Enter a new era of international warfare with Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, a first-person shooter game for the Xbox console.
Developed by Swedish firm Digital Illusions and publisher Electronic Arts' studio in Britain, Battlefield 2 features a propaganda-fuelled single player campaign in which gamers see both sides of a conflict in Kazakhstan.
A civil unrest in the country prompts military forces from China and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) - aided by the combined resources of the United States and European Union - to move into the large republic, a part of the former Soviet Union, to stabilise the situation.
But more problems arise since there is no trust between the Chinese and Nato forces - each side suspecting the other of having designs on harvesting the vast oil reserves of Kazakhstan.
A gamer, through 20 separate missions, plays Battlefield 2 from both sides of the story. By changing from Nato to China on various occasions, the player acquires a deep insight into the motivations of each side.
This single-player campaign is helped immensely by the game's 'hotswapping' feature, which allows a player to instantly take control of any soldier in a squad to stay in the middle of the action at all times.
