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Battlefield: Bad Company 2

EA Digital Illusions CE

2010•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 6 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurewarbusinessvehiclesfasttried & testedunsavouryrealisticsimplelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging, breakneck shooter: familiar and grounded. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

84 / 100

663 ratings

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About This Game

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 brings the award-winning Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of PC gaming with best-in-class vehicular combat and unexpected "Battlefield moments." New vehicles like the ATV and a transport helicopter allow for all-new multiplayer tactics on the Battlefield. With the Frostbite-enabled Destruction 2.0 system, you can take down entire buildings and create your own fire points by blasting holes through cover. You can also compete in four-player teams in two squad-only game modes, fighting together to unlock exclusive awards and achievements. Battles are set across expansive maps, each with a different tactical focus. The game also sees the return of the B Company squad in a more mature single-player campaign.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In October 1944, a group of US commandos infiltrate an island in the Sea of Japan to extract a Japanese scientist with war decisive information. They successfully secure the defecting Japanese scientist who was working on a secret weapon codenamed "The Black Weapon" (a scalar weapon), and attempt to escape the island on a stolen submarine. But after repeated warnings by the scientist, the commandos witness the effects of Black Weapon's power and subsequently perish, sparking a myth about what really happened in Operation Aurora. In the present day, Bad Company is on a counter-intelligence...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureWarBusinessVehiclesAll consuming questComplex relationshipFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Modern warfareSoldierMilitaryManagementSequelEa appGames with goldMercenary

Where to play

Details

Developer: EA Digital Illusions CE
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Released: 2 March 2010
Series: Battlefield
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 6h rushed, 6h normally
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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