Battlefield 1943
Battlefield 1943 | ||
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Designer(s) Sebastian Armonioso | | |
Series | Battlefield | |
Engine | Frostbite 1.5[2][3][4] | |
Platform(s) | Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 | |
Release | Xbox Live Arcade
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Genre(s) | First-person shooter | |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Battlefield 1943 is a
The game received generally favorable reviews from critics.
Setting
Battlefield 1943 casts players as either being Marines with the
Gameplay
Like
There are four types of vehicles in the game; fighter, tank, car and landing craft. Each team's main base has two one-man
Development, marketing and release
According to the game's development team, accessibility and value were the main reasons the game went digital as opposed to an ordinary retail launch.[8]
At the time of the
At Sony's conference at E3 2011, Sony announced that a copy of Battlefield 1943 would be included on every disc of Battlefield 3 for the PlayStation 3, but upon release it was not included. EA stated through Battlefield's Twitter account by telling a customer that "In lieu of [Battlefield 1943] being available on [disc] for [PlayStation 3] customers, EA has made all [Battlefield 3] expansions available early to [PlayStation 3] customers."[15] Ultimately, EA decided to honor the pre-order announcement.[16]
On March 21, 2023, it was announced that the game would be delisted from digital storefronts on April 28, along with Battlefield: Bad Company and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Servers for Battlefield 1943 were shut down on December 8, 2023.[17][18][19]
Reception
Aggregator | Score | |
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PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
Metacritic | 84/100[37] | 83/100[38] |
Publication | Score | |
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PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
Destructoid | N/A | (Jordan) 8/10 (Brad) 7/10[20] |
Edge | N/A | 9/10[21] |
Eurogamer | N/A | 8/10[22] |
Game Informer | 8.5/10[23] | 8.5/10[23] |
GamePro | [24] | [24] |
GameRevolution | B+[25] | B+[25] |
GameSpot | 8/10[26] | 8/10[26] |
GameSpy | [27] | [28] |
GameTrailers | N/A | 7.6/10[29] |
GameZone | N/A | 8/10[30] |
Giant Bomb | [31] | [31] |
IGN | 8.5/10[32] | 8.5/10[32] |
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | 8/10[33] | N/A |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | 7.5/10[34] |
411Mania | 9.3/10[35] | 9.3/10[35] |
The A.V. Club | A−[36] | N/A |
The game received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to the
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