Battlefield 3: Limited Edition - Playstation 3

Battlefield 3 is a 2011 video game developed by and published by for , and . It is a direct sequel to 2005's , and the seventh main installment in the franchise.

In Battlefield 3's campaign, players take on the personas of several military roles: a , an weapon systems officer, an tank operator, and a operative. The campaign takes place in various locations and follows the stories of two characters, Henry Blackburn and Dimitri Mayakovsky.

The game sold 5 million copies in its first week of release, and received mostly positive reviews. The game's sequel, , was released in 2013.

Battlefield 3 features the battles across single-player, co-operative and multiplayer modes. It reintroduces several elements absent from the games, including fighter jets, the and 64-player battles on PC. To accommodate the lower player count on consoles, the ground area is limited for Xbox 360 and PS3, though fly space remains the same.

The game features maps set in , (as well as other locations in Iran), in Iraq, , , Oman, , and other parts of the Persian Gulf. The maps cover urban streets, metropolitan downtown areas, and open landscapes suited to vehicle combat. Battlefield 3 introduces the "Battlelog"; a free cross-platform social service with built-in text messaging, , game statistics, and the ability to join games that friends are already playing (though both players need to be on the same platform).