Battlefield: Bad Company 2

That huge feel has always been the big differentiator between the Battlefield series and other first-person shooters, and Bad Company 2's multiplayer has plenty of that to go around. Where the first Bad Company felt like a solid take on placing the PC-friendly Battlefield experience on consoles, Bad Company 2 settles in and feels right at home on both consoles and PC. This no longer feels like a compromise made to keep the console kids busy while PC owners wait for the next "real" Battlefield game.

Battlefield Bad Company 2 is still trying to play catch-up with its much older, PC brethren. But if you’re looking for this kind of experience on the consoles, it has few equals. The campaign could use some creative spark, but it’s the staying power of the multiplayer that wins the day. If you look to get the most out of your money with video game purchases, you can’t go wrong with Battlefield Bad Company 2.

With huge draw distances, great destruction effects and top class lighting, the game world feels real. In the middle of combat you'll feel in real danger, the sense of being pinned down being greater here than in any other FPS I've ever played. What makes the visual splendour so much more impressive is the size of the levels. Bad Company 2 is a stunning game, one of the best of this console generation and only bettered by the likes of Crysis and Killzone 2.