Battlefield 2

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  1. LT_Gruber
    Jan 10, 2023
    0
    Considered an all-time classic, but not for me.

    Battlefield 2 is considered an all-time classic and a gem of a game. Sadly, I cannot share this opinion. It certainly does have something to do with the fact that I was really bad at it, but even today, I still think this game is boring, unfair and the maps too big. Of course, I will back this up with arguments. It all started for me    Considered an all-time classic, but not for me.

    Battlefield 2 is considered an all-time classic and a gem of a game. Sadly, I cannot share this opinion. It certainly does have something to do with the fact that I was really bad at it, but even today, I still think this game is boring, unfair and the maps too big. Of course, I will back this up with arguments.

    It all started for me when I discovered that this is a multiplayer only game. I did not know any better back then and was expecting a campaign mode, like the Call of Duty games and the previous Battlefield games. It was not there, and while this was certainly my own fault, it still disappointed me.

    Graphically, this game looked, and still looks, amazing. The detail in the surroundings, buildings and vehicles is really nice, the sun and weather effects still make this game feel very realistic. The animations and walk cycles look great too and I only wished that I could experience this beautiful graphics in a campaign mode in the game back then.

    The sound is solid and bullet impacts and explosions sound amazing. It really feels like an all-out war and I cannot complain about the sound design whatsoever.

    The controls for moving, shooting and aiming work fine but I found the many different things and inventory screens a little confusing. It is certainly not as easy as Call of Duty in terms of understanding the controls and menus. The combat itself is far more realistic then Call of Duty and for this reason, aiming and killing your enemy is a lot harder in my opinion.

    When I accepted the fact that was multiplayer only, I got started and was ready to play some matches. Immediately, I felt miserable, and I hated every second of every match. This was because of two factors:

    Firstly, the maps in Battlefield 2 are massive. Not big, not huge, massive. It felt like an entire continent was placed in a single map. There is room for half the population of earth to fit into a single map of Battlefield 2. This all sounds fun and dandy, but when trying to reach an enemy point to capture or simply search for someone to shoot, it felt like walking through five marathons in a row before I saw something of interest. And when I saw something of interest, after walking a thousand miles, it was the bullet that landed between my eyes. I died, re-spawned and needed to walk to the end of the world and back again. Many times, an encounter with another player took ten minutes to reach and when it did, it was two seconds of fun and tension, before I bit the dust and needed to start over.

    Yes, I mentioned walking to every place. I am well aware of the many, many vehicles in the game that you can use to navigate easier and faster around the map. But now, we arrived at my personal vendetta number two: At the start of the game, all the vehicles are snatched away and take off in mere seconds, leaving me and some other unlucky noobs behind, forcing me to walk everywhere. It was really impressive and mind-blowingly ridiculous to see how incredible fast the vehicles are taken and blast away, leaving you to choke in the tire smoke and exhaust fumes. It really felt like Black Friday and when the countdown was over, it was every man for himself, trying to get some sweet wheels. No matter how hard I ran, how much I begged in the chat as a pathetic child to wait for me or give me a chance to ride along, it was always: “sorry bro, git gut”.

    My biggest challenge in the game, besides not dying or killing one single player in a match, was getting to a vehicle. I tried so, so hard but I never made it to one single APC or truck. This experience made me hate the game to a level that I cannot express in words.

    Like I said before, I sucked really hard at the game and to call me a noob in Battlefield 2 would be an understatement. However, I just felt that I did not get a fair chance to learn or to get better at the game. The vehicle snatching, the endless walks, the insta-deaths from an unseen enemy five hundred miles away, the huge environments with nothing to do except dying made me really hate Battlefield 2. I despised the game, and this feeling has not changed to this day.

    So, based om my personal experience, I would not recommend this game.    … Expand
  2. Ho4uK
    Oct 7, 2022
    10
    The best game of my life. Spend so much time playing it. So fun and chalenging. I have found so many friends in this game so we became friends in real life. Hate EA so much for shut downing servers and community servers.
  3. gulbaba1996
    Oct 6, 2022
    9
    Funny Awesome Game Score 90
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  4. The_D4RknesS
    Jun 22, 2022
    5
    While this one doesn't even have a story, it's focused 100% on online.......
  5. dimadima423212
    May 3, 2022
    10
    Мне игра очень понравилась, игра выглядит как будто она вышла в 2005 году! Графика очень хорошая, геймплей очень приятный, и игра выглядит круто, жаль в ней уже не огромный онлайн, радует то, что она хотя бы жива, я помню как веселился с игроками в ней, ещё я играл с начала на низких настроек, потому что я почти не знаю английский, потом в переводчике посмотрел, и узнал как максимумМне игра очень понравилась, игра выглядит как будто она вышла в 2005 году! Графика очень хорошая, геймплей очень приятный, и игра выглядит круто, жаль в ней уже не огромный онлайн, радует то, что она хотя бы жива, я помню как веселился с игроками в ней, ещё я играл с начала на низких настроек, потому что я почти не знаю английский, потом в переводчике посмотрел, и узнал как максимум переводится, и я офигел, что такая хорошая графика! Лучше чем grand theft auto 5 на пк выглядит, в gta 5 вообще графика ужасная, battlefield 2 в 2 раза лучше графика, ещё в grand theft auto 5 выглядит как будто вышла в 2007 году, а battlefield 2 как будто в 2010 году вышла! Игра заслуживает хорошую оценку, рекомендую поиграть!… Expand
  6. cezar88augusto
    Mar 13, 2022
    8
    After the success of Battlefield 1942, the second edition saw a nice improvement in graphics! Undoubtedly, all BF marked the time and this one was no different.
  7. petrkozak13
    Dec 12, 2021
    8
    This was a blast at LAN parties with friends and lots of NPCs driving and shooting around, causing mayhem. I had great time playing it.
  8. nurfedx
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    One of the best Games of the Series and a true cornerstone to the Battlefield Franchise! Buy!
  9. ARZ12
    Nov 15, 2021
    10
    Nine year old me would rate it a 10, so i did the same.....................
  10. Alexander_1996
    Oct 29, 2021
    9
    I played the game long time ago, when I was still going to school (I am 25 now) and it was the first Battlefield game I have ever played and man, I loved the game. I didn't have internet back then so I played with bots but still the experience was amazing. Now when I think about the fact BF2 was released in 2o05 it blows my mind - the game was definitely ahead of its time. I am sure youI played the game long time ago, when I was still going to school (I am 25 now) and it was the first Battlefield game I have ever played and man, I loved the game. I didn't have internet back then so I played with bots but still the experience was amazing. Now when I think about the fact BF2 was released in 2o05 it blows my mind - the game was definitely ahead of its time. I am sure you still can boot it up and have plenty of fun with it.… Expand
  11. A-K-H
    Oct 10, 2021
    10
    Battlefield 2 is one of those rare games that only comes along every now and then. Some players may be put of by environments being smaller than those in previous entries to the series, but from the start of the mach until the score readout, Battlefield is one journey you don't want to miss.
  12. OOa007
    Oct 6, 2021
    9
    Great refresh after bf1942. Was nice to have some updated guns and vehicles but was said no navy like bf1942
  13. Heisenberg2020
    Sep 17, 2021
    10
    Best Battlefield all the time, this is a real game, not casual trash like the new ones!
  14. Ncr09
    Jul 26, 2021
    9
    my childhood game i played again and thats beatiful my first played fps game
  15. Axilley
    Jul 22, 2021
    7
    good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good
  16. kndr
    May 23, 2021
    0
    This is the second bf I played and I didn't had fun with it. Big and open map but it is just meh to me.
  17. AZE_TUR_Gamer
    Apr 5, 2021
    10
    Best BF game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    And My favourite battlefield game.
    this game is very playable in 2021.
    I prefer playing this game.
  18. Superlikbb
    Mar 8, 2021
    10
    This is best battlefield gamer ever to many maps (you can download from extra more maps) very very beatiful expension packs and very nice gameplay
  19. Khazar2
    Feb 26, 2021
    9
    Disclaimer: the BF2 community is still alive on PC (usually 100-200 players online) as of 2020. See BF2Hub for more info if you're interesting in playing again. YMMV

    Singleplayer: since patch 1.5, the single player features twenty maps to play on against bots. By default, only the 16-player version of the maps are available but the 32 and 64 player variants are available via mods. The    Disclaimer: the BF2 community is still alive on PC (usually 100-200 players online) as of 2020. See BF2Hub for more info if you're interesting in playing again. YMMV

    Singleplayer: since patch 1.5, the single player features twenty maps to play on against bots. By default, only the 16-player version of the maps are available but the 32 and 64 player variants are available via mods. The singleplayer is not representative of the multiplayer experience due to the simplistic AI.

