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{{Infobox video game
| title =
| title = Battlefield 1943
| image = [[File:Battlefield1943cover.jpg]]
| image = Battlefield 1943 Coverart.png
| developer = [[EA Digital Illusions CE]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Battlefield 1943 Now Available|url=http://gamefreaks365.com/newsarticle.php?sid=3237|accessdate=2009-07-11}}</ref>
| developer = [[DICE (company)|DICE]]
| publisher = [[Electronic Arts]]
| publisher = [[Electronic Arts]]
| designer = Sebastian Armonioso
| distributor = [[Xbox Live Arcade]], [[PlayStation Network]]
| series = ''[[Battlefield (video game series)|Battlefield]]''
| designer = Gordon Van Dyke
| engine = [[Frostbite (game engine)|Frostbite 1.5]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/57100|title=Battlefield 1943, Bad Company 2 Announced|last=Goldstein|first=Maarten|date=5 February 2009|publisher=[[Shacknews]]|access-date=5 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206141507/http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/57100|archive-date=6 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/dice-confirms-bad-company-2|title=DICE confirms Bad Company 2|last=Orry|first=James|date=5 February 2009|publisher=VideoGamer.com|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826193857/https://www.videogamer.com/news/dice-confirms-bad-company-2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefield-1943-hands-on/1100-6204167/|title=Battlefield 1943 Hands-On|last=Cocker|first=Guy|date=5 February 2009|website=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826234533/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefield-1943-hands-on/1100-6204167/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| composer =
| platforms = [[Xbox 360]]<br />[[PlayStation 3]]
| series = [[Battlefield (series)|''Battlefield'' series]]
| released = '''Xbox Live Arcade'''<br />{{vgrelease|WW|July 8, 2009<ref name="release date">{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/07/02/battlefield-1943-declares-war-next-week-starting-july-8/|title=Battlefield 1943 declares war next week, starting July 8|last=Sliwinski|first=Alexander|date=2 July 2009|publisher=[[Engadget]] ([[Joystiq]])|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731145121/https://www.engadget.com/2009/07/02/battlefield-1943-declares-war-next-week-starting-july-8/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}'''PlayStation Network'''<br />{{vgrelease|WW|July 9, 2009<ref name="release date"/>}}
| engine = [[Frostbite Engine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/57100|title=Battlefield 1943, Bad Company 2 Announced|last=Goldstein|first=Maarten |date=February 5, 2009|publisher=Shacknews|accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videogamer.com/news/05-02-2009-10566.html|title=DICE confirms Bad Company 2|last=Orry|first=James |date=February 5, 2009|publisher=VideoGamer|accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/battlefield1943/news.html?sid=6204167|title=Battlefield 1943 Hands-On|last=Cocker|first=Guy|date=February 5, 2009|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|accessdate=2009-07-06}}</ref><ref name="talbot" />
| modes = [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]]
| released =
| genre = [[First-person shooter]]
'''Xbox 360'''<br />July 8, 2009<ref name="release date">{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/02/battlefield-1943-declares-war-next-week-starting-july-8/|title=Battlefield 1943 declares war next week, starting July 8|last=Sliwinski|first=Alexander|date=July 2, 2009|publisher=Joystiq|accessdate=2009-07-06}}</ref> <br />
'''PlayStation 3'''<br />July 9, 2009<ref name="release date"/><br />
'''Microsoft Windows'''<br />September 2009<br />
| genre = [[First Person Shooter]], [[Action game|Action]]
| modes = [[Online Multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Microsoft Windows]]
| ratings = {{vgratings|PEGI=16+|ESRB=T}}
| resolution = [[720p]] ('''Console Versions''')
| requirements = An active [[internet connection]].<br />
| media = [[Keyboard (computing)|Keyboard]] & [[mouse (computing)|mouse]], [[Gamepad]]
}}
}}


