Battlefield 3 (commonly abbreviated BF3) is a first-person shooter video game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts. It is a direct sequel to 2005's Battlefield 2, and the twelfth installment in the Battlefield franchise.
The game was released in North America on 25 October 2011 and in Europe on 28 October 2011 for Microsoft
Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. EA Mobile also confirmed a port
for the iOS platform. The game sold 5 million copies in its first week
of release, and received critical acclaim from most game reviewers. It
is the first game in the series that does not support versions of
Windows prior to Windows Vista as the game only supports DirectX 10 and
11. The PC version is exclusive to EA's Origin platform, through which
PC users also authenticate when connecting to the game.
In campaign mode, players take on the personas of several military
roles; a Force Recon Marine, an F/A-18 weapons system officer, an M1A2 Abrams tank
operator, and a GRU Spetsnaz operative. The campaign takes place at
various locations, from Iran to New York, and follows the story of
Sergeant Henry Blackburn and later, Dimitri Mayakovsky.
Gameplay
Battlefield 3 features the combined arms battles that made the series
popular across single-player, co-operative and multiplayer modes. It
reintroduces several elements absent from the Bad Company games,
including fighter jets, the prone position and 64-player battles on PC.
To accommodate the lower player count on consoles, the ground area is
limited for Xbox 360 and PS3, though fly space remains the same.
During an interview with Game Informer, EA stated that Commander Mode is
unlikely to be included, which was met with some criticism on the EA
forum. The game features maps set in Paris, Tehran (as well as other
locations in Iran), Sulaymaniyah, New York, Wake Island, Oman, Kuwait
and other parts of the Persian Gulf.
The maps cover urban streets, metropolitan downtown areas, and open
landscapes suited to vehicle combat. Battlefield 3 introduces the
"Battlelog"; a free cross-platform social service with built-in text
messaging, voice communications, game statistics, and the ability to
join games that friends are already playing (though both players need to
be on the same platform).
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