Battlefield - Series 2 (DVD)

Advantages: Good fun, cheap, no monthly cost, multiplayer
Disadvantages: Software bugs, programming issue's, always get cheats

...to fixing problems or advice see http://www.tweakguides.com/BF21.html BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO FIX ANY ISSUES MAKE SURE IT IS YOUR PC AND NOT A GAME BUG. ~ Specifications ~ The MINIMUM specification is: 1.7 GHz CPU 512mb RAM 1.4 shader model videocard being ATI Radeon 8500 or above with 128mb. NVIDIA Geforce FX or above (Geforce 4 series will not work). 2.3gb of Hard Disk Space The RECOMMENDED specification is: 2.5 GHz CPU 1 Gigabyte of RAM Radeon X800 or higher with 256mb of ram Geforce 6800 or higher with 256mb of ram To give you a better idea I will provide some screen shots from my pc which is low-medium spec. AMD 2800 64bit 1gb ddr radeon 9800xt 256mb 16x dvd rom... Read review

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Advantages: Large scale combat. Popular multiplayer community.
Disadvantages: Tame single player modes.

...Gameplay I have some good news and some bad news. Good news; Battlefield 2 achieves everything it set out to do. Bad news; it didn’t try to aim too high. The gameplay, while not exceptionally good, isn’t that bad either. In a nutshell, the creators wanted to create a fun game about modern combat in the old Battlefield 1942 mould i.e. take and hold checkpoints until the other side has no more reinforcement points. And to stay true to the old 1942 formula, vehicles and soldiers can take an absurd amount of pain before being obliterated. “What does this mean?” you say. This means that Battlefield 2 is basically a team deathmatch game that uses some modern weapons and vehicles. So, with this in mind, players can throw out any strategic thought and tactical gameplay and just go for the highest score. This... Read review

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Advantages: VERY FUNNY
Disadvantages: NOTHING

...Black Adder. Here we again follow Rowan Atkinson who is simply superb and I hope you get a sense of my enjoyment from the following review of the second series Black Adder ran for 4 series but this review is about just the second. The second series was set in the 16th century and follows Black Adder as he sucks up to queen bess and nearly, on several occassions, loses his head. He and his manservant, the wonderfully dopey Baldrick set out to grab as much power as he can. If he can survive the treacherous court goings on and if he can survive Baldricks attempts to "help" him! Series 2 ----------- 1.Bells 2. Head 3. Potato 4. Money 5. Beer 6. Chains The combined writing skills of Curtis, Ben Elton and Rowan Atkinson is simply sensational. The comedy and witty lines come thick and fast. It is... Read review

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