- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date: Oct 25, 2011
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 3
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 2223 Ratings
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Positive: 1,586 out of 2223
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Mixed: 306 out of 2223
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Negative: 331 out of 2223
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Oct 30, 2011
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Oct 28, 2011
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Nov 7, 2011
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Nov 4, 2011
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Oct 25, 2011Very big let down. The campaign is horribly boring which we all already know and agree on. I'm not a big fan of the multiplayer either. I seem glitches, jerky and hard to locate enemies on the map. The graphics are nothing special. Vehicle don't make up for quality 1v1 shooting. Alot of BF3 fanboy will be happy with my review, but it is just my opinion. Their are many better shooters out their.
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Oct 27, 2011
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Dec 8, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 9, 2011The single player way overwhelmed...the multiplayer has its moments...but the vehicles sometimes sap the fun out of the game. the gun play is a positive but it would be better if the game moved at 60 frames per second like the computer version.
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011MP is pretty fun, campaign sucked dick and EA has horrible costumer support so there you go take it or leave it i would wait until this game is $30
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 15, 2011
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Nov 20, 2011A great game, but severely over-hyped.
If people felt like MW3 was MW2.5, then this game is Bad Company 2.5
The campaign looks amazing, but falls short in the end.
Multiplayer is good, but i personally dont like how slow it is, you can win a match without even firing you're weapon which to me makes it not a shooter, but a war strategy. Good game, just far too similar to the last BF title. -
Nov 25, 2011
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Dec 28, 2011
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Jan 17, 2012
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Apr 3, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jul 22, 2013
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Jul 25, 2013the campaign and co-op were terrible and lazy. this game has extreme balance issues and tons of glitches. it simply isn't fun and feels robotic. on console, there simply aren't enough players in one server and it gets really boring. it was very disappointing coming from a great game like battlefield: bad company 2.
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Jul 26, 2022This review is based on me playing this game 10 years ago. I liked the location and the action of the game but it was not memorable enough for me to go, "oh yeah well have you played BF3!" it's just to basic and not as exciting as other games I have played.
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Jan 6, 2012
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Oct 26, 2011
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Oct 26, 2011
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Oct 27, 2011
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Nov 2, 2011
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Nov 9, 2011Not impressed at all! EA servers rubbish as usual and the maps are too big for just 24 players. The story is short and massively boring. I would rather play BF2, personally i liked the maps and story more. This game is getting traded in soon as, shame as i was looking forward to this and is a let down. It only got a 3 because i liked BF2 and thats stopped it being a zero.
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 13, 2011
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Nov 13, 2011
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Nov 14, 2011Probably the greatest graphical breakthrough this year... However a complete fail on the campaign.... and in the multi-player, I just could'nt get to grips with, so its another fail..
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Nov 20, 2011
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Nov 20, 2011
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Dec 2, 2011
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Feb 24, 2012When the game loaded up and I saw the EA symbol I thought the worst. I wasn't wrong. Average graphics but lack colour and seem muted. Poor sound effects, sounds cheap and tin-can like even on very good speakers/headphones. Couldn't play Multiplayer as it was locked by a code (I rented the game), so I couldn't even try 75% of the game. If I can't try I won't buy. One lost customer.
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Nov 4, 2011
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Oct 25, 2011Bad game...framerate is terrible (play batman, then switch to this and you'll see what I mean), single player is boring, servers have a hard time accepting connections, and then when you finally get in you're playing in a blue colored world where the maps are too large for the number of players. Already listed it on eBay - don't waste your money.
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Oct 25, 2011
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Oct 26, 2011Baddest Battlefield ever made, too many arcade feature making him more similar to mw, map are ridicolous small, nothing similar with previous Battlefield except the name and the presence of vehicle.
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Oct 27, 2011
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Nov 1, 2011Somebody needs to give this game a proper review. Basically every review from the pro's have been saying that same thing. That basically 2/3 of the game is of no use and that the multiplayer is being plagued by connection issues yet the game gets a rating of 90+? In what world does that make any sense?
