The next installment of the Battlefield series, 2142 takes place in the near future, where ice has taken over the northern parts of the world, and 2 factions are now fighting over whats left. I've played Battlefield 2 and those who say this is just a mod, well, not really. You can say that the gamelay elements are the same, with a couple of new features, a little tweaked up graphics, and the most major one would be the addition of Titan mode. Titan mode is a new one to the battlefield series, where in you must capture silos instead of flag points. At regular time intervals, the silos will fire missiles to the enemy or your own titan, depending on who has ownership of it at the time. When the missiles breach the enemy titan sheild, you must board the enemy titan and destroy the 4 computer consoles to gain access to the reactor core. Then, destroy the core with small firearms or demo packs and explosives and make a hasty retreat, or join in with the titan's spectacular end. The ranking system has been made so that there are 40 ranks to acquire, and every time you increase in rank, you receive a unlock. After calculating the 40 ranks with the amount of unlocks, it seems that in order to unlock all the weapons and items for all kits and the extras, you will have to acquire all ranks. To some, they might find the new system challenging where you must unlock everything from a frag grenade, to a new weapon. Others may find it daunting to spend hours on end just to unlock their favorite kit to full potential. To the extent of the AI, it seems that it's been improved (a bit), but not too much to say that it's a challenge. And I found the singleplayer lacking, with only a handful of maps to choose from, and there is no titan mode for singleplayer. Also, you can only use unlocks that you have acquired online. Other than that, i find the multiplayer part enjoyable, especially with the addition of the buddy list wherein you can keep track of players you enjoyed playing with. And faster loading times is also a plus. The game soundtrack gives a refreshing battlefield experience. And aside from these, replayability is a great factor, as long as you have access to the internet, and a fast one at that, or suffer getting continually kicked from the servers for high ping. With all the pro's and con's aside, 2142 is a great new addition to the already great battlefield series.
-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
