Release and Reception
| Battlefield 1943 | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 84.18% |
| Metacritic | 84% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 9/10 |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| Game Informer | 8.5/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| GameTrailers | 7.6/10 |
| IGN | 8.5/10 |
| Official Xbox Magazine | |
| TeamXbox | 8.8/10 |
| X-Play | |
The game was given an aggregate score of 83 out of 100 from Metacritic and a score of 84.18% from Game Rankings for the Xbox Live Arcade version. In addition to having the best sales ever on the first day it was released, Battlefield 1943 went on to become the fastest selling download-only game after the first week. Battlefield 1943 was the top selling Xbox LIVE Arcade game of 2009, as reported by Xbox Live Director of Programming Larry Hryb. It moved over 268,000 units in 2010 according to (FADE).
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