Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
Developer(s)DICE
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Writer(s)Jeremy Drysdale
Composer(s)Rupert Gregson-Williams
Tobias Marberger
SeriesBattlefield
EngineRenderWare / Proprietary
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360
ReleasePlayStation 2 & Xbox
  • NA: October 25, 2005[1]
  • EU: November 18, 2005
Xbox 360
  • NA: April 11, 2006
  • EU: April 14, 2006[2]
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is a first-person shooter video game in the Battlefield series, developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. Modern Combat is the first Battlefield game for video game consoles and the first to offer a full single-player campaign. Despite its name, the game is neither a port nor a spin-off of Battlefield 2, which was in development at the same time.

The game was titled Battlefield: Modern Combat[3] until shortly before release, when the numeral was added to evoke a connection with the PC game Battlefield 2, in an attempt to boost sales. The original name was notably used as in game adverting in 2004's Burnout 3: Takedown as the game was originally scheduled to release in fall 2004 as a multiplayer only game. However the game release was later delayed to Fall 2005 due to the addition of the single-player campaign.[4]

The game was initially released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2005. In 2006, an updated version of the game was released for the Xbox 360, featuring improved graphics and online features. A PlayStation Portable version was developed by EA Bright Light and announced in 2005, but was canceled.[5] Battlefield 2: Modern Combat multiplayer on Xbox was shut down on April 15, 2010. As of 2024, all official Xbox, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2 servers are offline, though the single-player campaign mode is still playable.[6]

  1. ^ Adams, David (October 25, 2005). "Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Targets Stores". IGN. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Modern Combat demo on 360". Eurogamer.net. March 30, 2006. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Bramwell, Tom (April 15, 2004). "EA and DICE announce Battlefield: Modern Combat for PS2 Online". Eurogamer. Gamer Network Limited. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023. Electronic Arts and Swedish developer DICE have announced Battlefield: Modern Combat for PlayStation 2, the Battlefield series' first foray into console gaming.
  4. ^ "Battlefield: Modern Combat delayed until fall 2005". GameSpot. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (PlayStation Portable)". IGN. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "Online Services Shutdown 2014". Electronic Arts. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2017.