Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1448 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

love it
i ordered this on the 6th of may and got it on the 7th with free delivery :D what can i say about this game....MADNESS i have a radeon X1650 pro with 3.00ghz intel processor and 1.5gb of ram and ive never had such quality graphics and not lag at all. this game is unreal when playing my favourite map : Camp Gilbratar so much killing and explosions really gives this game a massive war effect.

if you dont have the internet do not get as single player is the only games downfall.

Good but BF2 still wins with me.
Its fun but slightly silly i still preffer BF2 .Watch out if your buying a used copy as the cd key will have been registered leaving you unable to play online. You can download this game from ea games online.

Excellent
First off. This is a multiplayer game, the singleplayer can only be viewed as practice. You get 64 players, top graphics, excellent servers and an experience like you've never had before.

This is a very intense, battlefield simulation. Its exciting, fun and rewarding.

The more you play the further you progress up the ranks, unlocking weapons and equipment for each of the classes.

I cannot reccommend this game enough. If you like your FPS games, but want a bit more, then this will cater for you. You can go all out and assault with tanks or assaultrifles/shotguns/machineguns or sit back and snipe with the sublime choice of rifles. Like BF2, this game is as close to war as you are going to get sat in a chair.