Battlefield 4 (PS3)

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In multiplayer games, tropical islands, snow-bound mountain bunkers, inner city park land, bullet-riddled towns and many other urban and rural maps provide a wide range of terrain to take down your opposition. The various game modes can thrust you into close-quarters combat on small maps or, in the case of Conquest game, into vast areas that require different tactics and expertise piloting vehicles.

Waging war on such a massive scale is an intense experience; explosions rock the ground beneath you, buildings crumble and bullets fly past your head giving an overwhelming sense of being in the heat of the battle. When a building comes down or vehicles are destroyed, the course of the game can change as the terrain evolves, giving you bunkers, rubble and charred remains of tanks and helicopters to take cover behind.

The year is 2020. Six years after the events of Battlefield 3, the global military situation is more fragile than ever as the world teeters on the brink of not just another cold war, but an all-out conflict between the USA and Russia. While tensions run high between the two superpowers, China is thrown into a state of turmoil within its own borders as power-hungry General Chang ignites a military coup which could see the Chinese government overthrown - and their mighty army standing shoulder to shoulder with Russia in the global conflict. In a last ditch attempt to neutralise the growing threat, a US special operations squad code named Tombstone is deployed to go behind enemy lines and do whatever is necessary to protect American interests.

You play as Sgt. Daniel "Reck" Recker, tasked alongside a squad of fellow commandos to infiltrate highly sensitive areas in China and throughout the world and use your skills to secure VIP personnel, vital information and do whatever it takes to stop a new world war from igniting. Outnumbered, outgunned and against all odds, you'll need to call on all of your training and combat expertise if you want to survive on the battlefield.

Survival in both the single player campaign and online multiplayer modes will rely on a tactical mix of attacking and defensive strategies - a "run and gun" frenzy will see your dog tags littering the rubble in no time at all. Using cover is vital, but staying in the same place for too long will prove fatal, as much of the environment around you will be fully destructible. That wall you've been cowering behind may be reduced to a pile of bricks, leaving you exposed to enemy gunfire.

Approaching every contact with your squad around you and knowing where they are on the battlefield is also an important tactic. As you prepare to engage the enemy, you can mark them for your squad before issuing the order to assault, allowing you to mount surprise attacks and ambushes. You'll also need to learn your weapon classes and mould your fighting style around the armory that you can stash in weapons crates. Each weapon can be customised and upgraded with new items that unlock as you level up or complete the assignments that feature in each mission.