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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Greg Howson

How was your first night of Battlefield 1943?

Battlefield 1943

I thought summer was supposed to be a quiet time for gaming? Not for me. My to-play pile is practically at November levels at the moment. Harry Potter, Fight Night 4, Final Fantasy VII (PSP) and Overlord 2 are just some of them. And now Wii Sports Resort has arrived and is already taking up far too much time. Review up early next week for that one (early indications are good-ish). But as well as the pile of boxed games there is the constant stream of download games on Xbox Live and PSN that are nibbling away at my precious gaming time. Peggle in particular has taken up far too much time that should probably have been spent playing blockbusters like Fight Night or Potter. The same happened last night. The plan had been to plough on with Overlord 2 but then the same thing happened again. Yes, a quick look at Live Arcade and before I knew it Battlefield 1943 was on its way.

At this point I'd love to write about how Battlefield 1943 captures the spirit of the Pacific campaign and is a peerless multiplayer shooter. Unfortunately I could hardly get onto a game, with numerous login and technical issues. Kotaku are reporting the issue is to do with EA's servers. So anyone here got on yet? If so how was for it you?

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