EA Going After 'Call of Duty' With Bad Company 2
John Riccitiello is feeling vengeful.
December 9, 2009 - Electronic Arts hopes to dethrone rival Activision and its Call of Duty franchise as king of the first-person shooter genre, and looks to do so with a few of its upcoming titles. During the 37th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York City today, CEO John Riccitiello stated he's going after Activision's successful franchise, and believes the upcoming release of Battlefield Bad Company 2 is the starting point.
"Call of Duty, a title I'm very much targeting at taking back, started as million unit franchise, and it built to being more than 10 million," Riccitiello said. "But often, in a category as competitive as this, a title can get tired."
"I think were at that point. And I think [Bad Company 2] represents our best opportunity of taking the first-person shooter business back from Activision.
" Riccitiello later continued on to say Bad Company 2 does have its advantages over Modern Warfare 2.
"I think it does online better, it's got destructible environments, and driveable vehicles, which makes it much more interesting from an open-world perspective," he said. "I think there's room for both, but we have our competitive juices flowing.
"We've taken it back from the skate category [with the Skate series]. [The first-person shooter genre] is next."
"We're going after this with a vengeance," Riccitiello stated.
In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the Bad Company crew again find themselves in the heart of the action, where they must use every weapon and vehicle at their disposal to survive. The action unfolds with unprecedented intensity, introducing a level of fervor to vehicular warfare never before experienced in a modern warfare action game. The 'B' company fight their way through snowy mountaintops, dense jungles and dusty villages. With a heavy arsenal of deadly weapons and a slew of vehicles to aid them, the crew set off on their mission and they are ready to blow up, shoot down, blast through, wipe out and utterly destroy anything that gets in their way. Total destruction is the name of the game -- either online or offline, enemies will soon learn there is nowhere to hide.
The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer will feature the Arica Harbor map, where up to 24 players can compete in one of the game’s four intense multiplayer modes called Rush. This new map displays a superb balance of vehicle and infantry combat, as the American assault unit attacks the Russian army base with full force, advancing further through a beautiful desert town and towards the industrial area in a desperate attempt to overtake the Arica Harbor. Heavy vehicle warfare on the first bases gradually turns into an intense infantry fight as the level progresses, showcasing this best-in-class online war experience.
Battlefield:Bad Company 2 Multiplayer Walkthrough
As you can see, I'm exited to play Bad Company 2, I think this game will be equal or better than Call of Duty:MW2 this time around .
The graphics are better and the gameplay and online multiplayer are looking tight, I'm a Call of Duty whore and I will move up to any other FPS that improves on all aspects.
Bad Company 2 will match or surpass MW2 in gameplay and graphics but not in sales..
My Trigger Happy Sixaxis controller
