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Electronic Arts Battlefield 1942

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Electronic Arts Battlefield 1942

Full Product, PC - MPN: 14633098044

Rated 4 Star Review out of 33 reviews

Description: In Battlefield 1942, you will experience the heat of battle as you heroically storm the beaches of Normandy, drive a tank across the deserts of northern Africa, pilot a fighter plane during the Battle of Midway, command a battleship at Guadalcanal, or parachute and commandee... read more

In Battlefield 1942, you will experience the heat of battle as you heroically storm the beaches of Normandy, drive a tank across the deserts of northern Africa, pilot a fighter plane during the Battle of Midway, command a battleship at Guadalcanal, or parachute and commandeer a jeep in operation Market Garden. It is the only first person, team-based action game that places you in the midst of a raging WWII battle with 35 "machines of war" for you to control. You?ll arm yourself with the sidearm of your choice and get behind the wheel of a variety of vehicles, ships and aircraft to fight the war on land, sea, and air during some of the most famous and pivotal battles of the Second World War. minimize
 

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zmatt from FL
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5 Star ReviewI LOVVVVVVVVVE this game you must get it this game ...

Strengths:

Gameplay and graphics

Weaknesses:

None

Posted Feb 16, 2003 - I LOVVVVVVVVVE this game you must get it this game already has at least 50 mods being worked on and will have many more to come. GET IT!@

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DillDoe
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4 Star ReviewThis game is very good. So good, in fact, that I w ...

Strengths:

Online multiplayer, graphics, replayablity factor

Weaknesses:

Lag spikes like crazy

Posted Dec 27, 2002 - This game is very good. So good, in fact, that I would want to play it nonstop but the lag spikes would get so intense that I needed to log off. I had connection problems in the past, but transfering from this game into something like Soldier of Fortune II there's no lag spikes and all that. This game is very detailed.. when an enemy player (or a friendly player just screwing around) attacks you they change emotions. For example, if someone ran right up into your face and started knifing you they get an angry look on their face and seem to be yelling, very cool. It adds a buttload of realism because normally characters just look calm when dismembering someone. The vehicles are amazing to say the least. The jeeps are very cool, the planes are very cool, the tanks are very cool... I think you get my point. There is a STEEP learning curve on the planes, though. I had no prior experience and took off from the airfield on one and I crashed and died about 5 seconds later. If you go thru their help thing you'll learn how to barrel roll, flip, and not to mention just steering the sh!t. Overall it's a very cool game. It's somewhat like Return to Castle Wolfenstein minus the zombies, plus vehicles.

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raada from CA
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5 Star ReviewAfter playing Doom, Quake, Unreal, Counterstrike a ...

Strengths:

Best 3D first person shooter... Ever. It is not just another Quake game. Name one other game where drive a fighter carrier, a submarine and a German tank in the same game... It's

Weaknesses:

Bad single player. Online or LAN play recommended. No in-game voice possibility, like in Counterstrike/Halflife.

Posted Mar 22, 2003 - After playing Doom, Quake, Unreal, Counterstrike and Day of defeat, this game took the genre to whole new dimension. Still you can run around maps and shooting using your guns, but you can also jump into a tank and drive around. If that is not enough you jump into a plane and take off a carrier or if that is not enough you can drive the carrier itself... Really cool. The graphics is very nice but requires a somewhat fast computer. I have a semi slow machine that works ok. I have a Pentium 3 with a Geforce 2 GTS card. The faster the better though... I can imagine this is excellent fun to play in LAN with friends, since it becomes a bit chaotic online when people don't know what their teammates do... Short story: The best 3D FPS game. Play online or LAN.

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Scotty23 from OK
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5 Star Review-Incredible game. The graphics are not the most e ...

Strengths:

-Extreme replayability -Just plain old good fun -Good community, and many others to play with online. No problems finding games.

