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Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII

Secret Weapons ist ein nettes Addon für alle Battlefield-Spieler, die gern etwas Abwechslung mögen. Es mag dem einen vielleicht zu abgedreht sein, wenn sein Gegner auf einmal vor ihm durch die Luft schwebt, allen anderen wird es unheimlich viel Spaß machen!

Hot off the heals of the introduction of Battlefield 1942 to the Macintosh world comes the second expansion pack for the title. Brought over by the wonderful folks at Aspyr, Secret Weapons of WWII strives to add more of what has made the series incredibly popular in the PC world. Boasting more maps, a plethora of new vehicles and weapons, an all-new multiplayer mode, and a jet pack, Secret Weapons is sure to keep you poor Battlefield addicts out there glued to your computer chair. But will it feature enough of an upgrade to entice the casual gamer? Read on to find out.

Ironically, the only highly significant downside of Secret Weapons has nothing to do with the actual content of the game. Despite Secret Weapons' generally solid quality and stability, it just hasn't proved to be that attractive a product to most of the online community, many of whom are playing older maps or mods like Desert Combat. Considering Battlefield 1942 is very much a multiplayer game, as good as Secret Weapons is, there aren't many low-ping, highly populated servers out there, even though it's been out on the PC side for a good two months or so. Perhaps this might be because the $30 price tag ends up being closer to Blizzard's price point for expansion packs; $30 is pretty steep for eight maps rather than a true expansion pack that changes every facet of the game.