DICE wax lyrical on developing their own engine, and why consoles are rubbish Speaking to NVIDIA's GeForce blog, Battlefield 3′s executive producer Patrick Bach has sung the praises of our beloved platform and vocalised an extremely encouraging emphasis towards pushing the PC's capabilities for the...

OK so installing this game was a bit of a hassle. The last thing anybody needs is another game client. DICE tried this before with BF2142 expansion and it was an irritating and pointless exercise. Now they've decided to resurrect it - much the collective displeasure of PC gamers everywhere.

incredible graphics; some fantastic modelling; I can see some potential

GET THE MOUSE RIGHT DICE!; Maps prone to choke points; This is still sloppy console seconds

The best motherboard doesn't necessarily have to be the one that has the most of everything, simply because some of us don't use a great number of capabilities that a device has. True, we would all pr...

There is a good reason why Battlefield 3 is the fastest selling game in EA's history. Simply put, the game is good. Very good. Since Battlefield 1942 was released almost 10 years ago, the franchise has flourished. The latest game, winner of over 60 industry awards worldwide, is the best yet.

Rather than a COD-beater, Battlefield stands proud as the perfect companion piece.

Frostbite 2 is every bit the revelation DICE boasted; PC version feels next-gen; Some truly genre-topping missions; Battlelog is slick

CoD shooting has slightly more 'oomph

It delivers scorching multiplayer, fitting of its decade-long pedigree of famously expansive big-team battles, but stumbles over a generic single-player campaign that feels like a different game.

When it comes to virtual battlefields, nobody does it quite like the Battlefield series. It has a long history of creating sprawling conflict zones where players have an exhilarating range of ways to make powerful contributions to the war effort.

Deep and varied multiplayer competition; Awesome array of vehicles; Many gorgeous environments; Rewards teamwork handsomely

Campaign is disappointing and dull; Only six cooperative missions; No way to practice jet flight outside of multiplayer

Battlefield 3 had a lot a live up to. Not only was it following the footsteps of the wildly successful Battlefield 2, the game that showed us that modern warfare could work, but the constant slew of marketing campaigns; along with the never ending battle between that OTHER franchise has built a hype...

It's been six long years between the release of Battlefield 2 and its successor, Battlefield 3. The new interloper once again proves that DICE, when on-song, is responsible for some of the most incredible multiplayer experiences on any platform.

Awesome 64-player multiplayer; Stunning graphics from the new Frostbite 2.0 engine; Vehicles, controls, classes, unlocks and character progression handled with care and attention.

Forgettable campaign and predictable co-op offer little more than a distraction

This year we've seen the release of quite a lot of blockbuster games but many shooter fans have no doubt anticipated Battlefield 3 the most, the next installment in DICE's very successful series, and one of the few franchises from Electronic Arts that might stand a chance against Activision's Call...

+Great multiplayer; +Polished gameplay; +Gorgeous graphics

-Lackluster story; -Short co-op mode; -Some glitches