EA's long-running first-person shooter franchise leaves the world of soldiers and war in favor of cops, robbers, and urban combat in Battlefield Hardline. In the single-player campaign gamers guide new detective Nick Mendoza on an episodic crime drama set in the streets of Miami and Los Angeles, and the choices they make can drastically affect future events. Multiplayer fans can take on a number of different modes as a police officer or a criminal, using more than 30 new gadgets, weapons, and vehicles to do battle across nine large maps designed for speed and destruction.<br><br>Hardline's single-player mode offers seven extra cases outside of the main campaign, and while Mendoza can use the latest weaponry to neutralize his foes, he can also employ less violent means to solve crime, including flashing his badge to strike fear in criminals, using a scanner to tag evidence and build case files, and tossing shell casings to cause a distraction.