Battlefield 1943 Xbox 360 Release Overloads Servers

LOL great game but this just proves why proprietary gaming networks suck.

It's fun and worth $15.

It controls as well as a console Battlefield game possibly could. I think the vehicle and flight controls are translated really well to the controller at the default settings.

The graphics are good.

The destruction is somewhat limited but makes for some very intense firefights. I was capping a flag as I saw a plane diving in towards me. He got shot down by AA and the flaming wreckage was making a beeline for my face....I was ducked behind some sandbags but then remembered that with this new engine, they probably won't help much against flaming projectile metal wreckage. Surely enough, it fuckin CRASHED down, THROUGH a building, splintering trees, smashing the sandbags into pieces and stopping an inch from me. It was loud and awesome.

The game, in general, plays very smooth and the shooting feels good and meaty.

I am very upset with there only being three classes (Rifleman, Scout, and Sniper if I remember). No medic!!! But....

...medics aren't really needed since the health regenerates. At first I was very wary of this, but it does work and does not feel lame. If you get caught in fire, you're gonna die. You need to be out of combat for a good 6-10 seconds before you regen. It's similar to Call of Duty, but I do hope BF3 has the old health system because I miss medics.

Ammo also regenerates. You have a set amount of ammo for each gun, and when you run out, the ammo display turns into a little timer that counts down until you get replenished. This system is also surprisingly not too lame. With the rifleman's noob tube, you have three grenades (aside from your two given frags).Fire these all off, and you'll wait about 10-15 seconds to get a new stock of three nades. This really streamlines the flow of the combat. If you're on a hill defending a flag from tanks, you will love this feature. It makes battles more intense and I think it keeps you on your toes, but again, I want ammo crates and a support class back in the next full BF release in 2010.

I am pretty disappointed with the lack of maps. There is Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, and Wake Island right now, with a 4th map to be unlocked when there are 43 million kills in the game (I hear it's dogfight-only, but that may be false). However, with the new graphics the maps feel very fresh and they are still brilliantly designed. The destructable cover adds to the awesomeness.

One more gripe is that you cannot go prone in the game. I got over it pretty quickly.

Overall, I'd say if you are a Battlefield fan longing for that classic BF experience in the current generation, this is your game. It's not QUITE the game I was waiting for, but I will say, it will definitely suffice for now. I'm sure there will be plenty of maps to download (BUY) in the future, and the PC release is in September, I might actually buy this game twice.

I guess I'll wait to try this out when they've fixed the server problems. Not planning properly for server demand during the initial release is a huge mistake. They will lose sales to casual players who hear about the server problems and decide to wait before buying the game. Some of those people will forget about it and spend their money on something else instead.

I don't get it, what's the appeal?

Things I like are the controls feel great, its more precise than bad company but I can tell this uses the bad company engine because the controls have a similarity to them which I like.

Things I didn't like were the explosions lack the punch from bad company and explosions don't leave a dent in the ground. Vehicles also seem really flimsy, planes and jeeps crash if you barely hit objects.

Things I like are the controls feel great, its more precise than bad company but I can tell this uses the bad company engine because the controls have a similarity to them which I like.

Things I didn't like were the explosions lack the punch from bad company and explosions don't leave a dent in the ground. Vehicles also seem really flimsy, planes and jeeps crash if you barely hit objects.

Anyone have a quick mini-review of the actual game? (minus the bugs that we already know about)

What exactly is "arcadey"? When I play, it sure feels like chaos going on, just as in BF2 or Bad Company or whatever.. I don't really know how "arcadey" it really feels to me.

they really nailed the control in this game, it feels great. bad company's controls never really sat right with me even though i enjoyed the game.

also the sound design is excellent.

Search for Games, Please Stand By - going on for about 25 minutes straight, such awesomeness!!!

How many maps are with this?

My first kill was with the bazooka on some poor infantryman.

also the 43rd post!

You know what, it's much better than I was expecting. Controls are surprisingly tight, definitly a huge improvement over BF:BC (more responsive).

Sure, it's arcadey, but with that in mind I'm having a great time.

has is this any better than BattleField 2?

They are usually pretty quick at fixing these kinda server issues. They did when BC came out. I'm gonna get it tomorrow on PSN hopefully everything will be okay. Bad Company is still one of my favorite games to play online, can't wait even though this is basically a re-skinned BC without motion sensors :-P

Been trying all day and I can't contact EA Servers.

The Demo, go to Help & Options and there's a tutorial there on wake island that lets you play around and learn how to fly or whatever

There's a tutorial available under Help & Options on the main menu if you can't find a server but want to learn how to play and get a feel for the game.

My initial impressions are that the building destruction seems disappointing compared to Red Faction: Guerilla, but is a distinct step above what the Frostbite engine could do with BF:BC. The balance of the classes seems fun, but without being able to really tell how much damage each class can do, the Scout (sniper type) seems pretty ridiculous. I like that each class has a way to kill vehicles (one rifle grenade can take out a plane for example) although lots of tanks means you need the rockets or your own tanks for sure.

Man, rendered fire still looks like complete shit.

Its already performing much better then it was a few hours ago.

Very nice. You buy the game which is multiplayer only and you can't play it because the server is full. Nice going EA !

It's not anywhere in the Marketplace for me, I was ready to get it at noon (when these things usually go online) but it's not showing up on the website Marketplace or on the Xbox itself for me.

Hehe again, ooh we didn't think we'd be hit this hard! Why don't they plan for the worse with stuff like this?

I can't even contact EA login servers at all. Is this what they're referring to?