Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4 is a Xbox 360 shooter game released in 2013 developed by DICE. It centers on combat encounters, puzzle, maze, or device solving, and weapon and firepower management, with controls and information arranged around the Xbox 360 wired or wireless controller's twin sticks, analog triggers, directional pad, and face buttons.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.9 / 10
About this game
Battlefield 4 is a Xbox 360 shooter game centered on combat encounters, puzzle, maze, or device solving, and weapon and firepower management. Missions pace progress through enemy waves, routes, objectives, and weapon opportunities, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Aiming feedback, projectiles, hits, and danger zones need to remain readable, while HD video, DVD streaming, surround audio, HDD installs, and television-distance interfaces need to keep action, state, and text readable. The genre-specific limitation is that camera turning, aiming methods, dense encounters, and peripheral support can increase control pressure. Platform conditions also include disc and HDD installation, storage devices, controller batteries, video connections, resolution and frame rate, Kinect space and calibration, and retired online services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Battlefield builds military shooters around team objectives, infantry and vehicles sharing a changing battlefield. Finding a useful role, moving with your squad and helping take or hold ground are central pleasures across its historical and modern settings.
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AI review
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
Competent offline shooting remains within a comparatively thin campaign.
Battlefield 4 on Xbox 360 now needs to be understood as its surviving offline campaign: official online services have ended. Different weapons and supply crates give its solid shooting some variety, but encounters rarely demand deep tactical planning. Seven chapters mix vehicles and large events into a short adventure. Collectibles and scoring encourage revisits without greatly changing the campaign, and the characters are less memorable than the action. Forceful gunfire and explosions remain an important strength. Xbox 360 shooting responds well, but cover-lean resets and occasional aiming jumps hinder fine adjustments. It suits players seeking a brief solo military shooter, not the series’ former online experience. Launch multiplayer failures are not treated as evidence of present offline stability.
Strengths
- Solid weapon feedback
- Forceful battlefield audio
Weaknesses
- Limited narrative appeal
- Multiplayer is unavailable
Who it is for: Military-shooter players interested only in the offline campaign.
Play notes: Official PS3/360 online ended November 7, 2024; multiplayer benefits excluded.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The campaign stands alone, but replay offers limited variation. | Reviewed | 5.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Solid campaign shooting offers limited tactical development. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Excellent combat audio outperforms the less engaging narrative. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Responsive action is undermined by awkward cover aiming. | Reviewed | 6.6 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- DICE
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Release date
- 2013
- Platforms
- Xbox 360
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Shooter · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyWar3D GraphicsReal-time CombatThird PersonFast-pacedReplayablePuzzle SolvingShootingPlayer versus EnvironmentDodgeLinear Levels
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Third personFirst person
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2013
- Xbox 360Worldwide2013
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2013
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