After the Battlefield 1943 preview play test thingy I did last week, I mentioned that a full review would be on it’s way as soon as the servers had enough people to get a real match going. Well over the weekend that happened and plenty of battles were carried out to test the games potential.
If you ever played the original Battlefield, you’ll immediately recognise the theme music when you first start up the game. This is just the start of the recollection process I discovered playing this HD remake.
On the main menu the first thing you’ll notice is the lack of server browser or game search. There’s simply an option to join a game or create one, the former will take you automatically to the first game it finds. The only bit of choice you get when picking a server is to join friends who are playing the game with you. Surprisingly though, this simplicity works well in the favour of Battlefield 1943 and coincides perfect with this basic downloadable title.
Before you join any games, there is a tutorial hidden in the options menu, which will teach you the usual basics, look up and down, and also some of the more advanced (if you can call them that) functions, such as flying a plane and driving a tank.
Once you get in to a server, you’ll be surprised how fast and furious the battles can be. Despite there being quite large islands for the amount of players, the effect of full-on war shines through. You need to constantly stay alert and think of where your next target is. With the capture-the-flag, territory domination game play, protecting and acquiring the most flags is the main objective. Staying alive and killing enemies just seems to go hand in hand with this fundamental feature.
Don’t be put off by the small file size (500MB) and price (£9.99 and temporarily $14.99) the game has a lot hidden under it’s cover. Yes, there are only 3 maps (4 if you count the community unlockable dog fight map) and yes, the vehicles are the same regardless of faction, but the ability to destroy buildings and bridges (you have to love that Frostbite tech) can make each game different to the last. I’m sure in a few months time, it will start to go a bit stale, and unless some DLC, i.e. new maps, come to light, then it might just turn top harsdcore fans. But until then, Battlefield 1943 is one hell of a good time.
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