Battlefield: Heroes

By Reuben Ellett

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Not many things in life are free, but Battlefield: Heroes is. Heroes is the next instalment in the Battlefield series from DICE and Electronic Arts; this title, however, is not about providing a realistic warzone experience like the previous games. EA's objective was to provide a free, fun and easy game to the community, and it is made free thanks to the wonderful world of advertising, made fun thanks to a whacky sense of humour, and made easy for new and casual players.

Heroes features three classes: the Soldier, the Commando, and the Heavy. The Soldier will be balanced and the general default class, the Commando is more of a special ops character armed with a cloak, landmines, and a sniper rifle, and the Heavy will be the slower, more powerful character armed with giant machine guns and a large amount of health. Players can also gain ranks that give you access to new outfits, accessories, and abilities.

Heroes will have a very different graphical look to it compared to the previous Battlefield games. DICE has decided that a cartoon style is the best way to go as it sets up the environment as being fun and relaxed, not to mention it will be playable on almost any PC. The requirements for the game are minimal as it only requires a 1GHz processor, 512Mb of RAM, and a 64Mb graphics card. In plain ol' Kiwi language it means you can play it on almost any computer four years old or younger.

The game looks like it will be a right hoot as the developers wanted to make Battlefield: Heroes a fun game for all ages and skill levels. For example: players can team up on an airplane, even though there is only one seat for the pilot, and up to two more players can hitch a ride. 'Wing Walking' is when players sit on the wings of a friendly fighter and blast enemies to their heart’s content. Other fun features of the game are the potential hazards of an oncoming tank, grenades, and not getting shot in the face repeatedly by a swearing, ultra-skilled, 15 year old boy, who plays the game every day for eight hours... Or so EA says.

Keep an eye out for Battlefield: Heroes over the next six months or so and make sure to keep your internet cap on the low down as the game can be expected at around one or two gigabytes. You can expect NZGamer.com to have a full review of the game at the time of release so keep on checking back!

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