Battlefield: Bad Company

 Xbox 360
Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 70 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 70
  3. Negative: 0 out of 70
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  1. NTSC-uk
    70
    While not a complete success, Battlefield: Bad Company has many plus points, and provides a limited but fun single-player campaign that, while not wholly original, does have some memorable moments.
  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    70
    It's accessible, it's fun and its destruction is novel enough to keep players entertained. If this was about breaking up the Rainbow Six Vegas and G.R.A.W. stranglehold on the squad combat genre, it hasn't quite pulled it off. It's not bad company for the night; it's just not memorable company either.
  3. Total Video Games
    70
    Nevertheless, a Battlefield-lite experience with the Frostbite engine will be an appealing prospect for many Xbox 360 and PS3 owners and likely to become a popular online title in the most played lists.
  5. Edge Magazine
    70
    Bad Company’s multiplayer happily checks off the expectations the series has created. [Aug 2008, p.90]
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  6. X-ONE Magazine UK
    70
    It has destruction, character and ambience by the truckload, but it should have learned to walk before it started running.
  7. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    70
    Fun enough, but not the facelift we were hoping for. Plus, online totally carries it. [Sept 2008, p.70]
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  8. Gamestyle
    60
    Ultimately, Battlefield: Bad Company is a game that promises a lot but struggles to deliver more than a slightly above average FPS experience.
  9. Destructoid
    60
    The things that the title does right, it does well. Explosions are crisp, the autosaving is merciful, and the multiplayer is stable. Yet, there is a lot wrong with Bad Company. That list includes the driving, schizophrenic but miraculously expert marksman AI, plot holes you can drive a truck through, and signing your soul away for additional weapons.
  10. Game Revolution
    50
    It’s got some fresh, entertaining details, and though the game experience is shallow and a little frustrating, you can hop into a mortar cannon and knock down an enemy entrenchment to make you feel better.

Awards & Rankings

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#30 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008
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#14 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2008
30
#30 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2008

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 325 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 219 out of 325
  2. Mixed: 69 out of 325
  3. Negative: 37 out of 325
  1. sprinkill
    Apr 12, 2011
    10
    I've owned this game for a long, long time now, but never wrote a review. Anyway, I use this game as a measuring stick for all other onlineI've owned this game for a long, long time now, but never wrote a review. Anyway, I use this game as a measuring stick for all other online FPSs. I'll compare COD and Crysis 2 to this game. Obviously, both fall WAY short of the mark. It confounds me. I've been playing online FPSs since Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. When that game came out (like 11 years ago), I thought the multiplayer was really cool. It's not so great, however, when COD releases a contemporary multiplayer FPS that mirrors those from over a decade ago. Anyway, tl;dr - Bad Company (and its successor, Bad Company 2) are far superior to all other online FPSs.… Full Review »
  2. Dendari
    Sep 21, 2014
    10
    The best Battlefield game for consoles, the best single player campaign in the series, alongside the addition of a new and entertaining gameThe best Battlefield game for consoles, the best single player campaign in the series, alongside the addition of a new and entertaining game mode called Gold Rush, Bad Company is a must have.… Full Review »
  3. InvestmentX
    Dec 26, 2013
    10
    THIS IS MY SH!T. HOW ARE YOU INSULTING A CLASSIC? YOU SCRUBS CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BATTLEFIELD IF YOU ARE GOING TO WHINE AND BI7CH ABOUTTHIS IS MY SH!T. HOW ARE YOU INSULTING A CLASSIC? YOU SCRUBS CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BATTLEFIELD IF YOU ARE GOING TO WHINE AND BI7CH ABOUT EVERY FLAW THIS GAME POSSESSES. YES THE MULTIPLAYER IS BAD, BUT THE CAMPAIGN IS BETTER THAN EVERY SINGLE COD GAME FROM MW1-BO2 COMBINED… Full Review »
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