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All parent reviews for Battlefield 2
Average rating based on 11 parent reviews:
- 27% say violence is an issue
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Great game when you think your child is mature enough
Battlefield 2 is probably the most realistic game out there. Realistic in the sense of the weapons and vehicles and ranking system, not violence. The great thing is that you will never see any gore or flying body parts in this game. Language online results in bans in %95 of the servers, so there wont be a problem there. There is no reference to drugs or sexual activity, so you are also clear there. It is a first person shooter without the things you don't want your kids to see. I play it myself and have come to enjoy it a lot. I give my kids a lot of freedom and let them decide themselves if they think they are mature enough for things. But if I see that they are doing things they are not supposed to, they begin to lose privileges. I think kids as early as 10 can play this if you believe your child can handle it. I would monitor them while they play, but it is always good to catch them early and teach them what they did wrong and how to avoid that situation in the future.
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About Online
I notice a-lot of people talk about how the online can be really bad because of the people who play it, that's quite the opposite almost all of the people I have played with on the game are respectful and nice. That's something I can not say for the Call Of Duty games... when I use to play it I had a friend added who literally was high every time I played with him, and I mean everytime. The community on Call of Duty are full of foul mouthed little brats who weren't raised correctly and aren't even old enough to play the game. Even the adults I played with were disrespectful. But enough about Call of Duty we are on a different subject. The people that I currently play with are great people who are always fun to play with. We use strategy in our game which almost always leads us to a victory. I have played with these people for over 6 months now and I have only had one issue with one of them and it only happened once. One of the other nice things about BF2 is the fact that even if you end up with a disrespectful person you usually only have to deal with them for a game or two because there are only 4 people per squad so you're not listening to your entire team saying foul words and other things like that. Also it doesn't promote bullying or anything like that because you never and I mean never talk to the enemy team so you won't see you're child telling the other people they suck or that there losers. I'm also quite sure you're children were raised good considering the fact you take the time to visit these websites usually means you're a good parent.
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bloodless war game that is fun at first, but can get boring and repetitive. The real fun begins if you play it online. Without online play, you are better off buying a different war game such as "Call of Duty 2"
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This is an ok game for most ages. There is not much violence but when there is it is bloodless. I say it is ok for ages 11 and up
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Totally harmless game. 12+ at the most
Really not as bad as it looks at first. My advice to other parents is to let your kids rent it first and you will realize it isn't bad at all.
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perfect for 13 and up
this game is perfect for 13 and up this web site is a little to harsh on games i got my son a war game and this website said people who are 18 should play it and it was T all that was in it was violence my advice is compare the games your kid has and the game or games your looking at. this game is not that violent it's easy to play it teaches strategy and team work now if your kid wants to play online i highly recommend a 15 year old play online other wise i say it's perfect for a 13 year old and up
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Spoiling the bloody fun, in the name good, again.
The PC version of this game is great. Amazing, some might say, is it wasn't for the bad hitreg (hit registration). It is easy to pick up, has a nice learning curve, and you might find yourself learning a thing or two about Europeans while playing online.
But, the Battlefield series has a tradition of being moddable. This is a good and bad thing. The good thing, is that, if your kid has half a brain, he can create custom maps and kits (loadouts of weapons) in the mod editor (it's insanely easy). Also, some nice people have created two NON-COMBAT mods for BF2, Sandbox (which allows your kid to build creations out of bridges and stuff) and Battleracer (which turns BF2 into a racing game).
On the flip side, the bad thing is that some mods may contain unacceptable content, which manifests itself in the form of blood coming out of soldiers when you hit them. This may be acceptable for some people, but it might be unacceptable for others.
If you have the console version, you have a worse game, but no mod worries. Have Fun!
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Fine on pc, worry about console voice chat.
No voice chat on pc so no concerns there. A bit violent, but you need to know they exaggerate alot. A bit eudacational, because it talks a little about what is going on in the war. If its on pc its ol for 11+, consoles, iffy 13+. Trust me I played both.
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Harmless game for everyone.
Not violence, no blood, I would say this is for 6 and up.
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Perfect game for modern warfare.
Now I'll tell you, I'm a fan of WWII shooters (Medal of Honor: Heroes 2, Call of Duty 3, and Battlefield 1942 are just a few). However, when it comes to making modern warfare shooters fun, Battlefield 2 is the best. This game has high intensity firefights that remain bloodless (a plus for parents), has an incredible AI that is pretty much as good as any human opponent that you will face, and, with artillary fire, you better watch out when you hear squeaking. You also can pull off incredible stunts that I have seen people on videos do, and they look awsome. I like sniping on a building and then have to make a dramatic jump when I hear artillery coming in. This game is one of the best on the PC.
Violence isn't much of an issue as already mentioned. The most offensive part is if a person gets caught next to an explosion, they will go flying in the air. As far as knife fights go, when a person gets hit in the neck a puff of smoke comes out (much better than the usual head falling off).
Unlike most shooters, Battlefield games do not have bad language, and you can play this feeling safe about that, although some online servers allow profanity, but some will kick you off if you use it if it is anything like BF 1942 (you do need to buy something to allow you to play single-player online so you can play multiplayer when you reach a high enough level).
The way people act is incredible. Medics come to your aid, people appologize for accidental team hits, and you will eventually do it just as well (teamwork, teamwork, teamwork. Something that games need and war games like MoH, CoD, and BF are perfect for that). However, I hear that online a lot only look out for themselves.
When it comes to the educational value, you can learn a lot about what war is like. You may want to talk to your children about how soldiers don't die as often, firefights are bloodier in real life, and you also don't have only sixty-four soldiers on the battlefield at max. It does include strategy, and your child will learn about modern day weapons of warfare. You also may want to tell them how this kind of violence is only justifiable in war predominantly.
When it comes down to it BF 2 is awsome. Another good game from the Battlefield series is Battlefield 1942 which is just as good, actually better than this, except it doesn't have as good of an AI (artificial intelligence for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about). If you have the system to run it (make sure you have an NVIDIA video card if you do meet the minimum video requirements) then buy this. Do note though that just because you have minimum requirements, doesn't mean every course will run well (on the stand alone, I found one course that didn't run perfectly). This is good for ages 10+ I would say.
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