Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5658 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Electronic Arts
• Released on: 2006-10-20
• Platform: Windows XP

Amazon.co.uk Review

In a nutshell:
From the battlefields of WWII to Vietnam and the present day, the awarding winning online series goes back to the future where the M-1 Shermans have been swapped for giant battle walkers.

The lowdown:
Swedish developer DICE aren’t predicting a happy future for the world as the European Union fight it out with the newly formed Pan Asian Coalition for the last remaining resources on Earth. Never mind about the politics though as you take control of high tech weaponry never before made possible in a Battlfield game, including walking robot tanks, futuristic aerial gunships, high speed antigravity recon vehicles and more. On foot you get to use EMP grenades, sentry guns, smart mines, cloaking devices and more as you jump in and out of vehicles at will. As ever the game is primarily an online affair but experience this with a full squad of allies and you’ll never want to play alone again.

Most exciting moment:
The best new mode of the game is called Titan where you have to destroy the opposing team’s giant flying warship by first taking down its shields and then boarding it to destroy its inner core.

Since you ask:
The multiplayer mode supports up to 64 people at a time and depending on how well you do you can win equipment, medals and other rewards to use in your next match.

The bottom line:
The Battlefield universe expands again, putting the SF into Semper Fi.
HARRISON DENT

Computer Shopper
This is a fantastic game.

Manufacturer's Description
The year is 2142, and the dawn of a new Ice age has thrown the world into a panic. The soil not covered by ice can only feed a fraction of the Earth's population. The math is simple and brutal: some will live, most will die. In Battlefield 2142, players choose to fight for one of two military superpowers - the European Union or the newly formed Pan Asian Coalition -in an epic battle for survival.

Armed with a devastating arsenal of hi-tech weaponry, including assault rifles, cloaking devices and sentry guns, players will also take control of the most lethal vehicles known to man. Massive battle Walkers wage fierce combat on the ground, while futuristic aircraft rule the skies. When taking on this futuristic armour players will need to use their wits and an arsenal of new hi-tech countermeasures like EMP grenades and smart mines to level the playing field.

Epic online gameplay for up to 64 players drops gamers on the front lines as part of a formal squad, or behind the scenes in Commander Mode to direct the strategic assaults of their team-mates.

For the first time in the history of the franchise, Battlefield 2142 will include a brand new game type to complement the classic conquest game. The epic, new Titan mode challenges gamers to destroy the opposing army's Titan - a massive, heavily armoured, flying warship - while defending their own. To defeat a Titan, gamers must first take down its shields, board the craft and fight to its inner core before detonating it from the inside. This genre leading gameplay innovation changes the way you play, encouraging both teamplay and strategy in explosive large-scale confrontations.

With in-game success, players increase their rank and unlock awards, including new weapons, medals and more, delivering the most comprehensive and flexible persistence in the Battlefield universe to date.

Customer Reviews

My names Rob and I'm a Battlefieldaholic.
I've been playing this game with two friends every Tuesday since the day it was released, so in one way this is a review from three people. And we all LOVE it. We've never played any of 2142s Battlefied sisters either.

I haven't (nor have my friends) had any problems with compatability, installs, patching or crashing like the fella in his review before this. In my view, if your machine doesn't run a game then that doesn't mean the game is rubbish; it's not. We've had very little lag, no loss of connection, and the in game advertising didn't start until last month, and we only noticed it a couple of days ago, so it isn't THAT intrusive.

The graphics are very customisable, and pleasing on the eye even at the lowest settings. The sound is extremely atmospheric. The weapons feel meaty and real. Loading times are ... pretty good considering the scale of each battle. The Battlefields themselves are both large and small, varied, designed for infantry and vehicle nuts (Tanks, walkers, jets, buggys, APCs) alike, and individual triumphs of design. There are no impregnable spots, everywhere is vulnerable, so no camping and snipers beware.

