Re: So how is Battlefield 2 Special Forces?
I wish I would have spent my money elsewhere. Surge and Warlord are my particularily favorite maps, but having to go through the switch from VBF2 to SF to back to VBF2 doesn't justify the craving enough most of the time. I do enjoy the G36E and shredding people with the (despite how much people bash it!) MP7. Unfortunately the game stutters too much on my machine and the nightvision maps (which look stupid anyway IMO) are too sluggish to bother playing. Iron Gator sounds really fun but I wouldn't even try it on my system, and everyone else seems to loathe it. The new armies are a joke.
PROS
-grappling hooks and ziplines are alot of fun. New angles to attack and more angles to defend! Plus it's just cool
-personally I love the trucks and civilian cars. Or, the 'technicals' if you get all in depth with it. Much needed. Ever see 'Navy Seals'? Go watch the chase scene with the old 80s box car and then tell me these don't belong in the game!
-more on vehicles, I'm not so sure about the quads and jetskis, but I'll throw that in on pros because they don't add any sort of imbalance I just think they get repetetive and look silly
-Flashbangs! Teargas!
-new armies are refreshing even if the voices and weapon loadouts are lame
-new awards to get. This may not apply to everyone but 5hrs on any army will score you a pretty looking little ribbon, and it's fun to unlock the veteran/expert badges if you've already got a lot of experience with a class on VBF2
-The Brits, man. BRITS
CONS
-the insurgents and rebels don't get a new language or voice (may be wrong about this, if I am, the voice was dull enough to not notice)
-if you like playing as the 'bad guy' side like me then you're in for MAJOR (read: MAJOR) disappointment in the fact that the weapons are all the same as the original MEC. Brits get some neat toys to play with but they're just the second unlocks because EA is lazy and on these maps you can't use the 2nd unlocks if you're not a Brit. Spetz is a very refreshing concept (I'm half Russky myself :)) but their weapons are the same lame MEC loadout. US Navy Seals get some neat stuff like the SCAR-H..
-bad performance on good machines, good performance on bad machines.. It's like playing Russian roulette at this point.
-game just generally feels halfass. Apache and Hind-D were needed but just don't give me a boner, and that new tank/APC thing is just stupid.
Okay, so all in all, you're probably better off borrowing the game from a friend and popping it in just to get the unlocks and then giving it back. For the majority, you will only really appreciate a couple maps out of the rotary and it's up to you whether or not that's worth your money..
I wish I would have spent my money elsewhere. Surge and Warlord are my particularily favorite maps, but having to go through the switch from VBF2 to SF to back to VBF2 doesn't justify the craving enough most of the time. I do enjoy the G36E and shredding people with the (despite how much people bash it!) MP7. Unfortunately the game stutters too much on my machine and the nightvision maps (which look stupid anyway IMO) are too sluggish to bother playing. Iron Gator sounds really fun but I wouldn't even try it on my system, and everyone else seems to loathe it. The new armies are a joke.
PROS
-grappling hooks and ziplines are alot of fun. New angles to attack and more angles to defend! Plus it's just cool
-personally I love the trucks and civilian cars. Or, the 'technicals' if you get all in depth with it. Much needed. Ever see 'Navy Seals'? Go watch the chase scene with the old 80s box car and then tell me these don't belong in the game!
-more on vehicles, I'm not so sure about the quads and jetskis, but I'll throw that in on pros because they don't add any sort of imbalance I just think they get repetetive and look silly
-Flashbangs! Teargas!
-new armies are refreshing even if the voices and weapon loadouts are lame
-new awards to get. This may not apply to everyone but 5hrs on any army will score you a pretty looking little ribbon, and it's fun to unlock the veteran/expert badges if you've already got a lot of experience with a class on VBF2
-The Brits, man. BRITS
CONS
-the insurgents and rebels don't get a new language or voice (may be wrong about this, if I am, the voice was dull enough to not notice)
-if you like playing as the 'bad guy' side like me then you're in for MAJOR (read: MAJOR) disappointment in the fact that the weapons are all the same as the original MEC. Brits get some neat toys to play with but they're just the second unlocks because EA is lazy and on these maps you can't use the 2nd unlocks if you're not a Brit. Spetz is a very refreshing concept (I'm half Russky myself :)) but their weapons are the same lame MEC loadout. US Navy Seals get some neat stuff like the SCAR-H..
-bad performance on good machines, good performance on bad machines.. It's like playing Russian roulette at this point.
-game just generally feels halfass. Apache and Hind-D were needed but just don't give me a boner, and that new tank/APC thing is just stupid.
Okay, so all in all, you're probably better off borrowing the game from a friend and popping it in just to get the unlocks and then giving it back. For the majority, you will only really appreciate a couple maps out of the rotary and it's up to you whether or not that's worth your money..
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