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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Single-Player Hands-On - IncGamers Preview

IncGamers' Tim McDonald spends some quality time with Bad Company 2.

From the preview: "I say "relatively" sedate, and that's true compared to the rage Battlefield 2 causes when another three jets attempt Olympic-level synchronised crashing, but perhaps painless would be a better word. Honestly, you'll be anything but sedate when the Frostbite engine comes into full effect; while you might have noticed crumbling buildings and ledges when lobbing grenades at hostile forces, one early section has you surviving against a tank until air support can arrive to destroy it."

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AndyA5207d ago

I think DICE made the right decision to make the game more linear. Seems like they're trying to recreate the 'Battlefield moments' from the multiplayer game in SP.

BeaArthur5207d ago

I agree, the first Bad Company had a pretty lack luster campaign. Open world is great if there are things to do but a giant map doesn't mean crap if you are constantly roaming around with few objectives.

King_of _the_Casuals5207d ago

I honestly can not care 2 bits about the 1st person campaign. I'm buying this game solely for the multi-player. But maybe one day, I'll try the campaign and if it's good then it'll only be an added bonus. If not then...oh well!

toaster5207d ago

@ Above

Same here. I bought this game with multiplayer in mind. I played the first BC2 on 360 and the story didn't really draw me in. But it looks like DICE is back on track with the great multiplayer they're known for.

Maybe after a while I'll go play the campaign, but the first 50 hours with BC2 will be spent in multiplayer bliss.

Leord5207d ago

War games get more and more realistic. Is this good for the children?

Fishy Fingers5207d ago

That's what ratings are there for. Although, I dont know how many parents really take notice of them.

rawrockkillz5207d ago

I don't think so. I won't let my kids play these kind of games till they are old enough. Especially with the online aspects. There are things online that kids should not be exposed to.

BeaArthur5207d ago

Fishy Fingers...beat me to the punch. And no parents don't read them. They just start pointing the finger when their child steals a car. It's always the horrible video game and never their lack of parenting or attention to the relatively good sized "M" that says for "mature audiences only".

ZombieNinjaPanda5207d ago

It's rated M for mature.

If children can acquire it, they do so on their behalf. But content shouldn't be eliminated for us who are old enough to play these games.

If they start doing that they should just simply get rid of ratings.

willie62895207d ago (Edited 5207d ago )

Think of the children!!!

actually i think we are starting to get to the end of the parents not knowing (or caring) what their kids are playing. it has been a big point in the past mainly because the parents had no knowledge of video games, or their experience was limited to pong and pac-man in the bowling alley. Newer parents (like myself) grew up with games and are very aware of the types of experiences available through the medium. I know I will be very watchful of the games my children play, and i hope others will as well.

DevastationEve5207d ago (Edited 5207d ago )

Realism is what the gamers want, especially in combat games. But I don't think it's so bad to let kids play as long as you're there as a parent to gauge their reaction to it all. Being a parent doesn't mean completely shielding bad content from your kids. You just have to be there as a guide, since essentially you're they're biggest influence. Kids will gain more bad habits from their parents and peers than from gaming.

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soljah5207d ago

all f##k please don't tell me that dice is trying to make another cod. aren't there enough of them out there already. please do something new and exciting for fps's

jjesso19935207d ago

Really looking forward to this but i think the multiplayer is why this game is so amazing. but they make a killer single player even more happy about this.

And about the ratings do parents really listen to them ? because when gta sand andreas came out all the kids got it and that was when i was like 13 maybe younger and never new somone that didnt get it. I just dont think games are bad and not need ratings i think if theres good parents in the family then they learn whats right and wrong games like battlefield cant really influce anything bad what are going to do walk in there local gun shop and start shooting every on the street ?

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20 Amazing Games That Have Completely Disappeared From Storefronts

Cultured Vultures: In the spirit of preserving some kind of history of this industry, we’ve decided to list some of the best games that you just simply can’t get hold of digitally at the minute.

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TheEnigma31397d ago

I just started playing Spec op. I've had it for years on steam and forgot about it. Such a good game.

EvertonFC97d ago (Edited 97d ago )

Fantastic game,.so underated

Cacabunga97d ago

Yes great game spec ops! Since the time we’ve been asking sony to make one:/

Auto Modelista.. a PS2 capcom racer!! A blast to play and great graphics!
Maximo!
Rival Schools!

LordoftheCritics97d ago

Spec Ops: The Line was super dark.

Incredible story.

SheenuTheLegend96d ago

all the games in the above list are bang on. this is the only reason we need backwards compatibility and physical presense of games for the upcoming future, no matter what.

Yi-Long97d ago

Honorable mention to the excellent Driveclub, one of the best racing games of all-time and one of my favourite games ever.

melons97d ago

yes! incredible rain effects; so good to drive along in rain with your Spotify playlist blaring

Skuletor97d ago

I really wanted a MotorStorm using the same engine, Driveclub is easily one of the best looking games on PS4 and I'm surprised they didn't even give it a PS4 Pro patch.

ravens5296d ago

Yes indeed. May just install it on my PS5. You know, physical copy and all.

monkey60296d ago

I adored Driveclub and the Bike expansion. I also loved Motorstorm. Evolution shutting down was a crime

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darthv7297d ago

Outrun Online Arcade, Sega Rally Online Arcade, After Burner Climax... all good stuff. I keep my 360 hooked up to play these as well as the TMNT games that were also delisted.

