User Reviews

Well I just re-downloaded it today after watching Xcal playing it with Waldo Dude. Not that you'd know who they are. Frankly, I've been having a hankering to play some 1942, but absolutely hating playing on Origin, Bf3 sucks on PC. Well 1943 is the best I could get, and for being a 15 dollar game, it's sad that it is in fact better than bf3.

Sure you only get three maps, and only three pre set weapon kits. That I don't mind, it feels like old school battlefield. The tanks are garbage, the planes feel so stiff when you pilot it, half the time I can't even control them. Almost as bad as BF2 flight controls. The simplicity is what makes this game great. It's just you and your gun against everyone. Even your own teammates don't have any idea what to do. Their levels mean nothing if you can't hold your own. This game lacks team work, a bit of a downside. The controls are worse than god awe full, it gets me real upset how unresponsive the controls are. It is visually the same as BFBC2, but feels nowhere near the same. And for that the game has a higher difficulty, not from the weapons or players, but the controls them selves. And another problem is the spawn system, for one, I can't seam to select any spawn I want, but instead what the game lays out for you. And another is enemies spawning right on top of you as you are trying to secure a base. It wouldn't be so bad if the capture points weren't 10 feet in diameter, it worked back in the day, but it doesn't work now considering the destructible environments. The graphics are great to look at, they are more appealing then the bland graphics of bf3. And lastly, the bayonet is the most powerful weapon in the game, you can spawn camp a base with it alone. I got a quad feed in the matter of 8 seconds or less. I then followed it up with a triple in 4 seconds flat. Battlefield is always a good game if you want nice kill-feeds, I've done some crazy stuff on a turn of a dime throughout the series, that makes me laugh out load.

So, for 15 dollars you could get at least 24 hours out of it. It's pretty fun to play when things go your way. It is much more BF than BF3 is( because BF3 is a cod clone).

Another month, another server shutdown. Todays contender is actually a really successful, long-running multiplayer game that pits you either against the Japanese or the Americans during Pacific WW2. The game is pretty basic, especially if you've ever played a Battlefield game. There's only 3 maps, all of them being pacific islands that were battlegrounds in real life WW2. The thing that sets this game apart from Call of duty and (at the time) Medal of Honor, you can actually drive tanks, trucks, boats, and airplanes that sometimes level the playing field. Me being me, I usually stay away from vehicles, as they are targets for airplanes and tanks. I liked to be a sneaky summ b***h, walking past oncoming tanks and targeting bases to capture. This game took some getting used to, usually playing for a week or 2 before taking breaks and coming back to it a month later to kill more Japs/Yankees. It didn't take me long to figure out that playing as the rifleman was my favorite class. The mid-to-long-range rifle was best suited for my playstyle, plus it has a grenade launcher that was ole reliable when I missed a few seconds of my shots and didn't have time to reload in time.

For my first true online Battlefield experience, this was a surly fun adventure. After getting to rank 30 (Second Lieutenant Gold), logging in a total of almost 24 hours played (with 730 kills), and finally getting the last achievement (play 100 matches), I ended my playthrough of this game. Definitely turned me into a Battlefield fan, and will be checking out future Battlefield games in the future.

Get a hold of this any way you can you fight on islands in WW2 where the Japanese are trying to take Australia and New Zealand. All gameplay are based on Pacific islands between Americans and Japanese. Please be aware that this is an online game I don't believe you can play offline as there is no campaign mode. If you are up for it this game is a lot of fun very much and you will want to come back for more. A short list of achievements (Xbox players) gives you a challenge but a lot of them can be unlocked rather easily. I recommend playing the rifleman role there are vehicles as well such as tanks, jeeps and aircraft. Enjoy watching your enemy bombed to bits with the bombers in the bomber bunker. Pick it up today.