The media on both sides air propaganda that accuses the other of war crimes while the player fights for each nation back and forth.
The single player campaign game revolves around a fictional war between NATO and China that takes place in Kazakhstan. All Xbox, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 2 servers are offline. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat multiplayer on Xbox was shut down on April 15, 2010. A PlayStation Portable version was developed by EA Bright Light and announced in 2005, but was canceled.
In 2006, an updated version of the game was released for the Xbox 360 featuring improved graphics and online features. The game was initially released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2005. The game was titled Battlefield: Modern Combat until shortly before release when the numeral was added to evoke a connection with the PC game Battlefield 2 in an attempt to boost sales. Despite its name the game is neither a port nor a spin-off of Battlefield 2 which was in development at the same time. Modern Combat is the first Battlefield game for video game consoles and the first to offer a full single-player campaign. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is a first-person shooter video game in the Battlefield series, developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts.
