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Manufacturer: Electronic Arts Inc. Part number: 15148
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- The award-winning Battlefield franchise finally explodes onto the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, dropping players into the heat of battle with Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. The game brings the over-the-top action and excitement of the Battlefield series into the modern era with a bleeding-edge arsenal of vehicles and weaponry allowing for the most extreme "Battlefield Moments" yet. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat ... Read more
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Gamespot editors' review
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Xbox 360) price range: $28.99 - $59.00
- Reviewed by: Bob Colayco
- Reviewed on: 04/07/2006
- Released on: 04/11/2006
It seems a little strange that Battlefield 2: Modern Combat should have the "2" in the title, given that this is the first Battlefield game to make an appearance on consoles. The game also, unfortunately, bears little resemblance to its superb namesake on the PC. While Modern Combat does offer some amount of charm with its highly produced interludes and its slick unit-switching mechanism, ultimately this multiplayer-focused military shooter falls short of its promise with design flaws in its campaign and clunky vehicle handling. The obvious graphical enhancements for the Xbox 360 do add something to the overall package, though.
The presentation is where Modern Combat has received the greatest attention in its transition from the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox to the Xbox 360. Character models and vehicles exhibit a great amount of detail, with full shadows and much sharper texturing all around. Other nice details include persistent bullet-hole decals and spent cartridges. If you man a stationary machine gun for a while, you can look down and see quite a pile of brass building up at your feet. The environments can look a little sterile at times, though, and many of the buildings on a single-player map still can't be explored. However, vehicle explosions are much more satisfying now, with fire and smoke effects, as well as large chunks of metal that break off and disappear later via secondary explosions. The weapon sounds seem about the same as the other versions of Modern Combat, which is to say, decent but not totally remarkable. There is quite a bit of radio chatter during battle, too, but it still tends to get very repetitive, and the voice acting for the Chinese side might be a shade offensive, as most of it is delivered in English with a thick, Charlie Chan-style accent.
The plot base of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is something out of your standard, Clancy-esque techno-thriller. Unrest in the Soviet state of Kazakhstan has sent a US-led, UN peacekeeping force to the region in order to promote stability. However, the Chinese are a little nervous by this show of force, and they have sent their own forces into the region in order to maintain their own territorial interests. You'll switch back and forth between controlling the Americans and Chinese throughout the game's 20-mission campaign. What's neat about the campaign structure is that between missions you'll be treated to some fake news broadcasts from media outlets on both sides of the war. It's rather amusing to see two conflicting accounts of the same battles that you've just fought, which provokes the idea that nobody ever tells the whole truth in a wartime situation. The campaign missions themselves are pretty varied, even if certain maps and areas get recycled a bit. You'll drive tanks to capture and defend bases, fly out to investigate and destroy enemy cargo ships, and fight in and around an oil platform, among other things. The maps in the game are of a decent size and definitely give enough space to fight large-scale, combined-arms battles. The missions don't take too long and aren't very difficult to beat, but beating them with a high rating can be hard. The game encourages you to replay missions for rank, and earning a higher rank gets you new weapons for the various classes in the game, as well as upgrades, such as a larger ammo capacity, to existing weapons.
The biggest problem with the missions in Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is that they feel too canned and contrived, which doesn't fit the series. At least the spawning issue that plagued the other versions of the game seems to have been addressed somewhat in this version of the game. Instead of enemies popping out of nowhere, you'll often see them approach by boat, helicopter, or some other vehicle. But at times, they still do pop in from thin air, which makes it somewhat difficult to measure the flow of a mission. The more difficult missions in the campaign often require you to memorize the sequence of scripted events, which will help you get the jump on the enemy. There's little in the way of tactics or counter-strategies that you need to know, aside from choosing appropriate unit counters for a given threat. The friendly artificial intelligence can also be frustrating at times--they never seem to take the lead in a battle, as they usually follow you very slowly and there's no way to direct them anywhere. Also, they're not very effective at helping you out and tend to waste a lot of ammo, which is a problem when you're switching back and forth between allies.
User reviews
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BEST GAME PERIOD
by question4seller on April 3, 2007
Pros: EXCELLENT GRAPHICS, SO REAL... IVE SPEND OVER 50 HOURS PLAYING THIS GAME AND ITS STILL AS FUN AS DAY 1.
Cons: only the online is fun against other players
Summary: i've played many games for the 360 and ps3 but none are as much as this one. Ps3 games are garbage all together.
This game is so real, it ...Summary: i've played many games for the 360 and ps3 but none are as much as this one. Ps3 games are garbage all together.
This game is so real, it feels as if you are actually there...
I've only spend my time playing online with other players... i do not understand how cnet only gave it a 7.5 ... in my opinion this is the funnest game available for any system at the moment.Updated
COD 4 IS A VERY SIMILAR GAME, AND IN MANY WAYS BATTLEFIELD IS STILL BETTER... COD4 HAS SLIGHTLY BETTER GRAPHICS AND FASTER PLAY, ITS AN AMAZING GAME BUT IT DOESNT HAVE VEHICLES LIKE BATTLEFIELD... SO FAR I'VE PLAYED OVER 370 HOURS ON BATTLEFIELD ONLINE AND IT IS THE BEST GAME THAT I HAVE EVER PLAYED.. IT IS STILL AS FUN AS THE FIRST WEEK... IT'S SLIGHTLY SLOWER THAN COD4 BUT JUST AS GOOD IF NOT A LITTLE BETTER...1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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It's all about the MP
by crusadex on February 7, 2008
Pros: MP is great,addicing ....well balanced
Cons: glitches and bad handling vehicles
Summary: Had this game since it's release and i still play it at least once a week.The Single player is extremely weak,the Multiplayer is very well done and ...
