Battlefield 1943 now officially the fastest-selling game download.
With the inclusion of only three tweaked multiplayer maps, some gaming fans were not holding out much hope for Battlefield 1943, but with a download price of just $15 reflecting the somewhat limited content, Electronic Arts’ (EA) latest online release has shot off the virtual shelves and is breaking records left right and center.
In fact, Battlefield 1943 has notched up a massive 600,000 purchases since its launch, making it the fastest selling day-one and week-one download release to ever hit Xbox Live’s global network, rather than just attracting players to the point of merely selling well.
Hitting the market as the multiplayer sequel to the hugely popular World War II shooter Battlefield 1942, the new release caters for up to 24 players across the existing Pacific gameplay environments of Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. EA had initially locked off a fourth map called Coral Sea, promising to unlock it on each respective platform when its gamers amassed an online kill count of 43 million. However, after players collectively reached 43 million kills, their respective console versions received access to the additional Coral Sea map.
With the Xbox 360 sporting a stronger rate of adoption, that figure of 43 million was surpassed with ease on Xbox Live in a mere five days – although PlayStation Network players were not far behind, reaching the required mark in a respectable eight days.
For those not in the gaming loop, Battlefield 1943 is an online multiplayer World War II first-person shooter video game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and published by EA for Xbox Live Arcade, and PlayStation Network via digital download only. Unlike Battlefield 1942, this game is set for play only in the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II.
Players of this game can choose to enlist with either the United States Marine Corps (USMC) or the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), with up to 24 players on the three classic Battlefield maps of Wake Island, Guadalcanal, and Iwo Jima. The game features the Frostbite Engine for its environmental damage, and the series’ signature Conquest mode.
As with the Battlefield Heroes game, this one also features only three classes: Infantryman, Rifleman and Scout. The Infantryman is armed with a Type 100 submachine gun (IJN) or Thompson submachine gun (USMC), depending on the players choice of side, and equipped with a recoilless rifle, handheld grenades, and a wrench used both for melee and for repairing vehicles. The Rifleman is equipped armed with a Type 5 (IJN) or an M1 Garand (USMC), and equipped with rifle grenades, handheld grenades, and a bayonet. The Scout carries a Kar98k (IJN) or a Springfield (USMC), a Nambu pistol (IJN) or a Colt M1911 (UMSC) , a Katana sword (IJN) or knife (USMC), and also remote explosives. There are four types of vehicles in the game: each team’s base has two one-man fighter aircraft with Zeros for the Imperial Army and Corsairs for the USMC. Each team can capture a further base in the classic Maps which hold another airplane. Each airplane has a machine gun that can shoot down other airplanes or strafe ground troops; they also can drop bombs. Tanks can accommodate two people: a driver who can use a tank round and a coaxial machine gun, and a passenger who can use a machine gun. The tanks are the medium-size M4 Sherman and Type 97 Chi-Ha. Jeeps are fast ground vehicles equipped with a machine gun and support up to three players. Landing craft, equipped with machine guns, can transport up to six people across water.
While each class has an unlimited supply of ammunition, players still need to reload guns and explosives. The game also features a regenerating health system similar to the Call of Duty or Halo series.
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