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Battlefield Vietnam Announced

by Maarten Goldstein Jun 18, 2003 2:34pm CST tags: Electronic Arts, Battlefield 1942, Battlefield
How about that boys and girls, Electronic Arts & Digital Illusions have just announced a new Battlefield game - Battlefield Vietnam. Currently in development for the PC, the game will be released early 2004.
The Battlefield franchise is entering a new era with more firepower and beautiful yet ferocious new combat settings. Staying true to the over-the-top, action-packed multiplayer style that gave Battlefield 1942 its critical and commercial success, Battlefield Vietnam will drop players into some of the Vietnam War's fiercest battles. Fighting in theatres from jungles surrounding the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the city streets of Hue, players will choose from two well-equipped forces, the United States or the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Vietcong.
Like BF1942, Battlefield Vietnam will feature a singleplayer as well as a multiplayer part, and will have "new rendering and sound engines".
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