Battlefield Vietnam Hands-On Preview
by Bubba “Masterfung” Wolford On December 8th, I had the fantastic opportunity to travel to EA’s offices in Redwood City in California to get a hands-on preview of their newest Battlefield series simulation,Battlefield Vietnam (BFV). Previously, Battlefield 1942 was just a single game but it is clear that EA intends to make “Battlefield” a series of games. Their […]
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Back To Page 3 Conclusion Harpoon Classic 2002 Gold is without a doubt the most complete version of Harpoon Classic available, with over 200 scenarios coming with the full product, and many more user-created scenarios available online. It features a scenario editor, and more importantly, a platform editor, which allows you to extend the […]
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Back To Page 2 The Scenario Editor Ah, the Scenario Editor, it’s back with a vengeance. This powerful little tool allows you to create scenarios for any battleset in Harpoon Classic 2002 Gold without much trouble, from very simple, small engagement, to huge battles (as long as your computer can keep up). I, unfortunately, […]
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Back To Page 1 The Game Engine (GE) This installment of Harpoon Classic was my first ever Harpoon experience. This is important, because for people who have been playing HC since its birth, there isn’t a whole lot of new stuff when it comes to scenarios. Probably the biggest change when it comes to […]
Harpoon Classic 2002 Gold Edition
by Guest Writer Didier Vanoverbeke Introduction The original ‘Poon is back with a vengeance. There have been many re-releases of the original Harpoon by Three-Sixty. In fact, its follow-ups have already been out for years, Harpoon III being the “newest” one. However, this has not stopped Advanced Gaming Systems Inc. (AGSI) and its team of volunteers. Harpoon […]
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Back To Page 7 “Two, bingo.” Damn! We will have to return to Sochi, without expending the KMGU munitions Vasily carries. Our mission is only partly done. I bite my lip in frustration. For the want of two RBK cassettes! I release Vasily and head for home, gaining permission to buzz the base at Gudauta […]
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Back To Page 3 “The Hornets are having a rough time of it.” “Da, Vasily. Be vigilant.” The second Canadian is in the Turkish wingman’s sights, and also has an AIM-9M fired at him, from no-escape range. The Sidewinder is possessed of nearly a magician’s cunning at this range and the heroic Canadian falls […]
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Back To Page 6 “Vasily, abort! Enemy fighter close!” I pop my centerline tank loose. The F-16 is only ten kilometers away. I flip into helmet mode and using the 36-Sh electro-optical system, I fire an R-73 just as the F-16 locks me up.“One shooter! Fox three!”He immediately takes evasive action, popping flares. I […]
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Back To Page 5 I punch off the ODAB-500PM bombs and firewall the throttles to escape a flood of 23mm tracers spraying past my canopy. “One, defensive, triple-A!”On target!“Where is the firing coming from, Sacha?” I force my heart down from my throat as I pull the MiG into a four-g turn back toward target. […]
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Back To Page 4 Anxiously I look to the right at the intervening ridgeline, and call the Americans. The E-3’s operator tells me that the enemy fighter is inside thirty nautical miles, to my right and hot. We duck into the mountain range, seeking cover from his radar. We skim over ridges and down […]
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Back To Page 2 Vasily taxies into place behind me on the runway and we report to the tower, ready to roll! At the signal, I open the throttle to military power. No showy afterburner takeoff here, the runway is long enough to accommodate your B-52 bomber. We cannot afford the fuel waste. I easily […]
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Back To Page 1 After dinner we studied the mission plan. The 433 Squadron of the Canadians is now here, based south of us at Gudauta with their Hornet fighters, CF-18s with Sparrows and Sidewinders. Tomorrow, they will provide a Combat Air Patrol over the coastal area. The American E-3, Overlord, and its F-15 […]