Boss Battle: Bad Company 2 vs. Alex

Bad Company 2 Call in mortar strike!

• Single player campaign is the best in Battlefield series
• Focused multiplayer experience that is balanced and well thought out.
• EXPLOSIONS!  And building that collapse killing all those inside.
• Multiplayer promotes team play with squads and experience for non combat actions.
• Vehicles... they are awesome.
• Expertly designed maps which are emphasized in the exhilarating Rush mode.
• Leveling system with a fair amount of equipment and specializations to unlock.

Alex finds shelter in a building and returns fire!

• Single player game doesn't stand up to others in the genre.  Not enough vehicle sequences.
• Checkpoints are spaced too far apart
• Gun play doesn't feel as precise as some other FPS series
• Limited 12 vs 12 Conquest matches on consoles feel too small
• Not enough maps at release (more coming for free)

Battle Summary:

Well done Bad Company 2, you got me to play and really enjoy an online FPS game.  Online games rarely catch my attention, largely because I don't enjoy playing with strangers, because I usually have bad experiences with them.  Also I find it boring to play online team based games where there is little team effort.  Bad Company 2 enables teamplay with little to no voice communication.  I rarely hear people talking in BC2, and I haven't bothered to put on my headset because of it.  Yet rarely am I wondering what my teammates are doing, and more often them not I am working closely with them.  Experience is handed out for almost any action that helps teammates, so everyone is willing to work together.  I have written quite a bit about Bad Company 2 already, so read my other articles to see why I like it so much.

The single player campaign is fun yet frustrating at the same time.  The real fun is in the multiplayer, and this is coming from someone who condemns most online focused FPS games.

Battle Results:  The house collapses, killing Alex!

About Alex

Alex has always had an interesting in technology and a love for games. He started gaming with Mario Bros. at the age of 2 and never looked back. He looks fondly on the past and eagerly toward the future as he spits the truth about the currant landscape of the video game world.