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Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand
Released On: Dec 13, 2011
86
7.3
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
86
89% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
11% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
86
89% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
11% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
A must buy and hopefully only the first of many map packs and add-ons! [Jan 2012]
So good that it's become the only way to play Battlefield 3. Buy this now, and enjoy a bit of nostalgia in a new light. [March 2012, p.56]
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 174 User Ratings
7.3
64% Positive
111 Ratings
111 Ratings
21% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
16% Negative
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 174 User Ratings
7.3
64% Positive
111 Ratings
111 Ratings
21% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
16% Negative
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
Disclaimer: Due to the behavior of premier servers, buying BF3 DLCs individually doesn't allow you to play on them even if you own the DLC of the map that is currently in rotation. In other words, none of the DLCs are worth buying over premium. If you want a specific DLC, get premium or don't bother getting it at all.
New weapons: by completing assignments, 10 new weapons are unlockable to the player. Most of these weapons are excellent with the L96 being the best in the game.
New vehicles: the F-35 fighter jet (Oman & Wake), BTR-90 APC (Oman, Sharqi, and Karkand), and the DPV buggie (Oman & Wake) all make a return from BF2 on these classic maps.
New maps: 4 maps return from BF2 with the worst of these maps being better than the best of the launch maps. Gulf of Oman, Strike at Karkand, Sharqi Peninsula, and Wake Island. They're much more detailed than their BF2 counterparts but only Karkand provides a better experience than the BF2 version.
Conquest Assault: 3 of the 4 maps retain their original Conquest configuration with one team controlling all the capturable flags but containing no friendly uncap. This provided an experience not unlike rush with one team being attackers and the other team being defenders. It was much more appealing than regular conquest and the excellent balance on the maps led to some very down to the wire end results.
Overall, it's an excellent DLC that is infinitely better than the booster packs of BF2. The existence of premium doesn't make it worth buying though.
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I simply can't imagine Battlefield's multiplayer mode without this brilliant DLC. [February 2012, p.60]
Back to Karkand is an enjoyable expansion, that increases the value of Battlefield 3 itself. You should look at it in a most positive way, but we still hope for more. DICE have hit the nail on the head and have given the fans a solid piece of great fun.
These four fantastic maps are pricey, but they're more than just a nostalgic throwback. They present Battlefield 3 at its best. [Mar 2012, p.74]
Three of four new maps offer full-scale urban combat that was sorely
missing in Battlefield 3. But why this expansion is so sparse on
content?
If you want an excuse to jump back into BF3 or you want to play Wake Island again, you should pick up this expansion. You'll have fun and you'll give that 2.7 GB of data a purpose to exist on your hard drive.
An improvement on the vanilla game, of which I gave a six. The one point extra is for (edited) BF2 maps that provide a small escape from the inferior vanilla infantry maps. However, the strange filter is really annoying unless you get an FXAA injector (highly recommend), and the guns are not particularly interesting or different. Also, more BF2 maps would have notched this up to an 8. An improvement, but there is still far to go to 'a proper sequel'.
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Untill you bring us back the previous way to play the game is COMPLETELY useless!!! Guys don't let you be blackmailed by the game dev. Simply because the wake-up one day and thought:"Oh, lets make some more money, from the gamers!!!" Great game, ruined by its creators!!! TRAGIC!!!
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Summary Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is a massive themed expansion pack featuring four of the most loved maps from Battlefield 2, boldly reimagined for Battlefield 3 with the power and destruction of the Frostbite 2 engine. It also gives you classic weapons and vehicles from Battlefield 2, unique dog tags, and all-new Assignments.
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- Xbox 360
- PlayStation 3
- PC
Initial Release Date: Dec 13, 2011
Developer:
- EA DICE
Publisher: Electronic Arts
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