The ground shakes with rumbles from an explosion down the street. You hear disembodied shouts from your teammates. Bullets whiz by your helmet and explode on the wall behind you, sending chunks of concrete and rubble flying through the air. You're focused on your mission, but time seems to stop for a moment as you feel your weapon in your hand. Another bullet bursts against the wall, this time closer ~ and louder. That got your attention. There's no time for zoning out in the red zone. Meet back up with your team and make it off the Battlefield alive.Get a jump on the in-game competition with Battlefield 3 and the online competition with this special edition's Battlefield 3 Premium membership, which puts exclusive new features and abilities, the powerful Multiplayer Head Start Kit and all five expansion packs right at your fingertips. Extend your mission with the 20 additional maps provided by the Back to Karkland, Close Quarters, Armored Kill, Aftermath and End Game expansion packs, and lock and load into the new vehicles, weapons and game modes featured in each one. Stay a step ahead of your online enemies by equipping your jet or helicopter with heat-seeking AA missiles, firing the 40MM grenade launcher or using any other of the 18 total weapons, gadgets and vehicle upgrades included in the Multiplayer Head Start Kit. Throughout your Battlefield 3 experience, the powerful Frostbite 2 engine deeply immerses you in the action, allowing you to blow holes into walls, decimate entire buildings, deform the terrain and interact with the environment in more ways than ever. The explosions burst off the screen as ANT technology ensures that soldiers move more fluidly and realistically. As U.S. Marine Sgt. Blackburn, you're called upon to prevent international disaster as you embark on missions from city streets in New York and Paris to the relentless desert sands of Tehran. Take on the enemy by yourself in single player, or team up with a friend for intense co-op missions. Featuring the all-new Battlelog system, you can track every hard-earned kill and achievement. When your skills are battle-tested, load up for the epic online multiplayer mode. Strap on your boots and fall in, Soldier. You're being deployed to the Battlefield.

Enemies will fall at the wave of your hand. Goals will be grasped with the reach of your arm. Sports tournaments will be won by the twist of your wrist. Your gaming destiny is clear when you're armed with the Wii Remote Plus controller. Hyper-sensitive to recognize your slightest movements, the Remote Plus eliminates buttons and joysticks and replaces them with the natural, fluid gestures of your body. A controller has never been so simple to use. Integrated MotionPlus technology intuitively recognizes every swing, twist, swish and blow and reproduces it on the screen with unbelievable accuracy, taking your mind off the buttons and into the battle, tournament or race. When your controller no longer controls you, the reins are yours to take ~ steer your way to success.