The Escapist writes: "2002's Battlefield 1942 wasn't the best-selling game of all time, but with a few million copies sold under its belt, the franchise name was certainly respectable. In this era of sequels to established, tried-and-true franchises - and more importantly, in this economy - the announcement that EA DICE would not be releasing the long-awaited Battlefield 1943 as a full-price boxed game on shelves, but rather as a low-price, downloadable, multiplayer-only game via services like Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. In effect, 1943 is the multiplayer equivalent of episodic titles like the Half-Life 2 episodes, or any of Telltale's adventure games - bite-sized content for gamers looking to get the most bang for their buck in this worldwide recession."
