Battlefield 2142

Battlefield 2142 takes you into the far future, for all-new warfare in a world that's familiar but still different. As a new ice age depletes the planet's resources, twomultinational coalitions wage a brutal war for the only cause that matters - survival. Armed with devastating futuristic weaponry and gear, plus Battle Walkers and vast airborne bases called Titans, you must coordinate the efforts to win the war for Earth's last fragile pieces of livable land.

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Wont run on my brand new macbook.
I'm pissed about this game. I got it for my brand new macbook and it didnt even meet the MINIMUM graphics requirements. A game should always have phenominal graphics as an OPTION not a requirement. It literally wont even open because of this. This game was expensive and because I opened it, I cant return it. I am pissed.

DONT buy this without making sure your computer is up to it. It looks like a cool game, but I wouldn't know. Wont even open. grrrr.

1 Star Buy the PC version..
This game is NOT a port. Its has NOT been re-written for OS X. It's performance as a result is unacceptable, and EA's attitude toward Mac users regarding support and customer service is equally unacceptable. Buy the PC version. Once you do, you will experience the game in all it's glory. And it is an amazing game. Just not on OS X.

Please keep in mind, I'm NOT attempting to start up the lame old "PC vs Mac" war in *any* way, I own 3 Macs. But I also own 2 PCs. I prefer OS X for every computing task other than gaming.

I'm also not insinuating Macs are not suitable for gaming. They are. It's entirely possible to create amazing games on Mac. Look at any of Blizzard's games for proof of that. Granted, you won't be playing state of the art shooters with frame rates of 90 on anything less than a Mac Pro, but the other 98% of the Mac gaming market could and should be served.

But this game is the perfect example of how *not* to do it.

Again, this game is NOT a port. It's using emulator technology to trick your Mac into thinking it's a PC for the duration of the game. Emulation is VERY processor and RAM intensive. As a result, you have sluggishness, horrible frame rates, and a few other, more minor issues.

EA's customer service and support for this game is non-existent. You can't install the newest patch for the game. You can't install the expansion for the game. You can't even download the game using the EALink/EA Store service. The website for the game does not even acknowledge the existence of the Mac version. All you have is one forum with users spending way too much time attempting to fix the problems EA's programmers should have done.

So since you have an Intel Mac, or you would not be reading this review contemplating the purchase of this game, do yourself a favor and save $10 (as of this writing the PC version is $10 cheaper here) and acquire a copy of XP SP2 and install it and PC version of this game. It may seem like a great deal of effort, but it's not when you consider the value of your time you will spend attempting to improve its performance, or the rage and frustration you will experience when you realize what a cruel joke EA has let loose with this EMULATION.

1 Star Not ready for Leopard
New iMac with 2 GB memory and 1.4 Mhz processor but BF 2142 simply would not operate properly! Lots of frustrating communications with their customer support, which simply couldn't pinpoint the problem. Wait for the update to make it ready for 10.5.

5 Stars Probably the Best Game on Mac
With not much of a wide variety of games for the Mac, Battlefield 2142 is a good addition to the small selection of games. It has exciting gameplay and such and it's pretty sweet.

Only issue is the technical problems. Unless you run it in windowed mode with low details, it'll crash pretty often. But the game still looks alright and is a minor problem.

If you have a Mac I'd recommend this game.

5 Stars just one phrase…..
All what I have to say is that DHL is the worst package delivery service on the planet. Why, oh why Amazon do you contract with them?

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