Battlefield: Bad Company 2
While a first-person shooter, the game follows the series by including controllable vehicles, including ATVs, APCs, tanks, and helicopters . On foot, players are given access to a variety of real-world small arms such as assault rifles and machine guns. While on foot, players can jump, crouch, and sprint. They can carry one primary weapon and a pistol in multiplayer, or two primary weapons in single player, as well as grenades and other equipment. Players can fire "from the hip", but zooming in and using the weapon's iron sights, reflex sight, or scope (depending on the weapon) will provide much better accuracy when shooting.

Bad Company 2 heavily emphasizes destructible environments. Large sections of most buildings can be destroyed by explosives; some walls and fences break down under barrages of bullets. The game's physics engine realistically simulates the destruction.

The game utilizes a "regenerating health" system, rather than giving players health points as older games in the Battlefield series have done. To accommodate this in multiplayer, the Medic equipment now accelerates health regeneration rather than directly restoring the player's health. If a player is wounded, he or she must take cover and avoid damage in order to regain health. A heavily wounded player will see dirt and blood around the edges of the screen. Along with Battlefield Vietnam, Bad Company 2 is one of only two games in the Battlefield series to show blood[9] without third-party modification.

[edit] Single playerBad Company 2 features a story-driven single player campaign. For most of the narrative, the player takes control of Preston Marlowe, one of the members of the titular "Bad Company". The exception to this is the first mission set prior to the rest of the campaign. Each mission is divided into a series of objectives, often interspersed with cutscenes which simulate the style of films.

Aside from infantry combat, the campaign contains several missions in which the player controls a vehicle, or mans a weapon turret while a teammate controls the vehicle.

While the other members of Bad Company will engage in combat, the game relies upon the player to complete the objectives and kill most of the enemies. The player's allies can never die.

Each weapon in the campaign is considered a collectible - the first time the player picks up that type of weapon, a "Collectible Unlocked" message appears. There are also sensor stations throughout the campaign the player can find and destroy - this is also recorded in the campaign stats. "Supply Drop" crates are scattered throughout the missions, where the player can exchange weapons and replenish ammo. The Supply Drop crates will remember any weapon the player picks up and this weapon will be available for the rest of the campaign.

[edit] MultiplayerMultipayer is class-based, with four classes: Assault, Engineer, Medic, and Recon. Each class has a variety of unique weapons and pieces of equipment, and serves a specific role in combat. There are also some weapons that can be used by any class, such as pistols and shotguns. Each class gains experience and levels up separately.

New items are unlocked by earning experience points, which are gained for performing actions conducive to the goals of the player's team, such as eliminating enemy players, healing teammates, or capturing or defending points of interest. These points also count towards a total of 50 ranks. Bonuses to the base number of points can be awarded under certain circumstances (such as achieving a headshot in the process of eliminating an enemy player).

The multiplayer features 15 vehicles, including new additions, such as the UH-60 Black Hawk, a quad bike, a four-man patrol boat, a personal watercraft, a ZU-23 mounted on a BMD-3 armored personnel carrier, and a UAV helicopter (a Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout) controlled via remote computer terminals.

The available maps are set in various environments such as South America and Alaska near the borders of Russia,[10] similar to those seen in the singleplayer.

Players can also use party chat for each game mode.[11] A dog tag system as seen in Battlefield 2142 and Battlefield: Bad Company returns, awarding players with their opponents' dog tags when they defeat them with a knife attack.[12] It uses the PunkBuster anti-cheat program, to protect the game from cheaters in online multiplayer matches.


Screenshot of Battlefield: Bad Company 2's multiplayer mode. The player is armed with an M249 light machine gun.Bad Company 2 comes with several game types. In 'Rush' players must defend or destroy pairs of M-COM stations until either the attackers run out of respawn tickets or all of the stations are destroyed. Lost tickets can be regained by reviving fallen teammates. An M-COM station can be destroyed by planting a charge, using explosive weapons or ballistics, or simply by demolishing the building in which it is located. Not all M-COM stations exist in destructible buildings, forcing players to use a variety of methods to achieve the same goal. 'Squad Rush' is similar to Rush, but consists of only two squads, one defending and the other attacking. The maps used for squad rush are smaller versions of those from both the Conquest and Rush modes. There are only 2 M-COM stations in each round. 'Conquest' features the classic gameplay of the Battlefield series. Players must capture and defend flags for as long as possible. If a base is taken, it can be recaptured, and the cycle can repeat until the game's end. Every kill depletes one ticket, and tickets gradually decrease when one team controls more than half of the flags on the map. Vehicles can spawn once a flag is captured. When one team's tickets are depleted, that team will lose the game. 'Squad Deathmatch' features up to four squads, each fighting against the other. An infantry support vehicle is available for any squad to claim, giving a significant advantage. The first squad to score fifty kills wins the match. Finally, 'Onslaught' tasks one squad of up to four players to capture certain points on the map, allowing the squad to advance. The game is won by capturing all the points. Unlike other modes, the only enemies are bots. This game mode features new lighting and time of day on existing maps, as well as new vehicles. It is available for Xbox 360 and PS3 only, a PC version was planned, however was announced cancelled on Battlefield's official blog.[13]

[edit] Synopsis[edit] CharactersFor the majority of the single player campaign, the player controls Private Preston Marlowe. Marlowe is part of a squad formerly representing a misfit company in a fictional United States Army battalion known as "Bad Company". Other members of the squad include technology expert Private Terrance Sweetwater, demolitions specialist Private George Haggard Jr., and squad leader Sergeant Samuel Redford. The squad, escaping with gold in the previous game but believed to be caught soon thereafter, now work on a special assignment for the Army in securing a dangerous Scalar technology.

Private Preston Marlowe
Marlowe had joined the army declaring "Runs in the family, I guess.".[14] After crashing an attack helicopter into a general's limo, Marlowe is sent to the 222nd Army Battalion, or "Bad Company" in the original game, and returns with the squad in Bad Company 2, although no longer as part of a misfit army battalion. General Braidwood, their new commander, refers to their new placement as "Special Activities Division", but continues to ask for their "unorganized, unorthodox, and lethal" tactics.
Private Terrance "Sweets" Sweetwater
Private Terrance Sweetwater, the technician of the squad, joined the army for a scholarship. Having a keen sense for technology, he expected not to do any fighting, but after being sent to Bad Company, he hoped to get out as quickly as possible.
Private George "Hags" Haggard Junior
Haggard joined the army to blow things up. After blowing up "the biggest ammo dump east side of Paris", he was sent to Bad Company where he continued to blow things up. He does not seek to get out of the army anytime soon.
Sergeant Samuel "Sarge" Redford
Redford was the first person to volunteer to join the company, promised early discharge from the army. After the first mission "Cold War" and retrieving the "Aurora" scalar weapon device, which is revealed to be a fake soon after, Samuel's service time is extended to find an agent named James Aguire, who is mentioned below. He is promised release many times, but his stay is extended when more complications arise.
[edit] PlotThe game begins in October 1944, as a group of US commandos infiltrate an Imperial Japanese Navy-controlled island in the Sea of Japan as part of "Operation Aurora". They secure a Japanese scientist who was working on a secret scalar weapon codenamed 'The Black Weapon,' and escape the island on a submarine. However as foreshadowed by the scientist's warnings the commandos witness the weapon being fired and perish from a resulting tsunami, sparking a myth within the U.S. Army.

