Battlefield 2 The Complete Collection DVD

List Price: $29.99 Discount Price: $26.79

Features:

• Take control of over 30 land, sea, and air vehicles including: tanks, helicopters, fast attack vehicles and fighter jets
• Command a variety of solider classes including: Assault, Sniper, Special Ops, Combat Engineer, Medic, Heavy Weapons, and Anti-Tank units
• With in-game success, players increase their rank from recruit all the way to General -- unlocking new weapons, medals and more
• Head online for award-winning Battlefield franchise multiplayer action with up to 64 players
• Maps scale to the number of players engaging in battle (16, 32, or 64), for an intense experience every time

Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine	Icemat 2nd Edition (Black)	Logitech Deluxe Access Keyboard	EarHugger Computer Headset T-5000

Customer Reviews:

Fixed: Collection Now Includes All Reg Codes & 1.41 Patch [Posted on 2008-03-16]
Since most everyone already knows nearly every detail about the game itself (if you don't, read the other reviews), all I'll add is that I just purchased my copy of this complete collection (from here on Amazon), and EA has updated the product to now include all reg codes. The booklet that comes with the game has 3 reg codes printed on the back cover: One for BF2 itself, another for BF2:SF expansion, and a third code for the BF2:AAF and BF2:EF booster packs, all 3 very clearly specified.

Also, Patch 1.41 is included and automatically applied during the install. If you only install BF2, patch 1.41 is automatically run by the installer and the end of the install. Additionall, Patch 1.41 will also be run if you also install Special Forces and also again if you install the booster packs. If you do a "kitchen sink" install of everything, the installer will run Patch 1.41 3 times. Installing this full product on my machine took a while, and I have a smokin' dual-core box with hot SATA, 2G RAM, dual-SLI nvidia 8600's, blah blah blah and a partridge in a pear tree. The install is not quick, is rather redundant with the re-application of the 1.41 patch several times, but everything works at the end of the install. All previous complaints that people have been whining about in here (outside of gameplay itself) have been addressed with this release from EA.

So for anyone worried about not getting all of the reg codes along with the product, this is no longer a problem and you may order this product with confidence. I have to admit, this was a pleasant and unexpected surprise - a refreshing change from all the crap EA's been shamelessly perpetrating on their customers recently (Crysis excluded, they actually got that one right).

Good platform [Posted on 2008-04-07]
This game is good for people who are looking for some competition and a challenge.. the single player is basically a simulation of multi player (counter strike) but is either way too easy or the ai is unpredictable and dont help with getting good.. plus it gets old after a while...
multiplayer amazing, great shooter and easy to get used to

Great game but terrible Netcode [Posted on 2008-06-01]
Let me get one thing out of the way, I think Battlefield 2 is a great game (there are a lot of good reviews here that do a nice job of telling you why) with the exception of one big 'thing'. That 'thing' is Battlefield 2's underlying Netcode.

What is Netcode? Here's a good definition I pulled off the internet.

Netcode: this term refers to the application code that handles how data and instructions are passed from computer to computer during a multiplayer game.

To put it simply, Battlefield 2's Netcode is terrible. In BF2 you generally need a ping (another computer networking term) of 100 ms or less for a playable game over the internet. For players in geographic areas where there's a lot of servers, specifically for US or European players (China may have a lot of servers also), that's not a problem b/c pings of less than 100 ms (to game servers) are very easy to find.

But for players who don't physically live in the US or Europe, Battlefield 2 is unplayable over the internet b/c the pings are not low enough (again, a BF2 player generally needs less than a 100ms ping; I get 150 to 200ms pings to servers). And believe me I have tried playing a game over the internet connecting to a server with a 150ms ping....its unbearable.

Even BF2's interface (not the actual gameplay) is laggy. I'm talking about the 'server lobby' where a player browses the sever list and their respective pings. There's terrible lag when I even try to update the server list. These central servers (which aggregate all the BF2 servers in the world and present them to you in the 'server browser' interface) must be few in number and located in the US.

I'm not newbie either. I can play internet games of Battlefield 2142 (another great game) perfectly fine with pings of 150 ms to 250 ms on the same computer with the same internet connection. And BF2142 has less players and less servers.

Some of you may be thinking 'Hey buddy Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 are essentially the same game. You make no sense.' Not entirely true. BF2 and BF2142 use **mostly** the same engine BUT the Battlefield 2142's "code" is much more refined compared to BF2's "code" (it came out something like a year later). I'm thinking one of the things DICE (the developer of the BF games) did during the time gap between BF2 and BF2142 was to refine the Netcode for BF2142 (because its so much better than BF2's Netcode).

To sum it up, Battlefield 2 is a great game with the exception of its horrid Netcode.

EDIT: Since I am unable to play BF2 online, I play the game offline with bots. And the great thing about BF2 is that there are free downloadable mods that allow you to play with 63 other bots....very fun. And check out the AIX (Allied Intent Xtended) single player mod....its free and AWESOME. Seriously, the AIX mod feels like a $30-40 expansion pack but like I said, its free.

Beta but fun [Posted on 2008-06-20]
Ya its beta software that has been out for quite a few years now. But its fun. The hackers that you constantly run into lower the games "fun factor" a bit.

The game does have built in VoIP and also a good team play atmosphere. So if you can not take it personally when a hacker one hits you while he is facing away from you then you might like this game.

A link to my stats page that shows how many hours I've put into the game:
http://bf2s.com/player/47262676/

To Check to see if it will work on your system... [Posted on 2008-06-24]
If you want to check to see if the game will run on your system, you should Google search the BF2 Demo. Its basically the same gaming engine, so if the demo is having issues on your PC, than chances are, so will the full game.

Of course patches are released in order to address common problems, but its foolish to assume that a patch will fix a hardware problem / conflict.

Bottom Line:
Download the demo to check if it will run on your system!!!!!!!

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