Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo Explodes All Over Xbox Live

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Richard Walker

EA DICE's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is available as a multiplayer demo on Xbox Live Marketplace right now. As we type this. Presently. Would you like a download link?

Oh, go on then! You can snap up the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo by clicking here.

The demo takes you to the Port Valdez map on the Alaskan coastline, enabling you to try out the game's brand new Squad Rush multiplayer mode, which we reported on a couple of days ago.

The mode has you either guarding or destroying crates, which sounds like the life of a milkman in a warzone.

The online multiplayer demo ends on February 25th 2010 and is for Xbox Live Gold subscribers only.

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  • YES!!!!!!!!
  • Cant wait for this
  • WOOOOOO YES!!!!
  • Now i have something to do until my Mass Effect 2 CE arrives :)
  • Finally, now I'll see if it's worth the buy
  • damn. Mass effect is draining my life as it is... gotta try this out for a few matches though.
  • Can't download it here (AZ) right now, guess I have to wait. get this stupid error code on xbox.com and my 360.
  • Awsome. I hope there is an unlockable like last game
  • Awesome, I'll definitely grab this. Dice seems to always have really great online code so hopefully this will be lag free, something which would be nice after the last couple months of playing MW2 online.
  • Downloading here (UK), thought it was supposed to be free for pre-orders for a week, then everyone else gets access??
  • Omg Thank you so much for the heads up!!!!
  • This should be good, downloading it now.
  • What fatso1311 said.I dled it but I'm so sucked into me2 atm.I'll wait for some friends to wake up so we can try it out :).
  • Downloading now. Thanks for the heads up!
  • this made my week.
  • Does anyone have any 48-hour XBL code to spare? It's not worth to subscribe for 1 month atm since I have just 5 free days left.. Send PM if you have it, please.
  • YEEEEEESSSSS
  • queued it up now, gonna play tonight...glad to see this up
  • downloading but i still want my AvP demo damn it
  • This is awesome. I played a few matches and it is simply amazing. I'm still sticking with my trusty Sniper class, like usual in BF. =)
  • downloaded this earlier, its good, recommended, thank f*** my work has a good internet connection, played 2 matched on it and loved it, still holds the same as the first B-Company, note to self, stay away from everything...
  • Cant wait to get home! Gonna have to pump the brakes on Mass Effect 2 for a bit!
  • meh why download this when ive got mw2, oh yeh thats it mw2 is glitched, but I guarantee people will still prefer mw2 to bad company 2, but im gonna try it out
  • Looking forward to trying this out later ^^
  • Cannot wait to play this. Tried the PS3 demo and it was excellent.
  • ok, this is pretty fun
  • Downloading now
  • Waiting to get off work then getting it tired of mw2
  • Sweeeet! Just added to my download queue, cant wait to finish work to play it now!
  • So is it just squad rush mode available in this demo?
  • Just set to download, looking forward to seeing the improvements from the first one. BF: BC was a great online game. Took a few too many bullets to kill people, but barring that I can't think of too many problems with it, definately no lag, unlike a certain other recent FPS release . . . Glad i'll have something else to have a go on!
  • Nice gonna have to try this out, the game looks good.
  • holy crap, iam gouing to be owing some RVoz in this game, your reaDING THIS BOY COME AND CAHLLENGE ME, AHAHA IAM DRUNK ANG HIGH RIGHT NOW, AH beyond beyond beyond, i loving this ame right now, waoh not like that i alwways carry condoms, this demo is huge, that what she said , waohh! iam gong to destroy you, eat your braing havve your arms and leges for desert! SCOOP!
  • sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
  • i should have called in sick to work today... @33 wtf your taking condoms to play a video game, lmao nice.
  • Just played a full match and I have to say I'm HIGHLY impressed with the game. The visuals, the sound, the controls are spot on. Everything feels so smooth for a demo. This is a day 1 purchase for me.
  • I guess I'll sum up my whole reaction: HOORAY!!!!!!!
  • Wait is this XBL Exclusive or is it allready on PSN?
  • yay when i go home it should be ready!!
  • Wish i didnt just get into the office. Would have been nice if told of this yesterday. O well, better late then never.
  • @38 There was a closed beta on the PS3 a while back. I don't know whether this is the same game modes as that. Still at work so gotta wait to play it :-(
  • MUST MAKE ROOM ON HARDDRIVE!!
  • friggin ACE!!!!!!!
  • Sweet I only played the BF bad company 1 demo it was good so I might have to pick up 2 ;D
  • great news, but im a little confused, wasnt the demo supposed to be a ps3 exclusive?
  • get in downloading right now
  • wtf i thought pre-ordering got me a 1 week earlier access to this demo?! maybe i misread it! oh well least i get the 6 early unlocks with my order...i hope.
  • #45 this is AWSOME!
  • # @45 The beta was a PS3 exclusive. All platforms are getting a demo, last I heard.
  • @ 16 If you're already using a free trial (I'm guessing you're a new XBL member and got a free month) you will not be able to use a 48 Hr trial code. You'll have to purchase a subscription. Sorry man, trust me I tried it, it wouldn't work. Maybe you'll have better luck though.
  • read rumors it was going to be released the 4th of February... and i thought that even sounded a bit too early, when i logged off mass effect 2 to check marketplace and then go to sleep, i was pleasantly surprised
  • Downloaded it, glad I've been sick all week the week ME2 came out and the BC2 demo came out.
  • FINALLY!!!!
  • The game is incredible. It runs very smooth and no lag!
  • Downloading Now!!
  • wish i could get into a game!! just hangs on finding one then says conenction lost. i'm in the uk anyone else got problems?
  • @56: yes here in germany as well
  • Anybody else stuck on the searching for games bit?
