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Summary: Very disappointing and extremly frustrating
Review: I did not expect THAT much from this game, since I saw it more as a "Help-me-to-get-over-the-waiting-time-for-UT2003", but I have to say, it is fun. Sometimes. Occasionally. Like when you're really trying to defend your Pearl Habor island. Or trying to attack a beach at Normandy. Or walking through the ruins of Berlin, without knowing where the enemies are. In these rare times you get this fun feeling, war games sometimes are succesful in. Yes, it can be fun and thrilling at times. It is a nice idea to the be able to drive tanks or run around as a soldier or drive in a boat or sit behind a big cannon or a flak. The levels are well-made most of the time. BUT...BUT what sense do some moments of fun have when most of the time you're simply frustrated. Because of the menues that are confusing. Because of the missing of any kind of help or tutorial (besides the ridiculous tool function which only works while you're busy being in battle). Because of the bad-solved handling. Because of the bugs,bugs,bugs. And mainly because of the embarassing AI. Your fellow soldiers spend a lot of time running around in circles (literally) or even better, driving around in circles. They run in wrong directions or just stand around doing nothing, while you're base is attacked. They succeed in running into every enemy fire that they can find. On the other hand your enemies are so good, you rarely have a chance to succeed. They can kill you with one bullet even if they don't even see you. It happens so often that you run over the field, getting killed without the slightest idea who did it. You're never allowed to get a look over the complete battlefield, so it takes you half a mission to get some orientation. The campaing system is absolutely meaningless, since a) if you've lost two missions you're not allowed to go on, b) it is nearly impossible NOT to lose two missions and c) you can leave the campaign and play all missions anyway. There is so much more to discover. Negative things of course. Finally a game where the screenshot-function makes sense, since you can show your friends the best bugs you've seen. Like jeeps and tanks standing in houses (right in the wall) or on rooftops. Vehicles that are dancing on the ground. Groups of enemies that stand some feet beside you doing nothing but watching the sea. Soldiers who are not getting killed by hitting them with a driving tank, but who instead simply stand on it, driving all along the way. In multiplayer this game surely can be more fun, but in single player it is impossible to coordinate your fellow soldiers. Of course you have to lose the battle, if every single soldier runs alone into the enemy base, getting shot at the entrance. Or when they repeatedly enter and exit a vehicle, like ten times in 20 seconds. And if you'll ever manage to fly a plane without crashing AND succeed to aim and shoot with it at the same time..., well, then you're a real magician. Overall, it is fun to play it. It is not fun to pay for it, because if you manage to get any other good battle game into your hands (like RtCW, MoH or UT2003) your brain will eventually delete any memory of this game. Give the game some 3-4 patches and bugfixes and it may be another thing. But given the current status of the game, it is more like a disaster. But nevertheless a disaster you can have fun with. Sometimes. When you're not busy getting that tank down from the roof.
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Summary: Best FPS yet? Yes!
Review: I've played First Person Shooters for nearly 10 years now, and I've always wanted one like this. Other games have tried giving you control of vehicles, but none has done it as sucessfully as EA has now. Yes, the game is Bandwidth intensive, but once you find a good T1 hosted server it is so much fun! This game offers more ways to die than most any game I've ever played. My favorite method for allowing someone to rest in pieces is to run them down with a Jeep, Tank, or Armored Car. There is also alot to be said for killing a medic, then using his med kit to restore your own health. Teamwork makes this game one of the best ever. Grab a B-17 and fly around while your buddy mans the belly gun, or work as a spotter while your buddy fires the cannons on the battleship. Read the hardware requirments, but you should do that with any new game. The disc for this game has set up permant residence in my CD drive.
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Summary: My true story: Great anticipation vs. great frustration
Review: BF1942 is a very promising and innovative game. It combines all types of combats (air, naval, tank and infantry) into one game. Its maps are very large to accommodate max. 64 players with ships, tanks and planes. The graphics are fairly detailed and visually pleasing. With the release of its multiplayer demo, BF1942 demo instantly became the second most popular online game on GameSpy network--around 5,000 people playing at any given time. And I was one of them. On the day of full game release, I rushed to buy it with great excitement. However, my great anticipation soon turned into great frustration: 1. While the MP demo runs smoothly on my PC, the retail version was often choppy. When I was on a ship, the lag was so serious that I fell off the deck several times. 2. My PC meets not only the minimum system requirements, but also the recommended ones. But I could hardly enjoy the game until I adjust all the settings to low--sound and graphics, and turn off antialiasing feature on my video card. I have never spent so much time in reading game forums and learning how to adjust settings in order to enjoy the game. Very frustrating. 3. Although the developer claims that this game can accommodate up to 64 players, I hardly see any servers hosting 64 players, not even the publisher's servers. My guess is that the game is too choppy to be playable if a server hosts 64 players. Perhaps, BF1942 is such a great concept that it is ahead our time. Or the developer DICE lacks expertise in making such a large scale online game. Nevetherless, we should appreciate DICE for aiming high and pushing the evelope. My advise is that: wait until a few more patches released before you buy. =====
March 13, 2002 I am pleased to say that with the release of patch 1.31, BF1942 run smoothly with no bugs. Also, note that I have upgraded my RAM from 256 MB to 512 MB. Thus, I now give this game five stars!
