Similarly, rarely is a downloadable title so damn frustrating. Rarely does a shooter - no less a downloadable one - give players the opportunity to be a bomber pilot one second, then a sniper the next. The options and variety of play are what make it an exciting title. Players can steer tanks, bomb bridges with World War II-era planes, or plain-Jane hoof it across one of the three in-game maps’ terrain - talking to each other all the while, coordinating efforts in an attempt to steal enemy bases and defend their own. Built from the foundation of Electronic Arts DICE’s foremost shooter series, Battlefield 1943 offers what most multiplayer shooters in the console downloadable space don’t: visually attractive, strategic, cooperative-based action. Released: J(XBL) / J(PSN) / September 2009 (PC)īattlefield 1943 is an attractive downloadable title. Still, you have to wonder: how does a 500 MB version of the game stack up? You’ll have to hit the break to know the answer to that one.īattlefield 1943 (Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, PC) Obviously, shooter fans aren’t tired of playing nice with each other or getting bored with the dated formula the titles use.
The retail boxed versions of Battlefield keep coming. Battles are fierce and often decided by a couple of stragglers who decided to take a base after a lone defender leaves his post in search of greater glory.
In the game, two teams compete for flags with legs, tanks, airplanes and Jeeps. Electronic Arts Digital Illusion CE’s Battlefield 1943 is a bite-sized downloadable title based upon the foundation of the Battlefield series.