Battlefield 4 is a 2013 video game developed by and published by . The game was released in October and November for , , , , and , and is the to 2011's , taking place six years later during the fictional "War of 2020".
Battlefield 4 was met with positive reception for its multiplayer mode, gameplay and graphics, but was criticized for its campaign and for numerous and in the multiplayer. It was a commercial success, selling over seven million copies.
The game's (HUD) is composed of two compact rectangles. The lower left-hand corner features a mini-map and compass for navigation, and a simplified objective notice above it; the lower right includes a compact ammo counter and health meter. The top right displays kill notifications of all players in-game. On the Windows version of the game, the top left features a chat window when in multiplayer. The mini-map, as well as the main game screen, shows symbols denoting three kinds of entities: blue for allies, green for squadmates, and orange for enemies, this applies to all interactivity on the battlefield. Battlefield 4 options also allow colour-blind players to change the on-screen colour indicators to: tritanomaly, deuteranomaly and protanomaly.