    Multiplayer: LAN parties, ranked servers, and unranked servers are all available to players to choose from. The options provided to server owners are excellent and are becoming increasingly rarer in newer titles.

    Maps: BF2 featured 12 maps on launch, 4 post-launch maps added via patches, and 6 booster pack maps made free via patch 1.5. The map design in this game is probably the best in the entire franchise with all-time greats such as Gulf of Oman, Karkand, Sharqi, Wake Island 2007, Kubra Dam, and many others. They are very well balanced, provided opportunities for diverse playstyles, and facilitated a great flow to them.

    New features: Battlerecorder allowed players to download files that had individual matches, Commander facilitated more teamwork than 1942, the 7 class system had new features like reviving, sprinting was now present in the game.

    Mods: BF2 had a great modding community with one in particular, Project Reality, having a profound influence on future milsim titles. Forgotten Hope 2 was a WW2 mod for this game and is imo the best one available.

    Pitfalls: unfortunately not everything was great about BF2. 5 of 7 classes carried 4 frag grenades when caused grenade spam on most maps, claymores couldn't be easily disposed of and locked down chokepoints, servers were unstable and hitreg was unacceptable. Air-land balance was very poor as well because the mobile AA was a joke, TV missiles were one shot kills against all vehicles, twin seat bombers wasted everything beneath them.

    Overall, this game gets a 91/100. Although it had problems with bugs and crashes during the beginning of its lifespan, it went on to deliver one of the greatest multiplayer FPS experiences I've ever had and is a top 3 BF game.    … Expand
  20. Cz3rw0ny
    Feb 9, 2021
    9
    Absolute masterpiece at the time of release. One of the best multiplayer games, where communication was the key. I remember to this day playing with one dude almost everyday, almost always in a chopper :)
  21. TheFreeCritic02
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a wonderful game and I will play it in 2021 :))

    I am currently in the Cold War stage, which has been great so far :)

    10/10    … Expand
  22. Sjw-remover
    Dec 18, 2020
    8
    One of the best games in BF series. This game was the foundation of battlefield multiplayer.
  23. Fallconex
    Dec 17, 2020
    8
    The game is good. It has an unusual mechanic that was only in this series of games. The level of AI has increased.
  24. DawnOfSili
    Dec 15, 2020
    8
    All around great online shooter for low end PCs. Mod support and community-ran online systems keep it running well, even today. It has its fair share of age, though. Even with a good connection, there is the occasional lag or hitch.
  25. kimi1775
    Nov 9, 2020
    9
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  26. Bloodnes
    Sep 26, 2020
    9
    В игре произошла революция в графическом плане. Текстуры подросли значительно после Вьетнама, игра стала куда интересней и реалистичней. Для своего времени топ, но и сейчас вполне играбельно и графика не сильно режет глаз. 9/10 пробовать стоит всем.В игре произошла революция в графическом плане. Текстуры подросли значительно после Вьетнама, игра стала куда интересней и реалистичней. Для своего времени топ, но и сейчас вполне играбельно и графика не сильно режет глаз. 9/10 пробовать стоит всем.
  27. RBRYoryibzs
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Best FPS of the past decade !!! BF2 at the time it was the most beautiful the best and the most fun DICE and EA GAMES got lost in time
  28. gold
    Apr 8, 2020
    8
    Лучшая часть из частей на движке Refractor. Графика намного лучше.
    Итог: 8.748/10
  29. nintendo-sekta
    Jan 13, 2019
    10
    Игра хороша. В ней есть не обычная механика которая была только в этой серии игр. Вырос уровень интеллекта у ботов. Стало больше карт и классов.
  30. UncleEd
    Jul 28, 2018
    6
    I have decided to give Battlefield 2 a go, after reading in various places that it is the best Battlefield title. Having played and enjoyed Battlefield 1942 when it came out, I was curious how its sequel holds up 13 years after its release. To my disappointment, I have found it to be a mediocre game by today’s standards. In my opinion, everything Battlefield 2 tried to achieve, is doneI have decided to give Battlefield 2 a go, after reading in various places that it is the best Battlefield title. Having played and enjoyed Battlefield 1942 when it came out, I was curious how its sequel holds up 13 years after its release. To my disappointment, I have found it to be a mediocre game by today’s standards. In my opinion, everything Battlefield 2 tried to achieve, is done better by another online shooter in 2018. Note that I am very fond of classic shooters and do not mind wearing my nostalgia goggles at all. Yet, I did not enjoy the time I have spent playing Battlefield 2.

    First and foremost, that horrid game presentation. The game menu has such a bad design and does a wonderful job making you lose the little excitement you have until you spawn. You choose a class which ranges from medic to engineer and the game encourages team play. The more you play the game, the better weapons you can unlock. In a way, Battlefield 2 is one of the early examples where the developers implemented grinding into online FPSs. It is true that you do not need better weapons to be able to kill your enemies, yet they do make a difference. Unfortunately, I did not spend enough time to find out how long you need to invest to get higher up the ranks, mainly due to some gameplay elements which I did not find enjoyable. Combat feels like a huge mess. From aircrafts consistently bombarding the map, to infantry throwing grenades to every possible square, the game made me feel overwhelmed with its imbalanced and chaotic design. Let’s not forget that you can literally throw grenades to very long distances and bunny hop the whole time while you are engaged in combat (provided you have stamina), the game was far from finding the sweet spot for me in an arcadey shooter. Last, but not the least, the shooting mechanics are quite poor and do not feel satisfying.

    There are, however, still some objectively good things about Battlefield 2, mainly the audio design and the open world feeling that does not feel dumbed down. Sound effects are very impressive and the native language voiceovers add a good amount of realism. Graphics are ahead of its time and the explosions look good. To give the game its due, Battlefield 2 is not a dull shooter trying to appeal to console gamers the way its sequels are. In its large map, you can immerse yourself and implement your own strategy to reach your goal. The maps also have a distinct and good design.

    To summarize, I did not love Battlefield 2, the way many others do. I know it is often regarded as the best Battlefield game ever made, which is probably not very far from the truth (although I prefer Battlefield 1942) considering how bad the modern Battlefield games are. I do get why the game can be charming for some players, but unfortunately it just did not click for me, as a new player in 2018.    … Expand
  31. KingJailson
    May 31, 2018
    10
    Meu Battlefield favorito, bem melhor que aquela merda do Bad Company 2, o multiplayer do bf2 é incrivel
  32. ELIT3
    Oct 11, 2017
    10
    Battlefiled 1942 and 2 were a great games and i enjoyed playing them for a long time some things in battlefield 1942 were just great like both the teams having a aircraft carrier which they could take anywhere around the island map and many other fetures which are yet to be explored in the latest battlefield games. Going to battlefiled 2, well that game is a marvel, a could improve onBattlefiled 1942 and 2 were a great games and i enjoyed playing them for a long time some things in battlefield 1942 were just great like both the teams having a aircraft carrier which they could take anywhere around the island map and many other fetures which are yet to be explored in the latest battlefield games. Going to battlefiled 2, well that game is a marvel, a could improve on player freedom but never the less a master piece.… Expand
  33. LegitGamer1995
    Sep 10, 2017
    9
    Battlefield 2 is a classic. The vehicles, environments, classes, and weapons were spot-on. The loading themes for the factions are great. Sure there were expansions and booster packs for this game, but Vanilla still needed more maps, besides Kubra Dam and Mashtuur City.
  34. Termin8ter
    Aug 4, 2017
    9
    Battlefield 2 is a true evolution from both 1942 and Vietnam. By bringing the Battlefield franchise to the 21st century, and adding heaps of new vehicles, weapons, and other war devices, Battlefield 2 ended up being one of the best multiplayer experiences of 2005. I am sure people are still online, playing this amazing game, and more power to them. However, like the other classic BF games,Battlefield 2 is a true evolution from both 1942 and Vietnam. By bringing the Battlefield franchise to the 21st century, and adding heaps of new vehicles, weapons, and other war devices, Battlefield 2 ended up being one of the best multiplayer experiences of 2005. I am sure people are still online, playing this amazing game, and more power to them. However, like the other classic BF games, the graphics are very poor my modern standards, so be prepared for that.… Expand
  35. TsukasaHiiragi
    Jun 20, 2017
    0
    This was one of the worst BF games, I decided to go back and play it again for old time sake and the game has aged poorly, now I noticed how inaccurate the rifles are; how useless the AI is. Capturing enemy outposts is often deadly due to insta-death rocket barrages which you can't dodge, evade or hide from...even if you're in a building apparently..

