What a blast!
posted by ipwn007 (MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, ID) Nov 2, 2010
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In Bad Company you play as Preston Marlowe throughout the campaign (except for the first mission which is a prelude of sorts taking place during WWII). Marlowe is a member of 'Bad Company' alongside Sweetwater, Haggard, and Sarge. Each character has an eccentric personality of their own that develops throughout the campaign and by the end you'll feel that you really know the characters. In a way the campaign has two stories, the small scale story of Bad Company (and their interactions with each other) and the larger scale story that Bad Company plays a role in.
One of the best things that Bad Company 2 does is provide a variety of missions. Each mission has a character all its own, from the environment to the way the mission is carried out. There are plenty of driving missions in a variety of vehicles and they all behave differently. You'll command jeeps and four-wheelers which are a blast to rip through the environment in, and you'll also control tanks and helicopters. Beyond driving missions (or driving parts of individual missions) there's even more variety. In one mission you're separated from your squad in a snow storm and not only have to fight enemies in near zero visibility but you have to keep warm to avoid freezing to death. You do this by running into buildings or shooting explosive barrels to survive.
Another unique thing about Bad Company is the destructibility in the game. Practically everything you set your eyes on the game can be destroyed piece by piece. You can blow out the walls of buildings one by one until the collapse, you can blow out windows taking away enemies' cover, you can even shoot down trees, guard towers and water towers which can fall onto other things causing even greater destruction. Note, however, you're not the only one with destructive power, your enemies can do the same to you. This makes things much more interesting especially when the wall you were hiding behind is blown apart by 50 caliber machine gun fire.
Incredible!
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