Battlefield: Bad Company 2
2010 video game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Android and Kindle Fire systems. It is a direct sequel to Battlefield: Bad Company and is part of the Battlefield game series. It was released worldwide in March 2010. The iOS port was released on the App Store on December 16, 2010.[10] The Android and Kindle Fire versions were released in June 2012.[12]
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Developer(s) | DICE[lower-alpha 1] |
Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
Producer(s) | Patrick Bach Djörn Johnsson John Hargelid Anders Gyllenberg |
Designer(s) | David Goldfarb Alan Kertz |
Programmer(s) | Vidar Nygren Mikael Kalms |
Artist(s) | Gustav Tilleby |
Writer(s) | David Goldfarb |
Composer(s) | Mikael Karlsson[2] Joel Eriksson[3] |
Series | Battlefield |
Engine | Frostbite 1.5[4][5] |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 iOS Android Kindle Fire |
Release | iOS
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Genre(s) | First-person shooter, tactical shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The game is primarily a squad-level first-person shooter based in a contemporary modern warfare setting. Additionally, the game includes a single-player campaign, where the player re-assumes the role of Preston Marlowe, the protagonist of the original game. The game's Frostbite 1.5 engine allows for destructible environments.[13] Multiplayer maps, which allow for five different game modes, contain a wide selection of vehicles, aircraft and emplacements.
The game was met with positive reception from critics, garnering a mean of 88 from aggregator Metacritic for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, and 87 for the PC version. It became a commercial success, selling more than twelve million units since its initial release. Seven VIP map packs, as well as a downloadable game mode, were added after launch; an expansion pack, Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam (centered on the Vietnam War), released on December 21, 2010.