Battlefield Heroes
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Battlefield Heroes is a cartoon-style Battlefield game being developed by DICE. It has been announced that Battlefield Heroes will be released in early 2009. Battlefield Heroes will be set to run on low-end computers as well as mid and high end so players with sub-par computers will also be welcomed to enjoy the game.Contents |
[edit] Release
Battlefield Heroes will be the first Battlefield game to be released in EA's new "Play 4 Free" service. it will be completely free.
[edit] Delay
On July 29, 2008, it was announced that Battlefield Heroes will be delayed until sometime 2009 in the first 4 months of the year
[edit] Gameplay
It is said that Battlefield Heroes will take less Skill and Strategy than previous Battlefield games. It will use a matchmaking service to match players of similair skill level to prevent inbalance. Unlike previous Battlefield games, Heroes will be in Third-person.
It's core gameplay revolves around two armies at war with each other, the Royal Army(based on British & American soldiers) fighting the National Army(based upon the soldiers of Nazi Germany).
Battlefield Heroes features a modified conquest mode providing each team 50 tickets and eventually one flag at the start of the round. Killing enemies and holding more flags than the opposing army will progressively reduce their number of tickets. The game also features matchmaking, to keep players of the same level together.
Like previous Battlefield games Battlefield Heroes also has a class system, which has been reduced to three basic classes: the Soldier, Gunner, and Commando.
[edit] Customisation
The game is set to feature a high customisation level for the character, you will be able to create your character to suit you and can make them look anything from a pirate to a Alien.
[edit] Classes
[edit] Commando
The Commando class is the "quick" class. The known weapons of the Commando are a sniper rifle, knife and a pistol. The Commando is a spy type character and has low health compared to the other classes. Special abilities of this class are laying traps, cloaking, poisoning daggers, and identifying enemy targets.
[edit] Gunner
The Gunner moves the slowest of all units, but has the heaviest weapons. The gunner class can use an Anti-tank weapon, a heavy machine gun, and a shotgun
[edit] Soldier
The Soldier is an all around-class, equally balancing speed and armament-with some tactical abilities. Currently the known weapons that the Soldier carries are the submachine gun, shotgun and grenades. Some abilities the Soldier can possess are incendiary rounds, a "health boost", which also heals allies around the player, and throwing multiple grenades. The soldier is able to determine enemy locations via a special ability called "Sixth-Sense". This ability outlines nearby opponents even if they are hidden from player view. In addition, the soldier is capable of knocking back all infantry and vehicles nearby him.

