Battlefield: Bad Company trailers parody Gears of War, Rainbow Six
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Jun 21st 2008 at 5:00PM }
In the immortal words of Matthew Wilder, it looks like EA isn't letting some early bad press for Battlefield: Bad Company break-a their stride. We've seen a veritable gaggle of promotional material for the controversial title as of late, including two recent trailers which clown on some other popular shooters. The first of which, seen above, parodies the unforgettable Gears of War trailer, and features an unnamed infantryman butchering Gary Jules' cover of the Tears for Fears classic downer "Mad World". The other (available after the break) somewhat mocks Rainbow Six's stealth tactics. It's not exactly uncharted territory, but we can always appreciate such Yankovician displays of friendly competition between developers.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Justin @ Jun 21st 2008 5:24PM
Cute?
MC Fresh Beats @ Jun 21st 2008 5:28PM
What's the most you've ever lost on a coin toss?
NukeAssault @ Jun 21st 2008 8:58PM
My wife. ='(
Popfrogs @ Jun 22nd 2008 1:25PM
The coin.
xGeneral DEATHx @ Jun 23rd 2008 8:17AM
My life. Thanks, Justin.
*Continues to rot in his country store*
JetPogi @ Jun 21st 2008 5:31PM
its not the funniest but hey they've got the right to at least parody games that don't have destructibility.
rodrigo @ Jun 21st 2008 5:09PM
haahahahahaha i liked the gears of war parody better lol i might buy this game just to see all the stupid things that they put in this game
MarkHawk @ Jun 21st 2008 5:44PM
Metal Gear Solid One:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35147.html
MarkHawk @ Jun 21st 2008 5:52PM
Snake Eyes (Metal Gear Solid one)
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35147.html
MarkHawk @ Jun 21st 2008 5:53PM
Wont let me comment back... wtfrak
this was attempt 3
lantus @ Jun 21st 2008 5:11PM
These are great trailers, my personal favorite is the Metal Gear parody.
GreyFox @ Jun 21st 2008 8:20PM
Yeah me too. I hope they keep releasing more of them though. They're not only in good taste but funny!
Dave Silva @ Jun 21st 2008 5:11PM
*snorts*
I found the Metal Gear video much funnier, but these are OK too.
horngreen @ Jun 21st 2008 5:13PM
Funny. I always thought that lame Gears ad was way overrated.
Jakka @ Jun 21st 2008 5:28PM
Well...the actual ad was crap but it deserved a lot of praise for its brave soundtrack.
After all, what kind of a sane person would pair up Gears of War with Mad World?
Noshino @ Jun 21st 2008 5:32PM
Jakka,
The same kind of person that could come to the conclusion that 1+1=2...so yah, not everyone, right?
Jakka @ Jun 21st 2008 5:40PM
Noshino,
The world is full of retards. ~ http://www.4chan.org/
Noshino @ Jun 21st 2008 5:43PM
hahah, nice one, I forgot about those
theturtle363 @ Jun 22nd 2008 6:08PM
Yeah i hated that commercial, so he's running down the street with an artsy song? Who cares?
Jakka @ Jun 21st 2008 5:22PM
Okay...this is gotta be one of the funniest trailers I've ever seen.In fact the only thing that can top that are TF2 trailers but they're just state-of-art.
p3713 @ Jun 21st 2008 5:28PM
Im sold... this is Successful advertisement. its like Kelly's Heroes: The Game. and the horrible singing soldier is not unnamed, Thats Sweetwater, the UberNerd.
Residentevil72501 @ Jun 21st 2008 5:28PM
lol that was hilarious!
Chase @ Jun 21st 2008 5:29PM
One of the few positives about Bad Company is that it's funny.
ben @ Jun 21st 2008 7:40PM
Agreed, the destruction engine is too novel, it's based off events rather than actual physics--so you can do things like destroy all the outer walls of a building, but ripping a few tank shells off at the inner walls does nothing. And the decision not to go M is disappointing--shooters aren't the same without any effects of shooting people.
