Battlefield: 1942

Rating:
Summary: Sneak...destroy...evacuate
Review: Very nice game to play, since I got hooked on it 2 years ago I haven't stopped playing it since then. Yes, not a lot of maps are provided in the game, but you can easily download different maps from like www.fileplanet.com for free. There are all sort of mods for this game, even a Star Wars mod with Star Wars weapons and vehicles.

Some people say that the bots in single player mode are easy but you can change the level of difficulty and other option and it can get pretty tuff. You want it to be really challenging reduce the ratio between each team like 1:10 and see how tuff it gets. But, it is true playing in multiplayer mode is much exciting especially if it is with friends so you can form groups and decide on tactics.


Rating:
Summary: excellent game
Review: This has to be on the top ten 1st person shooter games. It is awsome to put the A.I. level on low and completely abolish the nazi forces. I greatly enjoy using the Artillery on miniscule little soilders in the Pacific Theatre or take down five guys at once with the tanks. There are many "mods" you can download to completely change the game, for example, you can change it to become all modern warfare, or explore as pirates.

PROS: Excellet first person shooter, wide range of maps, excellent vehicles.

CONS: A.I. a little weak, loading times can sometimes be slow, sound could be improved.

OVERALL: I give this 4 out of 5 stars because it has excellent game play, but some small details are lacking.

Rating:
Summary: This game is awesome.
Review: First off this game is great fun. I have spent so many hours playing this that it is not funny. I like this game because you can jump in and get some action. It's not an all out frag game, but that makes it more enjoyable. This isn't a non-stop blaster game, it actually requires a little bit of thinking and patience.
Defend a position or go on the offensive. Fly a plane or drive a tank. Many choices for you to make. Great game. Just gets better with time. This game kept me going hardcore for a year or more. I loved it.

Rating:
Summary: NOT that great
Review: I heard this game was really really good so I bought it. I liked at first, but after a few days it got boring. Not only that but it takes forever to respawn. Another thing is that its TOO realistic that the gun moves up when you shoot. They should just keep the gun straight so you could shoot more accurately. After a while the battles start becoming the same.

Rating:
Summary: Very Nice
Review: I've owned Battlfield 1942 for over a year now, so I've had a lot of experience with it and can say it truely is a good game. It has it's shortfalls, but usually you won't even notice them compared to this game's strengths. I'll list some of the shortfalls first, just to get them out of the way.

First of all, the original lack of variety in weapons was annoying. Being Japanese with an STG44 was rather unrealistic, especially at Wake Island (since the Japanese invasion of Wake took place roughly 2 years before the STG44 was created.) When I'm Japanese, I want to use Japanese equipment. Same with Russians. Eventually patches brought some variety which helped a lot. Either way, it really has very little impact on the game if any, it's just annoying.

The infantry combat also needs work. It's really awkward, I don't really know how to explain it. The bolt-action rifles are terrible. I was also displeased with the fact that it took them forever to add the M1 Garand, and even after they did only on Pacific maps and it sucks. However it's tolerable.

Connecting to multiplayer games needs work too. Navigating the menu is cumbersome and irritating at times. However once you get into a game you'll soon forget.

The things I like about this game surpass what I don't by far. Just the sheer possibilities of what you can do makes this game so adaptable. The possibility of opening up an attack on an enemy point by bombarding them with artillery and fighter bombers followed by an armored attack supported by infantry is just something you just can't get in most games (even though it never happens because players rarely want to act as a team.) It's fun to deflate the egos of arrogant players in tanks by crashing your jeep into them, killing them and yourself if you fail to bail out. Of course there are players who do the typical multiplayer behavior, like just take off in tanks, apcs or jeeps without offering anyone a ride (even if you ask for them to stop) park vehicles on runways, drive right into their own infantry, killing them without appologizing and those who contribute nothing to their team, just waiting for planes to respawn and kill any of their own teammates who might get the plane before them. Make no mistake, multiplayer games are usually full of immature, arrogant, self absorbed bigots who tell you how to play, yell at you for no reason, whine about any little thing and spew forth homophobic remarks. Even so, Battlefield 1942 is still a fun game even with these annoyances. Very few things are more rewarding than blowing up an enemy tank with your own panzerscreck or bazooka. Spectating skilled pilots can also be a great show.

My conclusion is Battlefield 1942 is an excellent game despite minor issues and the other players. It's very adaptable and is full of options, opportunities and fun. As a gamer I highly recommend it.