Battlefield Heroes is launching on EA’s free download service later in the year. We met with developer Dice in London to see whether we’ll want to enlist.
When EA-owned Digital Illusions CE announced it would be releasing a completely free version of Battlefield under its new Play 4 Free service, it certainly raised the eyebrows of some fans. It was a bold move for EA and it remains to be seen if the new addition will be given as warm a welcome as its full-priced brothers.
We were able to spend some time with the game recently at EA’s first European Spring Showcase, along with its other upcoming Battlefield game, Battlefield: Bad Company. While that game looks and feels like a regular member of the series, Heroes has been dubbed by the company as a "cartoon shooter"--essentially the same experience but with a cute, stylised, facelift. The artistic style of Battlefield Heroes isn’t unique; it follows in the footsteps of EA-partner Valve’s Team Fortress 2, with both games looking strikingly similar to Pixar’s movie The Incredibles.
We are also working on getting an interview on Battlefield Heroes right here at OPG, so if you have a question leave it in the comment section or forums.
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