Battlefield – Welcome to vehicles, squads, and mass destruction.

Battlefield 1942 was created as the “ultimate multiplayer gaming experience around Christmas 1999 with the creation of the Refractor 2 engine”, as Lars Gustavsson discussed with Gamespot in an interview back in 2002. The single player element was consisted of 4 campaigns in North Africa, the Pacific, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe which allowed you to participate in some of the most notable battles as part of the “Axis” or “Allied” forces. Unlike most games Battlefield gave you a task but did not explain how it should be accomplished. The multiplayer introduced the “Conquest” mode where players would “capture” locations to rack up points to secure victory.

There were two expansions that were released “The Road to Rome” which released in February 2003 with 6 maps that took place in Italy between the French and Italian forces and included some notable features. The German BR110 and British Mosquito fighter bombers, M3 Grant tank, a bayonet on the Engineer’s rifle for melee, the Italian Breda 30 and the British Sten SMG.

Road to Rome received a 9.1 rating from IGN and a 8.9 from GameSpot. It was criticized for not having new multiplayer modes, newer weapons (aside from the Breda and the Sten) and stability concerns. Even with these negatives players were happy with the new map designs.

The second expansion “Secret Weapons of WWII” was released in April 2003 and brought 5 new factions which were given unique weapons that were made available by selecting that particular faction or picking it up off of a fallen enemy. 16 New Vehicles, 9 New Weapons, 8 New Maps, and a new Objective Based multiplayer mode. It was praised for the variety added to the game without turning people away from the original draw of the series and for having a “style all of its own”.

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Game Description A few years into the most desperate struggle in the history of mankind, and with the conflict focused around the Mediterranean, the Pan Asian Coalition (PAC) seizes the chance to claim the undefended natural resources beneath the ice of mainland Europe. By the time the EU is aware of their presence, the enemy is firmly entrenched in the continent's harsh ice fields, among abandoned city ruins and soaring mountain peaks. Only fierce close-quarters infantry battles along claustrophobic city streets and narrow rocky passes will eject the PAC forces from their well-defended positions and push them back towards the sea. Three new maps provide the setting for the Booster Pack. High up in the Alps the EU uses launch pods to assault a PAC Titan docking harbour in the map Port Bavaria. Bridge at Remagen, the scene for one of WWII's major battles, is once again the setting for intense battles as both sides fight to secure the bridge. Finally, night has fallen when the EU launches their assault on the city in the Liberation of Leipzig. Battlefield 2142TM: Northern Strike introduces two new vehicle types. The heavy IFV Goliath is a massive, slow-moving firing platform available to the EU. It is used to provide cover, as well as health and ammunition, to nearby infantry. The fast-moving hovering light IFV Hachimoto, available to the defending PAC only, is an efficient vehicle killer when staffed by a well coordinated pilot/gunner team. With ten new unlocks and ten new awards, Battlefield 2142TM: Northern Strike offers unprecedented persistence for a Booster Pack. The epic Titan mode introduced in Battlefield 2142TM is available on two maps, and for the first time in an urban setting. All maps also feature Conquest mode with the Conquest Assault Lines set-up, in which the attacking army now has to conquer all control points before taking the enemy's main base.

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