Battlefield: Bad Company

 Xbox 360
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 325 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 219 out of 325
  2. Mixed: 69 out of 325
  3. Negative: 37 out of 325
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  1. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    8
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!bfbc
  2. GameMan2005
    Aug 22, 2023
    9
    My personal favorite Battlefield game. The characters and story make the game what it is.
  3. ehtaco
    Dec 4, 2022
    8
    For its time? What a terrific game. Was pleasantly surprised that in 2022 I was still able to find multiple online games during my most recent session.
  4. Zeneko90
    Jul 14, 2022
    8
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  5. Ottalaus_saus
    Feb 3, 2022
    9
    I really like these types of games. Goofy but not a too intense of a story. The game rather focuses on the gameplay. It's really fun to run/drive/fly around the many big sandboxes each mission gives you, and I loved every second of it. Doesn't go for too long either.

    I recommend starting out on hard difficulity if you really want to be challenged and not be too overpowered. Thats what I    I really like these types of games. Goofy but not a too intense of a story. The game rather focuses on the gameplay. It's really fun to run/drive/fly around the many big sandboxes each mission gives you, and I loved every second of it. Doesn't go for too long either.

    I recommend starting out on hard difficulity if you really want to be challenged and not be too overpowered. Thats what I did.

    It's a game that holds up pretty well today, but the graphics are pretty bad, even for a 360 game. Very grey 720p stuff. Also it doesnt seem to be possible to have the run button on anything else than hold, which is annoying with XSX controller. A thumb workout.

    The multiplayer is still active on ranked, not unranked. I just played in a full lobby on a thursday night eastern european time. Bad company 2 is probably better but I recommend checking this one out    … Expand
  6. nurfedx
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    One of the best Games of the Series and a true cornerstone to the Battlefield Franchise! Buy!
  7. Max20
    Sep 2, 2021
    8
    Jugabilidad: 9/10
    Historia: 8/10
    Sonido: 10/10
    Contenido: 10/10
    Diversión: 7/10
    Total: 8.8
    Un juego bastante completo y sencillamente un punto abierto a la destrucción y físicas que hasta incluso en un juego actual no tiene
  8. yangfanhong
    Jul 24, 2021
    8
    Very refreshing story telling, it is quite distinctive from normal video game stories.
  9. AltairMorhen
    Jan 19, 2021
    8
    There's a bunch of fun in this game. The history is joyful with comic conversations between the characters and the gameplay is fluid. A fun game overall.
  10. Stan_Osbourne
    Apr 11, 2020
    9
    Мне на самом деле очень понравилась BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY. Я поиграл в неё только пару месяцев назад, по подписке EA access, и не жалею об этом. Да, в мультиплеер никто не играет уже, зато одиночная компания очень много привнесла в серию. В частности, что расширели арсенал оружие, здание можно уничтожать, и.. появление полноценного сюжета. Сюжетка тут правда очень даже ничего,Мне на самом деле очень понравилась BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY. Я поиграл в неё только пару месяцев назад, по подписке EA access, и не жалею об этом. Да, в мультиплеер никто не играет уже, зато одиночная компания очень много привнесла в серию. В частности, что расширели арсенал оружие, здание можно уничтожать, и.. появление полноценного сюжета. Сюжетка тут правда очень даже ничего, получил массу удовольствия. В транспорте есть радиостанции, миссии длинные , но не утомительные, напарники запоминающиеся. В общем, даже как сингловый консольный шутер, игра стоящая. Рекомендую!… Expand
  11. eva3si0n
    Jul 19, 2018
    9
    Perhaps this part of a series one of the most innovative in a series. Here in the first the plot has appeared, and unfortunately all subsequent subject games (except Bad Company 2) were one level lower. Subject company just excellent. Yes the gameplay is already a little obsolete here, after all there have passed 10 years, but everything changes jokes and an absurnost of a situation. OnePerhaps this part of a series one of the most innovative in a series. Here in the first the plot has appeared, and unfortunately all subsequent subject games (except Bad Company 2) were one level lower. Subject company just excellent. Yes the gameplay is already a little obsolete here, after all there have passed 10 years, but everything changes jokes and an absurnost of a situation. One of the best parts of a series, is better in a series likely only Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 3 have turned out.
