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Battlefield 2

Reviewed by: kreese 12:36pm 29/10/07 20 member comments Genre: First Person Shooter Developer: Digital Illusions Publisher: Electronic Arts Classification: M15+ Consumer Advice: Recommended for mature audiences 15 years and over Release Date: 23rd Jun 2005 Platforms: PC	9.5 0 MEMBER RATING: Average of 947 Ratings Login to submit your review score
The Good bits Graphics that will make you think you've died and gone to heaven (if you have the right gear) Top notch audio and voice functionality Team-based play boosted by squad and commander modes A tight selection of excellent maps.	The Bad stuff Your hardware is in for a pounding. In-game server browser is so slow that using morse code would be superior. Or Braille. Configuring your controls: get a coffee and a sandwich � you'll be there awhile.

"simply the most magnificent, complete, and satisfying FPS yet - pure and simple."

So here I am a couple of weeks ago, tooling down the internet superhighway in my 1500 pimp-mo-beel, and there's this Battlefield 2 demo people are talking about. Remembering the excellence of BF1942, the rad choppers of BF Vietnam, and the glorious modernity of the Desert Combat mod, I had to get it.

A fateful decision. I spent untold hours getting to know every inch of turf in the Gulf of Oman. Then something infinitely worse came along: Battlefield 2 - the full game.

Video: Geforce FX 6800 Ultra
Ram: 1 GB
CPU: 2.4 GHz
HDD: SATA

At a glance performance summary: In most situations, after a little immediate post-load texture thrash, the game was quite smooth at 1152 * 864 resolution (on CRT) or 1024*768 (LCD) on high detail - barring dynamic shadows, set to medium - with 2x anti aliasing. Even in single player, with the added CPU load of the AI bots, the game was smooth enough not to cause any major issues.

What you don't see: 2 seconds later, boom

"Worse" is a perverse/subjective term. Kind of like "bad" meaning good. Perhaps it's more apt to use a direct word. How about: "epic"? Not good enough? Try "brilliant", "inspired", or the one I've been taking to increasingly... "best".

Yes, you hear it so often, but from this point of view, right here, this is the best multiplayer (and that's where the juice is nowadays, no doubt) FPS ever. Now before you get your counterstrike PJs in a twist, let me explain the definition of "best (xxx) ever", so we're all on the same (web)page.

"Best" means, all things being equal, the best game of it's type the average punter can get hold of. Yes, you're wedded to Half Life 2, Call of Duty: United Offensive, Doom 3, Unreal Tournament 2004 - whatever - and you know that they are a better FPS, right? Maybe for you, if you suspend objective judgment. We all grow partial to the titles that we "master". I personally still regard QuakeWorld as the best FPS experience ever, because I played it for so long and damn, it just is so fast and demanding - traits that many other FPS players loathe in a FPS. Sure I get the daylights smacked out of me now, but time has given me a deeper appreciation of the brilliance of the game. Just like how Joe Bloggs will swear nothing comes close to GoldenEye or (insert game).

Don't do this to your own team. Don't.

The beauty of BF2 is that you don't need this "deeper appreciation", borne of countless hours grinding away, to see how remarkable this game is. It's the only one of the "big three" graphically rich FPSes to make a real mark in multiplayer, as opposed to it being an afterthought. Yeah, we're looking at you, Doom 3 and you, Half Life 2. And don't EVEN come up in here with that Far Cry talk, or you will get smacked upside the head.

True, Digital Illusions CE (DICE) took an interesting path to get to the final product here. If you've played the Desert Combat mod, there's an element of familiarity about the gameplay, no doubt. But this is one game where the play mechanics are really only half the story - the other half is in one of the most extraordinary facelifts in games history - almost on a par with the jump from Grand Theft Auto 2 to 3.

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Comments

Game Comment by glyder123

battlefield 2 in my opinion is great and should be number one on game list this year.
it's played around the globe by over almost
400,000 people i think.

1.0

Game Comment by Storm

Awsome concept, Sh*tty execution. EA have used BF2 as a cash cow, releasing pointless patches which have destroyed the dynamic of the battlefield community.

Boycott this type of profiteering.

Avoid EA games at all costs.

