Battlefield 3 (2011)
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360
3.60 from 2933 ratings
5976 members have it in their collection · 104 playing now · 806 backlogged · 263 wish listed
How long? Main story 7h · with extras 6h · 100% 60h (from 26 logged playthroughs)
In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines. As the first boots on the ground, players will experience heart-pounding missions across diverse locations including Paris, Tehran and New York. As a U.S. Marine in the field, periods of tension and anticipation are punctuated by moments of complete chaos. As bullets whiz by, as walls crumble, …
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In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines. As the first boots on the ground, players will experience heart-pounding missions across diverse locations including Paris, Tehran and New York. As a U.S. Marine in the field, periods of tension and anticipation are punctuated by moments of complete chaos. As bullets whiz by, as walls crumble, as explosions force players to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before.
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Details
- Developers
- EA Digital Illusions CE
- Publishers
- Electronic Arts
- Genres
- Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Stealth, Warfare
- Franchises
- Battlefield
- Series
- Battlefield
- Events
- Sony E3 2011 Press Conference, EA E3 2011 Press Conference
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Oct 25, 2011 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Oct 25, 2011 (North_America) PlayStation 3
- Oct 28, 2011 (Europe) PlayStation 3
- Nov 02, 2011 (Japan) PlayStation 3
Also available on
- Battlefield 3: Limited Edition (2011) · PC, PS3, X360
- Battlefield 3: Aftershock (2012) · iOS
Related
Bundled in
- Battlefield 3: Premium Edition (Sep 2012) · PC, PS3, X360
Expansions
- Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand (Dec 2011) · PC, PS3, X360
- Battlefield 3: Close Quarters (Jun 2012) · PC, PS3, X360
- Battlefield 3: Armored Kill (Sep 2012) · PC, PS3, X360
- Battlefield 3: Aftermath (Dec 2012) · PC, PS3, X360
- Battlefield 3: End Game (Mar 2013) · PC, PS3, X360
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Rating distribution
5 stars
513
4 stars
1085
3 stars
1035
2 stars
258
1 star
41
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Donut_Master_Gamer Aug 30, 2023
After watching Youtube videos got nostalgic about this game again.
The ambush in the parking area was total chaos. While facing the direction where the cutscene ended, had to find cover beside the immediate adjacent pillar/wall and restricted field of view to the mentioned direction. After the seemingly endless meatbags, thought I was in the clear but no. Now there's …
After watching Youtube videos got nostalgic about this game again.
The ambush in the parking area was total chaos. While facing the direction where the cutscene ended, had to find cover beside the immediate adjacent pillar/wall and restricted field of view to the mentioned direction. After the seemingly endless meatbags, thought I was in the clear but no. Now there's multiple rpgs and more insurgents.
That footbridge ambush chapter was hard as hell on the highest difficulty. Had to run then prone, move, find the target with rpg, crouch, run and prone again. Never managed to finish this but that ambush etched in me.
Story sucks but the pressure during those moments were intense.
Status realiststyle May 4, 2021
This was a fun campaign, and I enjoyed the plot. I hard a hard time with the controls but only as you can't remap 'B' and I kept wanting to melee and ended up doing nothing. Some of the missions were obnoxious for me as I couldn't figure out where enemies were and ended up becoming a target for the …
Read moreThis was a fun campaign, and I enjoyed the plot. I hard a hard time with the controls but only as you can't remap 'B' and I kept wanting to melee and ended up doing nothing. Some of the missions were obnoxious for me as I couldn't figure out where enemies were and ended up becoming a target for the AI. But I'm just getting older so I assume that's just me. Look forward to see what the next entries bring to the table.
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Review pewnitivedamnage 4/5 · Jun 1, 2014
This review is only for the Single-Player story!
I liked the pace of the game and the gun mechanics. As always, Dice has great and realistic sound effects in their games. I found the story line was a bit hard to follow, but that could just my lack of attention.
Overall I enjoyed the Campaign and it was really fun …
This review is only for the Single-Player story!
I liked the pace of the game and the gun mechanics. As always, Dice has great and realistic sound effects in their games. I found the story line was a bit hard to follow, but that could just my lack of attention.
Overall I enjoyed the Campaign and it was really fun to play.
Review rickusofmarshalius 2/5 · Sep 20, 2013
Realistic feel is a nice change from the standard COD shooters, but ultimately suffers the same downfalls in that the story feels tacked on and doesn't do that much differently.