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OXM UK: Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam Review

"The other four, however, are some of the best Battlefield maps we've seen. There's the huge bridge bisecting the Operation Hastings map, the scorched earth aftermath of a napalm strike in Hill 137, and the facsimile of the village from the opening of Apocalypse Now in Cao Son Temple. Add in the squad features from BFBC2 and you have the definitive vehicular combat experience, classic levels and an iconic setting all for just over a tenner. Rock and roll."

disturbing_flame5028d ago

Best FPS this year, Black ops and Halo Reach cannot compete.

GLoRyKnoT5028d ago (Edited 5028d ago )

Best FPS 4-sho! - No contest! - None!

Blops: Still can't reload & run @ the same time! wow just wow!

Halo: Can u "aim" in this game? No, it's a from the hip shooter bro! WTF!

deadreckoning6665028d ago

Yep, EASILY my favorite MP game this gen.

visualb5028d ago (Edited 5028d ago )

agree'd.

imho, BF:BC2 should have been nominated more...sure SP was crap but...MP

wow

best FPS this gen imho =) great fun! bring it ooon!

i disagree with two factors about this review though:

a) the whole "the better side is more fun" mentality is sad...I can't wait to play as North Vietnam***oops xD, as the under dogs, with everything against, and victory will be much sweeter =D

b) subjective, it depends on the person, and I know its an opinion because its a review but, to put that a level sucks as a con. is unfair for the uninformed who would otherwise enjoy that level

tacosRcool5028d ago

Will definitely be getting

Myst5028d ago

Been playing through SP. Jumping back to MP when done, getting ready for this one to drop.

Also I don't know why but this made me laugh:

Phu Bai Valley sucks

SnakeMustDie5028d ago

Judging from the text I can say that I at least need to check this game out.

Arup025028d ago

I hope the singleplayer is worth. I'm done with this multiplayer thing.

Big_Dom5028d ago

Done with multiplayer? Hate to burst your bubble, but don't go near Battlefield if multiplayer isn't your thing. It's ALL about the multiplayer with the Battlefield series. The Vietnam expansion doesn't have single-player. It's not needed.

Arup025028d ago (Edited 5028d ago )

I'm sorry if my opinion is different than yours. And no, battlefied isn't all about MP, otherwise will be only multiplayer in Bad Company. Now everyone only cares about multiplayer. Sad,sad.

visualb5028d ago

this is no single player...its multiplayer only

Klepto5028d ago

Battlefield IS all about multiplayer! Let me guess you only started with Bad company 1? Because BF2 on PC didn't even have a single player, Battlefield is a multiplayer franchise thats just how it is.

Big_Dom5028d ago

You're a bit dense, aren't you. What I stated was a solid fact. Not an opinion. The Battlefield series is a multiplayer only series. It's only until recently with the Bad Company spin off series that single player got included, but only as an afterthought. Go educate yourself. You're either too young to know, and if you're not, then you're a bit too thick.

Ascalon945028d ago

Yeah sorry but the BF series is focused on multiplayer, the single is just a bonus

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Big_Dom5028d ago (Edited 5028d ago )

The sound alone in Bad Company 2 blows anything that the COD franchise has to offer out of the water. The authenticity is such, that they record the real life guns being fired down a range, then they go about a mile off and record the gun being fired so they can put how the actual guns sound being fired from far off into the game. DICE know that it's little things like that that add up to make a game.

soundslike5028d ago

I muted the game when I heard BLOPS FN FAL faking slap-back reverb by incorporating it into the actual gunshot sound...so cheezy.

dkgshiz5028d ago

Except one thing... The Japanese were using M1 Garands during the WW2 part in the BBC2 SP. Same with Battlefield 1943. Nothing to complain about but it kind of bugged me.

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20 Amazing Games That Have Completely Disappeared From Storefronts

Cultured Vultures: In the spirit of preserving some kind of history of this industry, we’ve decided to list some of the best games that you just simply can’t get hold of digitally at the minute.

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TheEnigma313213d ago

I just started playing Spec op. I've had it for years on steam and forgot about it. Such a good game.

EvertonFC213d ago (Edited 213d ago )

Fantastic game,.so underated

Cacabunga213d ago

Yes great game spec ops! Since the time we’ve been asking sony to make one:/

Auto Modelista.. a PS2 capcom racer!! A blast to play and great graphics!
Maximo!
Rival Schools!

LordoftheCritics213d ago

Spec Ops: The Line was super dark.

Incredible story.

SheenuTheLegend212d ago

all the games in the above list are bang on. this is the only reason we need backwards compatibility and physical presense of games for the upcoming future, no matter what.

Yi-Long213d ago

Honorable mention to the excellent Driveclub, one of the best racing games of all-time and one of my favourite games ever.

melons213d ago

yes! incredible rain effects; so good to drive along in rain with your Spotify playlist blaring

Skuletor213d ago

I really wanted a MotorStorm using the same engine, Driveclub is easily one of the best looking games on PS4 and I'm surprised they didn't even give it a PS4 Pro patch.

ravens52212d ago

Yes indeed. May just install it on my PS5. You know, physical copy and all.

monkey602212d ago

I adored Driveclub and the Bike expansion. I also loved Motorstorm. Evolution shutting down was a crime

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darthv72213d ago

Outrun Online Arcade, Sega Rally Online Arcade, After Burner Climax... all good stuff. I keep my 360 hooked up to play these as well as the TMNT games that were also delisted.

