<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
DICE	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
2142	O
,	O
depicting	O
a	O
war	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Cold	O
War	O
of	O
the	O
22nd	O
Century	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
military	O
superpowers	O
–	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
(	O
EU	O
)	O
and	O
Pan	O
Asian	O
Coalition	O
(	O
PAC	O
)	O
–	O
battle	O
for	O
the	O
remaining	O
unfrozen	O
land	O
during	O
a	O
new	O
ice	B-Device
age	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
has	O
an	O
unlock	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
new	O
unlock	O
every	O
time	O
they	O
achieve	O
a	O
new	O
rank	O
instead	O
of	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
purchase	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
booster	O
pack	O
called	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
contains	O
new	O
maps	O
,	O
unlocks	O
,	O
and	O
vehicles	O
;	O
a	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
that	O
contains	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
and	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
features	O
four	O
different	O
playable	O
kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
has	O
customization	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
gain	O
more	O
unlocks	O
for	O
one	O
kit	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
more	O
effective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assault	O
:	O
The	O
Assault	O
and	O
Medic	O
classes	O
from	O
Battlefield	O
2	O
are	O
combined	O
as	O
the	O
Assault	O
kit	O
in	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titan	O
movement	O
can	O
cause	O
latency	B-Application
issues	I-Application
,	O
so	O
some	O
players	O
prefer	O
not	O
to	O
move	O
them	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vehicles	O
of	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Battlefield	O
2	O
except	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
futuristic	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ranking	O
and	O
points	O
system	O
of	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Battlefield	O
2	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
different	O
ranks	O
are	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
rank	O
system	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
partially	O
fictitious	O
,	O
partially	O
realistic	O
military	O
ranks	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
)	O
each	O
divided	O
by	O
a	O
silver/gold	O
format	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
attaining	O
the	O
silver	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
rank	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
,	O
every	O
time	O
a	O
player	O
earns	O
a	O
new	O
rank	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
new	O
unlock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
with	O
the	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
Booster	O
Pack	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
earn	O
unlocks	O
by	O
earning	O
the	O
badge	O
or	O
ribbon	O
awards	O
associated	O
with	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
50	O
unlocks	O
(	O
40	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
Core	O
Game	O
,	O
10	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
)	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
different	O
categories	O
of	O
unlocks	O
including	O
class	O
unlocks	O
,	O
squad	O
unlocks	O
,	O
and	O
ability	O
unlocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
unlocks	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
after	O
purchasing	O
the	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
booster	O
pack	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
unlocks	O
in	O
the	O
unlock	O
trees	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Field	O
Upgrades	O
also	O
allow	O
players	O
without	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
to	O
have	O
temporary	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
upgrades	O
that	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
year	O
2106	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
ice	B-Device
age	I-Device
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
early	O
prototypes	O
of	O
Titans	O
and	O
other	O
vehicles	O
and	O
futuristic	O
technology	O
were	O
already	O
in	O
development	B-General_Concept
in	O
2020	O
by	O
the	O
PAC	O
in	O
remote	O
regions	O
of	O
Russia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
was	O
rumored	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	B-General_Concept
ever	O
since	O
a	O
30-second	O
video	O
was	O
leaked	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
in	O
January	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
proof	O
of	O
existence	O
was	O
the	O
cover	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
and	O
the	O
trailer	O
,	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
very	O
same	O
magazine	O
,	O
until	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
when	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
DICE	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Battlefield	O
series	O
would	O
be	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
,	O
in	O
their	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2006	O
Community	O
Update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
development	B-General_Concept
process	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
planet	O
,	O
as	O
hinted	O
by	O
three	O
moons	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
in	O
one	O
piece	O
of	O
concept	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
in	O
Armored	O
Fury	O
,	O
the	O
drivable	O
semi-truck	O
had	O
a	O
magazine	O
on	O
the	O
passenger	O
seat	O
that	O
reads	O
"	O
Ice	B-Device
Age	I-Device
Approaches.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
and	O
playable	O
at	O
E3	O
2006.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
beta	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
week	O
of	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
fan-sites	O
had	O
been	O
holding	O
contests	O
giving	O
out	O
invitations	O
to	O
the	O
BF2142	B-Application
beta	O
as	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2007	O
WWDC	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
Cedega	B-General_Concept
it	O
will	O
only	O
work	O
with	O
Intel	O
based	O
Macintosh	B-Application
systems	I-Application
and	O
not	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
dynamic	O
in-game	O
advertising	O
provided	O
by	O
IGA	O
Worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
