Gaming News - June 2003
Redwood City, CA (June 18, 2003) - Electronic Arts today announced
that Battlefield Vietnam is under development and will be available in early
2004.
From EA:
Lock and load your M-16 and grab your flak jacket, it's time to hit the
jungle in Battlefield Vietnam. Electronic Arts announced today
that Battlefield Vietnam for the PC is under development and expects to debut in
early 2004. The title will be published and distributed by Electronic Arts under
the EA GAMES brand.
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.
Offering an arsenal of weapons and vehicles authentic to the Vietnam
conflict, players will battle in first-person perspective. The workhorse vehicle
for the U.S. during the conflict was the helicopter and it will serve the same
purpose in Battlefield Vietnam. The NVA will be outfitted with many Russian-made
vehicles including the T-54 tank and Mig-21 jet. Taking a step forward from its
franchise predecessors, Battlefield Vietnam will allow passengers to fire from
moving vehicles and players will have the ability to airlift other vehicles via
helicopter. The game will also deploy new rendering and sound engines that will
help take players deeper into the 1960's mindset.
Battlefield Vietnam, like its brethren Battlefield games, allows players to
join forces on teams in games up to 64 players over the Internet, or jump into
single player action. Battlefield Vietnam is being developed by Digital
Illusions Canada, a subsidiary of Sweden-based Digital Illusions.
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