Battlefield: Bad Company 2

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8.5

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  1. DanC
    Apr 5, 2010
    10
    MW2 fans think this game sucks, but they have no idea. They get sucked up into there little worlds and only play and enjoy MW2. I will. say the first one was okay at best, but BF2 and and other BF games are amazing, so I tired this one. Its fun and great, my brother unlocked everything. For years people have said that their game was "halo killer", but this truely is a MW killer. @ Nikko MW2 fans think this game sucks, but they have no idea. They get sucked up into there little worlds and only play and enjoy MW2. I will. say the first one was okay at best, but BF2 and and other BF games are amazing, so I tired this one. Its fun and great, my brother unlocked everything. For years people have said that their game was "halo killer", but this truely is a MW killer. @ Nikko C. This game craps all over MW2. (I hate fan boys).… Expand
  2. ChuckNorris
    Apr 3, 2010
    10
    When I first played the BFBC2 beta that came out in November for the PS3 I wasn't that impressed because I was so into MW2 that just came out earlier that month. After I lent my buddy MW2 I decided to give beta a chance. It took me a while to like it, but it was well worth it. After a while I preferred to play the simple beta over MW2. The sense of teamwork is all there. If you When I first played the BFBC2 beta that came out in November for the PS3 I wasn't that impressed because I was so into MW2 that just came out earlier that month. After I lent my buddy MW2 I decided to give beta a chance. It took me a while to like it, but it was well worth it. After a while I preferred to play the simple beta over MW2. The sense of teamwork is all there. If you don't work together you will lose. With MW2 it's all aimless killing to get killstreaks and almost every time you spawn in a small map you will die. And graphics are so much better in BFBC2. It's 720p native resolution is amazing. MW2 has a resolution that I have never heard of, 600p native! They did that to improve frames per second. They just upscale the resolution to 1080p which does nothing! Almost every game can upscale to 1080p and no game has 1080p native resolution until GT5 comes out. To add to BFBC2. DESTRUCTIBLE ENVIRONMENT!! It's just awesome. The guns are great too. The sound that the guns make in the game are actual sound that the guns make in real life and when jumping your gun jumps along with you. Gravity on the bullets is an upside and bullet detection is great too. Over all, BFBC2 is more of a PS3 game like Killzone 2 and MW2 is more of a XBOX 360 game. MW2 is more of an arcade game. So those people who are obsessed with MW2, please give it a shot.… Expand
  3. incredible
    Apr 2, 2010
    10
    Fantastic. fantastic game. the online part is something close to perfection! great maps (very huge), lots of vehicles and destruction all over! BC2 aims for realism, while MW2 is a simply arcade game when you run here and there shooting to everything that moves (no brain requested). If you are searching for the best online war, you have found your game.
  4. TomJ
    Apr 2, 2010
    10
    nikko!! you MORON!! MW2 runs at 600p! But anyway gave this game a 10 as it is ultimate fun! wont compare it to MW2 as ive played the hell out of that game and find it boring with its terrible maps. Bad company 2 has the best multiplayer experience out there, with great vehicles, game modes and weapons. Maps are very good and are suited to people who like to snipe or run and gun. If you nikko!! you MORON!! MW2 runs at 600p! But anyway gave this game a 10 as it is ultimate fun! wont compare it to MW2 as ive played the hell out of that game and find it boring with its terrible maps. Bad company 2 has the best multiplayer experience out there, with great vehicles, game modes and weapons. Maps are very good and are suited to people who like to snipe or run and gun. If you havent played this game and are struggling for money, i suggest you trade in MW2.… Expand
  5. PaulA
    Mar 31, 2010
    2
    People are actually comparing this to MW2? Are you insane? This is like Rogue Warrior with online... the gameplay is stupid and cheap, graphics are sub-par and the single player makes this package look weak and relentlessly boring...no tactics or skills are required for this foolish hurried mess made by DICE. The only skill associated with this game is not buying it at all at Gamestop or People are actually comparing this to MW2? Are you insane? This is like Rogue Warrior with online... the gameplay is stupid and cheap, graphics are sub-par and the single player makes this package look weak and relentlessly boring...no tactics or skills are required for this foolish hurried mess made by DICE. The only skill associated with this game is not buying it at all at Gamestop or anywhere else. Their are plenty of other games out now with all the assets and none of the crap that BC2 seems to be the breeding ground for. I hope for the sake of the gaming industry, this garbage will not have a sequel...but then again it can't really get any worse than this.… Expand
  6. RobertC
    Mar 31, 2010
    4
    what a pile of crap...this is everything that could have gone wrong in an FPS and more. I have never been more upset about spending $60 on something like this. Truly and unmistakably the work of an inferior developer known as DICE. WHAT A FAIL.
