Battlefield Heroes

Battlefield Heroes is the seventh installment in the Battlefield series and was developed by both DICE and Easy Studios. It is the first game to be released in EA's new "Play4Free" service, though players can spend money to buy weapons and customizations. It was developed to run on all kinds of computers so players with sub-par computers are able to enjoy the game.

Gameplay
Battlefield Heroes keeps the core gameplay of the Battlefield Series while also introducing its own unique additions to the series. To combat unfair games, Battlefield Heroes uses a matchmaking service to match players of similar skill level to prevent unbalanced matches. Unlike previous installments, the game is in third-person view.

The game's core gameplay revolves around the Royal and National Armies, both of which are based on British, American, and Nazi Germany soldiers respectively. It features two game modes, a modified conquest mode and a mode similar to Capture the Flag known as V2 Vengeance that is only available on Midnight Mayhem.

Classes
Like previous installments, Battlefield Heroes utilizes a class based system, where are the Soldier, the Gunner, and the Commando.

Commando

 * The Commando class is a recon type character, having low health compared to other classes.

Weapons

 * Sniper Rifle
 * Knife
 * Pistol

Abilities

 * Troop traps
 * Cloaking
 * Poisoned Daggers
 * Increased Speed of Nearby Friendlies
 * Spotting

Gunner

 * The Gunner class is the slowest class, yet possesses the greatest amount of health compared to other classes and is able to carry heavy weapons.

Weapons

 * Rocket Launcher
 * LMG
 * Shotgun

Abilities

 * Leg It
 * Hero Shield
 * Frenzy Fire,
 * I Eat Grenades

Soldier

 * The Soldier class the all around-class, having equal amounts of health, speed, and armament compared to other classes.

Weapons

 * SMG
 * Shotgun
 * Pistol
 * Grenades

Abilities

 * Burning Bullets
 * Health Boost/Team Healing, which
 * Extra Grenades
 * Sixth-Sense
 * Blasting Strike

Customization
Battlefield Heroes features many of customization options, so as to suit their characters appearance to their preference. While some items are class specific, others are theme specific to events being used to promote them, as well as time limited events.

Reception
Battlefield Heroes currently holds a score of 69 in Metacritic based on 24 reviews and a score of 74.07% in GameRankings based on 14 reviews.

Trivia

 * You can dress your character like Haggard or Kirilenko from Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
 * The Medal of Honor (2010) character "Dusty" makes a cameo appearance as an Easter egg.
 * The Hell Trooper gear set may be a reference to the helghast from the Killzone series.

Links and Sources

 * Official BF Heroes Site
 * Official BF Heroes Public Test Environment (PTE) Site
 * Official BF Heroes Twitter
 * Official BF Heroes Youtube Channel
 * Official BF Heroes Facebook Page
 * Battlefield Heroes HQ