Here is a review of the tutorial process and the crack itself, evaluated through a modern lens.

This tutorial is intended for owners of the original retail software who wish to play their purchased content on modern hardware. We do not condone software piracy.

: Since EA shut down the official Master Servers (GameSpy) in 2014, you must use a community service like to play online. Download the BF2Hub Client Launch it to synchronize your account and server list. "No-CD" Feature