Keep in mind, just a single selection allowed!
- penned by Fraser Gilbert
We haven’t played the “Pick One” card here on Pure Xbox for quite a while, and now that Battlefield 6’s beta is set to dominate the Xbox weekend, it feels right to ask which entry in the franchise you adore most!
In truth, we have posed this exact question before—back in 2021—and back then you crowned Battlefield 4 as champion, albeit with razor-thin margins between it and the runners-up, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 3.
Which of the following Xbox Battlefield releases do you love above all others? Reminder: single choice only!
Here’s the complete lineup:
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (2005 / 2006)
Modern Combat blasts onto Xbox 360, rendering the chaos of war in striking detail: bullets carve the air past your ears, minigun brass showers from hovering gunships, and blasts warp your view. Carrying forward the celebrated sandbox warfare of the franchise, it lets you fight modern battles on your own terms.
Battlefield: Bad Company (2008)
Follow a roguish squad of regular grunts who learn that patriotism alone doesn’t pay the rent. Coupled with a distinctive narrative tone, the game hands you the series’ hallmark sandbox in which nearly everything can be unmade. Ever-shifting battlefields demand constant adaptation, whether for you, your squad, or the opposition.
Battlefield 1943 (2009)
Jump into WWII’s Pacific theatre in this multiplayer-only showdown. Choose your role—be it as a foot soldier, a steel-caged tanker, or a dogfighting ace—then either lone-wolf it or team up with friends to sway the war’s momentum.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010)
Bad Company 2 pushes award-winning warfare to new Xbox heights through truck-swallowing AVTs and supply-chopper insertions. Frostbite-driven Destruction 2.0 topples entire structures, letting gamers blast fresh vantage points or level enemy cover.
Battlefield 3 (2011)
Slip into the boots of elite U.S. Marines, surviving heart-stopping solo operations and fierce multiplayer clashes across varied global locales. With Frostbite 2 powering every cranial punch and collapsing wall, the series scales new FPS heights.
Battlefield 4 (2013)
This genre-defining blockbuster blurs the line between gameplay and cinematic spectacle, serving up dynamic destructible arenas, legendary vehicle bouts, and the bedlam of total war. Battlefield 4 hands you freedom—and then some—for an unmatched battlefield thrill.
Battlefield Hardline (2015)
Upold the badge—or burn it—in Battlefield Hardline. The game marries Battlefield’s iconic multiplayer mayhem with a high-tension crime drama that wouldn’t feel out of place in modern television.
Battlefield 1 (2016)
Delve into a world engulfed by war via an emotion-packed campaign, or lead 64-player skirmishes where tactics must shift with every crumbling wall and sudden storm. Charge on horseback, pilot clattering biplanes, or command the Behemoths—monstrous vehicles unlike any before in the series.
Battlefield V (2018)
Dive into humanity’s greatest conflict as Battlefield revisits World War II with unprecedented detail. Face relentless multiplayer scenarios like Grand Operations, band together in co-op Combined Arms, or witness intimate stories of war via single-player War Stories.
Battlefield 2042 (2021)
Battlefield 2042 reboots the franchise’s largest-scale warfare with a next-generation arsenal for blistering, fully-immersive multiplayer engagements.
Tell us which Battlefield outing on Xbox holds your heart in the comments below.
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