Game Description

All-out War Across The Battlefields Of Vietnam

The Battlefield franchise enters a new era equipped with more firepower, modernized weaponry and vehicles, and a deeper infantry experience from the jungles to the beaches of Vietnam. From villages on the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the city streets of Hue wage modern warfare as the United States or North Vietnamese Army (NVA). Select from a variety of characters within the different soldier classes as you command powerful new vehicles including attack and transport helicopters, the M551 Sheridan tank, and the F-4 Phantom fighter jet on the U.S. side and the Russian-made T-54 tank, the MIG-21, and Mi-8 multipurpose helicopter on the NVA side.

Go to war in new dramatic battle scenarios including leading a squadron of helicopters in an all-out attack on an enemy compound, executing an ambush of enemy soldiers from dense foliage, captaining a PT boat through a dangerous jungle river passage, and more. Grab your M-16, ready the Napalm, and prepare to enter some of the fiercest battles of the Vietnam War.

PREVIEWS

GameSpy
"The first level we played was one of the river maps, with the US forces starting on a small island and driving across to the shoreline via boat or (hallehlujah!) choppers. Anyone who's played Desert Combat will likely find the choppers a bit easier to control in Battlefield 1942, using the forward and back keys to go up and down, and the mouse or arrow keys to tilt, etc. It still takes some time to get the hang of, but you'll still have the option to bail out and parachute to safety (something I have way too much experience at)."

IGN.com
"Thanks to a ton of additional foliage, combat is more intense now. You can never tell where the other guys are going to come from. Snipers can hold a point for much longer, and there are a lot more chokepoints to go around as well. We had a lot of island-hopping and gulch-crossing going on, both of which will cause a dangerous amount of exposure and should make for some memorable battles."

PC Games
"In this preview, we'll take an in-depth look at the four major classes in Battlefield Vietnam--the assault, the recon/scout, the engineer, and the heavy assault--and how they'll play, and in the coming months, we'll turn our attention to the game's vehicles and battlefields as well."

1UP.com
"The classes are the biggest outright change. For Conquest mode, there is only the option to play as Soldier, Scout, Heavy Gunner and Engineer, each with different superficial images. Each class comes equipped with a specific sidearm (usually a type of pistol) and provides players the option to choose between one of two primary weapons."

Key Features

· Command powerful Vietnam-era vehicles -- rule the skies in the F-4 Phantom, airlift vehicles in transport helicopters, and more.
· Master the weapons of jungle warfare including pongee sticks and booby traps.
· Wage war online from dark jungles to villages on the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
· Go to war as a Viet Cong, Green Beret, or other soldier types, each with multiple character skins.
· Head into battle with a generation-defining soundtrack blaring from your chopper, including songs by CCR, Jefferson Airplane, and more.