Battlefield 2142 (DVD-ROM)
by Electronic Arts
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Video Game Reviews of Battlefield 2142 (DVD-ROM)
Customer Review: bf2142
Summary: 4 Stars
this game was incredible. same effect as bf1942, but then again i was expecting this game, i wasnt expecting bf1942, it is definetely the best in the series besides bf1942, every gun is different, the sound is great, good effects, but its no bf3.Customer Review: The Best Eame Ever!!! - So Far.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is without a doubt the best and most fast paced and engaging, addictive game I have ever played, so far.
The number of different kits you can play, and the selection of servers to play on is just awesome.
Customer Review: THE GAME ROCKS YOUR SOX
Summary: 5 Stars
I played this game at cyberjocks, which is a computer place where i live where you play lan or internet with your friends, and this game is sweet, one of the best games i have ever played. I play a lot of games, mostly fps and this really great. The ranking and the upgrading makes this game really sweet. i would get it if i was youCustomer Review: Will the real BF2142 please stand up....
Summary: 3 Stars
After reading some of the reviews here, I think it only fair to give a review that will dispel some of the confusion surrounding the game:
Is this just a mod of BF2? Fact 1 it IS a mod of bf2 and not a whole new game. However this has many advantages - all of the controls, radio commands and many of the weapons and vehicles are very easy to master if you already play BF2. The main addition to the game is the new titan mode.Titans are basically airborne aircraft carriers, and on titan maps you have to destroy the enemy titan by holding missile silos, then attacking the titan itself (like star wars battlefront2) to destroy the engine core once the shields have been lowered by the missiles.
They have removed kit classes. Technically yes and no - now there are only 4 class types (recon, assault, engineer,and support) but these combine several classes into a much more logical format IMHO. Now the assault class who does the bulk of the fighting has a medikit as standard. By using the ranked server unlock feature, each class can get extra weapons and abilities that allow you to tailor your soldier class to the task at hand. This gives far greater flexibility than before.
There is spyware installed with this game: NO - this game installs no spyware whatsoever. There is simply advertising streaming rented out from servers that display on billboards in game. TBH the only people who are losing out with this are the advertisers themselves, as you will be too busy trying to stay alive, so you will never read the ads they have paid for.
So how does this game compare to BF2? Well it depends on your perspective and level of skill. The ranked server unlocks means when you first play you have only got access to the basic kits and no extras. This means that nearly everyone else you meet has got more or ALL the unlocks such as nades, APM mines,stamina boost and turret guns, meaning you have very little chance against them. I try to see it as a challenge and I'm a pretty skilled gamer but even I find it can be very hard at times. If you are new to online gaming then I would not recommend this game at all, get BF2 as the unlocks are nowhere near as combat altering. The whole vehicle/weapon emplacement concept is very limited in 2142. Flyboys might want to give this a miss - there is now only two aircraft types - an attack chopper and a transport chopper. In defense the aircraft are now incredibly easy to master and fly using mouse and keyboard. Also there is only 1 style of tank, scoutcar, apc and walker available to each side. The PAC hover tank is an awful concept and gives a distinct advantage to the EUR team. There is now only 1 style of AA and anti vehicle gun emplacement as well.
Conclusion - well as usual from the BF series some big beautiful maps, and a great concept, but still no indoor fighting or real CQC except on board the titan, owing to the armour to win idealogy and you will never explore most of the maps as once again you are fighting for control points leading to little clusters of combat in these areas only. The ranked unlocks although allowing great personal freedom in kitting your soldier, means for the first 100 hours of combat you will die a lot. The titan mode is a great step forward but the poor design of the titan itself means its a very hard fight to destroy one. If you already own BF2 only buy this if you are a dedicated gamer like myself. If you are new to online games do NOT buy this - master BF2 first. I hope this review has laid to rest some of the rumours that surround this game,as personally I do like it, just EA need to really try harder for the BF series to survive. I would also like to quickly add that they have finally sorted out the age old gripe of singleplayer Bot AI. The Bots now actually bunnyhop and nade spam just like online enemies, and actually are more helpful team players than the real people, plus you can only use unlocks earned in multiplayer in single player.
Customer Review: frag feast
Summary: 4 Stars
if you enjoy a fps, this is for you, love the unlocks, graphics, game play, the only negative is team play, alot of players do not get into a squads,besides this I've had no lockups, and my systems purrs on this game, recommend if you play get at least 2 g of memmory and the fastest cable or dsl connection. also look for servers that have low address numbers for example 72.xxx instead of 125.xxx thiw will keep your ping low (45 instead of 85) the lower the number the less lag you will have on playing the game...