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When it comes to pc games, I don't typically stray too far from counter-strike. This past week, I've been altogether impressed and distracted by the newly released battlefield 2. I've never played any of the battlefield series, but co-workers of mine wouldn't stop sending me clips of the game, so I decided to pre-order it. Having now played it, I believe I'm going to be distracted from counter-strike for quite a while. this game is awesome!

My biggest complaint of most first person shooter games is a lack of team play. That's one of the things I love about Counter-Strike. Battlefield 2 takes team play to the next level. It allows you to form squadrons and has a commander who can help direct the battle as it happens. When in a squad, you can choose to re-spawn around your captain as opposed to spawning back at a base. The game has a great mix of player categories, and gives you enough (when a squad has the right mixture of players) to totally sustain yourself long term in battle.

I have a fairly old system (athlon 1.3 thunderbird / 1 gig ram / FX5600:128 / sound blaster-live) and didn't expect much in the way of smooth game play. In fact, my computer fails the minimum requirements in several areas. I was surprised when on medium settings it played as smooth as counter-strike 1.6 (far more smooth than CS:Source or any HL2 based games).

This game is packed full of goodies (rolling fog, amazing lighting, smooth looking player models, realistic sounds and the list goes on). I'd definitely recommend this one for purchase, you won't be disappointed. If you don't want to take my word for it, download the demo and try it out.