
Games like this typically rely on scripted scenarios, but BF3's approach is heavy-handed enough to destroy even the illusion of freedom. Attempting to explore a map or sticking your head out from cover, before being told to, can result in automatic death. The first mission is set on a train and serves as a perfect metaphor for the entire plot: you're on a rail, from start to finish.

The problem with BF3's single player campaign is that it jettisons almost everything that makes the multiplayer campaign great. This Battlefield 3 update contains improvements to the multiplayer portions of the game. Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB. Not only do they both exist only by dint of technicality, they're each driven by a frantic desire to channel something they aren't- Call of Duty, in BF3's case, Marilyn Monroe in Lindsay's. Blood, Strong Language, Intense Violence. Before we dig into the game's extensive online goodness, however, we have to deal with its tedious, flawed, and boring single-player missions.īattlefield 3's single-player campaign bears a strong resemblance to Lindsay Lohan's career. Despite a rough few days post-launch, the game delivers much of the multiplayer goodness that it promised, with a strong emphasis on team dynamics and an experience system that rewards both focusing on a particular class and learning the capabilities of all four.

Battlefield 3 dropped last week, promising a strong single-player campaign, an impressive new graphics engine, and up to 64-person multiplayer mayhem on huge maps.
