The video described itself as an 'internal test.' The proof of concept depicts the game's various vehicles storming through a futuristic city. Soundtrack Main article: Battlefield 2142: Original Soundtrack Developmentīattlefield 2142 was rumored to be in development ever since a 30-second video was leaked to the Internet in January 2006. It was released on Maand was later made free with the introduction of the 1.51 patch. It features 10 unlocks, 3 new maps, 2 new vehicles, and a new game mode titled Assault Lines. Similar to other installments of the series, 2142 features a classed-based system, with a total of four distinct classes.īattlefield 2142: Northern Strike takes place in Central and Northern Europe 6 years after the war began in 2139. The game features a new game mode, Titan, and is the first game in the Battlefield series not to have the United States as a playable faction. Now, in the year 2142, these advances have forever changed the face of war-but its purpose remains the same: absolute destruction of the enemy.'īattlefield 2142 is set in an 'ice age' period of the Earth in the 22nd century (near the midpoint of that time period), where the PAC (Pan-Asian Coalition) and EU (European Union) forces fight for the remaining pieces of habitable land in North Africa and the Middle East that the ice age has not devoured in a conflict known as The Cold War. With the formation of these coalitions came the consolidation of brains and resources needed to develop deadly new battlefront technologies: the Titans, vast dreadnoughts with the colossal destructive power to dominate the skies, and lethal, armored battle walkers, designed to outpace and outgun infantry. Small-scale conflicts bloomed into major confrontations, as desperate nations united to form new superpowers-the European-led EU forces and Russo-Asian PAC army. After a hundred years of debate and dissension, the world’s governments were forced to face the reality of global warming-the next Ice Age had arrived.Īs snow and storms swept down from the north, living space and resources were swallowed by the encroaching ice and a frantic battle for survival began across the globe.

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