Rating: Summary: an upgrade worth the $$ Review: I strongly recommend spending the [$$] to purchase Road to Rome. This is an unusually strong add-on for what is already a fantastic game. The maps on RTR are meticulously crafted and challenging; they are, on the whole, a more complete package than the set of maps in the original BF1942. Husky, in particular, is a blast--extremely balanced and conducive to intense play by both sides, making it very difficult for one team to quickly take over the map and dominate the other side. The 1.3 patch that comes with RTR (which can also be downloaded without buying the RTR expansion) is also a strong reason to buy--the tweaks to existing maps, weapons, graphics, and gameplay in general are very worthwhile.
Rating: Summary: Need plenty of ram Review: It's a great game, but you do need at least 512m ram. Even a 2g proccessor with only 256m won't cut it.
Rating: Summary: Great Game, but... Review: BF1942 was one of the best games of the year. When I heard about BF1942 expansion Road to Rome I couldn't wait to get it. But when I had purchased this game and went home to play it it I was sort of disappointed because there wasn't that much of a change from the original BF1942 and only a few things were added. Most of the vehicles were almost the same except with a little modification and that you can't use the new vehicles on the old maps. Overall the expansion was well worth the price and no matter what this game is still one of the best.
Rating: Summary: its battlefield 1942 and more Review: This game is everything you ever would want in battlefield 1942 and more. EA has included a handful of new planes, armies and weapons. a fun little weapon they included was the bayonet which is fun to turn a corner and find an enemy and get him. If you have a beefy computer and the original battlefield 1942, buy this expansion pack. if you dont have the original battlefield, buy it and road to rome. Trust me it's well worth your money
Rating: Summary: The best of the best Review: This game is great! Don't buy this if you have a significant other... they'll get sick of watching you sit at the computer for hours on end. After reading the reviews, I did also have some stability problems when I first played it, but having the most up to date drivers solved those problems. I have this running on both an older AMD 850MHz with Via chipset... and a 2.8GHz P4 with Intel chipset. A good NVIDIA Ti 4600 in the 850Mhz makes it very playable (Make sure to have a large P/S of at least 350W if you do this). Anyhow I hope the Road to Rome exp is just as good or better! :)
Rating: Summary: BEst Game i have ever played Review: Need i say moreEverything was up to and beyond my expectations, i love the freedom the game offers and the graphics are great as well.
Rating: Summary: Oohmygod!! It rocks! Review: I dont really have the time to write this because I got to get back to that Italian hill to decimate the number of Germans hindering me and my French brave soldiers way up to Monte Cassino! For those of you who don't know what I am talking about, BF42 is a revolution in online gaming, a revolution which is enhanced by this expansion pack. After having bought this, you will probably put away your old games for a while. This game sets a new standard when it comes to total liberty in a game. It's a feeling that anything is possible. You drive a tank, steal a plane, blow up a jeep and all this while enjoying the beautiful scenery of Italy and listening to hectic commands on the radio from your fellow soldiers and the agonizing cries of your enemies dying around you... Come join the battle!
Rating: Summary: More of the same, plus some bonuses. Review: Since the only other review here is a "I haven't played this, but..." review, I figured I'd stick my two cents in here. First off, if you haven't realized it yet, this is an expansion pack and you'll need to have Battlefield: 1942 to play this expansion. If you already have that, you should have some idea of what you think of the game. This expansion is a little more of the same, plus a couple bonuses. There are six new maps included in the expansion, all enjoyable to play. There are a lot more maps like the original's Omaha Beach map; maps where one team has a very tough battle, but the pay off if they win is great. There are also quite a few maps which are completely balanced, in which neither team has an advantage when starting off. There are a couple new light tanks and some twin engine planes which are just way to powerful (they can drop more bombs/minute than the B-17 and fly much better/easier). If you enjoy BF:1942 and think you'll play more than 10 more hours of the game, this expansion is worth your cash in my opinion.
