Others say...

"Some great points and some bad points."
I had been playing BF 1942 for a long time and I was quite content as it's one of my favorite games to play online even now. I never tried this one simply because my computer was a little outdated, so I decided to grab a copy now that I recently brought a new computer.

There's a lot of great elements to this game, the best thing about this game that it encourages team work. There are actual benefits with every class of soldier and the maps always put you in situations where it is beneficial to share vehicles. Anyone who has played BF1942 knows that there's almost no benefit to sharing most vehicles. This time around you don't have to completely rely on your ability to kill to become a valuable team member so this is great if you are new. You can supply ammo and first aid to your team members among other things.

However there are some vehicle issues that really bug me. I have always loved to fly planes in BF1942 but with the jets in this game I was very disappointed to find only 1 or 2 on a map (on a server of 64 people even). I was soon to discover why. The jets are extremely powerful, and there literally is no way to take out a jet unless you have a jet of your own. This is where the problem starts, the enemy jets know where your runway is and they typically swoop near by until the next pilot takes off and boom, you don't even get a chance to take off or you barely got into the air. I'm just amazed that nothing even stands a chance against a jet! It's not surprising that there are so many infantry only servers, it feels pretty cheap to be bombed by a jet 10 times in a row. When you actually get in the jet don't expect an epic dog fight either, it's a case of who sees who first and you shoot when you see the blinking light that says shoot. It's not very satisfying on either end of the missile.

For someone who loved to fly the planes so much in BF1942 this was a big disappointment but the helicopters make up for it somewhat and thankfully they aren't indestructible.

The other thing which really bugs me was the choice of armies, Okay America and China makes sense but what the hell is the "middle east coalition"? And what the hell is the "European army"? Oh and whats up with every single map having America as one of the teams but no map is ever situated in America? It feels like America just went crazy and tried taking over the world. But don't buy this game for the plot obviously, I just thought that was odd.

To summarize it's a great game but maps with to much jet power can ruin the experience. I think I will play this for a while but probably drift back to 1942, I hope they remake 1942 with a similar engine some day as it would make a perfect game for me.

"Battlefield 2 is an everlasting modern war shooter with very little flaws..."
This versatile game devilvers in the promise to bring always-changing gameplay to your PC. The game is strictly online-based (there is a very loose singleplayer mode which pits you on a computer AI team against another AI team) but when played with other gamers working as a team can be incredibly rewarding. On-top of the fantastic gameplay and physics - the game introduces a military ranking system for your 'soldier' you create for online-play. For every action you do in the game your soldier statistics are recorded and weighed in through the ranking system; ranking allows you access to more weapons, and a better chance to land a spot as Commander (your team's leader during a match)against other players. The ranking system is coupled with an awards feature (simuliar to xbox360 live awards) which reward you with badges and ribbons for outstanding feats during gameplay. Alltogether this creates hefty replay value for the game. The gaming community for BF2 is generally friendly; seldom do jerks enter BF2 servers and stay for very long...

The only negative things I can point out is EA's support, or rather lack of support, for the game. Stats are sometimes lost in time and never retrieved, glitchs hacks and cheaters go unchecked and technical support for installing the game's latter two expansions Armored Fury and European Union is very weak.

Battlefield 2 is definatly one of the greatest PC online games of all time any gamer should love.

"Battlefield 2"
BF 1942 was my favofite game so I was excited when BF 2 came out. Unfortunatly it was somewhat dissapointing. I didnt like how small the maps were the most. The game was ok but kind of lame. No improvement over BF 1942.

"Good Stuff"
Overall, BF2 is an excellent game, and the Complete Collection is a great way to get the "booster packs" Euro Force and Armored Fury and the Special Forces expansion (which I have yet to play). As can be expected, single player is only really good to get some practice in vehicles, or if you are honing your skills with the sniper rifle. Multiplayer is great, featuring great maps, good vehicles and decently matched weapons. The ranking system is addictive, and makes you want to play so you can get promoted and unlock new weapons. The only complaint I have is that as a new player you are at a severe disadvantage against those with more play time, both because they have more experience, and vastly superior weapons. But hey, you've got to start somewhere and once you start unlocking weapons you don't care about that anymore. I love BF2, and look forward to starting to play SF when I need a change (which may be quite a while yet).

"Very Good BF2 and Special Forces, But........ "
For the most part it is a good game, however the expansion packs... Euro forces and Armored fury would not work, EA would not let me register my legal copy, they said that it was not the right code, but I had typed the code in many times and still would not work. But apart from that the game is Very Good. The game play is fairly realistic, the weapons are good and the graphics are pretty good. The multiplayer is about the best part about the game, the single player is not bad though for some strategy and nice explosions. The one thing I am very disappointed with is that EA would sell expansion packs for theyre game, but would not always work, I just wish they would have tested it and made sure that is was ready for sales. For an over all rating of just BF2 and SF I would give it a 4 and a half star rating.
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