'''''Battlefield 1943'''''<ref name="talbot">{{cite journal| last = Talbot| first = Ben| year= 2009| title= Battlefield 1943: Pacific| journal= Xbox 360: The Official Magazine| issue= 43| pages= 58–59| publisher = Future plc| location= United Kingdom}}</ref> is an online multiplayer [[World War II]] [[first-person shooter]] video game developed by [[EA Digital Illusions CE]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]] for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Xbox 360]], and [[PlayStation 3]] via digital download only (similar to [[Battlefield Heroes]]). Unlike ''[[Battlefield 1942]]'' this game takes place only in the [[Pacific Theater of Operations]] of World War II.
'''''Battlefield 1943''''' was a [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]] developed by [[DICE (company)|DICE]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]] for [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]] through digital distribution. It takes place in the [[Asiatic-Pacific Theater|Pacific Theater of Operations]] of [[World War II]]. A [[Microsoft Windows]] version was planned but later cancelled.


The game received generally favorable reviews from critics.
==Overview==
''Battlefield 1943'' has players playing as either the [[United States Marine Corps]] or the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] with up to 24 players on mainly three classic Battlefield maps: [[Battle of Wake Island|Wake Island]], [[Battle of Guadalcanal|Guadalcanal]], and [[Battle of Iwo Jima|Iwo Jima]]; but after 43 million kills upon both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, an additional Dogfight only map called [[Battle of the Coral Sea|Coral Sea]] will be unlocked, while the PC version will be accessible during its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/battlefield1943/news.html?sid=6208412&mode=news|title=Battlefield 1943 rages on consoles in June|last=Magrino|first=Tom|accessdate=2009-05-13}}</ref>


==Setting==
In an interview with Game Freaks 365, developers said that accessibility and value were the main reasons the game went digital as opposed to a retail launch. {{Cquote|We want this game to be easily accessible to a wide audience and nothing is easier for the customer than downloading directly to the living room. The second reason we went digital is that 1943 was designed to offer the best bang for your buck. We didn't intend to replace the traditional, packaged game, but set out to create an action packed, multiplayer experience from beginning to end.<ref>{{cite news|title=Battlefield 1943 Developer Interview|url=http://gamefreaks365.com/newsarticle.php?sid=3239|accessdate=2009-07-11}}</ref>}}
''Battlefield 1943'' casts players as either being Marines with the [[United States Marine Corps]] (USMC) or the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] (IJN) with up to 24 players on three maps: [[Battle of Wake Island|Wake Island]], [[Battle of Guadalcanal|Guadalcanal]], and [[Battle of Iwo Jima|Iwo Jima]]. After all players collectively reached 43 million kills, players received access to an additional [[Battle of the Coral Sea|Coral Sea]] map.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefield-1943-rages-on-consoles-in-june/1100-6208412/|title=Battlefield 1943 rages on consoles in June|last=Magrino|first=Tom|date=23 April 2009|website=GameSpot|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707020520/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/battlefield1943/news.html?sid=6208412&mode=news|archive-date=7 July 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== Gameplay ===
==Gameplay==
[[File:Battlefield1943 gameplay.png|thumb|left|An example of the Scout class fighting in [[Wake Island]]. Note the destructible environment.]]
Like ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]'', ''1943'' features the Frostbite Engine for its environmental damage.<ref name="talbot"/><ref name="pbf">{{cite web|url=http://planetbattlefield.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Gameinfo.Detail&id=302&game=11|title=Battlefield 1943 Features|publisher=[[GameSpy|Planet Battlefield]]|access-date=7 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210135451/http://planetbattlefield.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Gameinfo.Detail&id=302&game=11|archive-date=10 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The game only features the series' signature Conquest mode<ref name="talbot">{{cite magazine|title=Battlefield 1943: Pacific|last=Talbot|first=Ben|issue=43|date=February 2009|pages=58–59|magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine|Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine UK]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|location=United Kingdom}}</ref> 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. Similar to ''[[Battlefield Heroes]]'', ''1943'' features only three classes: Infantryman, armed with an [[Submachine gun|SMG]] and [[anti-tank rocket]]; Rifleman, armed with a [[semi-automatic rifle]] and [[rifle grenade]]; and Scout, armed with a [[Sniper rifle|scoped rifle]], [[pistol]], and [[dynamite]]. Each class has an unlimited supply of ammunition. Explosive ordnance, however, does take time to replenish. The game also features a regenerating health system.


