that sets Bad Company 2 apart from most modern shooters. Teamwork. Yes, you have to cooperate with your team to win. Going lone wolf is also completely ineffective. You will need to help you team to win. You can spot enemies, rain hell down on the enemy base with a tank, suppressing them until your team can destroy the objective. This game is much more than another CoD clone.… Expand
  46. 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
  47. Templar19
    Jan 6, 2011
    10
    I'm not a huge fan of FPS games (i can't stand call of duty) but this game is the most addicting FPS i have ever played, Multiplayer is awesome, singleplayer is pretty good, Amazing game, just bought the vietnam expansion which is also awesome, i also love the ranking up system, how you have an overall rank but at the same time you can level up kits, ill be playing this game for a long time!
  48. Ragna
    Jan 4, 2011
    10
    This is it! True War! The game sound is AWESOME! You feel that you're in the middle of a war. I've recommend 100% this game! Is the funniest shooter I've ever seen!
  49. 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
  50. creptor
    Jan 3, 2011
    6
    The game is okay very very nice graphics. What sucked was story is too short and muti-player lags with ATI 5770 video card and 4GB of memory. I didn't care for it too much.
  51. GraveHeart521
    Jan 2, 2011
    10
    I really don't care about the campaign so i only will comment only the multi-player part..
    This game is the most realistic and exciting multi-player game ever!!!
    it worth every cent i suggest you buy it!!!
    As for you haters stop hating the game because you have a 20 years old computer or you just can't play this game!!go play cod and hide behind the walls!!!
  52. 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
  53. KrisE
    Dec 25, 2010
    7
    Before the Bad Company series came out, me and a couple other guys used to play Battlefield 2. Now, after hearing recommendations from my friends I decided to pick it up while it was on sale. ($14.99 on Steam) I figured that like its predecessor, this game was about the multiplayer, so I only played the first missions of the campaign (I don't think much of them) and afterward joined aBefore the Bad Company series came out, me and a couple other guys used to play Battlefield 2. Now, after hearing recommendations from my friends I decided to pick it up while it was on sale. ($14.99 on Steam) I figured that like its predecessor, this game was about the multiplayer, so I only played the first missions of the campaign (I don't think much of them) and afterward joined a server. Upon doing so, I noticed something within the first few seconds of playing. The sandbox-y feeling that I enjoyed so much back in Battlefield 2 was gone. Now, these much smaller firefight maps that felt cramped and linear have taken over and the huge maps that I loved had vanished completely. EA changed what made Battlefield ... Battlefield, and instead replaced many of those things with elements heavily inspired by games like Call of Duty. This came as a major disappointment to me, but I guess it isn't entirely bad. What they took from the other games, they built upon it and made it better. The destructible environments are fantastic, the fast-paced action is great, and even though the maps are much smaller, you are still given vehicles to travel around in. These elements makes the game-play more varied than the other generic shooters out on the market. Overall, it's good. Perhaps not worth every penny, but definitely worth picking up if you're into the Modern Warfare branch of the Call of Duty series, and would like to try something a little different. As for the hardcore Battlefield 2 / 2142 fans, if you love what the earlier Battlefield games had to offer, then hold onto that copy and save your cash. You're not going to find much of it left in Bad Company 2. -- Afterthoughts: The graphics are great. The game runs smoothly on my relatively cheap computer. (Core2Duo 2.2 Ghz, 2GB RAM, 9600GT 512MB)… Expand
  54. PvtIron
    Dec 24, 2010
    8
    As someone who enjoyed Battlefield 2, I was happy to see this gem turn up in the Steam sales. After having the game only a matter of days it seems, to me at least, that this is another winner for the Battlefield franchise. The gameplay and graphics are great, and there are some lovely maps. As far as gameplay is concerned, not much has changed since Battlefield 2 - why fix what ain'tAs someone who enjoyed Battlefield 2, I was happy to see this gem turn up in the Steam sales. After having the game only a matter of days it seems, to me at least, that this is another winner for the Battlefield franchise. The gameplay and graphics are great, and there are some lovely maps. As far as gameplay is concerned, not much has changed since Battlefield 2 - why fix what ain't broken. There is a new game mode (as far as I know at least) called rush, which makes for a fun, fast paced round. The levelling up system is well thought out, you gain unlocks as you progress, yet none of these perks or weapons seem to be overpowered or game changing, a lowly private shouldn't find themselves particularly handicapped by their limited arsenal. There are two problems I have with this game, albeit minor ones. First, you can no longer lie down (particularly annoying when one of the weapons tells you how well it works when prone). The second problem was the dumbed down orders/squad commands system. All 'socialisation' is done with one button, you can spot, tell people to attack or defend etc. however you do not get to choose which. If you want to spot a man near an objective the chances are that you will just tell people, "hey, look thereâ… Expand
  55. Jeefster
    Dec 12, 2010
    1
    To windows 7 users who are using their on-board sound, don't bother to get this game. Multiplayer is fun and would have been great if people who are using their on-board sound can play for over 1 hour without having their computer hardlock on them. This is a known issue for a while now and still has not been fixed. The only solution is to purchase a sound card or usb sound card, or disableTo windows 7 users who are using their on-board sound, don't bother to get this game. Multiplayer is fun and would have been great if people who are using their on-board sound can play for over 1 hour without having their computer hardlock on them. This is a known issue for a while now and still has not been fixed. The only solution is to purchase a sound card or usb sound card, or disable the on-board sound. Stay away from this game unless you have a dedicated sound card. I wish I could enjoy this game, but my computer keeps getting hard locked since day one of my purchase of this game.… Expand
  56. Mastergalen
    Dec 11, 2010
    9
    Great game with addicting game play. Thanks to the developers teamwork is strengthened and the graphics are awesome. The FPS genre has been revolutionized with Destruction 2.0 adding to new tactics. Even after 8 months the devs are still bringing out new content with their map packs and the imminent expansion Battlefield exam.

