For The Free: Battlefield 1943 Preview & Giveaway
CONTESTS & GIVEAWAYS By S.Cadet on July 8, 2009 at 10:35 amWhen I wasn’t at meetings during E3, it was a safe bet to find me at the Battlefield 1943 booth. Simply put, the game is pretty fun and not too hard to play. Battlefield vets will be right at home, while new players can come to grips with it fairly quickly. It’s classic Battlefield fare; you can drive (or pilot) various land, sea and air vehicles as you take out enemies and dominate the map. The game supports 24-player online matches and allows you play with your friends as a squad. There are three classes (infantryman, rifleman and scout) that offer unique play styles with 3 maps to play on. Three maps may not sound like much but trust me; it takes a couple of matches to see each level front to back. They’re expansive and well made. Plus there’s a fourth free map dropping in the future.
Battlefield 1943, a download only title, looks better than most games at the store. It’s pretty remarkable considering most downloadable games don’t look nearly as good as their retail competition. Moreover you can destroy most buildings with explosive weaponry like bazookas, grenades, remote charges and tanks. This is a big deal since you can take out hiding spots and literally level the playing field. It’s a great technical feat considering some of the biggest shooters like Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3 don’t let you put more than bullet holes through the wall at best.
Battlefield 1943 is available for download today on Xbox 360 (1200 MS Points) and tomorrow on PS3 ($14.99). The PC Version should drop sometime in the fall. Gordon Van Dyke, 1943’s Producer, was kind enough to give me some free copies of the game. We’re giving away Xbox 360 and PS3 keys starting…now. Just leave a comment* about your favorite war movie and/or game, along with your preferred console and you’re in.
*Please use a working email address, as this how winners will be notified.
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Heartbreak Ridge/ 1942
xbox360
Best War Movie: 300. I heard they are coming out with a sequel
Xbox 360
That goofy version of WW2, Metal Slug. That joint took so many of my quarters, it was crazy.
XBOX360, over here.
fav. war movie - Tropic Thunder
Xbox 360
enemy at the gates = best war movie
COD4 = best war game
360
My favorite war movie would have to be Braveheart. My favorite war game would obviously be Battlefield: Bad Company.
Xbox 360
Civil War, but I’d say “Glory” is a favorite.
Score is fantastic. Special edition dvd had a nice 45 minute or so documentary that Freeman narrates.
I’m not a player of video games these days, I think the only working console I own is an NES, maybe a Sega Genesis (great memories of “Bulls vs. Lakers” on there - with Jordan in the virtual flesh and not just #23 or something).
My fav game is COD4 with out a doubt and I play on PS3. This game looks fresh by the way, I remember 1943 on the OG NES.
Miracle @ Saint Anna
COD4
PS3
Saving Private Ryan
Xbox 360
Saving Private Ryan’s first 20 minutes rival any action scene ever made.
CODWAW on the XBOX 360, natch
Age of The Empires…that’s a “war” game right? That was on the PC though. Nowadays I fuck with the XBOX360
Saving Private Ryan = Amazing movie
Xbox 360
The comment above on a 300 sequel…REDICULOUS…everyone died in 300, there can be no sequel, shows just how historically accurate that movie is. Favorite movie/show has to be Band of Brothers…one of the most accurate WWII docudrama/movies ever. Game.. definitely the Total War series, any of them
XBOX 360
Platoon. XBOX360, please!
ELIAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSS
Dirty Dancing
PS3
Full Metal Jacket
xbox 360
Platoon
PS3
I was a big fan of all the ‘Strike’ series games back on the SNES (Jungle, Desert, etc.).
360.
predator was the best war movie ever
PS3
full metal jacket
ps3 ova hurrr
apocalypse now/cod4
xbox360
All Quiet on the western front,, its a good ass movie
COD4
360
Fav movie: Full metal jacket
PS3
Hamburger Hill is a really good Vietnam movie that isn’t stereotypical.
You can’t beat COD: World at War. Killer game
Xbox360
I like Band of Brothers
xbox360
Stripes. Hands down. Wait,… is that a war movie?
PS3
Band of Brothers definetly!
360
War Game? Probably Call of Duty.
War Movie: Apocalypse Now
Modern Warfare
Xbox 360
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers - not a movie but amazing series
Xbox 360 or PS3!
COD4 was the biz
xbox360 FTW!
CoD 4 modern warfare 360
The Longest Day
XBox360
call of duty 4 on ps3
war movie: glory
The Thin Red Line
Xbox360
saving private ryan
COD4
XBOX360
A draw between The Great Escape & The Dirty Dozen
COD4
XBOX 360
It got to be COD4
Playstation Network here
Medal of honor for me
PSN
Saving Private Ryan, if anything, for the WWII visuals.