In the present day, Privates Preston Marlowe, Terrence Sweetwater, George Haggard, and Sergeant Samuel Redford fight in Russia in an attempt to secure a scalar weapon device. Despite evading Russian soldiers and completing the mission successfully, the device is discovered to be a fake. Impressed with their previous activities, Army General Braidwood assigns them to the special operation of contacting Agent Aguire, much to the disappointment of Redford who had hoped to retire after the last mission.

The squad travels to Bolivia in search of the agent, and after many firefights they eventually save Aguire. Aguire sends the squad to get his intelligence detailing scalar technology from a French satellite that can be controlled from a base in the Andes Mountains. Sweetwater crashes the satellite and the squad successfully defeat a Russian counterattack aimed at destroying it. Marlowe soon finds the data server and proceeds to go down the mountain during a blizzard while dodging Russian patrols, and is soon extracted by the others.

During extraction, Aguire briefs the squad about a man responsible for rebuilding scalar weaponry, Arkady Kirilenko, a Russian Army colonel the squad failed to eliminate in Russia, who is believed to be hiding in Chile. The squad, aided by U.S. forces, find Kirilenko, though he again escapes. Left with only Kirilenko's papers, Sweetwater discovers there is a shipping manifest for an abandoned ship called the "Sangre Del Toro." Aided by the rest of the squad, Marlowe finds the ship and retrieves a compound essential to the use of the weapon, while also finding out the truth behind Operation Aurora - the US military knew it was a suicide mission, and the operation was instead an exercise to learn more about the weapon's power.

While attempting to meet Aguire in Ecuador, their helicopter is shot down and the squad becomes separated. Along with their helicopter pilot, Flynn, they regroup and escape the local militia. Redford gives Aguire the compound before finding out that Aguire double-crossed the squad by allying with Kirilenko. Aguire reveals he wants revenge against the United States for what happened to his father, one of the commandos involved in Operation Aurora. Despite this, Kirilenko betrays Aguire and kills him. Before he can kill the squad, however, Flynn intervenes and saves the squad at the cost of his own life.

The squad is mourning for Flynn when they hear Kirilenko talking through a guard's radio. Marlowe kills the guard, and the squad proceeds toward the city of Quito. Here, after battling squads of Russian troops, Marlowe and the squad find a large cargo aircraft that is believed to house the scalar weapon. This is confirmed as a powerful electromagnetic pulse is suddenly released, disabling all electronic equipment in the city except the aircraft. Everyone except Marlowe becomes disheartened, but he encourages them, and the squad infiltrates the aircraft as it takes off. After a firefight to reach the cockpit, they find it empty. The squad returns to the cargo bay to find Kirilenko attempting to fire the scalar weapon again, now high over the southern United States. With the help of explosives from the plane's armory the squad access and destroy the scalar weapon.

The explosion sends the aircraft plummeting, forcing the squad to bail out, but Kirilenko grabs the last parachute before Marlowe. In free fall, Marlowe kills Kirilenko, allowing Sweetwater to rescue Marlowe. The squad lands in Texas, Haggard's home state. Shortly after, General Braidwood arrives to inform them that they are to aid the U.S. Army against the incoming Russian invasion that recently passed through Alaska and Canada, much to the squad's disappointment.

[edit] Marketing and release[edit] EditionsAs a pre-order promotion, EA offered the "Limited Edition" of Bad Company 2 at normal pricing. By pre-ordering the Limited Edition, buyers of the PC version were given early access to the closed beta from January 28 to February 25.[15] In addition, owners of the Limited Edition on all systems were given early access to numerous weapons and vehicle perks, which included the M1A1 Thompson and an M1911 pistol, as well as four vehicle perks[16] In addition to the six upgrades offered by EA on all pre-orders and the buyers of the Limited Edition, select retailers offered their own incentives as well. Copies pre-ordered at GameStop came with an additional code, unlocking the AKS-74U carbine and giving access to the Squad Rush game mode 30 days early (North America only). All six limited edition upgrades, as well as the AKS-74U, are also available to owners of the Standard Edition of the game, but they must be acquired by accumulating points in-game.

The Ultimate Edition was announced and released to the market on August 31, 2010 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The package includes Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Battlefield 1943, "Onslaught" mode, and immediate access to four vehicle upgrades and two weapon unlocks from purchase, a bonus originally included in the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Limited Edition.[17]

[edit] VIPAs part of a program designed to encourage game purchases and reward the community, EA and DICE have confirmed that they will periodically release additional "VIP" content for Bad Company 2. On Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, this content is available free to "VIP" players who purchase a new copy of the game. Owners of used copies will be able to purchase a VIP code for an additional cost from the respective system's online store. Owners of the PC version will receive this content for free regardless of ownership status.[18]

[edit] VeteransAs part of the Battlefield Veterans program, players gain access to the M1 Garand rifle if they have registered at least one other Battlefield game with EA.

[edit] Downloadable contentMap Packs Maps and extras
VIP Map Pack 1 Nelson Bay for Rush
Laguna Alta for Conquest
VIP Map Pack 2 Laguna Presa for Rush
Arica Harbour for Conquest
VIP Map Pack 3 Laguna Alta for Squad Rush
Nelson Bay for Squad Deathmatch
VIP Map Pack 4 Atacama Desert for Rush
Port Valdez for Conquest
VIP Map Pack 5 White Pass for Rush
Nelson Bay for Conquest
VIP Map Pack 6 Panama Canal for Squad Deathmatch
Laguna Presa for Squad Rush
VIP Map Pack 7 Oasis for all game modes
Harvest day for all game modes
Cold War for Rush, Squad Rush and Squad Deathmatch
Heavy Metal for Conquest and Squad Deathmatch
ACOG and Red Dot made available for M14 and G3

Several map packs have been released for the game. Map Pack 1, the first map pack, was released on 2 March 2010, called the "Day One Map Pack". It added two new maps: Nelson Bay for Rush and Laguna Alta for Conquest.[19] The second map pack, entitled Map Pack 2, was released on 30 March 2010. It added two new maps: Laguna Presa for Rush and Arica Harbour for Conquest.[20] Map Pack 3 was released on 9 June 2010 for consoles, and 30 June 2010 for the PC.[21] The Laguna Alta map was made available for Squad Rush, and the Nelson Bay map was made available for Squad Deathmatch.[22] Map Pack 4 was released on 7 July 2010. The Atacama Desert map was made available for Rush and the Port Valdez map was made available for Conquest.[23] Map Pack 5 was released on 28 July 2010. The White Pass map was made available for Rush and the Nelson Bay map was made available for Conquest.[24] Map Pack 6 was released on 18 August 2010. The Panama Canal map was made available for Squad Deathmatch and the Laguna Presa map was available for Squad Rush.[25] Map Pack 7 was announced on 8 November 2010. The map pack includes two maps ported from the first Bad company game; "Oasis" and "Harvest day", both of which are playable in all game modes. As well as those, two maps from the singleplayer campaign were ported; "Cold War" is available for Rush, Squad Rush and Squad Deathmatch while "Heavy Metal" is available for Conquest and Squad Deathmatch. The map pack was released on 1 December 2010.[26]

