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Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, A must buy for any war game enthusiast!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: October 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I want to clear up any issues regarding the "game freeze" during online play. EA has fixed this problem as of Friday October 28, 2005. They have added an auto-update that takes 10 seconds to load onto your Xbox, and it will allow you to play online without any freezing issues. Before this auto-update, I was only able to play online for a mere 10-15 minutes before the game froze on me. I played the other day for a solid 3 hours without any problems. EA has responded to this problem and I commend them for their quick response to this issue.

Now, my review on Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for the Xbox. I want to start off by saying that this is a great game. The award winning PC version was incredible and the Xbox version is not exactly par with the PC, but it will definitely do.

Now if your like me, it's all about the online play. The campaign mode in this game is a lot of fun, but its not the sole reason to add this game to your cart. The online play is simply amazing. The battlefields are huge, with alleyways, buildings, train crates, bridges, rivers, and ditches to use for stealthy attacks against the enemy. Walking from one end of a map to the other, takes an eternity, but this factor only adds to the realism of an actual battlefield.

The graphics are fantastic to say the least! This isn't Socom people, and you quickly come to this conclusion, when you see the graphics for yourself. I'm still impressed every time I play this title. It looks very good. The Sound Effects are top notch, and the music adds a cinematic element to the gameplay experience that I kind of like. The music will even change to a more intense rhythm when an enemy appears on your screen. And if music isn't your thing while playing a war game, then you can always turn it off in the settings menu.

The ability to choose a different soldier before you respawn is a nice feature. You can choose from Assault, Sniper, Spec Ops, Engineer or Support. Assault gives you an assault rifle with a grenade launcher, pistol, Fragmentation and smoke grenades. Sniper gives you a sniper rifle, pistol, laser target Designator, (for missile strikes), GPS unit, (to spot hiding enemies), and fragmentation grenades. Spec Ops gives you a silenced assault rifle, silenced pistol, explosives, combat knife (for close quarter combat), and stun grenades, (which temporarily blinds the enemy). Engineer will give you an automatic shotgun, blowtorch repair kit, (for repairing vehicles), pistol, rocket launcher, and vehicle mines. And last but not least Support will give you a M249 which is a heavy machine gun with lots of ammo, an auto-injector (field medicine for yourself or other soldiers), pistol, and of course fragmentation grenades.

During combat, there are a number of ways to reach the enemy. You can fly in a chopper or take a ride in a jeep, tank or even a boat. 30+ vehicles to choose from. My personal favorite is taking a transport helicopter. One pilots the aircraft while 2 sit inside with the ability to fire whichever weapon they have, and 2 others operate huge 7.62mm machine guns on the side of the chopper. Want to get out? Jump out and deploy your parachute while picking off the enemy from a hundred feet off the ground. C'mon, this is great stuff!

If you're looking for a great war game, this is it. Battlefield 2 requires skill with the arsenal above, knowledge of the maps, and the ability to be a team player. Walking into a highly guarded area by yourself with a sniper rifle, would not exactly be your finest moment. This game will force you to be a team player.

I only have 2 complaints with this game. What kind of review would this be if I didn't have any constructive criticism? First of all, Battlefield 2 will not allow you to invite your friends over to join you in an online battle. Halo 2 had this, and I definitely miss this feature. Second, When playing an optimatch battle set for low experienced players, I found myself playing alone. The only way to get a massive 24 player game going, is if you choose a quickmatch. So if you're new to Battlefield 2, you're going to have a rough time playing against experienced players.

Besides that, Battlefield 2, with its large and highly detailed 10 online multiplayer maps, 50+ weapons, 30+ vehicles, and 24 players online... This game is a must buy for any war game enthusiast. Purchase this game today, it's a monster of a game and you're going to love it.

great xbox live game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: November 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

honetsly...this game is great on xbox live. it is as good or better then halo 2. i got this game last weekend and i am addicted to it. real weapons,real vehicles, and real war feel. the maps are huge which i think its great. it has a mix of urban warfare and open plain warefare. alot of people are playing this game on xbox live. i havent played the campaign yet but i plan on starting soon. you also get people who play this game serious online and they dont betray you the whole time like on halo 2. buy this game you will be impressed!!

YO YO I'm DJ Bling

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 20
Date: November 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Yo homie dis game is off da chain. I was rollin on my 24s playin this game. Fo sheezy dog. Spankin graphics. On level I was lightin some punks up with my big anus machine gun and I was like "BUSTA CAP YO" Peace Man

Great game and yes there are a few flaws

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just bought this game and I have to say EA made one great and solid game. There are a few I mean FEW bugs, but that's what Xbox live is for. You can download bugs fixes when they are released... or if they are any who... the campaign on this game is a little short, which is understandable, since the game was designed for online play.
EA really focused on the potential for a battlefield game on Xbox live not for a campaign even though that would be nice, priorities are always first.
This game has a really strong game play along with a wide variety of "kit" weapons.
I'd have to say, in my opinion this games online play is better than halo2's because you are now playing with 24 people online and your can hold more weapons, o and THERE ARE NO MODDERS!!! YAY!
These bugs that some people have mentioned, you would have to know where they are and exactly how to do it, kind of like the halo2 glitches.

