Battlefield: Bad Company 2

The single player campaign puts the player into the shoes of Private Preston Marlowe, sending him off to uncover the mysteries surrounding Aurora in a typical first-person-shooter-fashion. The player tries to fulfill various objectives while gunning down dozens of enemies using a huge arsenal of real-world military equipment but limited to only carrying two main weapons and a side-arm at the same time.

The multiplayer mode for up to 32 players is again the core of the game, divided into squads with four men each. Four game modes are available: Rush, Conquest, Squad-Rush and Squad-Deathmatch. Each mode can also be played on "Hardcore"-difficulty, deactivating the cross-hair, the mini-map and such.

The available classes are Assault, Engineer, Medic and Recon. Each class has their own set of weapons and gadgets. While the Engineer uses his repair torch to repair tanks and other machinery, the Medic uses his Defibrillator to revive fallen team members and prevent the loss of a ticket. The players get experience points for killing people, capturing flags, fulfilling objectives and earning achievements.

Although the game is very infantry-heavy, vehicles like bikes, tanks or helicopters stand ready to be used in the fight. Tanks are especially useful to take full advantage of the so-called Destruction 2.0 system, which allows players to take down whole buildings if enough fire power is used.