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3.9 out of 5 stars 166 ratings
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  • Frostbite 2 - Battlefield 3 introduces Frostbite 2, the incredible technology that takes animation, destruction, lighting, scale and audio to new heights.
  • Feel the Battle - Feel the impact of bullets and explosions, drag your fallen comrades into safety, and mount your weapon on almost any part of the terrain.
  • Unparalleled Vehicle Warfare - The best online vehicle warfare experience gets even better with a fitting sonic boom as fighter jets headline an impressive lineup of land, air and sea vehicles.
  • Urban Combat - Take the fight to iconic and unexpected places in the USA, Middle East, and Europe including claustrophobic streets, metropolitan downtowns, and open, vehicle-friendly landscapes as you fight your way through the war of tomorrow.
  • Other returning fan favorite features include 64 players for PC and prone.
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ASIN B005Q47M56
Release date October 21, 2011
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3.9 out of 5 stars 166 ratings

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Manufacturer Electronic Arts
Date First Available September 27, 2011

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Battlefield 3 is a First-Person Shooter (FPS) that is designed to attack your senses, delivering a visceral combat experience like no other FPS before it. Sequel to 2005's Battlefield 2, Battlefield 3 utilizes the updated Frostbite 2 game engine, which allows for advanced destruction, sound, and graphics as well as a focus on dense in-game urban settings. Additional game features include: classic Battlefield mission-based gameplay, an impressive array of vehicles including jets and tanks, large-scale maps, an updated soldier class, 2-64 player support online, stats tracking, weapons customization options and more.

This special pre-order Limited Edition release includes the Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand expansion pack at no extra charge along with the base game. See the expansion pack contents below.

Heart-pounding mission-based combat and maximized damage.
View larger. Unparalleled vehicular warfare .
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Return to the Battlefield

In Battlefield 3 players take command of a team of elite US Marines as they experience heart-pounding misson-based gameplay ranging across diverse locations from around the globe including Paris, Tehran and New York. Along with ground combat, vehicular combat plays a major role with vehicles available including tanks as well as air support, featuring infrared and satellite imaging. The game contains both single player missions and competitive and co-op multiplayer actions supporting up to 24 players online, and set in diverse locations from around the globe including Paris, Tehran and New York.

The State-of-the-art Frostbite 2 Engine

Battlefield 3 leaps ahead of the competition with the power of Frostbite 2, the next installment of game developer Dice's cutting-edge game engine. This state-of-the-art technology is the foundation on which Battlefield 3 is built, delivering superior visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations. As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground - the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before.

The Pre-order Battlefield 3 Limited Edition

Pre-order Battlefield 3 Limited Edition to get the "Back to Karkand" expansion pack at no extra charge. The complete pre-order limited edition release includes:

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  • Four legendary maps from Battlefield 2, including Strike at Karkand, Wake Island, Gulf of Oman, and Sharqui Peninsula.
  • Iconic Battlefield 2 weapons reworked with the Frostbite 2 Engine.
  • Four brand new vehicles.
  • Unique rewards, achievements/trophies and more.

Key Game Features

  • The Frostbite 2 Game Engine - Battlefield 3 introduces Frostbite 2, the incredible technology that takes animation, destruction, lighting, scale and audio to new heights. Built upon this powerful game engine, Battlefield 3 immerses players physically and emotionally to the world around them like never before.
  • Feel the Battle - Feel the impact of bullets and explosions, drag your fallen comrades into safety, and mount your weapon on almost any part of the terrain. Battlefield 3's cutting edge animation, spectacular visuals and real as hell battle gameplay attack your senses and make you feel the visceral warriors experience like no other FPS.
  • Unparalleled Vehicle Warfare - The best online vehicle warfare experience gets even better with a fitting sonic boom as fighter jets headline along with an impressive lineup of land, air and sea vehicles, all at your command.
  • Urban Combat - Take the fight to iconic and unexpected places in the USA, Middle East, and Europe including claustrophobic streets, metropolitan downtowns, and open, vehicle-friendly landscapes as you fight your way through the war of tomorrow.
  • Multiplayer Mayhem - Experience gripping multiplayer action with 2-64 player battles supported online.
  • Build Your Weapon of Choice Deep and tactical weapon and vehicle customization lets you adapt your soldier and your hardware to your personal play style and the mission at hand.
  • Dog Tags and Unlocks – Battlefield 3 rewards you richly for both multiplayer skill and persistence via a huge array of service ribbons, medals, and service stars. Equip your online soldier with the dog tag of your choice, tracking your in-game prowess.
  • Plan, Play, Socialize – Stay on top of your game with Battlelog, Battlefield 3's new system for detailed stats tracking, browsing and joining games together and finding new friends and foes.
  • Amazing Animation - The DICE team set out to takes animation to the next level with ANT technology (previously used in FIFA games) that now allows the creation of more believable behavior than ever before in an FPS.
  • Fight to Scale - Simply put, in Battlefield 3 you will be able to engage across some of the largest maps ever created, while close quarter combat is available too.
  • Massive Destruction - Destruction is enhanced on both a macro and micro level. Chips fly off blocks of concrete used for cover, while whole facades and buildings collapse in screeching clouds of dust and debris.
  • Best-in-Class Audio - Building on acclaimed High Dynamic Range (HDR) audio from previous Battlefield games, Battlefield 3 builds on the best-in-class legacy with a brutally realistic soundscape.

