In the present day, Bad Company is on a counter-intelligence operation behind enemy lines in Russia in attempt to secure a high value individual of the US military, and a device related to a scalar weapon. But after repeated warnings by the scientist, the commandos witness the effects of Black Weapon's power and subsequently perish, sparking a myth about what really happened in Operation Aurora. They successfully secure the defecting Japanese scientist who was working on a secret weapon codenamed " The Black Weapon" (a scalar weapon), and attempt to escape the island on a stolen submarine. In October 1944, a group of US commandos infiltrate an island in the Sea of Japan to extract a Japanese scientist with war decisive information.
Micro destruction is also included allowing small parts of cover to be chipped away rather than entire sections. However, more destruction is now possible with Destruction 2.0 allowing players to completely demolish and collapse buildings, rather than just its walls. Like its predecessor, Bad Company, Bad Company 2 features destructible environments. The story takes place mostly in South America, allowing players to play through missions using any tactics they choose in which the game allows. Gameplay in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 resembles that of Battlefield: Bad Company. The first image released for Bad Company 2 3.5 Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam.