Battlefield 3
- Battlefield 3 introduces Frostbite 2, the incredible technology that takes animation, destruction, lighting, scale and audio
- Feel the impact of bullets and explosions, drag your fallen comrades into safety, and mount your weapon on almost any part of the terrain
- The best online vehicular warfare experience gets even better with a fitting sonic boom as fighter jets headline impressive lineup vehicles
- Take the fight to iconic and unexpected urban locations in the USA, Middle East, and Europe
- Experience gripping multiplayer action with 2-24 player battles supported online
Customer Reviews
| 157 of 183 people found the following review helpful:  It's still Battlefield, mostly, By = Fun: This review is from: Battlefield 3 (Video Game) Ok, I gunned half through a few hours of single player simply for the trophies and then dropped it for a few hours into the MP end of stuff. This is an early rummage of thoughts to give some people on the fence an idea of what they are getting into. Even most of the PC reviews out there have been pretty vague. I haven't cleared this 100% for the Platinum or put in 100 hours of ranking. But I have been playing Battlefield games for awhile so some early thoughts after a few hours.First off -- 200+ meg update before you can play then you're off to the races. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was similar to Crysis, in that you could navigate the landscape the way you wanted, within an admittedly small area. Wooden huts and hideouts were for the destroying if you were so inclined. In Battlefield 3, you are literally led by the nose with little blue and red boxes on EXACTLY what to do. It's pretty insulting. Walk one foot too far this way or that way, and you are immediately told to "RETURN TO THE BATTLEFIELD." The levels are much more confined than the last game, but I think they went way too far on the scripted confrontations. On the realism end, there is a a few instances where a Marine will drop dead right in front of you and the other soldiers will just walk right by. Pretty lame, Marines don't tend to do that sort of thing. So the story sucks, but nobody reads Playboy for the articles right? Character models are not the strong point here. Where in CoD, everything looks like shiny plaster, here they look like clay . The environment textures look good most of the time, but occasionally do load slowly. Also, first thing I would do, is jack up the controller sensitivity, the default setting is way too slow. So far, I see a real missed opportunity in the single player end. I don't know why they just don't take the large maps from multiplayer and come up with a story based task for the single player. Corridor shooting needs to finally die. Anyway, the campaign doesn't do much new thus far, but there are good points. The audio is absolutely stunning. On my surround sound, the bullet hits and muzzle sounds are really awesome. But playing Battlefield by yourself is like buying a banana just to eat the peels. There is the new seemingly obligatory online pass to jump through and then you are greeted with a "free" M1911 pistol reward. Yay. Online, there are still some occaisional collision problems from the beta. I have been sapped by a LMG more than once half stuck in the floor geometry of a building, but other than that the game does play pretty good. This is Battlefield - so when you can spawn on a boat and grab some airpower - you'll probably crash right away. haha. It happens every time. In 1943 it took me awhile to get the plane over Suribachi too. But there is a new feeling of dominance gunning around with the Apache's instead of just having tanks or jeeps with machine gun mounts. I haven't had too much time with the jets in Conquest yet, but I'm getting there. Tanks are still the main fun for me. There's nothing more satisfying than blasting down an entire roof where a sniper is camped out stopping your troops from getting the Gas Station capture point. Bullet drop with snipers from BC2 seems less pronounced or it may be a placebo. Maps range from HUGE to more conventional "CoD" style boxes for deathmatch. For me, TDM really is pointless in this type of game but it is a game mode that never seems to die no matter what game they put it in. Whatever, I prefer the larger skirmishes with objectives, but I think the larger maps do bring up the obvious. This game is probably better played on the PC for one real reason and it has nothing to do with graphics. The PC will hold 64 players - and that is where the real meat of the series has always been. Eventually, I'll probably up for the PC sku when I can afford an upgraded rig, but this does well for now. Battlefield 3 is not for everybody. Black Ops this is not. MW2, this is not. You cannot hide in a tin roof building like in Favela during an Apache onslaught and expect to ride out the bulletstorm. You can't run around and knife from 10 meters away. If you played Battlefield BC2, MoH, or even the PSN/XBL 1943, then you'll know what you're getting into here. Weapons sway, reloading takes time and there's no MW2 pinball score counters. If you are curious and big on CoD quick turn maps where you can noob tube to a nuke with OMA - this is probably not your game. Battlefield matches can be long drawn out affairs and inching your way on foot to objectives or blasting your way through buildings to a flag is a better way to success. Not to say the knifing isn't useful. If you don't play as a team - you will have a very bad day. FYI you can't jump off the top of a three-story building doing a 360 turn and pop a guy in the head with an Intervention and run off... Read more 50 of 57 people found the following review helpful:  It Converted me!!!, = Fun: This review is from: Battlefield 3 (Video Game) I have to say I was a COD type of player. My friends would talk to me about BFBC2 and I would say "That game looks boring, where is the action?" But got to admit, I got tired of COD, same old gun and run. I wanted something more complex. I played the BF3 beta, and damn after getting in the Metro Station, from the Operation Metro Map, and hearing the bullets, the RPG's on the edge of getting you, and