Battlefield: Hardline (Xbox 360)
There aren’t many games that let you play as a police officer or detective and that’s why Battlefield Hardline felt a bit unique. The single player campaign (haven’t touched the multiplayer) puts you in the shoes of Miami Police detective Nick Mendoza. The campaign is divided into 10 episodes much like a Netflix series. And much like many Netflix series it’s not great, but not terrible.
I guess most people play Battlefield or Call of Duty for the multiplayer but I have always been more interested in the single player campaigns in these games. They don’t usually have a reputation for being that great but that doesn’t mean they can’t be fun.
I was positively surprised by Battlefield Hardline’s campaign and I hadn’t heard anything about it beforehand, positive or negative. Seems like not that many have even played it.
Like I said in the beginning, the game plays like pretty basic cop show, the likes you have seen on TV but you get to experience it from a first person perspective. Gameplay consists of the player going on stake outs, investigating evidence, shooting or arresting bad guys and little bit of car chases.
Often these kinds of games are overly focused on high paced action and explosions but Hardline strikes a good balance between action and stealth. Often you have to rely only on your handgun so a gunfight with multiple enemies is not necessarily the best option. Going stealthily and arresting instead of shooting perps also gives you more XP.
The story is what you would expect from this kind of game but I kind of liked it. It has some twist and turns here and there and you operate on both side of the law so it doesn’t get too black and white, a good vs. bad type of story.
The beginning of the game was a bit confusing, and arresting bad guys always gives you the same animation which gets a bit annoying when you’re on an arrest spree. Stealth is not particularly advanced but at least it’s there. Enemy AI is pretty dumb and you can basically arrest an enemy in front of another if he’s a bit further away.
Despite these immersion breaking flaws, I enjoyed my time with Battlefield: Hardline. It’s not that long, not that hard but I rather play this than watch any average show on Netflix.
I guess most people play Battlefield or Call of Duty for the multiplayer but I have always been more interested in the single player campaigns in these games. They don’t usually have a reputation for being that great but that doesn’t mean they can’t be fun.
I was positively surprised by Battlefield Hardline’s campaign and I hadn’t heard anything about it beforehand, positive or negative. Seems like not that many have even played it.
Like I said in the beginning, the game plays like pretty basic cop show, the likes you have seen on TV but you get to experience it from a first person perspective. Gameplay consists of the player going on stake outs, investigating evidence, shooting or arresting bad guys and little bit of car chases.
Often these kinds of games are overly focused on high paced action and explosions but Hardline strikes a good balance between action and stealth. Often you have to rely only on your handgun so a gunfight with multiple enemies is not necessarily the best option. Going stealthily and arresting instead of shooting perps also gives you more XP.
The story is what you would expect from this kind of game but I kind of liked it. It has some twist and turns here and there and you operate on both side of the law so it doesn’t get too black and white, a good vs. bad type of story.
The beginning of the game was a bit confusing, and arresting bad guys always gives you the same animation which gets a bit annoying when you’re on an arrest spree. Stealth is not particularly advanced but at least it’s there. Enemy AI is pretty dumb and you can basically arrest an enemy in front of another if he’s a bit further away.
Despite these immersion breaking flaws, I enjoyed my time with Battlefield: Hardline. It’s not that long, not that hard but I rather play this than watch any average show on Netflix.
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