--- title: Battlefield: Hardline Takes 'Cops and Robbers' to a New Level description: Battlefield: Hardline's new take on good guys vs. bad guys brings out the child in you. The crazy over-the-top child. canonical: https://time.com/2871416/battlefield-hardline-hands-on/ author: Corey Protin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-13T19:04:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:02:31.485Z article:section: Business og:title: Battlefield: Hardline Takes 'Cops and Robbers' to a New Level og:description: Battlefield: Hardline's new take on good guys vs. bad guys brings out the child in you. The crazy over-the-top child. og:url: https://time.com/2871416/battlefield-hardline-hands-on/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf98f2b54c7ee2b1e/69869797f983e7da8204e670/battlefied-video-game.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Games-E3-Electronic Arts og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Battlefield: Hardline Takes 'Cops and Robbers' to a New Level twitter:description: Battlefield: Hardline's new take on good guys vs. bad guys brings out the child in you. The crazy over-the-top child. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf98f2b54c7ee2b1e/69869797f983e7da8204e670/battlefied-video-game.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # WATCH: _Battlefield: Hardline_ Takes 'Cops and Robbers' to a New Level by [Corey Protin](/author/corey-protin/), [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) and [Harry Swartout](/author/harry-swartout/) Jun 13, 2014 7:04 PM CUT  A scene from the video game, “Battlefield: Hardline." Electronic Arts is testing its latest “Battlefield” game at E3\. The video game publisher launched the beta test for “Battlefield Hardline” at the conclusion of its presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on Monday, June 9, 2014. A scene from the video game, “Battlefield: Hardline." Electronic Arts is testing its latest “Battlefield” game at E3\. The video game publisher launched the beta test for “Battlefield Hardline” at the conclusion of its presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on Monday, June 9, 2014.Electronic Arts/AP by [Corey Protin](/author/corey-protin/), [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) and [Harry Swartout](/author/harry-swartout/) Jun 13, 2014 7:04 PM CUT The Battlefield series stepped away from its military sweet spot to get back to the childhood classic “Cops and Robbers.” But this isn’t the game you played as a little kid — unless you imagined destroying construction cranes to stage elaborate bank heists. The epic scale means more weapons and vehicles as well, adding tasers, baseball bats and armored vehicles into the mix. Want to get in on the action? Visceral Games just launched a beta trial with two different game play options. 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