Battlefield 3

Publisher: EA
From our Battlefield 3 Review Battlefield 3 is very much a game of two halves, and it’s the multiplayer half that really sets it apart from the competition. While the single player campaign isn’t enough to justify the purchase on its own, there’s simply no other multiplayer game that offers anything to rival BF3’s gameplay. The feeling of being an involved part of a huge battle is palpable and the huge maps are a sight to behold when a match is in full flow.

The infantry combat is responsive and engaging, the vehicles a grin-inducing joy ride. The fact that there are so many game types and that the maps reconfigure depending on player count means there’s a huge amount of variety in BF3’s online offering, and with more unlocks than you can shake a boom-stick at, it’ll take you ages before you’ve seen and done everything. Battle Log and Origin are awkward, but Battle Log is at least functional, making it easy to find servers with free slots or running your favourite maps.

In short, Battlefield 3’s multiplayer is a triumph, and while the single player campaign isn’t the most original, or entertaining shooter, it’s the online modes that will keep us playing for months to come.

We use a 90-second timedemo from the beginning of the fourth mission, Going Hunting. We use the Ultra preset, which enables 4x AA, and the frame rate is recorded using FRAPs. The run is repeated three times for each setting, and the average result is taken.




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