Old War, New Look
Since the autumn of 2002 Battlefield has become a monument of PC gaming. Every iteration in the series still maintains a strong player base, thanks to the epic 64-player multiplayer battles and the iconic, legendary battles of World War II.
Now, seven years later, Battlefield makes its return to World War II and this time it brings the fight to Xbox 360 and PS3. Now the game is priced at $15 (1200 MS Points) and does not feature the many battles that were included in 1942. This is a game that, in every way possible, was designed for digital distribution.
Currently the game features four maps; Wake Island, Iwo-Jima, Guadalcanal and Coral Sea. As history and geography buffs may notice all these maps take place in the pacific campaign, leaving the North African, European and Eastern campaigns for possible DLC down the road. Artistically the four included maps are all very similar but thanks to the game's level destruction it manages to keep things ineresting.
The whole point of BF 1943 is that this is the 'greatest hits' of 1942, and it accomplishes this greatly. The game still has the classic battlefield charm and manages to deliver fun, chaotic battles despite the smaller scale (12v12 oppose to 32v32 in 1942). The game does suffer from slight technical and online issues although DICE promises to address them quickly. So my final recommendation is to download the demo and try it out for yourself (Afterall the game is download only so there is no reason you can't) but I highly reccomend this game for it's simple value and it is only going to get better as they release more maps.
