

Players can fire "from the hip", but zooming in and using iron sights, reflex sights, or telescopic sights (depending on the weapon) will provide much better accuracy when shooting.īad Company 2 heavily emphasizes destructible environments. They can carry one primary weapon and a pistol in multiplayer, or two primary weapons in single-player, as well as grenades and other equipment. Players can also jump, crouch, and sprint. On foot, players are given access to a variety of real-world small arms such as assault rifles and machine guns. While Bad Company 2 is primarily a first-person shooter, it follows other games in the series by allowing the player to control certain vehicles, including ATVs, APCs, tanks, and helicopters. Seven VIP map packs, as well as a downloadable game mode, were added after launch an expansion pack, Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam (centered on the Vietnam War), released on December 21, 2010. It became a commercial success, selling more than twelve million units since its initial release. The game was met with positive reception from critics, garnering a mean of 88 from aggregator Metacritic for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, and 87 for the PC version. Multiplayer maps, which allow for five different game modes, contain a wide selection of vehicles, aircraft and emplacements. The game's Frostbite 1.5 engine allows for destructible environments. Additionally, the game includes a single-player campaign, where the player re-assumes the role of Preston Marlowe, the protagonist of the original game.

The game is primarily a squad-level first-person shooter based in a contemporary modern warfare setting. A Kindle Fire version was released in June 2012. The iOS port was released on the App Store on December 16, 2010.

It is a direct sequel to Battlefield: Bad Company and is part of the Battlefield game series. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by the Swedish firm DICE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS and Kindle Fire systems.
