Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam

Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam is an expansion pack for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. It was announced at the E3 2010 and was released on December 18th, 2010 for PC, December 21st, 2010 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and December 22nd, 2010 for PlayStation 3 in Europe. The expansion pack is available for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC at a purchase price of US$14.99 or 1200MS Points. As a multiplayer expansion, it is available exclusively for online play and is mostly separated from the base game's multiplayer. The Vietnam expansion requires previous installation and ownership of Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

The expansion pack comprises the United States Army and the North Vietnamese Army as opposing playable affiliations on 5 new maps, 4 available as soon as the game is purchased, and an additional map, Operation Hastings, originally featured in Battlefield Vietnam, which was to be available once 69 000 000 collective team actions were completed on the players' respective gaming system, which has now been completed on all platforms. The standard Conquest, Rush, Squad Deathmatch and Squad Rush modes are included in the expansion along with 15 era specific weapons, 6 era specific vehicles, as well as the addition of new awards and 10 new achievements/trophies.

The expansion was showcased by DICE at the Tokyo Game Show 2010 (September 16th - 19th, 2010), revealing in-game footage for the first time. Since then, they had gradually posted blog posts on the Battlefield Blog revealing little by little information on weapons, maps, vehicles and other tidbits until the game's release.

Other Features

 * Radio inside vehicles with 49 Vietnam War era songs, can be heard outside of vehicles as well
 * "True War dialog" - character dialog based on iconic Vietnam War era quotes

Major differences from Battlefield: Bad Company 2

 * Smaller maps designed to prevent long lines of sight, with the addition of a large amount of foliage and structures, make combat much closer
 * Subtle kit balancing
 * Weapon damage in general is increased
 * Lack of Red Dot Sight, 4X Rifle Scope and Sniper Spotting Scope as usable specializations
 * Era specific character models and character dialog
 * Addition of the Flamethrower as an infantry weapon and on tanks (replacing the Co-Axial MG for the Alternate Weapon Package), which can affect players and their surroundings alike
 * Generally higher sensitivity.
 * The default sniper scope now functions similarly to the 4x optic, still allowing the user some peripheral vision.

Videos
Video:Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Launch Trailer|Launch trailer

Video:Bad Company 2 Vietnam: Huey, M21, And Other Awesome|Gameplay on Phu Bai Valley

Video:Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam - Video Review|IGN's video review

Video:Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Pure Gameplay|Two minutes of unedited gameplay at Hill 137 and Vantage Point

Video:Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam -- Battle for Hastings Trailer|The Battle for Hastings trailer

Video:Bad Company 2 Vietnam|The main menu (in Russian), showing weapons, vehicles, specializations and other elements

Video:Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Flame-thrower Action|Flame-thrower Action

Video:Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Phu Bai Valley Action|Phu Bai Valley Action

Video:Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam Gameplay Multiplayer Demo TGS.mp4|Gameplay of Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam from the TGS with DICE Product Manager Kevin O'Leary

Video:TGS 2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Cinematic Trailer|The Tokyo Game Show trailer for Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam

Video:Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam - E3 Announcement Trailer|The E3 announcement trailer for Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam

Reception
The add-on received positive reviews all over. The Xbox 360 version was given an 88 on Metacritic based on 28 reviews, with scores ranging between 100 and 80. The PlayStation 3 version of the game received an 88, however based on only 15 reviews and with the same score range. The PC version received an 86 with scores ranging between 100 and 79, though based on only 15 reviews. It is important to note that all the versions are essentially the same.

Critics generally loved the new content and the game balancing, and commented on how the expansion prevents from creating "more of the same", referring to how much the expansion differs from the base game. The praise ranged between Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam being one of the best multiplayer experiences of the year, to being worth its price for the new content.