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Minimum Specifications: Recommended Specifications: OS: Windows Vista (SP1) 32-bit Windows 7 64-bit Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz) Quad-core CPU RAM: 2GB 4GB Hard Drive: 20GB Video Card: DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 or ATI Radeon 6950) Additional Info: Requires Origin account for game activation and online play.
You may download your purchase through Your Games & Software library at Amazon.com, or redeem your product key directly through Origin and download through their service.

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the game's graphics stunning and appreciate its immense content, with one noting 20 hours of playtime. The game runs smoothly with high FPS, features deep multiplayer modes with team-based objectives, and adds realism through incredible attention to detail. While installation is generally straightforward, some customers report installation problems, and opinions on value for money are mixed, with some considering it a great deal while others feel it's not worth the cost.

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104 customers mention "Fun game"94 positive10 negative

Customers find the game fun and engaging, with one customer noting it offers 20 hours of gameplay and another mentioning the immense amount of content available.

"...Overall, I quite enjoy this game. The game is awesome and Origin/Battlelog is ok. Disclaimer: This game is not without bugs...." Read more

"...To be honest the game was fun (albeit short) but I had a bad taste in my mouth the whole time with the fiasco that is Origin...." Read more

"...This game requires more optimization but still runs awesome, compared console version, they signifcantly more smoother and heavily detailed...." Read more

"...competitor to Call of Duty and for the most part it is a much more fleshed out game than Call of Duty has since Modern Warfare 2...." Read more

50 customers mention "Graphics quality"46 positive4 negative

Customers praise the graphics quality of the game, noting its stunning visuals and beautiful rendering on PC, with one customer highlighting its top-notch animations.

"...The graphics are insane and the game runs smooth a majority of the time...." Read more

"...still bad and the engine it's running on still falls behind CoD. Graphics are great, I won't deny that but it doesn't make a game...." Read more

"...I was absolutely stunned with the graphics quality and sound of guns and explosion probably most realistic sounds ever heard in video game...." Read more

"...Solid gunplay, solid multiplayer, and satisfying sound & graphics make this game a treat to play on a high-end PC...." Read more

32 customers mention "Multiplayer"29 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the multiplayer aspects of the game, particularly its large focus on teamplay and team-based objectives.

"...As I stated before, there (as usual w/ BF titles) is a large focus on teamplay, and you WILL NOT get very far by trying to play this like COD...." Read more

"...BF3 is team game, only way to rock out your game is every team action counts...." Read more

"...The single player campaign is pretty good, and you get to experience things through more than one person's eyes...." Read more

"...The Single player missions are also nicely rendered but the story line is weak,long cut scenes make it drag...." Read more

32 customers mention "Pacing"23 positive9 negative

Customers praise the game's pacing, noting its high FPS performance and responsiveness, with one customer mentioning it runs smoothly most of the time.

"...been playing on high,though, without AA enabled, and my FPS are much higher...." Read more

"...The graphics are insane and the game runs smooth a majority of the time...." Read more

"...1 (cannon rounds) to weapon 2 (heat-seeking missiles) is impossible for few seconds...." Read more

"...Two things - Responsive and Realistic. So DICE upgraded the animation engine which results in more fluid control of character...." Read more

20 customers mention "Realistic environment"20 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the game's realistic environment, with its incredible attention to detail and added realism.

