Players
reenlist for more mercenary combat through massively destructible
environments in Battlefield: Bad Company 2. A direct sequel to the
console original, the PC game has players resuming their place among the
AWOL squad that found its fortune at the end of the first Bad Company.
Picking up the plot line soon after the end of the first game, the story
follows the group through the rocky Russian border and beyond, with
missions set in dense jungles and barren deserts as well as snow-covered
mountains.<br><br>Buildings and other objects of all sizes
can be damaged or destroyed completely, with the right firepower at the
right time and place. Players can proceed through each mission as they
see fit, be it through stealthy ambushes, keen tactical strikes, or
heavily armed frontal assaults that leave nothing but smoldering rubble
in their wake. As in the first game, players
customize their characters by choosing an equipment kit before the start
of each mission. In Bad Company 2, four basic kits are available:
Assault, Engineer, Recon, and Medic. Each gives the character special
abilities and limitations, encouraging squad-mates to support one
another and work together as a team. As in earlier Battlefield games,
players may commandeer vehicles they find in their missions, including
motorcycles, patrol boats, tanks, and Black hawk
helicopters. Characters earn experience for killing
enemies and accomplishing mission objectives. Experience points can be
spent to upgrade the character. Player characters can also collect dog
tags from the enemies they take down. In addition to the single-player
campaign, the game supports a variety of online multiplayer options,
including an assault-style "Rush" mode in which teams take turns
defending and attacking crates of valuable cargo.