    Honestly, Battlefield 1942 is    This was one of the worst BF games, I decided to go back and play it again for old time sake and the game has aged poorly, now I noticed how inaccurate the rifles are; how useless the AI is. Capturing enemy outposts is often deadly due to insta-death rocket barrages which you can't dodge, evade or hide from...even if you're in a building apparently..

    Honestly, Battlefield 1942 is twice the game this is, even now BF1942 still has good replayability. This game is a stinker, and judging by the reviews - paid reviews was a problem back in 2005.    … Expand
  36. Styke
    Jul 20, 2016
    10
    In ten years, we'll look back on the closure of EA and the landmark events that caused it's inevitable collapse. One of the key extinction events took place in 2005 with the release of Battlefield 2 and EA's handling of the franchise from that moment onward.

    Battlefield 2 was a landmark event in the history of gaming and often discussed a decade later as "the best" of the franchise.    In ten years, we'll look back on the closure of EA and the landmark events that caused it's inevitable collapse. One of the key extinction events took place in 2005 with the release of Battlefield 2 and EA's handling of the franchise from that moment onward.

    Battlefield 2 was a landmark event in the history of gaming and often discussed a decade later as "the best" of the franchise. Mind you, over a dozen Battlefield games have come out since 2 and yet it's still regarded as top-tier. It's fanbase was so rabid that even after the release of 4, EA continued to offer exclusive deals to the die-hard fans still playing 2 and refusing to "upgrade" to 3 or 4. When EA finally took the axe to 2's servers and filed cease orders to those running "unauthorized" hub servers for people to continue to play 2, the fanbase went and funded Squad, a spiritual sequel to Project Reality, a BF2 mod that proved to be hugely popular eight years well after launch.

    Battlefield 2 and the way it was handled by EA went on to make many enemies of both the publisher and the franchise itself, a lot of it's concepts where lifted straight from an earlier game - Planetside. Top-down commander view, orbital strikes, supply drops, drawing on the map and directing combat from a handheld computer all went on to be core aspects of 2. EA took it a step further by making an even more direct rip off of Planetside, Battlefield 2142, shamelessly lifting everything from the hover tank design to the giant walker mechs straight from it, prompting Sony to cut support for Planetside and focus on something EA wouldn't fight them for - Everquest.

    EA went on to release a million dlc packs for Battlefield 2, creating an uneven and outright difficult multiplayer environment where the servers would boot you if you didn't own things like "european armored combat 4" which wasn't available as a digital download, you had to go to the local PC World and buy a boxed copy of it for 30$ so that one tank skin the server was running would load. At the time, EA cited "bandwith costs" as the reason behind their refusal to allow for digital DLC, going so far as to buy "Direct-2-Drive" and create a borderline spyware application called EA Downloader. After a lawsuit, even this service was shut down and it wouldn't be until the disaster called Origin reared it's ugly head did digital downloads and dlc become accessible. By then, the juggernaut of Steam had risen to the top and sat comfortably atop it's golden gaben throne. When EA pulled it's games off Steam, some argue Battlefield 2 was hit hardest - It still had a healthy, active multiplayer scene, but to recruit your friends to play required them to run EA's junk while you played DRM-free on Steam without them. It was difficult to talk people through the complex patching methods, considering the original game was six disks and the expansions had to be installed after a clean-start of the original game. EA truly shot themselves in the foot and would continue to do so time after time, year after year, until it's final closure and liquidation in 2025.    … Expand
  37. Mahdiar
    Jul 6, 2016
    8
    Gameplay : 8
    Graphics : 7
    Story : 5
    Sound : 8
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    Overall : 8
  38. Crackfarmer
    Jun 22, 2016
    10
    A masterpiece. One of my favorite Games in all time. Sadly Dice/EA hasn't kept Offline singleplayer sessions with Bots what i would really appreciate. Still playing this Game in 2016 with in Fanmade multiplayer project.
  39. lamashu
    Apr 15, 2016
    9
    El primer shooter que juegue en la vida y me entrada al mundo de accion, en ese entonces me fascino lo realista del juego, me viciaba horas jugando al mapa de la planta nuclear utilizando la clase de francotirador. Hermosos recuerdos.
  40. ApexCryptLord
    Nov 10, 2015
    8
    Was a really nice game, i will miss it, but Battlefield 2142 was better. Still 2 good games!!! I played it a lot. It was really funny and cool, good all times is the best time
  41. CaptMescaline
    Aug 25, 2015
    9
    Many a good time was had playing this game back in the day. Every match played out differently. Maps were actually designed for 64 players - unlike the claustrophobic corridor shooter BF3 and BF4 maps. Commanders and squad leaders had an important role to play as did the many different classes. Helicopters could barrel roll and had a decent amount of agility. Grab 5 of your friends andMany a good time was had playing this game back in the day. Every match played out differently. Maps were actually designed for 64 players - unlike the claustrophobic corridor shooter BF3 and BF4 maps. Commanders and squad leaders had an important role to play as did the many different classes. Helicopters could barrel roll and had a decent amount of agility. Grab 5 of your friends and spend the night yelling and screaming at each other with joy. Good times.… Expand
  42. alexalexalexale
    Apr 1, 2015
    10
    The best bf game to date fantastic maps,guns vehicles,spawns,team work and bla bla bla bla bla bla
    10/10 i miss the old bf2 days soooo muchhhhhhhhhhhh
  43. Marick
    Mar 29, 2015
    10
    For me it is the best I've played Battlefield before. The game manages to bring an atmosphere, a very good multiplayer. A great game for that year. .
  44. Dendari
    Sep 20, 2014
    5
    NOTE: As of July 2014 the Gamespy servers were shut down forever. Use GameRanger to play online.

    I really tried to enjoy this game while playing it online but I couldn't. In theory it's a very good game, but in practice it was one of the most frustrating game I've ever played. One main problem is the overall balance, opposed to what BF1942 was about BF2 it's an unbalanced mess. The    NOTE: As of July 2014 the Gamespy servers were shut down forever. Use GameRanger to play online.

