Battlefield (series)

Battlefield (series)
Battlefield

Battlefield series logo

Genres

First-person shooter

Developers

EA Digital Illusions CE

Publishers

Electronic Arts

Platforms

Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4

First release

Battlefield 1942
September 10, 2002

Latest release

Battlefield 3
October 25, 2011

Official website http:/ / www. battlefield. com/

The Battlefield is a series of FPS video games that started with the Windows/Mac game Battlefield 1942. The series
is developed by the Swedish company DICE, and published by Electronic Arts. The games feature a greater focus on
large maps, teamwork and vehicle warfare than traditional first-person shooters. The PC games in the series are
mainly focused on online multiplayer. The Battlefield series has served more than 50 million players worldwide as of
2012, across 11 games and 12 expansion packs released since its inception in 2002. The series has a recognizable
6-beat sting.

History
Battlefield 1942 was released on September 10, 2002, using the Refractor gaming engine, and introduced the
"Conquest" gameplay mode, in which players fought for "capture points" throughout the map. Two expansion packs
were released, The Road to Rome and Secret Weapons of WWII.
Battlefield Vietnam, released in 2004, moved the setting to the Vietnam War, and was built on a modified Refractor
engine with various gameplay improvements, such as firing personal weapons while seated in vehicles.
The 2005 game Battlefield 2 takes place in the modern day, during a fictional war between the United States, China,
and the fictional Middle Eastern Coalition (MEC). Despite it requiring numerous software patches due to the large
number of bugs and glitches in the game upon its release, it was a commercial success, selling over 2,250,000 copies
worldwide, as of July 2006. It also received widespread critical acclaim, with an aggregate review score of 91%. One
expansion pack, Special Forces, and two booster packs, Armored Fury and Euro Force, were also released. A
version of the game called Battlefield 2: Modern Combat was released for consoles, with an improved single player
mode but more limited online play.

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Battlefield release timeline

2002 Battlefield 1942
2003 Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome
2003 Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII
2004 Battlefield Vietnam
2005 Battlefield 2
2005 Battlefield 2: Special Forces
2005 Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
2006 Battlefield 2: Euro Forces
2006 Battlefield 2: Armored Fury
2006 Battlefield 2142
2007 Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike
2008 Battlefield: Bad Company
2009 Battlefield Heroes
2009 Battlefield 1943
2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam
2010 Battlefield Online
2011 Battlefield Play4Free
2011 Battlefield 3
2011 Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand
2012 Battlefield 3: Close Quarters
2012 Battlefield 3: Armored Kill
2012 Battlefield 3: Aftermath
2013 Battlefield 3: End Game
2013 Battlefield 4

Battlefield 2142 was released in 2006, taking place during a global ice age in the 22nd century. While much of it is
graphically similar to Battlefield 2, it introduced a variety of equippable items to unlock and battles between two
giant "Titan" airships. Its use of in-game advertising was controversial among players. While generally praised by
critics, it received lower review scores than its predecessors, with an average GameRankings score of 80%. The
Northern Strike booster pack was later released, including new maps, vehicles, and a new game mode.
Battlefield: Bad Company, released in 2008, followed the infamous "B" Company's AWOL escapades and their
search for mercenary gold. This new, modern day Battlefield game had modern day weapons, as well as a variety of
vehicles for land, air and sea. It had a remarkably realistic destruction system that allowed the player to break,
destroy, or create new environments, based on a new next generation gaming engine named Frostbite.
In 2009, EA released two download-only games, Battlefield Heroes, a free-to-play Refractor 2 engine game,
supported by advertising and micropayments and Battlefield 1943, a Frostbite engine game, released in July 2009,
for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and was scheduled for release in Q1 2010, for PCs, but was cancelled.
In 2010, a direct sequel to Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, was released, involving "B"
Company's search for an EMP weapon (called a scalar weapon ingame). It had a larger, and arguably better

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multiplayer than its predecessor "Bad Company", with updated graphics and new realistic effects (e.g. bullet-drop).
It also featured a "VIP" system of content distribution where player with VIP codes gain free access to new maps
released periodically. DICE also released an expansion for Bad Company 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam.
Battlefield 3 was announced in 2009, and in 2010 it was confirmed that gamers who pre-ordered Medal of Honor
(2010) Limited Edition or who pre-ordered from origin (in the U.S. only) would receive a alpha of Battlefield 3 [1] 48
hours before the open beta was released. On February 4, 2011, the first teaser trailer for the game was revealed, with
a preliminary release in the Fall of 2011.[2] Among the features that remain in the game are Jets and the ability to go
prone. The game still allows 64 (on the PC) players as in all previous Battlefield titles, though the consoles allow for
24 player matches. The Battlefield 3 Beta was released on September 29, 2011. Battlefield 3 was released on October
25, 2011 and has received almost unanimous high review scores and has received awards from IGN.
On November 5, 2010, EASY Studios announced a follow-up to its free-to-play Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield
Play4Free. EASY develops the free-to-play variants of Battlefield. Its latest offering gives players the same
free-to-play pricing structure of Heroes, while still offering a more serious, core Battlefield experience (as opposed
to Heroes' lighthearted, cartoon-styled environment). Battlefield Play4Free went into open beta on April 4, 2011.
On July 17, 2012, EA posted an advertisement on their homepage that announced that players who would pre-order
Medal of Honor: Warfighter, would receive exclusive access to a Battlefield 4 Beta. Those who pre-ordered
Battlefield 4 or had Premium (a purchasable set of drastically more in-game content) in Battlefield 3 also gain access
to the exclusive part of the beta. The beta will start on October 1, 2013 for exclusive access owners and three days
later for everyone, and it will end on October 15, 2013. The complete game will be released on October 29, 2013.
Electronic Arts has filed a countersuit against Textron, seeking to use the company's trademarked aircraft at no cost.

