Adds some new stuff, for my first booster pak i did like it. Although i expect more next time.
User Rating: 8.9 | Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike PC
What is war? Is it a fallacy? More than likely not, as it is murder performed with out consequence for a just cause. When it doesn’t have a just cause, then it’s just American or some communist government on a rampage. Beyond that, war is fun, or at least on the pc it is. Battlefield has been the long running series ever since Battlefield 1942 as created. Nearly centuries after this war, DICE and EA have teamed up to predict the next war, or at least in this case an expansion of that prediction. In Northern Strike, it seems the PAC (Pan Asian Coalition) infiltrates undefended EU (European Union) territory. The reason for this infiltration, resources that seem to be place precariously in three locations. The locations, and the three new maps in the Northern Strike Booster Pak, are Liberation of Leipizig (my personal favorite), Port Bavaria, and Bridge at Remagen. Northern Strike implies that the maps are snow covered, and you’d be damn sure EA would stick to that notion. Along with these maps comes a modified game play of Conquest called Assault Lines. Here is how Assault Lines work, you must capture all the enemies bases before you can take their main base, to me this is a much needed improvement of the game play model; makes it more intense and you don’t have to here me complain when someone takes my home base. With a new game play mode, that gives new choke points and more intense battles, there must be more? Of course, I didn’t spend $10 for no reason. This booster pak has two new vehicles, which allow you to wage war in two different ways. My personal favorite is the hovering light IFV Hachimoto for the PAC. The PAC seems opt for speed over armor, its blitzkrieg on a completely new level. The heavy IFV Goliath is a brainchild of development for the EU. EU opts for armor over speed, as this thing is slow. Slower than an old man with no legs and no wheel chair. This bad boy probably clocks in at 2mph while the Hachimoto probably hits 30mph. I personally like speed; this is because I like capturing flags over killing people. Don’t get me wrong though, I love killing people, just I’m not always good at it. Titian mode, according to EA, has become epic; in the sense, it is more fun? I can say having a Titan mode on an urban map was enjoyable, but at times overwhelming. What more is there? Well there is…horizontal pod direction! I honestly don’t know if it should even been included, as I don’t know how to do it. My criticism of that really isn’t just, mainly because it detracts from some of the other additions to Northern Strike. Northern strike adds ten rewards, one new pin (which I already have), and ten new unlockables at the top of the unlock trees. All unlockables can be used on any map, not just with Northern Strike. $10, that’s all for some amazing new additions to Battlefield. While I at first had problems with my purchase of EA Link, and my overall noobness to booster paks for the serious, this game just adds more to Battlefield Crack. Take that WoW Crack, I played your trial and I opted for a booster pak over you! Continuously played until carpel tunnel acts up, that’s what this booster pak will do to BF2142 if it already hasn’t. If you’re a fan of the serious, bought or avoided the booster paks to BF2, and own 2142, do yourself a favor and buy the pak, you won’t regret it.
