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Built from the ground-up for next-generation consoles using Digital Illusions' Frostbite game engine, Battlefield: Bad Company drops gamers behind enemy lines with a squad of renegade soldiers who risk it all on a personal quest for gold and revenge. Featuring a deep, cinematic single-player experience loaded with adventure and dark humor, the game delivers the series' trademark sandbox gameplay in a universe where nearly everything is destructible. Battlefield: Bad Company also features a full suite of the franchise's trademark multiplayer options with deep gameplay modes designed to take full advantage of the game's massively destructible environments. [Electronic Arts]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 100
Giant Bomb
It looks great, has fun characters, a load of interesting weaponry, and works nicely whether you’re playing alone or with a squad. The campaign lasts long enough to feel fulfilling, and the multiplayer kept me coming back once that was complete.
 96
Game Chronicles
After a tour of duty in B-Company you might be ruined for all your previous war games, and if future games don’t allow you to blast apart the levels, brick by brick how can they hope to compare.
95
PGNx Media
Battlefield: Bad Company is one of the most entertaining shooters ever released.
93
Game Informer
The extreme polish evident in the final product makes it all worthwhile. Both single- and multiplayer shine - at long last redeeming DICE for the crappy bot-fests offline players had to endure in previous games in the series. [July 2008, p.82]
91
Team Xbox
Battlefield: Bad Company knows what it wants to do and does it. The gameplay is simple and easy to wrap your mind around, but opens up to a lot of different strategies. The explosions are visceral and fun, and the game looks great too.
91
XboxAddict
Overall Battlefield Bad Company is a great game and a step up from the previous Battlefield title on the 360.
90
WonderwallWeb
Offers one of the best online experiences I have had for a long time and there is no let up in the action.
90
Gamers' Temple
Bad Company represents a new direction for the Battlefield series, and it makes its debut as a console exclusive with a building-blasting bang.
90
Jolt Online Gaming UK
It’s not as often as we’d like that a shooter comes along in which can you plough through the single player and then spend many more hours in the multiplayer without feeling like you’ve seen and done it all before. Battlefield: Bad Company is definitely one of those games, and the tongue-in-cheek tone and dialogue of the game is perfectly matched to the intense and chaotic action.
90
Console Monster
The most important aspect to fans of the series is obliviously going to be how the game performs in multiplayer, which rest assured is fantastic.
90
Armchair Empire
It may not surpass the game-of-the-year quality of Call of Duty 4, but certainly is a very good alternative, especially for those looking to fight the online battle with vehicular manslaughter as part of their killing repertoire.
90
Gameplanet
It may lack the finesse in the single-player that some similar titles have, but it does a great job of making you feel the part as you roll into combat with guns blazing, your squad hooting and bellowing behind you. Add to this the multiplayer which is well rounded and realistic, yet big on the fun, and you have a great experience which could ultimately have you playing for months and months.
90
GameSpy
One could easily say that Bad Company expands the genre itself with its combination of great story, destructible environment and surprisingly deep single-mode multiplayer. Throw in DICE's promises of future (free) content and this is one game that just might meet your wildest desires for both blowing things up and online competition.
90
GamePro
Dynamic action, tons of features, and highly-detailed visuals come together for the first significant step forward of console first-person shooters since "Halo: Combat Evolved." While there are a few minor quibbles, you're assured to become addicted to Bad Company's twitch gameplay.
90
Totally360
Huge, immersive and always intense, Battlefield: Bad Company proves that you may not need the prettiest graphics in the world or design the most original game in order to provide one of the most essential purchases on 360 this year so far.
90
GameDaily
Seeing as how most military first-person shooters take themselves dead seriously, it's refreshing to see Battlefield: Bad Company's dark sense of humor.
90
MS Xbox World
Battlefield Bad Company is one of very few shooters to come out this summer for the Xbox 360 out of a collection of so many overall, but Battlefield Bad Company surely isn't going to be the breaking point for this genre as its dark humour and explosive gameplay is keeping us thirsty for more.
90
360 Gamer Magazine UK
Taking apart buildings bit-by-bit is a game in itself and the gigantic, varied and incredibly realistic landscape provides the perfect setting for some spot-on warfare that’s let down, only slightly, by a health system that wouldn’t make anyone fear the reaper. Watch Bad Company in action and you will be shell shocked.
89
GameZone
The game’s biggest boon is the great destruction engine, which is not only technically impressive, but adds some great new elements to the gameplay. The missions are also very meaty and go on for a good long while, never letting up on the intensity level.