IF you have Xbox Live its well worth (...) and if you don't well that up to you, your friend has live well move into his/her house! Lol

Play this one while you wait for your 360

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I read other reviews and I must say I guess I bought this game at the right time. I play online 80 percent of the time and I had no problems with the online play - save one. At one point I couldn't log on to EA's site. This was easily fixed as someone on the XBOX website said to reset your time and date on your box to 01-01-01 at 12:00am. Then you won't have a problem. Strange I know but effective nonetheless. And all the games I have played in are dedicated servers provided by EA and are broken down by East and West and as long as you stay in your area I have had very little lag and I almost didn't mention it because I have to try hard to remember when I did. Gameplay is very smooth and weapons are very realistic - well as realistic as we as gamers have been made to feel. Vehicles are a nice touch in this game like in Halo2 more than a few people can get in. In the large chopper you can get five in I believe. The ability to climb in rank is truly a nice touch. Nothing pushes me and I imagine many others to keep playing is to reach that next plateau. Nothing like dropping a higher rank from 300 meter with the sniper rifle. Spawning is pretty well thought out as online gamers are contantly fearing spawn campers. Controls are crisp and are the standard FPS we have all come to love. My only complaint we be there is no Slayer type game without objectives. No sharpshooter type free for all with all the carnage and thoughtless mayhem I sometime long for. In this title all we have to choose from in conquest ala Star Wars Battlefront and SWB2 and capture the flag ala every other FPS. Both are well done and the maps are better than almost any I have ever played. Very similiar to Ghost Recon sized maps though it doesn't seem that way as you can use vehicles and the control points can be taken over and you can start in any team controlled point. I will also speak about the different classes available. There are also four diffent classes of soldier you can choose from everytime you spawn. They are Sniper, Support, Special Ops, and Assault. All have there uses and I find where I am on the map dictates what I will use. All in all this has taken over a lot of my halo 2 time on my XBOX which is no small task. I have purchased many other titles that still haven't put Halo 2 out of my XBOX but this has done a very good job. It's worth the money especially since they have dropped the price. I think they did it to counter the bugs they had initially but once again that has been cleared up - good hunting.

Extremely Entertaining Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I picked up this game about 1 month ago. Prior to that I was glued to online Halo 2 and just starting playing Battlefront II which are by far, exceptional games. I was told by a friend that this game was "The Game to Get". Sure enough I rented first before I made a sure purchase, ... but, let me tell you... there is soo much action going on in this game, it's intense. Up to 24 players, Huge multiplayer maps, have the ability to use over 20 different vehicles such as tanks, helicopters, humvees, strategized kills, it's chaotic! Also if you like sniping games similar to that of Halo 2 than this should be on the top of your games list! Don't miss out on this game, and definitely don't be misguided by all these other poor reviews. I would have to say there are a couple miniscule flaws such as a lack blood or goryness but that aside is no match for all of it's incredible merits! This game will get you hooked in your seat, "BIGTIME"!! It's just soo much fun, especially if you go online with your buddies! This game is a definite buy, you will not be dissapointed, and every first person gamer should own this one now!

Battle field 2 never had a single player mode before

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Given the single player mode isnt all that but like the other battlefield games you bought it for the online play and lemme tell you is it g'damn awesome...Now I was a lil sad when I popped in the game and found that the PC and xbox versions are nothing alike..What I mean Is if you've played the PC version then played the xbox version you'll notice there are none of the maps from the Pc version which kinda sucks but some of the new maps are better than some pc ones...Also,you can only fly choppers Atm,Supposedly there adding planes and more stuff for free so you can't complain about that as they've already added 3 new maps and some more stuff for free and fixed for the most part all the lag in the game...If your like me and sick of playing halo and getting modded and are looking for a game that's fun,hard and doesnt have people cheating (cept boosting points) Then I reccomend picking this game up...Sure it's nothing like the pc version but with EA Adding new maps,planes,weapons,vechiles for free it'll help come close... 5/5 stars for xbox live play
3/5 stars for single player

Great game all around

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When I got this game I started by paying through the campaign to train up so that I wouldn't be awful on LIVE. The campaign was very enjoyable, with bunches of unlockable content, and huge missions. The hotswap ability brings a whole new dynamic to the game, and if you know how to use it right, you can get through the entire game without dying. With consecutive kills you can get bonuses which improves you weapons and overall ability, albeit temporarily.
Multiplayer over LIVE is very fun, especially since the players are not as immature as they are in games such as Halo 2. There is the occasional teamkiller, but due to the ability to vote to kick players, they generally don't stay in the game long. It is very fun, and challenging.
I highly reccomend this game. It will make you wish you had never bought Halo 2, since you will probably never play it again.

would be a classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game could have been a classic. However, my problem with it is that i find myself constantly taking orders in single-player like "stay up on the roof, or the mission is failed" and such. Also, the game, which has great graphics, does not exploit it with less-than-thrilling levels. the whole thing is just shooting people in different directions and listening for these instructions on where the enemy are. The reason i rate this a four instead of 2 or 3 is because of xbox live. Xbox live is great for this game and for xbox live-users like me, this is a 5-Star game with amazing live gameplay, and single player to do when your bored, but for people without live, rent it before buying it.

Online only - single player not worth it.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Addictive is the only word I can think of to describe this game. Imagine storming an enemy base with 10 of your friends in jeeps, tanks, choppers, all the while you have automatic fire going off all around you, mortar strikes, snipers in the windows....you get the point. The ranking system is another great reason to keep playing. Depending on your playing time and skill, you'll move up through actual military ranks. My only complaint is that some of the medals are extremely tough to get and they are essential to your ascension in rank. But all in all, this is a fantastic game.

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