BATTLEFIELD 2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION + RELEASE DATE

The award-winning Battlefield franchise invades the high tech frontlines of modern warfare in the new sequel, Battlefield 2™. The game brings the intensity and excitement of Battlefield 1942™ into the modern era with enhanced team play and the latest, most technologically advanced vehicles and weapons systems available to man.

In Battlefield 2, players will choose to fight for one of three military superpowers: the United States, the Chinese, or the newly formed Middle East Coalition. Armed with the latest modern weaponry, players can take control of any of the game’s 30+ vehicles to engage in major conflicts with over 100 players in some of the largest online battles on the PC. Additionally, persistent character growth allows players to rise through the ranks and attain the ultimate rank of General.

An all-new game engine and physics system brings the modern battlefield to life like never before. The new material penetration feature measures weapons’ ability to fire through barriers based on their composition and players will need to know the difference between concealment and cover in order to survive.

Battlefield 2 features immense, richly detailed, destructible environments, from city streets to remote forests, in some of the most notorious hot spots around the world. Each map in Battlefield 2 adjusts in scale to support the number of players in the world, providing the ideal vehicle- to-player ratio and an optimized gameplay experience.

Enhanced team play features allow players to enter the action on the front lines as part of a formal squad, or work behind the scenes in Commander Mode to direct the strategic assaults of their teammates.

Soldier kits now affect vehicles that players utilize on the battlefield. For instance, the medic kit can transform a vehicle into a mobile aid station and the support kit can make helicopters into flying ammo dumps.

KEY FEATURES
Online multiplayer action with up to 64 players on the PC.
All-new gameplay engine brings the immense locations to life complete with realistic physics and dynamic lighting.
Maps scale to the number of players engaging in battle for a unique and intense experience every time.
Take control of over 30 land, sea, and air vehicles, including tanks, helicopters, hovercraft, fast attack vehicles, and fighter jets.
Choose to battle as U.S., Chinese, or Middle East Coalition troops, each with their own unique arsenals.
A variety of solider classes including Assault, Sniper, Special Ops, Combat Engineer, Medic, Heavy Weapons, and Anti-Tank units.
New state-of-the-art weapon systems, including wire-guided missiles and laser designated bombs.
Material penetration feature makes sure players know the difference between cover and concealment.
Character Persistence and Growth. With in-game success, players increase their rank from recruit all the way to General and unlock new weapons, medals, and more.
Join a squad or select the new Commander Mode to assume the strategic role of a battlefield commander directing his forces.
Full in-game community support including, buddy lists, stat tracking, live chat rooms, and in-game clan creation.
Voice-over IP supported with headset.

Electronic Arts Inc. has contracted with Even Balance, Inc. to integrate PunkBuster™ Anti-Cheat software into the game Battlefield 2™ developed by Digital Illusions. We will soon be opening a section on our website to support PunkBuster™ for Battlefield 2™.

Battlefield 2 is now scheduled for release end of June 2005

and on a more personal note: As soon as the BF2 Stand Alone server is
released, there WILL be a FcUK BF2 server.... trust me <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

For more news: http://www.eagames.com/official/battlef ... s/home.jsp

And 2 of the RvS Servers will be shut down !!

BF2 is going to Rock, 100 Player Server <!-- s8O --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt="8O" title="Shocked" /><!-- s8O -->

Here's a couple of in-game clip's of BF2, none of that promo bollox:

8.2MB, u need quicktime:
http://www.rvsmaps.fcuk.org.uk/bf2/bf2_ ... ter_hi.mov

84MB, i know it's a big file, but it's well worth the wait, need WMP:
http://www.rvsmaps.fcuk.org.uk/bf2/NBrigadeBF2long.avi

EA are the daddy when it comes to First Person Shooter game's.