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Battlefield | |
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Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
Developer(s) | DICE Other
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Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
Creator(s) | Johan Persson |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Android, iOS, Kindle Fire |
First release | Battlefield 1942 September 10, 2002 |
Latest release | Battlefield 2042 November 19, 2021 |
Battlefield is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Swedish company EA DICE and is published by American company Electronic Arts. The series mainly focuses on online multiplayer, with gameplay taking place across large maps, and emphasizes teamwork and combined arms warfare.
The inaugural installment, Battlefield 1942, was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X computers in 2002. Since then, the series' installments have been played by more than 50 million players worldwide as of August 2012.[1][2]
Gameplay
Battlefield series games usually focus on large-scale, online multiplayer battles. Playing in squads has become a major element of games in the series. Apart from infantry, tanks, airplanes, and other vehicles may participate in these battles.
Since Battlefield 2, the series centrally recorded online stats for each player, allowing users to receive rank promotions and weapon unlocks based on their performance as well as awards such as medals, ribbons, and pins.
A class system is present within all the Battlefield games. Each class features a different type of primary weapon along with different equipment, differentiating roles on the battlefield.
2008's Battlefield: Bad Company, in addition to expanding to the series to consoles, introduced full single-player campaigns with more fleshed-out storylines. It was also the first game to use the studio-developed game engine, Frostbite, which introduced almost fully destructible environments; a feature that has since become one of the most well-known staples of the series.
The ability to engage other players in melee combat with a knife has been present in Battlefield games, but since Battlefield 2142, the series has included an award of dog tags for each player killed using a knife.[3]
Games
Year | Engine | Title | Platform(s) | |||||||||||
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Windows | macOS | PS2 | Xbox | PS3 | X360 | PS4 | XONE | PS5 | XSX/S | ANDR | iOS | |||
2002 | Refractor 1 | Battlefield 1942 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2003 | ■ Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
■ Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||
2004 | Battlefield Vietnam | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
2005 | Refractor 2 | Battlefield 2 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
RenderWare | Battlefield 2: Modern Combat | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Refractor 2 | ■ Battlefield 2: Special Forces | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
2006 | ■ Battlefield 2: Euro Force | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
■ Battlefield 2: Armored Fury | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||
Battlefield 2142 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||
2007 | ■ Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
2008 | Frostbite 1.0 | Battlefield: Bad Company | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
2009 | Refractor 2 | Battlefield Heroes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Frostbite 1.5 | Battlefield 1943 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
2010 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
■ Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||
Refractor 2 | Battlefield Online | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
2011 | Battlefield Play4Free | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Frostbite 2 | Battlefield 3 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
■ Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||
2012 | ■ Battlefield 3: Close Quarters | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
■ Battlefield 3: Armored Kill | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||
■ Battlefield 3: Aftermath | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||
2013 | ■ Battlefield 3: End Game | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Frostbite 3 | Battlefield 4 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
■ Battlefield 4: China Rising | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
2013/2014† | ■ Battlefield 4: Second Assault | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
2014 | ■ Battlefield 4: Naval Strike | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
■ Battlefield 4: Dragon's Teeth | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
■ Battlefield 4: Final Stand | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
2015 | ■ Battlefield 4: Weapons Crate | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
■ Battlefield 4: Night Operations | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
■ Battlefield 4: Community Operations | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
■ Battlefield 4: Legacy Operations | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
Battlefield Hardline | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
■ Battlefield Hardline: Criminal Activity | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
■ Battlefield Hardline: Robbery | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
■ Battlefield Hardline: Blackout | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
2016 | ■ Battlefield Hardline: Getaway | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
■ Battlefield Hardline: Betrayal | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
Battlefield 1 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
2017 | ■ Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
■ Battlefield 1: In the Name of the Tsar | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
■ Battlefield 1: Turning Tides | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||