    I really tried to enjoy this game while playing it online but I couldn't. In theory it's a very good game, but in practice it was one of the most frustrating game I've ever played. One main problem is the overall balance, opposed to what BF1942 was about BF2 it's an unbalanced mess. The infantry gameplay is terrible, a lot of explosives spam, inaccurate and unbalanced weapons. The land vehicles combat is very good but it's ruined by the overpowered air vehicles. What it does well it's the teamwork aspect, with the introduction of the squad system, the commo-rose and the commander BF2 can offer a lot of good teamwork. Too bad the netcode and the hit registration are terrible (probably the worst in the FPS games). Funny thing is you can have a lot of fun while playing it on LAN.    … Expand
  45. Marsonra
    Jul 12, 2014
    9
    Battlefield 2. My friends at school all really love one of two series: Battlefield or Call of Duty. What really ticks me off about it is that the popular kids all really like Call of Duty, which I consider terrible, and the unpopular kids really like Battlefield. It just goes to show you that these two franchises are at war with each other, and it has had really dire side effects on theBattlefield 2. My friends at school all really love one of two series: Battlefield or Call of Duty. What really ticks me off about it is that the popular kids all really like Call of Duty, which I consider terrible, and the unpopular kids really like Battlefield. It just goes to show you that these two franchises are at war with each other, and it has had really dire side effects on the world at large. I however, have chosen not to take a side in this war. I've only played the best games of these two franchises and that was it. I have already reviewed Call of Duty 4, which I thought was one of the worst games I've ever played. Now I'm reviewing the best Battlefield game, Battlefield 2. So, is this series really better than Call of Duty in every way, or do all modern warfare shooters totally suck after all? Let's find out. This game is an absolute blast to play! It is an online shooter with massive battlefields to fight on, and massive armies to fight with. This game really captures what it's like to be a member of the army and fight on huge battlefields. This game has only one gameplay mode, but because every map is so huge, when the game starts to feel old, other maps make it feel new again. This gameplay mode is conquest. In conquest, the two armies must fight to take control of the entire map, by taking over all of the control points. There is also a reinforcement counter, which shows how many more units on an army can spawn on the battlefield. Once one team controls more control points than the other, the other team starts losing reinforcements. The first team to take control of all of the control points, or get rid of all of the opposing team's reinforcements (this can also be done by simply killing the enemy as opposed to taking control points) wins. This game also emphasizes teamwork quite a bit. It is highly recommended that you get in a squad as early as possible. Also, if you are getting bored of going on foot to fight, or you have to take a long walk to an enemy control point, don't worry about it. There are also several vehicles to drive such as buggys, tanks, fighter jets, and even boats. This game also controls like your average shooter, so you don't have much to worry about in the controls department. In fact, this game is so fun, that the only real problem I have with it other than having only one game mode is that the jets and helicopters are really hard to fly. I found it insanely difficult to fly both air vehicles. However, it just goes to show you that this game has a good learning curve. The AI of this game can also be a challenge, which makes the game much more interesting. They do have a few problems here and there, but nothing major such as just sitting there doing nothing. Overall, no matter how you want to play this game, it will be fun no matter what. As for the graphics, while they may not be as good as Half-Life 2, which came out a year before this, they are still great graphics for their time. Everything in this game is very well detailed, looks the way it should, and perfectly replicates this game's modern warfare setting. It has settings in the United States of America, China, and the Middle East. All of these settings look about how you would expect in a modern day setting. The buildings, vehicles, and character models all look quite good. The only real problem that exists with the graphics is that despite how good they look, they might be a bit dated. Overall, the graphics of this game are great, if a bit dated. As for the presentation, it's great too. The menus can be a bit confusing sometimes, and the tutorials can be a bit confusing, but that's about it. Otherwise, this game has all of the modern military forces you would expect. Of course the U.S. Army is in this game, along with the Chinese, European Union, and Mecca armies. This game definitely presents itself as an excellent multiplayer shooter, and it succeeds in that respect. Overall, this game is a fantastic multiplayer shooter. It has everything good you would come to expect from a multiplayer shooter and more. The battles may be long, but that's just how they should be. In the end, I haven't chosen a side in the war between Call of Duty and Battlefield, but if I did, I would definitely choose Battlefield.
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Graphics: 9/10
    Presentation: 8/10
    Overall: 9/10    … Expand
  46. PP19
    May 12, 2014
    10
    I miss the days before all this modern-aged shooters like Call of Duty:Puppies and Bugfield 4...I am still playing this game with my cousin and a bunch of friends and it is fun.If you have never play it,give it a shot!
  47. Parazitu91
    Apr 16, 2014
    10
    This game is a Masterpiece !!!! Is the best game in the series with great big maps, balance cases and guns with recoil :) This and 1942 are the diamante of DICE.
  48. vinukabest3
    Apr 11, 2014
    10
    A really fun game that's it
    A really fun game that's it
    A really fun game that's it
    A really fun game that's it
    A really fun game that's it
    A really fun game that's it
    A really fun game that's it
  49. djstickLP
    Apr 5, 2014
    10
    The Maps are awesome, the weapons are awesome, the Engine for that release year is still good and everything else is awesome!

    Now you got BF4 and all this new stuff, but if you imagine, how BF2 was like BF4 back then. I prefer BF2 over the other ones, even if i only bought it last year. Still there are active people playing and new people too! Its just sad, that no one plays the    The Maps are awesome, the weapons are awesome, the Engine for that release year is still good and everything else is awesome!

    Now you got BF4 and all this new stuff, but if you imagine, how BF2 was like BF4 back then.
    I prefer BF2 over the other ones, even if i only bought it last year.
    Still there are active people playing and new people too!

    Its just sad, that no one plays the Special Forces DLC. Its a good DLC in my opinion, but the people care about the main game and the DLCs, that are build into the game, and not have to be started over the main game.

    This game is also moddable and has awesome mods like FORGOTTEN HOPE 2 and PROJECT REALITY with servers and players!    … Expand
  50. rygu
    Mar 5, 2014
    10
    Still the war-FPS that all others should be compared to. BF3 and 4 were console ports, and aimed for bad players with the no-recoil and tons of crutch weapons. Those are war arcade shooters. BF2 is a squad based tactical war-FPS. I miss this game, best FPS ever made.
  51. keefbaker
    Oct 16, 2013
    9
    The original massive battle arena. I spent huge amounts of hours in this game and am glad i did. Tons of fun.Online shooters don't come much better than this old gem.
  52. Basilone
    Sep 11, 2013
    6
    I tried to go back to playing this game recently, and the ballistics is terrible. I'm not complaining because there is no bullet drop, but the bullets simply do not hit where you are aiming most the time. Instead of recoiling your shots just radiate further and further away from your aim point. So I tired using the semi auto fire modes often and even though it is more accurate theyI tried to go back to playing this game recently, and the ballistics is terrible. I'm not complaining because there is no bullet drop, but the bullets simply do not hit where you are aiming most the time. Instead of recoiling your shots just radiate further and further away from your aim point. So I tired using the semi auto fire modes often and even though it is more accurate they still don't always hit where you are aiming which is very frustrating. Otherwise a great game, but the gun play is lackluster.… Expand
  53. ecki
    Aug 1, 2013
    10
    I don`t know how often I heard the loading screen of the MEC and USA but it never gets ols. Good gameplay and it is a grat game. Bf3 did not have the same feeling as in Bf2 but it is still pretty good.
  54. BryanPan25
    Jul 24, 2013
    9
    one of the better fps'. Got really into it when i got it and i still play i from time to time. You can purchase replica airsoft guns from the game here: http://www.airsplat.com/battlefield-2.htm
  55. Simolius
    Jul 2, 2013
    8
    This is the best of the Battlefield series! In my opinion, the new Battlefield games are inferior to the pre-BF Bad Company games. While old-school BF games focus on the multiplayer, recent BF games add singleplayer campaigns and a bunch of other stuff that doesn't belong in the BF series. If you haven't played the old BF games, you are doing it wrong...The graphics and the gameplay stillThis is the best of the Battlefield series! In my opinion, the new Battlefield games are inferior to the pre-BF Bad Company games. While old-school BF games focus on the multiplayer, recent BF games add singleplayer campaigns and a bunch of other stuff that doesn't belong in the BF series. If you haven't played the old BF games, you are doing it wrong...The graphics and the gameplay still hold up very well and there are a bunch of fun mods and maps you can install for free! Play BF2!… Expand
  56. NevNav
    Jun 15, 2013
    8
    Many people look at BF2 with rose tinted goggles and remember only the good parts about it and then give it 10/10 Im not gonna do that here i will list some of the big mistakes of the game>

    Cons........ Class balance You basicly only see assaults & medics Engineers & antitanks weapon suck ass so no one basicly ever used them. Magical repair aura in vehicles when you drive it as    Many people look at BF2 with rose tinted goggles and remember only the good parts about it and then give it 10/10 Im not gonna do that here i will list some of the big mistakes of the game>

    Cons........