    It's the perfect time of thinking to pick up this game, as it    Great game with addicting game play. Thanks to the developers teamwork is strengthened and the graphics are awesome. The FPS genre has been revolutionized with Destruction 2.0 adding to new tactics. Even after 8 months the devs are still bringing out new content with their map packs and the imminent expansion Battlefield exam.

    It's the perfect time of thinking to pick up this game, as it is a must buy for any FPS fan out there.    … Expand
  57. LithiumFox
    Dec 7, 2010
    9
    This review is a PC review, based on the understanding that the Bad Company series is separate from the PC battlefield series:

    Personally, I enjoy this game compared to everything else. It's got vehicles, destructible environments, Squad based action, and a dedicated server application. Everyone who gives this game poor reviews based on the PC battlefield has got the idea all wrong. Dice    This review is a PC review, based on the understanding that the Bad Company series is separate from the PC battlefield series:

    Personally, I enjoy this game compared to everything else. It's got vehicles, destructible environments, Squad based action, and a dedicated server application. Everyone who gives this game poor reviews based on the PC battlefield has got the idea all wrong. Dice KNOWS PC gamers want something different than the console gamers, and to be honest, at least they didn't just make a straight console port of the game. The games user interface was reworked to work with PC, the max player amount for online play was increased from the consoles 24 to 32, which creates a more hectic, more team based environment. Honestly, I do wish they would've gone with BF2's X-Fi support, as I can tell the difference between their CPU based sounds and their X-Fi based sounds. Still pretty awesome in the sound department.

    The gameplay itself is pretty fun, though like always, I wish they had more game modes, like a capture the flag mode or something, but still all around fun.

    The game has a heavier feel, a more "down to earth" approach, as there are constant explosions, the terrain will dent in based on mortars and grenades "digging" up dirt, and buildings will burst apart until they just collapse. The biggest issue I believe I have with the game is the fact that Snipers run rampant, either with a sniper rifle or shotguns, which has to be the most annoying thing. It's one of those things that irritate me in modern warfare, that also bugs me here.

    All in all the game is a solid game, fun if you get on teamspeak with some friends. The medal system should also be a little harder, allow for customization of your weapons (EG. Black Ops logo style), and there are a whole bunch of features they could've added, or at least fixed a few bugs. The newest patch has added a little more lag to some maps, but for the most part, the game is great. Pros:
    -Destructible Environments
    -Vehicles
    -Class based squad system (Medics, Assault, Sniper, Engineer)
    -Rush Mode (I enjoy this a lot to make it a pro)
    -32 Players (PC) (only half of the players of BF2, but there are more networked items so it's understandable)
    -More teamwork orientated than past iterations
    -Feeble attempt at ballistic physics, but still more than most games, which is fine by me

    Cons:
    -Snipers. Snipers. Snipers.
    -Somewhat iffy helicopters
    -No modding system. (though Dice has issues just making patches for it. D:)
    -Ballistics are exaggerated
    -Server search is bugged. Turn off "EA Servers" Option. Will help. :)
    -So many explosions make it hard to hear. While I like this, this will be an issue for most people.    … Expand
  58. jumpermax59
    Dec 7, 2010
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really have been into first person shooters for as long as i could remember and all i could say is that i enjoy this game.The whole multiplayer is by far the most exciting and entertaining part of the game, even tho the campaign was lacking.… Expand
  59. unpronounceable
    Dec 5, 2010
    10
    Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is an amazing game. While multiplayer was the best part of the game the singleplayer was also genuinely enjoyable. A bit glitchy and laggy at times but the gameplay is solid. I just wish DICE had programmed a smoother engine and not tried so hard to beat Modern Warfare. Battlefield is, at this point, the far superior series and can stand on its own merits withoutBattlefield: Bad Company 2 is an amazing game. While multiplayer was the best part of the game the singleplayer was also genuinely enjoyable. A bit glitchy and laggy at times but the gameplay is solid. I just wish DICE had programmed a smoother engine and not tried so hard to beat Modern Warfare. Battlefield is, at this point, the far superior series and can stand on its own merits without trying to emulate Call of Duty.… Expand
  60. Teune
    Dec 5, 2010
    10
    Great graphics, good MP, if you have a good PC turn all the Graphics up so much detail. Cool vehicles and the squad team system works great. This is so much better than the hyped marketingmachines like Call of Duty Black Ops and MW2. This game is meant for PC gaming. COD for consoles.
  61. WillKill
    Dec 5, 2010
    8
    I rate it a 10 based on the dominance of the multiplayer over singleplayer, just as the battlefield games have always been. The singleplayer is entertaining at best, but this game is really all about multiplayer. Don't get this for singleplayer. As for the multiplayer, this game has enough content to fill all your wants. I've played it since the Beta, and it used to have some bugs, butI rate it a 10 based on the dominance of the multiplayer over singleplayer, just as the battlefield games have always been. The singleplayer is entertaining at best, but this game is really all about multiplayer. Don't get this for singleplayer. As for the multiplayer, this game has enough content to fill all your wants. I've played it since the Beta, and it used to have some bugs, but DICE is really good about patching. They also release tons of free maps that extend the game's lifetime. With the amount of maps they've released, I'm surprised I've paid nothing. Hats off to them for that. Get this game! It is less CoD style because it requires teamwork. It's slower paced and has vehicles. It has a mountain of guns to choose from and a leveling system that keeps you wanting more. I highly recommend this game as an experienced FPS shooter.… Expand
  62. El_Burrito
    Dec 4, 2010
    9
    This is possibly my favourite game of the year. I decided to wait for a while after the release so that EA/DICE could iron any bugs that were bound to be there, since EA games are usually badly bug tested and badly optimized. I'm still unsure as to whether I prefer this over BF2, but it does have it's perks. With the removal of jets, prone and simplifying some other things, the game has aThis is possibly my favourite game of the year. I decided to wait for a while after the release so that EA/DICE could iron any bugs that were bound to be there, since EA games are usually badly bug tested and badly optimized. I'm still unsure as to whether I prefer this over BF2, but it does have it's perks. With the removal of jets, prone and simplifying some other things, the game has a slightly more arcade feel, which is refreshing against the back drop of pseudo-realism games. As usual the mix of vehicular and infantry combat is incredibly fun and adds an extra dimension to every battle. It's always fun blowing buildings apart now, and some strategic advantage can be gained by destroying walls, or collapsing buildings completely.
    The game visually looks stunning and it's reasonable to run the game on high settings and not suffer an FPS drop below 30, which is favourable since there is usually a lot going on.
    The single player is rather comedic. Four guys struggling against the odds, destroying what ever is thrown at them. That said, the Battlefield series should really be a strictly multi-player game and I think this game only further proves that. The game would still be worth as much without the single player as anyone who knows this series will probably play it once and then never give it a second look.
    Lag in the game is hardly existent (of course assuming you have a good connection). I believe there were some problems around release with the way shots were predicted that caused a lot of grief, but that has been sorted now.
    I look forward to clicking submit on this review and going back to multi-player.    … Expand
  63. barry2680
    Nov 27, 2010
    6
    Great game, singleplayer is a slightly less than average experiance but the multiplayer is where it shines, unlock system is a bit annoying at first but eventually becomes managable, real teamplay mechanics, great graphics, vehicle and infantry combat is intense and fun, destruction works well and leads to interesting situations,
    MAJOR CONCERN
    game was not designed for 64 bit users WILL    Great game, singleplayer is a slightly less than average experiance but the multiplayer is where it shines, unlock system is a bit annoying at first but eventually becomes managable, real teamplay mechanics, great graphics, vehicle and infantry combat is intense and fun, destruction works well and leads to interesting situations,
    MAJOR CONCERN
    game was not designed for 64 bit users WILL LIKELY CRASH CTD IF USED ON 64 OS, no attempts have been made to alert people to this for obvious marketing reasons, coding is the problem and ea are in no rush to fix it, broken game is broken game 6/10    … Expand
  64. CBZ
    Nov 26, 2010
    10
    Best title of the Battlefield series, with destructible environment and incredibly addicting multiplayer.
    The single player is good but its only 10% of the fun this game has to offer.
    You will need a high end computer to play this game smoothly though, it's not worthy playing it in low settings because this game is visually impressive. however, all the bugs that the game had have been    Best title of the Battlefield series, with destructible environment and incredibly addicting multiplayer.
    The single player is good but its only 10% of the fun this game has to offer.
    You will need a high end computer to play this game smoothly though, it's not worthy playing it in low settings because this game is visually impressive. however, all the bugs that the game had have been successfully fixed.
    After playing this game for almost 200 hours im still addicted.A must have if you like FPS!    … Expand
  65. EliteFA
    Nov 17, 2010
    10
    Pros: BF BC2 is absolutely astonishing in almost all aspects. The graphics are superb, gameplay is fair and exciting, the environments are vast and well designed, single player is a blast, and online play is addicting and fun! Exceeds COD and my exceptions

