Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Xbox 360, 2006)

This is a game that can be liked if mastered. The new hot-swap feature is the best part of this innovative game. Imagine you are running and suddenly a tank appears out of no where ready to gun you down. With this feature you could instantly change to another friendly soldiers location and play as him. Beware, this only works in single player mode.
This game is hard to play at first, but with hours of practice you will become the top on the leader board. The other feature that makes this better than the other war based shooters is the variety of land, air, and water vehicles. The helicopter is my personal favorite. Don't forget you if you jump out you can use your parachute.
On a scale of 1-10 this is how I would rate it.

Sound - 8
Graphics - 9.5
Weapons - 10
Vehicles - 10
Multiplayer - 8.5
Single player - 8

Conclusion:
If you enjoy any shooter games you will enjoy this one for its price. Of course it is not worth paying $60, but for $30 why not buy it. You will never be bored with this game. That's for sure!!!

I played this game non-stop for several weeks before finally playing something else. The game is owned by Electronic Arts and they are known for having some of the worst support in the industry. Their servers are terrible and will drop you more often than they should. You don't expect perfection from this type of online experience but their problems go beyond that and have made me stop playing several times because of it. For example: In a 4 hour session of playing I played about 16 games and got dropped from 5 games and the game itself locked up 2 times. This is just terrible and it doesn't happen on most of the other XBOX games. From what I have read, EA forces XBOX to use the EA servers for these games and maybe that can account for why this game breaks so often.

Also, the game has quite a few glitches that allow a person who knows them to cheat. While you are playing a game on the up-and-up; others are using these "Exploits" to become invincible, hide behind walls, shoot through walls... It doesn't happen too much but enough that it makes you want to quit.

As for the game play. In the online mode it is addictive as any game you have ever played. You just simply don't want to stop playing because you know you can still do better. You can talk to your team and strategize on how to get the enemy's flags or warn them about pending doom. You have multiple types of players you can be which is one of the best parts of the game because you can die by a tank and come back in 15 seconds as a sniper which has a laser tageting device and you can laz the tank and kill it. So you have different options with each character and my favorite is special forces because of the C4 attack.

There are helicopters you can fly, tanks, hummers, cars, trucks, boats, and much more which you can use to run-over, go by, whatever to get past the enemy and take their flags. There are also CLAN matches that you can join and then you can work with a group of your friends and it is even funner; however, you have to make some friends while playing so this means you can't go around killing you own teammates or you will get kicked from the game.

I have described only 1/10th of the things that make this such a great game. You will just have to try it for yourself. I know you won't be dissapointed unless you have played 1st person shooter games in the past and just don't like that type of game. If you like 1st person shooter, war games, or team strategy type games then this one is for you.

Battlefield 2 Modern Combat is a solid game and IMO the best multi player game on Xbox 360 right now. * (written before Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4 released)
The graphics are very good, not Gears of War good, but very good and look like a 360 game should. Nice textures, lighting and Weapon and Level design make for an really immersive environment.
The sound is also well done and when you jump in a vehical the music changes and gets your blood pumping. the weapons sound authentic and the only downside is some repetitive chatter during the single player campaign and some occasional voice recognition problems online.
The gameplay is great and the controls are tight and responsive. The single player is good and offers the new hot swap feature allowing you to jump into any soldier on the battlefield at the press of a button. there are also numerous challenges along with the 20 missions in the main story to complete. But multiplayer is where this game shines. The best part of the online is the class system and the vehicals. You can be a sniper, support/medic, assault trooper, engineer or spec ops. Each type has mutiple weapons and devices at there disposal like airstrikes, Mines, medic injection, multiple types of granades, rocket launchers and more. There is a type of soldier for everyone and I enjoy playing them all. The vehicals really ad alot to the gameplay too. Fly your teammates over the warzone in a helicopter launching rockets and manning a machine gun, you can even jump out and parachute down to the rooftops for superior positioning. There are jeeps, boats and tanks too and all of them are a Blast to use. There is so much variety that the game doesnt get old.
Overall I think this is one of the best games for the 360 if you plan on going online otherwise I would recommend you just rent it for the single player stuff.
I've played GRAW, Gears Of War, COD 2 and more but I always come back to Battlefield 2 Modern Combat. I give it a 9 out of 10

I LOVE THIS GAME!!! The STORY MODE gives you something you haven't seen yet on the 360, you are able to use the "hotswapping" feature allowing you to switch from player to player. Each man in your crew has his own special features, the four types of players are Assault, Special Ops, Engineer, and Support. This allows you to become a gunner, or blow everything up around you with the engineer mode. The graphics for the game with leave you breathless. Watching enemy targets blow up has never been so pretty on the 360, trust me, if you liked Call of Duty or the first Battlefield game, you will not put your controller down for hours. Many options to fit your favorite games, AMAZING online play, some of the most beautiful graphics I have ever seen, tons of in game options, an overall MUST HAVE for your Xbox 360!!! You won't be let down.

The game brings the over-the-top action and excitement of the Battlefield series into the modern era with a bleeding-edge arsenal of vehicles and weaponry allowing for the most extreme "Battlefield Moments" yet.

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat features a propaganda-fueled single player campaign where gamers see both sides of a conflict in one of the most treacherous regions in the world – Kazakhstan. Gamers will plunge headlong into the fog of war and must ultimately choose sides in a furious showdown where nothing is as it seems.

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat also delivers the Battlefield franchise’s trademark multiplayer action, delivering fierce 24 player online battles. Fighting for one of 4 sides – the US, the European Union, the Chinese, or the newly formed Middle East Coalition - players armed with the latest modern weaponry can choose to control any of the 30+ vehicles in the game.

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat also boasts advanced online community features, including full clan support, friends lists, voice over IP, and rankings and stat tracking.