While many sites claim to offer Battlefield 3 in a "highly compressed" format of

, where Blackburn chases Solomon through subways and sewers. After a brutal hand-to-hand fight, Blackburn kills Solomon with a brick and secures the last nuclear device, narrowly preventing another catastrophe.

To reach such a small size, "ripped" versions often remove all audio , cutscenes , and high-resolution textures .

| Option | Size | Legit? | |--------|------|--------| | (shut down) | N/A | No longer available | | Battlefield 1942 (original) | ~1.2 GB | Yes (free on Origin sometimes) | | Battlefield 2 with AIX mod | ~2.5 GB | Abandonware | | Warface (F2P, similar feel) | ~8 GB | Yes (official) |

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For a free, offline, single-player military campaign that fits on a single CD, the "battlefield 3 highly compressed pc games 573 mb top" is a miracle of modern repacking. It is not perfect, but for the nostalgic gamer with a potato PC, it is the best way to experience DICE's masterpiece without buying new hardware or waiting three days for a download.