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Team Fortress 2 Comparisons Just Fine With EA

Posted On: Wednesday 14 May 2008

Despite what you might expect, EA is perfectly content with recent comparisons of Battlefield Heroes to Team Fortress 2. In an interview with ShackNews, producer Aleksander Grondol explained how he views the comparisons as an honor, stating that Team Fortress 2 is "awesome". Furthermore, he states that Battlefield Heroes actually compares more to World of Warcraft than TF2. Check out a quote below, or grab the rest over at ShackNews.

"Every time that EA DICE's free multiplayer shooter Battlefield Heroes (PC) is mentioned, someone always brings up its similarity to the artistic stylings of Valve's multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2.
You'd think it would get a little grating after a bit, but Heroes producer Aleksander Grondol sure doesn't mind. In fact, he seems proud of the comparisons between Heroes and Valve's J.C. Leyendecker-inspired efforts.

"If they want to keep comparing it to TF2, I think that's perfectly okay," Grondol told Shacknews in an interview. "It's an honor to be compared to a great game like Team Fortress 2, and I think the art style in TF2 is awesome." "