system	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Battlefield	O
2	O
,	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
Theory	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlanetSide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
in-house	O
advertisement	O
for	O
Battlefield	B-Application
:	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Company	I-Application
have	O
appeared	O
recently	O
,	O
stating	O
such	O
things	O
as	O
"	O
Celebrating	O
the	O
134th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Battlefield	B-Application
:	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Company	I-Application
demo.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ads	O
have	O
also	O
recently	O
appeared	O
for	O
the	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
booster	O
pack	O
,	O
displaying	O
pictures	O
like	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Goliath	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
tag	O
line	O
of	O
"	O
A	O
soldier	O
's	O
best	O
friend	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
PAC	O
propaganda	O
posters	O
with	O
the	O
faction	O
flag	O
and	O
a	O
line	O
reading	O
"	O
Европа	O
завоёвана	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
ads	O
consist	O
almost	O
entirely	O
of	O
ads	O
for	O
Intel	O
Core	O
2	O
Duo	O
which	O
states	O
"	O
Battle-Tested	O
"	O
and	O
EA	O
's	O
own	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
recently	O
,	O
billboards	O
sporting	O
ads	O
for	O
Battlefield	B-Application
:	I-Application
Bad	I-Application
Company	I-Application
have	O
been	O
popping	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
Games	O
released	O
five	O
updates	O
for	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patch	O
1.50	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows-based	O
systems	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
includes	O
2	O
new	O
maps	O
–	O
Wake	O
Island	O
and	O
Operation	O
Shingle	O
–	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
numerous	O
bug	O
fixes	O
and	O
game	O
enhancements	O
;	O
a	O
mid-June	O
2008	O
announcement	O
on	O
the	O
Battlefield	O
website	O
indicated	O
that	O
Patch	O
1.50	O
would	O
eventually	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
;	O
the	O
Mac	O
patch	O
became	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
patch	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
Version	O
1.51	O
,	O
featured	O
the	O
4	O
new	O
maps	O
of	O
Molokai	O
,	O
Yellowknife	O
,	O
Operation	O
Blue	O
Pearl	O
,	O
and	O
Strike	O
at	O
Karkand	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
booster	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
chain	O
and	O
handphone	O
strap	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
rank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Best	O
Buy	O
:	O
Players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
from	O
Best	O
Buy	O
were	O
not	O
only	O
given	O
a	O
free	O
64MB	O
dog	O
tag	O
styled	O
flash	O
drive	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
a	O
free	O
"	O
downloadable	O
assault	O
weapon	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
existing	O
standard	O
EU	O
assault	O
rifle	O
(	O
Scar	O
11	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Bofors	O
Defense	O
Machine	O
Gun	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
cosmetically	O
changed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameStop	O
:	O
Players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
from	O
GameStop	O
received	O
a	O
free	O
in-game	O
rank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BF2	O
Veterans	O
Program	O
:	O
'''	O
People	O
that	O
played	O
Battlefield	O
2	O
could	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Veterans	O
Program	O
"	O
that	O
let	O
them	O
reserve	O
their	O
name	O
for	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
before	O
launch	O
,	O
get	O
an	O
immediate	O
in-game	O
rank-up	O
,	O
placed	O
the	O
red	O
'	O
2	O
 '	O
from	O
the	O
Battlefield	O
2	O
logo	O
next	O
to	O
their	O
in-game	O
BF2142	B-Application
username	O
during	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
receive	O
exclusive	O
verbal	O
taunts	O
to	O
use	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
in	O
Battlefield	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionBattlefield	O
2142	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom.Battlefield	O
2142	O
generally	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
lag	B-Application
issues	O
when	O
boarding	O
Titans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
released	O
the	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
booster	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
retailers	O
are	O
selling	O
empty	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
game	O
boxes	O
containing	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
booster	O
pack	O
in	O
the	O
digital	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
the	O
battle	O
moves	O
to	O
northern	O
and	O
central	O
Europe	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
2145	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
fictional	O
invasion	O
greatly	O
resembles	O
the	O
1944	O
invasion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Normandy	I-Application
,	O
whereas	O
Europe	O
was	O
finally	O
reclaimed	O
by	O
Allied	O
Forces	O
after	O
an	O
invasion	O
expedition	O
had	O
arrived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
booster	O
pack	O
was	O
exclusively	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
EA	O
Link	O
for	O
$9.95	O
US$	O
;	O
Since	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2142	I-Application
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
contains	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
new	O
award	O
in	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
worth	O
one	O
equipment	O
unlock	O
credit	O
including	O
each	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
badges	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
ten	O
unlock	O
credits	O
(	O
except	O
the	O
pin	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
worth	O
10	O
career	O
points	O
toward	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
in-game	O
rank	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
these	O
unlocks	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
items	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
permanently	O
acquire	O
Northern	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
unlocks	O
without	O
purchasing	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
chosen	O
as	O
Field	O
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