The War Game

During the summer of 2013, I won a brand new limited edition PS3. At the time, it also just so happens that I had a friend as well. He was in my photography class last year and upon hearing that I had a PS3, he began to pressure me into getting this game. I really was not too interested in getting the game, but then he offered to help pay for it and what do you know, I had the game.

At first I did not like the game much because I was really bad, it took me three full online games before I got my first kill. I did not give up however, I kept on practicing and eventually I became better and I was unstoppable at some points. In the end, I wad glad that I bought the game because it is a great war game and in my opinion is better than Call of Duty.

What had made the game so awesome in my eyes was first the graphics which look so realistic. It just so happens that Battlefield 3 uses the same character animation system that Electronic Arts uses for its sports games. Because of this, the soldiers look much more realistic and are now more capable of "interacting" with the environment . By this I mean running, more realistic movements, and such. In addition to the character animation, each map is beautifully crafted and the graphics aspect deserves a perfect 10.

When it comes to the sound in the game, all I can say is that it is beautiful. "standard war sounds" of gunshots and explosions blend together nicely with the energetic music to create a highly dramatic atmosphere. Battlefield 3 has 2 separate soundtracks, there is the regular one that consists of 19 songs and there is another soundtrack for the Premium Edition which contains an additional 10 songs. Both soundtracks have been composed by Johan Skugge and Jukka Rintamaki and most of the songs are wonderful. My favorites from this game would have to be Fire From The Sky and Operation Metro. Though in my opinion, these songs are not as good as the theme song for Battlefield 2, they are amazing and also deserve a perfect score.

Next up we are going to work with the Addictiveness of the game, and like all bestselling games, this one is highly addicting. Who doesn't want to go to war and have the opportunity to shoot other people, especially knowing that it's just a game and that you won't really be hurt if shot? I know I would want to and I am sure a lot of others do to or else the game series would not be as popular. Multiplayer is where the money is with this game, there is just so much you can do, there are so many awesome maps to choose from, so many weapons, and there is so much more. In addition to all this, you can get all sorts of downloadable content to make sure that you don't stop playing. Then, after all that, you still have the Campaign to worry about. This game will never get boring and because of this, the addictiveness aspect also deserves a perfect score.

Now on to the story, which is one of the reasons that I now prefer Battlefield over Call of Duty. I played Call of Duty campaigns and I dint believe there was much to them. Battlefield on the other hand has just a bit more than call of duty in the story department and because of that, this aspect is going to get an 8 out of 10 from me.

Now we are going to go over the games depth, and like all games that have a multiplayer option, the possibilities are endless because one thing could happen in one game and something completely different can happen in another game. This vast multiplayer section as well as the campaign have a lot to offer and because of this, I give this aspect a 9 out of 10.

Lastly, we will talk about the games difficulty. If you don't have experience playing these games or you don't really try your best, the game is going to get really hard for you because you are going to have to be quick with the controls and knowledgeable of what you need to do. I'd you can do this, the game will be fine. As for me, I give the difficulty a 6.

Overall, this is a great game that you should not overlook. I loved this Game and my overall grade is 9.5.

  Graphics 10   Sound 10   Addictive 10   Depth 9   Story 8   Difficulty 6

Battlefield 3 is the third entry in the main Battlefield series by EA. It is the first game to use the Frostbite 2 engine allowing for more realistic graphics and destructable objects such as walls and buildings.

Overall 7.4    Graphics 10    Sound 10    Addictive 10    Story 8    Depth 9    Difficulty 6

The War Game   zanderlex
During the summer of 2013, I won a brand new limited edition PS3. At the time, it also just so happe...
  Graphics 10   Sound 10   Addictive 10   Story 8   Depth 9   Difficulty 6
      Review Rating: 5/5     Submitted: 02-07-14     Review Replies: 0

TROPHIES

Trophies

There are 43 Bronze Trophies, 16 Silver Trophies, 4 Gold Trophies, and 1 Platinum Trophy.

1st Loser 2nd MVP in a ranked match Silver
Army of Darkness Shot out the 4 lights with 4 bullets in Night Shift Bronze
Army of Two Completed all co-op missions on Hard Gold
Between a rock and a hard place Beat Solomon, flawlessly, in The Great Destroyer Bronze
Bullseye Saved the hostages without alerting any enemies in Drop 'em Like Liquid Bronze
Butterfly Took down the jet in one attempt in Rock And A Hard Place Bronze
Car Lover Completed the mission without losing a humvee in Operation Exodus Bronze
Colonel Rank 45 achieved! Gold
Decorated Received one of each ribbon in the game Gold
FlashForward (secret) Completed Semper Fidelis Bronze
In the nick of time Disarmed the bomb in under 20 seconds in The Eleventh Hour Bronze
Infantry Efficiency Received all 4 weapon efficiency ribbons Bronze
Involuntary Euthanasia Killed the 2 soldiers before the building fell on them in Uprising Bronze
It's better than nothing! 3rd MVP in a ranked match Silver
Lock 'n' Load Unlocked all unique co-op weapons Silver
M.I.A Took your first enemy Dog Tag Bronze
Most Valuable Player MVP in a ranked match Silver
Ninjas Reached the VIP without setting off the alarm in Exfiltration Bronze
No Escape (secret) Captured Kaffarov Bronze
Not on my watch Protected Chaffin from the soldiers in the street in Operation Swordbreaker Bronze
Ooh-rah! Completed the campaign story Silver
Platinum Trophy Collect all other Battlefield 3™ Trophies Platinum
Practice makes perfect each of the targets in the gun range in Kaffarov Bronze
Push On Reached the garage without going into man-down state in Hit and Run Bronze
Roadkill Kicked the car and killed the soldiers in Uprising Bronze
Scrap Metal Destroyed 6 enemy tanks before reaching the fort in Thunder Run Bronze
Semper Fidelis Completed the campaign story on Hard Gold
Shock Troop (secret) Survived the quake Bronze
Support Efficiency Received all 4 support efficiency ribbons Bronze
The Professional Completed the street chase in Comrades in under 2 minutes 30 seconds without dying Bronze
This is the end (secret) Failed to prevent the attack Bronze
Two-rah! Completed all co-op missions Silver
Twofor Took down 2 enemies with 1 bullet in Night Shift Bronze
Untouchable Completed the mission without using the fire extinguisher in Fire From The Sky Bronze
Vehicle Warfare Received all 3 vehicle warfare ribbons Bronze
Wanted: Dead or Alive (secret) Captured Al Bashir Bronze
What the hell *are* you? Took a Russian Dog Tag in the forest ambush in Rock And A Hard Place Bronze
Where are the other two? (secret) Found the nuke Bronze
You can be my wingman anytime Completed Going Hunting in a perfect run Bronze

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