Battlefield: Bad Company Xbox 360 Review
Liked:
1. Multiplayer is fun.
2. Best use of snipers in an online multiplayer game so far.
3. Single player campaign is pretty lengthy and worth playing.
4. Entertaining characters with humor that actually amuses.
5. Some of the best sound effects I’ve ever heard in a game.
6. Graphics look great, and mostly destructable environments are awesome.
7. Controls on the 360 feel better than on the PS3. It seems more comfortable and feels more “right”.
8. Achievements come pretty frequently and easily.
9. Lots of trophies, awards, patches to be earned, plus you can collect dogtags off of people you knife to death.
10. Blowing shit up doesn’t get old too soon.
Didn’t Like:
1. No prone position. WTF? A next-gen modern FPS with no prone position??? It’s an even bigger deal for me because I play snipers mostly.
2. Spawn camping. Yet another modern FPS where spawn camping is possible. Prepare to be killed literally within seconds of spawning if your team is on the losing end…
3. The single player campaign starts off being interesting, but then started to lose me about half way through. I recommend playing through the whole campaign before trying multiplayer or you may not want to finish the singleplayer.
4. One of the worst value “Gold Editions” I’ve ever seen for a game. A few guns that you can unlock in the regular edition, plus a video that will probably be up on Youtube as I type this is all you really get for an extra 10 bucks.
5. Only one multiplayer mode available at launch, and it’s not that great.
6. No co-op options at all for the campaign. This is such a disappointment it almost tempts me to take 2 points off the score… Talk about dropping the ball…
7. It can be hard to tell friend from foe during an online match. i’ve both been killed, and have gotten easy kills by standing beside someone without realizing they were an enemy. Your cursor will display a blue crosshairs if you point at a friendly, but it only works out to a certain distance. So if you’re doing some long range sniping, you better be absolutely sure you’re sniping an enemy before you pull the trigger.
On the Fence:
1. Squad spawning: This can go either way, it’s great for assault type squads to spawn closer to the action so they don’t have to hike all the way across the map again. If you’re a sniper though, it can suck hairy monkey balls. All the work you put into creeping to a good sniping point can vanish in a second when 3 squad mates all spawn right next to you. That can be frustrating as hell for people who play serious snipers.
YAY: Very entertaining and fun game to play, plus Conquest mode is coming as a free download later this summer. +1
GAY: With the lack of co-op campaign options, Conquest mode not being included at launch, and no prone position, Bad Company kind of feels like it should have had another couple of months in development. -1
Final BS Rating: +3 HARDCORE
