The possibilities for the future seem limitless, and "gamers" eagerly await the release of advanced consoles and new game titles. The games they play are a unique combination of technology and graphic art, and game developers have continually pushed the limits of design to create exciting new settings and cutting-edge graphics. They still play in their home or dorm room with friends, but increasingly they play online as well. Today, players are boys and girls, men and women, both young and old. The gaming world was once populated primarily by pre-teen and teenage boys, often huddled around televisions in each other's living rooms. In the nearly four decades since the release of the Magnavox Odyssey, home video game consoles have become a significant part of American culture and the industry has grown into a multi-billion dollar enterprise.
Special Forces turned out to be a dead branch of the quickly growing evolutionary tree of the Battlefield franchise, because of the lack of integration and connection to the seminal Battlefield 2.It all began with Ralph Baer, the "Father of TV Games." His ideas ushered in a new era of electronic entertainment and sparked the home video game revolution. More importantly - depressing, grey clouded weather on a majority of maps ruined the mood, and night maps in the rotation could flat-out evacuate a busy 64 player server. Criticisms included major complaints about uneven graphical performance especially for indoor environments and minor quibbles concerning British S.A.S. Special Forces quickly declined in popularity, even though it featured interesting new mechanics like an airborne spawn.
With Special Forces installed, each promotion in the core game unlocks two guns of choice instead of one.
The new rifles double the number of alternative firearms available. Tied into the original games are only the six expansion weapon unlocks for each class. Rather than expanding the experience, the expansion pack forces players to choose between two games. Due to technical limitations dedicated servers running Special Forces can not include original BF2 maps in their map rotation and vice versa. The expansion includes all new badges, medals and ribbons and separate rankings and multiplayer progression. New equipment and machinery include among others: infantry transports, civilian cars, ATVs gun mounted pick ups and two helicopter classics: the Hind and the Apache Longbow.
Tactical equipment like grappling hook, zip line, night vision, flash grenades and tear gas open new options for infiltration of the newly introduced large indoor environments, chief among them you find the belly of an aircraft carrier, a Warlord's mansion, a space missile launch site and an airport. Three night maps out of eight maps total in their respective 16/32/64 player versions are available for multiplayer. New features introduce all new factions and voice work. Released five months after the popular Battlefield 2, developed by DICE Canada the expansion pack focuses on infantry combat and contains no jets. Game credits for Battlefield 2: Special Forces (Windows) database containing game description & game shots, cover art, credits, groups, press, forums.
Subsequently released, ten-dollar booster packs Euro Force and Armoured Fury for the original game were four years later made available for free and added to the Battlefield 2 map pool. Fight intense online battles using the latest weaponry on land, in the air, and at sea.
The first and only expansion pack for Battlefield 2. Special Forces, Special Weapons, Special Vehicles, Special Missions.Become an elite soldier or insurgent in this Battlefield 2 expansion in the secret war for control of the modern world's most strategic locations.