    Class balance You basicly only see assaults & medics Engineers & antitanks weapon suck ass so no one basicly ever used them.
    Magical repair aura in vehicles when you drive it as engineer This led to camping side by side with 2 tanks & commander dropping supplybox behind them that repaired them aswell.

    Vehicle balance Helis 1 shotting everything with TV missile once you got the hang of the missile You could basicly dominate entire battlefield with it .
    Tanks basicly useless if there was any jets helis in the map
    Dolphin dive & bunny hopping
    OP weapons over other weapons

    Pros...

    Maps
    Teamwork
    Big squads & commander
    No supression
    Flight mechanics
    VOIP
    Destroyable bridges
    Intense fighting

    At the time Battlefield 2 was my favorite fps game and amazing for its time. It had major issues with bugs crashes balance but still in end i'd play it again     … Expand
  57. igor-qwe
    Jun 7, 2013
    8
    "Battlefield 2" was one of the reasons I had my PC upgraded for (I don't remember exactly)th time :)
    It took much time for "Call of Duty" creators to bring players to the modern action, but EA decided to let us use modern weapons much earlier.
    First big sequel to the popular series brought us large maps, various class types and tons of fun time. I have to say that in "Battlefield 2" I    "Battlefield 2" was one of the reasons I had my PC upgraded for (I don't remember exactly)th time :)
    It took much time for "Call of Duty" creators to bring players to the modern action, but EA decided to let us use modern weapons much earlier.

    First big sequel to the popular series brought us large maps, various class types and tons of fun time. I have to say that in "Battlefield 2" I was never a big fan of vehicles. Somehow they seemed I bit sluggish so mostly I enjoyed combat on foot, which allowed me to use at my best my favourite class medic. Defibrillator unit was firstly introduced to the game and significantly changed gameplay. Having a medic nearby would allow more heroic actions than you had previously let yourself to perform. Assault class was my second favourite one, although my friends often gave preference to engineers.

    Having one right behind your tank would make you almost unstoppable force. Playing as a sniper was difficult for me, because I never understood a sniper rifle that did not kill an enemy with a single shot.
    A new feature that was introduced but never appreciated, by me at least, was artillery fire, that was often used as bombing of the point at the moment when it was captured by an enemy.

    To give more balance against heavy vehicles new rocket launchers were introduced, that were statically set at some places and allowed firing missiles.

    "Battlefield 2" also had AI partners that could make you a company. Having AI in opposite team often made playing a nightmare as making headshots with a pistol from unbelievable distance was not a big deal for them.

    Weapon's kickback was not a big deal to get used to, but somehow I consider it a problem, because this way you can't 'feel' weapons.

    Anyway, everything that was not appreciated by me doesn't make the game any worse, so at the moment of release, eight long years ago I would recommend it to any player who liked shooters.    … Expand
  58. Khyrid
    May 17, 2013
    7
    I like what the battlefield series is trying to do, but they have some issues. BF2 has way too many exploits. Hit-boxes come unglued when player's run around. Bunny hopping can make you immune to being blasted by an entire clip at point blank range. Often the game involved running this marathon across the game map only to die and start all over again. I did get some real enjoyment out ofI like what the battlefield series is trying to do, but they have some issues. BF2 has way too many exploits. Hit-boxes come unglued when player's run around. Bunny hopping can make you immune to being blasted by an entire clip at point blank range. Often the game involved running this marathon across the game map only to die and start all over again. I did get some real enjoyment out of the game tho. The urban maps were a lot more fun to me.… Expand
  59. MrTripp
    Apr 16, 2013
    10
    My favourite game of all time. Forever and always.

    It has the most content out of all of the Battlefield series and it's definitely the most fun. With over 30 maps with 3 variations each (90 maps, technically) and hundreds of weapons, vehicles, players and mods you really can't find a better pseudo-realistic war game than this one. I think this was the only game I've ever played    My favourite game of all time. Forever and always.

    It has the most content out of all of the Battlefield series and it's definitely the most fun.

    With over 30 maps with 3 variations each (90 maps, technically) and hundreds of weapons, vehicles, players and mods you really can't find a better pseudo-realistic war game than this one.

    I think this was the only game I've ever played to really balance realistic and not realistic perfectly, it has a realistic chain of command and getting medals and promotions, as well as slightly realistic physics, but you can also get into a car and drive up an exploding ramp and then jump out the side and parachute to safety.

    The game definitely feels the best out of all of the Battlefield games. As soon as you boot it up you just feel like you have complete control over everything, and you feel like it's your fault that your dying when you do die because of how good the controls are.

    As said before, there are loads of vehicles, and most maps have an aircraft carrier for the USMC. The Aircraft Carrier always has helicopters and jets on it, but this isn't like Battlefield 3 where every jet and helicopter are almost exactly the same, these jets have strengths and weaknesses.

    Say there was a two seater jet that could drop 15 bombs and had 4 miniguns, it would fly very slowly and wouldn't be very agile.

    Say there was a one seater jet with no bombs and like 2 machine guns, it would fly very quickly and would be extremely agile.

    Lots of people all around the world still play this game all the time, but sadly, the modding community kinda died out.

    But, that doesn't mean you can't play these mods, because this game has bots, and the bots in this game are very smart.

    If you play vanilla Battlefield 2 you will be greeted to a screen that tells you that you can only have 16 bots on each map, that's fine, you need to get BF2ALL64.

    This mod allows you to play BF2 with 64 bots in 64 player maps in co-op and single player. It's great

    But definitely, the most popular mod is Project Reality.

    Project Reality is pretty much ARMA in the Battlefield 2 engine with Bad Company's destruction, and it is amazing.

    It's a super realistic, slow-paced war shooter that is incredibly intense. I would highly recommend if you have patience, because the matches run very slowly.

    AIX is my personal favorite mod out of all of them. What it does is make the bots smarter and add everything from the expansions into the full game, and it also adds heaps of new stuff, such as miniguns and new maps (Archipalago is amazing, you have to play it on AIX) that you can play in co-op or single player.

    Also, don't listen to what LordLeckie said, the vanilla weapons are definitely the strongest. They didn't go overboard with the unlock thing, which is another good thing.

    Overall, this game is my favorite game of all time and you will probably have a blast playing this, but don't put your expectations too high or you might be disappointed. I'm just really passionate about this game.    … Expand
  60. jangers
    Mar 12, 2013
    9
    Best part of battlefield series. Online battle are really well, both conquest with vehicle and infantry. The game is really fun when you gather a people and play together. Clan wars in this game work well. GJ Dice
  61. molemaster43
    Mar 8, 2013
    9
    Battlefield 2 has one of the best multiplayer experiences of all games. It has a ton of fun within it to make it truly great. It can be frustrating, but everything from driving a little Jeep to doing gun warfare, this game is absolutely amazing. My only discrepancy is that there is a total lack of a singleplayer campaign. This game may have an amazing multiplayer, but I wish that there wasBattlefield 2 has one of the best multiplayer experiences of all games. It has a ton of fun within it to make it truly great. It can be frustrating, but everything from driving a little Jeep to doing gun warfare, this game is absolutely amazing. My only discrepancy is that there is a total lack of a singleplayer campaign. This game may have an amazing multiplayer, but I wish that there was a singleplayer campaign as well.… Expand
  62. LD9000
    Mar 6, 2013
    9
    I played this game for years before finding BF2: Project Reality mod. Now I play that. BF2 is a great game with well polished gameplay. The only issue I have with both games is when teams are stacked with good players on one side. This makes it really hard to try to "carry" the team, and is rather stressful. With better autobalance, this game would be a 10/10, best FPS I played, and II played this game for years before finding BF2: Project Reality mod. Now I play that. BF2 is a great game with well polished gameplay. The only issue I have with both games is when teams are stacked with good players on one side. This makes it really hard to try to "carry" the team, and is rather stressful. With better autobalance, this game would be a 10/10, best FPS I played, and I tried a lot of them.… Expand
  63. CallOfDuty
    Jan 7, 2013
    2
    Battlefield 2 is a good game,very fun with mods,is a awesome war game,but there it's just unplayable,the gun spread goes everywhere,units in the game could survive about 15+ G36C (or what gun is it) without getting a single hitmarker. Unplayable,do not buy
  64. rtkiii
    Nov 13, 2012
    10
    BEST of all time!!!! Still blows the new FPS genre out of the water. And ported version to PS3 is not garbage but the control on KB/Mouse could not be matched. I miss playing this game with my friends. Those were the days.
  65. Lead
    Sep 11, 2012
    10
    I Miss BF2 Days.
  66. Jon2011
    Jul 29, 2012
    8
    Random deviation, artillery spam, and bomb spam ruin this game for me.
    Enjoy being the squad leader/commander, flying the aircraft, and driving the tanks.
    Most maps are good, memorable environments and battles.

