Battlefield

Battlefield 3 will feature the maximalist combined arms battles that made the series popular across single-player, co-operative and multiplayer modes. It will reintroduce several elements absent fromthe Bad Company games, including fighter jets, the prone position and 64-player battles on PC.[4][5] To accommodate the lower player count on consoles, the ground area will be limited for Xbox 360and PS3, though fly space will remain the same.[6]
During an interview with GameInformer Magazine, EA stated that Commander Mode will most likely not be included[7], which was met with some criticismon the EA forum.[8]
Battlefield 3 uses a new type of character animation technology called ANT. ANT technology is used in EA Sports games such as FIFA, but will now be adapted to create a morerealistic soldier, with the ability to transition into cover and turn their head before their body.[9]
The game will feature maps set in Paris, Tehran, Sarajevo, Sulaymaniyah, New York, Wake Island andOman.[5] As a whole, combat will take place in urban streets, metropolitan downtown areas, and open landscapes suited to vehicle combat.[10] The single player campaign takes place in the year 2014.[11][edit]Single-player
A new animation system used in the FIFA games will allow players to "drag fallen comrades into safety and mount weapons on almost any part of the terrain".[10] Players will be ableto use vehicles during the campaign, but their use will be limited.[12]
In the first part of the campaign, the player will take on the role of Staff Sergeant Henry 'Black' Blackburn, a member of theUnited States Marine Corps stationed along the Iran/Iraq border. An earthquake hits the region, though its total effect is unknown.[12] SSgt Blackburn leads a five-man squad on a mission to locate,find and safely return a US squad investigating a possible chemical weapons site, whose last known position was in a "bad fucking part of town" when they lost contact. They are assisted by other U.S....