So Cijid was nice enough to hook me up with a Battlefield Bad Company beta account for the 360. It was tough to grab it thanks to the COD4 map pack XBox rape but eventually I was able to grab the 1GB demo and try out the 2 included maps. I wasn’t much of a fan of the original Battlefield’s and am always hesitant to play an EA FPS on a console but I kept my hopes up after reading a few early reviews.

I had to admit, jumping in was very easy as it keeps the stock Battlefield class layouts but adds a nice simple FPS interface to spawn, unlock and do other things. The crust of this game is the destruction. No more running from tanks to that little hut, that hut is now going to explode into many pieces and take you out with it. There’s also a wide array of weapons to unlocks but unfortunately a bunch of them will be through purchasing through the Marketplace. All in all, the game is fun and has some action packed moments and the controls on console aren’t horrible but after playing Call of Duty 4 quite a bit it’s tough to give it top marks. As well a ton of griefing has been going on as it’s sometimes difficult to make out enemy or teammate and FF is on by default. Check out some of the footage.