"...The lighting affects are to die for, the detail found in trees and vegetation are awesome, and the water affects are excellent..." Read more

"...game introduced so much with the Frostbite 2 engine that added so much realism to the game...." Read more

"...Two things - Responsive and Realistic. So DICE upgraded the animation engine which results in more fluid control of character...." Read more

"...Gunplay is solid, and guns feel satisfying to use. Vehicles are immensely engrossing...." Read more

20 customers mention "Ease of installation"13 positive7 negative

Customers have mixed experiences with installing the game, with some finding it quick and straightforward while others report installation problems.

"...I used to enjoy playing MW2 over BF:BC2 just because it was easy to join a game and start shooting right away...." Read more

"I purchased this product and installed it. The install files all say it was installed correctly and I verified that I have the minimum system..." Read more

"...After this Origin informed me that my installation was corrupt and had to be repaired, another 1/2 hour or so, then the patch had to be downloaded..." Read more

"...Activation: Fairly easy after you check the origin interface on the web / Orign online...." Read more

17 customers mention "Value for money"10 positive7 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the game's value for money, with some finding it a great deal while others feel they wasted their money.

"...If you are looking forward MP action, then go for it, its worth every buck, there is just so much to do. **..." Read more

"...I wasted my money on this game due to how EA decided to be all controlling with their game...." Read more

"...Amazon has a good price on the download thats the only thing makes it worth playing now. Otherwise I would wait for a price drop from EA...." Read more

"...origin and asked me to redownload battlefield 3.... total waste of time and bandwidth. have fun gents and a smattering of the ladies." Read more

21 customers mention "Glitches"0 positive21 negative

Customers report that the game is buggy and sometimes becomes glitchy during play.

"...TL;DR: Multi-player = fun with a group, still buggy, needs balancing for attachments, weapons, and vehicles still...." Read more

"...Since release the game has been plagued by hardware issues. At first I couldn't run my SLI configuration without the game crashing...." Read more

"...Overall the game is fun, I enjoy playing it but the poor management and execution by EA and Origin takes a star away." Read more

"...Yes there are some technical glitches that need to be worked out still, but I don't know of any Battlefield game in the past which hasn't had..." Read more

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  • Gunnshow
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent MP, can't say the same for SP
    Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2011
    Verified Purchase
    Intro

    To start off, I have been enjoying the heck out of the multiplayer portion of this game. I am a veteran from BF2 and BC/BC2, so I expected nothing but top notch game play. BF3 MP has not only met my expectations, it has equipped an M203 grenade launcher and fired a round directly into my face (yes, I just said that!). The team-based mechanics are excellent, I love how the game rewards teamwork and completing team-based objectives. You can play as four roles: Assault (combat medic), Engineer (anti vehicle/aircraft), and Support (heavy machine guns,demolitions,replenishes ammo). The roles have been slightly tweaked since BC2. but they all feel very tight and balanced overall. I myself have been messing around with each one, and my current favorites are Engineer and Support.

    For this review, I am going to review each are separately. Im not a fan of "numbered" reviews, since games appeal to different people. Some (most, actually ;) people will absolutely adore this game, but there are always those that will not like this game. You will have to just read through my review to see if this game will appeal to you.

    Single Player

    I will start off by reviewing the (in my opinion) weakest part of this otherwise excellent package, the single-player campaign. I know that the focus of the core Battlefield series has always been the multiplayer, so I did not factor the single-player campaign into the overall score. If this game were released a few years back (before COD 4), it probably would have been heralded as a great game. Unfortunately, after the over-abundance of military shooters released in the past few years, the campaign just feels unoriginal, besides a few really cool missions. The story is cliche', involving terrorists getting their hands on a WMD after an earthquake strikes Iran and Iraq. You play as a Marine recon soldier, a navy F-18 pilot, and an Army tank driver. Overall, i feel that the campaign is varied and the pacing is great. The F-18 mission is especially cool, and it makes you feel like you are actually IN THE COCKPIT. You must experience it for yourself to truly appreciate it. I expect that most people will get halfway through the campaign and then abandon it for multiplayer.

