Battlefield 1943 Review

Tanks, Jeeps, Airplanes, and multi-directional flags...Yes, it's a Battlefield game.

Battlefield 1943 is a pseudo-sequel to the Battlefield 1942 game. Same simple gameplay, there isn't much new. Instead of reinventing the wheel, Dice decided to just add to the wheel.

The game is online only, and has you vyeing for control of multiple control points on the map. This gameplay has been used in so many games that you'll be familiar with the gameplay.

The game has some excellent, almost slightly cartoony, graphics. A slick wartime presentation; and the same great gameplay that you've learned to love.

That being said...

The game is filled with network issues. I sometimes couldn't join a game because the servers got stuck on finding a game; and there was even the odd occasion where a game wouldn't load because the games were unavailable or the game told me that there were no games available. It's hard to give this game, despite all that it does right, a decent score when you know the critical part of an online-only game doesn't work.

In addition, at $15, the game seems slightly overpriced. The Multiplayer isn't as robust as Bad Company. The game only has a handful of maps. There really isn't much there to justify spending that extra $5. I would pay $10 for it in an instant. But to me, despite what it does well, it just doesn't stack up to the robust options that a retail multiplayer shooter has.

All in all, give it a try, see if it's for you. But as it stands:

6/10