    Mods are nice, the only reason I'm giving this game 8 instead of 7.
  67. thecowofbeef
    Jul 19, 2012
    10
    Battlefield 2 is one of those rare games that only comes along every now and then. Some players may be put of by environments being smaller than those in previous entries to the series, but from the start of the mach until the score readout, Battlefield is one journey you don't want to miss.
    With no campaign to play through, Battlefield can sometimes feel like a game that was not    Battlefield 2 is one of those rare games that only comes along every now and then. Some players may be put of by environments being smaller than those in previous entries to the series, but from the start of the mach until the score readout, Battlefield is one journey you don't want to miss.
    With no campaign to play through, Battlefield can sometimes feel like a game that was not completely finished. This is counteracted though by beautiful and well designed environments, all of which have had an amazing level of detail that just wont be found anywhere else. Maps vary from small, tropic covered war zones, to large, open ended dessert battlefields, all of which are a breeze to get around thanks to a number of widely appreciated vehicles. You can step into the helm of a helicopter or jet and tear up the skies, causing endless waves of destruction on the enemies underneath you, or sit behind the controls of a tank, or the wheel of a car. Battlefields huge environments are the factor that brings the game home.
    Whats a war game without Action? When you select a map for an online battle or a single player experience, you can choose from a list of well designed classes, all imperative to the success of your team. You can be an engineer, repairing vehicles and turning the tide in battle as a result, or a heavy weapons operative, sporting an explosive firing missile launcher that can stop the enemy driving into your base with a tank. No matter what your choice is, there's a class for everyone, and everyone feels like the team relies on them as much as anyone else.
    Battlefield 2 and all of it's added content deserves a solid 9.5 out of 10.    … Expand
  68. Militaizi
    Jun 10, 2012
    7
    Well.. This game used to be good, but it is not so good anymore. Anyways there is really pretty much bugs, like when you go crouching next to a wall your legs appear on the other side, and stuff like that. But the mod community has saved this game from disaster. Pros of Battlefield 2 are good map making, but that's pretty much it. BF2 was the most realistic looking game of the time it wasWell.. This game used to be good, but it is not so good anymore. Anyways there is really pretty much bugs, like when you go crouching next to a wall your legs appear on the other side, and stuff like that. But the mod community has saved this game from disaster. Pros of Battlefield 2 are good map making, but that's pretty much it. BF2 was the most realistic looking game of the time it was released, but the guns were like potato guns, only with sniper + pistol combo could one kill other in less than half a second.… Expand
  69. Xeros612
    May 11, 2012
    0
    Out of desire to play a Battlefield game before regenerating health plagued the series and simultaneously wanting something that would run well on my laptop, I decided to pick up this old gem. The install process is long and tedious, more so than it really should have been. Messing with options works nicely... except for control configuration. Rather than removing an old keybind when youOut of desire to play a Battlefield game before regenerating health plagued the series and simultaneously wanting something that would run well on my laptop, I decided to pick up this old gem. The install process is long and tedious, more so than it really should have been. Messing with options works nicely... except for control configuration. Rather than removing an old keybind when you choose to bind a key to a new function, it just tells you you can't bind it. A bit annoying, but doable... unless you want to bind left shift to anything, of course. No matter what, it tells you it's bound to something in helicopter controls (despite checking multiple times and seeing no such thing), so so much for my preferred crouch key.

    Widescreen support out of the box is non-existent or poor, and the 1.5 patch doesn't do much to fix it. The third party Widescreen Fixer program is practically necessary for a reasonable FOV.

    Another problem one is bound to run into is lack of server choice. This is to be expected in such an old game with many sequels released after it, but at this point it's not worth it at all to get anything more than the base game. Special Forces is completely empty aside from a few "server padding" bots (the sort that are in servers but don't spawn in or play, just sit there to inflate player count), and the other two expansions come free with patch 1.5. The remaining servers lack in variety, with very few non-"24/7 [map]" servers left, and unless you're lucky (unlike me) or have a group of friends to hop into servers with, you're likely to have a frustrating experience due to lack of players willing to go for the objectives and such. On a related note, many of the small number of servers left have rules that can be seen as ridiculous and unreasonable, so watch out for that.

    The balance is definitely lacking in the game as well. Infantry weapon-wise, it seems alright aside from LMGs that aren't the RPK having horrendous accuracy no matter what and grenades being far too "spammy". Air vehicles are wholly unbalanced against anything else, as they have a fairly easy time dodging any anti-air fire and ONE missile fired from an applicable aircraft is enough to destroy even a tank in one hit, without anything capable of doing the same against the air vehicles. Gunner beware, a single machine gun bullet from any aircraft hitting anywhere on a land vehicle seems to be enough to kill you.

    Relating to the last point, the accuracy of some of these pilots and chopper gunners is pretty questionable. I wouldn't be surprised if there were some aircraft aim-hack floating around that bypasses punkbuster seemingly flawlessly.

