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greatest war game i've ever played!!!!
(April 14, 2008) |
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this game has everything to make it an original war game, you can play with 31 other players against 32 other players making that 64 PLAYERS ON ONE SERVER!!, with a good graphics card you can stick this game on full video settings and recieve top notch graphics and get no lag, plenty of other features aswell such as promotions through ranks from private to general, even be lucky enough to command your whole side and arrange supply drops which contain health, ammo and repairs for vehicles, UAV drops to find enemy soldiers to take them out and artillery strikes at enemy bases, become a leader of a strike team of 6 people to help you keep orginised, arrange orders such as attack, defend or move to certain places, multiple vehicles to choose from such as tanks, cars with turrets, several types of helicopters and even jets, and dropping bombs over a base and killing more than four people leaves you with a big smile on your face :D, with more weapons than the previous game you will have plenty of things to do whilst battling the enemy, choose from seven classes from special force, assault, medic, anti tank, engineer, sniper and support, meaning whatever you do you will have an impotant role to play to help your side, this game is tactical, strategic and requires everyone to work together to reach victory!!! |
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Epic
(November 14, 2007) |
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Although this game is now getting on for 2 1/2 years old, it still dominates the online combat gameplay world. As mentioned in other reviews, the game is clearly intended for online gameplay, as you will never get the same level of intensity using AI.
Essentially, the game is so good because of an excellent combination of beautiful, expansive battlefields, a massive range of vehicles (cars, tanks, helicopters, jets, boats...), a variety of classes (medic, assault, engineer, etc...) and perhaps most importantly the ease with which team work is achieved within teams each consisting of up to 32 players. The quick communications interface combined with scoring points for not only killing enemy, but for helping friendlies makes team-work almost inevitable. For example, if you click the "I need a medic" command, any medic nearby will be alerted and have a mark placed on his mini-map to find you with. If he then revives you, he scores points. On a higher level, the each round of gameplay a commander is elected who usually does not participate in the battle, but instead has a satelite view of what's going on. From his control interface, he can command squads (which any player can join, and provide an even greater element of teamwork), call in artillery strikes, give temporary radar coverage, and many other things. This leads me onto the VOIP within game. When a player joins a squad, in addition to the in game commands, if he has a microphone then he can talk to his fellow squad members (up to 6 in a squad). The squad leader can in turn talk to the commander, again developing the teamwork aspect.
Another important feature I believe is the balance between realism and fun they have achieved. This is not a game where you have to load another player with 40,000 rounds to kill him, yet at the same time its not a game where a pistol shot to the chest will kill you straight away. All in all, it makes for great gameplay.
As far as cons go, there are very few. If you are running the game on a low-spec machine, you may experience a low frame rate during intense times of battle (of which there are many). Other than that, nothing to think of.
Overall, an amazing game that will keep you occupied for hours on end if a realistic, team-based online combat game is your thing. If you have a powerful computer, a good surround sound system, and end up in a full on firefight you may actually believe you are in a real battle. Its that good. |
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Other points to consider.
(July 25, 2007) |
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The best game I have ever owned - period.
Why?
The mods available for this game.
Now the standard 'vanilla' BF2 is still great, and I still play it occasionaly aswell as the official EA expansion pack Special Forces.
What makes this 'The Best' are the excellent free downloadable mods for BF2.
There has got to be at least 25 optional modifications available for BF2 (at the time of writing)
Some put you in a different theatre of war. Some notch up the realism. some are largely ground based. Some major on air warfare.
The variation of countries you can fight for or against is amazing, along with all the relevant weapons that particular country uses. Each mod comes with brand new maps or modified originals (which often are superior to the original versions).
The mods I personally have at the moment are;
(In no particular order)
Desert Conflict.
Hard Justice.
Operation Peacekeeper.
Point of Existence 2.
Project Reality.
These are just a few of many possible mods available to add on to BF2. These five keep me busy enough as it is.
Now I would be lying if I were to tell you that the downloads are small. they range from about 300mb up to about about 1.5gb!!, but they really ARE worth the effort.
In my opinion these mods are better than the official ones from EA - even 'Special Forces' - which is very good. The quality, playability and obviously cost(they're free!)are excellent.
