Battlefield 1 vs Battlefield 2142
Battlefield 1 is an FPS open-world game from DICE (2016) while Battlefield 2142 is an FPS game from DICE (2006).
Quick answer: Battlefield 1 has the higher Metacritic, 88 to 80.
Battlefield 2142
What each one is
Battlefield 1 is filed under FPS and Open-World. In contrast, Battlefield 2142 under FPS.
Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.
Battlefield 2142 is a 2006 first-person shooter game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It is the fifth installment in the Battlefield series. Battlefield 2142 is set in 2142 and depicts a cold war between two military superpowers – the European Union (EU) and Pan Asian Coalition (PAC) – over the remaining unfrozen land during a new ice age.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Storm of Steel The prologue, set in 1918, sees players take control of different members of the Harlem Hellfighters as they defend their positions against a German offensive in France during the Second Battle of the Marne . The player initially starts out near the front line and must survive as long as possible against waves of German soldiers. If the player survives the attack, an artillery barrage will rain down on them and then the game's perspective… (Wikipedia)
Characters
During the single-player campaigns, the player controls six different characters from a first-person perspective over six different chapters (known as War Stories). Unlike previous campaigns in the series, Battlefield 1 s single-player story mode is composed of six separate "War Stories", each shown through the eyes of separate Allied soldiers from different nationalities: "Storm of Steel" – the prologue of the game, set in the Western Front through the… (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Edit on Wikidata Pre-release The game received positive response from the community after its official announcement. As of May 9, 2016, the Battlefield 1 reveal trailer had become the most liked trailer on YouTube , with over 2 million likes. Electronic Arts expected the game to sell at least 14 million units in its first year of release. (Wikipedia)
Plot
In the year 2106, a new ice age began. As the ice expanded, millions of people all over the world were displaced, particularly in Russia and Japan . Combined with their increasing inability to find sufficient natural resources, the Pan Asian Coalition grows desperate. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Battlefield 2142 Battlefield 2142 received a "Silver" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. Battlefield 2142 generally received positive reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic . Hyper ' s Kosta Andreadis commended the game for its "Titan Mode, refined reward and promotion system [and] well designed maps". (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Battlefield 1 | Battlefield 2142 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.7/10 | — |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (86%, 226,777) | — |
| Critic aggregate | 88/100 | 80/100 |
| Price | $39.99 | Unknown |
| Install size | 50 GB | — |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | Untested |
| Released | 2016 | 2006 |
| Developer | DICE | DICE |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Battlefield 1 vs Battlefield 2142, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Battlefield 1FPS open-world gameBattlefield 2142FPS gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Battlefield 1FPS, World War I, WarBattlefield 2142No descriptive tagsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Battlefield 1 ✓Metacritic 88Battlefield 2142Metacritic 80Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Battlefield 1226,777 reviews · 7 add-ons · 50 GBBattlefield 2142—Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Battlefield 1$39.99Battlefield 2142UnknownRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Battlefield 1 takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Battlefield 1 (Metacritic 88)
Where they differ
FPSMultiplayerSingleplayerWorld War IWarShooter
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Battlefield 1 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Battlefield 2142 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Battlefield 1 | Battlefield 2142 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | — |
| Minimum CPU | Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350 Processor (Intel): Intel Core i5 6600K | — |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | — |
| Install size | 50 GB | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Battlefield 1 · Battlefield 2142.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Battlefield 1 and 0 for Battlefield 2142. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 2142 in scope?
Battlefield 1 has drawn 226,777 Steam reviews, ships 7 add-ons and installs in 50 GB. Battlefield 2142 lists little scope data.
Is Battlefield 1 or Battlefield 2142 better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Battlefield 1 or Battlefield 2142?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Battlefield 1 or Battlefield 2142?
Battlefield 1 has the higher Metacritic, 88 to 80. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.