Battlefield: 1943

Murph · Post by **Murph** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:54 am

Now on XBL Arcade and tomorrow on PSN.

Let the killing spree begin.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:10 am

I have been torn about picking this one up. I played BF1942 on PC, but never really got into it like other games. Still this is only $10 and could be fun.

I'm curious if anyone else here is getting it though.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:17 am

Absolutely getting it.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:27 am

Naples39 wrote:I have been torn about picking this one up. I played BF1942 on PC, but never really got into it like other games. Still this is only $10 and could be fun.

I'm curious if anyone else here is getting it though.

It's $15 and I'm still undecided.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:48 am

I'm defintely planning on it. I'm curious if there's any kind of party system, or at least an easy way to join friends and them use the party chat. But I am hopeful it will be very fun.

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:54 am

If some guys get it here I will definitely get it.

Murph · Post by **Murph** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:52 am

I have it. It's 559 MB. There are 3 main modes.

Quick match

Join Match With Friends

Create Private Match

Haven't tried to see if Party Chat will work.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:00 pm

Looks like we may have a winner:

http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/957 ... index.html

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:12 pm

I'm getting it for sure

Macca00 · Post by **Macca00** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:17 pm

Will get it once I get home.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:09 pm

Okay, my resistance has collapsed and I'll pick it up tonight too.

Simple, straightforward, and fast action. Right up my alley.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:31 pm

Had no idea about this. I'm sold. Thanks for the heads up.

Is this a completely new game?

Murph · Post by **Murph** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:52 pm

Spooky wrote:Had no idea about this. I'm sold. Thanks for the heads up.

Is this a completely new game?

Consider it a 'lite' version of 1942 on the PC.

4 maps (one will unlocked later and it's strictly dogfighting in planes)

3 classes of soldier

All multiplayer. No singleplayer.

Max of 24 online. 12 per side.

Downloadable only. No disc.

Sport73 · Post by **Sport73** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:46 pm

Murph wrote:Now on XBL Arcade and tomorrow on PSN.

Let the killing spree begin.

Didn't see it on XBox??? Did it get pulled?

Murph · Post by **Murph** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:56 pm

Sport73 wrote:
Murph wrote:Now on XBL Arcade and tomorrow on PSN.

Let the killing spree begin.
Didn't see it on XBox??? Did it get pulled?

Could be. There's a message going across the game saying that they are adding extra servers right now. Must've gotten overrun.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:28 pm

I'm downloading now.

When I went to game marketplace and browsed 'new arrivals' and 'all games' under B it wasn't there and I was beginning to think it wasn't available, but then I found it as the 4th or 5th item over from the game marketplace main menu.

Not sure why that is the case but maybe you guys can find it there too.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:54 am

Yeah, it's not in the 'Arcade' section.

I hope they add the servers soon, because I tried from 4:30pm today, and never got in a single game. 4 of us tried to start a private match...nope. Gotta have 16 to play.

Server issues need to be resolved...quickly.

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:50 am

For those who can't find it you can also sign onto xbox.com and add it to your download queue that way.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games ... 097e/?of=1

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:06 am

It works fine now...I just logged on and downloaded it.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:10 am

Well, the party lobby is nice.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:07 am

I was able to get into one game at about 900pm last night.

One thing is for sure, I am utterly terrible at this game. 0 kills, 10 deaths.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:32 pm

Well, they're slowly getting on top of the server issues, as I was able to get into a match fairly quickly this evening. FUN! This thing is gonna be addictive-download it!

Macca00 · Post by **Macca00** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:40 pm

Tried for 45 mins last night to get a game, couldn't. Went back to playing FUEL which rocks.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:12 am

So, the first night was completely FUBAR in terms of getting into a game. Just no go. But from playing around in the tutorial, I feel like all the fundamentals are very, very good. The vehicles are great, and the planes are awesome. They are realistic enough and difficult enough to keep the impatient ones away. I love the rudder on the L-stick setup, it's just very good. And the airstrike gameplay is pretty darn cool, too.

Anyway, yesterday in the evening I tried again, and after a few tries I got into a game. WOW! My initial impressions are that it's a lot of fun and that I really, really suck. What's wild is that in my first few matches even though I had zero or 1 or 2 kills, I was still in the middle of the pack as far as score, because I was doing some useful stuff as far as capturing zones. Teamwork would be very handy, but it is tough when on your own in a room with no one you know. You can split into individual 4-man squads, which maybe has to do with voice chat, I don't know.

I love the hilliness of the maps. They aren't gi-normous, but they are pretty darn big, as they have to be if you have jeeps and tanks on hand to get around. The planes are fun as heck, and it's crazy how low you can fly and how fun that feels. But I don't last long in the planes, as I screw up and crash or I get shot down pretty quickly. I can see dogfighting being very fun once I get more accustomed to the controls.

Private games with our crowd should be lots of fun. The 'matchmaking with friends' option seems to be a basic party system, so I am hopeful it works.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:01 am

Thanks for the impressions Zepp. I'm definitely downloading this one today.

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