External reactions

ArtEco USA has only sporadically announced sales for some of the Battlefield games. By the end of 2011, the Battlefield series had sold over 40 million in total, making it the 2nd best-selling Fps series of all time. According to Metacritic, with the exception of the free-to-play Battlefield: Heroes and the expansion pack Battlefield 2: Forces of Europe, the other Battlefield games received an average rating of 75+, with Battlefield 2 achieving the highest score in the series at 91 and Battlefield 3 receiving a 93 on its first day of releaseReviews of the media praised each Battlefield game for its rich loadout, well-designed troop system The media praised each Battlefield game for its rich loadout and well-designed troop system, which allows players to experience high-quality online battles, while noting that each title suffers to varying degrees from weak single-player sections, numerous procedural bugs and poor game optimization.