Battlefield: Bad Company
Preview
This worthy FPS takes the leap to next-gen
by aHong
previewed on X360
Getting Technical on the Battlefield (cntd)
The audio in games doesn’t usually get much recognition when comparing it to the gameplay or the graphics, but the way that the sound is presented in Battlefield, it deserves some well earned recognition. Battlefield: Bad Company’s audio technology is High Dynamic Range Sound which is one of the most notable technologies in gaming audio possible. This time, the firing of guns, the rolling of vehicles and explosions will have your ears ringing, just like real life! The sounds will differentiate depending on how far away you are from the wall when shooting. With the visuals, gameplay, and sound helping you feel as if you were really in the battlefield, it adds to be the best possible war experience DICE hopes to deliver. The game has an orchestrated soundtrack as well.
The Benefits of Multiplayer Betas
About two weeks ago, DICE launched a multiplayer beta exclusive to ones who pre-ordered and had signed up. This was not only to help satisfy the waiting for this game release, but to allow for the gamers to offer suggestions that developers are able to note and take care of. With all the feedback that DICE has been receiving from the public, it can only benefit them for the improvement in the few months left for development. Graphics have been mentioned to be downscale at times and lag times have posed a problem online. It’s nothing DICE can’t fix to make it the best game it can be. Even with the bugs and issues Battlefield: Bad Company has, the people accessible to the beta have been pleased for the most part and foreshadow the release of another great next-gen shooter.
Since multiplayer has been a rather influential part on multiplayer gaming, DICE has provided Battlefield with a unique mode related to the single player experience, named “Gold Rush”. This multiplayer mode has two teams, the Attackers and the Defenders, all focusing on the objective of this mode – the gold. The Attacking team’s goal is to find the opposing team’s stashes of gold and destroy them, with each successive stash destroyed giving your team more resources to keep the attack coming. The Defending team has the responsibility of defending their gold which will prove to be more and more difficult with the Attack team accumulating more and more gold. With this multiplayer mode – the fun of vehicular destruction and 24 player online support – the actual possibilities look to be extended even more.
Summer Destruction
This summer, gamers have quite a lot to look forward to in their summer vacation with huge releases such as Battlefield: Bad Company. In fact, the hours spent playing this game offline and online might accumulate to the lack of sunlight that some gamers might be getting. Nonetheless, with Battlefield’s expected release for June 2008, the war zone has changed in the past years and will continue to change. With so many new possibilities actually being utilized in Battlefield: Bad Company, this game might be the perfect way to fuel the destruction-addict in you.
