PREVIEW
Battlefield 3 is the latest in the Battlefield series, and a welcome return to the
slightly more realistic side of the franchise. Alex Wharton takes a sneaky look-see
T
his game is going to be
epic… ‘Nuff said!
Made by Dice and
published by Electronic Arts
(EA), Battlefield 3 will be
available in the UK from 28 October. EA’s
crosshairs are firmly on the Call of Duty
franchise with this title – the company
even claimed that it intends to wipe its
closest competitor from the face of the
earth.
So this is serious business then – let’s
get to it...
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October 2011
Jumping out of your APC you are greeted
with the most realistic looking MiddleEastern city to date. Sunlight streams
down through windows as you patrol
through buildings; dust shakes from the
ceiling as heavy vehicles roll by. Slowly
you realise that your team is not alone
in the city – the insurgents are here, and
they want your blood…
A sniper drops your squad mate and
the action begins in earnest!
The combat is frantic: grenades
fly over walls and cars while enemy
combatants circle around to try and
trap you, displaying some incredibly
advanced AI. Men appear in windows
and on balconies with RPGs and machine
guns. Nowhere is safe, even brick walls
are chipped away as bullets smash into
them.
More impressive than the visuals
themselves, though, is that from the very
beginning this is in-game, not a rendered
video. The surroundings look incredible
and the environment feels more alive
than ever as you move through it. Tank