It has potential

User Rating: 6.8 | Battlefield 2: Special Forces PC
Every once in awhile, Gamespot editors write reviews that really hit home. The main review for Battlefield 2: SF is one of these reviews.

When the game runs, it can be lots of fun. However, my system, which isn't very old, and is running a BFG 6800 GT OC, will run the original BF 2 with no problems (everything on high and re capped at 1248 x 1024). Every once in awhile the screen will stutter slightly with no effect on gameplay. Ever since SF was installed on my computer along with the 1.12 patch, I can't even play the original BF 2 correctly without completely unplayable stuttering, and occasional crashes to the desktop. And since it takes forever and a fortnight to load up a map on this game (and even worse on SF), it gets really old spending all of 1 hour of gameplay in over 5 hours spent on the computer.

When it runs, it's a lot of fun. Grenades are a bit over-used, but the weapon upgrades like the F2000 are spectacular. A little more variety in the vehicles would have been nice. The SAS would actually use different vehicles than the LAV-25 (which is only used by US Marines). The insurgents should probably get more than just a beat-up truck.

The detail put into the style of the maps & the art and design are really top-notch. However, these are only great things if one can enjoy them, and in this case... one can't. I recommend to wait until the bugs are fixed.

Wolf-