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long time FPS gamer.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I hear people complain about how they have a great computer yet the game play is jerky, the problem is that you have too many background programs running or your internet connection's bandwidth is really low. Battlefield is for GAMERS, it is not for novice players who wont learn. If you going to play battlefield make sure your computer is geared towards the task, battlefield does not require a really fast computer but it does help. make sure you have NO background programs running, make sure you have your firewall assign in/out permission to battlefield and make sure you have a FAST internet connection. you need at least a 1.5 DSL, any cable is better then DSL though.

I guarantee you that if you meet those requirements and you learn how to play you wont be able to stop. Also remember that it not just about points, if you want to fly in a helicopter ferrying people back and forth do it, if you want to snipe and kill someone every hour then do it. there is no more enjoyable game than battlefield.

also battlefield is a game where online play has practically no lag at all, so if you see lag it 90% of the time it is you and 10% the server. for people that always experience lag and have a high speed connection, fast computer with no backround programs, try to find a better online server. filter your servers to display only EA server's which are the fastest and try one of those rooms. if all else fails, reformat your computer, reinstall your OS, download all the patches, install only neccasary programs and of course battlefield then run it. it will fly fast, youd all be surprised how a monthly or bimonthly reformat of your computer will do wonders for your speed, also it will keep your HD living longer and running faster. if your computer seem's sluggish, reformat immediatly. once it starts to slow it's like holding a damn together with your hands, it will just keep getting slower. you'll be amazed when you reformat you'll think you bought a new computer.

give battlefield a chance, there is a reason why it is one of the most popular games of all time on any platform.

good luck,

TEKONE*SF*
palmach@inbox.ru

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you like Medal of Honor or Call of Duty, this is the game for you. Fight the NVA and Viet Cong or fight the Americans or South Vietnamese. The M60 & M16 are the best weapons. This game has GREAT graphics, but is much harder than the first 3 battlefields. Vietnam is also much faster than the older ones. If you are NVA or Viet Cong than you can create booby traps, giving you an advantage. That is what this game is about. If I could give it 10 stars, than I definetly would. I strongly recommend this game.

Need Lots of Power

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you liked BF1942, you'll love BF Vietnam. Cool soundtrack and great graphics. I helps that I have an Nvidia 5950. Without it FPS would be horrible. 5 stars (with latest haardware)

Ignore the bad reviews

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is lots of fun... I am not a hard core gamer so I can't comment too deeply about the graphics... but they look good to me. I really love the music feature as well... Alot people don't like the capture the flag aspect of the game... I think it adds a strategy element to it.

Overall very good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Being a Vietnam vet, I enjoy this game very much albeit I was a sailor so did not see the landbased combat. Graphics are overall very good but a little dated - shows the growth in the BF series. Have trouble controlling the aircraft - the single player maps are a little resrictive. Also, have somewhat mastered helo ops but have had the helo move in reverse from what keys were being used causing a crash. Don't know if this is related to my bluetooth keyboard. Have not tried to use a helo with FAng yet.

AWSOME GAME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Forget those bad reviews. As a hardcore bf player, BF veitnam and BF 2. This game is very realistic! Ground combat just gets your blood going and Helicopter dogfights, OUT OF THIS WORLD! If you get in a F4-phantom vs. mig dogfight it will blow your mind how much fun! Online is AWSOME! You actually have to plan and use guerella warfare! once i was fight a guy online in a building. he ran behind a wall to avoid my AKMS. I expected him to just run from behind it but then he jumped out really fast and I almost reached the moon! LOL. anyway... Very fun game. buy it for addicting gameplay. Also try out BF2 and BF2142 (BF1942 is kinda boring, not many weapons).

Rightous Baby

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm a huge fan of the series. The fact that I've worn off the w, a, s, d, and z keys of several keyboards should tell you something.

I'm glad I bought the game and would do so again. Still, I must admit I was a tad disappointed.

Here's my take:

Right-on:

Compelling music
Diversity of maps
Slew of new weapons
More realistic physics in some areas, such assault weapons (you REALLY need to use short controlled bursts)
Some elements of the graphics are impressive
Fact-filled historical info
The navigation and intro screen capture the era and set the mood for the game.

Bummers:

Resource intense game that will tax even high-end systems
Color palette is somewhat drab and flat.
While the graphics are more complex, I found the overall effect less realistic that the original game.
The pyrotechnics for the firing and hits of artillery and tank main guns sucks when compared with the original.

I'm hopeful things will improve in a future expansion.

After playing for several weeks, I take it all back. This is one awesome game. Getting the right drivers makes a big difference.

Simply Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Battlefield Vietnam is as stunning as was the original Battlefield 1942 when it came out. It makes leaps beyond the original battlefield however, and therefore requires a more powerful computer to run effectively. If you have the equiptment you are in the position to enter a simulation of the vietnam war unlike any ever made. This game blows the original Battlefield, and its mods, away. The terrain -- whether it be in jungle or city -- is more complicated and realistic, offering endless strategic possibilities. The weapons are sick, from the heavy machine guns to the helicopters and jet airplanes. The action is just more realistic all around, from the graphics, to the sounds, to the gameplay.
I bought this game expecting a mod of the original game -- something on par with Secret Weapons of WWII. But this game goes waaaay beyond a mod. It is, in short, state of the art. There is a bit of bugginess that can cause it to be a heavy load on some servers, producing lag. And, again, it does have high demands in terms of your computer, but if you have the right equiptment these problems will seem trivial in light of the greatness of the game.

My computer has an AMD Athlon 64 3k+ processor with a radeon 9800 pro video card, 1 gig ram.

This time we win.......

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just got my copy of Battlefield Vietnam (BFV) and installed it on a Sony Vaio (2 GHz, 512K RAM, InVidia GeForce4 card.)
After my initial frustration with the GeFoce4 drivers, I managed to update using the new GeForce4 drivers that came on the BFV CD. Viola! Works like a champ.....now on to the game.
BFV takes BF1942 and kicks it up a notch with new graphics, new weapons, new vehicles, etc.
The jungle and buildings are superbly rendered.
The songs (nostalgia at its best) are well chosen for the load screens.
The weapons are terrific with each soldier able to make sub-selections (i.e. two types of sniper rifles.)
The interactive play is almost exactly as BF1942 (which is the best FPS game around!) with one new improvement, a 3D map option that lets you know how close to the enemy flag you are.
Flying the helicopters takes some practice. I managed to shoot down a MiG-17 from a F-4 Phantom....yeah, I'm an ace....
This game is really great, especially for a first version release. I expected to see more bugs! Great job EA Games! It was worth the wait!

awesome game even with a 2 yr old machine

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Most of the people are saying this game takes way too much power from the computer, but im running a 2.0 ghz 512 ram and a 64 mb card and its running absolutely perfect for me. Sure, its not terrible, but its far from the top fo the line. Game runs extremely smooth for me even though my computer doesnt run smoothly on most other programs. awesome to blast your own mp3s in jeeps while headin into battle or listenin to ride of the valkryies in a huey gunship. Absolutely awesome game and although all these other people say so, you wont need anything that costs you an arm and a leg to play it well.

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