Battlefield 2142 it a first person shooter for the PC. It's premise is that the world is experiencing a new Ice Age and humanity (or at least Europe and Soviet Asia) are fighting over dwindling resources and habitable land area in the south (Africa), You take on one of 4 character types and even can try your hand at being a combat leader in fast paced scenarios set in various locations in Europe and North Africa. The game premise is not the most original but it is different. The game play can be very challenging, especially when you are playing with the veterans of the other Battlefield games, and is very fast paced and addictive. Unfortunately this is marred by some serious problems that EA should have fixed before its release. First there are serious stability problems in Titan mode, the screen will just lock up, disconnect you from the game, or crash without warning. There is a patch for that, but if you follow the onscreen instructions to install the patch you will have to re-install the whole game because of an issue with the .exe files. Next is the Punkbuster software that you MUST install (it is presented as an option but you can't play on any of the ranked servers without it). Its patch is to fix a problem with the online servers kicking you out of the game for no apparent reason. I've downloaded that patch and still have problems with being disconnected from the servers. If you can get both of the previous items to work correctly then (if you're lucky) you might be able to play for a couple of hours. If you spent your time playing a ranked multiplayer game (the only way to gain points, rank, and unlocks) you might be dismayed when you log in for another session to find that none of your accomplishments (rank, unlocks, medals) were saved. The company acknowledges this as "a problem and is working to fix it." Hmmn...we've heard that already. The game manual is in my opinion, pathetic (of course most game manuals are these days). It covers only the basics of how to move, shoot, communicate, and connect online. Beyond that the player is on his/her own with the symbology on different screens (server login screen and the commander/squad leader screens) and there is no walk through or tutorial to help new players familiarize themselves to game play. Of course there is the whole "spy ware" for advertising issue, which I am not even going to discuss since there are plenty of opinions on this website (both informed and ignorant) on the whole issue and has no effect on game play or enjoyment. Overall a good concept that was rushed through development but lacks the finishing touches that the consumer/gamer should expect when paying nearly $50. There are some folks out there who will probably disagree but I don't think it was worth my money. So if you're not sure, save your's for another title or wait until the price goes down and EA releases enough patches to make it work right.
-Overview: ------------------------ Creating the BattleField series was a great success for EA! The latest game in the series Battleield 2142 is much similar to Battlefield 2. After last year’s decidedly killer Battlef... Read Full Review
I promised this review a long time ago, so I apologize for it being overdue. Anyways, Battlefield 2142 is actually the first Battlefield game I've played, so it took me a long while to get a feel for the game, which ... Read Full Review
