Battlefield 2: Modern Combat vs Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is an FPS game from DICE (2005) while Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a fighting FPS game from DICE (2010).
Quick answer: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has the higher Metacritic, 87 to 80.
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
What each one is
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is filed under FPS. In contrast, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 under Fighting and FPS.
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is a 2005 first-person shooter game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It is the fourth installment in the Battlefield series. Modern Combat is the first Battlefield game for video game consoles and the first to offer a full single-player campaign. Despite its name, the game is neither a port nor a spin-off of Battlefield 2, which was in development at the same time.
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
Plot
The single-player campaign game revolves around a fictional war between NATO and China that takes place in Kazakhstan . The media on both sides air propaganda that accuses the other of war crimes while the player fights for each nation back and forth. When the player eventually chooses a side to lead to victory, it is revealed that a terrorist organization called Burning Flag is responsible for misleading both NATO and China into starting the war. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Battlefield 2: Modern Combat received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported for release on January 26, 2006, followed by the Xbox 360 version on March 30, 2006, Famitsu gave the former console version a score of three eights and one seven for a total of 31 out of 40, while Famitsu X360 gave the latter console version a score of… (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 2: Modern Combat | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 7.8/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Very Positive (85%, 37,378) |
| Critic aggregate | 80/100 | 87/100 |
| Price | Unknown | Not listed |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | Untested | playable |
| Released | 2005 | 2010 |
| Developer | DICE | DICE |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat 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 2: Modern CombatFPS 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 2: Modern CombatNo descriptive tagsBattlefield: Bad Company 2FPS, Action, ShooterThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Battlefield 2: Modern CombatMetacritic 80Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ✓Metacritic 87Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat—Battlefield: Bad Company 237,378 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Battlefield 2: Modern CombatUnknownBattlefield: Bad Company 2Not listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 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: Bad Company 2 (Metacritic 87)
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 2: Modern Combat is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Battlefield 2: Modern Combat | 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 2: Modern Combat · Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Battlefield 2: Modern Combat 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 2: Modern Combat and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in scope?
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat lists little scope data. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has drawn 37,378 Steam reviews.
Is Battlefield 2: Modern Combat 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 2: Modern Combat 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 2: Modern Combat or Battlefield: Bad Company 2?
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has the higher Metacritic, 87 to 80. 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.