Gameplay
Battlefield series games usually focus on large, online multiplayer battles, with emphasis on piloting a number of
vehicles as well as team-based infantry combat. Playing in squads has also become a major element of games in the
series.
Since Battlefield 2, all games in the series centrally record online statistics for each player allowing the players to
receive rank promotions and weapon unlocks based on their statistics as well as awards such as medals, ribbons and
pins.
A class system has been present within all the Battlefield games. Each class features a different type of primary
weapon along with different equipment, differentiating roles on the battlefield.
The ability to melee other players with a knife has always been present in Battlefield games. Also since Battlefield
2142, the series has included an award of dog tags for each player killed using a knife. Battlefield 3 is the latest game
in the franchise.

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Television show
In October 2012, Fox Broadcasting Company announced their intentions to make an hour-long television show
based on Battlefield: Bad Company. The show will be written by executive producer John Eisendrath (Alias, Outlaw)
and co-produced by Patrick Bach and Patrick O'Brien of Electronic Arts, and Doug Robinson of Happy Madison.

Games
Titles in the Battlefield series
Year

Engine

Title

Windows Mac Xbox PS2 X360 PS3 XBone PS4

2002 Refractor 1

Battlefield 1942

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

2003 Refractor 1

Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

2003 Refractor 1

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

2004 Refractor 1

Battlefield Vietnam

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

2005 Refractor 2

Battlefield 2

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

2005 Refractor 2

Battlefield 2: Special Forces

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

2005 RenderWare Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

2006 Refractor 2

Battlefield 2: Euro Force

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

2006 Refractor 2

Battlefield 2: Armored Fury

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

2006 Refractor 2

Battlefield 2142

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

2007 Refractor 2

Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

2008 Frostbite 1.0 Battlefield: Bad Company

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

2009 Refractor 2

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

2009 Frostbite 1.5 Battlefield 1943

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

2010 Frostbite 1.5 Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

2010 Frostbite 1.5 Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

2011 Refractor 2

Battlefield Play4Free

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

2011 Frostbite 2

Battlefield 3

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

2011 Frostbite 2

Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

2012 Frostbite 2

Battlefield 3: Close Quarters

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

2012 Frostbite 2

Battlefield 3: Armored Kill

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

2012 Frostbite 2

Battlefield 3: Aftermath

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

2013 Frostbite 2

Battlefield 3: End Game

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

2013 Frostbite 3

Battlefield 4

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Battlefield Heroes

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Reception
Full games
Aggregate review scores
As of June 4, 2012.
Game

GameRankings Metacritic

Battlefield 1942

(PC) 88.67%

(PC) 89

Battlefield Vietnam

(PC) 83.50%

(PC) 84

Battlefield 2

(PC) 90.07%

(PC) 91

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Xbox) 80.63%

(PS2) 80.44%
(X360) 77.36%

(Xbox) 80
(PS2) 80
(X360) 77

Battlefield 2142

(PC) 79.77%

(PC) 80

Battlefield: Bad Company

(PS3) 84.68%
(X360) 83.59%

(PS3) 84
(X360) 83

Battlefield Heroes

(PC) 73.13%

(PC) 69

Battlefield 1943

(PS3) 85.90%
(X360) 84.90%

(PS3) 84
(X360) 83
(PC) 82

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

(X360) 89.10%
(PS3) 88.86%
(PC) 88.28%

(X360) 88
(PS3) 88
(PC) 87
(iOS) 64

Battlefield Play4Free

(PC) 67.75%

(PC) 68

Battlefield 3

(PC) 86.82%
(PS3) 84.71%
(X360) 84.61%

(PC) 89
(PS3) 85
(X360) 84

Expansions
Aggregate review scores
As of December 10, 2012.
Game

GameRankings Metacritic

Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome

(PC) 80.91%

(PC) 84

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII

(PC) 82.47%

(PC) 79

Battlefield 2: Special Forces

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Battlefield 2: Armored Fury

(PC) 77.71%

(PC) 75

Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike

(PC) 78.57%

(PC) 77

Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam

(PS3) 88.45%
(X360) 87.82%
(PC) 84.64%

(PS3) 88
(X360) 88
(PC) 86

Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Onslaught

(X360) 60.00%
(PS3) 65.00%

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6
Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand

(PS3) 90.00%
(X360) 84.00%
(PC) 80.80%

(PC) 86
(PS3) 83
(X360) 83

Battlefield 3: Close Quarters

(PS3) 80.00%
(X360) 76.60%
(PC) 73.50%

(PC) 73
(PS3) 73
(X360) 72

Battlefield 3: Armored Kill

(PC) 87.17
(PS3) 84.00

(PC) 87
(PS3) 79

Battlefield 3: Aftermath

(X360) 80.00
(PS3) 60.00

References
[1] http:/ / www. ea. com/ 1/ beta
[2] Release-window announced (http:/ / blogs. battlefield. ea. com/ battlefield_bad_company/ archive/ 2011/ 02/ 04/
battlefield-3-is-coming-preorder-now. aspx)

External links
Official Battlefield Series Website (http://www.battlefield.com/)
Official Battlefield Blog (http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/)
Battlefield 3 on PlayStation (http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/battlefield-3-ps3.html)

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