
Release
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Critic score
85/100
Platform families
2
Editorial overview
What it is
Using the Frostbite engine, Battlefield 1943 takes players back to WWII. The game offers hours of 24 player multiplayer action over three classic and tropic locations; Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. Delivering the award-winning through-the-gun and vehicle warfare online experience DICE is best recognized for, Battlefield 1943 has players battling in ruthless aerial dog fights and intense trench combat.
Play styles
Multiplayer
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action · Historical · Warfare
More like this
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Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Languages
8 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Launch Trailer
Beyond this game
One complete franchise view connects the main releases, spin-offs, settings, and related game families.
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

PlayStation 3
Gen 7

Xbox 360
Gen 7