There are four types of vehicles in the game; fighter, tank, car and landing craft. Each team's main base has two one-man [[fighter aircraft]], with [[Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero|A6M2 Zeros]] for the [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Imperial Navy]] and [[F4U Corsair]]s for the [[United States Marine Corps]]. 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 airplane has four [[machine guns]] and can also drop [[bomb]]s. [[Tank]]s can accommodate two players, a driver who can use a [[Gun turret|tank cannon]] and a [[Coaxial weapon|coaxial machine gun]], and a passenger who can use a mounted machine gun. 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. Landing craft (boats) are used to deliver troops from the carriers to the beaches. Players can also use air raid bunkers to attack with three bomber aircraft to clear an area of a map. To operate these, the player must enter a bunker with a large spinning dish on top. Planes can be shot down by fighter pilots and [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft guns]], reducing the amount of bombs that the air raid can deliver, or destroying it entirely.
Like ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]'', ''1943'' features the [[Frostbite Engine]] for its environmental damage.<ref name="talbot"/><ref name="pbf">{{cite web |url=http://planetbattlefield.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Gameinfo.Detail&id=302&game=11 |title=''Battlefield 1943 Features'' |publisher=Planet Battlefield |accessdate=2009-02-07}}</ref> The game only features the series' signature [[Battlefield 2#Gameplay|Conquest mode]] when released.<ref name="talbot"/> Similar to ''[[Battlefield Heroes]]'', ''1943'' only features three classes: An infantryman armed with a [[submachine gun]], [[rocket launcher]] and wrench to repair friendly vehicles. The rifleman is armed with a [[semi-automatic rifle]] equipped with [[rifle grenade]]s and a [[bayonet]], and the scout has a [[sniper rifle]], a semi-automatic [[Handgun|pistol]], a [[sword]] and [[C-4 (explosive)|remote explosives]].<ref name="talbot"/> Each class has grenades and an unlimited supply of spare ammunition, however players will still need to reload guns and explosives. The game also features a regenerating health system similar to the [[Call of Duty (series)|Call of Duty]] or [[Halo (series)|Halo series]].<ref name="talbot"/>


==Development, marketing and release==
There are three types of vehicles in the game. Each team's base has two one-man [[fighter aircraft]] with [[A6M Zero|Zeros]] for the [[Imperial Army]] and [[F4U Corsair|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]] which can shoot down other airplanes and can drop [[bombs]] to destroy tanks and infantry. [[Tanks]] can accommodate two people, a driver who can use a [[Tank gun|tank round]] and a [[Coaxial weapon|coaxial machine gun]], and a passenger who can use a [[machine gun]]. Small boats can be used to transport at most six people across water.
According to the game's development team, accessibility and value were the main reasons the game went digital as opposed to an ordinary retail launch.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mcvuk.com/development/dices-new-downloadonly-battlefield-will-cost-15|title=DICE's new download-only Battlefield will cost $15|work=MCV|access-date=2018-06-19|language=en-us}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


