Agreed...2142 just appealed to me. I guess at the time of bf2 I was inundated with WW2 and Middle East FPS games...or just the theme of WW2 and Middle Eastern struggles was getting it me. 2142 just was in the right place at the right time for me, seeing as my friends bought me a copy.
If I had to guess, I'd say $10 to $15 for braid. So, cheap!