The future is now!
To me,Call of Dutyhas been playing catch up toBattlefieldfor years. Everyone lost their mind whenCall of Duty 4came out and had a modern setting, butBattlefield 2released two years prior and did the same thing. It also had larger-scale multiplayer, which was awesome to me.
Attempting to ride on the success ofBF2, EA took the series into a future era withBattlefield 2142and the response was…tepid. Most fans didn’t really care for the less realistic approach and the game had a lot of compatibility issues at launch (much likeBattlefieldstill hasto this day!). Now withCall of Dutytaking the war into space, it looks like history is repeating itself.
I was always a huge fan of2142, but the closure of theGameSpy serverstwo years ago rendered the game unplayable online. Fans have set out to recreate its sci-fi action with a new revival mod. Simply titledBattlefield 2142 Revive, the mod brings all of the action and unlocks from2142back into service.
While this isn’t official by any means, EA hasn’t put up much resistance (unlike somepublishers). I don’t expect this to get shut down any time soon, unless a major internet crisis happens. I need to see if I still have my DVD laying around, because I’d love to actually see this game with a smooth framerate.
Battlefield 2142 Revivebrings back EA’s cult-classic online shooter[PC Gamer]
