I'm running the game on Vista using Bootcamp and it works great. I have a MacBook Pro. You don't actually have to download Bootcamp, it comes with Leopard. If you still have Tiger, you'll need to upgrade. You can ONLY install Windows on a Mac that has an Intel processor. All of them sold in the past 2 years or so (maybe 3?) are Intel.

Yes, it is a true dual boot. You'll need a copy of Vista or XP. If it is XP, it must have service pack 2 ON the disk to work right. If all you have is a copy of XP without the service packs, there is a pretty complicated way to put them onto a new disk along with the OS-- I think it's called "slipstreaming". I used Vista and it worked flawlessly.

Here in the States, if you're an IT student in university, you likely qualify for free (or almost free plus shipping/ handling) software from Microsoft. I got Vista for I think like $20 and it's directly from M$. I don't know if they have anything like that across the pond, but it's worth looking into if you're a student.

Personally, I would not recommend a parrallels program. It can definitely work, but I would only suggest it if you have like 4 GB of RAM.

You will have to buy a Windows version of BF2142, but all of your progress will be saved under your login, so no worries there.

Links:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bootcamp.html
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Boo...tall-Setup.pdf
(The Boot Camp Assistant app will print out the installation manual, the link above may not be up to date, so just use it as reference)

That really sucks that they're not supporting us much. I heard that the game wasn't a good port to Mac, as it was choppy and people couldn't get as good of video quality as on PC. That's why I never bought the Mac version. This game is about the only reason I even have Vista installed on my Mac. I hope they do a better job for BF3.