Battlefield 3 : Close Quarters (Xbox 360)

Hardcore Battlefield 3 strategists will be disappointed by the sudden emphasis on breakneck speed over deliberate tactics, not to mention Close Quarters' 16-player limit and infantry-only focus. But even they'll be sucked in if they give this add-on a...

Close Quarters does what it set out to do, then, but does so at further cost to Battlefield's own identity. It's a DLC pack driven by market share and other corporate talk, and as such it can't help but feel cynical. The maps aren't short on quality,...

As good as Close Quarters is, [...] it just doesn't have the tools to offer up anything so profound at Battlefield 3 proper. Where are the war stories - the incredible emergent drama where you're completely enraptured by the moment and living out these...