    Cons: The Team-Play factor is reduced in comparison to BF2. The game seems to be dumbed down a bit in regards to control and gameplay    Pros: BF BC2 is absolutely astonishing in almost all aspects. The graphics are superb, gameplay is fair and exciting, the environments are vast and well designed, single player is a blast, and online play is addicting and fun! Exceeds COD and my exceptions

    Cons: The Team-Play factor is reduced in comparison to BF2. The game seems to be dumbed down a bit in regards to control and gameplay commands but for anyone who hasn't played BF2 that shouldn't be an issue. Also, this game is very demanding on your PC.

    Summary: Amazing game and certainly one of the best current multiplayer FPS games released. Lacking some of the Pro's from past BF games but makes it up for it in other areas. If you have the money and good enough PC buy this game. If you are debating between this and COD...This wins hands-down. Very well developed game.


    *NOTE* Bare in mind that a majority of the bad ratings that are holding this game back are because the user did not have a computer that could handle the game...For anyone giving this game a bad review because there computer can't handle the game is utterly moronic. I'd rather have a good quality game rather one trimmed down just so people with out-dated computers can play. To even review game that you haven't even played is pointless...So I recommend everyone just ignore those comments and just make sure your system meets the recommended requirements.    … Expand
  66. kiLLu
    Nov 11, 2010
    8
    ein geniales Spiel---es fesselt einfach jede Minute und macht sehr viel spaÃ
  67. Pitbull17044
    Oct 17, 2010
    2
    Nice graphics..Average sound..but over all a total piece of crap...poor physics...seriously glitched hit markers..head shots don't = a kill but foot shots do??? No ability to go prone..... Seriously if I wanted another piece of garbage that I cant go prone with, and score a kill with a foot shot I would play halo !!! Seriously after Bad Company 1 I thought you have learned to take itNice graphics..Average sound..but over all a total piece of crap...poor physics...seriously glitched hit markers..head shots don't = a kill but foot shots do??? No ability to go prone..... Seriously if I wanted another piece of garbage that I cant go prone with, and score a kill with a foot shot I would play halo !!! Seriously after Bad Company 1 I thought you have learned to take it back to BF2 PC style!!!… Expand
  68. roar888
    Oct 15, 2010
    9
    The graphics in this game are excellent, and the sounds is absolutely incredible. Plus, the hitboxes for enemies are realistic, and kills in both singleplayer and multiplayer are very satisfying. The battles are exciting and really emphasize teamwork. The campaign could have been better, but was overall pretty well done. I absolutely love the multiplayer, though, with several game modesThe graphics in this game are excellent, and the sounds is absolutely incredible. Plus, the hitboxes for enemies are realistic, and kills in both singleplayer and multiplayer are very satisfying. The battles are exciting and really emphasize teamwork. The campaign could have been better, but was overall pretty well done. I absolutely love the multiplayer, though, with several game modes to choose from, that lend themselves to a wide variety of strategies and skills. The maps are well designed, and allow for a great deal of freedom no matter which class you decide to play as. All around an awesome game.… Expand
  69. DAwG4Hire
    Oct 13, 2010
    8
    Nicely done.
    The destructible walls and buildings were a huge plus. It makes for a dynamic playing field. The buildings that people like to hide in are never there at the end of the round. If you stay put anywhere, you will get blown up or shot. The game pace is pretty good. My only major gripe is the spawn points. If you choose to randomly spawned you will often end up directly in    Nicely done.
    The destructible walls and buildings were a huge plus. It makes for a dynamic playing field. The buildings that people like to hide in are never there at the end of the round. If you stay put anywhere, you will get blown up or shot. The game pace is pretty good. My only major gripe is the spawn points. If you choose to randomly spawned you will often end up directly in front of someone, only to die and wait another 10 seconds to join again. This can happen many times in a row. It also seems like they see you before you spawn, like there's a delay between when you appear and when you can move.

