Battlefield: Hardline Just Can’t Keep Things Quiet In ‘Karma’

<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s been roughly six months since <em>Battlefield&colon; Hardline<&sol;em> swapped the skyscrapers of Shanghai for the streets of Los Angeles earlier this summer in its <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;battlefield-hardline-official-teaser&sol;">E3 debut<&sol;a> and in that time&comma; it seems like the game&&num;8217&semi;s blown up ten LA&&num;8217&semi;s&period; You can pin that number at eleven after the latest trailer for the game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In &&num;8216&semi;Karma&comma;&&num;8217&semi; EA and DICE showcase the latest and greatest ways you can bust criminals or actually be them in <em>Hardline<&sol;em>&&num;8216&semi;s dangerous game of cops and robbers&period; Some of them may include disregarding every traffic law in the state of California as well as using a small army&&num;8217&semi;s worth of ammunition in just one wall&period; From fast-paced car chases to zip-line escapes&comma; <em>Hardline<&sol;em> seems to emphasize mobility above all else&comma; if not the same trigger-happy gunplay of its predecessors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>By any rough estimate&comma; the game seems intent on combining a variety of familiar EA properties – Criterion&&num;8217&semi;s work with<em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;need-for-speed-rivals-cops-vs-racers-trailer&sol;"> Need for Speed<&sol;a> c<&sol;em>omes to mind as one of them&comma; looking at the handling of the game&&num;8217&semi;s seemingly superhuman cars&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Another could be Ubisoft&&num;8217&semi;s own cat-and-mouse game of <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;rainbow-6-patriots-jumping-to-next-gen&sol;">Rainbow Six&colon; Siege<&sol;a>&comma; <&sol;em>but <em>Hardline<&sol;em> looks like a more bullet-laden affair than the latter&&num;8217&semi;s hostage crisis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You could top it off and argue that <em>Hardline<&sol;em> now coincidentally imitates <em>Grand Theft Auto V<&sol;em>&&num;8216&semi;s first-person mode&comma; to no fault of its own&comma; thanks to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;bigger-better-beautiful-gta-5-review&sol;">Rockstar&&num;8217&semi;s recent remastering<&sol;a> of its own Californian playground&period; Before we get ahead of ourselves&comma; let&&num;8217&semi;s remember that unlike <em>GTA V<&sol;em>&comma; all the dogs and cats evacuated LA&comma; at least&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"OfOEmtppbYE" title&equals;"Battlefield Hardline&colon; Karma Gameplay Trailer"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;OfOEmtppbYE"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;OfOEmtppbYE&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Battlefield Hardline&colon; Karma Gameplay Trailer"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>And no doubt for the first time in the series history&comma; <em>Hardline<&sol;em> includes non-lethal takedowns as part of the cops&&num;8217&semi; move set&comma; which is to say you&&num;8217&semi;ll break people&&num;8217&semi;s arms&comma; but they&&num;8217&semi;ll still be alive by the time you toss them in your squad car&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Beyond its more explosive appeal&comma; EA and DICE still claim that the game boasts a healthy serving of single-player on top of its online multiplayer experience for those of you disappointed with <em>Battlefield 4<&sol;em>&&num;8216&semi;s campaign&period; <em>Hardline<&sol;em>&comma; it claims&comma; will have a campaign worthy of a TV-drama&period; We&&num;8217&semi;ll have to see about that&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Battlefield&colon; Hardline<&sol;em> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;battlefield-hardline-cashes-spring-2015&sol;">cashes in<&sol;a> on your cops and robbers fantasies <strong>Mar&period; 17th<&sol;strong> for Playstation 4&comma; Xbox One&comma; Playstation 3&comma; Xbox 360&comma; and Windows PC&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Via<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;user&sol;Battlefield">Battlefield on YouTube<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;