Kit upgrades were released on 21 April 2010 for the Xbox 360, 12 May 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and finally 1 Dec 2010 for PC. Residents of the United States can retrieve unlock codes for the upgrades on the Xbox 360 by purchasing specially marked Dr. Pepper bottles. The kit upgrades include two additional pins and one additional award for each class, as well as unique camouflages upgrades.[27][28] Kit shortcuts were released on 16 June 2010 for consoles. The shortcuts are available for purchase for each separate class, or in a bundle pack for all four classes. Upon installation, the shortcuts will unlock all primary weapons, gadgets and specialisations for their respective class.[29]

A new mode, Onslaught, was released on 22 June and 24 June for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 respectively.[30] In Onslaught, up to four players cooperatively face endless waves of computer controlled enemies.[31] Bad Company 2 senior producer Patrick Bach said that DICE would "consistently support the fans playing Bad Company 2 with new ways to get into multiplayer". He also said that the mode would "challenge the elite players with new experiences to improve their performance online".[29]

[edit] Expansion pack[show]Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam


Developer(s) EA Digital Illusions CE
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Engine Frostbite 1.5
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s) Microsoft Windows
December 18, 2010
Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3
December 21, 2010[32]

Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam is an expansion pack for the game which takes place during the Vietnam War. It was released on December 18, 2010 for Microsoft Windows through the EA Store/Steam,[33] and on December 21 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is only available via download. The expansion has received extremely positive reviews from different gaming review and user sources, citing its "fun, close encounters", and use of licensed music tracks from the Vietnam war era.

The expansion pack contains 5 new maps, 6 new vehicles, and 15 new weapons. The fifth map, Operation Hastings, was planned to be unlocked when the playing community reached 69,000,000 team play actions (revives, resupplies, assists etc.) on each platform.[34] While it was unlocked for PC on December 30, 2010,[35] the map was released early on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as a "new year's gift" from DICE.[36] It also includes 49 contemporary music tracks which can be listened to via an in-game radio as well as new voice overs for both American and Vietnamese forces, based on authentic communication from the Vietnam war. Ten new Xbox Live achievements/PSN trophies are also available to unlock.[37]

T3DDYB3AR wrote Battlefield: Bad Company 2
While a first-person shooter, the game follows the series by including controllable vehicles, including ATVs, APCs, tanks, and helicopters . On foot, players are given access to a variety of real-world small arms such as assault rifles and machine guns. While on foot, players can jump, crouch, and sprint. They can carry one primary weapon and a pistol in multiplayer, or two primary weapons in single player, as well as grenades and other equipment. Players can fire "from the hip", but zooming in and using the weapon's iron sights, reflex sight, or scope (depending on the weapon) will provide much better accuracy when shooting.

Bad Company 2 heavily emphasizes destructible environments. Large sections of most buildings can be destroyed by explosives; some walls and fences break down under barrages of bullets. The game's physics engine realistically simulates the destruction.

The game utilizes a "regenerating health" system, rather than giving players health points as older games in the Battlefield series have done. To accommodate this in multiplayer, the Medic equipment now accelerates health regeneration rather than directly restoring the player's health. If a player is wounded, he or she must take cover and avoid damage in order to regain health. A heavily wounded player will see dirt and blood around the edges of the screen. Along with Battlefield Vietnam, Bad Company 2 is one of only two games in the Battlefield series to show blood[9] without third-party modification.

[edit] Single playerBad Company 2 features a story-driven single player campaign. For most of the narrative, the player takes control of Preston Marlowe, one of the members of the titular "Bad Company". The exception to this is the first mission set prior to the rest of the campaign. Each mission is divided into a series of objectives, often interspersed with cutscenes which simulate the style of films.

Aside from infantry combat, the campaign contains several missions in which the player controls a vehicle, or mans a weapon turret while a teammate controls the vehicle.

While the other members of Bad Company will engage in combat, the game relies upon the player to complete the objectives and kill most of the enemies. The player's allies can never die.

Each weapon in the campaign is considered a collectible - the first time the player picks up that type of weapon, a "Collectible Unlocked" message appears. There are also sensor stations throughout the campaign the player can find and destroy - this is also recorded in the campaign stats. "Supply Drop" crates are scattered throughout the missions, where the player can exchange weapons and replenish ammo. The Supply Drop crates will remember any weapon the player picks up and this weapon will be available for the rest of the campaign.

[edit] MultiplayerMultipayer is class-based, with four classes: Assault, Engineer, Medic, and Recon. Each class has a variety of unique weapons and pieces of equipment, and serves a specific role in combat. There are also some weapons that can be used by any class, such as pistols and shotguns. Each class gains experience and levels up separately.

New items are unlocked by earning experience points, which are gained for performing actions conducive to the goals of the player's team, such as eliminating enemy players, healing teammates, or capturing or defending points of interest. These points also count towards a total of 50 ranks. Bonuses to the base number of points can be awarded under certain circumstances (such as achieving a headshot in the process of eliminating an enemy player).

The multiplayer features 15 vehicles, including new additions, such as the UH-60 Black Hawk, a quad bike, a four-man patrol boat, a personal watercraft, a ZU-23 mounted on a BMD-3 armored personnel carrier, and a UAV helicopter (a Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout) controlled via remote computer terminals.

The available maps are set in various environments such as South America and Alaska near the borders of Russia,[10] similar to those seen in the singleplayer.

Players can also use party chat for each game mode.[11] A dog tag system as seen in Battlefield 2142 and Battlefield: Bad Company returns, awarding players with their opponents' dog tags when they defeat them with a knife attack.[12] It uses the PunkBuster anti-cheat program, to protect the game from cheaters in online multiplayer matches.


Screenshot of Battlefield: Bad Company 2's multiplayer mode. The player is armed with an M249 light machine gun.Bad Company 2 comes with several game types. In 'Rush' players must defend or destroy pairs of M-COM stations until either the attackers run out of respawn tickets or all of the stations are destroyed. Lost tickets can be regained by reviving fallen teammates. An M-COM station can be destroyed by planting a charge, using explosive weapons or ballistics, or simply by demolishing the building in which it is located. Not all M-COM stations exist in destructible buildings, forcing players to use a variety of methods to achieve the same goal. 'Squad Rush' is similar to Rush, but consists of only two squads, one defending and the other attacking. The maps used for squad rush are smaller versions of those from both the Conquest and Rush modes. There are only 2 M-COM stations in each round. 'Conquest' features the classic gameplay of the Battlefield series. Players must capture and defend flags for as long as possible. If a base is taken, it can be recaptured, and the cycle can repeat until the game's end. Every kill depletes one ticket, and tickets gradually decrease when one team controls more than half of the flags on the map. Vehicles can spawn once a flag is captured. When one team's tickets are depleted, that team will lose the game. 'Squad Deathmatch' features up to four squads, each fighting against the other. An infantry support vehicle is available for any squad to claim, giving a significant advantage. The first squad to score fifty kills wins the match. Finally, 'Onslaught' tasks one squad of up to four players to capture certain points on the map, allowing the squad to advance. The game is won by capturing all the points. Unlike other modes, the only enemies are bots. This game mode features new lighting and time of day on existing maps, as well as new vehicles. It is available for Xbox 360 and PS3 only, a PC version was planned, however was announced cancelled on Battlefield's official blog.[13]

[edit] Synopsis[edit] CharactersFor the majority of the single player campaign, the player controls Private Preston Marlowe. Marlowe is part of a squad formerly representing a misfit company in a fictional United States Army battalion known as "Bad Company". Other members of the squad include technology expert Private Terrance Sweetwater, demolitions specialist Private George Haggard Jr., and squad leader Sergeant Samuel Redford. The squad, escaping with gold in the previous game but believed to be caught soon thereafter, now work on a special assignment for the Army in securing a dangerous Scalar technology.

