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BF1942
Posted by: on Tue Oct 29th, 2002 at 1:21 PM
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Genre: FPS
PublisherEA
DeveloperDigital Illusions CE
Release Date: 09-10-2002
Score8.9/10.0
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APC:
Hanomag Halftrack (Axis)
M3 Halftrack (Allied)

Air

After each thundering explosion during a bombing run and every heated dogfight, your body pleads for more adrenaline to power your senses so you can kill more roundeyes in your Zero. Battlefield pulls off flight like no other First Person Shooter before it, our only complaint here is about the n00bs on servers who enjoy planting mines on the runway. Here's a list of the game's sources of death from above:

Fighter/Bombers:
P-51 Mustang (Allied)
SBD-6 Dauntless (Allied)
F4U Corsair (Allied)
Messerschmitt Bf 109e (Axis)
Ju 87b Stuka (Axis)
A6M Zero (Axis)
D3A1 Val (Axis)
Yak-9 (Allied)
Spitfire Mk VB (Allied)

Heavy bombers:
B17 Flying Fortress (Allied)

Sea

When I heard that Battlefield would be sporting the WW2 Navys I about wet my pants from this one thought: Submarines! Nothing beats taking down an enemy Battleship while you point and laugh from periscope-depth. The Battlefield 1942 Armada is as follows:

Landing Craft:
Dai-Hatsu 14M (Axis)
Higgns Boat (Allied)

Destroyers:
Akizuki Class (Axis)
Fletcher Class (Allied)

Battleships:
HMS Prince of Wales (Allied)
Yamato Class (Axis)
Submarines:
GATO-Class (Allied)
Type VII C U-Boat (Axis)

Carriers:
Shokaku Class (Axis)
USS Enterprise (Allied)

Player Classes

Scout

The "Sniper" class of Battlefield 1942 - they come with (Of Course) a sniper rifle, hand grenades, Colt or Luger, some nifty binoculars, and the knife. Watch out for these guys when you're manning the machine guns on the tanks, they'll tend to pick you off first.

Assault

Probably the most basic of the classes, just empty your Rifle's clip into the enemy's belly and you're mission is complete . The Assault guys come with the same extra equipment as the Scouts, minus the binoculars.

Anti-tank

Every WW2 game has the requesite "rocket launcher" guy, and Battlefield does not dissappoint in this area. Playing as the Anti-Tank class lands you with either the Panzershrek or the Bazooka as well as the same extras that come with the Assault class.



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