At the time of the [[Xbox Live]] Arcade version's release, issues with server joining and statistic recording functionality were reported. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5310504/uh-battlefield-1943-we-have-a-problem|title=Uh, Battlefield 1943, We Have A Problem|last=Plunkett|first=Luke|date=8 July 2009|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|access-date=9 July 2009|archive-date=11 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711055006/http://kotaku.com/5310504/uh-battlefield-1943-we-have-a-problem|url-status=live}}</ref> To remedy the issues, EA and DICE added more servers.<ref name="g_sutra_serv">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24362|title=Launch Demand Means More Servers For Battlefield 1943|last=Alexander|first=Leigh|date=9 July 2009|website=[[Gamasutra]]|access-date=22 July 2009|archive-date=27 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827000554/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24362|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/battlefield-1943-servers-being-added-around-the-clock/|title=Battlefield 1943 servers being added 'around the clock|last=Hinkle|first=David|date=9 July 2009|publisher=Engadget (Joystiq)|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=27 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827001725/https://www.engadget.com/2009/07/09/battlefield-1943-servers-being-added-around-the-clock/|url-status=live}}</ref> Van Dyke also noted that there were problems with players having trouble using their EA accounts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/10/battlefield-1943-status-update-contest-launch|title=Battlefield 1943 Status Update, Contest Launch|last=Onyett|first=Charles|date=10 July 2009|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=27 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827004053/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/10/battlefield-1943-status-update-contest-launch|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3175134] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105151008/http://www.1up.com/news/battlefield-1943-devs-addressing-server|date=5 November 2012}}</ref> In 2011, DICE announced that development of the PC version of the game was cancelled, in order to focus on ''[[Battlefield 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/02/03/looking-ahead.aspx#|title=Looking ahead|author=H. Brun|date=3 February 2011|publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311114151/http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/02/03/looking-ahead.aspx%23|archive-date=11 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Players can also call in [[air raid]]s, which calls in three aircraft that can be used to bomb an area of a map. Its main aim is to destroy enemy vehicles and kill infantry. Despite an obvious advantage, these three planes can be shot down by the fighter aircraft and [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-air guns]], thus reducing the amount of bombs that the air raid will drop. The AA Guns can also be used to destroy enemy fighter aircraft as well.


At Sony's conference at E3 2011, Sony announced that a copy of ''Battlefield 1943'' would be included on every disc of ''Battlefield 3'' for the PlayStation 3, but upon release it was not included. EA stated through ''Battlefield''{{'}}s Twitter account by telling a customer that "In lieu of [''Battlefield 1943''] being available on [disc] for [PlayStation 3] customers, EA has made all [''Battlefield 3''] expansions available early to [PlayStation 3] customers."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Battlefield/status/128867590423592961|title=Battlefield|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=25 October 2011|access-date=24 October 2013|archive-date=27 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127002622/https://twitter.com/Battlefield/status/128867590423592961|url-status=live}}</ref> Ultimately, EA decided to honor the pre-order announcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://1943redemption.battlefield.com/index.php|title=Battlefield 1943 Voucher Redemption for the PlayStation 3|publisher=Electronic Arts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118092613/https://1943redemption.battlefield.com/index.php|archive-date=18 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Release and reception==

