The reviews of Battlefield 2142 are starting to come in.  Thought I would consolidate and share the ones that I have seen so far.  Updated to include 13 reviews now.  Enjoy.

Gamespot 8.1 out of 10

Gametrailers 9.1 out of 10 (based on 275 user submitted votes)

Worthplaying 8.9 out of 10

Gamespy has held off on a final verdict pending more testing.

ActionTrip 8.5 out of 10

Boost Mobile Gaming 70%

Game World Network 86% 

Firing Squad 73%

Xtreme Gamer 89% 

GamingExcellence 8.3 out of 10

TrustedReviews 8 out of 10 

Game Chronicals 8.8 out of 10

3DAvenue 4 out of 5 stars 

And you guys think I make this stuff up. Battlefield2142.nl is reporting the following:

"Heads-up for everyone who ordered the DVD version of BF2142. Battlefield 2142 needs to be patched before online play can begin. The EA downloader version already has this patch build in.

This new patch is not yet available on EA Downloader, unlike the messagebox says. We expect the patch to be available at the same time as the EA Downloader version of Battlefield 2142 is available for online play."

Seriously, I can't write comedy material this funny…..

Tomorrow is the release date for the next game in the Battlefield series. It also marks the first time I will not be buying a Battlefield game since the original Battlefield 1942. I figured a lot of other people feel the same way, but EA's Marketing department will probably be at a loss for why the game flopped. To help them understand, I wrote 13 reasons Why I Am Not Buying Battlefield 2142. 

13. EA lies to you soldier! Their Quality Assurance department bombs you instead.

12. Official Ranked server program has taken the fun out of the Battlefield franchise.

11. Complete lack of support for easy to install Custom Maps that could lengthen the lifespan of the game.

10. Still smarting from my purchase of Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons.

9. EA absorbing DICE, especially considering all the great developers they purchased and ran into the ground previously. Origin, Westwood, Bullfrog and recently DICE Canada one day after the completion of the DICE/EA acquisition.

8. Lack of mod support for BF2 including buggy, hard to use mod tools.

7. Slick doublespeak Marketing tactics disquised as an appeal to the Battlefield Community.

6. The BF2142 Demo causes Crash To Desktop (CTD), which was a bug they "fixed" in BF2 previously!

5. Apparently $50 is not enough to insulate a person from in game advertisements or the ad tracking spyware installed with the game.

4. The "revolutionary" new "Titan" game mode has been around for years in the form of "Onslaught" for Unreal Tournament 2004 ($9.95 no less) as well as, objective mode in Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons and numerous mods for Battlefield games.

3. Still no Capture The Flag (CTF).

2. Terrible unlock system designed more like a MMORPG instead of great, "quick fix" First Person Shooter (FPS).

1. As a Battlefield Fan who has purchased every Battlefield game and expansion since Battlefield 1942, I have finally got it through my thick skull that EA is going to promise the world before the game is released, then two weeks later announce their next great Battlefield game where they are moving all of the BF2142 coders who could have helped release patches in a timely manner leaving the battlefield community to wonder when we will receive a patch to fix all of the same problems that have been present since Battlefield 1942.

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The Sir. Community has just announced that the newest version of the wildly popular Battleracer mod has been released. Dubbed 1.29, this version more than doubles the number of available tracks to race on and fixes some minor quirks present in older releases. Among the new features in this release are:

NEW TRACKS:
� Kubra Dam – 2 Circuit
� Dragon Valley – 3 Circuit, 1 Sprint
� Jalalabad – 3 Circuit
� Urban Speedway (custom map) – 1 Circuit
� Wake Island – 1 Sprint
� Songhua Stalemate – 1 Sprint

That's 12 new tracks, bumping up the grand total in Battleracer to 22! And of course all your lap and race times are counted and sent to the one-of-a-kind +R Central where you can check your global points, see who holds the world records, and more.

� Sprint gamemode: A race from point A to B
� New Paratrooper Jeep available in Kubra
� Reset Car function
� A myriad of anti-smacktard functions
� Bug fixes in the code

Learn more and find download mirrors at the Battleracer website.

In the past few days, several mods have called it quits for Battlefield 2. They include the promising Rise of Kobol mod based on Battlestar Galactica and the singleplayer/COOP mod, Allied Intent.

 In related news, Electronic Art's Marketing department sensing a downward trend in free, fresh, fun content announced the Modlight program for BF2 on the new official BF2142 website.

"Every few weeks we will be reviewing a different mod and inviting all Battlefield Players to join us in gaming sessions on the "ModLight Community Servers" that will be hosted after each review."

 A quick check of the Official BF2 website shows no mention of this ingenious new marketing ploy, err community support program aimed at bolstering the dieing, err growth challenged Battlefield Community.