Skuletor97d ago

I have quite a few of these. Timed licenses suck.

Terry_B96d ago (Edited 96d ago )

wow...I have all of them except the Nintendo ones either in physical or digital version.

Also..Deadpool the Game is missing on that list.

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EA’s best multiplayer games have now shut down for good

Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 3, and a handful other EA games have finally had their online services shut down.

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OtterX171d ago

I had no idea that Bad Company 2 was still running, and only now that I know, I want to jump on! 😥

SonyStyled171d ago

I was able to find games in the Vietnam dlc on ps3 the last week. There were articles on here about the server closure when it was announced in April

DaReapa171d ago

BF1943 is the only online MP game that I was genuinely interested in. Been playing since launch 14 years ago. Hate that I couldn't put in as much time to play as I'd hoped for during the final week.

Inverno170d ago

I got really into 43 when I bought Bf3, and preferred it. Everything that I disliked or found annoying about Bf3, wasn't an issue in 43. Too bad they never bothered releasing it on PS4 or PC.

1nsomniac170d ago (Edited 170d ago )

Dead Space 2...... I wasn't even aware that had multiplayer. Nevermind that it was apparently one of their best multiplayers!

anast170d ago

Once people stop buying micros, these companies close the doors.

Xenial170d ago

Dead Space 2 multiplayer had been hanging on for years - I'd boot my PS3 up to see some familiar names in lobbies. This will definitely be missed!

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Battlefield Legacy - Sunsetting Announcement

EA: "As we close in on 15 years since the release of Battlefield 1943, and Bad Company™ 1 & 2, we are announcing that their journey is coming to an end."

darthv72435d ago

This reminds me... I have ME on my PS3 hdd. Never really played it, but it was free.

XiNatsuDragnel435d ago

Digital future ppl is good they say nope imo

Eidolon434d ago

And it still says nothing about being able to downloaded even when it's off the storefront, that's a huge ouchie for some who somehow still have it in their backlog...

Shane Kim434d ago

Dont make it an issue when it's not. If you haven't played it in 15 years, chances are you'll never play it.

isarai435d ago

That all digital future sure looks great!

/s

zidane1341435d ago (Edited 435d ago )

Online game servers shut off eventually all the time. Doesn’t matter if you have the disc or not. Even if you have the disc, it’ll be just paperweight unless the game lets you connect directly to a friend or LAN play.

isarai435d ago (Edited 435d ago )

Read the article bro. They are delisting the games, including mirrors edge which is an offline game. Online servers i can understand, not being able to buy/download the games anymore? Completely separate issue, especially seeing as how some these games had lengthy sp campaigns and not just mp.

zidane1341435d ago

@israrai, you can still buy the disc for less then 10$. Hardly a loss.

TheEnigma313435d ago

You shouldn't have to buy the disc, that's the issue.

OhReginald434d ago (Edited 434d ago )

Some brilliant minds created servers to keep these old online games alive. A lot of ps2 and ps3 games that had there servers shut down a long time ago have been restored by fans to keep it going. Warhawk, killzone 2, socom 2/ confrontation, resident evil outbreak series, etc.

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DankSinatra434d ago

The disc still exist. I don’t understand the issue. You guys are upset about that “all digital future” yet these games are not “digital only”. Hell digital only is a minority in the gaming world and so far we haven’t moved into it, the only digital only games are games as a service or online only games, which end up failing in the end.

This is no different than a store that stops selling old games, just go and buy a copy somewhere else. So which is it, you hate all digital or you like it? Make up your mind.

isarai434d ago

Talk about missing the point entirely. I'm not going to sit here and explain it to you, figure it out.

DankSinatra434d ago

Talk about whining about something and not wanting to explain from an off handed sarcastic original comment.

I got the point just fine. You’re literally complaining about something that has an easy alternative to it.

ManMarmalade434d ago

I don't think you got the point

DankSinatra434d ago (Edited 434d ago )

@ManMarmalade

No I got it, it has to do with the push towards a future of all digital and reprocussions of losing games. Something I already stayed that hasn’t happened nor is it large enough right now to cause any issues as the games that are all digital are online only to begin with or make up the minority of games

So I’ll say it again, the disc still exists for these games that are over a decade old and can still be played easily. You guys are contradicting the whole “we don’t want a digital only future” crying when the dude I originally responded to stated:

“Read the article bro. They are delisting the games, including mirrors edge which is an offline game. Online servers i can understand, not being able to buy/download the games anymore? Completely separate issue, especially seeing as how some these games had lengthy sp campaigns and not just mp.“

So again, which is it? Do you hate all digital or do you want it?

Inverno435d ago

On PC I don't think it's much of a problem but I'm sad to see BF43 being shut down. I haven't played it in a while since it's stuck on PS3, but i preferred it way more over BF3. It was the lack of invisible barriers which made it better for me.

badz149435d ago

BFBC2 was still the best overall package offered by the franchise so far IMO

porkChop434d ago

Absolutely. BC2 was such a great game. It's a shame we never got BC3.

P_Bomb434d ago

I had a great run on Bad Company 2. Pound for pound, as solid a BF package as there’s been.

InUrFoxHole435d ago

Does anyone play the last BF anymore? I searched crossplay servers and it was 20 people the most on all the servers? Can never find a game

SonyStyled435d ago

The last BC you mean? I was still able to find 10v10 on ps3 2 years ago on NA servers during the evenings. I have all the free and paid dlc installed, but there want any matches in the Vietnam dlc.

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