Battlefield: Bad Company is a first person shooter experience where destruction is certainly ubiquitous. It can be interpreted as an entertaining single player and multiplayer game with a bang. The storyline transpires with the protagonist Preston Marlowe and his three allies. Preston’s other comrades are known as Private George Gordon Haggard, Private Terrence Sweetwater, and Sergeant Samuel D. Redford. Gordon is a facetious individual who enjoys explosives. Terrence is a precocious man and a bit skittish. Samuel is the leader of the unit, and he always has difficulty getting his teammates to follow orders. Last but certainly not least, Preston is the novice. The team is part of an American faction referred to as Bad Company, and they are competing against Russia. Along the way, there is a bump in the road and gold enters the picture. This plot is told mostly via the in game cut scenes, and it is a vast improvement over previous Battlefield games. The banter that goes on between the four of them is either humorous or bizarre. One minute, you will be laughing. The next minute, you will be scratching your head in disbelieve. Although it does not boast a strong narrative, it is respectable.

The single player is geared towards the more casual first person shooter. This is apparent with the forgiving health and death system. In order to replenish your health, Preston has to inject a syringe into his body. That sounds perfectly fine, but the amount of times he can use the needle is everlasting. Furthermore, the punishment for dying is nonexistent. When he gets killed in battle, Preston will magically reappear exactly where he died. Another thing that comes to mind is that your squad is invulnerable. They might look as if they will incur damage; however, they will never be incapacitated. The caveat to that is that they are virtually useless in combat. There is a usual array of weapons in your arsenal. Some of them include shotguns, machine guns, assault rifles, rocket propelled grenades, mines, sniper rifles, grenade launchers, and others. One element of the weapons that become obvious is the damage they can deal. As a matter of fact, it all seems like an exaggeration. It can be gratifying to overpower your adversaries with a single gun; nevertheless it is indeed unrealistic to see a shotgun shell make a building explode. The bulk of the gameplay has you and your team obliterating the opposition. There are red indicators on a tactical map that display where to attack. All that needs to be done is follow the objective, and it will be an untimely death for the foes. The majority of your time will be spent in the multiplayer. There is the lone mode called gold rush. Gold rush has eights maps, and it is split for two groups. These two groups are offense and defense. The goal of the offense is to retrieve items; the goal of the defense is to incinerate the offense. Each map is distinct enough to separate itself from the others. For example, one map will have a helicopter. Another map could have a tank. Therefore, there are various techniques for the eight maps. Experience is done is a similar way to the perk scheme that was evident in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. As gamers bolster their kill count, they will uncover new equipment. In addition, there are classes. Each class has its own specialty. For instance, there can be a healer or a gunner and so forth. The multiplayer is well balanced, so the offense never has an advantage over the defense and vice versa.

The audio is truly exceptional all the way throughout. Gunfire sounds as it should, and the explosions are magnificent. Although the lines of dialogue can be somewhat vague, the voice acting itself is personable. Musically, it is also enjoyable.

Visually, the explosions are stunning. Anyone watching that air strike will be amazed. The debris flying across the environments are flabbergasting. Overall, Battlefield: Bad Company has a virtually flawless multiplayer. If you are looking for a perfect single player experience, then prepare to be fairly disheartened. Other than that, this Battlefield is far from being bad.