Battlefield 2: Special Forces Expansion Pack
by Electronic Arts
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Video Game Reviews of Battlefield 2: Special Forces Expansion Pack
Customer Review: successors live down to the low standard set by BF2
Summary: 1 Stars
I strongly recommend against buying this game, this expansion pack or any of the "booster packs." They're poorly designed and badly programmed. That's not the drama you're looking for.
Just bought the Euro Trash "booster pack" to this and BF2.
Available only on line and via the EA Downloader, the booster pack was easy to install. All *three* of the new maps showed up immediately in the Single Play maps list.
But none of them work in either single or on-line play: The maps have been installed and are recognized by the game, but not by the servers (either on-line or locally). Typical EA incompetence exacerbated by a uniquely EA inept user interface.
Since the booster pack successfully installed, the EA downloader won't re-install. I can hardly wait for the technical support staff to suggest I uninstall both of the BF2s, then reinstall both the original and the expansion pack, then reinstall both of the patches, and then re-download the downloader so it can re-install the booster pack.
Three hours of installation for every hour of on-line fun!
Must escape! Warn others!
Customer Review: great game but...
Summary: 3 Stars
Great game but when i thought I was buying a expansion pack to Battlefield 2 I really got a separate game. Special forces does not have access to all maps in Battlefield 2 game, so it is like buying a separate game. This can not be called a expansion pack because of this. They should intergrate the two games, not keep them separateCustomer Review: Not just vanilla BF2 with a few gimmicks
Summary: 5 Stars
Special Forces turned out to be a great addition to the game. The ranked server system in BF2 provides the developers with vast information about how the game is being played. They have hordes of statistical data available to them on what is popular (and effective) and what isn't. And it shows!
Special Forces very specifically focuses on the kinds of elements that are most popular in vanilla BF2. Most particularly infantry combat.
You don't have to spend your time butting heads with your buddies about who will drive the tank in this one. You've go pleanty to do on foot. Vehicles become the spice rather than the must have.
It's really not just more of the same thing you had with vanilla BF2. It's still the same basic core, but the flavor is different. It's like chocolate versus vanilla ice cream. They're both ice cream, but they do taste different.
And it's not because of the grappling hooks, zip lines, flash bangs, etc. Those are just gimmicks. They're fun, but they don't particularly alter the feel of the game. Rather, the different feel of SF is pervasive throughout the entire game. It's something a little more intangible than a couple of features. Everything about it... the weapons... the maps... has a different emphasis and purpose. It's like seeing the same world around you in a different light.
And it's oh so good. I actually prefer SF over the original BF2. But I still play both regularly.
Now... to address some of the comments made in other reviews here...
Yes, if you have SF, you will be able to bring some of the SF weapons into vanilla BF2 servers with you. No, these weapons are not better. They have a different flavor to them, but they're not actually better or worse than the other weapons. That's right, even the F2000 isn't an overpowered weapon. Lots of people think its obviously better than the other assault rifles, but imho the reality is that it's just more shiny. It's actual stats fall inbetween the other assault rifles.
When SF first came out, everyone was afraid flash bangs would totally ruin the vanilla BF2 experience. While I think their inclusion on vanilla servers was the most questionable move the developers made, it really had no such impact. For the first couple of weeks, of course, it was flash bang city. But when the novelty wore off, flash bang usage became fairly rare. I think people eventually realized that, had it been a real grenade, it would have killed the enemy outright rather than just blinding them temporarily.
Lastly, if you're only interested in jets, you definatley won't like SF. There are no air craft in any of the SF maps. The air craft in vanilla BF2 are overpowered in terms of game balance and tend to overwhelm the game... life without them is grand, imho. The new helos are a blast, though.
Imho, if you like BF2, you really have to get SF. Not because you _have_ to, but because it's just too much fun to pass up.
Customer Review: Lousy
Summary: 1 Stars
Game, dark and hard to play, needs patches galore, lazy work on EA's part, greed!Customer Review: BF2 and its accessories
Summary: 5 Stars
I was reluctant to purchase BF2:Special Forces because it seemed to me that the creators could just put out a series of 'booster packs' and expansions and continually charge me for a game that I had already purchased (plain old BF2).
Having had it for a while now I have come full circle. Not only does it add interesting new weapons and vehicles but it comes with a new (and very fun) set of maps.
On top of that, the people behind the game continue to put a lot of effort into supporting the game with patches (as needed) and improvements.
They also seem to have done an excellent job in balancing playability with realism. If you want a modern FPS and prefer either realism or just fun, this game has both.
A worthwhile purchase imho.