Battlefield 2 The Complete Collection DVD

by Electronic Arts

• Take control of over 30 land, sea, and air vehicles including: tanks, helicopters, fast attack vehicles and fighter jets
• Command a variety of solider classes including: Assault, Sniper, Special Ops, Combat Engineer, Medic, Heavy Weapons, and Anti-Tank units
• With in-game success, players increase their rank from recruit all the way to General -- unlocking new weapons, medals and more
• Head online for award-winning Battlefield franchise multiplayer action with up to 64 players
• Maps scale to the number of players engaging in battle (16, 32, or 64), for an intense experience every time

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000MRB8LQ
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: March 13, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (116 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,375 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC | Edition: Complete Collection

Battlefield 2: The Complete Collection PC

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 39 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice graphics, TERRIBLE INSTALLATION March 9, 2009

By David H. Hanneman

Platform for Display:PC|Edition:Complete Collection

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

One line recommendation: skip the pack, just buy the original Battlefield 2 game by itself - you'll save yourself hassle, and enjoy the fun at a lower price.

First the good news: The game itself has very nice graphics, and is a blast to play single player AND where it shines: multi player.

Now for the bad news: The additional maps aren't all that much to crow about, and playing online, you will mostly be playing maps designed for the original Battlefield 2 game itself, not the add-on maps.

More bad news: INSTALL/REGISTER PROCESS. The complete collection comes with 4 separate setups. Battlefield 2, Special Forces, Armored Fury, and Euro Force. The setup file in the main folder only does a partial installation. Apparently you are supposed to somehow divine that you need to run the other setups from the cryptically named "AF" and "EF" directories on the disc. And along the way, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you pick an EA.COM login name which exactly matches your screen name. During the install process, you must use the EXACT same screen name, and the prompts as far as Screen name or EA name are EASY to confuse. (By picking the same name/passwords for both, you avoid making mistakes).

TIME: It took me about 10 minutes to install and register the main game, and about 1 hour more to figure out how to activate Special Forces. It took me 2 and 1/2 days to get the Armored Fury and Euro Forces Booster packs working. For reference, I am an IT person by trade, who installs and patches over 600 computers and servers.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT: during the registration process, I ended up asking for help from EA with their online support. Basically, within 4 hours I received an email saying that either I was typing the code wrong, or someone else was already using it. After that one e-mail, I never received a reply from the support team - not one, despite updating the support site with each on-going attempt to register.

Overall, I liked the game and hated the installation. As I recommended initially, I wish I had simply bought the plain old Battlefield 2 disc without the packs. CAVEAT EMPTOR...

48 of 56 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars *****HOW TO MAKE BF2 WORK WITH WINDOWS VISTA PLEASE READ***** July 16, 2007

By J. Michael

Platform for Display:PC|Edition:Complete Collection

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

to make bf2 run smoothly with windows vista. Here are the steps:
1. Make a shortcut of BF2 and all the booster packs if you got any.
2.Then right-click on the shortcut and click properties.
3. Click the compatibility tab and check the box "run as administrator"
4. Check the box to run it in compatibility mode and click apply. Then click ok.
5. do this for each shortcut if you have booster packs.
Remember to only start BF2 from thos shortcuts or the changes you made wont be applied! ENJOY! I did those steps to make bf2 work for me and it was really easy.

60 of 71 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Quality Game, but Unbalanced and Air Power Heavy May 15, 2007

By The Jigga Man

Platform for Display:PC|Edition:Complete Collection

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

I have been playing the Battlefield franchise since the first demo, and have owned Battlefield 2 since its launch circa 2 years ago. Although the series has had its ups and down, (with the pinnacle being the BF1942 modification Desert Combat by Frank Delise and crew), with the recent crop of Battlefield games being mindless cash ins, (ever sine EA bought out DICE games and Trauma Studios). Nevertheless, Battlefield 2 is the best retail version you can currently buy. With that being said, there are several issues with BF2 that have only gotten worse with each subsequent EA/DICE patch which has led to a drastic inbalance in the game, with air power completely dominating in every level, (although there are infantry only levels). When the game first launched, the balance was fairly adequate, and ground troops using mobile AA or the defenses on a carrier could take out a pilot who was repeatedly bombing a spawn point, but that has changed. The only way to actually take out another plane is to be flying in the air, and to dogfight him/her until only one of you is surviving. This leads to several issues that almost have completely ruined a lot of the enjoyment one can experience in Battlefield 2. First, most people camp the planes, (I've seen 8 people camp for an a10, 7 for a j10), and some will force a teamkill on you if you happen to get in the plane before them, (putting your score in certain areas in the negative ). This is incredibly frustrating, and although I understand that jerks are abundant online, I'm surprised a patch doesn't prevent forced tk's. If you enjoy flying, as I do, I recommend joining smaller servers.

When all is said and done though, this is still an excellent game and much better than BF2142 (mostly because of no ads), but you will have to have patience and play on a decent server to gain much enjoyment out of it. Really, I'm only playing it until Quake Wars is released in a month or so. I am certain that the people over at ID Software will pump out yet another quality release that is balanced in every respect, much like Enemy Territory for PC is to this day. I will all but abandon BF2 once Quake Wars comes out, because EA/DICE have pretty much dropped BF2 like a bad habit since their spyware/adware infested BF2142 game came out, (which is completely subpar in every way imaginable).

If you are a new player, then I recommend this pack, (with all of the expansions), but know that you will be at a disadvantage for at least the first 100 hours of play time. Veteran players have a majority of the weapon unlocks, (gained through an experience points system of sorts), and you will not be able to compete in ground combat for the most part, unless you are in a vehicle. As far as system specs go, they are not as demanding as they were 2 years ago, and a medium build machine should run this flawlessly. Finally, if you want to ever be a good pilot, invest in a solid joystick, because you will be a sitting duck with a mouse and keyboard in a jet. I can usually tell who is flying with a mouse/keyboard, and they are always my priority targets.

At the end of the day, this is still a great game, but has been bogged down by a lack of support, major nerfing of infantry weapons (c4 especially), and EA's overall disregard for their player base and for the bottom line. Honestly, as much as I love the Battlefield series, this is my last Battlefield game because I have a lot of disdain for EA due to its ill will towards the community. Also, this is most likely the final Battlefield game that will ever be Ad free/Billboard free. EA/DICE's recent deal with major advertising agencies essentially makes this a sad trend.