BF Pirates – Aye Captain!
The BF2 Mod called BF Pirates has been released and I got a chance to give it a run. I only had about 45 minutes to check it out but I must say that I was impressed!
For those of you that have played the first Battlefield Pirates mod for BF1942, you can appreciate the changes and updates. Since this new mod runs on the Battlefield 2 engine, there are some really awesome features and animations.
" Battlefield Pirates 2 is a full conversion mod for Battlefield 2. The game pits 2 two rivaling crews, the Undead and the Peglegs, in a vicious battle for control of the Caribbean and all its booty. Brace yourself for a fun-filled adventure on the high seas! "
Here are a list of pros and cons that you can consider my BFPirates 2 review:
Pros
Perfect alternative to BF2 vanilla – Want a break from the same old game? Grab this satisfying modification.
Easy to get involved – I found myself lost in the game early and was hard to quit.
Tons of eye candy – Bony skeletons, weapon reloading animations, boat rowing animations and realistic fires are just a fraction of cool sights to gaze upon.
Its fun! – I found myself actually having fun other than trying to get the high score. :)
Weapons – This really isn’t a run and gun type of mod. You fire, and then have to reload…I enjoyed the realism. Also, the grappling hook was a nice addition.
Lots of ear candy – The soundtrack, voices and sound effects really makes you fell like a pirate.
Attractive maps – The night maps are the best because of the creepy feel that you get from it…but there is something about being on a small island and seeing a huge castle-like building off in the endless waters.
Cons
Lack of Servers – This may have changed when I first played it, but I only found one populated server online!
Laggy – On some maps, I found it to be very laggy. This issue may be from my PC or the heavily populated server located on the other side of the world.
Voices – Although the voices are awesome, I really wish there was a way to make some of the voices sound distant other than seem like someone is right by you all the time.
Team killing – I don’t know…for some reason when I dropped on of the barrels, I blew away half of my team…I wish there was some way of them knowing that it was more obvious.
As you can see, there are not a lot of legit complaints from me and I will be back on to play some more. If you are tired of the same ol’ BF2, grab your free copy of Battlefield Pirates 2 and get on board!
Official BF Pirates site: http://www.bfpirates.com