    Overall, despite how underwhelming my skill (and luck) at the game is and bad experiences all around, I'm likely to reinstall and play it again at some point.    … Expand
  70. Rabid_Rabbit
    Mar 19, 2012
    2
    Dont buy it. It a great game sure .. IF you can play it. You gone wast time and get super Pissed off with all the punkbuster failing, connection problems, cd key gone missing. Maybe you get lucky and every thing works fine at first but there will be a moment is gone fail on you, its just a mater of when.
  71. Wulfburk
    Mar 9, 2012
    10
    One of the best shooters, great scale, great graphics, great gameplay and even better great multiplayer!
    And also the addition of mods does make this game to be close to perfection, total modifications such as Project Reality, Forgotten Hope 2 (my favorite mod and WW2 game), Point of Existence 2 and Operation PeaceKeeper add tons of fun.
  72. Mouse
    Jan 3, 2012
    9
    Truly one of the greats. If you call yourself a PC gamer, you must play this game. CoD or MoH fanboy, it doesn't matter. This is one of the pinnacles of PC gaming warfare. Disregard single player. It doesn't exist. This game is meant to be played on a 4km-squared map with 64 players and a whole lotta planes, guns, automobiles, and enemy boats to be spotted. A respectable mix betweenTruly one of the greats. If you call yourself a PC gamer, you must play this game. CoD or MoH fanboy, it doesn't matter. This is one of the pinnacles of PC gaming warfare. Disregard single player. It doesn't exist. This game is meant to be played on a 4km-squared map with 64 players and a whole lotta planes, guns, automobiles, and enemy boats to be spotted. A respectable mix between individual combat (with just a little balance missing on that part), vehicle warfare, and massive strategy set in a surprisingly accurate conflict that (sit down for this) doesn't involve Russians*! Disregard price and dated graphics, you must have this experience. *Outside of Special Forces expansion pack… Expand
  73. Margolis27
    Dec 28, 2011
    10
    I personally love this game. There is no experience like shooting down an enemy as he tries to assult your base, or the sense of loyalty and duty to you squad after the heal you, help you capture a base or defend you as you drive a vehicle. It is one of the greatest tactical shooters I've ever played and exceeds the standards of it's genre.
  74. C4K3
    Dec 13, 2011
    7
    Despite it's unsmooth movement, ridiculous hitboxes, and constant vehicle camping, it's still surprisingly fun to play. It's not competitive, it's not particularly balanced, but it delivers a fun experience. Will still be playing this over BF3.
  75. C4Chaos42
    Dec 11, 2011
    10
    This game was a jaw dropping improvement over it's predecessor, battlefield 1942. Voice chat, squad management and commander role really aided the teamwork flow of this game. It's a classic hands down.
  76. DrCola
    Nov 19, 2011
    10
    This is the best online FPS ever made, I am not kidding. This is the BEST battlefield. And dont let anyone else tell you otherwise. I just wish they couldve re made it in BF3 without all the consolization garbage that has infected the entire market.
  77. eagle
    Nov 12, 2011
    10
    Great game with endless actions. I have been playing this game for countless hours. This game is very addicting. You can use modified mods and maps to add even more exciting gameplay experience. Though the graphics are a bit old now, but the gameplay is the best in the series.
  78. ApfelGanja
    Nov 8, 2011
    8
    Great game that i spent countless hours on. The menu is very laggy even on my awesome gaming rig. But the vehicles are awesome (even though i still suck at flying jets!) I love this game. I've been a more or less CoD fanboy, but now I'm shifting to the middle. CoD4 and BF2 are my 2 favourite FPS games ever. BF3 is also a great addition to the Battlefield series. Thanks DICE!
  79. roboticsun
    Oct 21, 2011
    8
    Battlefield 2 is a fantastic multiplayer shooter game. This game really shows a life-like warfare with tanks, jets and other vehicles in the battlefields. However note that this is NOT a standalone/singleplayer game at all that means it supposed to play online with others. Also the community keeps making new mods for the game, so still this game has tons of replay ability.
  80. JacobsTown
    Sep 13, 2011
    10
    Everything that reminds me of why I love video games! BF2 takes me back to a time where everything was sprinkled with golden dust.
    I am currently warming up with this game until the BF3 release.
    Check out the BF2 project reality mod, if you're into even more realistic warfare!
  81. Elc1247
    Aug 24, 2011
    9
    One of the classics of FPS games. Given that the Battlefield series has won "Game of the Year" awards from many different sources. I would describe the game as an amazing idea that has been implemented quite well, though there are some major problems with the game however. one is the very erratic accuracy of weapons in the game, and another is hit detection due to lag, and the finalOne of the classics of FPS games. Given that the Battlefield series has won "Game of the Year" awards from many different sources. I would describe the game as an amazing idea that has been implemented quite well, though there are some major problems with the game however. one is the very erratic accuracy of weapons in the game, and another is hit detection due to lag, and the final problem is the horribly put together menu and the engine in general. the menu system is just not put together well and the engine tends to both be finicky and somewhat buggy, for example, every time you start up the game, your resolution will be forced to a certain setting, which messes up window sizes on your desktop, but thats just a minor detail, just a pet peeve of mine i guess. Though with the menu system, the main problem Ive gotten irked at is the fact that the ESC button brings up the main menu from battle, which is a pain since if you accidentally open it up, you will have to wait a good 5-10 seconds to be able to close it and get back to the game... i never understood why they made it like that. As to the actual gameplay, its very addictive and very fun, especially when you get a team that is both at least moderately skilled, and can pay attention to the flow of battle. Teamwork wins games. The thing about BF games, especially 2 and 2142, is that they take a long time to get accustomed to. I picked up this game after not playing it for a good 5 years or so, and I was so rusty that my skills were almost non-existent. I would say to new players: "This game takes a lot of getting used to, I would say it takes at least 10-20 hours of playing to get the basics down, and its a continual process of learning how to deal with different situations and using your gear effectively. Its not about being a hero, its about working as a team to beat the enemy. If you try to play BF like CoD, you will be severely disappointed in your performance, as we seasoned players will pick you off easily since you stand out so much." By far BF2 is better than CoD when it comes to the sheer addictiveness and fun of the multiplayer, theres just this level of awesome when 64 players clash with military hardware.… Expand
  82. Chapy
    Jul 22, 2011
    10
    Simply the best online competitive FPS experience I've ever had. I recommend this game (now hopefully BF3) to competitive gamers who can work as a team and who utilize voice communications.

    Here's hoping BF3 will be just as spectacular.
  83. TheHuNTeR
    Jun 18, 2011
    9
    An amazingly fun game even this far ahead of its release date. The huge wars fought on the huge battlefields is truly something most FPS' need to this date. The balance of the weapons and the large class selection will make this game enjoyable for hours on end. The vehicle battles, be it aviator or ground(F-35Bs or T-90s) keep this game epic. There are a few issues though like a weirdAn amazingly fun game even this far ahead of its release date. The huge wars fought on the huge battlefields is truly something most FPS' need to this date. The balance of the weapons and the large class selection will make this game enjoyable for hours on end. The vehicle battles, be it aviator or ground(F-35Bs or T-90s) keep this game epic. There are a few issues though like a weird mouse glitch and some lag although lag is expected with 64 people in one game. Highly recommend this game. One of my all time favorites!… Expand
  84. patrickrender
    Jun 17, 2011
    8
    Battlefield 2, this is a great fps, you need to bypass the graphics and look to see a great game, this game takes a **** on bad company 2 and then bad company 2 takes a **** on cod, all the cod fans will saying OMG HE DISSED COD LOL IM A NOOB but really, this game is a masterpiece, it does loads of thing correctly, after the PAINFUL installation that knocked this game down 1 point its aBattlefield 2, this is a great fps, you need to bypass the graphics and look to see a great game, this game takes a **** on bad company 2 and then bad company 2 takes a **** on cod, all the cod fans will saying OMG HE DISSED COD LOL IM A NOOB but really, this game is a masterpiece, it does loads of thing correctly, after the PAINFUL installation that knocked this game down 1 point its a great game. The game play, if you look you can arrange squads and then you can assign them squads in tactics to be able to decimate the enemies. With the special forces, you can use things like grappling hooks and zip lines which will help you and your team mates sneak in to the enemy base and capture it. The commander position was a great design choice, you are the only one who can use uav or airstrike, and you need to sue them wisely to support your troops. Overall, great game, a must have for and person who has played an fps.… Expand
  85. Galloway
    Apr 25, 2011
    10
    My all-time favorite game, I played this for 5 years until Bad Company 2 came out, and BC2 is a great game, but it's really there for me to hold me over until Battlefield 3 arrives later in 2011. Probably the best teamwork game there is, and gives me the same feeling I had in my younger days playing organized team sports. Commander mode was awesome and let's hope it is in Battlefield 3.My all-time favorite game, I played this for 5 years until Bad Company 2 came out, and BC2 is a great game, but it's really there for me to hold me over until Battlefield 3 arrives later in 2011. Probably the best teamwork game there is, and gives me the same feeling I had in my younger days playing organized team sports. Commander mode was awesome and let's hope it is in Battlefield 3. "You are the worst squad I have ever set eyes on." "My grandma could do better!"… Expand
  86. DaveTheJackal
    Mar 8, 2011
    10
    A 6 year old game and still the servers are full. How many others can claim as much? The latest 1.5 patch adds all the expansions to the basic install (except the special forces addon), plus enhanced vista/windows 7 support. Tons of player made expansions and mods, including the 128 player WW2 battles of "Forgotten Hope 2". Some tricks required to get it working under windows 7: Run asA 6 year old game and still the servers are full. How many others can claim as much? The latest 1.5 patch adds all the expansions to the basic install (except the special forces addon), plus enhanced vista/windows 7 support. Tons of player made expansions and mods, including the 128 player WW2 battles of "Forgotten Hope 2". Some tricks required to get it working under windows 7: Run as Administrator and Disable screen composition in the short cut. Brilliant stuff! Anyone who complains about lag or stuttering is playing on a seriously underpowered PC or has a very bad internet connection. Many laptops were not made for FPS, people!… Expand
  87. conorman
    Feb 24, 2011
    10
    can some one help me on starting the game every time i start the game it goes to black screen then does not respond does any one know how to fix this i really want to start playing
  88. 1BMW
    Jan 21, 2011
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. have loved this game and still love it! the only thing i love more
    have loved this game and still love it! the only thing i love more
    have loved this game and still love it! the only thing i love more    … Expand
  89. LordLeckie
    Dec 29, 2010
    1
    If you're considering giving it a shot you're way too late, the old crowd has all the old weapons, the experience, the map knowledge and the cowardice that makes them sprint for Vehicles, you will pretty much never be in a straight up fight and when you are more than likely you'll be ambushed and downed in seconds or the other way around.