89
Gamers.at
Battlefield: Bad Company isn’t a revolution for the genre, for it offers typical Battlefield-Gameplay - and if you already loved its predecessors, you will love this one as well. Initially, what we get is a small evolutional step, and I hope that the competition will follow suit, because the destruction you can cause isn’t just looking great, it adds several new facets to the game.
88
Game Over Online
If you're looking for a shooter to carry you through the hot summer months, I highly recommend you enlist in Battlefield: Bad Company.
88
Games Master UK
No big evolution but it delivers a tempting alternative to mondern combat. [Aug 2008, p.71]
88
Cheat Code Central
Controls and presentation in Bad Company are phenomenal. It is incredibly easy to switch between weapons and items.
88
AtomicGamer
Battlefield: Bad Company doesn't do everything, but what it does, it does right.
87
Ferrago
Quite simply, it's easily the best shooter of the year thus far.
87
DailyGame
The BF series finally gets some decent single-player attention, and the fantastic results make us wonder why DICE didn't try it out before.
87
MEGamers
Impressive, that is all we got to say. Go grab this one before the AAA titles start raining on us this fall.
86
GameFocus
The single player campaign is fantastic for someone who is new to FPS gaming. Stuff blows up nicely, you have an insta-heal device, and easy is incredibly easy. There is a story, it’s funny in parts and it’s not all Rah-rah!
86
IGN
The added storyline gives newfound depth to the formerly shallow single-player mode, despite the fact that the dramatization pales in comparison to what we’ve seen from "Call of Duty 4." Where Bad Company truly shines is in its multiplayer and the technology that drives the game forward.
85
GamerNode
The writing is good, the characters are great, and the destructible environment actually plays an integral role in the game, rather than just serving as a claim to place on a sticker to move copies at Wal-Mart.
85
IGN UK
Bold and bright in tone, it’s blockbuster fare that combines DICE’s first-person expertise with a small sprinkling of innovation that’s enough to ensure it’s a perfect way to shoot the summer breeze.
85
Maxi Consolas (Portugal)
A new incursion of the Battlefield franchise on the console turf that manages to surprise us, mainly because of the consistent solo campaign. Even if it doesn’t offer the same intensity and cinematic flair as Call of Duty 4 (although it has an excellent destruction engine). And, of course, as far as online is concerned, Bad Company doesn’t disappoint. [July 2008]
85
Xbox360Achievements
Bad Company boasts a competent and fairly entertaining single player mode but their multiplayer mode is most definitely their fundamental selling point. One of the best multiplayer modes and battle systems on the Xbox 360 as far as I’m concerned.
85
Xbox World Australia
Battlefield Bad Company is a great game and continues the excellent fun found in every game in the Battlefield series that I've played so far.
85
GameSpot
The most fun, addictive shooter released so far this year. While far from perfect, the intense sandbox warfare is something that you have to experience. Dice calls it tactical destruction. We call it explosive fun.
85
PALGN
Battlefield: Bad Company's legacy will most definitely be its satisfying use of tactical destruction. The single player campaign is good but not great, but it's multiplayer provides some of the best action that money can buy.
85
PTGamers
The well designed campaign is undeniably a good thing and the online format is solid as ever.
84
IC-Games
Overall the open sandbox style of gameplay and allowing you the non-linear gameplay to complete the mission in your own way works very well.
84
GameTrailers
Bad Company set out to deliver a successful single-player campaign, and it succeeds. This isn’t a unique feat and it’s not a new high standard, but it’s definitely a first for the series.
83
Gaming Age
Battlefield: Bad Company may not be the award winner that COD 4 was, but it is damn near as entertaining and a lot easier to get into. This is a war game for the casual gamer who just wants to have fun blowing stuff up.
83
GamingTrend
The single player delivers, but is a fairly one-trick pony that provides roughly 7 hours of mindless fun punctuated with genuinely funny dialog.
83
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Solid gameplay aside, strong characters coupled with occasional whiffs of Full Metal Jacket and Apocalypse Now ultimately help Bad Company transcend its lineage.
83
GameShark
Battlefield: Bad Company provides some fantastic gameplay on and offline and features some of the best audio of any game in recent memory.
80
Pelit (Finland)
Battlefield Bad Company’s solo campaign has great characters and blowing stuff up is fun, even if it all does look quite fake. Still the action lacks the final kick for greatness, now it's merely good fun. Multiplayer is the true heart of the game and makes good use of the destructible environments. The weapons are a bit underpowered, otherwise multiplayer works great. [Aug 2008]
80
Kikizo
Even though there are flaws in the game and there could be more variety in its offerings, I enjoyed the online play so much that I only grudgingly played through the singleplayer mode.
