And yet, here's another opinion...Me and my friends picked this up at midnight release (to be honest, we are just desperate for something to tide us over till Battlefield 3), and I have to say I am pleased. I'm only 2 missions into the campaign, and 16 levels into the multiplayer, and I have to say it hasn't been bad overall.
Controls are good, they are you basic call of duty controls in every way pretty much, but the movement and aiming feels somehow much heavier, but that's not bad, it gives this feeling like your actually aiming a weighty gun, and the shooting itself is still controllable, with just a little flavor of realistic kickback (nothing like Bad Company 2 though). Other than that like mentioned, animations are pretty smooth and fluid, and the graphics are definitely acceptable.
The single-player is definitely scripted and linear (i.e. in the vein of Black ops with its 5/5) but with a nice quirk, which is environment. It has a very real and immersive back-story, and that transfers well over to the actual environments themselves. While I would have liked to see some Bad Company 2 ****destruction (it really should be a standard by now), this game is solid in what it does. It tells a decent story, nothing too new if you watched Red Dawn(which you should) but its fun. Also little human touches are nice, like the effect on the children etc. But overall, a little bit too much on the set pieces like said in the review.
The multiplayer is however a very fun and engaging experience. My friends and I troubled to describe our feelings about it easily, but to make things simple (and violate copyright laws) this game really does feel and play out like a Call of Battlefield: Company ops 2. You have the fast paced game-play of Call of Duty, mixed with the strategic necessity of Battlefield. While it doesn't shine like a +5 Shiny Chrome Beast in either aspect, it does blend them nicely, and gives an equal meaning to each of the two. Like mentioned the shining aspect of the multiplayer is definitely the battle-points, the in-game currency that really adds a beautiful variety and flow to the often chaotic battles you'll have in this game. Everything from the enemy spotting UAV (which can actually easily turn the tables of a battle, more people need to use these things ASAP), to punishing predator air-strikes, to god-hand tanks and helicopters, really brings its own flavor and usefulness into a battle. Never does it feel like I've wasted battle-points on something. While maybe not as effective as we'd wished, the land based gun UV (christened the WALL-E by my comrades) definitely captures a silly little part of my heart. Other than that, the ability to switch tactics on the fly, i.e. the ability to call in a flying drone when enemies camp rooftops, or the ability to whip out a rocket launcher when you just have to lay down the hammer of Thor on Happy Gilmore and his tank, just make combat damn fun. Alternatively, you don't really get the feeling like you have no options, there is always something a little bit of thinking and some battle-points can come up with to deal with the current situation (Can't say as much for some matches in CoD).
Overall, great fun. Definitely not for some however, but if you are of the desire to finally break free of the silly limitations of the CoD series, by all means, give this one a try, it may just help influence you to make the right decision when it comes to which military shooter to buy towards the end of the year. (*cough* Battlefield 3 *cough*) By all means the review is good and a 3/5 isn't an undeserved score, just don't let that little numerical difference completely dissuade you from the game, it has great potential.
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