Consoles, PCs share similar problems with Bad Company
Both PS3 users and PC gamers will find “Battlefield: Bad Company 2″ a blast with its visceral explosions and stunning sound, but will also run into connection problems and pricy hardware requirements.
Finding a game on consoles is simple — pick a game type, a specific map, or join a friend, and you start playing. PC gamers have more search options, most notably the ability to search for and choose a particular server. Oddly enough, PC players can’t search or input by IP address, an option found in previous “Battlefield” games.
All platforms — Windows, PlayStation3 and Xbox 360 — have had significant connection problems, though DICE, the game’s developer, has been slowly fixing them. Crashing to desktop, lost connections and being unable to connect to EA Online are irritatingly familiar problems PC users cope with that PS3 users don’t have to deal with as much.
Both consoles and the PC require good hardware to enjoy the explosions and gorgeous sound “Bad Company 2″ has to offer. For consoles, gamers will need a decent surround sound system and a good TV, preferably a high-definition one. For PCs, gamers will also have to deal with their operating system, graphics drivers and their processor. “Bad Company 2″ runs reasonably well on Windows Vista 64 with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, though loading levels took about two minutes on average.
2009 Los Angeles Auto Show
If the North American auto show season has an official kickoff party, the Los Angeles Auto Show is it. In addition to world debuts of the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe, 2011 Toyota Sienna and VW Up! Lite Concept, the 2009 LA Auto Show again played host to the Green Car of the Year announcement, which went to a diesel car for the second year in a row. The LA Auto Show is also a first chance to see and touch the cars unveiled around the world in the eight months since the New York Auto Show, which this year included jaw-droppers like the 2011 Lexus LFA and 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