80
Thunderbolt
As a console exclusive, it delivers a great campaign with unique features that set it apart from the majority of first-person shooters on the platform.
80
DarkZero
It’s the best multiplayer game to be released this year and is certainly up there with Call of Duty 4.
80
games(TM)
DICE offers a brief taste of a Battlefield game driven by story and characters, where the completion of objectives signifies more than reaching a dot on the radar without dying, but delivers a product that leaves you feeling much the same as any of its ancestors. [Aug 2008, p.94]
80
VideoGamer
The levels are massive - although there are only seven of them - and the sense of being in a conflict can only currently be matched by CoD4.
80
EuroGamer
The single player portion, while never less than hugely entertaining, stops short of true greatness thanks to a few fundamental design shortcuts which offer easy health restoring concepts seemingly at the expense of balanced AI. Some of this is irrelevant in the online mode, and the profound implications of a massively destructible environment make it a unique proposition in online gaming right now - albeit a riotous chaotic one.
80
NZGamer
The real star of the game is the action, which becomes an explosion-filled thrill ride by the end that never gets old – thanks in part, no doubt, to its relatively short running time.
80
Boomtown
The single player campaign is beautifully mad, full of the insanity of modern warfare, huge explosions and action that always feels fresh and exciting.
80
ActionTrip
On the technical side of things, there's really nothing bad we can say about this game.
80
Gamervision
Battlefield doesn’t put a scratch on Call of Duty 4 in either the multiplayer or single player departments, but it doesn’t really try to. Bad Company refuses to let you take it too seriously, and the constant humor and over-the-top gameplay blend together well to create a unique experience.
80
Official Xbox Magazine
It’s the perfect military shooter for Halo and Unreal Tournament players who find the Clancy titles too real to be fun.
80
G4 TV
Battlefield: Bad Company is the most console-feeling Battlefield ever produced.
78
Planet Xbox 360
Fans of the first-person shooter genre will find that Battlefield: Bad Company is an all right game with a few interesting features that’ll keep their attention for a few days or so. But when you have played all of the eight maps and finish the lousy storyline, players will venture back to their favorite FPS – whatever it may be – after their short diversion through Bad Company.
75
Game Positive
In the end, Battlefield: Bad Company is by no means a bad first-person shooter, but it's also far from the best. Unfortunately, as it is, it's more likely to get lost in the sea of shooters that already line the shelves.
75
1UP
With a thumping sound and sudden cloud of dust, grenades erase whole sections of houses. Bullets, however, stop dead in the thinnest wood slat. But what Bad Company needs isn't a trip to a real-life firing range -- it's its inflexible A.I. that requires the lessons.
70
Official Xbox Magazine UK
It's accessible, it's fun and its destruction is novel enough to keep players entertained. If this was about breaking up the Rainbow Six Vegas and G.R.A.W. stranglehold on the squad combat genre, it hasn't quite pulled it off. It's not bad company for the night; it's just not memorable company either.
70
Total Video Games
Nevertheless, a Battlefield-lite experience with the Frostbite engine will be an appealing prospect for many Xbox 360 and PS3 owners and likely to become a popular online title in the most played lists.
70
Edge Magazine
Bad Company’s multiplayer happily checks off the expectations the series has created. [Aug 2008, p.90]
70
X360 Magazine UK
It has destruction, character and ambience by the truckload, but it should have learned to walk before it started running.
70
Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
Fun enough, but not the facelift we were hoping for. Plus, online totally carries it. [Sept 2008, p.70]
70
NTSC-uk
While not a complete success, Battlefield: Bad Company has many plus points, and provides a limited but fun single-player campaign that, while not wholly original, does have some memorable moments.
70
NTSC-uk
While not a complete success, Battlefield: Bad Company has many plus points, and provides a limited but fun single-player campaign that, while not wholly original, does have some memorable moments.
60
Destructoid
The things that the title does right, it does well. Explosions are crisp, the autosaving is merciful, and the multiplayer is stable. Yet, there is a lot wrong with Bad Company. That list includes the driving, schizophrenic but miraculously expert marksman AI, plot holes you can drive a truck through, and signing your soul away for additional weapons.
60
Gamestyle
Ultimately, Battlefield: Bad Company is a game that promises a lot but struggles to deliver more than a slightly above average FPS experience.
50
Game Revolution
It’s got some fresh, entertaining details, and though the game experience is shallow and a little frustrating, you can hop into a mortar cannon and knock down an enemy entrenchment to make you feel better.
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