    That being said, I only play squad deathmatch. I've tried the other gametypes, where you have to take and control objectives. The matches are extremely one-sided. You will get killed over and over and over again. It might be fun to play them with a buddy, but it's just not for me.

    Now here's the Major negative. The game says it's XP compatible. What they don't say is that it doesn't work on XP-64 bit. It took a few hours of digging through forums before I found this out. It doesn't say anywhere that XP-64 is not supported when you go to buy the game. That is false advertising and should not be tolerated by the gaming community. It isn't even legal. I don't know how they get away with that.    … Expand
  70. Bobaganoosh
    Oct 12, 2010
    9
    I really liked the single player story and gameplay. there were a couple times where i wished there were more check points, but overall they were set up pretty good.

    The multiplayer is great after the latest patch. I think they finally have a fantastic-to-play game and I really like every map in the game. However, the lack of mod-tools makes it hard to give your server a "memorable"    I really liked the single player story and gameplay. there were a couple times where i wished there were more check points, but overall they were set up pretty good.

    The multiplayer is great after the latest patch. I think they finally have a fantastic-to-play game and I really like every map in the game. However, the lack of mod-tools makes it hard to give your server a "memorable" factor that keeps people coming back. It seems people don't have regular or favorite servers very often (especially when the server browser's "history" and "favorites" tabs don't really work. The game was extremely flawed at launch, but after a few months they seem to be on the right page. I give it an 8 because the SP was a little shorter than it could have been, and the MP doesn't have competative game-support (kill-cam, spectate, public dedi's, mod tools, etc.), but overall, it's still a great game    … Expand
  71. SteelSampson
    Oct 10, 2010
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great story line. Squads! Personally I love the variety esp. comparing it with MW2. The only down side to the campaign was no helicopter flying! Why? Online is never boring unlike MW2.… Expand
  72. Daemonwulfe
    Oct 10, 2010
    9
    The only reason this game doesn't get a straight ten with me is because PC users still don't have SPECACT kits. This would be a non-issue but part of the fun for me in any game is collecting achievements and without the SPECACT kits I'm left looking at a few blank achievements that I can't complete. If you can get past the bad jokes the story line is decent and the multiplayer has allThe only reason this game doesn't get a straight ten with me is because PC users still don't have SPECACT kits. This would be a non-issue but part of the fun for me in any game is collecting achievements and without the SPECACT kits I'm left looking at a few blank achievements that I can't complete. If you can get past the bad jokes the story line is decent and the multiplayer has all the joys and frustrations that come with all Battlefield games. Don't give too much stock in what the naysayers complain about. If you have a decent internet connection game play is smooth and the servers don't seem to have too many stability issues. There are a few hacks out there who manage to bust Punk Buster, but that's something players just have to work around when it comes to PC games. If you love first person shooters then don't miss out an opportunity to experience this game. It's not too resource heavy for computers. You can build a decent system for under $600 and it'll run this game just fine. My rig happens to be a work in progress, but with a Windows performance score of 5.7 it runs this game smooth as silk on maxed out settings. If you have a dual core processor at 2.8Ghz or better, 4 or 5 gigs of RAM, and a decent 1Ghz memory video card then you'll be able to enjoy the best this game has to offer. Even with a little less I'm sure you'll be pleased with the visuals. Destructible environments give you new opportunities for cover and offer additional challenges on some maps. Check out the visuals on the map "Laguna Presa" but try not to be too distracted by the amazing detail put into the foliage or you'll become sniper fodder.

    Playing on regular mode might frustrate you a bit if you're not spot on with head or upper body shots but hardcore will fix this with the added bullet damage. However, you will not have a targeting reticule. With a little practice you will still be able to knock people down with hip fired shots at close to medium range. On hardcore you will also not have a mini-map to reference from. This may make it a little more difficult if you're not used to the maps, but once you have them down you'll have fun ventilating noobs who stray into the wrong server. The squad function gives you the ability to spawn on team mates and this adds an interesting tactic when working with your friends. Bullet drop adds a fresh twist to longer ranged combat.

    All in all this game is good for players with a medium to expert skill range and will become the school of hard knocks for players that are not as used to the genre. If you're looking for a fresh change from the usual run and gun this game will scratch your itch. If you played the first Bad Company game you'll notice significant improvements in game play and visuals with the Frostbite engine. Check it out.    … Expand
  73. cambria
    Oct 1, 2010
    6
    This game has great graphics, and a fun, albeit short, single player campaign. That guy saying 2-3k computer is foolish, he has 256mb video card. I use 4gb ram and a radeon hd4850 (1024mb ddr2) in 1920x1080 widescreen resolution, max everything, no framerate loss. I do warn those who attempt to play wireless, this game is one of the worst optimized for your situation, strongly considerThis game has great graphics, and a fun, albeit short, single player campaign. That guy saying 2-3k computer is foolish, he has 256mb video card. I use 4gb ram and a radeon hd4850 (1024mb ddr2) in 1920x1080 widescreen resolution, max everything, no framerate loss. I do warn those who attempt to play wireless, this game is one of the worst optimized for your situation, strongly consider dedicated cable.

    The multiplayer shows a lot of promise, however, there is a very steep frustration curve you need to get past. And that is because even by the 2nd week of release, there were hundreds of people lvl 30s 40s and 50s, who can basically run straight at you and take a full clip of XMB without even dying, and still knife you while you're reloading. To show timeframe commitment, I spent 6 hours one day and I only achieved 60% from lvl 2 to 3. Think about the hundreds of hours you must invest to get the sweet perks these people with seemingly infinite free time have.

