| Battlefield 1942 | Digital Illusions / Electronic Arts | 2002 | |
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Differently than the name suggests, important
battles from the 2nd World War and not only from 1942 are "played" in
the game (from the Swedish developer team Dice). Locations include Central
Europe, Africa, the Pacific and the Soviet Union. In part, one must jump
off with a parachute, storm the beach partly from ships through landing
crafts. One can attack with a sniper's gun or bazooka in the battle. Also
as a medic or mechanic with special abilities one can also be spawned.
On the battlefields jeeps, troop transporters, different tanks and airplanes
as well as ships are available. Everything is operated differently. Also
MG nests, anti-aircraft and heavy guns to defend the ships can be used
any time. In different buildings one can heal himself in medicine cupboards,
ammunition boxes supply the player with bullet supplies. In the game it
is a matter taking flags and of holding them. It is played always in 2
teams (axis and allies). One must stay near your own flag to protect it
or go for an opponent's flag (which after some time with no enemies in
the vicinity of the flag changes colour, in this case the flag remains
gray, thus neutral). If one has more enemy flags, the score of the opposing
team sinks. If it reaches zero left uncaptured, one has won the battle.
Battlefield 1942 impresses with great graphics and a sharp play feeling.
Every vehicle feels different, nevertheless, the control has not got too
complex, thus the player quickly will learn. Battlefield offers far-reaching
configuration possibilities and a satisfactory singleplayer mode. The
bots work (in view of the complexity of the play) satisfactorily and can
become to a great extent configured. If one does not have enough players,
one can also rush into a Co-op mode and with the bots skirmish (with good
AI, having 2 or 3 to every 1 player makes it mostly fun. I prefer personally
Battlefield 1942 nowadays to UT2003 quite clearly.
The game was made freeware in 2012 on the 10th anniversary of the game's release.
See also: #Battlefield
1942 MP: The Road to Rome |
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