Review
The sequel to one of the most acclaimed online games is finally here. Battlefield 2 shoved itself into the faces of gamers with an amazingly popular demo and then went retail shortly thereafter. Battlefield 2 offers an incredible online experience with a single-player mode that’s meant as practice for the multiplayer game. Single-player missions and campaigns do not exist, so those of you who are seeking a great single-player experience may be disappointed.
In Battlefield 2, you play as one of several countries competing for control over land, which serves several purposes in the game. Firstly, they are there for spawn points. When you capture a new base, you can spawn there and immediately hop in a vehicle and go on your merry way to battle. Secondly, are the goals of the game. In order to win, you must capture more than half of the spawn points and hold them so your opponent’s tickets, or points, decrease to zero. The more you have in your possession, the faster they decrease. If you are losing points, you need to capture spawn points to stop them from going down. Once they decrease they do not increase until a new game is started. There are some spawn points that cannot be captured and serve as a permanent base for that team; these can be seen by the red mark over them on the map—it’s pretty obvious.
A lot of people believe the single factor that separates BF2 from other online FPS games is the inclusion of vehicles and lots of them. You can control a number of different tanks, helicopters, jets, APCs, jeeps, and many more vehicles. Most of the ground vehicles are two seaters or more. This is where teamwork plays a big part. Some tanks allow you to only drive and not fire; you’ll need another team member to control the turret. You can change positions in the tank on the fly, but it isn’t wise if you are trying to drive and shoot at the same time. The APCs have windows with machine guns mounted on them. Your view is quite limited, but you can easily mow down the opposition if you have a good driver. Jets and helicopters are a bit more difficult to maneuver. Jets move at a very high rate of speed and some come with afterburners. In a jet’s view, the map is tiny and you will always go out of bounds. Luckily, the game gives a much better chance to get back to battle when you are in a jet than when you are on foot.
As with tanks, there are a few flavors of helicopters and jets. The American team gets the Harrier jet which can hover, though yours truly has never seen it in a battle online. There are carrier helicopters for transporting a lot of teammates to the heat of battle, and with the included parachute you can easily eject at a high altitude and land safely on the ground. The combat helicopter is a two seater—one pilot and one copilot. If two combat helicopters were to battle it out, the one with a copilot would probably win since the pilot can only control missiles and no machine gun. The copilot gets to use a machine gun or a TV controlled missile that does a ton of damage to ground units. Helicopters require some skill to hold still and hover over flags to capture them. Many pilots find themselves flying backwards or forwards into the ground and crashing when attempting to hover. Controlling these vehicles is simple once you read the manual or key bindings. They do take time to master, however, and if you want to perfect your bombing runs with the jets, you definitely have to practice. Helicopters are easier to control but require a higher level of skill to keep them steady or fly in closed corners.
By Kurt Knudsen & Alex D.
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The sequel to one of the most acclaimed online games is finally here. Battlefield 2 shoved itself into the faces of gamers with an amazingly popular demo and then went retail shortly thereafter. Battlefield 2 offers an incredible online experience with a single-player mode that’s meant as practice for the multiplayer game. Single-player missions and campaigns do not exist, so those of you who are seeking a great single-player experience may be disappointed.
In Battlefield 2, you play as one of several countries competing for control over land, which serves several purposes in the game. Firstly, they are there for spawn points. When you capture a new base, you can spawn there and immediately hop in a vehicle and go on your merry way to battle. Secondly, are the goals of the game. In order to win, you must capture more than half of the spawn points and hold them so your opponent’s tickets, or points, decrease to zero. The more you have in your possession, the faster they decrease. If you are losing points, you need to capture spawn points to stop them from going down. Once they decrease they do not increase until a new game is started. There are some spawn points that cannot be captured and serve as a permanent base for that team; these can be seen by the red mark over them on the map—it’s pretty obvious.
A lot of people believe the single factor that separates BF2 from other online FPS games is the inclusion of vehicles and lots of them. You can control a number of different tanks, helicopters, jets, APCs, jeeps, and many more vehicles. Most of the ground vehicles are two seaters or more. This is where teamwork plays a big part. Some tanks allow you to only drive and not fire; you’ll need another team member to control the turret. You can change positions in the tank on the fly, but it isn’t wise if you are trying to drive and shoot at the same time. The APCs have windows with machine guns mounted on them. Your view is quite limited, but you can easily mow down the opposition if you have a good driver. Jets and helicopters are a bit more difficult to maneuver. Jets move at a very high rate of speed and some come with afterburners. In a jet’s view, the map is tiny and you will always go out of bounds. Luckily, the game gives a much better chance to get back to battle when you are in a jet than when you are on foot.
As with tanks, there are a few flavors of helicopters and jets. The American team gets the Harrier jet which can hover, though yours truly has never seen it in a battle online. There are carrier helicopters for transporting a lot of teammates to the heat of battle, and with the included parachute you can easily eject at a high altitude and land safely on the ground. The combat helicopter is a two seater—one pilot and one copilot. If two combat helicopters were to battle it out, the one with a copilot would probably win since the pilot can only control missiles and no machine gun. The copilot gets to use a machine gun or a TV controlled missile that does a ton of damage to ground units. Helicopters require some skill to hold still and hover over flags to capture them. Many pilots find themselves flying backwards or forwards into the ground and crashing when attempting to hover. Controlling these vehicles is simple once you read the manual or key bindings. They do take time to master, however, and if you want to perfect your bombing runs with the jets, you definitely have to practice. Helicopters are easier to control but require a higher level of skill to keep them steady or fly in closed corners.
By Kurt Knudsen & Alex D.
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