    Aside from this, the multiplayer is full of kids under 15, who have the option to freely SWAP TEAMS whenever they want. So if they aren't happy losing, they can join the other team and destroy those with enough integrity to stick it out -- Horrible design in this regard, no public kick option (IE majority votekick), so when you finally find a beginner server with "Lvl 25 and under", it will surely be packed with people lvl 40+ who are just farming kills, and unless there's an admin around (never seen one in 20 hours), he won't be removed. And since EXP is gained 10fold by the winning team, good luck finding enough quality teammates willing to stick it out and not ditch to the other side. Apparently there is some great honor to be achieved by playing like a complete chump. Longevity will be determined by the community's ability to adopt new players without ruining the experience for them. It's dominated by children though, not surprising that they ignore this forsight. Good luck finding even one mature person in these servers.

    So if you have a job, or a life, you will probably not find time to dominate the 9th grade arena that is BC2-online, but it will definitely be getting some sale time on steam in the future, and it might be worth the sale price just to enjoy the campaign.    … Expand
  74. gunning_dumbass
    Oct 1, 2010
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I truly recommend this fantastic game as it actually brings out the true meaning of modern warfare, and generating what the future may hold. When I first got this, it seemed difficult, but this is actually what real-life is like, everything, the gunshots, the sound, everything. Fixed with stunning graphics and real time events, this is one hell of a game you won't wanna miss.… Expand
  75. Michele
    Sep 29, 2010
    9
    I really have been into first person shooters for as long as i could remember and all i could say is that i enjoy this game.The whole multiplayer is by far the most exciting and entertaining part of the game, even tho the campaign was lacking.
  76. Orlandu84
    Sep 20, 2010
    10
    Without qualification this game is the best first person shooter that I have ever played. It does have its faults, but they are more than made up for by superb game play. What are those faults? First, it has a high learning curve for multiplayer. Second, some of the unlocks could be sequenced better. Now, what makes up for these blemishes? Intense combat that requires teamwork toWithout qualification this game is the best first person shooter that I have ever played. It does have its faults, but they are more than made up for by superb game play. What are those faults? First, it has a high learning curve for multiplayer. Second, some of the unlocks could be sequenced better. Now, what makes up for these blemishes? Intense combat that requires teamwork to win. Fantastic graphics. Destructible environments. I played Modern Warfare 2 for thirty hours online and was satisfied with that experience. I have played Bad Company 2 for over 125 hours and still want more.… Expand
  77. KRob4
    Sep 11, 2010
    10
    I want to come out and say that this game kicks Modern Warfare 2 right in it's ass. While overall this game isn't as ground-breaking as it's predecessors, it's polished leveling and upgrade system is. They've perfected the balance of the points system and how you must actually play a kit to level it up. BFBC2 keeps it simple, abandoning the large-scale maps of BF2 for a more intimateI want to come out and say that this game kicks Modern Warfare 2 right in it's ass. While overall this game isn't as ground-breaking as it's predecessors, it's polished leveling and upgrade system is. They've perfected the balance of the points system and how you must actually play a kit to level it up. BFBC2 keeps it simple, abandoning the large-scale maps of BF2 for a more intimate setting - allowing you to feel a part of the battle on a more consistent basis. Adding the 'spawn on squad member' functionality cuts out a lot of needless running around, and also adds to the teamwork side of things. Overall, the most undenaibly spectacular accomplishment of BFBC2 is the sound engineering. The scaling of gun shots, cannons and explosions is the best I've heard - allowing for further immersion into the game.
    All in all, this is a must buy for anyone.    … Expand
  78. shanemckay1
    Sep 10, 2010
    0
    Bought this game on steam a week ago for online play only. In a full week, i have NEVER been able to loin to multiplayer. I have asked steam for a refund. Here is why. After buying the game, i sent EA a support ticket telling them that I have never been able to play online. They replied saying that there was on going server upgrades and capaicity problems that may be finished in the nearBought this game on steam a week ago for online play only. In a full week, i have NEVER been able to loin to multiplayer. I have asked steam for a refund. Here is why. After buying the game, i sent EA a support ticket telling them that I have never been able to play online. They replied saying that there was on going server upgrades and capaicity problems that may be finished in the near future. There was no mention on steam or on BBC2 website before I bought the game that it was impossible to play online. . In my opinion, that is no where near good enough! I have asked Steam for the refund so i can buy a ready game.

    shane    … Expand
  79. Kingo64
    Sep 4, 2010
    3
    This game was that terrible I actually disregard that it exists as it tarnishes the Battlefield franchise too much. The Singleplayer campaign was terrible, linear, repetitive with painstakingly dreadful and unplayable AI. Multiplayer had horrible bullet mechanics, broken hitboxes and poor weapon balancing design. Even vehicles don't work as when you try to run over your enemies they justThis game was that terrible I actually disregard that it exists as it tarnishes the Battlefield franchise too much. The Singleplayer campaign was terrible, linear, repetitive with painstakingly dreadful and unplayable AI. Multiplayer had horrible bullet mechanics, broken hitboxes and poor weapon balancing design. Even vehicles don't work as when you try to run over your enemies they just pass straight through your jeep.

    The Frostbite 2.0 engine was either poorly implemented or it is a piece of **** The graphical art style was painful to look at with blinding HDR and over contrasting until grass looks like green goo poured over asphalt. The audio engine is broken as surround sound did not work and the game offers absolutely NO options in regards to audio settings, except for a **** sound equaliser which I don't need.

    My point of advice? Avoid this game like the plague along with Modern Warfare 2 and the new Medal of Honor. They are all pieces of **** and a burden on society. If you want to find a real shooter try ARMA 2, even though it is poorly optimised it is an amazing game and is less than half the price of all of these **** overpriced 'blockbuster' games.