Summary: Had this game since it's release and i still play it at least once a week.The Single player is extremely weak,the Multiplayer is very well done and addictingly fun.
If this game is any sign of whats to come the next one will win the title of best MP shooter ever.
Nice array of tanks,hummers,boats and choppers.And a diverse,effective choice of player types make this game a dream for players who understand teamwork.
A little more polish and BF2MC would have won hands down.
The only cons are vehicles and tanks stop dead on barrels and fence posts....pretty goofy and the handling leaves alot to be desired.you get used to it though.Updated
It's 2008 and i still have no problem finding games on Live.(It was released in 2006)It's pretty rare when the game isn't full also.
there are alot of 6-12 month old games that you can't find anyone to play online.
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Excellent Game!
by Sprouty01 on May 18, 2007
Pros: Actual weapons, Extremely fun
Cons: Can't remember any
Summary: The game play is very life like. I have beaten the game which takes awhile, there are two endings depending if you?re the Americans or Chinese. The ranking system ...
Summary: The game play is very life like. I have beaten the game which takes awhile, there are two endings depending if you?re the Americans or Chinese. The ranking system is a lot better then Halo 2. You have almost the entire ranking structure of the U.S. Army with the exception of 2 Warrant Officers ranks. I can't stop playing online; it's so addicting on my next mission I set for myself, whether to take over a flag, take out a sniper, or take out the helicopter. The graphics and details on the 360 are excellent. I recommend this game to anyone that likes a first person shooter.
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Great, well thought out game
by PhishDK on July 24, 2006
Pros: easy to learn, well though out interface, great online gameplay
Cons: not as realisitic as Ghost Recon
Summary: This game is a flat out, war game. Great for online play and easy to learn. Can fly in helicopters, ride in tanks, humvees, and you can even also call ...
Summary: This game is a flat out, war game. Great for online play and easy to learn. Can fly in helicopters, ride in tanks, humvees, and you can even also call in airstrikes and use many other weapons. This game is a great multiplayer game, single player mode is fairly easy and gameplay is smooth until ridicously hard last level. I like the rating system in which you earn ranks from doing challenges, playing co-op and also playing on xbox live. Overall a great game
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Very fun game, easy to pick up and play
by BullittMan on June 29, 2006
Pros: Realistic weapons for the different groups fighting (European, Chinese, Arab, and American). Vehicles easy to control, some take a bit of practice (the helicopter)
Cons: Some buggy physics: tanks get stuck on top of barrels, a helicopter can take two tank shells
Summary: A great pick up and play game. Not the same kind of game as Ghost Recon, this si more team-play and having fun instead of pure tactics. Strategy does help ...
Summary: A great pick up and play game. Not the same kind of game as Ghost Recon, this si more team-play and having fun instead of pure tactics. Strategy does help when you want to win 9the ranked games), but playing unranked games just for the fun of it is also alot of fun. The graphics are smooth and beautiful, the system has no problem playing the game.
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BattleField 2- A good time by all
by InfiniteSpork on April 12, 2006
Pros: Updated graphics from other consoles.
Cons: Semi-weak campaign.
Summary: Let's be frank, this game was clearly designed for online play. Plain and simple. The campaign mode is good but not great. I agree with EVERYTHING the editor mentioned ...
Summary: Let's be frank, this game was clearly designed for online play. Plain and simple. The campaign mode is good but not great. I agree with EVERYTHING the editor mentioned concerning the campaign.
The review written for this game (as a whole) however was clearly written with the PC version in mind. Not a fair review in my opinion. The score should be labeled with the 360 in mind and nothing more.
This game offers what every gamer wants: Vehicle control, excellent weapon sets and well designed environments.
FINAL WORD: Pick up this game and prepare for good times! You will especially enjoy this game if you are online with Xbox Live.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Electronic Arts Inc.
- Part number: 15148
- Description: The award-winning Battlefield franchise finally explodes onto the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, dropping players into the heat of battle with Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. The game brings the over-the-top action and excitement of the Battlefield series into the modern era with a bleeding-edge arsenal of vehicles and weaponry allowing for the most extreme "Battlefield Moments" yet. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat features a propaganda fuelled single player campaign where gamers see both sides of a conflict in one of the most treacherous regions in the world - Kazakhstan. Gamers will plunge headlong into the fog of war and must ultimately choose sides in a furious showdown where nothing is as it seems. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat also delivers the Battlefield franchise's trademark multiplayer action, delivering fierce 24 player online battles. Fighting for one of 4 sides - the US, the European Union, the Chinese, or the newly formed Middle East Coalition - players armed with the latest modern weaponry and can choose to control any of the 30+ vehicles in the game. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat also boasts advanced online community features, including full clan support, friends lists, voice over IP, and rankings and stat tracking.
Product Basic Spec
- Platform Xbox 360
- ESRB rating Teen - Language,Violence
- Genre Action
- Elements Action - first person tactical shooter
- Context Realistic
- Number of players 1 Player
- Connectivity Live Aware
- Difficulty Medium
- Learning curve About a half hour
- Online modes Team Oriented
Game
- Developer Digital Illusions
- ESRB Teen
- ESRB descriptors Language,Violence
- Max number of players 24 dBi
- Release date 04/11/2006
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