Battlefield Vietnam

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Battlefield Vietnam
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Developer(s) Digital Illusions Canada
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Designer(s) Armando "AJ" Marini
Series Battlefield series
Engine Refractor 2
Version 1.21
Platform(s) PC
Release date NA March 14, 2004
PAL March 19, 2004
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ESRB: Teen (T)
PEGI: 16+
Media CD (3), REDUX edition CD (4) BONUS DISC
System requirements 933 MHz CPU, DirectX 9.0b, 3D accelerated AGP NVIDIA GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500 64 MB or equivalent DirectX 9 compatible video card, DirectX 9 compatible sound card, 256 MB RAM, 2.0 GB free hard drive space
Input methods mouse, keyboard

Battlefield Vietnam is the next computer game in Electronic Arts Battlefield franchise after Battlefield 1942. The game was developed by Digital Illusions Canada and published by Electronic Arts on March 15, 2004 in North America and days later in other parts of the world. Battlefield Vietnam takes place during the Vietnam War. The game features a large variety of maps based on historical settings, such as the Cambodian Incursion, Ho Chi Minh Trail, Fall of Saigon, Ia Drang Valley and Operation Flaming Dart.

On March 15, 2005, EA re-released the game as Battlefield Vietnam: Redux, which includes the 1.01, 1.02, 1.1, and 1.2 patches, new vehicles, maps, and a EA-produced World War II mod, based on the previous Battlefield 1942.

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[edit] Gameplay

Battlefield Vietnam has the same point by point objectives of Battlefield 1942; there are two teams on either end of a map, each team has a set of "tickets" that they start out with. The teams can deplete the enemy tickets by killing opposing players and/or capturing flags ("control points") on the battlefield. If a player is killed, he can respawn on one of the flags that his team owns. Between respawns, players are able to change their character class, effectively switching equipment kits.

[edit] Features

Built on a modified Battlefield 1942 engine, Battlefield Vietnam had many new and improved features from its predecessor. The game gives the player a variety of weapons based on the war. Weapons include the M16 and AK47 to punji sticks (antipersonnel booby traps) and land mines that can disable a tank. It also has several additions to it, such as air-lifting vehicles and, while in a vehicle, playing the vehicle's radio, which featured 1960s music. Another notable enhancement is the ability to fire from the passenger sides of vehicles, rather than having to sit without using weapons.

The game features a variety of famous military vehicles from the war, that are drivable by players. These include vehicles such as the M48 Patton, the AH-1 Cobra, F-4 Phantom II and the Huey chopper. However, North Vietnamese and Vietcong players also get access to a wide range of vehicles, such as the MiG-21 jet fighter, T-54 tank and even a Vespa scooter.

[edit] Maps

BF:V also features default maps as well as some user-made downloadable maps. While the maps retain the basic 2 factions, some maps could have the US marines while could others have the US Special Forces etc. and thus, the weapons on 1 map would sometimes be different from another one.

[edit] Modifications

There are numerous modifications (called mods) to Battlefield Vietnam. Many Battlefield 1942 mods have been adapted to the game.

[edit] Music Soundtrack

The track list for Battlefield Vietnam included throughout the game play is as follows

  1. Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Fortunate Son" (opening theme)
  2. Edwin Starr - "War"
  3. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - "Nowhere to Run"
  4. The Troggs - "Wild Thing"
  5. Rare Earth - "Get Ready"
  6. Canned Heat - "On the Road Again"
  7. The Guess Who - "Shakin' All Over"
  8. Count Five - "Psychotic Reaction"
  9. Deep Purple - "Hush"
  10. The Kinks - "All Day And All Of The Night"
  11. The Kinks - "You Really Got Me"
  12. The Box Tops - "The Letter"
  13. Jefferson Airplane - "Somebody to Love"
  14. Bobby Fuller Four - "I Fought the Law"
  15. Budapest Symphony Orchestra - "The Ride of the Valkyries"
  16. The Trashmen - "Surfin' Bird"
  17. Jefferson Airplane - "White Rabbit" (Menu theme, instrumental remix)

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