    - Kingo64    … Expand
  80. andoi9292
    Sep 1, 2010
    9
  81. fullgrip
    Aug 28, 2010
    10
    First let me expose to you dudes that I play games in a daily basis just before I get to bed since the PC had 4Mhz of speed on the processor and well no graphics chip at all! Gen after gen my rig is kept always top notch so I get the best juice in any game I select to buy. So... This game is... in every respect... everything a game should ever be! Even my most realistic dreams do notFirst let me expose to you dudes that I play games in a daily basis just before I get to bed since the PC had 4Mhz of speed on the processor and well no graphics chip at all! Gen after gen my rig is kept always top notch so I get the best juice in any game I select to buy. So... This game is... in every respect... everything a game should ever be! Even my most realistic dreams do not achieve the sheer perfection in fun and rewardness -- new word -- as this game does. For me the cheap chat between characters in the single player mode was the touch of genius! The very only thing that was missing in the modern SP game -- and I didn't even realised it until I experienced that. I now call that "soul". The SP game that has soul in it! Amazing! Then there is the other "issue" with this game and prior BFs also had this: the fun just never ends!!! There is always a new wild act to be done in the field I have never tried and human creativity with vehicles, explosives and knives is just infinite. I simply lost count on the number of great LOL rushes I had in action with the game and also the number of times I wanted to bang my head into a wall for the level of stupidity one can have -- at the same time! Thank you so much DICE for been so competent and ingenious! If possible my rate would be way over 10.… Expand
  82. MikeXD
    Aug 26, 2010
    5
    The game has nice graphics, nice features and weapons. However, the online experience is poor compared to the other Battlefield games. Small crowded servers, tiny maps. It is almost impossible to find a good server with regular returning players of your own level. To me, Bad Company was a huge disappointment.
  83. fraGer
    Aug 26, 2010
    9
    People compare this game to COD MW2 but I'd have to disagree. Battlefield plays completely different and has an entirely different feel than MW2. And I'm comparing mainly the multiplayer functions of the two games as that is what I primarily play. MW2, for me, plays much more like a run and gun type game. Very fast moving, easy to kill people, easy to melee, not realistic at all.People compare this game to COD MW2 but I'd have to disagree. Battlefield plays completely different and has an entirely different feel than MW2. And I'm comparing mainly the multiplayer functions of the two games as that is what I primarily play. MW2, for me, plays much more like a run and gun type game. Very fast moving, easy to kill people, easy to melee, not realistic at all. Battlefield on the other hand feels slower and more true to life. Getting kills in BF is no easy task, it takes more skill with the weapons and is more strategy based. Melee-ing in MW2 is ridiculously easy, not so in Battlefield, getting a melee kill feels so much more rewarding, because it is hard to do. And of course the ability to drive vehicles and fly copters makes it that much more enjoyable.
    I would rate this game a 9 as there are several flaws, one not being able to go prone, which as a sniper on a rooftop becomes very frustrating. Those people that rate this game low because their hardware can't handle it are stupid. And if you have a hard time getting updates and such, simply buy the game through Steam and all that stuff is taken care of.    … Expand
  84. hasoos
    Aug 19, 2010
    3
    I have a really hard time believing that many folks gave this game a high score when out of the box it is missing joystick functionality (you have to hack a file to get it to partially work, and most joystick throttles will never work). Months later they have never fixed this. All of the previous Battlefield games worked great with joysticks. They didn't give you the ablity to goI have a really hard time believing that many folks gave this game a high score when out of the box it is missing joystick functionality (you have to hack a file to get it to partially work, and most joystick throttles will never work). Months later they have never fixed this. All of the previous Battlefield games worked great with joysticks. They didn't give you the ablity to go prone, which every war shooter that has came out for the last decade has had. Come on folks. Nice Eye Candy. Bad execution. Anybody who gave this game a 10 needs to do a little bit more thorough review.… Expand
  85. fuwaneko
    Aug 19, 2010
    9
    Singleplayer sucks. Multiplayer rocks. But it is not an old good BF2. It's more console-like casual team shooter. But that doesn't mean it's not fun. It is fun. The problem is the game has too many PC performance and gameplay issues and bad support from developers. Patches are coming out very rarely, and you have to fight against enemy and against technical issues. However this game isSingleplayer sucks. Multiplayer rocks. But it is not an old good BF2. It's more console-like casual team shooter. But that doesn't mean it's not fun. It is fun. The problem is the game has too many PC performance and gameplay issues and bad support from developers. Patches are coming out very rarely, and you have to fight against enemy and against technical issues. However this game is awesome, and anyone loving team multiplayer FPS should buy it. But if you have console, then I would recommend buying for console, because console versions don't have so much issues, just keep in mind that experience will be very different from PC.… Expand
  86. vai0
    Aug 15, 2010
    6
    Some may call it fun, awesome, amazing but the only word that comes to mind for me is - disappointing. Maybe I wouldn't compared it to BF2 if the changes between the games actually made sense, or if in one way they actually made the game better. All in all this game has drastically lowered my exceptions for BF3 and any future games from DICE.
  87. kavalier
    Aug 14, 2010
    10
    I really have been into first person shooters for as long as i could remember and all i could say is that i enjoy this game.The whole multiplayer is by far the most exciting and entertaining part of the game, even tho the campaign was lacking.
  88. seungjaehong
    Aug 12, 2010
    3
    Not as good as I expected... I was very excited about this game and waited for it to come out but when I bought it, it just simply wasn't fun. I guess all the variety of weapons and vehicles was just too compicated for me since im a counter strike fan. Also the single player was disappointing too because I guess I played it right after COD:MW2, it seem even less fun.
  89. WeeBee886
    Aug 11, 2010
    9
    It is so refreshing to play this game after playing Modern Warfare 2. The singleplayer campaign has more replay value (in some of the levels) because they do not give you a completely linear experience and you can play a level over again to completely change your plan of attack. And yes, I do remember specifically thinking about a "plan of attack" rather than just being spoon-fed everyIt is so refreshing to play this game after playing Modern Warfare 2. The singleplayer campaign has more replay value (in some of the levels) because they do not give you a completely linear experience and you can play a level over again to completely change your plan of attack. And yes, I do remember specifically thinking about a "plan of attack" rather than just being spoon-fed every second of the game. Modern Warfare 2 might as well have been a (horribly bad) movie rather than a game. Bad Company 2 gives me room to think, and in fact, requires it.