Weaknesses:

-Eats up a lot of CPU time -Graphic intensive (If you get too many players on the screen at once, hello slide show)

Posted Jan 7, 2003 - -Incredible game. The graphics are not the most elite of them out there, but the way the developers have been able to combine flying, driving, and navigating ships into the game, all while making it extremly fun is remarkable. This game easily is my all-time favorite game. -The best are moments when you and several of your buddies are marching into take an enemy town/capture point. As you trot along side a tank while the tank is shelling artillery into the town, you hear someone call for artillery fire, and a ship off the coast is raining down artillery shells into the town, cutting off tanks and reinforcements. Then suddenly you hear "REQUESTING AIR SUPPORT" as a P-51 or a Corsair comes ripping out of the clouds and drops a few bombs into the enemy encapment. -Some people complained about the game when it first came out and rightly so with the netcode and hit detection of bullets. The 1.2 fix has basically made a new game. You can easily snipe someone when on the run, and many different gameplay changes have been added to make this a great game (even better than before) -Also many mods are on the verge of being released which enables you to fly modern aircraft, with modern tanks etc... You can check out more on the mod world by going to www.bf1942.com.

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brions from NY
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4 Star ReviewThis game's strength lies in its massive multiplay ...

Strengths:

Size of maps; graphical detail; variety of warcraft and weaponry; computer player (bot) AI as opposition; 64-player multiplayer games (on T1 server, 32 is more common)

Weaknesses:

Slow loading between maps; less-than-intelligent server/slow reload of a map already played; computer player (bot) AI as teammate(s); inaccurate weapon strength (underpowered)

Posted Sep 25, 2002 - This game's strength lies in its massive multiplayer ability and fairly simply server setup. It allows you to run a dedicated server (no player on the server) or a less powerful server which allows a player to use the server as well. Slow load times between maps gets annoying, but in a team battle scenario gives you a few moments to collect your thoughts before you're in the thick of it again. The computer AI is quite dumb at times, but mostly when it's on your team -- opponent AI seems to be more intelligent for some reason. The graphics are great and if you've got the horsepower on your PC, you will get a very enjoyable experience. EA did not put any blood into this game so it's suitable for a slightly younger audience than, say, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix. In all, this game is an addicting multiplayer game and it shines at LAN parties. Internet play is fun, but can be frustrating with underpowered servers and stupid players. The single player has two modes: Campaign and Instant Battle. Campaign is rather boring and frustrating (due to the AI issue) and Instant Battle is better but still suffers the same AI pitfalls. I will keep playing this game, and if I had to do it again, I'd buy it over simply for the multiplayer and the additional maps you get with the retail version (Wake Island gets very boring after 300 games).

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LtSmash_FIN
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5 Star ReviewI have been playing this game since it was release ...

Strengths:

Graphics, Sounds and the possibility to use and go pretty much anywhere and do anything. online play up to 64 players

Weaknesses:

Needs a good computer and net connection. Teamkillers and Campers in game.

Posted Sep 30, 2003 - I have been playing this game since it was released and I still play it(and love it). It has 2 expansionpacs Road To Rome and Secret Weapons Of WW2(these aren´t as good as the original BF1942 but still worth buying). And you can download FREE Skins, Sounds, Maps, Mods (If u have this game go get Desert Combat (modern war) and Forgotten Hope (more realistic WW2) and FREE utilities so you can make ALL these yourself.

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frat_16
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4 Star ReviewI would recommend people to download single player ...

Strengths:

Game play is awesome! Graphics is great, Soundeffects is good as well. Able to control diffrent war machines and playing as a team.

Weaknesses:

Takes a bit long in loading in-between maps, sluggish vehicle controls.

Posted Sep 16, 2002 - I would recommend people to download single player/multi-player and "try it out" themselves. This game like Medal of Honor: Allied Assault are great first shooter games to play. Team play is a "must" to get far with Battlefield 1942.

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blackbear9
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Aug 2002
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4 Star ReviewI have had the game for about a month now. I mostl ...

Strengths:

Highly addictive game. Good sound and graphics. Can be played online.

Weaknesses:

The AI can be pretty dumb at times. A good quality graphics card is required.

Posted Nov 8, 2002 - I have had the game for about a month now. I mostly play the first person mode as I'm kind of intimated when I go into an online game and the players are so experienced. But in time and practice I be up there with the "pros" shooting, driving jeeps, planes tanks etc and bombing like everyone else.

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sycosteve from DE
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5 Star ReviewIn all I would recamend this game its very enterta ...

Strengths:

very lagre scale maps real live war right in front of you and your in it

Weaknesses:

not very graphic kills.guys kind of just fall or slump over

Posted May 5, 2003 - In all I would recamend this game its very entertaing keeps you wanting more..great graphics good ai assist great response on controls....for me i'd give it a 8 out of 10 and thats a great 8...so what r u waitng for get off you toosh and go buy this game!!!

