Battlefield Play 4 Free Beta Review

Overall Score: 8.5/10


Genre: Online First Person Shooter
System: PC
Release Date: Open Beta Has already started.
Publishers/Developers: EA


EA is known for: EA sports, Dragon Age, Mass Effect


Gameplay: 8.5/10 

• Three classes to choose from: assault, medic, engineer, and recon (sniper)
• Has character customization, but it's very limited: naming, skin, hair, and facial hair
• No bullet drop like in Bad Company 2
• You get points for hits and kills, instead of just kills
• A lot of the same maps as battlefield 2, some maps are huge
• Vehicles from battlefield 2, including jets, vehicles are awesome!
• RPG elements: get points for leveling up and spend them on character upgrades 
• Buying weapons: you have two choices, you can spend points that you earn in the game, or buy points (called battlefunds) from EA using real money. the longest you can use a weapon from earned points is three days. from battlefunds you can use that weapon for either 30 days (about $1) or keep it forever (about $2).
• Battlefunds: $4.99 for 700 points, $9.98 for 1540, $19.96 for 3290, and $49.89 for 8750
• The only game mode available in beta: they're are points A, B, C, and D. the objective is to capture and hold them for as long as possible

Graphics: 8/10

• Great considering it's a free downloadable game
• Characters are a little stiff
• Environments look very good
• Guns look great

Sound: 9/10

• Good music to get you pumped before entering a game
• Gun shots, screams, explosions, running, climbing, and vehicles all have amazing sound effects.

Replay Value: High

• Lots of upgrades
• A lot of weapons to experiment with
• Four classes to choose from all with different upgrades and weapons
•  Leveling up your characters

If you like this game you might also like:

• Battlefield: Bad Company 2
• Battlefield 2
• Battlefield Heroes
• Call of Duty: Black Ops

This game is fun! And it only took about 1 1/2 hours to download and update. Although I don't really like the option to use real money to buy stuff, I just don't really like the thought of some kid just buying all the upgrades when he first starts playing and people that have been playing for months don't have as good of gear. But I guess that's how they're going to make money off it. All in all it's a great game that has a lot to offer. Any fan of online shooters would be doing themselves a dis service if they pass on this one.