Rating: Summary: Great Upgrade to a Fantastic Game Review: BF:1942 Road to Rome (RTR) is a satisfying, well-priced upgrade to an already top notch multiplayer first person shooter. Don't be put off by the seemingly few additions to the game. The 5+ maps, additional weapons, and new vehicles add TONS of new strategies, tactics, and of course replay value. You're not just getting re-skinned variants of BF:1942 tanks, planes, and fortifications - you're getting a whole new battleground experience that significantly alters the way you approach each objective. BF:1942 has never been a strong single player game, and this expansion is no exception. Like the original, if you don't enjoy online gaming, this is not something you should buy. There has been some single player "bot" improvement in this expansion, but the game's forte is multiplayer. Gamespy Arcade is included but I would recommend to ignore it and immediately download All Seeing Eye for your BF1942 game matching. DSL and Cable modem users should stick to games with less than 40 players, regardless of Ping, or risk choppy gameplay. This expansion (especially the vehicles) focuses much more strongly on teamwork. Many of the new vehicles are only effective when you have multiple people inside, each manning a position. When on a public server, finally you have a chance of NOT being ignored when you "Request a Pickup". Friendly aircraft camping is still too common, and some vehicles, such as the stationary artillery cannon, look great but have very limited use in most battlefield situations. The maps so far are a mixed bag. All are interesting and have multiple and creative ways to conquer flags. I have noticed that most game outcomes lean heavily on the team that somehow grabs the most flags in the first couple of minutes of gametime. It's far too easy to grab a few key flags, overwhelm the opposing team, and then spawn camp until the rest of the enemy tickets count down. At least half of every new game I've joined has resulted in this overwhelming inbalance - very different from the original BF1942 maps. The number of vehicles available in each map compounds this problem, and it's not uncommon to find a talented and patient enemy team constantly bombarding your only spawn point with two artillery guns, four tanks, and three bombers. It grows very tiresome to wait out a 20+ second respawn on a public server just to be immediately destroyed by campers - who you really can't blame too much, because they currently have no other flags to claim or objectives to meet. Additionally, many flags have a *very* small capture radius, and it sometimes seems like you need to practically wrap your legs around a flag pole for 20+ seconds in order to capture it. RTR's aircraft have been significantly enhanced, while flak and normal hand-held gun damage to planes has been reduced. Most of RTR's aircraft seem to take as much damage as a BF:1942 B-17 bomber, thus making an adept pilot a ridiculously overpowered force. Enemy planes now do more damage to other planes, increasing the need for dogfighting. However, a very common tactic is to continually bomb and strafe an enemy airfield, reducing a losing team's effort to launch interceptors to defend against the bombers. AA guns are also relatively scarce in the expanion maps. Unlike the original game, aircraft are truly a force to be feared. This may sound more realistic, but in the balanced, arcade-style gameplay of BF:1942 it doesn't work well. On most of the new maps, an above average pilot can just devastate the opposing team. Hopefully this inbalance will be addressed in an upcoming patch. Many users have reported sound problems (Audigy cards especially) wth this expansion, and many sounds (and some graphics) have been replaced. Personally, I like the new sounds, but many others in multiplayer do not, and expect to hear them complain. Graphics remain fantastic, and although RtR does not play as smooth (or load as fast) as the recent, 1.3 BF:1942 patch, chances are it will soon. Despite the above listed gameplay issues, you can't go wrong. It's a great priced, solid expansion to a wonderful multiplayer game.
Rating: Summary: This is the most fun I've had wasting time in years! Review: After playing an accumulated 100 or so hours of this (and that's an understatement) I think I can honestly say this is the best multiplayer game of all time. There aren't many cheats for jerks to use, so the gameplay isn't spoiled like you may find playing half-life or Medal of Honor. Plus with the new patch (v.1.3) that is now out they have an "auto-punish" system which keeps team killers out of the game. I know some people complain about the system requirements, but for those of us priviledged enough to have an awesome computer...the graphics certainly give EA bragging rights. To wrap up this review I will summerize the game's key points. A. BUY THIS GAME B. BUY THIS GAME C. READ A AND B AGAIN D. IF you want good grades in school, dont buy this game for your mind will be engrossed for hours on end.
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