Game Comment by Nos

Overall I think Battlefiel 2 is a great sequal to 1942. In my opinion its the best game avalible in PC. If you havnt already i strongly suggest you buy this game.

Game Comment by Cow_Chicken

I think the game is one on the best computer games it's so real and everything it out runs other computer games like call of duty and wolfenstain since it's now time and there are genral updates for the game so there's allways something new going on with the game.

Game Comment by jake4bf2

a great sequal to my favorit game i already joined a clan & am addicted to playing it i think that if u dont have this game already u should go out and buy it imidiitly for the good of all mankind

Game Comment by XenDestiny

Overall it is the best first person shooter, I, Myself have ever played.

And not being a massive fan of first person shooters this says alot on its own.

5.0

Game Comment by Church

The game lacks that special something that the original had. It has become to deep, all we want is a fun fps with vehicles, we dont need all the extra teambased stuff, online is useless because everyone just tk's or even worse causes others to tk. It is a buggy game that is being fixed slowly via updates.

Game Comment by -=(ADF-Dj_Mike)=-

It has a very fast game play what is good
and it have a good Mix of wepions

the ranking is good but
some people think they are betten than u becaue the got a better rank
so they all way hog the jet or tank

Game Comment by Tr69oY

The best game ever. Sleep is deminishing out of my life. New patches seem to be coming out quick enough. Glitches are few.

1.0

Game Comment by warrigal

bad attituttudes too a new game, those that have and those that have not players with bad attitudes on line servers etc

Game Comment by kazama-jin

BF2 is a FPS with loads of vehicles and a ton of action.Its what we have been waiting for and E.A have delivered the goods:)

9.0

Game Comment by --==clarkie==--

An amazing game weith incredible detail; amazing sound and addictive playability.

9.0

Game Comment by --==clarkie==--

An amazing game weith incredible detail; amazing sound and addictive playability.

8.0

Game Comment by Bludshed

EA's success with their Battlefield series took first person shooters by storm and quickly became the leading competitor of the very popular Counter-Strike. With such a strong fan base, it was obvious that another rendition of the series was to hit the market. But with the success of the existing Battlefield games, was it possible to build on what made the others so good... even better?? You bet ya!

9.0

Game Comment by james1983

There's nothing new that Battlefield 2 does for the "Team-Shooter" genre, but what it does, it does what only the team at DICE can do... dead-set fun with plenty of style.

This may not be a a simulation, but that just means its not bogged down with the slow feal of other tactical shooters.

It's immersive, fun and fast; any game that includes those shock paddles is simply worth the buy! "CLEAR!"

5.0

Game Comment by thomo

Wait for a few more patches before purchasing this game. Overall it's a fantastic game with the exception of the few bugs that it contains. Very intense modern warfare multiplayer team based game, if you love to work as a team than this game will satisfy your craving. Graphics are up there with the best, like Doom3 and Half Life2. The one thing that disappointed me about this game is the single player. Single player is the same as multiplayer, except you are playing smaller 16 player versions of the multiplier maps, with the added feature of bots. Overall this game was a bit of a disappointment straight out of the box (that’s why I gave it a lower score overall), with all the trouble that I had with the in game server browser (now patched). Apart from that it’s worth forking out $80 to buy it.

9.0

Game Comment by roguetr00per

Battlefield 2 is definately the best online game overall. The range of weapons and vehicles, player roles, squads, commander.. all turn a great looking game into a fun one.

8.0

Game Comment by Pixonator

This game is a team player based, involves communication with your squad members at all times and completing orders as per your commander...
so go and run over some enemy's whatever you fancy...

9.0

Game Comment by DeAtomizer

Battlefield is the game with the most replayable feature available.
I have never been one for stats, afterall its just a game, right? I thought this until i read my stats..... OMG where do i begin? The only thing missing is my palm to be read.

9.0

Game Comment by Expeditionary

This is the latest game in the Battlefield franchise, which takes a turn from the Jungles of Battlefield Vietnam and the cities and deserts of Battlefield 1942 and enters the arena of modern combat. It contains much vaster maps, a much better engine, and much more fun gameplay. It also enables the unlocking of weapons and the earning of medals, ranks, and ribbons.