Private Preston Marlowe
Marlowe had joined the army declaring "Runs in the family, I guess.".[14] After crashing an attack helicopter into a general's limo, Marlowe is sent to the 222nd Army Battalion, or "Bad Company" in the original game, and returns with the squad in Bad Company 2, although no longer as part of a misfit army battalion. General Braidwood, their new commander, refers to their new placement as "Special Activities Division", but continues to ask for their "unorganized, unorthodox, and lethal" tactics.
Private Terrance "Sweets" Sweetwater
Private Terrance Sweetwater, the technician of the squad, joined the army for a scholarship. Having a keen sense for technology, he expected not to do any fighting, but after being sent to Bad Company, he hoped to get out as quickly as possible.
Private George "Hags" Haggard Junior
Haggard joined the army to blow things up. After blowing up "the biggest ammo dump east side of Paris", he was sent to Bad Company where he continued to blow things up. He does not seek to get out of the army anytime soon.
Sergeant Samuel "Sarge" Redford
Redford was the first person to volunteer to join the company, promised early discharge from the army. After the first mission "Cold War" and retrieving the "Aurora" scalar weapon device, which is revealed to be a fake soon after, Samuel's service time is extended to find an agent named James Aguire, who is mentioned below. He is promised release many times, but his stay is extended when more complications arise.
[edit] PlotThe game begins in October 1944, as a group of US commandos infiltrate an Imperial Japanese Navy-controlled island in the Sea of Japan as part of "Operation Aurora". They secure a Japanese scientist who was working on a secret scalar weapon codenamed 'The Black Weapon,' and escape the island on a submarine. However as foreshadowed by the scientist's warnings the commandos witness the weapon being fired and perish from a resulting tsunami, sparking a myth within the U.S. Army.

In the present day, Privates Preston Marlowe, Terrence Sweetwater, George Haggard, and Sergeant Samuel Redford fight in Russia in an attempt to secure a scalar weapon device. Despite evading Russian soldiers and completing the mission successfully, the device is discovered to be a fake. Impressed with their previous activities, Army General Braidwood assigns them to the special operation of contacting Agent Aguire, much to the disappointment of Redford who had hoped to retire after the last mission.

The squad travels to Bolivia in search of the agent, and after many firefights they eventually save Aguire. Aguire sends the squad to get his intelligence detailing scalar technology from a French satellite that can be controlled from a base in the Andes Mountains. Sweetwater crashes the satellite and the squad successfully defeat a Russian counterattack aimed at destroying it. Marlowe soon finds the data server and proceeds to go down the mountain during a blizzard while dodging Russian patrols, and is soon extracted by the others.

During extraction, Aguire briefs the squad about a man responsible for rebuilding scalar weaponry, Arkady Kirilenko, a Russian Army colonel the squad failed to eliminate in Russia, who is believed to be hiding in Chile. The squad, aided by U.S. forces, find Kirilenko, though he again escapes. Left with only Kirilenko's papers, Sweetwater discovers there is a shipping manifest for an abandoned ship called the "Sangre Del Toro." Aided by the rest of the squad, Marlowe finds the ship and retrieves a compound essential to the use of the weapon, while also finding out the truth behind Operation Aurora - the US military knew it was a suicide mission, and the operation was instead an exercise to learn more about the weapon's power.

While attempting to meet Aguire in Ecuador, their helicopter is shot down and the squad becomes separated. Along with their helicopter pilot, Flynn, they regroup and escape the local militia. Redford gives Aguire the compound before finding out that Aguire double-crossed the squad by allying with Kirilenko. Aguire reveals he wants revenge against the United States for what happened to his father, one of the commandos involved in Operation Aurora. Despite this, Kirilenko betrays Aguire and kills him. Before he can kill the squad, however, Flynn intervenes and saves the squad at the cost of his own life.

The squad is mourning for Flynn when they hear Kirilenko talking through a guard's radio. Marlowe kills the guard, and the squad proceeds toward the city of Quito. Here, after battling squads of Russian troops, Marlowe and the squad find a large cargo aircraft that is believed to house the scalar weapon. This is confirmed as a powerful electromagnetic pulse is suddenly released, disabling all electronic equipment in the city except the aircraft. Everyone except Marlowe becomes disheartened, but he encourages them, and the squad infiltrates the aircraft as it takes off. After a firefight to reach the cockpit, they find it empty. The squad returns to the cargo bay to find Kirilenko attempting to fire the scalar weapon again, now high over the southern United States. With the help of explosives from the plane's armory the squad access and destroy the scalar weapon.

The explosion sends the aircraft plummeting, forcing the squad to bail out, but Kirilenko grabs the last parachute before Marlowe. In free fall, Marlowe kills Kirilenko, allowing Sweetwater to rescue Marlowe. The squad lands in Texas, Haggard's home state. Shortly after, General Braidwood arrives to inform them that they are to aid the U.S. Army against the incoming Russian invasion that recently passed through Alaska and Canada, much to the squad's disappointment.

[edit] Marketing and release[edit] EditionsAs a pre-order promotion, EA offered the "Limited Edition" of Bad Company 2 at normal pricing. By pre-ordering the Limited Edition, buyers of the PC version were given early access to the closed beta from January 28 to February 25.[15] In addition, owners of the Limited Edition on all systems were given early access to numerous weapons and vehicle perks, which included the M1A1 Thompson and an M1911 pistol, as well as four vehicle perks[16] In addition to the six upgrades offered by EA on all pre-orders and the buyers of the Limited Edition, select retailers offered their own incentives as well. Copies pre-ordered at GameStop came with an additional code, unlocking the AKS-74U carbine and giving access to the Squad Rush game mode 30 days early (North America only). All six limited edition upgrades, as well as the AKS-74U, are also available to owners of the Standard Edition of the game, but they must be acquired by accumulating points in-game.

The Ultimate Edition was announced and released to the market on August 31, 2010 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The package includes Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Battlefield 1943, "Onslaught" mode, and immediate access to four vehicle upgrades and two weapon unlocks from purchase, a bonus originally included in the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Limited Edition.[17]

[edit] VIPAs part of a program designed to encourage game purchases and reward the community, EA and DICE have confirmed that they will periodically release additional "VIP" content for Bad Company 2. On Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, this content is available free to "VIP" players who purchase a new copy of the game. Owners of used copies will be able to purchase a VIP code for an additional cost from the respective system's online store. Owners of the PC version will receive this content for free regardless of ownership status.[18]

[edit] VeteransAs part of the Battlefield Veterans program, players gain access to the M1 Garand rifle if they have registered at least one other Battlefield game with EA.

