Battlefield Heroes
“Battlefield Heroes” is a free, cartoon-styled online shooter based on the “Battlefield” series of games. “Heroes” is the first free-to-play online game released by Electronic Arts, and players will see ads before playing, and also have the option of purchasing premium content.
The game features two factions to choose from (National Army and Royal Army), and each has three classes: Commando (stealth and sniping), Soldier (jack of all trades), and Gunner (heavy gun specialist).
“Battlefield Heroes” is much easier to play than the regular "Battlefield" games, and designed for a more general gaming audience. If you find shooting games too hard, try this one out -- you'll probably love it!
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- Pro: Graphics
- Genre: Fighting, Action, Strategy, Shooter, MMORPG, Fantasy, Browser, 3D
- Area: USA / Global
- Official Site: Battlefield Heroes
- Publisher: EA Games
- Developer: EA DICE
- Platform: Microsoft Windows
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Review
“Battlefield Heroes” follows in the trends of free-to-play online shooters in the sense that it’s incredibly easy to get into, and incredibly difficult to put down. From the moment you spawn into the tutorial, it’s clear that DICE has gone to some effort to draw the player in as much as possible. Gone are the intricate and veteran-dominated aspects of online shooters such as “Quake Live,” and we are then rewarded for our choice of title with simple controls and a reliably straightforward heads-up display.
The aim of the online matches seems complex at first, with the two teams each starting with 50 “tickets” -– a resource that, when depleted, causes your team to lose. In order to reduce your opponents to a smouldering ruin, you must apply your shooter skills to a variety of tactics destined to drag their score down and increase yours. These range from capture-the-flag emplacements dotted around the map to simply killing your opponents.
The methods by which you kill your opponents vary massively, and you’re presented with a wide variety of entertaining routes by which to ruin someone’s day. Rifles, pistols and shotguns are standard, but with a selection of character classes to choose from (a la “Call of Duty 4”), you’ll find yourself usually limited to two guns, a thrown explosive, and the various other items you can purchase from the online store to boost your character’s combat effectiveness.
If slogging it through the mud isn’t your thing, you can zip around in a jeep, decimate enemy-held flag areas in a tank, or dogfight in the skies. Each vehicle is a simple one-button affair when getting in and out, and they stay balanced enough as combat tools so that you’re never the only one left on foot at the start of a match.
It’s astonishing what the game accomplishes with the stereotypically meagre resources of online shooter titles, and it looks fantastic. Cartoony, cel-shaded environments and characters are a stark contrast to the gritty old-school aesthetics of “Quake Live,” adding a casual look and feel to the title, something which makes decorating your character even more enjoyable.
The online store that you’ll use to purchase items for your character to wear, shoot, or even special abilities for them to use, is easily accessed, your funds coming either from victories or specially purchased “battle funds” that allow you to purchase more elaborate costumes. However, all items purchased only last for a set amount of time, though you’re allowed to choose between a more expensive seven-day version of your new machine gun, or a cheaper option that only lasts for 24 hours.
The gameplay is frantic and fun, and with various special abilities, costumes and the two factions of soldiers to choose from –- the German-inspired Nationals and the British/American Royals -– you’ll feel like you’ve created something more than just a foe to be shot at. It’ll be interesting to see what DICE intends to add in the way of future content, though with in-game achievements, micro-missions, a levelling system and a wealth of equipment to earn, it may not even need any.
Review Mister Battle
October 9, 2009
Review
this game is fun in a way, but not worth all the loading time and if u have a not so high-spec comp, be ready for massive lagggg
bezerker, on October 23rd 2009 04:47 pm
i love it
yazen, on September 23rd 2009 04:47 pm
Great and fun amazing game. Just they need to make new stuff quicker!
Anonymous, on September 16th 2009 04:41 pm
badr..wwwww..
badr..wwww.., on August 17th 2009 06:21 am
THAAAAANX MEEEEEN
SFARE, on August 15th 2009 09:10 pm
It's out of closed beta(open beta) you don't need beta key anymore... just login using your EA account or register.
Eldron, on July 20th 2009 12:13 pm
Pretty cool game the only down side is the amount of maps but i guess that's part of the beta. It's a fun not too serious game and can be enjoyed by all ages. Overall the graphics is very good and is worth a good 4/5 rating.
CrayzeeJ, on July 19th 2009 12:47 pm
great game
unkn0wnman, on July 14th 2009 07:30 pm
What's wrong about this review is you repeatedly bring up Quake Live, yet you not once bring up Team Fortress or Team Fortress 2, the grand daddies of all team based gameplay. Battlefield Heroes and Team Fortress 2 are even from the same publisher, for Christ's sake. Pay homage when it's due. And where is the pro and cons section? This game can't be perfect. I've played it myself and found the action slow and stale, while the game types end way too quickly. The vehicle controls are ridiculous, and hardly worthwhile. Why get into a tank or plane when the levels are so tight, and the matches end before you even take flight? The classes are horribly uninteresting and factions are confusing. Why would the National Army whose colors are red, be listed as blue on the players screen? If this game really cared about being silly, and fun, it would have put more effort into it. Fans of the Battlefield series will be horribly disappointed with this title.
lol wut, on July 13th 2009 02:39 pm
The best free to play game to come.
Kraion, on July 6th 2009 04:15 pm
I dont remember my account user ans pass for play battlefield heroes. Where i can get my info ??
Anonymous, on June 11th 2009 04:20 pm
best game sure but how i can download game...... ^_^
cos omak, on June 7th 2009 04:21 pm
nice
neno, on May 29th 2009 03:43 am
you can only get 5 beta keys and its a good game lol!
CO.WA, on May 24th 2009 12:28 pm
here do i get the beta key??
Anonymous, on May 22nd 2009 01:46 am
n!ce game
body, on May 17th 2009 07:00 pm
This game is fun as hell.
Unmedicated, on May 16th 2009 08:51 pm
OMG this game is fun as hell !!!!
Porterhouze, on May 10th 2009 12:40 am
That looks like a really fun game...
Btrtoast, on May 7th 2009 02:55 am
this game is really fun
cereal, on May 4th 2009 10:02 pm
Thank you for the beta key
Anonymous, on May 2nd 2009 03:45 am
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lol wut ''Battlefield Heroes and Team Fortress 2 are even from the same publisher'' - not they are NOT. BFH is from EA/Dic, TF2 is from Valve. ''Why get into a tank or plane when the levels are so tight'' - the levels are not so tight, some of them are just to big for 8 vs 8 rounds. ''classes are horribly uninteresting'' - well what did you expect, its a F2P game, you cant ask for 10 different classes because that would be confusing
krakerinj, on October 27th 2009 06:49 am