  • @ #58 Yup, I am now and have been for the last 10 minutes or so. Once again, I'm put on only foreign servers (I'm in the US), then dropped every 3rd game. Now I can't even connect. DICE still hasen't given us a way to cancel searching so backing out to the dashboard is the only way out.
  • Yeah the servers are a little screwy right now :/
  • This is annoying trying to get into a game. Not a great first impression to be giving to people on the edge. Fortunately I'm not one of them and will get the game regardless.
  • I played this demo 3 months ago, it was amazing i may download it just to play it again
  • This is the way EA/DICE do things. Don't expect retail release to be any different. If you get the game at launch, just spend the first week or two playing the single player, multiplayer will be just like it is now with the servers.
  • This happened with 1943, all it is is the increased demand on the servers. It's happened on every BF game on release. They underestimate the servers they need and add more over a week, until there are no problems. Best time to play is early mornings or really late at night.
  • Arse, cant even get into a game. Everyone else, get off the damn thing!!!
  • Couldn't get on, but I joined my mate's game in progress & it worked, game is so sick & smooth...I love all the little details, like insignias & progression bars!
  • YESSSS been waiting for this for a long time!!!!! The PS3 beta was sweet I can imagine in the 360 awesome game!!!
  • wow this demo is shite
  • The demo was CRAP CRAP CRAP
  • This game is awesome
  • Who the he'll gets drunk and high at 8 in the morning #33? Are you 12 years old?
  • WAIT. I thought this was out NEXT thursday? I'll probably get around to playin' this and Mass Effect 2 tomorrow, what a friday it shall be.
  • 33 Yore a Faggot
  • Downloaded, can't wait to play it. I sure didn't expect to find this when I came back from class.
  • I ordered my subscription Live 2 days ago.. should be here either tomoz or MOnday... I cant wait to try this game out, however before I get the full game must try to complete MW2, Bioshock, Need for Speed Most Wanted... I could go on forever here lol. BUt back on issue, if this is anywhere near as good as the first one I will be getting soon after it comes out :)
  • had to make a new account just to download this, man i just love having an under 17 account. P.S. i like your choice of words in the headline "explode onto the marketplace.....
  • Isn't as smooth as MW2 (when there is a good host on MW2) The controls suck. Tanks are dumb... Not a fan :/
  • It looks like its going to be a good game keep in mind the game has another 3 months to go. Like #77 I didn't like the tank controls, felt like they changed it for the sake of changing something. Theres a lack of autobalance on the demo, prepare to be raped on some occasions and for some annoying spawn killing. Anybody else noticied how many points it takes to get to Private Gold.
  • lol @ all the Halo and Modern Warfare 2 fanboys. Controls are FAR better than the first Bad Company. If you don't like it, go turn off your bedroom light, sit in the dark and play Call of Glitches: "10yearold" Campfare 2. Yell at your mom while you're at it too.
  • This demo was horrible.!
  • I liked the demo and am definitely getting the game. It took awhile to get used to the controls, but really it still plays similar to the other BF games. There's more stategy involved in this game than COD games and I think thats what puts people off, any you actually use teamwork.
  • @79 I loved your comment, I agree with the points you made too. This is a comment section on Battlefield Bad Company 2, not fucking MW2 and Halo etc. Now on topic, I will get this in the morning and play it before work, I am looking forwards to this game real bad,
  • RUINED BY US SERVERS, LETS HAVE EUROPEAN ONES, PEOPLE DO LIVE HERE YOU KNOW
  • @79 You are trying too hard
  • The servers were so overloaded. Everyone wanted to play. Goes to how how good the game it. They are not going to add new servers though just because the ones they have are strained, because the demand will die down reall soon anyway. If you cant get into a game, play later, it is not EA or DICE's fault
  • at first didn't like the control but after game 5 or 6 its a lot better now..
  • @84 Try at what? Making kids like you rage? LOL. Sit.
  • ha. dowload finished at 1am, finished playing at 8am, now leaving for schoo. This should be interesting :P Game is amazing tho
  • Yeah, I agree with #86. I've been playing BC1, and I just expected that the controls were going to be the same. Surprise! But, after you learn where everything is re-mapped, it seemed pretty good. I liked that you level up the kits as you use them, too. I've already shelved MW2 because of the stupid perks that end in cheap deaths. This seems much more realistic, like BC1. Glad I pre-ordered!
  • Played the demo and all I have to say is I'll be dropping a certain game When this one comes out
  • Awesome awesome awesome, Scar-L and XM8 FTW!!! Admittedly I couldn't get into many games yesterday but when I did I was in for a few hours. Played a couple of games today and have had no trouble with finding a match or lag. I already had this pre-ordered since June and it has not disappointed one bit, gonna be playing this for a long time!! A game that can't actually be won single handedly and requires team work and strategy, awesome. Some of my friends claim it's "too hard", I find it quite funny, lots of people seem to be used to how easy it is to kill people in CoD games and can't face playing games that require skill. I will probably be per-ordering MoH soon as playing the BC2 demo leads me to believe that MoH is gonna be awesome. DICE deliver once again.
  • I love this game. Kinda sad its only for another 25 days.:( Currently ranked 9000th. and iv only played 7 hours. Guy ontop of me is beating me by 10 and he has played 12. lol. Anywon want to play msg me and I will gladly be your medic.;)
  • Much better than camp of duty: model warfare 2
  • it was a good demo, but it got really boring really quick, not to rag on the game at all, it was an explosive game! 10/10 easily, im looking forward to getting this game the day it comes out.... im not happy with the fact that there are only two weapon attachments available for your weapon.
  • Finally something that is not MW2 Great Game.
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