I, for one, am looking forward to having another great Battlefield game to play.  I loved Battlefield 2 on the PC (before EA messed it up with the different patches) and the idea of destructible environments is very interesting.

I have to reflect the same thoughts on purchasing weapons on this.  It is a very disturbing trend and should never catch on.  I understand having different gametypes and maps available in a "special edition", as that does not affect the balance of the game, but having a system where people can purchase enhancements to the gameplay?  For shame EA.

FPS always has been, and should always be, a reflecting of a person's skill, not what kind of weapons or enhancements they can buy.  Hopefully, enough people will complain about this feature and it won't happen, but you never know...

Listen, I love Walmart. And what I am about to say is not personal to the blogger reviewer of a game that Walmart is selling.  So this is not personal.

But to sell a product as you said that has a happy face on a grenade?  What corporate responsibility is Walmart taking for the impact on kids against the backdrop of Iraq, Tibet, Darfur?    And  inner city street violence - oh and mothers that shoot their kids at home (Louisville, KY today).   Make no mistake, being exposed to violence long enough and participating in it in a "virtual" world, only enures someone to acting violently.

Why sell one more,  EVEN BETTER  war murder game?  That's what it is.  A game that brings out the worst in the player. 

Does it bring out meditation on peace or rather doesn't it bring out "how well can I annnihilate this person?   Wow that was fun, I just riddled this person with 20 bullets and a rocket launcher." Remember those pain infliction studies you read about in Psych 101?  People will keep pushing the pain button.  So again, what corporate responsibility is Walmart taking with the products you sell?

Just what we need - another game to murder people for fun.  I have seen my nephew play it. I remember a father watching his daughter play with a game like this that he owned and therefore thought it was ok, until he saw her brutally slay someone and not stop - over and over again.  And he said, "that's it, game removed."

I believe I read somewhere that kids who play violent games who enlist in the armed services have an easier time shooting and killing than soldiers who didn't.

Bravo to Walmart.  Is this near the section where you sell guns to the public?

I have always respected the Walmart story - many parts of it.  But this.  You guys should be leaders for change.  Not for bigger and better status quo and indoctrinating the future war mongers of the world.  I'm disgusted. 

Am I the only one to see the name "Bad Company" and the smiley face on the grenade and have the thought that they made an anti-WalMart game?

I just have a few comments for Boston7977:

"What corporate responsibility is Walmart taking for the impact on kids against the backdrop of Iraq, Tibet, Darfur?    And  inner city street violence - oh and mothers that shoot their kids at home (Louisville, KY today).   Make no mistake, being exposed to violence long enough and participating in it in a "virtual" world, only enures someone to acting violently."

Wow, I really don't know where to begin.  Is it Wal-Mart's resposibility to limit the selling of merchandise to make them more money?  Is it Wal-Mart's responsibility to take on the role of parenting?  Being exposed to virtual violence and real-life violence are two VERY different things. 

What about taking a stand against other forms of media, such as movies or magazines?  There are movies that are way more violent than any video game on the market, yet video games are the ones that are targeted.  And magazines that explores the depravity of our society in having to know 'What's up with crazy Brittney Spears today' or 'Lose those 10 pounds so you won't be a fatty'... it is NEVER a company's responsibility to take the role of a parent and lessen the number of products sold that could make them money, unless of course the product is deemed unsafe (defective).

"I believe I read somewhere that kids who play violent games who enlist in the armed services have an easier time shooting and killing than soldiers who didn't."

I will go on record for saying YES!  If the soldiers in Iraq can shoot better because of video games, then they have a better chance of coming home to see their families. 

This whole video game debate is rather obsurd.  If a video game affects someone so much as to imitate what they play (in a violent way), then they have a mental condition and need to seek treatment.  I applaud Wal-Mart and any other company that refuses to back down when facing this kind of pressure and still sells a VIDEO GAME, not a 'murder simulator'.

Off my soapbox now...

Round of applause for Kevchuck. Boston 7977 get a grip. That's all I have to say about that.

In terms of what I think about selling weapons in the game for microtransations, agree that it's not a good idea. I've checked around with some other resources and looks like that's not actually the intention even though it appeared to be in the beta.

But that's the point of the beta, to fine tune and polish the game based on consumer feedback. Clearly the community is not into this. So I hear you can get access to the weapons through either basic stuff like signing up for the newsletter or good play.

That's way it should be. Let everyone access content, wheter it's cars, guns, uninforms, etc...through the normal course of playing the game. But for those who don't have enough time to unlock all that stuff, let them pay for early access as a short cut to this stuff.

Demo came out this weekedn of XBL

 Its rated T not m