Battlefield 2

For those of you who haven't been eagerly anticipating this game's release for the last two years, where have you been?!

Battlefield 2 takes place in the near future with a fictional (or is it?) war between the US, China, and a newly formed Middle East Coalition. It pitches players between each other in a huge battlefield, complete with a large variety of vehichles including jeeps, tanks, helicopters, jets and boats.

The game focuses more on an arcade style of play rather than simulate any sense of realism. However some aspects do have nice effects. For example, when an explosion goes off next to you, or you're standing next to a tank which is firing, your screen will go blurry, simulating some sort of concussion. This will gradually ease over a few seconds.

Players can choose from a variety of classes. For those of you who've played other similar games such as Teamfortress or earlier versions of battlefield will recognise them. They include classes such as engineers who can lay mines and repair vehichles, medics which can heal and revive teammates, and anti-tank personell who carry rocket launchers which pack a punch. Each class has their own special abilities.

Basically what you do is you walk, run, drive, fly or take a boat around to the opposing side's base, capture it, and kill the enemy. Its simple, yet classy. I think I've been playing it too much I haven't had the time to write this review.

Verdict: 8/10