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Battlefield 2142™ Platforms: TBA    
Reporter: Joe Hart
ETA: Winter 2006
Developer: Digital Illusions
Publisher: EA

When i first saw this, my thought was "cool". This is the next
installment to one of the greatest FPS franchises ever. As you
could have worked out it takes place in the year 2142. Which is
actually exactky 200 years after The firste Battlefield game.

Ths has a very unique "storyline". The motive of the war is
that ice from atnarctica has spread over the globe and
everyone wants a piece of the land thats left. The world has
been split into two military super powers; The European Union
and the Pan Asian Coalition.

The Gameplay promises to be like all the previous games
where you have to take over points on a map. But this time you
do it with battlemechs, futuristic aircrafts and even stealth
suits. The futuristic setting will work well for the series if
done right. If they go down the UT2004 road then this will not
be a Battlefield game. But if done right, something like Halo 2.
Basically it is aloud to be futuristic but if done unrealistic it
will fail.

The Graphics don't look amazingly stunning, they just look like
a slightly inmproved BF2 engine. I'm not saying its an ugly
game, but it doesn't give me that WOW factor that the other
Battlefield gave me.

The Multiplayer Promises to be like BF2 for PC. Where you
have a rank and you can unlock new guns, medals etc. The
maps can hold up to 64 players, so this is going to be a true
war feeling.

This looks alot like id's new FPS Enemy Territory Quake Wars.
But being a Battlefield Fan myself this looks like it holds more
promise. We await this eagerly.

Here is the trailer for it: WMV