That being said, DICE/EA have a competition for the public to rake up at least 43 million kills collectively to unlock the fourth map, Coral Sea. As of release there are only three different maps to play, all based in the Pacific Theatre: Iwo-Jima, Guadalcanal and Wake Island (all of which you may remember from Battlefield 1942). The content which it does offer however is superb. I find it difficult however to link content to a lack of repetitiveness in 1943 because the game is a little bare. So if you were thinking that the same consistent game type being played over and over again would get repetitive, think again. This type of gameplay is extremely unpredictable as any control point undefended is vulnerable to even one single player to capture. Battlefield veterans will be awfully familiar to this. Controlling more regions reduces the enemies reinforcements faster, and whichever side runs out of reinforcements first loses the match. Each side consists of up to 12 online players (24-player online matches) that battle it out head-to-head to control regions or ’control points’ on the map. Needless to say my 360 has had much attention since.ġ943 puts you in the shoes of a soldier from either the US Marine Corps or Japanese Imperial Army side during the World War II Pacific Campaign. I was lucky enough to get my hands on the latter as soon as it released, and it only cost a mere 1200 Microsoft Points (about $20.00 NZD). The game itself was developed by DICE, who as we know formerly created the memorable Battlefield Bad Company.īattlefield 1943 was released last week as a paid download through both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.
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Without a doubt it exceeds the expectations of a series that continually raises the bar for combat orientated titles.
Just when you thought the WWII genre had well and truly passed its expiry date, Battlefield 1943 shines down on us from what we can only describe as game heaven.ġ943 is such a thrill to play in fact, that I put my life on hold just to get into the action for hours on end.