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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for PlayStation 3
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for PlayStation 3 reunites Preston Marlowe, Sarge, Haggard and Sweetwater in a military first-person shooter. The squad becomes involved in a mission surrounding a dangerous secret weapon. Snowy mountains, dense jungle and dusty villages bring different battles each time. Their exchanges remain part of the story, while the threat this time carries more weight than the first game’s search for gold. You follow the group through a structured campaign.
You move between cover on foot and change weapons as the distance or terrain changes. Vehicles and heavy weapons break up that rhythm. Destruction again plays a major role: gunfire and explosions can open up walls and bring certain buildings down. A safe position therefore does not necessarily stay safe. You must consider enemies behind walls, changing fields of fire and the consequences of your own explosives. Not every part of the environment is destructible.
The story campaign is a single-player adventure with computer-controlled squadmates. It is not a campaign you can complete locally with two controllers. This description concerns the original PS3 game; the separate Vietnam expansion is not offered as included. EA ended online services on 8 December 2023. The offline campaign remains playable and is therefore the content on which this second-hand release is described.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Battlefield: Bad Company 2
DICE announced Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in 2009, and Electronic Arts released it in 2010. Unlike the first Bad Company, this sequel appeared on PC as well as PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The developer retained the established military squad, vehicles and the ability to destroy cover. That combination again defined the game’s identity, while its campaign story added a more serious threat to the familiar exchanges between the soldiers.
The further development of Frostbite gave destruction more influence on combat. Where a damaged wall could expose an opponent, a collapsing building could transform an entire position. DICE combined those changes with greater differences between locations: snow, jungle and villages each required a different approach to sightlines and shelter. The campaign remained a structured journey with objectives and events determining your progress. Room to manoeuvre during a firefight did not make it an open world.
Later in 2010, Vietnam arrived as a separate expansion for the online component. That package is not an extra chapter of the original story campaign and is not automatically part of a standard or Platinum disc. Online services ended in 2023. The remaining offline campaign preserves the squad’s adventure and shows how important changing cover, vehicles and their conversations were to this branch of Battlefield.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Battlefield: Bad Company introduces the same soldiers on PlayStation 3, making it the direct story predecessor. In both games, you combine vehicles with combat on foot and damage cover. The second game expands destruction and places more emphasis on a major military threat. The original focuses more on gold and the squad’s own plans.
Battlefield 3 uses the later Frostbite 2 technology on PlayStation 3 and tells a campaign from different military perspectives. Vehicles and powerful explosions return in both games. Bad Company 2 keeps you with an established group longer. Haggard and Sweetwater’s remarks give events a different character from the more serious interrogations and memories of Battlefield 3.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 also alternates military locations, special operations and vehicle sequences on PlayStation 3. Both campaigns use checkpoints and clearly defined objectives. Bad Company 2 lets destructible walls and buildings have more impact on cover. Modern Warfare 2 divides its story among different units and also includes separate Special Ops challenges.
Killzone 2 places considerable emphasis on weighty movement, shooting from cover and the sombre planet Helghan on PlayStation 3. Following a squad feels familiar, but battles move at a different pace. Bad Company 2 uses modern military vehicles and changing buildings. You therefore more often choose whether to go around an enemy hiding place or blast it open.
Medal of Honor from 2010 lets you experience different American military roles in Afghanistan on PlayStation 3. Modern weapons and squadmates’ instructions feel familiar. Bad Company 2 gives destruction and vehicles a larger place in its combat areas. The established squad also maintains an ongoing conversation, while Medal of Honor shifts perspective between different operations.