Skuletor213d ago

I have quite a few of these. Timed licenses suck.

Terry_B212d ago (Edited 212d ago )

wow...I have all of them except the Nintendo ones either in physical or digital version.

Also..Deadpool the Game is missing on that list.

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EA’s best multiplayer games have now shut down for good

Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 3, and a handful other EA games have finally had their online services shut down.

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OtterX287d ago

I had no idea that Bad Company 2 was still running, and only now that I know, I want to jump on! 😥

SonyStyled287d ago

I was able to find games in the Vietnam dlc on ps3 the last week. There were articles on here about the server closure when it was announced in April

DaReapa287d ago

BF1943 is the only online MP game that I was genuinely interested in. Been playing since launch 14 years ago. Hate that I couldn't put in as much time to play as I'd hoped for during the final week.

Inverno286d ago

I got really into 43 when I bought Bf3, and preferred it. Everything that I disliked or found annoying about Bf3, wasn't an issue in 43. Too bad they never bothered releasing it on PS4 or PC.

1nsomniac286d ago (Edited 286d ago )

Dead Space 2...... I wasn't even aware that had multiplayer. Nevermind that it was apparently one of their best multiplayers!

anast286d ago

Once people stop buying micros, these companies close the doors.

Xenial286d ago

Dead Space 2 multiplayer had been hanging on for years - I'd boot my PS3 up to see some familiar names in lobbies. This will definitely be missed!

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Battlefield Legacy - Sunsetting Announcement

EA: "As we close in on 15 years since the release of Battlefield 1943, and Bad Company™ 1 & 2, we are announcing that their journey is coming to an end."

darthv72551d ago

This reminds me... I have ME on my PS3 hdd. Never really played it, but it was free.

XiNatsuDragnel551d ago

Digital future ppl is good they say nope imo

Eidolon550d ago

And it still says nothing about being able to downloaded even when it's off the storefront, that's a huge ouchie for some who somehow still have it in their backlog...

Shane Kim550d ago

Dont make it an issue when it's not. If you haven't played it in 15 years, chances are you'll never play it.

isarai551d ago

That all digital future sure looks great!

/s

zidane1341551d ago (Edited 551d ago )

Online game servers shut off eventually all the time. Doesn’t matter if you have the disc or not. Even if you have the disc, it’ll be just paperweight unless the game lets you connect directly to a friend or LAN play.

isarai551d ago (Edited 551d ago )

Read the article bro. They are delisting the games, including mirrors edge which is an offline game. Online servers i can understand, not being able to buy/download the games anymore? Completely separate issue, especially seeing as how some these games had lengthy sp campaigns and not just mp.

zidane1341551d ago

@israrai, you can still buy the disc for less then 10$. Hardly a loss.

TheEnigma313551d ago

You shouldn't have to buy the disc, that's the issue.

OhReginald550d ago (Edited 550d ago )

Some brilliant minds created servers to keep these old online games alive. A lot of ps2 and ps3 games that had there servers shut down a long time ago have been restored by fans to keep it going. Warhawk, killzone 2, socom 2/ confrontation, resident evil outbreak series, etc.

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DankSinatra550d ago

The disc still exist. I don’t understand the issue. You guys are upset about that “all digital future” yet these games are not “digital only”. Hell digital only is a minority in the gaming world and so far we haven’t moved into it, the only digital only games are games as a service or online only games, which end up failing in the end.

This is no different than a store that stops selling old games, just go and buy a copy somewhere else. So which is it, you hate all digital or you like it? Make up your mind.

isarai550d ago

Talk about missing the point entirely. I'm not going to sit here and explain it to you, figure it out.

DankSinatra550d ago

Talk about whining about something and not wanting to explain from an off handed sarcastic original comment.

I got the point just fine. You’re literally complaining about something that has an easy alternative to it.

ManMarmalade550d ago

I don't think you got the point

DankSinatra550d ago (Edited 550d ago )

@ManMarmalade

No I got it, it has to do with the push towards a future of all digital and reprocussions of losing games. Something I already stayed that hasn’t happened nor is it large enough right now to cause any issues as the games that are all digital are online only to begin with or make up the minority of games

So I’ll say it again, the disc still exists for these games that are over a decade old and can still be played easily. You guys are contradicting the whole “we don’t want a digital only future” crying when the dude I originally responded to stated:

“Read the article bro. They are delisting the games, including mirrors edge which is an offline game. Online servers i can understand, not being able to buy/download the games anymore? Completely separate issue, especially seeing as how some these games had lengthy sp campaigns and not just mp.“

So again, which is it? Do you hate all digital or do you want it?

Inverno551d ago

On PC I don't think it's much of a problem but I'm sad to see BF43 being shut down. I haven't played it in a while since it's stuck on PS3, but i preferred it way more over BF3. It was the lack of invisible barriers which made it better for me.

badz149551d ago

BFBC2 was still the best overall package offered by the franchise so far IMO

porkChop550d ago

Absolutely. BC2 was such a great game. It's a shame we never got BC3.

P_Bomb550d ago

I had a great run on Bad Company 2. Pound for pound, as solid a BF package as there’s been.

InUrFoxHole551d ago

Does anyone play the last BF anymore? I searched crossplay servers and it was 20 people the most on all the servers? Can never find a game

SonyStyled551d ago

The last BC you mean? I was still able to find 10v10 on ps3 2 years ago on NA servers during the evenings. I have all the free and paid dlc installed, but there want any matches in the Vietnam dlc.

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