[Shirosaki]

Will be available from XBL Marketplace for 1200MP and various other platforms including PC and the PlayStation Network

"Go back to WWII. The game offers endless hours of action over three locations; Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima."

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[Dark Drakan]

Its an excellent idea and i really like the idea they have come up with for this. If everything goes smoothly it could make some companies opt for marketplace releases only over retail disc ones.

[Shirosaki]

Aye but the only problem in my eyes is the prices, I think MP costs too much for what you can buy with it to be honest.

[Dark Drakan]

Originally Posted by Urahara

Aye but the only problem in my eyes is the prices, I think MP costs too much for what you can buy with it to be honest.

Price works out at about £7 for the full game as 2100 Microsoft Points is £16.99 and i think thats really cheap. Its a full multiplayer game and for that price is a bargain.

[Shirosaki]

Yeah I guess, but for things like DLC or picture packs it can be daylight robbery in my opinion

[Dark Drakan]

Originally Posted by Urahara

Yeah I guess, but for things like DLC or picture packs it can be daylight robbery in my opinion

Oh without a doubt, ive always thought charging for avatars and themes was wrong anyway. Plus the fact some of the DLC priced at 800MP is a real ripoff (ive voiced this before).

[Shirosaki]

Yeah although I would've been quite happy to pay 800MP for the See the Future DLC, Lionhead mispriced Knothole and See the Future I think.

[cheezMcNASTY]

i might get this! battlefield 1942 was an excellent game...can't say the same about bad company though lol

[Shirosaki]

Battlefield 1943 Community Challenge Unlocks Map [Updated With Trailer]

Written Friday, May 29, 2009 by James Parkin

DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, today announced that Battlefield 1943 will kick off a worldwide community challenge that, when achieved, will reward players by unlocking a fourth map called Coral Sea. The WWII Coral Sea map will be unlocked when the multiplayer community achieves 43M kills on Xbox LIVE. When it ships this summer, Battlefield 1943 will include three maps (Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, and Wake Island) plus this fourth bonus map, all for $15.

Coral Sea is designed to showcase the intense battle in the skies, offering an all-new Air superiority game mode. The legendary WWII action this map provides will have players dog fighting in this airplanes-only map, proving once again DICE delivers on a first class online vehicle warfare experience better than anyone else! Players will be able to track the progress of their respective console communities at www.battlefield.com/1943.

Battlefield 1943 is a premium arcade title that delivers endless hours of 24-player First-Person Shooter (FPS) action on popular maps inspired by Battlefield 1942. In addition to Coral Sea, Battlefield 1943 will also have players battling over three tropic locations: Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. These maps have now been updated with the DICE Frostbite engine, providing destructibility to the battlefield and leaving players with almost nowhere to hide. Gamers play as the US Marines or the Imperial Japanese Navy, competing by land, air and sea. They have the freedom to pick their path in battle - be it as a rifleman crawling through the trenches, a steel fisted tank commander, or a dog fighting ace pilot that rules the skies!

UPDATE: Wait a minute? What's that? A trailer? Yes folks, a beautiful trailer showcasing the map, Coral Sea can se seen below.

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[R3kt4l Raid3r]

Oh, that looks just snazzy. Also I agree about the MS Points talk some things are a little crazy. I mean, I just hate it when I pay for something that's only like 800 Points and I have to buy Extra leaving me with 200 to do nothing with, it's not like I can rent a movie with 200.

[William1193]

lol xbox 360 has unlocked coral sea first in a record of 5 days where the developers predicted a few weeks... Ps3 is on 22million kills far behind the xbox version

[Dark Drakan]

Originally Posted by R3kt4l Raid3r

Oh, that looks just snazzy. Also I agree about the MS Points talk some things are a little crazy. I mean, I just hate it when I pay for something that's only like 800 Points and I have to buy Extra leaving me with 200 to do nothing with, it's not like I can rent a movie with 200.

Yeah i have the same problem and i flat out refuse to pay for themes or gamer pics.