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Apr 4, 2012The recent patch totally destroyed this game...rent a server dorks kick for no reason, all weapons have been nerfed, and suppressive fire is ridiculous. "Pre-Patch" the game was really good except USAS with frag rounds and killing with the MAV...its a sad shell of what it used to be.
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011Multiplayer is a complete rehash of the first game, looks good, but nothing new. The visuals are good but the gameplay leaves something to be desired.
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 23, 2011
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Nov 15, 2011
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Dec 30, 2011
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Feb 4, 2013
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Dec 10, 2014That is one of these games that his fun is only in online mode, but i am a campaign guy, so i am obligated to die in onli e mode several times? I hate this kind of game.
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Dec 15, 2013
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Nov 9, 2011A lot of fuss over nothing. OK, the campaign is NOT something you'd ever buy a BF title for, but the MP is no great shakes either. However, it fairs slightly better than MW3, but not by much. As with MW3, a waste of cash IMHO, so I'll be looking to trade when something decent comes out. A bargain basement buy at least.
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Nov 8, 2011LAUGHABLE AT BEST. this game wasn't worth renting. imagine a fat 13 year old with one year of tae kwon do training once a week fighting fedor emelianenko, thats how this game compares to modern warfare 3. i'm serious, i cannot even put into words how much of an embarassing failure this game is.
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Oct 26, 2011that was all? graphically bad, you hardly see the opponent. everything looks the same from textures are lousy. The handling is terrible weapons including recoilless. The campaign is short and boring. a lousy piece of software.
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Nov 8, 2011Boring. Everyone agrees, even the fanboys that the campaign mode is terrible. Multiplayer is a little better, but the graphics are weak and gameplay is slow. I sold my copy on ebay and have been enjoying the game of the year....COD MW3. Take it from a soldier, COD MW3 as good as it gets!
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Nov 10, 2011Bargain bin buy if in the future there is a dry spell in gaming. Multiplayer is about as entertaining as that stick with the rubber ball attached to it, single player is a bbad knock off of Call of Duty's Black Ops campaign, and their co-op has got to be worst feature of all. Also the BF community is full of immature children. Boo yahh trolls!
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Nov 9, 2011This game is a complete let down, the graphics took a back seat, the multiplayer is laggy and clunky,and the story mode is a rip off from black ops. Don't believe the reviews and save your money, rent it and experience it for yourself. Not to mention the servers suck, i hope EA gets their act together next time.
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Nov 16, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011Many words before the release of the game. But finally, nothing special! A campaign boring, boring, boring,... Multiplayer goog but only 9 maps and only 4 interesting! Graphics good, ok! But its not the more important! Finally disappointing...
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Nov 14, 2011Too much hype over a game that is almost similiar to bad company 2. Not much of an improvement in graphics and the campaign was terrible. I honestly dont even play this game anymore. 2/10
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Nov 15, 2011its a good game - very plesantly surprised with the new game from EA - but the bottomline is that the MP format isnt just as cool as other FPS games (read CoD) - so while I have good things to say about EA - and I have bought BF3 - I will go back to playing CoD. Perhaps wait for a BF4
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Nov 25, 2011
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Dec 20, 2011This game fails me alot the campaign fails big time and i must the frame rate and the engine i have to wait about 10 minutes for game thats almost finished i am a cod and bf fanboy but really this was the game i was looking foward to i should also point out not enough destruction!! disgraceful
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Dec 22, 2011
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Aug 2, 2012
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Nov 4, 2013This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 8, 2011Good....Good...Let the butthurt flow through you. Seriously fan girls, whats wrong with you? Its not battlefield so it sucks. Same can be said the other way around.
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Aug 14, 2012
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Oct 27, 2011
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Nov 29, 2011Seems like a cheap MW knockoff. It is hard controls. The campaign is so bad you will throw up. I didn't know Xbox games allowed games to ship with this many bugs, bad MS! Worst buy ever.
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Nov 11, 2011fail game is fail. nothing like bf2, exactly like bfbc2. how is this a good game? I played this game over a year ago when it was first released as bfbc2.
