Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome Comments by Martin Taylor
Review - EA's quick sharp expansion for BF1942 arrives on our desks, and Martin promptly steals it
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Heh...
Expected a review of this ilk... Laugh about it is that some of the mods around are A) amazing and B) totally free. So as long as there's a modding community like Desert Storm chucking out good product we still get a good deal as BF1942 players. EA have always been like this though. Always will too. Peej |
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I presume the review score has more to do with the percieved 'value' of the expansion pack, then the actual gameplay ?
However, to me, any addition such as this is a worthy one, and £18 is not a lot to pay for beautifully hand crafted maps, which have also been playtested a lot to ensure balance etc. The inclusion of tanks with protected machinegun turrets will make a BIG difference to the game as well. Bayonets are, as you rightfully say, cool; as are the new nations (france/italy). This pack, together with the imminent release of patch 1.3 should ensure that bF1942 continues to grow. I look forward to the next expansion pack, and also the release of a level editor ! |
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Your review was excellent, by the way. And I agree with the points you made. However, I think the cheapness of the pack, outweighs the problems with its size.
Think of the hours of fun that will come from just these 6 maps. If you get only 18hrs of enjoyment from it, it will have been £1 an hour well spent ! |
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31/01/03 @ 14:19
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Well I'll be getting it asap.
It didn't really matter what the review said or score was. It's the value I give to the original game which makes it this way for me. I enjoy the original game enough that I want such official maps etc to enable me to play across the widest range of BF servers. I'll probably even get it for Xbox (if it ever arrives) simply so I can have a fix in the living room. |
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"how do you know that EA didn't 'underprice' BF1942 just because they had future add-ons in mind"
Because it costs roughly the same price as most other PC games. "How do you know that thoose money spent on the original game actually was enough to cover 4-5 years of development?" Please, this is EA we're talking about. "you gotta look at the value of the pack, of the content - instead of just comparing it to the original game." The score is based on value, the review is based on fact. End of story. |
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Oh no I'll not bother now! Er hold on no I will, it's probably overpriced but considering how much entertainment BF1942 continues to provide I don't think I'll be able to resist. That and I've wanted to pilot a Mossie for years in a battle (even if it wrongly only has one seat).
UT2003 having a bunch of maps today given away free doesn't bother me, I don't like the game.
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most recently on 31/01/03 @ 14:51
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"Yeah, but on the plus side, if 1942 is a commercial success it will encourage EA to invest in more classics like this one."
Oh you can bet your ASS that they will be churning out BF1942 game after BF1942 game. They've even supposedly canned the console versions just to concentrate on the development of more PC versions. So it'll be like the FIFA / Sims series all over again methinks. Not a bad thing if they do something about tidying up the engine and sorting the shitty single player experience out. peej |
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cyber_nicco
31/01/03 @ 20:55
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Jeez,
I forgot how cheap some of you are. Most of you complaining are probably going to pirate it anyway, so what's the difference. btw, Mouse, I bet you get to play most of your games for free, don't you, maybe that's why you're so out of touch. |
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