the explosion all around, I got hooked up. It is so realistic, having "TurtleBeaches" or so, really helps a lot. It is intense, full of action, and really fun. For all those people saying "I get killed really fast, they are all just camping, I can't even get close to the objective, I get lost on the map 'cause is too big" Well, don't run like a noob in the middle of the street! take the long way around, be sneaky get behind them and kill them, and most important of all press the SELECT button when you see an enemy to "spot" it, as this is a team based game, your friends will see them when you "spot" the enemy. When spawning get into a vehicle, better if it is a Tank or an Amphibian, with them you can get close to the objective and kill lots of enemies, it is better if you are an engineer as you will be able to "fix" it when damaged. I can't deny there are some issues such as: Voice chat being choppy, bugs here and there, but no game is complete when it first comes out. I think it will just get better after some patches, don't listen to the trolls, and just give it a try. Hope you find out how good this game is. CHEERS! 41 of 49 people found the following review helpful: Come for the single player, stay for the multiplayer, = Fun: This review is from: Battlefield 3 (Video Game) Ever since that incredible "Fault Line" gameplay trailer, the attention and anticipation for this game has being insurmountable. Now it's finally here, and what do I think of it? Well you're reading so I assume you want to know. Right off the bat console owners need to accept the fact that it's not as pretty as the PC. No where close, but make no mistake, this is one gorgeous looking game. Yeah it's not as sharp or as pretty as the PC, but it still looks better than other modern warfared type of shooters out there *cough*. Graphics aren't everything though, and the gameplay and incredible multiplayer truly makes this the best shooter of the year so far. Single player is good. But much like single player modes in any FPS game for me, it served as more of a practice for multiplayer and getting used to the mechanics and setting your sensitivity and so forth than anything. The story is decent but really it's nothing groundbreaking. It's not "Bioshock" or "Uncharted 2" in terms of story, but like I said it works as a way to get used to the guns, how they fire, how much recoil and so forth before going online. The game also has Co-Op available which is nice a addition but let's be honest, we're all going to be shooting each other in the face online and not playing the story together. But I am glad they added it. Gives the game more variety. The 5.1 from the beta I played was incredible, and the same goes for the full game. Bullets whiz by you, guns echo in the rear speaker, and the suubwoofer is incredibly deep and punishing. The game sounds amazing pretty much. Planes and tanks sound incredible too. Never being in a tank before but the noise and groans from the tank feel very realistic. Same goes for the planes. Wish they had taken full advantage of the PS3 and given us an uncompressed 7.1 track, but hey this 5.1 kicks major butt. Now to the best part of the game. The mulitplayer. The beta gave us a pretty good idea of what the final product plays like, but it was just a very small sample of an incredible multiplayer experience. I am a first time Battlefield player, and based on the couple of hours i've spent on PSN playing my way through my current level 5 ranking, this is pretty awesome stuff. "Modern Warfare 2" is a lot of fun for running around and getting easy kills, and there's nothing wrong with that. But "Battlefield 3" is a game that rewards strategy and teamwork as opposed to running around like an idiot. I'm used to playing on pretty small maps with the FPS games that I play on PS3 and 360, so the large maps did catch me off guard a bit, but i'm used to it now. I mean yeah the maps are huge, but considering the fact that you can fly or drive around the map, the maps being huge is a great choice. Gets some getting used to but once you get them memorized, it's golden. Like the beta, the classes you start off with are back. Picking the right class for your match is crucial for success as each one offers it's own perks. Whether it's the ability to heal quickly, get ammo or help your team spawn. Leveling up your weapons like most FPS games out there is also a lot of fun. Those of us that played the beta already know what we'll unlock for the first couple of levels, but i'm really looking forward to seeing what other weapons I get and what I unlock for it. My preference for multiplayer has always being team based games, and the ones available here does not disappoint. Unlike other games I could mention, the team based gameplay here is true team play. Yes you do have to take care of yourself and get as many kills as you can, but what I love is how the game rewards you for helping out your team. Whether it's reviving them when they're dead which earns you as much points as when you kill someone, or sharing ammo, or spotting an enemy. There is a great emphasis here on helping your teammates which no other game gets close to. You get points for helping a teammate with suppression fire, you get points when a teammate spawns on you, you get points for healing your teammates and so on. It's incredible. You could play an entire match without getting a single kill and still wind up with about 700 points based on how you help your team. What other shooters out there rewards you that much for not being a self serving jerk? The team based gameplay here is absolutely beautiful and I hope other game developers take note and make their team based games actual team games and not free for all with a different name. Game modes available for multiplayer are Team Deathmatch, Rush, Conquest, Squad Deathmatch, and Squad Rush. Having played them all I can say that "Team Deathmatch", "Rush", and "Squad Rush" are my personal favorites. But i've only being playing for a couple of hours so who knows, next week "Conquest" might be my thing, but for now, all my multiplaying is spent... Read more |
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