Battlefield 1942: Deluxe Edition

List Price: $29.99 Discount Price: $16.99

Features:

• Battlefield 1942 and the highly-acclaimed Road to Rome expansion pack
• Choose your weapon and then jump into an all-out, raging firefight
• All-out combat in all four theatres of war
• Two new maps: Coral Sea and Operation Aberdeen
• Go to war online with up to 64 players and fight with over 40 vehicles and more than 20 weapons

Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Customer Reviews:

Battlefiled 1942 Deluxe Review [Posted on 2004-06-29]
I've owned this game now for the past few weeks and feel I am now able to offer a review. I hope some of you find it useful.

Firstly, my comp specs:

Atlon 1.2Ghz
1 Gig Ram
Geforce 4ti 4600 Graphics Board
Win XP
512K Cable Connection

I run the game in 1024 x 728 resolution with all settings set to maximum and it runs smoothly and looks great. It only 'jerked' slightly when I was downloading a 250 mb file at the same time as playing!

The gameplay itself is fantastic. You can fly planes, drive jeeps, tanks even have access to battleships. At first these are hard to master but once you've practiced, and plenty of it, you should quickly become a force to reckoned with.

Most missions are objectively based so you will have to carry these out if you want to continue. Generally you and the enemy have a pool of lives each, which are depleted as you and your team mates get killed. You have to carry out the objectives prior to all your teams lives being used. The missions are historically based and quite accurate from what I hear too. The Road to Rome expansion pack adds to the longevity of the game offering addtional maps and missions and what also adds is the fact that you can play as either the Allies or Axis.

Where this game comes into its' own is in multiplayer mode over the internet. It is fair to say you do really need a hefty connection to get the best form this as there is so much going on. Theres nothing better than sitting in an anti aircraft placement shooting at fellow interneters in their planes as they fly overhead. You can also climb into a vehicle with one of your friends so that one drives and you've got an intelligent mate doing the shooting. On line you could just play it and play it and play it. Couple this with the desert combat mod, which gives you access to jets and helicopters and puts you in the gulf war it really is just superb.

So thats it really, a thoroughly enjoyable game, well executed in my opinion, and just great fun. Buy it and enjoy it!

cracking game, open play [Posted on 2004-07-27]
I'll spare you all the usual blurb about this game and will simply sumarise by saying this:
- it's terrific fun. I mean it - it completely immerses you and makes you feel like you're there
- you can do whatever you want in each of the missions, including sitting back and watching your friends go in and try the attack themselves (and sometimes succeed!)
- the graphics, sound and gameplay are rivetting: you feel scared - as you should in this kind of game

I loved it, finished it and am playing it again. Thoroughly recommended...

Happy shopping
JB

Lag and Bugs too much a hindrance to keep it immersive [Posted on 2004-10-26]
Too much choppy gameplay prone to lag and control issues. Icky first person gameplay compared to most any FPS. Great ideas controlling the vehicles ships and planes. Lopsided gameplay that heavily favors pilots. Communication a hindrance without real time mic chat built in and a terribly late typed messages. Sometimes almost impossible with skipping key inputs and garbled messages. Therefore any real strategy on a grand scale against the enemy is laughable. Most kids online just 'rambo' and grab a vehicle or plane and take off on their own agenda.

A 2 1/2 Star Game Now, After The Originality Is Gone. [Posted on 2005-08-05]
When Battlefield 1942 first came out it was a total hit unlike any other war game out there. Now however it's 3 years later and it's no longer original. The game can be fun to play at times, but in Singleplayer it's quite lacking on the number of missions. The game itself is exactly like Starwars Battlefront, which I already owned, so there was no new feel to it. Gameplay got to be somewhat boring on many levels. And while this is one of the most realistic war games out there and does have quite good graphics, the gameplay somewhat gets annoying and repetitive after awhile. Like when you're sniping unsuspecting enemies and you aim the sight right at their head. After firing three or four rounds you may hit them. And even on easiest the AI's on your side can never hold their own agaist enemy AI's, making your person have to breach every enemy line and hold every outpost. There are a few fun levels, that you'd want to replay, but many (Like The Battle of the Bulge) you're just happy are over.

Pros:
- Very Realistic War Game
- Graphics Still Good
- Multiplayer is Good

Cons:
- Singleplayer Can't Hold Its Own
- Repetitive Gameplay At Points
- Your AI Always Seem To be Worse Then Enemy AI
- Many Singleplayer Missions Are Simply Boring
- Takes Only A Day Or Two To Beat

War in 1942 with a dose of reality [Posted on 2007-03-09]
Well, if your looking for a slow-paced game, Battlefield 1942 isn't for you. This game just rocks. One of the few games that really takes a solid team to win.

For those of you who are not playing over the Internet, don't buy this game as the single player AI just bites, however, if you have high speed, then this game is THE WWII game to buy

Good luck

Alacard

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