Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 231 Ratings

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  1. Bauul
    Jan 7, 2011
    5
    Out of the blood filled muddy jungles of Vietnam comes BFBC2Vietnam with in all its glory. Even if that glory is overpowered weaponry, no destructible buildings and enough weapon choices to fill up a Mini Cooper's trunk half way. The maps are unbalanced and the M40 seems to be a developed version of the Golden Gun.

    It does have its good points however such as rich environments and    Out of the blood filled muddy jungles of Vietnam comes BFBC2Vietnam with in all its glory. Even if that glory is overpowered weaponry, no destructible buildings and enough weapon choices to fill up a Mini Cooper's trunk half way. The maps are unbalanced and the M40 seems to be a developed version of the Golden Gun.

    It does have its good points however such as rich environments and better hit reg (a major down fall in BFBC2). But beware of boats shooting you from underneath the map as it is now a well known glitch.

    LOL@NewGenGameDev    … Expand
  2. Donpedro
    Dec 19, 2010
    7
    The strongest point of this expansion pack is its price. 13 EUR are not much compared to CoDs' DLCs' prices. However, the maps are poor, and there are only 2 new weapons per each class. DICE was creating this expansion pack half year long, i expected a lot more content.
  3. C4K3
    Jan 7, 2011
    7
    It's a fun and nice little addon. It's far from as good as the regular BC2, but still alright. It lacks any real choice of weapons, and the maps are really good, except they have a lot of choke points.
  4. Manta
    Jan 3, 2011
    7
    A worthy extension to what was already a great game in BFBC2. Vietnam has a realistic feel to it and the addition of huey gunships and radios in vehicles is all well and good, however, in many ways it is just a copy of Eve Of Destruction, but somehow manages to be not as good as the original Vietnam mod. Still, a worthy purchase.
  5. stevejobs1
    Jan 15, 2011
    5
    Horrible, just horrible.
    -Cons
    /Almost every Rush map is imbalanced. Currently Rush is unplayable due to imbalance issues. /Pathetic selection of guns, compared to BC2 there are about 1/3 the guns
    /Currently even in Rush you will be lucky to get 1 vehicle per team. Most of the games plays out pure infantry with people jumping in vehicles occasionally when theyâ
  6. Xenire
    Jan 17, 2011
    7
    I'm rather shocked at how so many reviews completely ignore many of the issues that plague this DLC. Perhaps it's blind fanboyism at work since Bad Company 2 is indeed a great game. The atmosphere in the game is very nice and the new Huey helicopters are good fun and most of the texture work, models, and sounds are great. The maps generally look nice but could use some tweaking for aI'm rather shocked at how so many reviews completely ignore many of the issues that plague this DLC. Perhaps it's blind fanboyism at work since Bad Company 2 is indeed a great game. The atmosphere in the game is very nice and the new Huey helicopters are good fun and most of the texture work, models, and sounds are great. The maps generally look nice but could use some tweaking for a better balance not that original BC2 had all perfectly balanced maps (a couple are quite bad balance wise), but overall the Vietnam maps aren't a con. The real issue is the tweaks they've made to the general gameplay/balance of the game. The balance just feels awkward, it's similar to a middle ground between normal and hardcore mode in regular Bad Company 2 damage wise; this doesn't sound too bad (maybe even good) but it's the weapon accuracy that makes it a problem. For some reason all the weapons in this DLC are ridiculously accurate which is rather problematic in an open game where enemies and allies drop so fast from a couple bullets especially in rush. The MAC10 is literally more accurate than most of guns in BC2 which just seems wrong and the recoil is almost non-existent. The machineguns are more accurate than the assault rifles which also seems odd. I don't mind accurate weapons typically, but why are almost all the weapons in this DLC more accurate than any of their modern counter-parts? Regardless of the reasoning it doesn't work well for the gameplay and ends in far more frustration than the enjoyable moments that original Bad Company 2 readily supplies. If you do in fact enjoy extremely accurate weaponry and don't mind getting randomly killed from across the map with an automatic pistol then this shouldn't be an issue but for me personally it is. Tanks are