{{VG Reviews
On March 21, 2023, it was announced that the game would be delisted from digital storefronts on April 28, along with ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]'' and ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]''. Servers for ''Battlefield 1943'' were shut down on December 8, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-21 |title=EA has announced plans to delist Mirror's Edge and several Battlefield games |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-has-announced-plans-to-delist-mirrors-edge-and-several-battlefield-games/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=VGC |language=en-GB |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322023908/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-has-announced-plans-to-delist-mirrors-edge-and-several-battlefield-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Dalton |date=2023-11-18 |title=December 8 is Going to Be a Sad Day for Battlefield Fans |url=https://gamerant.com/battlefield-bad-company-2-servers-shut-down-december-2023/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nelson |first1=Will |title=EA's best multiplayer games have now shut down for good |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/battlefield-bad-company-2/servers-offline |website=PCGamesN |access-date=2 January 2024 |date=December 9, 2023}}</ref>
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| PS3 = true
|IGN=8.5/10
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|EuroG=8/10<ref>{{cite web |title=Battlefield 1943 Review |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/battlefield-1943-review?page=2 |date=10 July 2009 |publisher=[[EuroGamer]] |pages=2 |last=Whitehead |first=Dan |accessdate=17 July 2009}}</ref>
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|TX=8.8/10<ref>http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1735/Battlefield-1943/p1/</ref>
|GSpy={{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/battlefield-1943/1002445p1.html| title=The Consensus: Battlefield 1943 Review| publisher=[[GameSpy]]| date=9 July 2009| first=Anthony| last=Gallegos| accessdate=17 July 2009| quote=Battlefield distilled to the basics}}</ref>
| Destruct_X360 = (Jordan) 8/10<br />(Brad) 7/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-battlefield-1943-139553.phtml|title=Review: Battlefield 1943 (X360)|last1=Nicholson|first1=Brad|last2=Devore|first2=Jordan|date=13 July 2009|website=[[Destructoid]]|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908040539/http://www.destructoid.com/review-battlefield-1943-139553.phtml|archive-date=8 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Edge_X360 = 9/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.edge-online.com/reviews/review-battlefield-1943-pacific|title=Review: Battlefield 1943 - Pacific [sic] (X360)|author=Edge staff|issue=204|date=August 2009|page=97|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523192430/http://www.edge-online.com/reviews/review-battlefield-1943-pacific|archive-date=23 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|1UP=
| EuroG_X360 = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/battlefield-1943-review|title=Battlefield 1943 (Xbox 360)|last=Whitehead|first=Dan|date=10 July 2009|website=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=27 August 2017|archive-date=29 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129225119/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/battlefield-1943-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| GSpot_PS3 = 8/10<ref name="gspotrev">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/battlefield-1943-review/1900-6213321/|title=Battlefield 1943 Review|last=Watters|first=Chris|date=13 July 2009|website=GameSpot|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=27 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827002254/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/battlefield-1943-review/1900-6213321/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| GSpy_PS3 = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/battlefield-1943/1002932p1.html|title=The Consensus: Battlefield 1943 Review (PS3)|last=Gallegos|first=Anthony|date=10 July 2009|publisher=[[GameSpy]]|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813211947/http://ps3.gamespy.com/playstation-3/battlefield-1943/1002932p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|MC=84%<ref name=xboxmc>{{cite web |title=Battlefield 1943 (xbox 360) reviews |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/battlefield1943?q=battlefield |date=2009 |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CBS |accessdate=17 July 2009|quote=84 - Generally favorable reviews}}</ref>
| GSpy_X360 = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/battlefield-1943/1002445p1.html|title=The Consensus: Battlefield 1943 Review (X360)|last=Gallegos|first=Anthony|date=9 July 2009|publisher=GameSpy|access-date=17 July 2009|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813050450/http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/battlefield-1943/1002445p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GT_X360 = 7.6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/e332m8/battlefield-1943-review|title=Battlefield 1943 Review (X360)|date=15 July 2009|publisher=[[GameTrailers]]|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927135334/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/e332m8/battlefield-1943-review|archive-date=27 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GameZone_X360 = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/battlefield_1943_360_review|title=Battlefield 1943 - 360 - Review|last=Hopper|first=Steven|date=7 July 2009|publisher=GameZone|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709101007/http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r37424.htm|archive-date=9 July 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GB_PS3 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="gb">{{cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/battlefield-1943-review/1900-179/|title=Battlefield 1943 Review|last=Shoemaker|first=Brad|date=13 July 2009|publisher=[[Giant Bomb]]|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115082853/http://www.giantbomb.com/battlefield-1943/61-25262/reviews/|archive-date=15 November 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GB_X360 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="gb"/>
| IGN_PS3 = 8.5/10<ref name="ignrev">{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/08/battlefield-1943-review|title=Battlefield 1943 Review|last=Hatfield|first=Daemon|date=7 July 2009|website=IGN|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=27 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827004548/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/08/battlefield-1943-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN_X360 = 8.5/10<ref name="ignrev"/>
| OPMUK_PS3 = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Battlefield 1943|date=September 2009|page=102|magazine=[[PlayStation Official Magazine – UK]]}}</ref>
| OXM_X360 = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.oxmonline.com/battlefield-1943-0|title=Battlefield 1943|last=McCaffrey|first=Ryan|date=August 2009|page=71|magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]]|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103173320/http://www.oxmonline.com/battlefield-1943-0|archive-date=3 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev1 = 411Mania
| rev1_PS3 = 9.3/10<ref name="411Mania"/>
| rev1_X360 = 9.3/10<ref name="411Mania">{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/games/downloadable_content/111656/Battlefield-1943-(XBLA,-PSN)-Review.htm|title=Battlefield 1943 (XBLA, PSN) Review|last=Rodriguez|first=Armando|date=29 July 2009|publisher=411Mania|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801100648/http://www.411mania.com/games/downloadable_content/111656/Battlefield-1943-(XBLA,-PSN)-Review.htm|archive-date=1 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2_PS3 = A−<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/battlefield-1943-1798217102|title=Battlefield 1943 (PS3)|last=Mastrapa|first=Gus|date=20 July 2009|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105081544/http://www.avclub.com/articles/battlefield-1943%2C30508/|archive-date=5 January 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
| MC_PS3 = 84/100<ref name="Battlefield 1943-MCPS3">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/battlefield-1943/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3|title=Battlefield 1943 for PlayStation 3 Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813193221/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/battlefield-1943|url-status=live}}</ref>
| MC_X360 = 83/100<ref name="Battlefield 1943-MCX360">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/battlefield-1943/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360|title=Battlefield 1943 for Xbox 360 Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=8 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108210610/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/battlefield-1943|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
}}
At the time of the Xbox 360 version's release, issues with server joining and statistic recording functionality were reported. DICE's Gordon Van Dyke and EA responded to the situation, noting that the player volume was higher than expected and server capacity was exceeded.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5310504/uh-battlefield-1943-we-have-a-problem |title=''Uh, Battlefield 1943, We Have A Problem'' |publisher=Kotaku}}</ref> To remedy the issues, EA and DICE added more servers.<ref name="g_sutra_serv">http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24362</ref><ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/09/battlefield-1943-servers-being-added-around-the-clock/</ref> Van Dyke also noted that there were problems with players having trouble using their EA accounts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/100/1002807p1.html |title=''Battlefield 1943 Status Update, Contest Launch'' |publisher=IGN}}</ref>