[edit] Downloadable contentMap Packs Maps and extras
VIP Map Pack 1 Nelson Bay for Rush
Laguna Alta for Conquest
VIP Map Pack 2 Laguna Presa for Rush
Arica Harbour for Conquest
VIP Map Pack 3 Laguna Alta for Squad Rush
Nelson Bay for Squad Deathmatch
VIP Map Pack 4 Atacama Desert for Rush
Port Valdez for Conquest
VIP Map Pack 5 White Pass for Rush
Nelson Bay for Conquest
VIP Map Pack 6 Panama Canal for Squad Deathmatch
Laguna Presa for Squad Rush
VIP Map Pack 7 Oasis for all game modes
Harvest day for all game modes
Cold War for Rush, Squad Rush and Squad Deathmatch
Heavy Metal for Conquest and Squad Deathmatch
ACOG and Red Dot made available for M14 and G3

Several map packs have been released for the game. Map Pack 1, the first map pack, was released on 2 March 2010, called the "Day One Map Pack". It added two new maps: Nelson Bay for Rush and Laguna Alta for Conquest.[19] The second map pack, entitled Map Pack 2, was released on 30 March 2010. It added two new maps: Laguna Presa for Rush and Arica Harbour for Conquest.[20] Map Pack 3 was released on 9 June 2010 for consoles, and 30 June 2010 for the PC.[21] The Laguna Alta map was made available for Squad Rush, and the Nelson Bay map was made available for Squad Deathmatch.[22] Map Pack 4 was released on 7 July 2010. The Atacama Desert map was made available for Rush and the Port Valdez map was made available for Conquest.[23] Map Pack 5 was released on 28 July 2010. The White Pass map was made available for Rush and the Nelson Bay map was made available for Conquest.[24] Map Pack 6 was released on 18 August 2010. The Panama Canal map was made available for Squad Deathmatch and the Laguna Presa map was available for Squad Rush.[25] Map Pack 7 was announced on 8 November 2010. The map pack includes two maps ported from the first Bad company game; "Oasis" and "Harvest day", both of which are playable in all game modes. As well as those, two maps from the singleplayer campaign were ported; "Cold War" is available for Rush, Squad Rush and Squad Deathmatch while "Heavy Metal" is available for Conquest and Squad Deathmatch. The map pack was released on 1 December 2010.[26]

Kit upgrades were released on 21 April 2010 for the Xbox 360, 12 May 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and finally 1 Dec 2010 for PC. Residents of the United States can retrieve unlock codes for the upgrades on the Xbox 360 by purchasing specially marked Dr. Pepper bottles. The kit upgrades include two additional pins and one additional award for each class, as well as unique camouflages upgrades.[27][28] Kit shortcuts were released on 16 June 2010 for consoles. The shortcuts are available for purchase for each separate class, or in a bundle pack for all four classes. Upon installation, the shortcuts will unlock all primary weapons, gadgets and specialisations for their respective class.[29]

A new mode, Onslaught, was released on 22 June and 24 June for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 respectively.[30] In Onslaught, up to four players cooperatively face endless waves of computer controlled enemies.[31] Bad Company 2 senior producer Patrick Bach said that DICE would "consistently support the fans playing Bad Company 2 with new ways to get into multiplayer". He also said that the mode would "challenge the elite players with new experiences to improve their performance online".[29]

[edit] Expansion pack[show]Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam


Developer(s) EA Digital Illusions CE
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Engine Frostbite 1.5
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s) Microsoft Windows
December 18, 2010
Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3
December 21, 2010[32]

Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam is an expansion pack for the game which takes place during the Vietnam War. It was released on December 18, 2010 for Microsoft Windows through the EA Store/Steam,[33] and on December 21 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is only available via download. The expansion has received extremely positive reviews from different gaming review and user sources, citing its "fun, close encounters", and use of licensed music tracks from the Vietnam war era.

The expansion pack contains 5 new maps, 6 new vehicles, and 15 new weapons. The fifth map, Operation Hastings, was planned to be unlocked when the playing community reached 69,000,000 team play actions (revives, resupplies, assists etc.) on each platform.[34] While it was unlocked for PC on December 30, 2010,[35] the map was released early on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as a "new year's gift" from DICE.[36] It also includes 49 contemporary music tracks which can be listened to via an in-game radio as well as new voice overs for both American and Vietnamese forces, based on authentic communication from the Vietnam war. Ten new Xbox Live achievements/PSN trophies are also available to unlock.[37]

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Game Information

Release Date(UK): 25th March 2011
Developed By: Crytek
Genre: FPS Action
Platform: All Platforms
Age Restriction: 16+

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Synopsis

Crysis 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek, published by Electronic Arts and released in North America, Australia, and Europe in March 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Officially announced on June 1, 2009, the game is the second main installment of the Crysis series, and is the sequel to the 2007 video game Crysis and Crysis Warhead. The story was written by author Richard Morgan. Another science fiction author, Peter Watts, was also consulted and wrote a novel adaptation of the game. It was the first game to showcase the CryEngine 3 game engine.

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Campaign Plot

The player assumes the control of a Force Recon Marine named "Alcatraz"; the successor to Jake "Nomad" Dunn the protagonist from the first game. As Alcatraz, players gain ownership of the Nanosuit 2.0 from Army Delta Force officer Laurence "Prophet" Barnes, who returns from the original Crysis, where he was Nomad's commanding officer in Raptor Team. CryNet Systems has been hunting Prophet to retrieve the suit, inadvertently pursuing Alcatraz, believing he is Prophet. The Nanosuit 2.0 gives players more freedom in their options in tackling situations on the battlefield. The aliens seen in the original game have undergone a major redesigning, abandoning the ancient, tentacled exosuits seen in the first game for high-tech humanoid armored war machines that stalk Alcatraz through the ravaged New York City. Crytek has stated their intention to surpass the original game graphically and gameplay-wise, and have claimed that combat in the game will be "catastrophically beautiful".[6] Crytek has also claimed that Crysis 2 will have lower system requirements than the original game, but will still exceed the original graphically[7] and will also support true stereoscopic 3D.[8] More recently, with the release of the PC demo, it is clearly seen that the "minimum" requirements are what's required to run the game on "Gamer" settings at an HD resolution.[9] The "Gamer" setting is changed to "High" in the final game, but for all intents and purposes it is exactly the same as before, and the game can be played at lower resolutions with hardware below the minimum requirements.

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Multiplayer

The idea for the Multiplayer is actually quite awesome, using the formula that has [arguably] made Call of Duty (CoD) games so popular, where you gain exp for doing challenges, completing objectives and killing people. Then you create your class with all the fun stuff you have unlocked from guns, grenades, attachments etc. With Crysis 2, its very much the same, the one difference being the Nanosuit! People who have played previous games in the series will be familiar with the Nanosuit, but in Crysis 2 they have made a few changes and changed it to the Nanosuit 2.0. The main difference is the missing modes, the speed mode which kicks in automatically when you sprint, and the strength mode is either missing or automatic (though its less noticeable).

