Battlefield 2 is a game with plenty of ambition that suffers from poor execution. Fortunately, the gameplay in itself is largely unaffected. But outside of the gameplay there are so many frustrating aspects that many players will just give up and play something else. One of the most immediately recognizable flaws is the UI. It's almost like the people who designed it strove to make it mediocre, but they failed even in that. It doesn't really matter how good your computer is, the UI will lag intolerably. There are also a few bugs in it, for example I encountered a bug while configuring my joystick that wouldn't let me assign functions to unassigned buttons (I was using an Attack3 by Logitech). Many of the server filters in the lobby don't work, either. The loading times for multiplayer games are literally at the very least 3 minutes, although I've had some loading times which ran upwards of 10 minutes. I reccomend you keep a bowl of tostitos by your computer, or even better, a TV and a console to keep you busy during wait times. Once you actually start playing online, however, things start to run a little more smoothly. The gameplay is excellent, and genuine fun. Lag is not really a problem except on 64 player servers depending on the circumstances, and on mediocre servers that lag for everyone anyway. The squad system opens up a new facet of gameplay, and while many people choose to ignore orders and do their own thing, cohesive squads still exist, and when you join one you'll have a lot more fun. Single player, on the other hand, leaves a lot to be desired. It's still functional, but it's replay value is very limited because you can't adjust the settings for anything except the difficulty of the bots. Still, it's useful for practicing before playing in multiplayer, especially with aircraft. The sound in game is good, there's no music but it's not really nescessary. However, music outside of the game leaves a lot to be desired. There are only 3 different tunes: 1 that plays in the menus, 1 that plays during loading screens for maps with the MEC, and 1 that plays during loading screens for maps with the Chinese, and they all get old fast. It wouldn't even be much of a problem if you could replace their music files for your own, but the music is in some obscure format you probably have never heard of before. Overall the game itself is good. But there are many, many things outside of the actual gameplay that are sure to frustrate less patient players.
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