Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. "Battlefield 1943 rages on consoles in June".
Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. "Battlefield 1943, Bad Company 2 Announced".
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In 2011, DICE announced that development of the PC version of the game was cancelled, in order to focus on Battlefield 3.
Despite launch problems, DICE reported that after the first day of release players had accumulated 29.45 years worth of game time and over 5 million kills. Van Dyke also noted that there were problems with players having trouble using their EA accounts. To remedy the issues, EA and DICE added more servers. DICE's Gordon Van Dyke and EA responded to the situation, noting that the player volume was much higher than expected and server capacity was exceeded. Īt the time of the Xbox Live Arcade version's release, issues with server joining and statistic recording functionality were reported. Planes can be shot down by fighter pilots and anti-aircraft guns, reducing the amount of bombs that the air raid can deliver, or destroying it entirely.ĭevelopment, marketing and release Īccording to the game's development team, accessibility and value were the main reasons the game went digital as opposed to an ordinary retail launch. To operate these, the player must enter a bunker with a large spinning dish on top. Players can also use air raid bunkers to attack with three bomber aircraft to clear an area of a map. Landing craft (boats) are used to deliver troops from the carriers to the beaches. Cars can accommodate up to three players: a driver, a gunner in the back who operates a machine gun, and a passenger who can fire their own weapon.
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Tanks can accommodate two players, a driver who can use a tank cannon and a coaxial machine gun, and a passenger who can use a mounted machine gun. Each airplane has four machine guns and can also drop bombs. On every map there is also an airfield for either team to capture where a third plane can be used to a team's advantage. Each team's main base has two one-man fighter aircraft, with A6M2 Zeros for the Imperial Navy and F4U Corsairs for the United States Marine Corps. There are four types of vehicles in the game fighter, tank, car and landing craft. The game also features a regenerating health system. Explosive ordnance, however, does take time to replenish. Each class has an unlimited supply of ammunition. Similar to Battlefield Heroes, 1943 features only three classes: Infantryman, armed with an SMG and anti-tank rocket Rifleman, armed with a semi-automatic rifle and rifle grenade and Scout, armed with a scoped rifle, pistol, and dynamite. The game only features the series' signature Conquest mode and a new game type called Air Superiority which was unlocked when the online gaming community reached a combined total of 43 million kills in Conquest. Like Battlefield: Bad Company, 1943 features the Frostbite Engine for its environmental damage. An example of the Scout class fighting in Wake Island.