  7. WillM
    Mar 28, 2010
    10
    I would give it 9.5/10 because it's much better than any other multiplayer shooter on consoles right now, but it is a huge drag that combat is limited to 12v12. BF2 was released in 2005 and it supported 32v32.... why the step backwards? 4 man squads are too small, I have at least 9 or 10 other friends that play this game religiously, and I have to choose only a couple to play with I would give it 9.5/10 because it's much better than any other multiplayer shooter on consoles right now, but it is a huge drag that combat is limited to 12v12. BF2 was released in 2005 and it supported 32v32.... why the step backwards? 4 man squads are too small, I have at least 9 or 10 other friends that play this game religiously, and I have to choose only a couple to play with each time. I guess I have to wait for BF3. Please remember that this is BFBC2 or BC2, NOT BF2, which is a different game made by DICE.… Expand
  8. JohnD
    Mar 26, 2010
    1
    ??? What an appallingly overrated load of garbage!! I read the good reviews... I hired it out (along with MW2, which I have played a thousand times).for SEVEN days... and played it twice for maybe three hours all up... It was skin-crawlingly lame and I just returned to the far-superior MW2.... BC2 has muddy, crappy, 720p-max graphics; chaotic, pointless gameplay... which only a retarded ??? What an appallingly overrated load of garbage!! I read the good reviews... I hired it out (along with MW2, which I have played a thousand times).for SEVEN days... and played it twice for maybe three hours all up... It was skin-crawlingly lame and I just returned to the far-superior MW2.... BC2 has muddy, crappy, 720p-max graphics; chaotic, pointless gameplay... which only a retarded run n gun scum could possibly like.... the maps are unfollowable.... the vehicles uncontrollable and, it would seem, indestructible to you but not if you get in it - yay!!..... the controls stupid in any and all variation(s) it makes from MW2 - seemingly only b/c MW2 has used them IN EVERY CASE (melee, crouch etc).... you know why MW2 used their configurations DICE? Cos they are better. Sound seems dead and empty... like a permanent frag has gone off.... Weapons lame... how the upgrades work is not remotely followable so there is no sense of working towards anything like MW2's perks and unlocks and so forth... Quite how anyone could give this craptatsic game a review score above four out of ten is totally beyond me. Overrated, boring, frustrating and ugly. Finding the enemy is always a complete fluke, if can find them at all and I rarely saw the person who killed me... just a stupid game. MW2 craps all over it. Trust me.… Expand
  9. MisterGone
    Mar 23, 2010
    10
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  10. JonathanW
    Mar 13, 2010
    9
    If i could i would give this a 9.5. This game was great. You really can't compare MW2 and BC2. They are 2 totally different games. BC2 you will like if you like big explosions and lots of gunfire. You'll like call of duty if you like action and lots of gunfire. BC2 was a great game. the campaign was good but what really set a high standard was the outstanding multiplayer. If you If i could i would give this a 9.5. This game was great. You really can't compare MW2 and BC2. They are 2 totally different games. BC2 you will like if you like big explosions and lots of gunfire. You'll like call of duty if you like action and lots of gunfire. BC2 was a great game. the campaign was good but what really set a high standard was the outstanding multiplayer. If you are in trouble in the multiplayer and you are in a squad, you can tell you squadmates to come and help you and you can overpower those 2 or 3 enemies that were before pinning you down. Everything was done right except for some issues that are hardly noticeable. one problem i had though is that after the first mission, the cutscence screwed up and i had to wait for the glitchy cutscene to god 2x slower and then it was back to normal. i actually didn't notice that until after i restarted the game 2 more times. But that is one of the few issues that i have ever had with this game.… Expand
