Honestly, the single-player started out slow and I was a bit worried from when I played the demo. The opening cinematic setting the base for the story took a few minutes to watch. It basically explains what "Bad Company" is. (Bad Company is a band of misfit soldiers.) Once that was over some stuff happened (I think I was in a helicopter that blew up. I forget.) and then there was a boring and rather easy training mission. At this point I thought that this game was a waste of of $60. But once I got into the game I couldn't put it down! If I didn't want to use the front door, I made a side one by driving an armored car into the side of the building or using my grenade launcher attachment to blow a hole in it. (Later on I got an RPG. Talk about a kid in a candy store!) Or I could put C4 charges on the wall, run away to a safe distance, pull out the remote detenator, and witness the oh so beautiful sight. Another one of my favorite things is the fact that I can make any vehicle a rolling bomb. (C4 charges are my new best friend at this point.) I plant a C4 charge on each side, drive it into the open, atrract enemies, and pull the trigger. You have to try that, especially in multiplayer, Bad Company's most beautiful and rewarding element. The control setup will feel right at home to anyone who plays FPS's (especially Call of Duty 4). This is an improvement from Battlefield 2's horrid excuse for a control setup. Quite frankly, Bad Company feels completely different from the second entry, in a good way though. A new feature is the ability to sprint. This comes in handy if you have to run from building to building (which you will have to do to avoid being blown to pieces by invading tanks). Also, as you progress the twenty-five ranks/levels you will earn "credits" which can be used to buy new weapons or "gadgets" for the several classes. (Some weapons have to be unlocked by progressing through ranks.) For instance, in the Assault class, you can use credits to buy an "Auto-Injector", which is a syringe that will fully restore your health. Also, you have an unlimited amount, but they have to "recharge" between uses. The multiplayer matches are just as explosive as the single-player and more fun (even though single player is a blast). Although, as of today, the only mode is a mode where you either have to Defend gold crates or destroy them (compare to Call of Duty's "Search and Destroy"), but eventually the "Conquest" game mode (the Capture the Flag mode that was Battlfield 2's multiplayer. You could compare this to capturing command posts in Star Wars Battlefront) will be available for download. It will be free, of course, but later there could more downloadable content to come. Also, this game's sound is absolutely amazing. It would be sinful not to play it in surround sound. This game is definately worth a good play through. If you don't have Xbox Live, rent it. If you have Xbox Live, buy it. The multiplayr is worth $60 in itself. Thanks for reading! Also, the classification is hard. It is "immersive", "engrossing", "best in series", "guilty pleasure", "highly addictive", and " good multiplayer" and much, much more. Revolutionary or Ambitious probably describes it best, though.
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