This is what makes the multiplayer so much fun everyone has the Nanosuit 2.0, and everyone has it on a different setting (with different abilities and weapons depending on their class choices). What makes the Nanosuit so fun, is how you can change it easily mid-combat and adapt to any situation, e.g. if you are pinned down by the enemy, one person can cloak and sneak around for the flank to get the upper hand, or if you need to escape by jumping off the tall building just switch Armour mode on so you take less damage from the fall.

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Graphics

To sum up the graphics in one word that word would be 'Amazing'. The game was voted "Best Looking Game Of The Year", this just stands out! Everything on the game has its detail to perfection, nothing looks cartoony it just looks perfect. I feel that graphics play a big part in a games life as it brngs out the full potential whether to make you feel like you are playing the game or actually in the game.

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Rating: 10

I feel the game overall deserves top marks as it is enjoyable to play and everything about it is just perfectly correct.

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2
While a first-person shooter, the game follows the series by including controllable vehicles, including ATVs, APCs, tanks, and helicopters . On foot, players are given access to a variety of real-world small arms such as assault rifles and machine guns. While on foot, players can jump, crouch, and sprint. They can carry one primary weapon and a pistol in multiplayer, or two primary weapons in single player, as well as grenades and other equipment. Players can fire "from the hip", but zooming in and using the weapon's iron sights, reflex sight, or scope (depending on the weapon) will provide much better accuracy when shooting.

Bad Company 2 heavily emphasizes destructible environments. Large sections of most buildings can be destroyed by explosives; some walls and fences break down under barrages of bullets. The game's physics engine realistically simulates the destruction.

The game utilizes a "regenerating health" system, rather than giving players health points as older games in the Battlefield series have done. To accommodate this in multiplayer, the Medic equipment now accelerates health regeneration rather than directly restoring the player's health. If a player is wounded, he or she must take cover and avoid damage in order to regain health. A heavily wounded player will see dirt and blood around the edges of the screen. Along with Battlefield Vietnam, Bad Company 2 is one of only two games in the Battlefield series to show blood[9] without third-party modification.

[edit] Single playerBad Company 2 features a story-driven single player campaign. For most of the narrative, the player takes control of Preston Marlowe, one of the members of the titular "Bad Company". The exception to this is the first mission set prior to the rest of the campaign. Each mission is divided into a series of objectives, often interspersed with cutscenes which simulate the style of films.

Aside from infantry combat, the campaign contains several missions in which the player controls a vehicle, or mans a weapon turret while a teammate controls the vehicle.

While the other members of Bad Company will engage in combat, the game relies upon the player to complete the objectives and kill most of the enemies. The player's allies can never die.

Each weapon in the campaign is considered a collectible - the first time the player picks up that type of weapon, a "Collectible Unlocked" message appears. There are also sensor stations throughout the campaign the player can find and destroy - this is also recorded in the campaign stats. "Supply Drop" crates are scattered throughout the missions, where the player can exchange weapons and replenish ammo. The Supply Drop crates will remember any weapon the player picks up and this weapon will be available for the rest of the campaign.

[edit] MultiplayerMultipayer is class-based, with four classes: Assault, Engineer, Medic, and Recon. Each class has a variety of unique weapons and pieces of equipment, and serves a specific role in combat. There are also some weapons that can be used by any class, such as pistols and shotguns. Each class gains experience and levels up separately.

New items are unlocked by earning experience points, which are gained for performing actions conducive to the goals of the player's team, such as eliminating enemy players, healing teammates, or capturing or defending points of interest. These points also count towards a total of 50 ranks. Bonuses to the base number of points can be awarded under certain circumstances (such as achieving a headshot in the process of eliminating an enemy player).

The multiplayer features 15 vehicles, including new additions, such as the UH-60 Black Hawk, a quad bike, a four-man patrol boat, a personal watercraft, a ZU-23 mounted on a BMD-3 armored personnel carrier, and a UAV helicopter (a Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout) controlled via remote computer terminals.

The available maps are set in various environments such as South America and Alaska near the borders of Russia,[10] similar to those seen in the singleplayer.

Players can also use party chat for each game mode.[11] A dog tag system as seen in Battlefield 2142 and Battlefield: Bad Company returns, awarding players with their opponents' dog tags when they defeat them with a knife attack.[12] It uses the PunkBuster anti-cheat program, to protect the game from cheaters in online multiplayer matches.


Screenshot of Battlefield: Bad Company 2's multiplayer mode. The player is armed with an M249 light machine gun.Bad Company 2 comes with several game types. In 'Rush' players must defend or destroy pairs of M-COM stations until either the attackers run out of respawn tickets or all of the stations are destroyed. Lost tickets can be regained by reviving fallen teammates. An M-COM station can be destroyed by planting a charge, using explosive weapons or ballistics, or simply by demolishing the building in which it is located. Not all M-COM stations exist in destructible buildings, forcing players to use a variety of methods to achieve the same goal. 'Squad Rush' is similar to Rush, but consists of only two squads, one defending and the other attacking. The maps used for squad rush are smaller versions of those from both the Conquest and Rush modes. There are only 2 M-COM stations in each round. 'Conquest' features the classic gameplay of the Battlefield series. Players must capture and defend flags for as long as possible. If a base is taken, it can be recaptured, and the cycle can repeat until the game's end. Every kill depletes one ticket, and tickets gradually decrease when one team controls more than half of the flags on the map. Vehicles can spawn once a flag is captured. When one team's tickets are depleted, that team will lose the game. 'Squad Deathmatch' features up to four squads, each fighting against the other. An infantry support vehicle is available for any squad to claim, giving a significant advantage. The first squad to score fifty kills wins the match. Finally, 'Onslaught' tasks one squad of up to four players to capture certain points on the map, allowing the squad to advance. The game is won by capturing all the points. Unlike other modes, the only enemies are bots. This game mode features new lighting and time of day on existing maps, as well as new vehicles. It is available for Xbox 360 and PS3 only, a PC version was planned, however was announced cancelled on Battlefield's official blog.[13]

[edit] Synopsis[edit] CharactersFor the majority of the single player campaign, the player controls Private Preston Marlowe. Marlowe is part of a squad formerly representing a misfit company in a fictional United States Army battalion known as "Bad Company". Other members of the squad include technology expert Private Terrance Sweetwater, demolitions specialist Private George Haggard Jr., and squad leader Sergeant Samuel Redford. The squad, escaping with gold in the previous game but believed to be caught soon thereafter, now work on a special assignment for the Army in securing a dangerous Scalar technology.

