From the beginning we designed the night vision feature to fit well with our rock versus paper versus scissors Flashbangs and gas grenades are new to the mix. Special Forces still features the fast-paced game play of Battlefield 2, only with an added layer of being smart about using night vision. We don't think it makes sense to compare the night levels in Special Forces to a slower paced stealth-based game like Splinter Cell. If you have your night vision on and you're looking at a soldier who is in a pool of light, you will barely be able to see that soldier - if at all.
Mike Doran: Night vision and low light environments provide game play that focuses on a balance between knowing when and when not to use your night vision.
Get a squad working together with a combination of the grappling hook and zip line and you and your buddies can quickly cover large How will night vision and low light environments change the way we play the game? Are black shadows going to be truly black, providing cover to the same degree as what we've seen in games like Splinter Cell? These two gadgets allow infantry members a greatly increased mobility - be it vertical with the grappling hook or horizontal with the zip line. have never been seen in previous Battlefield games. Mike Doran: The first big thing that we believe players will notice - aside from the obvious visual changes associated with night levels - are the zip lines and grappling hooks. Don't get us wrong - Special Forces still has a heavy vehicle What is the first difference players will notice when they boot up Special Forces? We felt that the Special Forces theme allowed us to bring some emphasis back to the infantry game. Mike Doran: The Battlefield franchise has traditionally been focused more towards vehicle combat. To find out more about the exciting innovations promised by Special Forces, tracked down Mike Doran, an Associate Producer with Digital Extremes CE, the studio behind the Why Special Forces? What sort of new game play opportunities does this theme provide that the Battlefield franchise has yet to explore? Now comes Battlefield 2: Special Forces, an expansion pack for the most recently released Battlefield game that looks to implement some of the most radical changes the franchise has yet seen, including maps set in pitch black night, expanded indoor locations, and new infantry tools such as zip lines, night vision goggles, and tear gas grenades.