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Nov 21, 2011AS BAD AS MW# AS BAD As MW3 as bad as MW3...................................................LAME I rather play a good creative game like Skyrim, zelda or catherine
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Oct 28, 2011
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Oct 25, 2011
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Oct 26, 2011
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Nov 8, 2011Bad game, its community is full of socially deprived, deluded virgins who think there's a war between games. They're just compensating because they've never accomplished anything..
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Nov 8, 2011It has terrible single player mode and bad, empty spec ops mode. Multiplayer mode is full of campers. It has lots of unfixed bugs. Maps are not enough.
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Nov 8, 2011Feels like a cheap MW knockoff. The controls aren't as smooth as MW. Parts of the campaign are really boring. Technical issues up the wazoo. Been a great disappointment. Buy it in the bargain bin.
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Nov 8, 2011Oh dear. Never been so bored in a game. Single player is a joke, multiplayer is glitchy and
Graphics slump badly. I wanted this to be the a COD killer, but it
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Nov 9, 2011This game is just p[lain disappointing for all the hype it received and I have played BF since 1942 and I am not at all impressed! Graphics don't make the game, game play and solid controls make the game and this lacks both!
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Nov 9, 2011
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Nov 9, 2011A game wanting to be the best in a genre it serisouly lags in. New engine was a nice try but a huge fail overall. Still nothing new in multiplayer. Same old vehicles, huge maps, boring game modes that are truly unrewarding.
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011
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Mar 27, 2012Untill you bring us back the previous way to play the game is COMPLETELY useless!!! Guys don't let you be blackmailed by the game dev. Simply because the wake-up one day and thought:"Oh, lets make some more money, from the gamers!!!" Great game, ruined by its creators!!! TRAGIC!!!
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Nov 22, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011Didn't buy the game because the reviews described it as average and incredibly buggy, I am only giving this game a zero because of the battlefield fans giving MW3 zeros which is by far a better game made by developers far far more talented than DICE. Also I like multiplayer thats fun and requires huge amounts of skill like Halo.
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Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 10, 2011Boring campaign. Slow multiplayer, looks terrible even after the texture download. Suprised they shipped this buggy mess with the stolen Black Op story rehashed.
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Nov 10, 2011Looks good, but sucks! The single player campaign is laughable, and the only decent aspect is the multiplayer. The rest of the game is garbage, or typical EA quality!
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Nov 10, 2011looks grate but the game is bad
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Nov 11, 2011JOKE SERIOUS graphics are bfbc2 on ps3 on PC OK
but game play same the campaign was 3 hours long wtf multiplayer is horrible with campers in bushes and pistols kill machines its irratates me but graphics saved this game co op 6 missions boring and ridiculous -
Nov 14, 2011
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Nov 12, 2011Re-hashed BFBC:2. nothing new and innovative here folks. Same game, new name!! Everyone says MW3 is bad, this takes home first place in the crap department. At least in MW3 the enemy can be found, they aren't under the map or in a bush hiding like a sissy!
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Nov 16, 2011The campaign sucks, and the multiplayer is simple awful, some would say that the graphics are great but simple is not worth it, and the framerate is terrible
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Nov 14, 2011Plain boring game. Vehicles are just for kids that doesnt know how to play and they are made so they could get kills. As a starcraft competetive player, i hate also poor balance of the game.
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Nov 15, 2011
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Nov 15, 2011
Awards & Rankings
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Feb 25, 2012If you're looking for a great single player campaign you're out of luck, rent BF3 or pick it up in the bargain bin. If you're looking for the best online multiplayer action then BF3 is your game hands down.
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Jan 24, 2012While Battlefield 3 was aiming to be the biggest name this holiday season, and while it has made strides towards knocking off Modern Warfare 3, it misses the mark. That's not to say it is a bad game, it's a very good one, but the polish and excitement that is found on the Call of Duty series feels missing here. Still, there are much worse games you could end up with this holiday season, and the competition between the two series should heat up significantly in the next few years.
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Jan 3, 2012This experience alone sums up what Battlefield 3 is about. It isn't a John Rambo run and gun shooter and it shouldn't really be compared to MW3 in terms of how you play it. For players to truly understand the Battlefield experience you need to embrace the teamwork by joining a squad and calling out your spotted enemies, as after all, sometimes you also need your back covered too.