Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike – The IFV Goliath and screens

Much has been said about Electronic Arts‘ Battlefield 2142, specifically its soon-to-be-released expansion/ boosterpack, Northern Strike. Now, if you’ve seen our latest report on the game’s second trailer, you have probably seen the Goliath in action. Just in case you’re in the dark about it, Goliath is one of the two new vehicles in Northern Strike. It is a walking fortress: with six guns, troop resupply capability, regenerating armor, and its own spawn point – there’s no better metaphor for it.

Anyhow, the game’s producer Kristoffer Bergqvist answers a couple of inquiries about the new IFV Goliath. He gave out some hints on how to annihilate the walking fortress:

The Goliath is a beast, and will take a coordinated assault to take out. The key to its survivability is the self repair system, which is powered by six repair cells mounted on the hull of the Goliath. These need to be taken out to reduce its repair ability. Once enough of the repair cells are taken out you have to concentrate your firepower on the Goliath. The trick is to damage it so fast that the repair system canÂ’t keep up, so have a couple of squad mates help you out.

Of course, with a creation that powerful, any infantryman would feel safe when he is attacking with it. It gives solid protection against enemy fire and it lays down an incredible amount of covering fire for anyone nearby. Aside from that, this beast of a machine is able to re-arm friendly infantry in its proximity. Now, what more could you ask for?

Maybe some screens of the game? Well, we have some right here. Check it out, why don’t cha.

More Battlefield 2142 screens after the jump!

 

Much has been said about Electronic Arts‘ Battlefield 2142, specifically its soon-to-be-released expansion/ boosterpack, Northern Strike. Now, if you’ve seen our latest report on the game’s second trailer, you have probably seen the Goliath in action. Just in case you’re in the dark about it, Goliath is one of the two new vehicles in Northern Strike. It is a walking fortress: with six guns, troop resupply capability, regenerating armor, and its own spawn point – there’s no better way to describe it.

The game’s producer, Kristoffer Bergqvist, answered a couple of inquiries about the new IFV Goliath. He gave out some hints on how to annihilate the walking fortress:

The Goliath is a beast, and will take a coordinated assault to take out. The key to its survivability is the self repair system, which is powered by six repair cells mounted on the hull of the Goliath. These need to be taken out to reduce its repair ability. Once enough of the repair cells are taken out you have to concentrate your firepower on the Goliath. The trick is to damage it so fast that the repair system canÂ’t keep up, so have a couple of squad mates help you out.

Of course, with a creation that powerful, any infantryman would feel safe when he is attacking with it. It gives solid protection against enemy fire and it lays down an incredible amount of covering fire for anyone nearby. Aside from that, this beast of a machine is able to re-arm friendly infantry in its proximity. Now, what more could you ask for?

Maybe some screens of the game? Well, we have some right here. Check it out, why don’t cha.