After playing Battlefield 2, I ask myself why can't other developers make a great FPS like DICE has with this beauty? If you played the demo, you will be familiar with the setup and the gameplay with the FullVersion. Once you start playing, you will not want to stop. You pick as one of the three factions, United States Marine Corps(which I am biased to because I served 7 great years as a Marine), the Republic of China, and the Middle East Coalition, a fictional group made for this game. Next, you can choose whether to be a commander, in a squad, or a lonewolf. The commander mode is a first come, first serve basis but is also dependant on your rank. The job of the commander is to call in for air support, drop supplies, and direct is squad as a whole. As a squad leader or member, your primary job is to destroy anything in your wake. They have several kits to choose from. My personal favorite is the Spec-ops in which I can grab c4 and go to the opposing teams spawn and blow up their satellite equipment so they are unable to call in air support and such. It is also useful for tanks and anything else that needs taking out. Other kits include the sniper, medic, engineer, etc. The graphics are great if you have an adequate system to run them on. My system is a P4 3.2 GHz with 2 GB of RAM and a Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB video card and the the graphics look amazing. I know there are other players who don't have a great system and may complain about the lag factor or maybe the fact that the graphics don't look as crisp. I would suggest for those players to upgrade quickly because this game is definitely worth it. Some have tried to compare this game to NovaLogic's Joint Operations. Although the games have a similar feel to them, BF2 is far better than JO could ever have been. BF2 is more crisp, more action oriented, and just plain more fun than Joint Ops. One knock against BF2 is the fact of that the game can feel a bit overwhelming at times. Not being able to just pick up and play may be a turn off to the novice players out there. The learning curve is steep, to say the least. Just trying to change your controls is a bit of a chore. I would suggest getting a joystick for those that want to fly the helo's and jets because trying to do it with just your keyboard is rather difficult. I spent the first 10 minutes upside and crashing into the side of mountains and oceans trying to fly with just my keyboard. Once I hooked up my joystick, it was a breeze. Veterans of the previous Battlefield game will feel at ease with this one because it feels like BF1942 but just a bit better. The addition of a ranking system is also a plus. The more rank you get, the more weapons you unlock as well as kits. Also, the ability to see how far you are away from your next rank is a plus for those who like to play for the stats. All in all, I can't be more pleased with this effort from EA and DICE and look forward to having my weekend gone because of playing BF2 all day and night. Nicely done EA.
This might just be the best war game ever. Gameplay: The gameplay is the best ever made to be avalible to humans. You can choose between 7 classes to play as. They are Special Forces, Sniper, Assualt, Suport, Engine... Read Full Review
battlefield two is by far the best in the series. the single player mode is very fun do to the virtual smartness of the fake people. the Graphics is awesome. But it really depends on your computer. this kind of game wi... Read Full Review