Private Preston Marlowe
Marlowe had joined the army declaring "Runs in the family, I guess.".[14] After crashing an attack helicopter into a general's limo, Marlowe is sent to the 222nd Army Battalion, or "Bad Company" in the original game, and returns with the squad in Bad Company 2, although no longer as part of a misfit army battalion. General Braidwood, their new commander, refers to their new placement as "Special Activities Division", but continues to ask for their "unorganized, unorthodox, and lethal" tactics.
Private Terrance "Sweets" Sweetwater
Private Terrance Sweetwater, the technician of the squad, joined the army for a scholarship. Having a keen sense for technology, he expected not to do any fighting, but after being sent to Bad Company, he hoped to get out as quickly as possible.
Private George "Hags" Haggard Junior
Haggard joined the army to blow things up. After blowing up "the biggest ammo dump east side of Paris", he was sent to Bad Company where he continued to blow things up. He does not seek to get out of the army anytime soon.
Sergeant Samuel "Sarge" Redford
Redford was the first person to volunteer to join the company, promised early discharge from the army. After the first mission "Cold War" and retrieving the "Aurora" scalar weapon device, which is revealed to be a fake soon after, Samuel's service time is extended to find an agent named James Aguire, who is mentioned below. He is promised release many times, but his stay is extended when more complications arise.
[edit] PlotThe game begins in October 1944, as a group of US commandos infiltrate an Imperial Japanese Navy-controlled island in the Sea of Japan as part of "Operation Aurora". They secure a Japanese scientist who was working on a secret scalar weapon codenamed 'The Black Weapon,' and escape the island on a submarine. However as foreshadowed by the scientist's warnings the commandos witness the weapon being fired and perish from a resulting tsunami, sparking a myth within the U.S. Army.

In the present day, Privates Preston Marlowe, Terrence Sweetwater, George Haggard, and Sergeant Samuel Redford fight in Russia in an attempt to secure a scalar weapon device. Despite evading Russian soldiers and completing the mission successfully, the device is discovered to be a fake. Impressed with their previous activities, Army General Braidwood assigns them to the special operation of contacting Agent Aguire, much to the disappointment of Redford who had hoped to retire after the last mission.

The squad travels to Bolivia in search of the agent, and after many firefights they eventually save Aguire. Aguire sends the squad to get his intelligence detailing scalar technology from a French satellite that can be controlled from a base in the Andes Mountains. Sweetwater crashes the satellite and the squad successfully defeat a Russian counterattack aimed at destroying it. Marlowe soon finds the data server and proceeds to go down the mountain during a blizzard while dodging Russian patrols, and is soon extracted by the others.

During extraction, Aguire briefs the squad about a man responsible for rebuilding scalar weaponry, Arkady Kirilenko, a Russian Army colonel the squad failed to eliminate in Russia, who is believed to be hiding in Chile. The squad, aided by U.S. forces, find Kirilenko, though he again escapes. Left with only Kirilenko's papers, Sweetwater discovers there is a shipping manifest for an abandoned ship called the "Sangre Del Toro." Aided by the rest of the squad, Marlowe finds the ship and retrieves a compound essential to the use of the weapon, while also finding out the truth behind Operation Aurora - the US military knew it was a suicide mission, and the operation was instead an exercise to learn more about the weapon's power.

While attempting to meet Aguire in Ecuador, their helicopter is shot down and the squad becomes separated. Along with their helicopter pilot, Flynn, they regroup and escape the local militia. Redford gives Aguire the compound before finding out that Aguire double-crossed the squad by allying with Kirilenko. Aguire reveals he wants revenge against the United States for what happened to his father, one of the commandos involved in Operation Aurora. Despite this, Kirilenko betrays Aguire and kills him. Before he can kill the squad, however, Flynn intervenes and saves the squad at the cost of his own life.

The squad is mourning for Flynn when they hear Kirilenko talking through a guard's radio. Marlowe kills the guard, and the squad proceeds toward the city of Quito. Here, after battling squads of Russian troops, Marlowe and the squad find a large cargo aircraft that is believed to house the scalar weapon. This is confirmed as a powerful electromagnetic pulse is suddenly released, disabling all electronic equipment in the city except the aircraft. Everyone except Marlowe becomes disheartened, but he encourages them, and the squad infiltrates the aircraft as it takes off. After a firefight to reach the cockpit, they find it empty. The squad returns to the cargo bay to find Kirilenko attempting to fire the scalar weapon again, now high over the southern United States. With the help of explosives from the plane's armory the squad access and destroy the scalar weapon.

The explosion sends the aircraft plummeting, forcing the squad to bail out, but Kirilenko grabs the last parachute before Marlowe. In free fall, Marlowe kills Kirilenko, allowing Sweetwater to rescue Marlowe. The squad lands in Texas, Haggard's home state. Shortly after, General Braidwood arrives to inform them that they are to aid the U.S. Army against the incoming Russian invasion that recently passed through Alaska and Canada, much to the squad's disappointment.

[edit] Marketing and release[edit] EditionsAs a pre-order promotion, EA offered the "Limited Edition" of Bad Company 2 at normal pricing. By pre-ordering the Limited Edition, buyers of the PC version were given early access to the closed beta from January 28 to February 25.[15] In addition, owners of the Limited Edition on all systems were given early access to numerous weapons and vehicle perks, which included the M1A1 Thompson and an M1911 pistol, as well as four vehicle perks[16] In addition to the six upgrades offered by EA on all pre-orders and the buyers of the Limited Edition, select retailers offered their own incentives as well. Copies pre-ordered at GameStop came with an additional code, unlocking the AKS-74U carbine and giving access to the Squad Rush game mode 30 days early (North America only). All six limited edition upgrades, as well as the AKS-74U, are also available to owners of the Standard Edition of the game, but they must be acquired by accumulating points in-game.

The Ultimate Edition was announced and released to the market on August 31, 2010 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The package includes Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Battlefield 1943, "Onslaught" mode, and immediate access to four vehicle upgrades and two weapon unlocks from purchase, a bonus originally included in the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Limited Edition.[17]

[edit] VIPAs part of a program designed to encourage game purchases and reward the community, EA and DICE have confirmed that they will periodically release additional "VIP" content for Bad Company 2. On Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, this content is available free to "VIP" players who purchase a new copy of the game. Owners of used copies will be able to purchase a VIP code for an additional cost from the respective system's online store. Owners of the PC version will receive this content for free regardless of ownership status.[18]

[edit] VeteransAs part of the Battlefield Veterans program, players gain access to the M1 Garand rifle if they have registered at least one other Battlefield game with EA.