    P.S. And how ridiculously to watch commercials Battlefield V where say to you that it is new mechanics in a game though they already everything have been realized in Bad Company 10 years ago.    … Expand
  12. Termin8ter
    Aug 4, 2017
    8
    it's a good thing that the talented developers at DICE spend 2 years making Bad Company, rather than the 1 year they spent making 2142, because it does show. To my knowledge, this was the first BF game to experiment with a single player campaign, and it didn't do a great job to say the least. Sure, the physics of the awesome new Frostbite engine is utilized well in the campaign, and someit's a good thing that the talented developers at DICE spend 2 years making Bad Company, rather than the 1 year they spent making 2142, because it does show. To my knowledge, this was the first BF game to experiment with a single player campaign, and it didn't do a great job to say the least. Sure, the physics of the awesome new Frostbite engine is utilized well in the campaign, and some of the characters are quite interesting, but the campaign is just bland. It really is. The only reason I would recommend playing the campaign is to get familiar with the gunplay and vehicle controls, and the new physics. However, the multiplayer of Bad Company is where the fun lies. You'll be piloting tanks to destroy buildings where enemies are shacking up, helicopters that need to be taught some manners, or an annoying sniper who's been a hindrance to your team for too long. The multiplayer is an absolute blast if you know how to work and cooperate with your team, and how to pilot and use vehicles effectively. But this takes practice, but it's a hugely enjoyable experience once you get acquainted with the multiplayer components. Don't get Bad Company for the campaign, get it for the multiplayer.… Expand
  13. Soldier23
    Jul 13, 2015
    9
    Great game in my opinion. You can blow things up, there are large open maps, and you can have an infinite amount of health injections. Great game, I'd recommend it to everyone.
  14. apoorvpal
    May 23, 2015
    10
    Amazing game for its price! Very good story! Good graphics! Good Vehicles and Weapons too! I found this game amazing for its price. It is based on four US Army guys who go AWOL in Russia to get the gold bars which the Legionnaire, commander of the "Deadliest Army in the World" pays his men with. Then the US Army use them to find out about a neutral country that the four guys invaded for the gold.
  15. 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 game mode called Gold Rush, Bad Company is a must have.
  16. Armotekma
    Jun 26, 2014
    10
    Let's say you created a new battlefield game. Your focus is, as it always was, multiplayer. You've finished making that and put your time into a time-wasting campaign, but somewhere along the line you ruined that plan and made the best singleplayer campaign that any FPS game will ever have. That is Bad Company.
  17. 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 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
  18. robbena13
    Sep 13, 2013
    10
    battlefield rocks and it is a good game with great graphics but the story wasn't much great as in 2008 there was a game knows call of duty modern warfare which was having great story great action and best characters i know it tried to beat modern warfare but so sad i will give modern warfare 10 and bad company 9
  19. mrogers0130
    Apr 1, 2012
    8
    A good game. Full gameplay and an OK campaign,. The multiplayer is very exciting with a wider area and vehicle use. The weapon strength is a bit to low, and the health bar is a bit primitive. But all around a very good fps. Nothing really special about it though.
