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Battlefield: Bad Company (Gold Edition) (PS3) | 
 enlarge | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: £54.99
Buy Used: £25.00
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Rating:  33 reviews
Platform: Playstation 3
Genre: military-action-games
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5030930063467
ASIN: B0019DOF3K
Release Date: June 27, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: It has been used once and still in mint condition.
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 This game is truly amazing June 6, 2008
Fongy
27 out of 40 found this review helpful
I read the two-star review below, and I had to write my own review.
I cannot understand how anyone can objectively 'review' a game in so few lines and totally ignore the entire game / experience. Sorry, but it's not an accurate review.
Here's my take on this;
I'm not a large FPS fan, couldn't really get into Resistance, etc. and the whole genre for me is a little stale. So I downloaded the demo, and oh my God, it's just worlds apart from anything I've played FPS-wise before. The graphics are amazing, they have a gritty look, that really fits with the theme and style of the game, as for the sound, with the explosions and muffled effect you get when something blows up near you is really impressive.
The demo mission itself was exciting, you can drive vehicles, go into buildings (that you can totally destroy) and the whole experience was breathtaking. To give the game 2 stars because you can't parachute drop - what? How is that a review? Substance please. The A.I. was really impressive, and the different weapons had a brilliant feel to them. I was ducking for cover behind a fence, only to have it blown up by the enemy and then finished off by an enemy gunner in a window. Brilliant.
The multiplayer itself is again, no lag, so deep and interesting, different classes you can be, fixing vehicles, support, assault, recon, demolition. This game is going to be BIG!
I can't fault it and I never thought I'd hear myself saying, I can't wait for this FPS to come out!
Brilliant stuff.
 Regroup at the red smoke....... July 9, 2008
Stevie G (Manchester, England)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
The Battlefield series has enjoyed massive success as a multiplayer PC title, but aside from a 360 port of Battlefield 2, consoles haven't experienced the franchise.
Bad Company has been developed exclusively for consoles with a single player campaign unrivalled in the series history.
It focuses on a group of soldiers fighting in a fictional Eastern Bloc country. They hear rumours of a hidden gold stash; and that's it really. The story is told by short, interactive cut-scenes, which are solidly done and work better than most efforts (Haze!!!).
Your squad aren't the typical macho cliches either, and you may actually grow to like them before the campaign is over. They also have personal reasons for wanting the loot, which is fairly refreshing for an FPS.
The campaign itself is short and for the most part, sweet. Levels are absolutely huge. However, every area has red sections; `enemy territory', that cannot be entered. This always leaves a fairly linear path to follow. Objectives are also very similar, and require little more than travelling from one point to another.
Thankfully, there are various types of vehicles to travel in, and the transition is always seamless. Vehicles aren't forced upon the player either, instead providing an option to travel the maps. There is a forced helicopter mission later on, which can frustrate immensely.
Dices new `Frostbite' engine provides visuals that range from stunningly attractive to decidedly average. The open spaces look realistic enough, but most indoor environments are empty and lack much detail. A golf course provides some welcome variety, but for the most part, Deja vu persists. Identical groups of buildings are encountered throughout. Enemy animation is another low point.
The level of destruction is Bad Company's unique feature. Initially its amazing, blowing holes in buildings and destroying fences previously were blocking the path. But cheap, messy thrills quickly feel shallow. Anything red explodes, which feels basic. Rocket launchers and air strikes are available, but there is still far too much reliance on red barrels to create devastation, and a formula quickly develops to overcome every set piece. The destruction can also be quite inconsistent. Some buildings collapse after slight gunfire yet others wont even be marked after firing a rocket at it.
Bad Company is a better shooter than almost everything else on PS3.
Obviously excluding The Orange Box and the undisputed champion, Call of Duty 4.
Demo Review June 11, 2008
J. Edwards (Britain)
12 out of 18 found this review helpful
I downloaded the demo for this through the Playstation network - it took a good 20 mins to install!
I didn't expect much from the game due to its terrible name but I was proved wrong pretty soon. I am a huge Call of Duty 4 fan just to let you know.
The first thing that hit me was the absolutely amazing sound quality. Firing off your weapon in a first person shooter has never sound so good. Plus the explosions and everything else sound amazing. There is even a delay between seeing an explosion a long way off and hearing it to add to the realism, for instance when you call in a mortor strike from a long way off.
The second thing I found amazing about the game was the fact you can blow nearly everything up! I couldn't believe when I saw I had just blown a hole in the side of a building. My reaction was "holy..."
The third thing thats great is the fact the levels are huge and you have many different modes of transport to get around. Light tanks, heavy tanks, boats, even helicopters! It's great fun taking out the enemy with the missiles from the chopper or blow buildings apart with tanks. A new level of strategy is required because of this. It makes the battlefield even more enthralling.
The only downside I would say is the game doesn't seem as slick of Call of Duty 4. The graphics arn't the greatest, plus there doesn't seem to be any blood!
All in all though I think this will be a good purchase - this game has kept me very entertained for days on end and its just the demo I have been playing!
Great company June 9, 2008
Cultural Rob (London)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
People put a vast amount of work into making something like this and then someone comes on and slaps on a one-star rating for a completely spurious reason (you can't crouch...). I downloaded it on Saturday and gave it a thorough test over the weekend. Just to answer the Call of Duty 4 question, both are superb; best to think of Call of Duty 4 as an outstanding simulation of an infantryman's experience on the ground and in the firing line. Battlefield is more a real-time strategy game from the ground eye view - they do similar but distinct things and I admire both. BC is shaping up to be absolutely brilliant. The graphics are great (though not quite COD quality) and the destructible environments are done cleverly. They don't just blow up, it's realistic. They also give added depth and variety to both types of play. The maps are huge and sprawling, multiplayer is a more thoughtful and strategic exercise where attacks take planning. A well co-ordinated assault conducted over the headphones would be a marvel to enjoy. Vehicles are great, though I found the choppers a real struggle to control and will take time. Actually, I had a bit of a curve on the main controls - why they can't all map the basic FPS buttons the same across the board... it must be just stubbornness. Single player is involving, with many different ways of going about things and a huge array of weapons, vehicles and tactics. Drawbacks - I miss BF2's Hotswap (though this makes a completely different game) and the precision of aiming and shooting doesn't seem as good as COD (though this could be as I've yet to find a weapon with decent sights) and agreed, the loss of parachutes is a detraction. Otherwise, this is the best FPS demo I've ever seen
fps lovers get this game you are going to love it! June 9, 2008
Mr. Darryl L. Smith (U.K)
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
well to start off this has to be one of the best games that i have ever played (demo download at playstation store), i love all of the other battlefield games but tis just has 2 be the best so far. i loved COD4 when it came out but this just has such a better gaming experiance such as u dont just get a helicopter when u kill 7 people u can just get in 1 and kill people yourself, you can also get in tanks, humvis, boats and even sit in an artillery cano and set a artillery atack where you like. the demolition in this game is so fun as you can almost blow up anything e.g walls, trees, bridges. for me i love to snipe unlike on cod4 the maps are to small and as you know if you have the game theres not realy alot of sniping spots but on this game the maps are much bigger and there are so many sniping spots e.g you can sit on a hill and almost see most of the map witch dose get you loads of kills with a sniper unlike cod4 where you cant realy get many without getting spoted yourself dont get me wrong but cod4 is still a good game but this beats it.
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