Battlefield 2142
Having placed their previous online shooters in WWII, the Vietnam War, and modern day settings, Battlefield 2142 took place in a future where a new ice age had thrown the world into a panic. The soil not…
Battlefield 2142 is a shooter developed by EA Digital Illusions CE, released 17 October 2006 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Battlefield 2142 is
Battlefield 2142 is a shooter game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and released in 2006. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Refractor Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The fifth installment in the Battlefield series, Battlefield 2142 is set in the 22nd century, a period gripped by a sudden new ice age that began in 2106. As advancing ice sheets swallow arable land and displace millions across the globe, the world's remaining habitable territory becomes a coveted resource worth fighting for. Two military superpowers emerge to contest it: the European Union, which weathers the crisis with help from the ice-free Union of African States, and the Pan Asian Coalition, whose growing desperation over dwindling resources drives it toward open war. In 2139 the Pan Asian Coalition launches a full-scale invasion of Europe and North Africa, igniting a cold war of the…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Battlefield series
Battlefield 2142 is the fifth of 22 entries we hold in the Battlefield series. It arrived 12 months after Battlefield 1942: The Complete Collection. The next entry was Battlefield: Bad Company in 2008. Its critic score of 80 is 3 points below the series average of 83. The highest-rated entry is Battlefield 2 at 93.
How it was received
Battlefield 2142 holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 109 votes.
What it launched against
Battlefield 2142 launched on 17 October 2006, within three weeks of Bully, Gears of War, Guitar Hero II and Pokémon Diamond Version. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Bully, Gears of War, Guitar Hero II, Pokémon Diamond Version.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Battlefield 2142 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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