  11. JerryJ.
    Mar 11, 2010
    6
    The campaign was decent, nothing too great. Everybody told me that the multiplayer was awesome, and extremely addictive. But it is not as good as people make it out to be. The multiplayer aspect seems as they rushed in making it and did not think out things. Such as how you can choose where you want to spawn, considering that my teammate has 3 guys in front of him that he is flanking. I The campaign was decent, nothing too great. Everybody told me that the multiplayer was awesome, and extremely addictive. But it is not as good as people make it out to be. The multiplayer aspect seems as they rushed in making it and did not think out things. Such as how you can choose where you want to spawn, considering that my teammate has 3 guys in front of him that he is flanking. I can spawn off of him and help him get the kills. Or I can kill an enemy and then his teammates some how miraculously spawn from him and kill me. It is full of campers sniping everywhere, and it is pointless to go out because more than likely you will be killed from behind you. Caused by the random spawning. It is a decent game, but not that great.… Expand
  12. GeorgeP
    Mar 11, 2010
    10
    I just finished this game and its absolutely amazing. I haven't played online yet, but the single player campaign is amazing. It reminded me on CODMW2, though the story wasn't quite as good as that one. The cliffhanger ending was pretty awesome too, def leaving it open to another game, though again, the cliffhanger not as good as MW2. My only criticism is the tank mission, which I just finished this game and its absolutely amazing. I haven't played online yet, but the single player campaign is amazing. It reminded me on CODMW2, though the story wasn't quite as good as that one. The cliffhanger ending was pretty awesome too, def leaving it open to another game, though again, the cliffhanger not as good as MW2. My only criticism is the tank mission, which become very annoying, the few glitches, particularly on the plane at the end, and the fact that the cliffhanger ending of the first one was completely ignored. However, the campaign was still amazing and highly addictive as the best games are. 10/10.… Expand
  13. DBark
    Mar 8, 2010
    9
    The first half of the single player campaign is solid good, worth-the-money fun. 2 Hours in you will start to notice the terrible squad AI and the lack of any real challenge/narrative. it starts to feel pointless and repetative very quickly. Its not as good as MW2 in single player. But Having a singleplayer campaign in a Battlefield game is a bonus anyway, and anyone who buys a The first half of the single player campaign is solid good, worth-the-money fun. 2 Hours in you will start to notice the terrible squad AI and the lack of any real challenge/narrative. it starts to feel pointless and repetative very quickly. Its not as good as MW2 in single player. But Having a singleplayer campaign in a Battlefield game is a bonus anyway, and anyone who buys a Battlefield game for its singleplayer is asking for too much. The multiplayer in the game makds MW2 look utterly dated and tame. Teamwork is what makes online gaming so enjoyable, its the sense of comradeship, a sense of leadership, co-operation and a shared challenge that satisfys us. BC2 is made of these ingredients. It is fertile with drama and possibility. MW2 is a game from 5 years ago, its mindless. BC2 has combined the best elements of MW2 (weapons, pace) with what we expect from a modern game ie, (Scope, freedom, stratergy, teamwork, satisfaction). Im blown away by this game. Three truley incredible achievements of BC2: The sound design. The best I have ever witnessed. The Destructable scenery. Staggering and unique. Its not as detailed as crysis in this respect but it does it so well. The graphics engine. It gives you so much and asks so little in return. Like hitman blood money. CONS: Major Lack of communication abilities for people with no mics. Q and T buttons gone ( were great in BF2). No Prone. Such a great feature of previous titles. Where are the jets?… Expand
  14. BenL
    Mar 6, 2010
    7
    OK, so the multiplayer still rocks, but why oh why did they abandon the kind of open plan levels in the single player campaign that made the original so fun? The original Battlefield BC had a design philosophy which made the single player a great experience, they let you do it pretty much your own way, walk or drive it was your choice. This time they seem to have walked away from that in OK, so the multiplayer still rocks, but why oh why did they abandon the kind of open plan levels in the single player campaign that made the original so fun? The original Battlefield BC had a design philosophy which made the single player a great experience, they let you do it pretty much your own way, walk or drive it was your choice. This time they seem to have walked away from that in an attempt to copy Modern Warfare. Spend 20 minutes driving round the outside of an impregnable fortress looking for the exact spot where the game designers say I can get in? Why the hell can't I just rocket a hole in the wall and drive on in? Bad Company stood out because it was different to all the other on rails shooters out there, too bad they chickened out with the sequel. Every single player game is on rails from here on in.… Expand
  15. Tyler
    Mar 3, 2010
    10
    A simply breathtaking multiplayer experience packaged with a solid and intense single player. BC2 triumphs over all the competition, especially mw2 which it constantly makes fun of during single play - thank you! Some graphical tears and glitches occur, but nothing is detrimental to gameplay, all of which can be fixed with patches. Destructible environment keeps you on edge, along with a A simply breathtaking multiplayer experience packaged with a solid and intense single player. BC2 triumphs over all the competition, especially mw2 which it constantly makes fun of during single play - thank you! Some graphical tears and glitches occur, but nothing is detrimental to gameplay, all of which can be fixed with patches. Destructible environment keeps you on edge, along with a vast array of vehicles and weapons, this is the multiplayer war game I've been waiting for, this is the one to buy now! Only down side is the lack of going prone, but seeing as how large the maps are, I can understand removing that feature, and a half-assed clan system; none of which truly effect gameplay. This is a perfect 10/10, even with its flaws, realistic and balanced combat still proves exceptionally fun. Ignore the 'critics', there hypocritical and paid off. Everything there bashing this about, was praised for or completely ignored in mw2; and that's a simple fact. Call of Duty should begin to look for a casket, its death is near.… Expand
  16. TonyM
    Mar 3, 2010
    10
    Rented and played MW2 before buying BF2. BF2 has better controls and squad play is done better than MW2. BF2 also has a nice variety of vehicles.Although the kill cam in MW2 is better than BF2's post death view of your killer. MW2 is a great game but BF2 trumps it in almost all categories.
