what a gam3 quite simply amazing.
but my god does this game suck you in from the moment it sets off with its call of duty style (unskippable) introduction. You feel for those stranded, you loath the jackal for his cocky arrogance and you'll be desperately scrambling to try and get a cure for your malaria. all this in 20 minutes not bad eh.
and once your in theres no escape, the frantic pace of firefights and the bone snapping, blaze dowzing, schrapnel pulling first aid attempts will amuse and horrify you for hours. the core gameplay however is good. guns feel weighty and satisfying to shoot with such a large variety of guns and an even larger variety of ways to hunt down, attack and mutilate your enemies is exquisite.
Multiplayer is solid. sure theres not a huge variety but whats there is solid. its quite clear after you're first online match however you'll soon see where this game got its inparation (bfbc) mirroring its buy and swap class system and large maps. this lack of originality was slightly offputting for a moment but then i saw a soldier snap his leg back into place whilst the field around him burnt to a crisp :P with the easy to use map editor (ita true) providing infinite number of new maps and game ideas the fun can see no boundaries.
My only criticisms of this game are as follows;
Animals look like lego
Map is slightly too big. i admire ubisoft for their determination to provide a huge free-roam world but 50km2 is pushing it a bit. and with no blisteringly fast car, planes or helicopters im afraid you'll either have to peg it, drive or god forbid catch a bus.
Thirdly is that its all a bit showy all the animations like opening doors getting in and out of cars guns jamming is novel but not fun after the 100th time.
but apart from these minor foibles this game is pretty much perfect.