    The singleplayer campaign does, admittedly have a poor story and is way too short like Modern Warfare 2. But the good news is that it doesn't take itself waaaay too seriously like MW2 does, so it is at least a fun ride even though it is still inane garbage. In a way, it openly admits to being garbage and celebrates the fact, rather than being like MW2 -- woefully unaware of its own banality.

    The graphics are a bit inconsistent, with some really blocky objects strewn around here and there while the character models are extremely detailed and photo-realistic. The gun models are really boring to look at. But the levels in the tropical regions are totally lush and lovable. Engine-wise, it is an amazing-looking game, and yes, if you have DirectX 11 and a processor that can handle it, it looks better than MW2 on the highest graphical settings.

    The sound is probably the best I have ever heard in a first-person shooter, so I don't have anything else to compare it to except reality. Moving around, handling my gun, shooting, and getting shot at all sound as they would in real life as far as I can tell, except that loud sounds are made quieter (i.e. guns) or given the NIHL effect (i.e. tank fire) so you don't break your eyedrums.

    The multiplayer is simply the best online shooter available right now. It goes for what I think is just the right balance of fun and realism. It is tactical, it has fairly big maps, it is team-based (you *can* go solo... but you'll die), and there are no killstreaks! Yay! And you actually have to work hard to get promoted, which is a complete change of pace from the made-for-idiots MW2 rank/achievement system. If you can find a server that isn't really laggy (which is a little bit easier now that they've patched it), it can be the most intense mutliplayer experience of your life.

