I won't say it is a 'bad' map... because I don't think it is... But I prefered the west/east map we had before. Left-Right layout is, I think, easier to play in and more fun to learn... It's more instinctive to go from left to right than to move up and down. The screen resolution being larger in width than in height, makes a more 'confortable' gameplay that way too... That's my theory about west/east vs north/south gameplay... Also, some say that North/South is more appropriate, due to the Viet-Nam war theme, involving North and South. But we can easily suppose that our point of view is not aligned with the geography you find on maps.. I mean that the North could be to our left, and south to our right... 'Up' isn't always synonym of 'North' ... anyways... Anyways... I'd be curious to see the same map with a west/east layout... I think I'd still prefer the old one, but it could be something to try out...