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Good game, with good graphics.BETTER THAN BF 1942

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: August 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was uneasy about buying this game after reading all of the negative reviews. I hate to hurt any ones feeling, but this game run smoother than Battlefield 1942. If this will help any of you gamers, Here We go..... I running windows 98...with a 2.6ghz processor...Nvidia geforce Ti-4600 128 megs video card, sound blaster 512 sound card..... 512 megs of DDR rams for memory....2x...4x AGP.....52x cdrom,...400mhz frntside bus.........After I installed the game I changed the settings, as follows....... set resolution to= 800x600x16 bits...set sound=44 hzs....turned shadows and lightmap off....set graphics=medium..set bot level=14......If you will check out these settings,you might just get your game running better, I hope this help, Thank You Romeo H Faison. One more point, You gamers have got to remember, You have got to break a game in ,the same as you would break a new car in. The more you play the game the better it will problably run on your computer. One more thing ,right click on my computer, hit the performance tab, make sure the sytem resource is at least 93%.If it is under 90% ,Hit control,alt delete at the same time to see what is running in the background, play around with this a bit.,Shut down some of the programs that are running in the background,but make sure you do not shut down, system tray, and explorer. Somtimes there are programs running on your computer, that you may be unaware of , in this case go to the system configuration utility. , and hit the system startup tab, look at some of the programs running in the background, uncheck some of these programs,using some common sense, always leave system tray and etc;,Finally remember you have ,its a must ,play the game until you feel you have broken it in to your computer, Sometimes you can turn the game on high afterwards. P.S. I have never put a patch on this game, this is the only new game, that I have never patched, You can always set the resolution to 640x480x16 bits, its not going to change the graphics guality that much, it won"t be noticeable by any means. I have over a 100 games, I knows how to make a game work,play around with the # of bots, or soldiers in the game, when you get close to a tank you will problably, you will notice a slight dip in the framerate. One last point of interest,driving vehicles,flying planes,helicopter is best, if using a joystick, especially the tanks,inboth bf1942,and bfvietnam......PEACE:

I WANT MY MONEY BACK

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

HOLY crap... Game totaly wasn't ready for realease when they released it. I patiently waited for the first patch to come out, which it did yesterday. Didn't fix any of the lag issues.

I WANT MY MONEY BACK..

STOP REALEASING GAMES BEFORE THEY ARE READY TO COME OUT..TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY....

DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT PLAYING IT ONLINE..WASTE OF TIME!!!!!

DOWNLOAD A MOD FOR THE ORGINAL BF1942 AND HAVE MORE FUN..SAVE MONEY...

buggy and unrealistic

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

In single player I saw graphical glitches on levels. In multiplayer, I've had the game crash when a server disconnected, and punkbuster suddenly kick me from a server even though I just have a standard install of the game.

But the most important thing is gameplay, and in that this game fails for me as well. Get used to plenty of spawn killing and team killing when playing online. Plus, the weapons are totally unrealistic. You can open up a machine gun on someone and they still kill you with one shot. You can shoot a rocket at someone's feet and they don't die but you do. Last I checked, if a rocket propelled grenade explodes at someone's feet, they aren't going to keep walking. Graphically, the colors are too dull and mixed in. Plenty of times online people just walk right next to each other not even seeing one another. I know it's supposed to be hard to see in the jungle, but this is like playing in the fog and at dusk all the time. The vehicles are nice, except the jets and helicopters are difficult to control, which is unfortunate because you need pinpoint control of your guns and missiles to actually accomplish anything.

One thing I will say is the levels are nicely designed, with huge hills and bridges, etc.

complete waste of money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Absolutely the worst game I've ever spent money on. Game play is jerky and often stops entirely. Don't waste your time or money on this piece of garbage. I'm very disappointed in EA, they usaually have very good products.

I am scared

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Well from these reviews that bash it, about how it takes a high end chip to play them. I have a 2.8Ghz pentium 4 proccsesor. But I only have 256 on my RAM and my graphics I think are 128. If this game sucks at the beginning and it doesnt play I am gonna be so let down because I am a fan of the Battelfield games. Can someone comfort me about if it will run or not or if these guys are just have really bad machines.

All-out War Across The Battlefields Of Vietnam

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: April 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

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.

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.

This is an awesome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: April 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have played BF 1942 and Desert Combat alike. BF Vietnam outclasses them by far. I have not found any bugs with it as others have described in their reviews. My first experience with BF Vietnam was at a LAN party. The game performed flawlessly for us.

I think BF Vietnam gives a person a good idea of what it was actually like to be in Vietnam. Some reviewers have complained about not knowing where the fire was coming from when they were being shot at. Isn't this what Vietnam was really like? Another reviewer complained about how the VC or NVA take over a control point right after you take it. The reason they are able to do this is because they are digging tunnels.

This game was play tested quite intensively before it was released. I don't think EA decided to push out a product and then patch it later. This is evidenced by the fact that so far there has not been a patch for it.

I am running this game on a AMD Athlon 1.3 gig processor, 512 Megs of RAM, NVidia GeForce2 MX 400 64 RAM video card, on Windows XP. As you can see, my system is close to the minimum requirements for this game, yet it performs flawlessly unless I turn the bots up to 64 or higher.

What I like about this game is that it really gives you the feel of being in Vietnam. It is probably the most realistic 1st person shooter wargame I have ever played. The only downside I see to this game is that it's hard to fly helicopters and planes. I just stick to being infantry or driving tanks.

If you are a fan of wargames and the Vietnam era, you should buy this game, you can't go wrong.

Great Game!! Go get it Boys

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Greatest Shooting game so far!!!!

battlefield vietnam

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: March 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

as a single person shooter this game is a joke compared to vietcong or call of duty this game is going back

Relax

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: April 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The overriding theme of the reviews that are against this product seem to be in the vein of those that feel the game was either A) unbalanced, or B) "buggy". Well, guess what? Vietnam itself was unbalanced! The programmers did a remarkable job, in my opinion, to make the U.S. forces so overwhelmingly better-equipped than their counterparts. The only solution to making the game "fun" was that kills had to be much easier for both sides (hence the ease at sniping and quicker deaths).

As for the game having bugs, I can tell you I don't bother playing on-line since I know my connection is inferior, so I certainly won't complain. The game plays perfectly on my computer (bought a year ago but I made sure it had plenty of high-end RAM). The extra effects of bullet ricochets and music in the vehicles, as well as the sound of gunfire going through the grass around you shows an attention to detail often taken for granted.

In short, I think the majority of those not happy with the game were expecting what they got for BF1942. Simply put, this isn't that platform. To render the jungles of Vietnam you'll need to expect some performance issues unless you're the type of gamer that always worries about such things and ensures the highest quality from your PC.

The patches will make ths game better. The programmers will try to improve the play. The new maps should be fantastic. I especially appreciate the "mobile" spawn points on boats or from crates/tunnels. The team aspect just hasn't been fully developed on-line, yet. Give it time.

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