Battlefield Heroes, the free-to-play Battlefield off-shoot from method again, has had a brand new lease on life.
A modding group referred to as Revive has salvaged no matter code was left from when the sport was energetic to create their very own model. The sport is at the moment in alpha, with a full launch anticipated quickly.
Revive posted an hour-long gameplay video exhibiting the sport operating fairly nicely. The truth that you simply received’t have to fret about any microtransactions is a pleasant bonus, too.
The similar group has really finished the identical for Battlefield 2, and Battlefield 2142 (by way of Kotaku). The Battlefield Heroes portal is at the moment taking alpha sign-ups.
There’s additionally a Discord server as nicely, the element of that are on the location.
Battlefield Heroes launched in 2009 and was shutdown in 2015. The sport was a part of EA’s Play four Free label, which additionally encompassed different free-to-play titles comparable to Battlefield PlayfourFree, Need for Speed World, and FIFA: World – all of which have been additionally shutdown in the identical 12 months. The sport featured a cartoony fashion that was very distinct, and at it’s core was a extra streamlined strategy to the Battlefield formulation.
It was supported by microtransactions, and third-party adverts (again when EA was doing that). However, gamers shortly realised that the sport’s mannequin wasn’t very reasonable, and Heroes was typically ridiculed for it.
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