Battlefield 2: Modern Combat makes its way to the Xbox 360, and proves itself a worthy game for the next-gen system...
The gameplay in Battlefield is pretty good. It, for one thing, is very immersive and you will be close to feeling like you're actually there. The singleplayer campaign in the game is okay, there are 20 or so missions and challenges, each one can range from being easy to frustratingly difficult, like one where you have to disarm to nuclear missiles by raiding their silos guarded each by 15 or so guys with heavy machineguns all in 10 minutes, and once your good enough to figure out how to beat that one, then you get another timer telling you to raid their huge bunker guarded by massive amounts of soldiers and tanks. The multiplayer makes the singleplayer very easy to forget though, there are tons of maps which support up to 24 players via Xbox Live. While the game still lacks different gameplay modes (as all Battlefield games do) the basic Conquest mode pits you against your enemies as you try to take over strategic points and bases across a pretty big map and once you've captured them all, kill your opponent until all of their points go away. To assist you with this, there are plenty of guns, vehicles and different classes each with their own special abilities, ranging from the Engineer, who can repair vehicles, but also can destroy them thanks to his bazooka and shotgun, to the Support, who can heal allies and use his heavy machine gun for suppressing fire. My problem (which is a pretty big one) is that if an enemy sees you first, you're pretty much dead. Once your enemy starts shooting at you, theres no way you can get an advantage and kill him after that, there's no sprint button like in Battlefield 2 on the PC, and in general players just need a little bit more health.
The graphics are beautiful. Wonderfully crafted enviornments ranging from the snowy country-side, to a sunny ocean with an oil rig standing in the middle of it. Great character/ weapon/ vehicle models with tons of detail, and hard work put into them. Awesome use of bump-mapping as well. Awesome graphics.
The sound in Battlefield is good as well. You will hear battlechatter going on between allies an enemies, pointing out when a base has been taken over, or if they need reinforcements, etc. All the weapons and vehicles sound different, though their sounds are repeated. A lot. But still, great sound.
One can play this game for a long time. From the pretty long singleplayer to the un-ending fun of the multiplayer, Battlefield Modern Combat will keep you playing for a while.
Battlefield is a great game, but I had a huge problem with the gameplay (one that made me take off 2 points keeping it from a 10) and a few minor problems in some other departments. But all in all Battlefield is a good game, and a good addition to your Xbox 360 collection.