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Summary: Cool Game
Review: This is a very fun game once you get started. There are a few bugs that need to be fixed before you play. You also have to download a patch.
Battlefield 1942 is not very realistic-but extremely fun! All of the armies allied with each other share weapons, and the Japanese and Russians share a submachine gun, even though they are not allied. When you are on a ship and not actually manning it, it is very hard to walk around and sometimes gets frustrating. The gameplay is very exciting and almost Quake-like, except none of the weapons dominate. Whenever a tank rolls into a base and starts firing, everyone concentrates on killing the tank because of its extreme killing power, the only weaknesses from infantry are Bazookas/panzerschreks and grenades. The planes are also very fun to fly, but they take getting used to.
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Summary: Get this game!!! Years of enjoyment await....
Review: This game has everything we have been waiting for... So what if you have to upgrade your system... I have a P4 2.26ghz/533fsb, Ti4600 128MB GeForce4, 512MB PC2700(DDR333) and this game SCREAMS!!! I tried to play the demo, Matrox Viper770 (32MB) wouldn't cut it, so I upgraded. Smooth game play, great maps, excellent missions... If you play CS or DOD this game will make your heart go pitter patter... Updates will fix the weapons accuracy from perfect to realistic, but other than that, NO COMPLAINTS.
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Summary: lots of fun
Review: Just got this game after being disappointed with UT2003. I am liking it more each time I play. It's a lot of fun being able to pilot all the different vehicles and choose different roles to play. This is a team oriented game and is not designed to be a "frag-fest" type of game. Those kinds of players should stick to UT and quake. Don't get me wrong there is plenty of action and killing to be done but a good team will use medics, engineers, and defense properly. My only complaint is that the game demands very good hardware. I have a very good system and have had to turn down some details to reduce lag. Hopefully Dice/EA will continue releasing patches to improve performance and fix bugs.
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Summary: Finally! A holistic, realistic and mature WWII first-person
Review: I have long anticipated the day when there would be a WWII game that was for players who really wanted to experience the strategy and feel of WWII. It moves beyond the death-matchy stuff that appeals to those who like to shoot, see lots of blood, and not think much. If you want another version of a multiplayer death-match, get Quake or Castle Wolfenstein! If you have been looking for a mature and fairly realistic game of WWII, it has finally arrived! Each theatre of war has a unique and authentic feel about it. If you don't work as a team, you don't have a chance against a team that does. Many vehicles in the game require a crew of two or more people(!) The single-player mode is OK, but the game's strength is its multi-player mode, which in my opinion blows everything else completely out of the water. Make sure you have a good system before you buy this, it pushes the envelope a bit on system, video and connection requirements... that has to be done if video games are to be taken further. If you enjoy WWII first person games and have been looking for a more mature and strategic version of one than most of what has come out, this is your (our) day!
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Summary: Great concept but wait until it's perfected.
Review: I played the multi-player demo a couple of times and, while the concept is really cool and had me excited about all the crafts you can pilot, the game play's just not good enough for me to purchase. I kept hoping that maybe the final product would be somehow better than the demo but that's rarely the case. Don't expect the arcade style action of Wolfenstein. I'm real glad I did'nt run out and just buy this one.
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Summary: What a game should be...
Review: This game is one of the most wonderfull things to hit the game market in recent history. It has all of the spark of Wolfenstein without all the trashy zombies, and is easyier to control than Operation: Flashpoint. For those gamers who are looking for a hybrid between Rainbow Six, Operation Flashpoint, and Medal of Honor with out the excessive strategy, the difficult controlls, and the campy unrealistic settings, this game is for you and all your friends!!!
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Summary: Not Worth The Money...Not even close
Review: I bought this game yesterday and i got a pentium 4 processor, 1.7 ghz, 512 mb ram, and a Nvidia Geforce 2 64 mb ram graphics card...and this game lags alot on single player...I installed the patch and it helps nothing...I tried it on another computer with all the same requirements except for it had 1.73 ghz,athlon processor, and ati graphics card and it worked alittle better but i still experiend lag...I dont know what is causing the problem but i might buy it again and try a different cd.
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