My hands down FPS of 2010. Yes, it is a better overall game than Black Ops and I don't play Halo so I can't comment or rate it against any Halo games. I'm sure Reach was an amazing game for its fans, but I never got into that franchise and just have never play more than a few matches on an older Halo, which I can't even remember which one it was.
So, what does a game have that's a better overall FPS than a Call of Duty (CoD) game? Well, a better campaign and a better online multiplayer experience. I'm a HUGE team player so this is exactly my type of game. The only problem is that not many of my own PSN or XBL friends own/play this game so I rarely get a chance to enjoy this game for a longer period of time. I'm usually pushed to playing NHL '11 or Modern Warfare 2 (MW2), which I still believe is the best CoD game in the entire series.
Let's start off with the campaign. If you've played the first Bad Company (BC), then you'd know where the story left off and where about it's about to pick up. If you haven't, it's impossible to get you into the story. In short, the main characters were criminals enlisted as an option against jail time in the military as a "secret" company (Bravo Company - the military denied their existence and wouldn't help them if they got caught or into deep shit in battle) and they battle their way through different missions, which are all awesome. The story was kind of short, but it was still fun and an overall good one.
Now, onto the bulk of what makes BF: BC2 the best FPS shooter. With its massive maps and its unique online modes, it's sure to have something for everyone. This is a team game, so if you're a run-and-gun noob then don't even try to play this game. Unlike CoD, you don't have "classes," but rather "kits." Each kit is a different "class." It goes Recon (sniper, but also should be used to scout enemy soldiers, tanks, helicopters, and other vehicles - the Recon kit also comes with binoculars to drop mortar strikes and C4 you can plant on vehicles to blow up), Engineer (some different specialty weapons, but also used to fix damaged vehicles to help your team stay alive and moving forward), Medic (self explanatory, but comes with light machine guns and medic kits to heal and/or revive downed teammates - if you choose this kit make sure you do exactly that), and the Assault kit (assault rifles, but also carry rockets and such so if you see an enemy vehicle, blow it up - the assault soldiers are the ones getting into the "trench fights" almost). These kits need to be evenly spread out amongst your squad AND your team. If you have an all Recon team, nothing is going to get done as it should. If a squad mate chooses Recon, pick something different. I almost always run with the Recon kit because I like to stay far back and take enemies out from afar. I also like dropping mortar strikes, scouting enemy soldiers/vehicles and calling them out, and just watching out for my squad/team.
In these huge maps, everything is destructible, meaning you can bring down EVERY BUILDING! This means if you put enough fire power into a building you can collapse it on top of any enemies inside and kill them. This works well if a building is becoming a nuisance in an objective or your team's getting killed too many times from there. Drop a mortar strike, shoot tank rounds, shoot rockets, etc. at the building and it'll surely come down and no longer be a problem. Also, anything on the map can be destroyed so if you have a patch of woods in your line of sight in a tank or as a Recon soldier, take them out and get that clear line of sight to be effective. Don't like the idea of having a bridge from one area to another? Blow it up and make enemies go around and take more time to get to the other side. Be careful in your decision(s), though, as this also means your team cannot use that bridge either. Just like a real battlefield, every action will not only affect the enemy, but your team as well. Destroy as much or as little as you want. That is ultimately up to you. If you're going to destroy shit, though, make sure your team isn't utilizing whatever you are destroying, especially in Hard Core modes as this will kill your teammates, too, and you'll receive negative points. Of course it sucks when you kill a teammate, but sometimes it happens and you can't help it. Apologize and move on. Try harder to not make that happen again.
I want to point out one of the most realistic parts of this game: the sniper rifle. If you've ever shot a gun in real life or even just know something about gravity and whatnot, you'd know that over time/distance a bullet will lose velocity and start to drop. You must take this into consideration in BF:BC2 as when firing bullets drop over a distance. This comes into play a lot when using the Recon kit. Want a head shot? Depending on the distance of your target, move your crosshair above the enemy's head. Problem: Your target is moving. Well, also like real life, you NEED TO LEAD YOUR TARGET! If he's running in one direction, aim in front of your target's path and slightly higher than your targets head and fire. You'll be pleasantly surprised on the end result. I've gotten some amazing head shots in this game just by being a good Recon soldier.
That leads me into something I don't really do, but I will just because it might help upcoming Recon soldiers or current ones that don't know this or want to try it out. My technique is that I use the binoculars to scout and find targets, call them out, shoot them, or drop a mortar strike. You never know what something might work so drop mortar strikes whenever you can in an area where there will most likely be enemies.
Two things I would have changed: allowed players to go prone (lay down) and allow players using the binoculars to use them to look through/scout after using the mortar strike (mortar strikes are limited and have a recharge time to be able to use it again). Those aren't huge because you can look through a sniper scope if you're using the binoculars and you can stand and kneel. Both would have been appreciated, though.
Now that I've been talking about this game, I just threw it into my 360 and am about to play a couple of matches. Recon here I come.
P.S. DICE, the maker of this game, released a "Vietnam" DLC that's absolutely AMAZING! If you weren't convinced before, this is more than worth getting the game.
Game Spot Score: 9.0 (Editor's Choice)
Critics Score: 8.9 (53 Reviews)
User Score: 9.0 (4,564 Votes)
My Rating: 9.0
Happy Gaming!
GeNiO
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