Battlefield 1942

Battlefield 1942 is a 3D World War II first-person shooter (FPS) computer game developed by Swedish company Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh. The game can be played in singleplayer mode against the computer game AI or in multiplayer mode against players on the Internet or in a Local Area Network. It is also a popular platform for mod developers, with a large number of released modifications that alter the gameplay and theme.

In-game, players assume the role of one of five classes of infantry: Scout, Assault, Anti-Tank, Medic, and Engineer. Players also have the ability to fly various World War II fighter aircraft and bombers, navigate capital ships, submarines and aircraft carriers, man coastal artillery defenses, drive tanks, APCs and jeeps, and take control of anti-aircraft guns and mounted machine guns.

Critic reviews for Battlefield 1942

Gamespot

5/5

Assuming Battlefield 1942 could easily take its rightful place among the very best online shooters.

GameRevolution

5/5

You'll be sucking down pints of coffee to keep you awake as you test out more strategies late into the night.

EuroGamer

5/5

Even though its leanings are more towards action than realism, it still manages to play far more tactically than old crusties like Counter-Strike and Day of Defeat.

GameSpy

5/5

Battlefield 1942 finds a near-perfect balance of interaction between vehicles and infantry, as well as just the right mix between arcade action and realistic equipment.

InsideMacGames

5/5

While I think it’s safe to say that war is indeed hell, a game like Battlefield 1942 can definitely make hell seem like a lot of fun.

ActionTrip

5/5

A brilliant game. It has an intelligent gameplay concept, the design is superb and so is the physics engine.

GameZone

5/5

Battlefield offers a WWII experience that is so real it's sick.

cnet

5/5

Battlefield offers a WWII experience that is so real it's sick.