  20. 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 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 theI'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.… Expand
  21. TheQuietGamer
    Dec 20, 2010
    8
    Battlefield: Bad Company follows a team of soldiers who are considered rejects of the military, who get sent to do the military's dirty work, the campaign is not very long but is pretty fun, and the characters are funny, one complaint i have is that it is easy, if you die you just re-spawn at a checkpoint but enemies stay dead, the graphics in this game are great but do show some age, andBattlefield: Bad Company follows a team of soldiers who are considered rejects of the military, who get sent to do the military's dirty work, the campaign is not very long but is pretty fun, and the characters are funny, one complaint i have is that it is easy, if you die you just re-spawn at a checkpoint but enemies stay dead, the graphics in this game are great but do show some age, and voice acting is really good, the controls are different but they still are very good, the multiplayer is a blast it uses more teamwork than other titles, this is a good fps and you should consider getting this if your looking for a break from Halo or Call of Duty… Expand
  22. gameynerdynerd
    Oct 12, 2010
    10
    worlds greatest game even better than the ps3 version if i could rate it higher i so would
  23. Kyle
    Jan 26, 2010
    10
    I still play this games multiplayer to this day. It's a great game just like the battlfield series. Online multiplayer is so fun when you have four friends defending the objective tactical style. And the sound is just fanatic. Destruction is also great too. Instead of going through doors, just say "fuck it" and blow a hole in the wall! :)
  24. DomA
    Jan 24, 2010
    8
    Overall a good game but some massive flaws with it. The campaign is funny but repetetive often involving get in tank drive through enemy position mowing them down or avoiding them entirely by driving around them due to massive campain levels when compared to call of duty with it's stickin you right by the action and providing a challenge on The highest difficulties in comparison bad Overall a good game but some massive flaws with it. The campaign is funny but repetetive often involving get in tank drive through enemy position mowing them down or avoiding them entirely by driving around them due to massive campain levels when compared to call of duty with it's stickin you right by the action and providing a challenge on The highest difficulties in comparison bad companys campaign seemed more of a after thought. Multiplayer adds a whole new scope to the game. Being a noob to the battlefield franchise and a bit of a fanboy for cod at the time I was highly critical of what my mates told me about it however after playing it for a while I feel it adds what cod can't and without the anoying 6 year olds spamming you for using a sniper or a " burst gun " but still is flawed including scope glitches and under powered weapons when compared to others. A 8 coming from a massive cod fanboy is probably a shock to me and I have recently taken to playing this over the new mw2 release despite the stunning looks of the new game. Mw2 provides me no insentive to play skillfully and I often now rely on a 1 one shot snipe whilst playin whereas on bad company I must aim my shots and almost always aqiure headshots sure some nice camo for my effort wouldn't go a miss but at least the bad company glitche abuse isn't in every game I play or as well known as cod glitches . As a afterthought compare the amount of hits for bad company glitches In google to the last 3 cod games and it is enough to leave any cod fanboy speacheless.… Expand
  25. MikeM.
    Jan 21, 2010
    10
    I'm rating this game only on the single player aspect, as I don't play console first person shooters online due to the lack of decent control options compared to PC. Therefore my score doesn't take into account all the bugs that have apparently gone unfixed since release, which I agree is inexcusable. I bought COD4 about a week before Bad Company. Even though I was really I'm rating this game only on the single player aspect, as I don't play console first person shooters online due to the lack of decent control options compared to PC. Therefore my score doesn't take into account all the bugs that have apparently gone unfixed since release, which I agree is inexcusable. I bought COD4 about a week before Bad Company. Even though I was really enjoying COD 4, as soon as I started Bad Company, I didn't pick COD4 back up until finishing it. Solid voice acting and amusing characters in your squad, a simple but adequate story, enormous maps, all the drivable vehicles, almost everything can be destroyed or damaged structurally, even roads and ground get cratered...very impressive. Not up to par with other single player masterpieces like Bioshock or HL2 (or Deus Ex & System Shock 2 from way back), but not bad at all coming from a developer who has made a name for itself creating online-only games. Definitely worth the 20 bucks I spent for the single player experience. I'm looking forward to the sequel...I just hope it lasts longer, and that length won't just be due to backtracking or some other padding. Some urban environments, as already mentioned, would be a good idea also.… Expand
  26. DavisS
    Nov 26, 2009
    10
