<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Battlefield	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
DICE	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
featuring	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
online	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Bright	O
Light	O
and	O
announced	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
multiplayer	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
servers	O
are	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winning	O
side	O
must	O
then	O
stop	O
Burning	O
Flag	O
's	O
leader	O
,	O
Commander	B-Application
31	I-Application
,	O
from	O
launching	O
3	O
nuclear	O
ICBMs	O
at	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
China	O
;	O
failure	O
would	O
mean	O
neither	O
side	O
would	O
have	O
anything	O
left	O
to	O
fight	O
for	O
or	O
live	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
an	O
intense	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
ICBM	O
launches	O
are	O
halted	O
and	O
Commander	B-Application
31	I-Application
killed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
hailed	O
as	O
the	O
hero	O
who	O
made	O
China	O
's	O
-	O
or	O
NATO	O
's	O
-	O
victory	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
offers	O
two	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
Conquest	O
,	O
and	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
however	O
that	O
during	O
Capture	B-Application
The	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
matches	O
the	O
maps	O
are	O
downsized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
players	O
battle	O
on	O
a	O
scaled	O
down	O
version	O
of	O
any	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pack	O
of	O
three	O
additional	O
maps	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
sometime	O
in	O
late	O
2005	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
and	O
PS2	B-Device
Online	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
same	O
three	O
maps	O
were	O
included	O
on	O
disc	O
for	O
the	O
reissued	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
former	O
console	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
eights	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
X360	B-Operating_System
gave	O
the	O
latter	O
console	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