The fact is that this game is an unashamedly violent, relentless piece. There's nothing clever about it. Load up, join a squad ... dakka dakka dakka ... 20 minutes later, won or lost, start again. Not that this is a criticism, get on Teamspeak or (we use) Skype with some friends, get on the same server and you'll be crying with mirth. Record your chatter during a game, listen back to it and laugh at yourself laughing.

I mentioned the team play aspect to this game. Is is essentially an exercise in violent teamwork. Each teams commander gives orders to each squad leader who orders around the grunts. Anyone can elect to be commander and anyone can create their own squad. But teamwork wins the day: lone-wolfs invariably suffer when faced with six enemy squaddies charging them down.

It's quick and easy to get into online. As the chap below said, the single player game is RUBBISH! But this isn't and never was thought of as a single player game. What it does it does very well indeed. Online, organised carnage, structured mayhem, glorious gory gameplay. Fun fun fun fun fun.

And when you unlock a new gun you get, Oooh, dead excited.

The best online fps game is back!
Clearly the multiplayer game of choice if you have a good pc. Battlefield always needs a good pc to get the most out of it. If you are struggling spec wise it will mean you will struggle with performance in busy combat unlike slower paced games.

Battlefield 2142 is similar to Battlefield 2 in many ways. Everything has at the very least been tweaked and enchanced in this sequel. Battlefield 2 was already an excellent game however it wasnt perfect and this game improves on many things.

Changes include enhanced graphics. There is now heat haze and some bump mapping compared to Battlefield 2, modelling has also changed and stuff like trees and guns look alot nicer(scopes have glass now). The sound is now in 44khz for X-Fi users instead of just 22khz. The surround sound was already perfect in Battlefield 2 and is even better here. Notably the subwoofer usage is amazing in explosions, thuds etc.(if you have a 2.1,5.1 sound system).

Gameplay wise a new mode is included called Titan mode. Titan mode includes a huge floating carrier that can move across the map and is used for launching attacks. You can also launch yourself in a pod to far away distances which saves alot of time running from one place to another when there are no vehicles! This used to be a problem in other battlefield games. Th pod is one of the best things about the game something which took time to catch even after the game launched.

Titan mode also introduces indoor combat to battlefield. The indoor action scenes are very intense and often crowded. Every class will be busy defending or attacking inside. A very fun addition to the series. The city maps also include abit of indoor/semi indoor combat now.

The classes have now been merged. So instead of several weak classes there are now 4 strong classes. This means there is less reason to keep changing to other classes. Instead you can customise characters accordingly in each class with different gear. Recon for example is Sniper and Spec ops in one. So you can snipe and use c4 if you like! This was needed in Battlefield 2 after the tweaking of the various classes. Now there are more options when fighting rather trying to find another kit always.

The maps are of higher quality and Titan mode makes the large maps much more funt o play. The city maps are back and better than ever. There are several to play, afew which are better than Karkand, all are good levels. My favourite of those is Cerbere Landing which is extremely intense and is in many ways the karkand of this game already. There are no tanks in the map although one walker(mech) is availible to each side.

Planes dont exist in 2142 sadly but the game is more balanced due to it. Clearly a much more ground combat based game. Which is what many people wanted in part 2. The unlock system is much easier now and doesnt require the time investment the last game did.

Overall a great game and a worthy sequel to Battlefield 2. It may not be a huge jump in graphics but its much more well thought out and refined game than Battlefield 2. Not to mention more fun. Which is what a sequel should be really.

Hmmmmmmm........
what can i say? its a great game. Cool new wargear, easy to drive/fly vehicles etc. sounds really good and is. BUT DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU THINK YOU WILL ENJOY SINGLE PLAYER!!!! At first, if you dont go online at all, its okay. there are only 5 maps, but they're all quite fun. And yeah, on those maps you can hardly use any equipment or guns because you havent gone online to unlock them. but after you've played every map, and used every gun, and be killed constantly because you can't even use GRENADES, let alone any of the fancy stuff the movies show, it starts to get VERY boring indeed.
I am an avid single player fan, and i can only say that if you are like me, don't by this game. YOU HAVE TO GO ONLINE TO GET ANY ENJOYMENT OUT OF THIS GAME