Battlefield 3
Game Details
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# of Players
1
# of Online Players
64
Release Date(s)
October 25, 2011 [North America]
October 27, 2011 [Australia]
October 28, 2011 [Europe]
October 27, 2011 [Australia]
October 28, 2011 [Europe]
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Prepare for full-scale war with Battlefield 3, the third major evolution of the long-running online battle franchise. Using the power of Frostbite 2 game engine technology, Battlefield 3 delivers superior visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations. As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before.
In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines where they will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multiplayer actions ranging across diverse locations from around the globe including Europe, Middle-East and North America.
Features
- Frostbite 2 -- Battlefield 3 introduces Frostbite 2, the incredible technology that takes animation, destruction, lighting, scale and audio to new heights. Built upon this powerful game engine, Battlefield 3 immerses players physically and emotionally to the world around them like never before.
- Feel the Battle -- Feel the impact of bullets and explosions, drag your fallen comrades into safety, and mount your weapon on almost any part of the terrain. Battlefield 3's cutting edge animation, spectacular visuals and real as hell battle gameplay attack your senses and make you feel the visceral warriors experience like no other FPS.
- Unparalleled Vehicle Warfare -- The best online vehicle warfare experience gets even better with a fitting sonic boom as fighter jets headline impressive lineup of land, air and sea vehicles.
- Urban Combat -- Take the fight to iconic and unexpected places in the USA, Middle East, and Europe including claustrophobic streets, metropolitan downtowns, and open, vehicle-friendly landscapes as you fight your way through the war of tomorrow.
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Review
Time Spent Playing
30-odd hours
Review Summary
Review scores are for MP - knock around 2 off for the campaign, and 1 for coop! Scores given for MP, as that's what most people get BF for.
Three different games here = campaign has some good moments, but a lot of fairly tedious and not particularly well crafted ones. Story was solid, but you could see they couldn't quite work out whether it was a realistic shooter or a CoD-style Michael Bay affair, and that hurt the design.
Coop is better, nothing mind-blowing but a solid romp, with 6 coop missions, all of which go for a reasonable amount of time (20-30 mins or so).
MP is where it's at though - launching with nine maps, with a further four already added in 'back to Karkand', the MP is great fun. It's got its warts (no private rooms, limit of four to a squad, a few other niggles), but it's also got dedicated servers and server lists, lots of weapons and the great class-based gameplay that BF is known for. It's got the 'unbalanced by design' unlock tree that most games have these days, which is a negative from my angle, but it's hard to knock it too hard for that without slamming most modern shooters at the same time.
Three different games here = campaign has some good moments, but a lot of fairly tedious and not particularly well crafted ones. Story was solid, but you could see they couldn't quite work out whether it was a realistic shooter or a CoD-style Michael Bay affair, and that hurt the design.
Coop is better, nothing mind-blowing but a solid romp, with 6 coop missions, all of which go for a reasonable amount of time (20-30 mins or so).
MP is where it's at though - launching with nine maps, with a further four already added in 'back to Karkand', the MP is great fun. It's got its warts (no private rooms, limit of four to a squad, a few other niggles), but it's also got dedicated servers and server lists, lots of weapons and the great class-based gameplay that BF is known for. It's got the 'unbalanced by design' unlock tree that most games have these days, which is a negative from my angle, but it's hard to knock it too hard for that without slamming most modern shooters at the same time.
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Review
Time Spent Playing
>100 hrs
Review Summary
Campaign and Co-op - Not very creative in terms of story or gameplay. The enemy AI are annoying at times. Overall for a game that is renowned for drestruction and vehicles there is very little of both in the story. One co-op mission you get to fly a chopper, but you spend the whole time strafing around a small area taking out land vehicles.
Multiplayer - My review of the game is mostly based on the multiplayer aspect of this game. It is a great FPS title, but on consoles I imagine it does not have the same feel as it does for people who play this on PC. Still online gameplay is fun and up to the usual battlefield standard and my preferred FPS title of the year
Multiplayer - My review of the game is mostly based on the multiplayer aspect of this game. It is a great FPS title, but on consoles I imagine it does not have the same feel as it does for people who play this on PC. Still online gameplay is fun and up to the usual battlefield standard and my preferred FPS title of the year
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Review
Time Spent Playing
6-8 hours
Review Summary
The best way to review this game is as two separate games:
Campaign
Imitate other shooters and fails to be better. Bad moments far outweigh the good ones. Lifeless characters, nothing to connect to. No real destructible environments. No control over flying vehicles, relegated to gunners seat. Too much hand holding, no freedom whatsoever.
Multiplayer
Maps have great sense of scale. Each map has its own distinct feel. Great sandbox style gameplay, especially in Conquest mode. Action is intense and thrilling with a full squad of mates. Rush still has the usual bottlenecks, flanking campers can sometimes be impossible and frustrating, mainly when attacking. Maps feel restricted as opposed to Conquest mode.
Overall
Forget about the single player, multiplayer on conquest is the only way to get the true Battlefield experience.
Campaign
Imitate other shooters and fails to be better. Bad moments far outweigh the good ones. Lifeless characters, nothing to connect to. No real destructible environments. No control over flying vehicles, relegated to gunners seat. Too much hand holding, no freedom whatsoever.
Multiplayer
Maps have great sense of scale. Each map has its own distinct feel. Great sandbox style gameplay, especially in Conquest mode. Action is intense and thrilling with a full squad of mates. Rush still has the usual bottlenecks, flanking campers can sometimes be impossible and frustrating, mainly when attacking. Maps feel restricted as opposed to Conquest mode.
Overall
Forget about the single player, multiplayer on conquest is the only way to get the true Battlefield experience.
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