Battlefield 1942 vs Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield 1942 is an FPS game from DICE (2002) while Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a fighting FPS game from DICE (2010).
Quick answer: Battlefield 1942 has the higher Metacritic, 89 to 87.
Battlefield 1942
What each one is
Battlefield 1942 is filed under FPS. In contrast, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 under Fighting and FPS.
Battlefield 1942 is a 2002 first-person shooter game developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It is the first installment in the Battlefield series. The game can be played in single-player mode against the video game AI or in multiplayer mode against players on the Internet or in a local area network. It is a popular platform for mod developers, with many released modifications that alter the gameplay and theme.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2™ brings the award-winning Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of PC gaming with best-in-class vehicular combat and unexpected "Battlefield moments." New vehicles like the ATV and a transport helicopter allow for all-new multiplayer tactics on the Battlefield. With the Frostbite-enabled Destruction 2.
Story, characters and reception
Reception
Reception The game received "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . At 6th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Battlefield 1942 received awards for Online Gameplay, Innovation in PC Gaming, PC Game of the Year, and Game of the Year. In March 2010 Battlefield 1942 was awarded with "Swedish game of the decade" award at the computer game gala hosted by Swedish Games Industry. (Wikipedia)
Plot
Setting Bad Company 2 takes place within the same setting of Bad Company , involving a fictional conflict between the United States and Russian Federation known as the "Second Russo-American War". In the game's story, the conflict has grown with the United States bracing for an invasion, as Russia invades Europe and Alaska , while strengthing and supporting China , and the Latin American Militia, a rebel group operating in South America . The game's main… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Battlefield: Bad Company 2 received mostly positive reviews from game critics. Aggregating review website Metacritic have the PlayStation 3 version at 88/100, the Xbox 360 version at 88/100, and the PC version at 87/100. The iOS version received generally poorer reviews and holds a score of 64/100. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Battlefield 1942 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 7.8/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Very Positive (85%, 37,378) |
| Critic aggregate | 89/100 | 87/100 |
| Price | Unknown | Not listed |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | Untested | playable |
| Released | 2002 | 2010 |
| Developer | DICE | DICE |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Battlefield 1942 vs Battlefield: Bad Company 2, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Battlefield 1942FPS gameBattlefield: Bad Company 2Fighting FPS gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Battlefield 1942No descriptive tagsBattlefield: Bad Company 2FPS, Action, ShooterThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Battlefield 1942 ✓Metacritic 89Battlefield: Bad Company 2Metacritic 87Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Battlefield 1942—Battlefield: Bad Company 237,378 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Battlefield 1942UnknownBattlefield: Bad Company 2Not listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Battlefield 1942 takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Battlefield 1942 (Metacritic 89)
Where they differ
FPSMultiplayerActionShooterWarTeam-Based
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Battlefield 1942 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Battlefield 1942 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | 256 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900) |
| Minimum CPU | — | Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz |
| Minimum RAM | — | 2 GB |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Battlefield 1942 · Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Battlefield 1942 and 0 for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in scope?
Battlefield 1942 lists little scope data. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has drawn 37,378 Steam reviews.
Is Battlefield 1942 or Battlefield: Bad Company 2 better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Battlefield 1942 or Battlefield: Bad Company 2?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Battlefield 1942 or Battlefield: Bad Company 2?
Battlefield 1942 has the higher Metacritic, 89 to 87. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.