    Of course, there are two more big shooters coming out soon: Call of Duty: Black Ops and Medal of Honor. Will they unseat this game from its multiplayer throne of near-perfection? Definitely not Black Ops (based on the MP trailer I just saw), and probably not Medal of Honor (I tried the MP beta, which was really great but not this good). I don't think a better online shooter will be made until Battlefield 3, which is a long way off.    … Expand
  90. RandallO.
    Jul 28, 2010
    10
    I would love to give this game less than an eight, because that is what it deserves. However when looking at the bigger picture I realize i thoroughly enjoy the game itself so it warrants an eight. However, Blizzard F'ed up big time in many departments. 1) Battle.net 2.0 sucks horribly. 2) Blizzard tried to innovate and the UI (User Interface) is horribly like Dawn of War 2 and XBOX I would love to give this game less than an eight, because that is what it deserves. However when looking at the bigger picture I realize i thoroughly enjoy the game itself so it warrants an eight. However, Blizzard F'ed up big time in many departments. 1) Battle.net 2.0 sucks horribly. 2) Blizzard tried to innovate and the UI (User Interface) is horribly like Dawn of War 2 and XBOX Live. (Both Suck) 3) I can't add my Mexican friend because he plays in a different realm. 4)There's no chat channels. (OKAY????) 5) I played the BETA (thousands of complaints went unheard. 6) Custom games are joined by map title basis (Example. I join a popular custom game i. e. Dota. Host is afk. I leave and rejoin and it auto puts me back with that host. You can't specify custom game names like no rush, all random ettc..) and many other problems with StarCraft 2 besides the gameplay itself. I could rant on and on about more things that are messed up. Like the clan system in warcraft 3 was brilliant and the Tournaments were awesome. So far the Campaign is fun but i'm not that far into it. It is utterly better than any other rts i've played in terms of the game itself and will be a great E Sport. Blizzard needs to fix the UI.… Expand
  91. PedroH
    Jun 12, 2010
    9
    Bad Company 2 is a amazing experience,the campaing can be a little boring but the online mod is what steals the show whith amazing graphics,team work,destruction and a lot of other stuff to do by hitting buttons,better than MW2 on my opinion.
  92. JustisM
    Jun 6, 2010
    6
    While Bad Company 2 certainly seemed like a good game there many issues that make it unplayable for me. The graphics are sub-par and it looks cheap(Seeing people hiding behind walls because thier arms are sticking out of it, ect).. The controls aren't as precise as other Fps. they just don't feel right especially in vehicles. There have also been various errors and crashing to While Bad Company 2 certainly seemed like a good game there many issues that make it unplayable for me. The graphics are sub-par and it looks cheap(Seeing people hiding behind walls because thier arms are sticking out of it, ect).. The controls aren't as precise as other Fps. they just don't feel right especially in vehicles. There have also been various errors and crashing to the desktop. One of the big things for me is the inability to use a controller or Joystick because the turning is reversed, and EA had no explanation on how to fix it. Aside from all the problems it was definitely a great idea that I wish came out better than it did. I am however a very picky person, so other people may not find the way the game looks or the unpolished controls big problems. In conclusion this game could have used MUCH more polishing up before it was released, but a decent game overall.… Expand
  93. JasonL
    Jun 4, 2010
    8
    the game overall is great i mean who does not like blowing stuff up that will eventually lead to a new outcome for one side? but in multilayer is when this game falls flat line because of how many things can go wrong like loss of server connection, auto balance that does not auto balance until later in the game which sucks, (also i experience a black screen meaning that i can see only the the game overall is great i mean who does not like blowing stuff up that will eventually lead to a new outcome for one side? but in multilayer is when this game falls flat line because of how many things can go wrong like loss of server connection, auto balance that does not auto balance until later in the game which sucks, (also i experience a black screen meaning that i can see only the setup menu where you get your specs and thats around all you see..) one of my favorite parts is when you suicide it says "EPIC FAIL" this is a great game that people with strategy can make a lot of difference… Expand
  94. ChrisH
    May 31, 2010
    10
    This game is near perfect. The more you play this game the more you can tell how much attention the developers payed to detail. The class system is nothing new but they took it to the next level. Each class has it's purpose and perks. Spotting is a never before seen feature but makes perfect sense to the gameplay. Each thing you do to help your team award you points. GET THIS GAME!
  95. Sergey
    May 31, 2010
    2
    Nothing special about the game, conventional shooter with scripted friendly AI who can't shoot point blank, no help at all and call out lines they're supposed to. You meet the same buildings with ovens over the whole campaign. But they're destructable? haha There's no destruction at all as in BF1 which was seen in video right away if you're no idiot. Fake Nothing special about the game, conventional shooter with scripted friendly AI who can't shoot point blank, no help at all and call out lines they're supposed to. You meet the same buildings with ovens over the whole campaign. But they're destructable? haha There's no destruction at all as in BF1 which was seen in video right away if you're no idiot. Fake destrctuction 2.0 You shoot at an area,let's say a wall. If a bullet hits the area it disappears, a lot of smoke, flying bricks and that's it, a hole. If all the areas disappear, a building collapses. Don't be suprised if some wall doesn't destroy. Well One bullet and wooden fence literally blows up. The same goes for other objects, looks LOL. The knife is a powerful weapon, one cut, no fency, wire and so on. Explosive one, I guess, too. Any destructable object is prebuild. You can destruct what it's meant to be so by DICE. No physics. I don't even talk about old graphics and engine that hasn't been optimised for PC.The story about the squad that always doubts whether to go on their trip to destroy a super weapon is banal.… Expand
  96. MagniG
    May 23, 2010
    3
    This game is about 50$ 1. The graphics look 5 years old. 2. The AI is an insult to the gaming industry. 3. The story telling is weak at the best of times. 4. The SP is completed in less then 5 hours. 5. The weapons are supposed to be real, but they are not. 6. The Core rendering looks really old. You shot someone in the head and there is a little blood. That's all. 7. In some cases This game is about 50$ 1. The graphics look 5 years old. 2. The AI is an insult to the gaming industry. 3. The story telling is weak at the best of times. 4. The SP is completed in less then 5 hours. 5. The weapons are supposed to be real, but they are not. 6. The Core rendering looks really old. You shot someone in the head and there is a little blood. That's all. 7. In some cases you will have to use an entire mag to kill one enemy. This is just a few things. This is a game with high focus on Online Co-Op gameplay. And not the SP. But for the price and considering that EA is the largest PC game programmer is the world. The single player is simply to weak and an insult to anyone who pays for it. I am going to demand my money back for this very low budget release.… Expand
  97. HD
    May 21, 2010
    5
    Fun, but playing online is a hell. You can't create own servers, and the servers online are laggy as hell. You can prepare yourself for staying at around 300-500 ms ping, or if you're lucky you can get down to 150, but that's the best I've ever had. The beta was really fun, but then the servers got crappy and you just get frustrated, although there might be some good Fun, but playing online is a hell. You can't create own servers, and the servers online are laggy as hell. You can prepare yourself for staying at around 300-500 ms ping, or if you're lucky you can get down to 150, but that's the best I've ever had. The beta was really fun, but then the servers got crappy and you just get frustrated, although there might be some good times when you finally get to join a good server. If not for the bad online play, it would have gotten a nine, but it really ruins the game, so it gets a five.… Expand
  98. MattW
    May 19, 2010
    5
    Well when I first got this game, I bought it early on Steam, for PC obviously, to get additional DLC and beta...it was great enjoyed the multiplayer very much and it played wonderfully would have rated it an 8 or even nine maybe..... However, when the game came out, all the sudden my connection seemed to lag even if my ping was hovering around 20 to 50.....This is my biggest problem with Well when I first got this game, I bought it early on Steam, for PC obviously, to get additional DLC and beta...it was great enjoyed the multiplayer very much and it played wonderfully would have rated it an 8 or even nine maybe..... However, when the game came out, all the sudden my connection seemed to lag even if my ping was hovering around 20 to 50.....This is my biggest problem with this game. The single player campaign is way too easy, and pretty simple definitely forgettable. The multiplayer has some cool maps and reward system. However Im gonna rate it as a 5 because yeah the graphics are good, some good maps,still all the same weapons and concept though, nothing new really to the Battlefield series other than the fact you can blow up buildings.... but god forbid you have any technical difficulty, EA support is a joke! I have no problem with any other game I own on steam when considering connectivity, hell I can still play l4d2 even when I have a high ping of around 150 or so...but their tips for resolving the lag issues is way too involved even after I closed several background applications. Me and several of my friends are all having similar problems here on the East Coast of U.S. extremely frustrating considering I spent like 50 bucks on this and I cant even play it now.....another thing....even when the server browser tells me it has a general low ping rating,..this really doesnt seem to matter or even be closely accurate, since the last game I played...like 10 min because the lag was so high, it told me a ping at 15, and was an East coast server in NY, but when I joined my ping was 275 and so were 10 of the other players out of 20!!!!!?????? I would have rated it higher, but since there are some serious problems for connectivity, it gets a 5 from me...My tips, jfind a friend with an xbox 360. the console port plays much much better, and no technical problems other than the occasional server kick.… Expand
  99. JimL
    May 4, 2010
    9
    Until Battlefield, there hasn't been a good shooter since MW1, and BF2. It started out really buggy, and still has the random crashes to desktop, but has improved dramatically since release. The graphics, the sound, the gameplay are all top notch. Definately worth a buy.
  100. JohnR
    May 3, 2010
    9
    This is easily one of the best games I have ever purchased. The single player campaign is humorous and exciting. The online multiplayer is the best you can get. It has no lag, big maps, lots of servers, lots of players, and no appointments or friends are needed. Just drop into a game when you have time to play and have fun. State of the art graphics, perfect surround sound effects, and This is easily one of the best games I have ever purchased. The single player campaign is humorous and exciting. The online multiplayer is the best you can get. It has no lag, big maps, lots of servers, lots of players, and no appointments or friends are needed. Just drop into a game when you have time to play and have fun. State of the art graphics, perfect surround sound effects, and seamless game play all help make Battlefield: Bad Company 2 a truly awesome experience.… 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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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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