Chase @ Jun 21st 2008 8:03PM
Yep.
This guy sums it up nicely:
http://chasingculture.com/1/2008/06/05/battlefield-bad-company-is-bad-company-demo-review-follow-up/
Mighty Healthy @ Jun 22nd 2008 9:12AM
Yes, he made perfectly clear that BF: BC is NOT COD4.
dark_inchworm @ Jun 21st 2008 5:30PM
I love Gears of War, and I love that rendition of Mad World. Unfortunately, that particular Gears commercial is awkward and misleading trash.
Noshino @ Jun 21st 2008 5:34PM
Might it be because that video was a parody of the Gears commercial and so you are hurt?
dark_inchworm @ Jun 21st 2008 5:35PM
Um, I don't think you understood what I meant.
I meant that the actual Gears commercial, not this parody, was a disappointment.
Noshino @ Jun 21st 2008 5:42PM
ah, I apologize sire.
About ads being misleading, well, over 75% of the ads out there are misleading, their main purpose has become to hype the product.
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 23rd 2008 11:34AM
"Well Kent, most statistics are made up. 85% of people know that."
:-P
Kamizar @ Jun 21st 2008 5:30PM
Already pulled...
Kamizar @ Jun 21st 2008 5:33PM
Clicked the source link, the second one is hilarious.
Obie @ Jun 21st 2008 5:32PM
Those were pretty cool, I guess I will give the game a rental. :)
elmersglue @ Jun 21st 2008 5:34PM
hahaha "uh, should i still be stacking?"
don't know why, but that was funny as hell to me.
Jakka @ Jun 21st 2008 5:35PM
Okay, if ads are supposed to persuade me to buy the game, then DICE and Valve are the only people in this industry who did this right.Way to go!
rodrigo @ Jun 21st 2008 5:39PM
if they put something paroding Resistance or killzone 2 i will buy it lol. i'm loving this trailers lol i would like to find out more bout this game
FireStiq @ Jun 21st 2008 5:54PM
Efing funny, I wasn't really jazzed about this game, but if it contains more of this kind of comedy and hilarity and the gameplay is fun, it's a buy for me.
Dr. @ Jun 21st 2008 6:05PM
Wow, the body language and comedic timing was spot on. I'm impressed.
EMOruffino @ Jun 21st 2008 6:05PM
great game.....
mundox @ Jun 21st 2008 6:10PM
That's some funny stuff right there, loved the MSG one.
David @ Jun 21st 2008 6:28PM
The demo was really good. These trailers nearly convinced me. Almost there, EA and DICE. Almost there.
Mystic @ Jun 22nd 2008 11:35AM
A good demo and great trailers. What more do you need? Oh yeah, you need more hype and paid off reviews. Get a mind of you own and you'll realize how much better BF:BC is than all of these other overrated games. I've played 18 hrs of the demo, and that's just ONE map. Definitely a purchased for me.
Kizzle @ Jun 22nd 2008 10:08PM
Actually, Mystic, he probably wants real-world feedback from other players first. I know that a tightly controller demo and tightly controlled trailers are enough to convince YOU, but some people want to know how the game REALLY is before purchase.
Charlie_Six @ Jun 21st 2008 6:36PM
These trailers are hilarious. The Gears of War one was the best of the three. Looking forward to a Halo spoof.
lee @ Jun 21st 2008 6:38PM
'ok this is a stealth mission'
'now breach that door'
*BOOM* *alams going off*
sargent majour guy: *face palms*
LOL!
#28 @ Jun 21st 2008 7:24PM
That is certainly a change from the grim realities of war.
Noshino @ Jun 21st 2008 7:50PM
War has changed....
kataztrophy @ Jun 21st 2008 7:44PM
I chuckled. Why don't they air these on TV? They are wayu better than the regular ad being used.
iisryan @ Jun 21st 2008 8:11PM
I appreciate that they're trying, but they certainly aren't funny...at all...