Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
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| Battlefield 2: Modern Combat | |
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| Box art for Xbox version. | |
| Developer(s) | Digital Illusions |
| Publisher(s) | EA Games |
| Platform(s) | PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP |
| Release | October 25, 2005 (NA) |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is a first-person shooter from Digital Illusions CE, the makers of Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield Vietnam. It was released for Xbox and PlayStation 2 on October 25, 2005 in North America, making it the first Battlefield game for consoles. Xbox 360 and PlayStation Portable versions have also been announced.
The game is related to its PC counterpart, Battlefield 2. Both games share a similar setting, revolving around a war between the United States, China, a unified Middle Eastern coalition, and the European Union. The single player portion of the game is set in the country of Kazakhstan. However, players will only assume control of two out of the four armies (The People's Republic of China and NATO). The multiplayer portion of the game incorporates all four nations. Also, fighter jets and most of the helicopters of the armies have been excluded, leaving only 1 or 2 helicopters per army. Ironically, this game is not based off the Battlefield 2 engine. It runs off of its own customized version of the Battlefield 1942 engine.
A Live-only demo was distributed for free in major retailers several months before the game's release. The demo contained a playable level (a desert stage called Backstab), and allows players to get a feel for what the Live experience might be like once the game releases. Unfortunately there were problems with team-killing, but EA made it clear that such behavior would not be tolerated in the full version. In the demo, you can play as either the Americans, or the MEC. The most notable differences between the two armies would be the MEC camp's two helicopters, and the American camp's multiple tanks. There are other, minor differences such as a faster rate of fire for the American shotgun. This demo was perhaps the only instance of a game not even released appearing on the list of top 25 most played games on Xbox Live.
Troop Kits
Assault: Primary weapon: Assault rifle Secondary weapon: Pistol Special weapon: Grenade launcher Misc. weapon 1: Smoke grenade Misc. weapon 2: Hand Grenade
Spec. Ops.: Primary weapon: SMG Secondary weapon: Pistol Special weapon: Knife (slits peoples throats) Misc. weapon 1: Flash bang grenade Misc. weapon 2: C4
Support: Primary weapon: Heavy machine gun Secondary weapon: Pistol Special weapon: Mortor strike designator (calls in mortar strike) Misc. weapon 1: Hand grenade Misc. weapon 2: Smoke grenade
Engineer: Primary weapon: Shotgun Secondary weapon: Rocket launcher Special weapon: Blow torch (repairing vehicles) Misc. weapon 1: Anti-vehicle mines Misc. weapon 2: Pistol
Sniper: Primary weapon: Sniper Rifle Secondary weapon: Pistol Special weapon: Laser targeter (calling in laser strikes on vehicles) Misc. weapon 1: Smoke grenades Misc. weapon 2: Hand grenades
Early Problems
When Battlefield 2: Modern Combat was released on the 25th of October, it was bought by thousands of people all over the world, and to their dismay, the Xbox Live part of the game was glitched, and often crashed with no cause. The crashing was not unique to the multiplayer mode either, there have been reports of systems crashing while loading challenge levels in campaign mode. On October 28th, EA released a patch to solve the crashing. The patch helped the stability of online gameplay, but many players are still reporting issues with lag. There have also been serious problems with stat tracking. Players will log in and find that their medals and points have been lost, and are forced to start over again from scratch. These problems were unique to the Xbox version of the game and have since been remedied with subsequent patches.