  17. RogerM
    Mar 3, 2010
    10
    Outstanding job EA, Modern Warefare has become gay, everyone is a ninja. Nobody fires their weapons in codmw2 anymore all they do if use their knife. Was good not it's garbage. Everything about bfbc2 "multiplayer" is better than anything mw2 has to offer. EA has set the new standard of how a "multiplayer" game should be made.
  18. HeyThere
    Mar 3, 2010
    10
    Understand that this is more than a straight up shooter like Call of Duty. This game really is about using all of your resources to dominate the battlefield. If you're looking for an experience deeper than "walk around and shoot the first person I see (which is CoD"), then this is the best game there is.
  19. GuyC
    Mar 3, 2010
    10
    Just WOW! Single player, brief but satisfying. Multiplayer, OMG! A new king of FPS has emerged. Especially now that Infinity Ward is basically no more. I have to wonder how much Activision sets aside in their budget to buy reviews though. The multiplayer in CoD is (as of this writing) so buggy it is almost unplayable. The single player is shorter than BFBC2. How does it attain a higher Just WOW! Single player, brief but satisfying. Multiplayer, OMG! A new king of FPS has emerged. Especially now that Infinity Ward is basically no more. I have to wonder how much Activision sets aside in their budget to buy reviews though. The multiplayer in CoD is (as of this writing) so buggy it is almost unplayable. The single player is shorter than BFBC2. How does it attain a higher meta than Battlefield? $$$$… Expand
  20. AlexH.
    Mar 3, 2010
    10
    Although the campaign still isn't as good as it should it is very entertaining and worth while. a big improvement from the first. but like all the Battlefield games multiplayer is what it was made for, and i got to say the multiplayer is by far incredible and willl make you say "I Sware i seen that in a movie before." all in all, I have to give it a 10 if you like First person Although the campaign still isn't as good as it should it is very entertaining and worth while. a big improvement from the first. but like all the Battlefield games multiplayer is what it was made for, and i got to say the multiplayer is by far incredible and willl make you say "I Sware i seen that in a movie before." all in all, I have to give it a 10 if you like First person shooters i say at least rent it all though its worth $60.… Expand
  21. ChicoM
    Mar 2, 2010
    10
    For me this game deserves a 9.5. This games has an amazing multiplayer, playing tactically with your squad/friends this game is really fun. Very good graphics, destructible environment, great variety of vehicles.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 59
  3. Negative: 0 out of 59
  1. TotalPlayStation
    85
    The most flattering way to look at Bad Company 2 is as an intense online shooter with a slightly dodgy singleplayer mode included as a free bonus.
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  2. Extreme Gamer
    90
    'Battlefield: Bad Company 2' comes armed with a heavy arsenal and some bad attitudes, and delivers another solid shooting experience that will please fans of the original, and dare I say it, the “COD” clan as well.
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  3. PS3bloggen.se
    90
    Although the singleplayer campaign is entertaining enough, it is in the multiplayer that this game really shines. Almost perfectly balanced, the vehicles, destructible buildings and team-play make this game a joy to play and a must for any fans of the genre.
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