Who say's being cannon fodder can't be fun?
It's also played on a battlefield style map. You're restricted to a certain area at a time, but you can complete the objective in a number of ways.
At you're disposal are Tanks, boats, armored cars and the occasional helicopter. There are parts where you're stranded with 2 tanks either side, equadistancing yourself to the nearest ammo cache to reload you rocket launcher.
The story follows you as part of bad company, a group of misfits and outlaws, used as cannon fodder. You're (like usual) the new guy. You also have a demo guy named Haggard, Sweetwater you're support gunner and Redford you're captian kited with a M416.
The game doesn't take itself seriously. For example, the manual tells you why everyone was demoted to bad company (if noly the chopper was landed a few meters to the left, no one woulda noticed right?). It can't be compared to COD4 or Rainbow 6, but its just fun. It goes on to give you a 50 round mag for every gun, even the m16 which we all know carries 30. But leave this aside. You need to just fun all around. It even throws in cliches like the escort mission and the 'shot down in a heli with only a pistol beside an enemy camp'. Still fun though.
The multiplayer is a battleground search and destroy mix. One team has to destroy gold crates, one has to defend. Depending on the map this can be good.
All in all, it's a solid pick up for anyone, and the online community is still kicking.