Platform: PC

Genre: Shooter

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Digital Illusions

ETA: March 2004

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Battlefield: Vietnam

The war that changed the world forever, Vietnam spawned violent protests, distaste in Americans, and a new view towards what “war” really means. Battlefield: Vietnam is the official sequel to the most popular online game as of now, Battlefield 1942. Telling from its title, the game is most likely going to be set during the 70s and in Vietnam.

“What’s that over the hill? Oh my god! It’s a Comanche firing missiles my way!” That’s right friends; Battlefield: Vietnam will feature modern machines of warfare including helicopters, fighter jets, and bombers.

“No more M1 Garands on my back, I’ll take the M16 thank you.” Battlefield: Vietnam also has all the weaponry found in the Vietnam War including the M16, M249, and more. Get ready to

fire some serious ammo towards Charlie.

Don’t be discouraged, the Vietnamese are as well prepared as the American soldiers. The developers made sure of that by making both teams balanced, giving one another their own distinct advantages. The Vietnamese may not have the firepower of the American soldiers, but they may be faster. They may not have napalms, but they have something just as devastating up their sleeves. Here is what EA will tell us at this

point:

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All-Out War Across the Battlefields of Vietnam

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 the UH-1 Huey helicopter, 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 Huey 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.

So far so good, as Battlefield: Vietnam is shaping up to be a nice replacement to another amazing game. Don’t anticipate this one for the holidays, Battlefield: Vietnam is scheduled to be released sometime in March 2004, and even that date might be changed.

Eric Lahiji

December 12, 2003