Multi-Player Mode

Multi-Player Mode

You cannot make a modern military-based First-Person Shooter today that does not have a major online element, and considering that PVP is the coin of the realm, it should be no surprise to the average gamer that PVP is what the online mode is about.  In fact the other P in that PVP is the opposing forces in the game -- the insurgents and the Taliban.  That fact alone -- that some players will play as what are arguably the bad guys in this conflict -- has generated incredible controversy in the months leading up to the release of the game.

Government officials from all of the major Western powers -- including the US and the UK -- spoke out against the game.  The United States Military has blacklisted the game from sales at its on-base stores, including third-party stores like Game Stop that have stores on some bases.   That this bad publicity probably added an extra 30 percent to the sales of the game is very likely.

The inclusion of a guide to the online side of the game is beyond the scope of this walkthrough, but I thought I would mention here that if you are the sort of gamer who prefers to stick with the story mode, and does not go online much to game, retaining that approach with this title would be a mistake.  You should at the very least give each of the four online modes a try -- after all they represent a very significant part of the entertainment potential for this title.