The game received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="Battlefield 1943-MCPS3"/><ref name="Battlefield 1943-MCX360"/> In addition to having the best sales on the first day it was released, ''Battlefield 1943'' went on to become the fastest selling download-only game after the first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=10090|title=Battlefield 1943 becomes fastest selling downloadable game|last=Scalzo|first=John|date=24 July 2009|publisher=Gaming Target|access-date=24 July 2009|archive-date=16 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216081019/http://gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=10090|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Battlefield 1943'' was the top selling Xbox Live Arcade game of 2009, as reported by [[Xbox Live]] Director of Programming [[Larry Hryb]]. It sold over 268,000 units in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/articles/114/1146416p1.html|title=Microsoft Posts XBLA Sales Record in 2010|last=Sharkey|first=Mike|date=27 January 2011|publisher=GameSpy|access-date=31 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131112607/http://xbox360.gamespy.com/articles/114/1146416p1.html|archive-date=31 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of May 2010, the game sold 1.5 million copies.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Faylor|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/63744/battlefield-bad-company-2-sells|title=Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Sells 5 Million Copies, Electronic Arts Details Software Sales|website=shacknews.com|date=May 11, 2010|access-date=June 12, 2020|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023231500/https://www.shacknews.com/article/63744/battlefield-bad-company-2-sells|url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3175134 |title=''Battlefield 1943 Devs Addressing Server Issues'' |publisher=1UP}}</ref>