Each mod generally has its own webpage. Have a look for yourselves. Just type in any of the above mods into a search engine. They all have a thriving online community. I think you'll be impressed.
Note;
None of the above mods affect the standard game in any way. You can play one of the mods, then if you wish fire up the standard BF2 game and it will not be affected. These are addons, not replacements for the standard game.
They all come packaged with intelligent installers. So installing is hassle free.
Just a quick thanks to all the guys associated with any of BF2s mods.
You do great work, and have extended the life of a good game to such an extent that I never thought would be possible. Your all heroes. |
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Intense
(April 17, 2007) |
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First things first, you must have a half-decent broadband connection, if not for the gameplay, then you need this for the massive patches you will no doubt have to download. Secondly, your PC does need to be up for it. It can be played with 1GB of RAM or less, but would ideally need 2GB for the best performance. A decent graphics card would also be needed but this game is still perfectly playable with poor graphics. It's just that when played with graphics on high it looks soooo good and it would be a shame to miss out!
As previously said, this game isn't designed for singleplayer, and this doesn't do it justice. However, singleplayer is good to use as a practice for not only the controls/flying jets/choppers, but to decide with how you want to set your graphics before going online. When online however, things change massively from a boring soulless fight to a chaotic battle where anything could, and usually does happen. I've been playing this for a while now and I still have rounds where I go "Wow, that's intense", as the fighting has been that manic.
The main feature this has over Battlefield 1942 (still a good game), is the ranking/awards system. This works as an incentive to keep playing in order to obtain higher ranks/additional awards. These are aboslutely useless, but add bragging rights and the feeling of, "I worked hard for this ribbon/badge/whatever".
I would definitely not say just buy Battlefield 2142 and forget this as they are quite different games. I own both, and had a break from BF2 for a while whilst I was playing BF2142. I have just come back to BF2 and haven't played BF2142 at all for a while. It's always going to be more fun playing a 1st person shooter with modern (or WW2), realistic weapons than futuristic fantasy weapons. This is probably why Halo put me off a little as it felt a little too "spacey".
Whilst this game is still a bit buggy in places, I don't think it will ever be perfect as it won't be able to please everyone. Some people want this feature kept, some want it tweaked, other's thrown away etc. If you are a fan of Battlefield 1942, then you will enjoy this. If you are a Counterstrike fan and want something a bit more intense, then this is for you. |
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Top draw!
(March 17, 2007) |
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A very, very good game!
I don't know if you can ever call a game truely "life like", but BF2 is very impressive regardless. Single player is a bit of a non-event, but Multiplayer is brilliant. Play on your own, or as part of an integrated command structure. Either way, you'll be hooked.
When I purchased this game, my PC wasn't really upto it, and I had to be patient and wait until i upgraded my hardware. Trying to play the game with below par specs is a mugs game, so make sure you have what is needed.
Once the hardware was improved, the whole experience has been fantastic. The gameplay is just excellent, and although there are only a limited number of maps each has its own character and thousands of corners, hills, hiding places and ambush traps.
When you first play, you'll be confused by the menu screen. It is fairly complicated, and you'll need to spend time trying out the various sides. Saying that, the amount of information that is available, incl. personal states, game info., and comparative date, is well worth rumaging through.
You'll need to 'patch' your purchased copy of BF2 with the latest upgrades and software mods. This is fairly straght forward if you follow the tips, although it can take a while since the files are big.
I also have friends who are struggling to get on-line due to firewall issues.
You can start training for on-line battles in the single player mode. But better yet, why not go into multi-player, open your own map and then practise to your hearts content with all the tricks and toys at your disposal without getting shot at. Certainly this is a good way to learn how to fly jets and choopers.
This game has become a type of religion to some, and you can quickly tell who is playing 24/7 since there are some exceptionally good pilots out there, as well as great commanders. If only we all had that much time. Saying that, it is fun to watch your own progression as you win awards, medals and promotions along the way. One thing that is quite scary is the stats. page which amongst other things shows how many hours you have played for - ouch! is it really THAT long......
Enjoy. You will.
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