They are, instead, enhanced versions that take advantage of Battlefield Vietnam's feature set. Without a doubt, the most significant of the three is Wake Island, which was the original demo level for Battlefield 1942 and remains one of the most popular Battlefield levels to this day.ĮA touts that these levels aren't just ports of the original maps. Instead, it packs three of the most popular Pacific theater battles from Battlefield 1942: Wake Island, Iwo Jima, and the Invasion of the Philippines level that was included in one of the latter patches for that game. EA is issuing the World War II Mod today, but we had the opportunity earlier this week to both check the mod out and test-drive it online.ĭon't expect all of Battlefield 1942's content, as well as that of its two expansion packs, to be shoehorned into Battlefield Vietnam with this mod. Such is the case with the World War II Mod for Battlefield Vietnam, which, as its name suggests, offers the gameplay of Battlefield 1942 but with all the bells and whistles of the superior Battlefield Vietnam graphics engine. Total conversion mods for first-person shooters aren't that unusual these days, but it is unusual to see a major publisher like Electronic Arts issuing an official mod for one of its games. The World War II mod will allow you to refight the battles of World War II-but with Battlefield Vietnam technology.