    This is easily one of my most favorite games ever. While the single player may have some AI issues with your squadmates, it still has a cool story and fun missions. Where this game really shines is its multiplayer, its simply addicting. With the addition of the conquest game mode on the xbox live marketplace as a free download, former battlefield fans like me can play this game just like This is easily one of my most favorite games ever. While the single player may have some AI issues with your squadmates, it still has a cool story and fun missions. Where this game really shines is its multiplayer, its simply addicting. With the addition of the conquest game mode on the xbox live marketplace as a free download, former battlefield fans like me can play this game just like the old battlefields. The new gold rush mode, while different, is still loads of fun. Its basically attack and defend, but your defending/attacking gold crates instead of something like a base. All in all id give the singleplayer probably a 9/10, but the multiplayer gives this game a 10. Id definitely recommend it to anyone who likes semi-realistic shooters.… Expand
  27. Mack
    Aug 1, 2009
    10
    Bad Company has to be one of the best multiplayer experiences possible. The multiplayer has persistent stats and rankings that will keep you playing. Although, once you reach level 25, there's not much more incentive, besides your skill level. But every other time you level up, you earn 1 credit used to unlock new weapons/equipment. For each class there are 2 weapons to unlock, 1 Bad Company has to be one of the best multiplayer experiences possible. The multiplayer has persistent stats and rankings that will keep you playing. Although, once you reach level 25, there's not much more incentive, besides your skill level. But every other time you level up, you earn 1 credit used to unlock new weapons/equipment. For each class there are 2 weapons to unlock, 1 equipment (such as a tracer gun, etc.), 1 special weapon per class (for doing different things like subscribing to the newsletter or registering another BF game), and 1 extra weapon per class that you unlock for reaching level 25. Oh, and did I mention you can blow S*** up? Enemy hiding behind a wall? No problem, blow that wall open and mow 'em down. Multiplayer: 10 There's not much to say about singleplayer but here goes. This is the first time that a BF game has actually had a good singleplayer(no more bot matches). And I have to say they did quite good. The story is interesting, there's funny dialogue(if sometimes annoying), and destructable enviroments. Singleplayer: 9.5.… Expand
  28. Sasha
    Jun 24, 2009
    9
    Great game that shouldn't be missed. first time i rented it i thought it sucked, but when i played it at my friends house later, i gave it another try and loved it. CoD 4 got boring and WaW sucked @$$ cheese so i played this all the F**king time! yay! buy it
  29. JohnnyG
    Mar 22, 2009
    10
    People whining about realism obviously haven't played a Battlefield game before. And what's the deal with you realism freaks anyway, REALISM PLAYS WORSE gameplay wise. Proning would not contribute anything extra to this game as it would only benefit the campers/snipers. This game plays like a dream online, I'd say it's a lot better than COD4s constant grenade spamming. People whining about realism obviously haven't played a Battlefield game before. And what's the deal with you realism freaks anyway, REALISM PLAYS WORSE gameplay wise. Proning would not contribute anything extra to this game as it would only benefit the campers/snipers. This game plays like a dream online, I'd say it's a lot better than COD4s constant grenade spamming. COD4 is for people who like to shoot people in the back, as you're constantly spawned behind the enemy. BF:BC is for people who enjoy good gameplay and team tactics.… Expand
  30. BenjaminW
    Mar 21, 2009
    10
    Having played both Call of Duty and Bad Company I only wish they could bring the best of both together. The destructability of battlefield's landscapes and buildings with the unlocks available on COD. For me Bad Company wins hands down though, rather than just a death match, it has more strategy, much greater scope of vechles and better sqad play than COD. My favourite game ever!
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#30 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008
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#14 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2008
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#30 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2008

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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
  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.
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  2. Game Informer
    93
    The extreme polish evident in the final product makes it all worthwhile. Both single- and multiplayer shine - at long last redeeming DICE for the crappy bot-fests offline players had to endure in previous games in the series. [July 2008, p.82]
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  3. Gameplanet
    90
    It may lack the finesse in the single-player that some similar titles have, but it does a great job of making you feel the part as you roll into combat with guns blazing, your squad hooting and bellowing behind you. Add to this the multiplayer which is well rounded and realistic, yet big on the fun, and you have a great experience which could ultimately have you playing for months and months.
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