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).
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- OS: Windows Vista (Service Pack 2) 32-Bit
- Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ or Althon X2 2.7 GHz)
- Memory: 2 GB
- Hard Drive: 20 GB
- Graphics Card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 series, with ATI RADEON 3870 or higher performance)
- Graphics Card (NVIDIA): DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB RAM
(NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 OR 500 series with NVIDIA GEFORCE
8800 GT or higher performance)
- Sound card : DirectX compatible
- Keyboard and Mouse
- DVD ROM Drive
