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Monday, June 13, 2005 Battlefield 2 I completely forgot to add that the weekend wasn't a total bust. Almost as a consolation prize the Battlefield 2 demo came out, and oh my if it isn't glorious. Instead of the WWII setting of BF:42, they've gone modern combat this time and my initial feelings of disappointment with that decision have been completely laid to rest. The scenario is the USMC against the Middle Eastern Coalition (which uses Russian equipment) and it kicks ass. I had the same feeling I got when I fired up the original BF:42 demo about two years ago. There's just so bloody much going on and it's assimilated very quickly. They didn't tinker too much with the interface or the controls, which is always good. They did, however, tinker with the way multiplayer works. Now you can form squads and elect a commander who can give orders to squad leaders. Protect this point, attack here... and it works. Plus, a new punishment system for team-killers (TKs). Now, when you get killed by a team mate, you have the option of forgiving them or not. If you decide not to forgive, it looks like they get killed themselves. You get the option to forgive them if you know they couldn't have avoided killing you or it was a genuine mistake (like carpet bombing an area). The mutliplayer demo has all kinds of goodness, including Cobra helicopters, MIG fighters, Abrams tanks. New soldier kits, including a Special Ops guy complete with C4 charges. One other thing they changed from BF:42 is apparently no ammo crates. Now the heavy weapons guys can throw down ammo packs that recharge over time. And the medic is greatly useful. Not only can he throw down med kits that wounded soldiers can run over for a quick fix, he can actually revive dead soldiers before their respawn time expires. This is fantastic because it means you essentially respawn at the point you died, instead of back at the closest flag point. Strategically, that's awesome; one medic could revive a squad during combat. Plus it makes taking the medic pack potentially useful instead of taking it because you accidentally clicked on it. I played after everyone went to bed each night until about 3 AM. EBGames.com has a ton of screenshots. posted by Evil Wayne | 1:26 PM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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