Operation Flashpoint was my favorite War shooter.
PS3
Full metal jacket
PSN
Favorite game(s) include Halo and COD4. I also loved Saving Private Ryan.. it’s what got me interested in war movies!
My console of preference is X-box 360.
Greatest war movie?
It hasn’t been released yet. Inglorious Basterds.
And PS3 is all that’s allowed in my household.
Fav movie: Full Metal Jacket
Fav war game: Battlefield 1942
Movies:
Games: Of course COD4, but I’m shocked no one mentioned Medal of Honor Frontline - the first level of storming Normandy was like you were playing the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan.
Movies: I could be redundant and list the usuals, but if you haven’t seen Kubrick’s Paths of Glory you’re doing yourself a disservice.
I’d also throw in Bridge on the river Kwai and Das Boot, both of which would be on my top 5 war movies list.
Games: Of course COD4, but I’m shocked no one mentioned Medal of Honor Frontline - the first level of storming Normandy was like you were playing the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan.
Movies: I could be redundant and list the usuals, but if you haven’t seen Kubrick’s Paths of Glory you’re doing yourself a disservice.
I’d also throw in Bridge on the river Kwai and Das Boot, both of which would be on my top 5 war movies list.
Completely forgot to mention, I’m a PS3 man. As with Ampgeez, it’s all that’s allowed in my house.
Predator (good lookin crashspike22)
COD4: PS3 (Texas_T0ker)
best war movie is definitly saving private ryan with good action scenes, a lot of gore and the ending is sad. I play the xbox 360
The first 25 minutes of “Saving Private Ryan”.
Xbox 360
Who’s playing Battlefield Heroes??!
best game ever!! and FREEE!!!
check it out!! (you need a beta key though)
Favorite war Movie, Braveheart..or The Dirty Dozen
COD 4 & 5 and The battlefield games ( I still need to beat battlefield 2 so I can unlock some stuff in Bad Company)
Xbox 360
Kelly’s Heroes or Platoon
old school with Ramparts
360
Full metal jacket
Hambuger hill
360
Killzone 2
PS3
Saving Private Ryan
Dear Hunter
xbox360
Army of Shadows, this French film about the revolution during the occupation in WWII. It’s dope as hell.
Xbox 360
The Longest Day/Saving Private Ryan
Xbox 360
Favorite war movie: Enemy at the Gates
Fav. war game: AA or BF1942 played those two way too much back in the day
Xbox 360
My favorite war movie is probably The hunt for Red October
My favorite war game would probably be (albeit fake war) TeamFortress2
I play xbox 360 thank you.
oh jesus fucking christ i used to love this game
my old time favorite:
HEAVY BARREL in the arcade w/the rotating hexagonal joystick, favorite weapon: flamethrower
happy memories
except i saw someone get raped and someone else get murdered in that arcade. other than that it was fun times & i never got robbed.
Apocalypse Now
Battlefield 2(PC)
On the X360 everyday.
Black - PS2
Cons: Fake war, exaggerated explosions
Pros: Once described as “gun porn”, exaggerated explosions
PS3
MOVIE:
I could list twenty classics that are equally as good in their own right but my favourite is Band of Brothers for fairly accurately portraying the hardships faced by those who fought in the war.
GAME:
Call of Duty World At War on next gen consoles but the original Call of Duty is a timeless classic.
PS3
Saving Private Ryan because the beginning was just amazing.
Xbox 360
Band of Brothers. If any movie captures the sheer terror of war, it’s the scene in Bastogne where the men are relentlessly shelled. I found it hard to sleep after watching… I can’t even imagine living through it.
Saving Private Ryan, that sniper scene was super nice.
Game? cod4 on the xbox, battlefield 2 on the pc
Xbox 360
Iwo Jima Amazing Movie
Iwo Jima Amazing Movie Xbox360 Sorry I forget My console
fuck outta here. these grapics are definitely <
Movie: Enemy at the gates.
Game: COD4…best game ever made…i’m a hell of a sniper if i do say so myself (which probably has something to do with the movie choice…my sniper class on COD is named Jude Law lol)
XBOX 360
Movie: Apocalypse Now/The Thin Red Line
Game: MOH Frontline
Movie: Band of Brothers or if you’d like just a movie i have to say Enemy at the Gates!
Game: the original Battlefield 1942 was amazing when it first came out!
Console: Playstation 3
Favorite war movie: Saving private ryan
Favorite war game: Battlefield bad company
Console: XBOX 360
PS3
I don’t know if it counts but I really really really loved Armor Alley. Classic gaming that is right there.
Saving Private Ryan fav war film.
Call of Duty 4 fav war game.
xbox 360 only :)
It’s not a movie but more of a series Band of Brothers.I love love love that series to death!..
