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Road to Rome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 44
Date: January 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If the expansion is anything like the original then this game will kick some serious .... Battlefield 1942 is one of those hidden gems of a game that people have never heard of but once they play it, they are hooked forever. BF1942 has been voted Action Game of the Year by many sources and this expansion is looking to really take its place next to its bigger sister.

The best of the best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

It simply doesn't get any better than this. Graphics are superb, sound is superb, and the content variety alone is enough to make you drool. Pilot a WW2 bomber, blast away with machine turrets, crush your opponents with a tank, launch an assault on a battleship, get somewhere quickly and easily with a jeep, and take any of the classic FPS roles. Well worth the money. And don't forget the expansion!

Half an expansion

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: February 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This expansion adds a few new vehicles (which play like the old ones) and French/Italian troops (which play like the old ones). I've played through the new maps and they look and play a lot like the original ones.

In my opinion a good expansion is one that I can't stand to play the game without. With Road to Rome, I really couldn't care less. I enjoy many of the original maps better.

Great Upgrade to a Fantastic Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 34 / 34
Date: February 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

BF:1942 Road to Rome (RTR) is a satisfying, well-priced upgrade to an already top notch multiplayer first person shooter.

Don't be put off by the seemingly few additions to the game. The 5+ maps, additional weapons, and new vehicles add TONS of new strategies, tactics, and of course replay value. You're not just getting re-skinned variants of BF:1942 tanks, planes, and fortifications - you're getting a whole new battleground experience that significantly alters the way you approach each objective.

BF:1942 has never been a strong single player game, and this expansion is no exception. Like the original, if you don't enjoy online gaming, this is not something you should buy. There has been some single player "bot" improvement in this expansion, but the game's forte is multiplayer. Gamespy Arcade is included but I would recommend to ignore it and immediately download All Seeing Eye for your BF1942 game matching. DSL and Cable modem users should stick to games with less than 40 players, regardless of Ping, or risk choppy gameplay.

This expansion (especially the vehicles) focuses much more strongly on teamwork. Many of the new vehicles are only effective when you have multiple people inside, each manning a position. When on a public server, finally you have a chance of NOT being ignored when you "Request a Pickup". Friendly aircraft camping is still too common, and some vehicles, such as the stationary artillery cannon, look great but have very limited use in most battlefield situations.

The maps so far are a mixed bag. All are interesting and have multiple and creative ways to conquer flags. I have noticed that most game outcomes lean heavily on the team that somehow grabs the most flags in the first couple of minutes of gametime. It's far too easy to grab a few key flags, overwhelm the opposing team, and then spawn camp until the rest of the enemy tickets count down.

At least half of every new game I've joined has resulted in this overwhelming inbalance - very different from the original BF1942 maps. The number of vehicles available in each map compounds this problem, and it's not uncommon to find a talented and patient enemy team constantly bombarding your only spawn point with two artillery guns, four tanks, and three bombers. It grows very tiresome to wait out a 20+ second respawn on a public server just to be immediately destroyed by campers - who you really can't blame too much, because they currently have no other flags to claim or objectives to meet. Additionally, many flags have a *very* small capture radius, and it sometimes seems like you need to practically wrap your legs around a flag pole for 20+ seconds in order to capture it.

RTR's aircraft have been significantly enhanced, while flak and normal hand-held gun damage to planes has been reduced. Most of RTR's aircraft seem to take as much damage as a BF:1942 B-17 bomber, thus making an adept pilot a ridiculously overpowered force. Enemy planes now do more damage to other planes, increasing the need for dogfighting.

However, a very common tactic is to continually bomb and strafe an enemy airfield, reducing a losing team's effort to launch interceptors to defend against the bombers. AA guns are also relatively scarce in the expanion maps. Unlike the original game, aircraft are truly a force to be feared. This may sound more realistic, but in the balanced, arcade-style gameplay of BF:1942 it doesn't work well. On most of the new maps, an above average pilot can just devastate the opposing team. Hopefully this inbalance will be addressed in an upcoming patch.

