Xbox 360 owners first to unlock Coral Sea map in Battlefield 1943

by: Chuck - posted: 7/14/2009 9:34:00 PM

Not surprisingly Xbox 360 owners were the first to unlock the Coral Seas map of Battlefield 1943, managing to die over 43 million times since the contest to unlock the map began on Friday.  PS3 owners have just passed the 22 million frag mark which means either they are better at the game or they are just there to explore the wonders of the updated Frostbyte engine.  I'm sure the dramatic difference in installed bases has nothing to do with the Xbox 360 owners absolutely dominating the contest.

All pilots on deck! Battlefield 1943 explodes on Xbox 360 as players worldwide came together to reach 43M kills that unlocked the spectacular Coral Sea bonus map. For only $15, players can download Battlefield 1943, which includes three addictive maps; Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. A fourth map, Coral Sea, is now available to play on Xbox LIVE. After the official countdown began last Friday, July 10 at 19:43 CEST, the Xbox Live community reached the goal of 43M kills in just five days and have been rewarded with the new map that features the exclusive game mode called Air Superiority. Now when players go to play the game they will be offered a new option in the main menu titled “Play Air Superiority.” Also available on PlayStation Network, the Battlefield 1943 community on PlayStation 3 is over the 22M mark.



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.battlefield1943.com.



Battlefield 1943 is an all-new download-only multiplayer action game that brings DICE’s first-class WWII action to gamers. This award-winning game introduces two thrilling new modes where 24 players can compete across four classic WWII Battlefield maps: Wake Island, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Coral Sea. These maps are inspired by the award winning Battlefield 1942™ game, but have been redesigned and reengineered using the DICE Frostbite™ engine allowing players to rain havoc and destruction via land, sea or air.



Battlefield 1943 is now available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace (1200 MS Points) and the PlayStation Store ($14.99). Just in case gamers didn’t get a full experience the first time, they can access the free 30-minute trial version again on both Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network starting July 18.



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