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The game was given an aggregate score of 84 out of 100 from [[Metacritic]]<ref name=xboxmc/> and a score of 84.18% from [[Game Rankings]]<ref name=xboxgr/> for the [[Xbox Live]] version. The PlayStation Network version recieved slightly higher scores.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/battlefield1943?q=battlefield Metacritic aggredate reviews for ''Battlefield 1943'' on PlayStation Network]</ref><ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/957941-battlefield-1943/index.html Game Rankings aggregate reviews for ''Battlefield 1943'' on PlayStation Network]</ref>


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*[http://twitter.com/officialbf1943 ''Battlefield 1943'' official Twitter]


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Battlefield 1943
Developer(s)DICE
Publisher(s)Electronic Arts
Designer(s)Sebastian Armonioso
SeriesBattlefield
EngineFrostbite 1.5[2][3][4]
Platform(s)Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
ReleaseXbox Live Arcade
  • WW: July 8, 2009[1]
PlayStation Network
  • WW: July 9, 2009[1]
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Battlefield 1943 was a first-person shooter video game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 through digital distribution. It takes place in the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II. A Microsoft Windows version was planned but later cancelled.

The game received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Setting

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Battlefield 1943 casts players as either being Marines with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) or the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) with up to 24 players on three maps: Wake Island, Guadalcanal, and Iwo Jima. After all players collectively reached 43 million kills, players received access to an additional Coral Sea map.[5]

Gameplay

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An example of the Scout class fighting in Wake Island. Note the destructible environment.

Like Battlefield: Bad Company, 1943 features the Frostbite Engine for its environmental damage.[6][7] The game only features the series' signature Conquest mode[6] 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. 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. Each class has an unlimited supply of ammunition. Explosive ordnance, however, does take time to replenish. The game also features a regenerating health system.

There are four types of vehicles in the game; fighter, tank, car and landing craft. 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. 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 airplane has four machine guns and can also drop bombs. 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. 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. Landing craft (boats) are used to deliver troops from the carriers to the beaches. Players can also use air raid bunkers to attack with three bomber aircraft to clear an area of a map. To operate these, the player must enter a bunker with a large spinning dish on top. 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.

Development, marketing and release

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According to the game's development team, accessibility and value were the main reasons the game went digital as opposed to an ordinary retail launch.[8]

At the time of the Xbox Live Arcade version's release, issues with server joining and statistic recording functionality were reported. 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.[9] To remedy the issues, EA and DICE added more servers.[10][11] Van Dyke also noted that there were problems with players having trouble using their EA accounts.[12] 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.[13] In 2011, DICE announced that development of the PC version of the game was cancelled, in order to focus on Battlefield 3.[14]

At Sony's conference at E3 2011, Sony announced that a copy of Battlefield 1943 would be included on every disc of Battlefield 3 for the PlayStation 3, but upon release it was not included. EA stated through Battlefield's Twitter account by telling a customer that "In lieu of [Battlefield 1943] being available on [disc] for [PlayStation 3] customers, EA has made all [Battlefield 3] expansions available early to [PlayStation 3] customers."[15] Ultimately, EA decided to honor the pre-order announcement.[16]

On March 21, 2023, it was announced that the game would be delisted from digital storefronts on April 28, along with Battlefield: Bad Company and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Servers for Battlefield 1943 were shut down on December 8, 2023.[17][18][19]

Reception

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The game received "favorable" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[37][38] In addition to having the best sales on the first day it was released, Battlefield 1943 went on to become the fastest selling download-only game after the first week.[39] Battlefield 1943 was the top selling Xbox Live Arcade game of 2009, as reported by Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry Hryb. It sold over 268,000 units in 2010.[40] As of May 2010, the game sold 1.5 million copies.[41]

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