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stingstarr from MT
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5 Star ReviewI have only one thing to add to the current review ...

Strengths:

Online WWII combat with upto 64 players. And tanks!

Weaknesses:

Laggy at times.

Posted Jun 19, 2003 - I have only one thing to add to the current reviews wich has not been yet. If you buy this game you would be doing yourself a great favor to download the Desert Combat mod for it. It is great.

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Ron A from CA
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May 2003
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3 Star ReviewThis game is really good. Just the patches and upd ...

Strengths:

Excellent online play and the single player mode is also good too. Graphics are excellent and so is the sound. Controls are easy.

Weaknesses:

The game lags sometimes playing single player, most likely it is due to the patches and updates on their website. I uninstalled the game twice. It runs well without the patches and updates.

Posted May 11, 2003 - This game is really good. Just the patches and updates messed up the game performance of this game on my computer. If you are going to fly a plane, I recommend that you have a joystick.

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MJGHavoc22 from WA
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4 Star ReviewThis game is really fun once you get to playing it ...

Strengths:

awsome multiplay, tons of mods, lots of vehicles, lots of maps. decent graphics

Weaknesses:

weak campaign mode, only like a chain of linked multiplay maches with AI bots. AI is not very smart, LOADING TIME

Posted Jul 30, 2004 - This game is really fun once you get to playing it, ut on my 1.7 ghz P4 system loading time can last for minutes at a time, especially in mods that aren't completley optomised yet (Desert combat, Galactic Conquest, Forgotten Hope) and loading meter often goes to 100% but he geme stll does not start for another minute, but that's just my system. Awsome selection of vehicles, and a tasty set of weaponry, but still has an arcade feeling to it. There is no voice messaging so there is very little teamwork, and the historical accuracy of the weapons and sounds is pretty limited But don't get me wrong, it's still an awsome game, EA games has new maps vehicles and weapons in every patch, the vehicle selection rocks, the amount of AI bots you can play with is huge, and there is a mod to suit every battle fantasy, (battlefield pirates anyone?) This game rocks, and the better the computer, the more it rocks!

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RHLinuxGUY from CA
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Oct 2003
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4 Star ReviewOther then that this is the best game i played so ...

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LOVE IT! its the best game ive ever played so far! Thank god to Transgaming for making games like this available to linux! I play as much as I play Counter-Strike...:-)

Weaknesses:

the only weaknessses there are is that u need a good computer to run the game(ie.Athlon 1Ghz, 256ofDDR ram, and a 64Mb GeForce does the job),and i see no way to play this game on a 56k modem.

Posted Oct 18, 2003 - Other then that this is the best game i played so far, that is great to play in a lan party, or just to frag ppl onlie to kill time! U should also try "Desert Combat", a MOD for Battlefield, i think its better.

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GuyWhosVeryB... from CA
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5 Star ReviewBasically, this is a great game to have if your co ...

Strengths:

Mass war aspects. Ability to man any type of vehicle or equipment in the game.

Weaknesses:

Laggy on slower comps. Also laggy on non-broadband connections.

Posted Dec 8, 2002 - Basically, this is a great game to have if your computer and internet can handle its hefty requirements. Once you get past that, this is a truly revolutionary game. It's first-person shooter game that's like no other. The best aspect of that game is that you get to fly planes, drive land vehicles, and man ships, guns, turrets, etc. The game itself is very easy to learn and get into. You get the best experience with the game if you play with 63 other people. When you do that, you'll feel like you're in a real battle in WWII!!

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unrealt20
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4 Star ReviewBattlefield 1942's gameplay/simulation makes you f ...

Strengths:

Battlefield 1942 Is an awsome game. It has pretty good graphics, you can drive many vehicles, you can play multiplayer, and it is an addicting game to play

Weaknesses:

The weaknesses are if you are on a LAN you will NOT be able to play on the internet, the AI is pretty lame, it has questionable stability , and the levels take WAY too long to load levels!

Posted Jan 4, 2004 - Battlefield 1942's gameplay/simulation makes you feel like you are in WWII driving tanks, cars, APC's, Aircraft carriers, Airplanes, and ride with the AI (they can drive you but if you are driving and they are in position #2 they will get out within about 10 seconds. If you like war games without any gore or language and being able to drive or shoot things I would reccomend BF 1942!

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