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Publisher: Eletronic Arts Developer: Digital Illusions Genre: First Person Shooter Release Date: Late 2001 World War II, this phrase alone strikes fear in many of millions of people around the world. So many brutial courses of action were taken to deep measures during this time in the world so that one group or another could claim world dominance. Digital Illusions looks to cast a brighter light onto these gruesome events by giving the player the most immersive first person shooter experience to date with Battlefield: 1942 on Microsoft's Xbox. In Battlefield: 1942 the player will be hurled onto the battlefield (as is indicated by the title) with a plethora of vehicles, a huge variety of weapons, and much much more. Battlefield: 1942 places you as a low-level solder that has to complete missions successfully to gain higher rank in the army. As you work your way up the chain of command you will be privy to more and more information about your upcoming battles. The player will have the option of selecting from one of the following player classes: Medic, Scout, Soldier, Pilot, Engineer, and Marine. Each class will have specific equipment such as: binoculars, mines, parachutes, and World War II radios. The game will include a whopping 16 historical battles in 4 unique campaigns ranging from North Africa to the Pacific ocean. The player will also have an arsenal of 16 time period specific weapons including pistols, machineguns, rocket launcher and many more. Not only will the player be immersed in battle by the weapons in scenery, but you will also be able to pilot 23 authentic World War II vehicles including: including tanks, cars, APCs, SPGs, fighters, bombers, carriers, battleships, destroyers, submarines and landing craft. Battlefield: 1942 will not only include impressive gameplay details but the graphical details are nothing short of spectacular. Not only are the in game graphics looking phenomenal, the finer details which top off the fun are perfectly intact as well. Special graphical nuances run abound in Battlefield: 1942. Real time craters will be present on the battlefield, allowing the terrain to react to accordingly to an impacted mortar shell. Every single tree and building which are present in the game have the potential to be destroyed. Specific body and armor damages will be included, and structural detail also run rampant in this game as tanks armor will be front heavy, bombers engines are the most vulnerable point of the plane, and (of course) headshots are lethal. Battlefield: 1942 will immerse the player in all the action of World War II and should be one of the premiere titles on Microsoft's new Xbox console. Rest assured that we will bring you all of the news on this exciting first person shooter in the coming months before the title's launch. Related Links:Digital Illusions Homepage |
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