(No pun intended.)
Last night, the single-player campaign of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 premiered on GameTrailers TV, and boy, does it look awesome. The trailer above (NSFW language) shows off plenty of explosions — just the kind of stuff that can destroy buildings, thanks to the game’s Frostbite engine. Story-wise, it appears that it’s going to be a typical military excursion: the mission seems simple enough, but nothing’s ever as easy as it sounds, and before you know it, the whole operation is FUBAR.
But that isn’t stopping me from being excited about the campaign. EA DICE hasn’t shied away from comparisons to the 800-pound gorilla of the FPS market, Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 (in fact, the Stockholm, Sweden-based developer has actively pursued them). And since I felt like the MW2 story was underwhelming (it seemed to me like an excuse to string together a bunch of increasingly implausible action sequences), I’m hoping that Bad Company 2 will deliver an experience that’s just as thrilling as MW2, but somewhat easier to follow and within the realm of feasibility.
Be sure to check back on Monday, when Hamza will post a preview of the game’s campaign mode as well as an interview with the folks at DICE. Until then, hit up our Battlefield tag for coverage of the BC2 multiplayer component. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be out for the PS3, 360, and PC on March 2nd.
Oh, and if you’re wondering what the kick-ass song is, it’s “You Think I Ain’t Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire” by Queens of the Stone Age.
