BattleField 2

About BattleField 2

“Battlefield 2,” released in 2005, is a first-person shooter developed by Digital Illusions CE (DICE) and published by Electronic Arts. This game is the third installment in the Battlefield series and shifts the action from historical settings to a modern, fictional conflict between major global powers: the United States, China, and the Middle East Coalition. Players can engage in large-scale battles featuring up to 64 players, utilizing modern military equipment and vehicles such as tanks, helicopters, and jets.

The game offers two main modes: Conquest and Cooperative. In Conquest mode, players compete to reduce the enemy team’s tickets by capturing control points and eliminating opponents. Cooperative mode allows players to team up with AI-controlled allies against AI enemies. “Battlefield 2” also introduced the Commander mode, where one player from each team oversees the battlefield, deploying assets like artillery strikes and supply drops to support their team and strategically coordinate their efforts.

One of the significant innovations of “Battlefield 2” was its introduction of the squad system, enhancing team play by allowing up to six players to form a squad under a squad leader. This system, along with integrated voice-over-IP (VoIP) for in-game communication, encouraged tactical gameplay and coordination. The game also featured a persistent player progression system, where players could unlock new weapons and earn awards based on their performance in battles​.