[edit] Downloadable contentMap Packs Maps and extras
VIP Map Pack 1 Nelson Bay for Rush
Laguna Alta for Conquest
VIP Map Pack 2 Laguna Presa for Rush
Arica Harbour for Conquest
VIP Map Pack 3 Laguna Alta for Squad Rush
Nelson Bay for Squad Deathmatch
VIP Map Pack 4 Atacama Desert for Rush
Port Valdez for Conquest
VIP Map Pack 5 White Pass for Rush
Nelson Bay for Conquest
VIP Map Pack 6 Panama Canal for Squad Deathmatch
Laguna Presa for Squad Rush
VIP Map Pack 7 Oasis for all game modes
Harvest day for all game modes
Cold War for Rush, Squad Rush and Squad Deathmatch
Heavy Metal for Conquest and Squad Deathmatch
ACOG and Red Dot made available for M14 and G3

Several map packs have been released for the game. Map Pack 1, the first map pack, was released on 2 March 2010, called the "Day One Map Pack". It added two new maps: Nelson Bay for Rush and Laguna Alta for Conquest.[19] The second map pack, entitled Map Pack 2, was released on 30 March 2010. It added two new maps: Laguna Presa for Rush and Arica Harbour for Conquest.[20] Map Pack 3 was released on 9 June 2010 for consoles, and 30 June 2010 for the PC.[21] The Laguna Alta map was made available for Squad Rush, and the Nelson Bay map was made available for Squad Deathmatch.[22] Map Pack 4 was released on 7 July 2010. The Atacama Desert map was made available for Rush and the Port Valdez map was made available for Conquest.[23] Map Pack 5 was released on 28 July 2010. The White Pass map was made available for Rush and the Nelson Bay map was made available for Conquest.[24] Map Pack 6 was released on 18 August 2010. The Panama Canal map was made available for Squad Deathmatch and the Laguna Presa map was available for Squad Rush.[25] Map Pack 7 was announced on 8 November 2010. The map pack includes two maps ported from the first Bad company game; "Oasis" and "Harvest day", both of which are playable in all game modes. As well as those, two maps from the singleplayer campaign were ported; "Cold War" is available for Rush, Squad Rush and Squad Deathmatch while "Heavy Metal" is available for Conquest and Squad Deathmatch. The map pack was released on 1 December 2010.[26]

Kit upgrades were released on 21 April 2010 for the Xbox 360, 12 May 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and finally 1 Dec 2010 for PC. Residents of the United States can retrieve unlock codes for the upgrades on the Xbox 360 by purchasing specially marked Dr. Pepper bottles. The kit upgrades include two additional pins and one additional award for each class, as well as unique camouflages upgrades.[27][28] Kit shortcuts were released on 16 June 2010 for consoles. The shortcuts are available for purchase for each separate class, or in a bundle pack for all four classes. Upon installation, the shortcuts will unlock all primary weapons, gadgets and specialisations for their respective class.[29]

A new mode, Onslaught, was released on 22 June and 24 June for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 respectively.[30] In Onslaught, up to four players cooperatively face endless waves of computer controlled enemies.[31] Bad Company 2 senior producer Patrick Bach said that DICE would "consistently support the fans playing Bad Company 2 with new ways to get into multiplayer". He also said that the mode would "challenge the elite players with new experiences to improve their performance online".[29]

[edit] Expansion pack[show]Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam


Developer(s) EA Digital Illusions CE
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Engine Frostbite 1.5
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s) Microsoft Windows
December 18, 2010
Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3
December 21, 2010[32]

Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam is an expansion pack for the game which takes place during the Vietnam War. It was released on December 18, 2010 for Microsoft Windows through the EA Store/Steam,[33] and on December 21 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is only available via download. The expansion has received extremely positive reviews from different gaming review and user sources, citing its "fun, close encounters", and use of licensed music tracks from the Vietnam war era.

The expansion pack contains 5 new maps, 6 new vehicles, and 15 new weapons. The fifth map, Operation Hastings, was planned to be unlocked when the playing community reached 69,000,000 team play actions (revives, resupplies, assists etc.) on each platform.[34] While it was unlocked for PC on December 30, 2010,[35] the map was released early on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as a "new year's gift" from DICE.[36] It also includes 49 contemporary music tracks which can be listened to via an in-game radio as well as new voice overs for both American and Vietnamese forces, based on authentic communication from the Vietnam war. Ten new Xbox Live achievements/PSN trophies are also available to unlock.[37]

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Call of Duty Black Ops

Game Information

Published by: Activision
Developed by: Treyarch
Genre: First-Person Shooter
Number of Players: 1-18
Release Date:
Europe: November 9, 2010
PEGI: RP
Also Available On: Nintendo DS, Wireless, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii

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Hear the call of duty once again with this seventh entry in this blockbuster first-person shooter franchise. Call of Duty: Black Ops takes you deep behind enemy lines into the world of deniable operations as a member of an elite special forces unit engaging in covert warfare, classified operations, and explosive conflicts across the globe. With access to a variety of exclusive weaponry and equipment, your actions will tip the balance during the most dangerous time period mankind has ever known.

Plot

Call of futy black ops is set in the 1960's during the vietnam war ( cold war ). You are in control of multiple characters throughout the game but the main character Alex Mason is captured by the games main villian dragovich and sent to a prison where scientists experimented on him causing illusions of victor reznov ( world at war character )
With deaths of characters and free running on kowloon town black ops story mode is by far the best story on any game.

Multiplayer

Black ops follows the usual call of duty where you rank upto a certain level which allows you to prestige but Black ops has a whole new feature called cod points , these are the currency that let you buy guns and perks from the new create a class 2.0.

A new game mode called wager match lets you wager you cod points in 4 different games , gun game , sharpshooter , one in the chamber and sticks and stones

Graphics

The graphics of call of duty black ops live upto the reputation of call of dutys brilliant graphics. Black ops enables 3d to work if you have a 3d tv. With 2d or 3d graphics you feel like you are in the game. Explosions and characters faces seem un game like .

DLC

Downloadable content in Call of duty black ops is an often and amazing new addition to the game. Each dlc pack contains 4 new multiplayer maps and one zombie map.

The latest dlc was escalation which unleashed call of the dead they are a must buy.

Zombies

Zombies makes its return in Black Ops giving you Kino der toten and Five as a starter for zombies. The story picks up from where it was left in Cod5 and makes you want to get more to see the story advance. The 4 classic zombie maps are available with the hardened and prestige edition and with the new 2 zombie maps from both dlcs it brings 8 amazing zombie maps for solo or xbox live .

Ratings
Plot 10/10
Multiplayer 8.5/10
Graphics 9/10
Zombies 10/10
DLC 7.5/10

Overall 9/10 a must buy

Homefront - Review

Hey TTG, thought I would do a review for Homefront on a scale of 1/10. I mostly made this for those of you who are skeptical about buying Homefront. Anyway, here it is.

Graphics:

7/10

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The graphics are the same in both campaign and multiplayer. The graphics are not great or poor. The only problem is that when you turn a corner, there is a short delay on the load of graphics. This can get annoying at times.

Campaign Overall:

6/10

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The game can be slow at times and almost feels like you are watching a movie more than playing the game. It has it's action moments and actually it was pretty sad at times. I dont want to ruin ANY part of the story so I will keep quite. The ending was not the greatest and kind of ended at the worst point.

Multiplayer

7/10

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The game is slow at some times. At this moment, servers are very slow and it is sometimes hard to join a game. There are not too too<(not a typo) many weapons. There are ALOT of attachments and camos though. The actual gameplay is smooth and the controls are very easy to control. (Basically CoD Controls) It has a Battlefield sense to it with the vehicles. Vehicles in this game, are more like killstreaks. Every kill you get gives you a certain amount of battle points or BP. BP's expire at the end of every game so forget about saving up. The helicopters rape 8) so I would wait til you have enough BP's. Weapons are unlocked by rank and attachments by how many kills you get with each weapon.

Recommendation:

I would recommend this game to mostly anybody who likes the Call of Duty games. This is definitely not like Call of Duty but CoD fanboys will have NO problem adjusting. If you play a game for the gameplay not the graphics, this is the game for you. And hey, the prices are even down for it.



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