much less useful which is acceptable considering the Vietnam terrain isn't suited for armored combat but the helicopters are much more potent than in the original, which is nice because I thought the air support was far under played and it's one of the welcomed changes. On a last note the flamethrower is very weak overall due to it's extremely short range and that is indeed rather disappointing (I've even been knifed while durrrflaming someone in the face with it). All said and done with balancing tweaking I think the DLC could be at least equivalent of the original game in quality but for now it's sub-par. I only recommend this DLC if either what was said above sounds fine to you or if you're a hardcore BC2 fan and need another injection.… Expand
  7. kalimah
    Feb 5, 2011
    5
    Always been a fan of BF games. Even the "original" BF Vietnam was great. This expansion has to be the worst one to date. Who cares about the 40 60's music tracks when you only hear one song for about half a minute. Characters look stupid. That one Vietnamese troop with the eye patch.... c'mon. Weapons suck as well... not many to choose from. Very sad expansion.. Can't wait for BF3!
  8. pro7otype
    Mar 7, 2011
    5
    After the golden Bad Company 2, Vietnam disappoints somewhat. Had this been released earlier, perhaps I would have found it more exciting, but after 400+ hours in BC2, this just didn't feel interesting enough or balanced enough for me to enjoy.
  9. rconmaster
    Mar 15, 2011
    6
    It's fun for a while but gets boring too soon. 5 maps only and no destructible buildings. New guns and vehicles with music from the 60's playing on the radio. Positions of the flags on Conquest mode aren't well balanced. Haven't also seen this much of basekilling on any other battlefield game or expansion.
  10. tmh
    Mar 16, 2011
    7
    While some of the problems of BC2 still exist in 'nam, the one big thing - the hit registry - is significantly better. I'm not personally a fan of DICE's all-out abuse of colour correction, but the maps feel very atmospheric and vietnam-esque. There are some problems with 'nam that have just been ignored by DICE, but it's playable.
  11. LemonlyFresh
    Jul 24, 2011
    7
    The game is fairly well done overall, however it is nothing more than a re-release of "Battlefield: Vietnam" as it is the same game with updated graphcis and destructible buildings and unfortunately feels like not much more than a skins mod for the original Bad Company 2. The maps are well thought out, the combat is fast paced but still well balanced, e.g. a sniper isn't penalised forThe game is fairly well done overall, however it is nothing more than a re-release of "Battlefield: Vietnam" as it is the same game with updated graphcis and destructible buildings and unfortunately feels like not much more than a skins mod for the original Bad Company 2. The maps are well thought out, the combat is fast paced but still well balanced, e.g. a sniper isn't penalised for being sneaky/camping, the assault class isn't easily picked off by snipers, etc. The only gripe I have with the game engine is the helicopter, as yet again with the battlefield series, it lacks realism, its not hard to keep in the air (minus the fact that people will be shooting at you), it is however hard to be deadly on a long term basis. After playing a few team games I saw the helicopter as nothing more than a diversion for the enemy on the ground to be unnecessarily worried about and shoot at while the rest of your teammates on the ground sneak past/knock them off. Sad to say that the "Desert Combat" MOD for the original "Battlefield: 1942" was the last in the Battlefield series to have a realistic approach to the helicopters, they took time to tame, but were absolutely lethal in the hands of a veteran. All in all Vietnam is worth a purchase....if it's on sale...maybe....if you're in the mood, but in all seriousness don't expect anything more than the original "Battlefield: Vietnam".… Expand

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86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. PC Games (Russia)
    Mar 21, 2011
    90
    A DLC that changes everything. A new addiction. [Feb 2011, p.76]
  2. PC Format
    Feb 22, 2011
    81
    Visceral game changer that provides almost too much bang for 15.8591 bucks. No innovations that further the title, though. [Mar 2011, p.104]
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  3. PC PowerPlay
    Feb 11, 2011
    80
    An essential purchase for every true Battlefield fan. [Feb 2011, p.55]
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