Battlefield 2142

Battlefield 2142 "The year is 2142 and the dawn of a new Ice age has thrown the world into a panic. The soil not covered by ice can only feed a fraction of the Earth's population. The math is simple and brutal: some will live, most will die."

Last month saw the release of the highly anticipated Battlefield 2142. After several false starts, with reports of the title hitting the shops early next year, 2007, EA finally shipped its latest title in the hugely popular combat series.

Lets deal with the negatives first, it is felt that in its rush to beat the competition, primarily ID software with Quake Wars, the title was let loose with more holes than a sieve.

Rumours are rife that it is possible to increase your stats, player score, without taking part in armed conflict. Another area which points to this fact is the extreme lack of any decent offline play and should you choose to play offline all the high powered weaponry you want to use are unavailable to you.

You are also limited to the conquest battles, which take place in smaller arenas and limited vehicles. This however is been taken care of as we speak for the mod-ding world are releasing new files everyday.

On a positive note the game play is itself excellent, not only are you given the option to customise you equipment, once you have gained sufficient status, but also the three types of gaming, (co-op, conflict and titan) add much variety and spice to this glorious festival of futuristic mayhem.

In titan mode you battle your way through the enemies fly fortresses heavy shielding to gain access to its central power core which must be destroyed to become victorious, all the while defending you titan.

The new vehicles are extremely realistic to control, from the new Walker and anti-grav tank to the high speed buggies and the option to use the drop-pod feature is awesome.

Rating: 7/10 Out now on PC.

Min System Requirements: Windows XP 1.7 GHz Intel Celeron D / Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP/ 512 MB of RAM or more 8x or faster CD/DVD drive 2.3 GB free hard drive space DirectX 9.0c compatible 128Mb Video card or more.