Battlefield Bad Company 2 was developed by DICE and released in 2010.
It is the logical sequel to the first Bad Company,
which was unfortunately never released on PC.

Following the insolent success of Infinity Ward and Treyarch's Call Of Duty,
published by Activision,
EA decided to retaliate by creating a single-player campaign,
for its prestigious Battlefield franchise.
Released in competition with Call Of Duty Black Ops,
BFBC2 stands out for its offbeat tone and destructible settings.

The U.S. Army is seeking to recover the components of a super-powered scalar weapon, missing since the Second World War.
Some elements of this technology have since fallen into the hands of the evil Russians.
The good Americans are on the case, looking for the missing components.
This is where the Bad Company unit comes in.
You are Private Marlowe, accompanied by Haggard, Sweetwater and Redford.
You'll have to eliminate a number of well-equipped but not very smart enemies,
in cold Mother Russia, the lush jungles of Bolivia,
as well as in the favelas and deserts of Chile.

The plot may be serious, with high stakes,
the game is humorous from time to time,
as the Bad Company characters often make amusing remarks or jokes.
The spirit of camaraderie reinforces the group's cohesion.
In fact, Bad Company is made up of four colorful and endearing characters.
Private Marlowe is calm and serious,
Sweetwater is the geeky nerd of the bunch,
Haggard is a simpleton, a sympathetic brute,
and Redford is the leader of the squad, reminiscent of Major Johnson from Halo.

The sound design is very good, and the music is of a high quality, albeit very classical.

In addition to being relatively beautiful for its time, Bad Company 2 is also very brutal.
Most of the scenery is destructible, especially walls and buildings.
Desert sand reduces visibility,
while the blizzard will freeze you to death if you can't find a source of heat.
Marlow and the Bad Company can kill tons of soldiers in a variety of ways,
For example, you can pilot and destroy everything aboard tanks, helicopters, boats, jeeps, and you can even use a drone…
In short, the four guys really don't have time to get bored.
They have a whole range of weapons at their disposal:
sniper rifles, machine guns, shotguns, pistols, assault rifles,
and even old-school rocket launchers, without laser guidance or homing heads.
The squad's basic weapon is the XM8 assault rifle, equipped with a sight.
This weapon, once considered the replacement for the M16, is a rarity in video games.

However, although you'll have a good time playing BFBC2,
some of the game design choices are rather curious, not to say annoying.
You can't pick up weapons from enemies you've just shot.
This is surprising, to say the least,
but you can pick up a few weapons that appear on the radar,
or choose the two weapons you want from the supply crates.
You can't lean left or right to take cover, neither prone, nor crawl.
Although the battlefield is full of enemy turrets, you can't use them.
While Marlowe's health regenerates automatically,
it's not the same for the vehicles, and it's not possible to repair them.
There are a few hitbox problems to be deplored.
Since December 8th 2023, the game has been deprived of its multiplayer mode.
Worse still, BFBC2 ends on a cliffhanger and its sequel will probably never be released.

Battlefield Bad Company 2 is a very good FPS war game,
similar to Call Of Duty and Medal Of Honor,
but with a touch of humor and a lighter tone,
and a few minor shortcomings we could do without.
The game hasn't aged too badly, but a Remaster would be welcome.

Sell this again

Last played 2013. What a beautiful time it was.
I remember coming from school, booting up and meeting my friends in teamspeak.
It was a time when EA put passion and love into some games.
Oh lord, I miss that time =(

Great game, miss this level of destruction. Would love to see what they could do with Bad company 3 with current gen tech.

very good story and BF game

good game, straight up.

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