On first glance, Battlefield Heroes looks like a TF2 clone, as many have alleged. While the claim isn’t unwarranted, a closer inspection will yield a game that has a look all its own, despite the obvious cartoon-like characters and general environment.
Visually, the game is a stunner. The graphics are charming, the style wholly original and everything is downright gorgeous to stare at.
Battlefield Heroes is all about jumping right into the action, pitting you in the midst of battle as soon as you hit that giant yellow “PLAY NOW” button. Gameplay is fun and fast-paced (love the vehicular controls), with enough restraint to keep it competitive most of the time. There’s no one-shot kill here (unless you get run over by a vehicle), which is a very welcome dynamic (unless you’re a sniper). Respawning takes no more than eight seconds (often as quick as three or four seconds) which keeps you right in the thick of things.
The title is EA’s first foray into a “free-to-play” format, which means you can enjoy the game at absolutely no costs (with a little front-end advertising to balance things out). There are various things you can spend money on, however, such as avatar clothing and various special upgrades to help you level up faster. Other than those, you get a pretty level playing field, whether you choose to line EA’s pockets or not. Pretty awesome, if you ask me.
Class warfare is not as good as you’ll get in titles such TF2 (since you can’t respawn as a different class to balance things out), although the strategic elements are pretty effective. Overall, this is a very accessible, extremely fun game that just clicks. It won’t be a surprise if this turns out to be a sleeper hit for EA.
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