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Battlefield: Bad Company

First seen: 21 september 2006

Information found in: from 194 sources in 22 countries.

Best Price: £9.73

  • User Score (322)
    8.4 8.4 from 322 reviewers
  • Expert Score (142)
    8.3 8.3 from 142 reviewers
  • Gameplay (46)
    9.0 9.0 from 46 reviewers
  • Graphics (53)
    9.1 9.1 from 53 reviewers
  • Sound (54)
    9.6 9.6 from 54 reviewers
  • Storyline (4)
    9.0 9.0 from 4 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (11)
    9.7 9.7 from 11 reviewers
  • Control (3)
    9.3 9.3 from 3 reviewers
  • Lifespan (12)
    8.9 8.9 from 12 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • fun single player campaign, solid graphics, great fun in multiplayer, great sound, cool weapons
  • glitchy ai, intrusive ea corporate strategy, rather short, great atmosphere, disappointing destructible terrain

Set in the near future, the Battlefield: Bad Company single-player campaign drops gamers into a dramatic Eurasian conflict. As part of a squad of four soldiers, players risk it all to go AWOL on a personal quest, fighting their own war within the war.  Featuring a dramatic storyline flavored with attitude, Battlefield: Bad Company leads gamers far from the traditional frontlines on a wild ride with a group of renegade soldiers who decide that sometimes the gratitude o…

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  • First seen
    21 September 2006

Battlefield: Bad Company

The Battlefield: Bad Company is an Xbox 360 game that is developed and published by Electronic Arts. It is rated Teen with alcohol reference, strong language and violence. The Battlefield: Bad Company cinematic single-player experience captures the freedom and intensity of the Battlefield series’ multiplayer sandbox gameplay in a dynamic world where nearly everything is destructible.

Features

The Battlefield: Bad Company game is set in the near future and is a single-…

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Battlefield: Bad Company

The Battlefield: Bad Company is an Xbox 360 game that is developed and published by Electronic Arts. It is rated Teen with alcohol reference, strong language and violence. The Battlefield: Bad Company cinematic single-player experience captures the freedom and intensity of the Battlefield series’ multiplayer sandbox gameplay in a dynamic world where nearly everything is destructible.

Features

The Battlefield: Bad Company game is set in the near future and is a single-player campaign that drops gamers behind enemy lines as part of a squad of four soldiers. It has a dramatic storyline that leads gamers far from the traditional frontlines on a wild ride with a group of renegade soldiers who decide that sometimes the gratitude of a nation just isn’t enough. Besides that, the game also features an objective based multiplayer game mode called Gold Rush that supports up to 24 players online, of which players can play as attackers and defenders and make full use of the tactical destruction as well as the unique vehicle experience of Battlefield: Bad Company. In terms of key features, the Battlefield: Bad Company has highly destructible environments with very few safe points to hide thus allowing gamers to shape the battlefield to match their play style. Besides that, it also has support for 24 players online in a world designed to take full advantage of the game’s massively destructible environments. Other than that, the Battlefield: Bad Company also has new vehicles, weapons and toys, ranging from land, air or sea, all waiting for explosive experimentation. In addition to that, the Battlefield: Bad Company features DICE’s Frostbite game engine that raises the bar for next-gen gaming with stunning HD graphics that bring characters, vehicles and environments to life.

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  1. Battlefield: Bad Company

    Reviewer: ic-games
    4 July 2008
    Overall 8
    8.4
    Gameplay 9
    8.5
    Graphics 8
    8.2
    Sound 9
    9.0
     

    Overall the open sandbox style of gameplay and allowing you the non-linear gameplay to complete the mission in your own way works very well. The character interaction and voice talent is some of the best (even if it is cheesy in the extreme) seen in a while and is fun to listen to. Whilst the single player gameplay is pretty good the single option on multiplay and some of the odd spawn points do detract from it. Now Battlefield: Bad Company isn't a bad game, it just... Read more

  2. Battlefield: Bad Company

    Reviewer: OXM 360
    26 June 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    31 Comments Those who played Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, which was a multiplayer mode squeezed into ill-fitting single player clothing, will struggle to find any recognisable elements between these two games. Read more

  3. Battlefield: Bad Company - Xbox 360

    Reviewer: scenta.co.uk
    7 July 2008

    A step behind Call of Duty 4, Bad Company doesn?t claim the top spot. But if you?re tired of Soap MacTavish and the gang, then you could do a lot worse than give Bad Company the time of day Read more

  4. Battlefield: Bad Company

    Reviewer: GameSpot
    24 June 2008

    With its great multiplayer action and fleshed-out single-player campaign, Bad Company really isn't bad at all. Jon Miller lays waste to the destructible environments in Battlefield: Bad Company in this video review. With the release of the free "Community Choice Pack" an extra four maps are now available for use in Conquest mode. The new maps are titled Acta Non Verba, Crossing Over, Ghost Town, and Par For the Course. Read more

  5. Battlefield: Bad Company (EUR)

    Reviewer: NTSC UK
    1 August 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    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. The real prize is found within the multi-player aspect of the game, which will dominate many players' disc drives for months to come. Read more

  1. Battlefield Bad Company

    12 August 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    This was an enjoyable game by all means. Completed the single player game on both Normal and Hard difficulties. The Multiplayer was great fun also, found it really enjoyable trying to destroy the gold crates. As others have mentioned the AI of the team mates can be very frustrating, I watched one of my team mates fire constantly at an enemy without them dying, while I walk around the corner and die really easy... ... all in all this is a good rental and would recommend... Read more

  2. "Great game"

    Reviewer: CNET
    7 August 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    This is a very entertaining game, and the abundance of different weapons available to you in single player mode make it really interesting. Your squad mates are very funny, although not much use in taking out the bad guys. Read more

  3. Still Playing This Game Since launch Of The Demo

    Reviewer: Game Seek
    28 July 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Next Gen for some players seams to be all about the graphics.What happened to actual game play with a challenge and on 360 achievements The single player might be a tad short but the online is so addictive it will keep you playing for months.Gold Rush has me playing every night with the occasional foray into Conquest that has just had a free update with 4 new maps.Overall it hasto be 5/5. Read more

  4. Battlefield: Best Company

    Reviewer: Amazon
    18 December 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    My Advice & Opinion: If you already have the Call of Duty games and want another 1st person shooter with a modern war theme GET THIS!!! PROS: -First off, the storyline is better than most first-person shooters. There is character developement, plot twists, and actually a fair amount of good humor. -The gameplay is very identical to Modern Warfare 1 & 2. There is a mass amount of different weapons, although you can only carry two at a time, and plenty of explosives like... Read more

  5. It's impossible to play EA games on line

    Reviewer: Amazon
    1 weeks ago
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    Fun: As a game Bad Company is ok: the poor AI and other flaws are balanced by a good multiplayer mode. The problem is that the online mode works for few people only: EA have never been able to respect their part of the contract and there is a bottleneck effect which favors the widest bandwidth users (USA, Korea). In other words if you are from other countries, unless you have a top notch cable connection or are near a hot spot, you will waste your money, as you will not... Read more

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