Fav war game has to be Desert Combat or Battlefield 2.
Xbox 360 all the way!
Best War Game: Battlefield Bad Company and 1943( Just played 30min. demo today, is REALLY AWESOME!!)
Xbox 360 Ftw o/
Favorite war movie: Band of Brothers
Favorite war game: Battlefield Bad company
console: xbox 360
Best Warmovie so far is either 300 of James Ryan. Don’t know which i like more but 300 has far bette reffect ;)
- Uepsi / Xbox360 -
Favorite war movie is Der Untergang
Console is PS3
Medal of honor
xbox360
call of duty 4 hands down. as far as movies, platoon was pretty crazy.
xbox360
Stripes is hands down my favorite War Movie!
XBOX360
Favorite War Movie: Band of Brothers (miniseries)
Favorite War Game: Battlefield 1942
Console: Xbox360
Half-Life 2/ Bioshock
Playstation 3
Best war movie is Starship Troopers! BUGS!!!!
Console of choice is Xbox 360
Saving Private Ryan
XBOX 360
Is it to late?
Best war game:Call of Duty World at War Best war movie:Rambo PS3 is console of choice
Brother in arm for me
PS3 over here
bridges of tocori is my favorite war movie and i love playing battlefield badcompany. i rock a PS3
Movie = Saving Private Ryan and a TV series would be Band Of Brothers.
Game = Battlefield Bad Company
Console = 360
Ps3
an Metal gear solid 4 as best game
an rambo as best film : )
Best game = Ace combat series Best war movie = Black Hawk Down And console PS3
movie: black hawk down
game: counterstrike
Best war movies… so many greats…
Black Hawk Down. It’s a gripping war movie… fantastic and realistic (based on a true story), but it’s somewhat sad though.
Fave game(s)
hmm…
My favourite war game would have to be CoD 4 (ps3)… followed by Battlefield 2 (pc) and WarCraft III (pc).
My console is a ps3!! WOOT FOR PS3s! (X360 is kool too… and wii is generally fun most of the time…)
I love battlefield, i have all of them except the bf: 2143.
Movie: Braveheart
Game: has to be COD4 on the good ol’ 360
killzone 2 ps3 and cod waw please give m i dont have a credit card im poor!!!! :-)
Favorite movie: Saving Private Ryan
Xbox 360 and Halo 3 FTW
movie:saving private ryan
game: definitely Call of Duty 4
console: PS3, isn’t this the only console there is?
men of honor, cuba kicked ass in that movie and so did robert di nero
and xbox 360 please
Favourite war game must be COD4: Modern Warfare
But i also love Brother in Arms: Hells Highway
XBOX 360
Favorite war movie, Thin red line
Fav war game, day of defeat
Sorry forgot!
PS3 !!!!!
Fav movie Thin red line
Fave game Day of defeat
PS3
best war movie i have to say is Band of Brothers
best war game is COD series since i been playing it since ps2 days and pc
my system that i need battlefield 1943 is my ps3
When will you give out the codes?
PS3
Band of brothers is pretty solid! Also a lesser know is Our Own, a russian independent film
ps3
Favourite War Move: Forrest Gump for sure…
Xbox 360.
War Movie : Tropic Thuunder - It’s Hilarious! XD
Game : Battlefield Bad Company
PS3
Movie- 1.Saving Private Ryan
2.Enemy At The Gates
3.Behind Enemy Lines
Games- 1.Call Of Duty 4
2.Battlefield Bad Company
3.Medal Of Honour Frontlines (Lol Playstation 2)
System- Playstation 3
movie: 300. The best
Game: Cod 4
XBOX 360
movie :FULL METAL JACKET
game : BF VIETNAM
Xbox360
Movie= Full Metal Jacket
Game= Call of Duty 4
PS3
Movie=Band of Brothers
Game=COD 5
PS3
Movie = Black Hawk Down
Game = Socom II
Console: PS3
This game has some serious fun in it.
tried the demo, and i’m in love with it
Movie : 300
Game = SOCOM: COMFRONTATION
Console: PS3
The game BF:1943 is the best game ‘ve playied
I loved this game (i played the demo)
oh god saving private ryan-
I’m on a 360 :)
Oh and my favourite war game has to be BF: 1942, that shit was the bomb, it completely revolutionized the war games of today
Generation Kill, not a movie, but you can watch them all at once
PS3
Letters from iwo jima / Flags of our fathers
Ps3
Movie pearl harbor
game cod4
Best war movie: 300
is 007 a war game? if it is then i choose that one, if not call of duty 4
Xbox 360
IS this still going? If it is:
Black Hawk Down/Saving Private Ryan.
PS3
Das Boot! XBOX360! Still have any keys for BF1943?