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Battlefield: Bad Company
Reviewed: 01 May 2026
Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3 · Xbox One
Electronic Arts · 2008
Ludograph rating
B
Good
62 /100
Battlefield: Bad Company is a shooter that develops spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination, and reaction time through tactical combat, but features intense military violence.
Growth (BDS)
45
Risk (RIS)
0
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.54 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.17 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.65 | |
Battlefield: Bad Company offers a strong single-player campaign focused on tactical squad-based combat and large-scale vehicular warfare within highly destructible environments. Players will develop spatial awareness, strategic thinking, and hand-eye coordination as they navigate dynamic battlefields and adapt to changing combat scenarios. The game encourages problem-solving and critical thinking through its varied mission objectives and the need to utilize the environment to their advantage.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.00 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.00 | |
The game features intense military violence, typical of a shooter in the Battlefield series. While the narrative is fictional, it depicts a 'Russo-American War' and a morally ambiguous squad fighting for personal gain. There is no significant social or monetization risk due to the absence of microtransactions, loot boxes, or social comparison mechanics. The representation of gender and ethnic diversity appears limited based on the provided character descriptions.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.00 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.33 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.