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Battlefield 2 Preview

Joe "OuTkAsT-1" Topolnisky

2005-01-08 00:00:00.0


Kicking off the evening, GameSpot has tossed up a preview on Digital Illusions' upcoming multiplayer shooter, Battlefield 2, after getting a chance to check it out hands-on. Here's a bit on the vehicles:

Speaking of vehicles, we got to see several in the map on offer at CES. The Americans had access to a dune buggy of sorts with a machine gun mounted on top, along with a couple of different tanks and a transport helicopter. Most interesting was a light-armored amphibious vehicle that struck a balance between speed and offensive capabilities. This one let us drive swiftly through shallow water, which stopped regular tanks cold. The vehicles will have subtle differences between them that'll have substantial bearing on the way you play. The American tanks have a digital range finder, for instance, which shows you the distance to whatever you have in your sights. The MEC tank we tried, however, had a simple mechanical range finder that requires you to aim in a different manner. We also saw a helicopter dropping flares at one point in an attempt to thwart a ground-based attack. The vehicles seem pretty similar in their basic control, so it's nice to see that the designers will be adding some minor new features to them.


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