    Graphics

    If you have been following this game at all, you probably already know that this game has some great graphics. I have a Phenom II X6 1090t and an Nvidia GTX 570, and on max settings (Ultra, 16xAF,4xAA) I average about 50-60 FPS in indoor areas and about 35-50 outdoors (35 FPS being a worst case scenario). I have recently been playing on high,though, without AA enabled, and my FPS are much higher. The lighting affects are to die for, the detail found in trees and vegetation are awesome, and the water affects are excellent (the Caspian Border map is a perfect example). My only complaint is that the facial animations are not all that great, but that is just a minor quibble.

    Gameplay

    The controls are very tight (as expected for a PC FPS) and responsive. Vehicles seem easier to control than in previous titles, although flying jets will take some getting used to. All of the MP maps are well thought out, and there is a good balance between open areas and choke points. As I stated before, there (as usual w/ BF titles) is a large focus on teamplay, and you WILL NOT get very far by trying to play this like COD. The game REWARDS you for staying with and supporting your team. As the assault role, you will be pumping out medpacs to heal teammates, and once you unlock the resuscitator, you will also be able to revive fallen teammates. As an engineer, your main focus is taking out enemy vehicles (land,air and sea-borne) and repairing friendly vehicles. You start off with a standard RPG, but you will soon unlock cool gadgets like mobile SAM's to take out helicopters and fighter jets. As the support role, you will replenish your teammates' ammo, and you later unlock C4 explosives and a cool EOD robot. As recon, you will obviously be sniping like a mofo, but you get some pretty cool gadgets to mess around with as well (I have not spend much time in this role). All of the familiar game modes return (Conquest,Rush,team rush) along with a Co-op campaign.

    Sound

    The Battlefield series has always focused on creating a realistic setting, to include the sounds that weapons make. This series, by far, has the best-sounding weapons in the industry. The sound of you taking out a nearby enemy helicopter, to have it crash and explode a few meters from you, well.....you'll have to hear it for yourself.

    Lasting appeal

    I am positive that this game will have a large audience in the months (and probably years) to come. I have had no problem finding a populated match, and the inclusion of dedicated servers will in no doubt extend its longevity. Heck, the servers for BF2 and BC2 are still heavily populated!! i obviously cannot say the same for the single player. Even if you do finih it, there is really no incentive for multiple playthroughs.

    Conclusion

    BF3 has the best multiplayer out of any shooter that I have ever played. There. It. I didn't expect any less, bit as i said before, this game really blew me away. The single player is definitely the weak link of the package, but it is by no means terrible. I'm sure many people will like it. I gave this game 5 stars because the multiplayer is top-notch, and has always been the main draw of the Battlefield series.
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  • Tim
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very Fun!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2011
    Verified Purchase
    This game introduced so much with the Frostbite 2 engine that added so much realism to the game. The graphics are insane and the game runs smooth a majority of the time. The bullets flying by distorts some of your vision which adds to the realism. The number of vehicles make strategy and tactics all that more important. With the Back to Karkand DLC now out, the amount of content to the game is immense. If you get a good squad together, this game is extremely fun to play.

    I used to enjoy playing MW2 over BF:BC2 just because it was easy to join a game and start shooting right away. Now that both MW3 and BF3 are out, there is no comparison. MW3 is essentially a glorified map pack of MW2, which is great, but no where near the innovation as BF3 due to the improved graphics and content. I spend my time pretty much exclusively on BF3 over MW3.

    As for Origin and Battlelog, my feelings are mixed. It is the Steam of EA, but for BF3 it really doesn't do anything for you besides booting up the game. For Battlelog, which is separate from Origin, and yes you do need both to play BF3, it is a pretty unique idea. Battlelog is essentially a browser based menu for BF3. I do like how it is innovative in the fact that I can check all of my stats, weapons, vehicles, etc. on it without having to boot up the game. I can pretty much access it on any computer, even my non-BF3 laptop. The server browser is done in Battlelog. We can start a party on Battlelog to assist in joining to the same server. On most occasions, the game attempts to put all of us on the same team and squad.

    On a side note though, if you do get the digital download from Amazon, take that key and activate it on Origin rather than downloading the game from Amazon. Save yourself the hassle.

    Overall, I quite enjoy this game. The game is awesome and Origin/Battlelog is ok.

    Disclaimer: This game is not without bugs. My game crashes to desktop at times. My friends have a hard time connecting to the servers at times. This is why I dropped a star.
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