I spent a few hours playing BF: Heroes yesterday and today. Here are just some quick observations:

1. Much like Quake Live, it's free and browser based. Does anyone see a trend here?

2. Graphics are certainly interesting, with a colorful cell-shaded look reminiscent of games such as Zelda: Wind Waker, Okami, and Team Fortress 2. It's a plus in my book, although the visual style isn't as fresh as it was back in 2003.

3. I suck at 3rd person shooters. Seriously, I've lost like 80% of the games I've played and my K/D ratio is around 1:5.

4. Vehicle controls are very finnicky. It is especially difficult to fly planes.

5. Menus are well organized, but it takes forever to get around. Also, registering to play the game takes like 20 minutes. I far prefer the menus in Quake Live, which make it very easy to quickly jump into a game.

6. Only 3 classes? I realize that each can be customized quite a bit, but still...compared to Team Fortresses' 9 it's a little underwhelming.

7. Gunplay isn't that great in my opinion. The camera makes aiming difficult and the guns just aren't all that satisfying to use.

8. At least there's a lot of variation in the weapons to keep things interesting. I like the fact that you level up and can unlock new equipment.

9. The sound effects are very cartoonish and fit the aesthetic theme well.

10. Needs more music. I can only hear that whistling motif so many times before I go mad.

11. At the end of the day, Battlefield: Heroes is a fun, free game, but it has very limited play value until more maps and classes are added. It's a good thing the game is still in beta.