(No pun intended.)
Last night, the single-player campaign ofBattlefield: Bad Company 2premiered onGameTrailers TV, and boy, does it look awesome. The trailer above (NSFW language) shows off plenty of explosions — just the kind of stuff that can destroy buildings, thanks to the game’s Frostbite engine. Story-wise, it appears that it’s going to be a typical military excursion: the mission seems simple enough, but nothing’s ever as easy as it sounds, and before you know it, the whole operation is FUBAR.
But that isn’t stopping me from being excited about the campaign. EA DICE hasn’t shied away from comparisons to the 800-pound gorilla of the FPS market, Infinity Ward’sModern Warfare 2(in fact, the Stockholm, Sweden-based developer hasactively pursued them). And since I felt like theMW2story was underwhelming (it seemed to me like an excuse to string together a bunch of increasingly implausible action sequences), I’m hoping thatBad Company 2will deliver an experience that’s just as thrilling asMW2, but somewhat easier to follow and within the realm of feasibility.
Be sure to check back on Monday, when Hamza will post a preview of the game’s campaign mode as well as an interview with the folks at DICE. Until then, hit up ourBattlefieldtagfor coverage of theBC2multiplayer component.Battlefield: Bad Company 2will be out for the PS3, 360, and PC on March 2nd.
Oh, and if you’re wondering what the kick-ass song is, it’s “You Think I Ain’t Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire” by Queens of the Stone Age.