    Vehicles are also hilariously over powered,    If you're considering giving it a shot you're way too late, the old crowd has all the old weapons, the experience, the map knowledge and the cowardice that makes them sprint for Vehicles, you will pretty much never be in a straight up fight and when you are more than likely you'll be ambushed and downed in seconds or the other way around.

    Vehicles are also hilariously over powered, tracking flying opponents with stationary guns is difficult to say the least and they often have some magical ability to know the EXACT gun which has a lock on them. Tanks will easily gun you down, APCs blow you to hell, Jeeps and buggies will come out of no where.

    Maps are so huge that often battles become rolls, one team will gain momentum and just wont stop or the defenders will not budge, one map in particular of the Americans having to do amphibious assualt against the chinese is pretty much impossible for the yanks as you cannot get to the shore there are too many emplacements and the reliance on slow APCs or boats makes you cannon fodder.

    In conclusion, buggy, unbalanced, actual combat between people is always amazingly ungratifying, short and boring while maps can either be unbalanced rolls or too big for you to see anything. Oh and spawn camping.    … Expand
  90. Intact
    Nov 22, 2010
    9
    I have played this game for about 2 years. This is in my favorite online multiplayer out there for an FPS. I strongly recommend this game to anyone, as it has so much replay value and is only $9.99, which is ridiculous for the quality, it's bar none the best deal I've ever gotten on a game. This game is also far better than Battlefield: Bad Company 2 if you're wondering, they numbed itI have played this game for about 2 years. This is in my favorite online multiplayer out there for an FPS. I strongly recommend this game to anyone, as it has so much replay value and is only $9.99, which is ridiculous for the quality, it's bar none the best deal I've ever gotten on a game. This game is also far better than Battlefield: Bad Company 2 if you're wondering, they numbed it down in every way; simply put, Battlefield 2 has more EVERYTHING. Besides how big of a fanboy I am, this game has a lot of stupid flaws, but is much better if you get the project reality mod. These flaws are mostly hit detection issues, which are ridiculous, and overall hinder my overall score, but 9.5 rounds up to 10 :)… Expand
  91. MikeS.
    Feb 9, 2010
    10
    I have loved this game and still love it! the only thing i love more about this is Special forces expation pack that adds tear gas and the devils perch map wish more people played it tho! the expectations are really good this is better than MW2 in my mind and i still love this game! 2142 is also a good one as well! Also unlike MW2 most of the ranked servers are dedicated. also you get to I have loved this game and still love it! the only thing i love more about this is Special forces expation pack that adds tear gas and the devils perch map wish more people played it tho! the expectations are really good this is better than MW2 in my mind and i still love this game! 2142 is also a good one as well! Also unlike MW2 most of the ranked servers are dedicated. also you get to PICK your unlocks instead of being a certain level and waiting! overall i would pick this up ASAP before u cant find it anymore! same with 2142! i recommend getting the expectations as well! or the complete! i just wish the people with CDs like myself didn't need em to load and need an online connection to play single player! but the real reason to play this is the muti player! and oh did i forget? "ARTILLRY STRIKE IN YOUR AREA!" my favorite of all time when your on an all land map cuz u can radio in what u saw even if they went out of sight and it shows up on uer teams map! "Enemy Boat Spoted!" (when your on a desert map its funny as ****!) and oh btw i claymored your spawns and C4'd your planes and Sniped your Commander! XD… Expand
  92. alexd
    Jan 8, 2010
    9
    With the recent letdown that MW2 offered the PC community, its good to know that there are still realistic games with an active community. With matches up to 64 players, objectives, and a squad focus, you feel you and everyone else is actually helping the team in some way, and strategies are important. This is not just some random death match of random stupidity. I wish I could have With the recent letdown that MW2 offered the PC community, its good to know that there are still realistic games with an active community. With matches up to 64 players, objectives, and a squad focus, you feel you and everyone else is actually helping the team in some way, and strategies are important. This is not just some random death match of random stupidity. I wish I could have experienced more of this game but after experiencing the mod Project Reality (proving that mod communities are still alive for this game), I can't go back. Project Reality alone justifies buying this game, and BF2 is well worth the currently low price tag.… Expand
  93. RobertT
    Jan 2, 2010
    10
    Fantastic all round game. Unfortunately it is now on the old side, hopefully EA will hring Bad Company 2 out with a surprise.
  94. NigelH
    Dec 16, 2009
    10
    This one is a keeper. Been on my hard drive since 2005 and the mods specifically project reality are subjectively even better.
  95. BrandonM
    Nov 29, 2009
    10
    I've been playing this game since the day it came out and i have never had such a fun time playing any game in my life! Ive spent hundreds of hours on this game and it was always one of my favorites. Its a little old and out dated now but the community is huge and the game only gets better and better with all the patches.
  96. CallumS
    Nov 10, 2009
    10
    this game is excellent. The mulitplayer is smooth and has an endless degree of fun. The sound effects are great and so are the visuals.
  97. FranzKlausH
    Nov 5, 2009
    10
    Battlefield 2 is the best online Ego-Shooter, because there are so many Places Vehicles and weapons you can use...and you have to play very tactically with your Teammates in Squads... BF2 is With Css le créme de la créme in the Top 10 list from Online Games
  98. DanielP.
    Oct 19, 2009
    10
    If you're looking for an FPS with a realistic twist, with good strategy this is the game. Unlike Call of Duty 4, which is fast paced and in your face ALL the time and no team dynamics as well as no inter-squad voice communication, BF2 offers a player to help out the whole team by being a commander and setting up UAVs, arty attacks, supply drops, vehicle drops, and calling out enemies If you're looking for an FPS with a realistic twist, with good strategy this is the game. Unlike Call of Duty 4, which is fast paced and in your face ALL the time and no team dynamics as well as no inter-squad voice communication, BF2 offers a player to help out the whole team by being a commander and setting up UAVs, arty attacks, supply drops, vehicle drops, and calling out enemies for your buddies. Yes it may be annoying and so paced on the big maps that require you to use vehicles, but you have to remember its trying to be realistic. You wont get from one end of a city to another by continually running with heavy ass gear and not tiring out ( unless you have a vehicle of course). Then there is the physics that needs to be considered. Unlike CoD4 and other games where the bullet goes straight to the middle of the cross hair no matter at what distance, at great distance in BF2 maps you HAVE TO take into consideration bullet trajectory. Having a guy's head in your sniper crosshairs at 800m will NOT give you a headshot hahaha. There issues with this game as there are with any other: technical from EA and having stupid egotistical people calling you noobs when youre trying to learn. But i never payed attention to them and ive stuck with this game for 3 years and still love it! It's a must get for any realistic , big map, strategy, team-based fans FPS.… Expand
  99. HrvojeKraft
    Oct 12, 2009
    10
    So much time and game still shine! Ive keeping coming and coming back, so many thing you can do on map that seems every game you play is something new you didnt see or done before. besides wow this is a game i am playing longer then 3 years in a row :)
  100. AI
    Mar 10, 2009
    5
    The game feels like it is early beta, at best. Ja there are crashes, yes there are bugs, but this is not even what I am talking about. The game itself seems to be missing a lot of polish. When I was playing bf1942, it felt like a finished game. I cannot say the same thing for the sequel.
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#4 Best PC Game of 2005
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2005
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#7 Most Shared PC Game of 2005

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 55 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 55
  3. Negative: 0 out of 55
  1. GameSpy
    100
    Once you strap into an F/A-18 and rocket over the landscape, once you're crouched next to a tank trying valiantly to repair it while bullets ping off of the armor inches above your head, once you defend a waypoint and ask for new orders from your commander over the radio, all of those nitpicks about map balance or sniper power fade.
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  2. Yahoo!
    100
    With incredible communication tools, top-notch visuals, and a fantastic balance of vehicles and classes, EA has won the battle and the war of online team-based shooters.
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  3. IGN
    89
    The thing to remember about Battlefield 2 is that it's exceptionally fun.
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