Many users have reported sound problems (Audigy cards especially) wth this expansion, and many sounds (and some graphics) have been replaced. Personally, I like the new sounds, but many others in multiplayer do not, and expect to hear them complain. Graphics remain fantastic, and although RtR does not play as smooth (or load as fast) as the recent, 1.3 BF:1942 patch, chances are it will soon.

Despite the above listed gameplay issues, you can't go wrong. It's a great priced, solid expansion to a wonderful multiplayer game.

More of the same, plus some bonuses.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Since the only other review here is a "I haven't played this, but..." review, I figured I'd stick my two cents in here. First off, if you haven't realized it yet, this is an expansion pack and you'll need to have Battlefield: 1942 to play this expansion. If you already have that, you should have some idea of what you think of the game. This expansion is a little more of the same, plus a couple bonuses. There are six new maps included in the expansion, all enjoyable to play. There are a lot more maps like the original's Omaha Beach map; maps where one team has a very tough battle, but the pay off if they win is great. There are also quite a few maps which are completely balanced, in which neither team has an advantage when starting off. There are a couple new light tanks and some twin engine planes which are just way to powerful (they can drop more bombs/minute than the B-17 and fly much better/easier). If you enjoy BF:1942 and think you'll play more than 10 more hours of the game, this expansion is worth your cash in my opinion.

Oohmygod!! It rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I dont really have the time to write this because I got to get back to that Italian hill to decimate the number of Germans hindering me and my French brave soldiers way up to Monte Cassino!

For those of you who don't know what I am talking about, BF42 is a revolution in online gaming, a revolution which is enhanced by this expansion pack. After having bought this, you will probably put away your old games for a while. This game sets a new standard when it comes to total liberty in a game. It's a feeling that anything is possible. You drive a tank, steal a plane, blow up a jeep and all this while enjoying the beautiful scenery of Italy and listening to hectic commands on the radio from your fellow soldiers and the agonizing cries of your enemies dying around you...

Come join the battle!

Great Game, but...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

BF1942 was one of the best games of the year. When I heard about BF1942 expansion Road to Rome I couldn't wait to get it. But when I had purchased this game and went home to play it it I was sort of disappointed because there wasn't that much of a change from the original BF1942 and only a few things were added. Most of the vehicles were almost the same except with a little modification and that you can't use the new vehicles on the old maps. Overall the expansion was well worth the price and no matter what this game is still one of the best.

its battlefield 1942 and more

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is everything you ever would want in battlefield 1942 and more. EA has included a handful of new planes, armies and weapons. a fun little weapon they included was the bayonet which is fun to turn a corner and find an enemy and get him. If you have a beefy computer and the original battlefield 1942, buy this expansion pack. if you dont have the original battlefield, buy it and road to rome. Trust me it's well worth your money

an upgrade worth the $$

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 19
Date: February 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I strongly recommend spending the [$$] to purchase Road to Rome. This is an unusually strong add-on for what is already a fantastic game. The maps on RTR are meticulously crafted and challenging; they are, on the whole, a more complete package than the set of maps in the original BF1942. Husky, in particular, is a blast--extremely balanced and conducive to intense play by both sides, making it very difficult for one team to quickly take over the map and dominate the other side. The 1.3 patch that comes with RTR (which can also be downloaded without buying the RTR expansion) is also a strong reason to buy--the tweaks to existing maps, weapons, graphics, and gameplay in general are very worthwhile.

Too many things in no depth

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm not saying this is not a good game. But certainly this is NOT one of the best WW2 games. Yes, it has almost everything you want to see in battle. Infantry, tanks, bombers, fighters, aircraft carriers, jeeps and so on. But it fails to make players feel the thrill of battlefield and experience WW2. In BF1942, all weapons and equipments are too simple and unreal. Moreover, it is ridiculous that you can identify friend/foe with name tags from a distance. Well... enjoyable if you don't know about WW2 and don't care the reality of battlefield. But this is not for WW2 fans like me.

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