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"戰地風雲1942" -- Traditional Chinese spelling

"战地1942" -- Simplified Chinese spelling

"BF1942" -- Common abbreviation

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is a massive online multiplayer shooter roughly based on World War II, but with emphasis on balance and fun. Join armed forces of United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany or Russia, and battle up to 63 of your friends online. Have access to up to twenty different authentic weapons. Control any of the 30+ vehicles over land, on water, or in air. Combat takes place in four theatres; South Pacific, North Africa, and Eastern and Western Europe. Have epic battles with up to 64 players on the same map, or hone your skills in single-player mode against AI bots.

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Cancelled Xbox version

Awards

4Players 2002 – Best PC Multiplayer Game of the Year 2002 – #8 Best PC Game of the Year (Readers' Vote)

Computer Games Magazine March 2003 (Issue #148) - Co-Winner of of the 2002 Game of the Year Award

Computer Gaming World April 2003 (Issue #225) - Multiplayer Game of the Year 2002

February 2006 (Issue #259) – Introduced into the Hall of Fame

GameSpy 2002 – Multiplayer Game of the Year

2002 – PC Action Game of the Year (Readers' Choice)

2002 – Best Two-Song Soundtrack (PC)

2003 - Best Mod of the Year (for Desert Combat )

) 2011 – #15 Top PC Game of the 2000s

GameStar (Germany) February 13, 2003 - Best Multiplayer Game in 2003 (Reader's Voting)

Golden Joystick Award 2003 - Online Game of the Year 2002

PC Gamer March 2003 - Best Game of the Year 2002

March 2003 - Best Multiplayer Game of the Year 2002

April 2005 - #9 in the 50 Best Games of All Time list

Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (Entertainment Software Association Germany) 2002 - Gold-Award for selling more then 100,000 (but less then 200,000) units in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

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Battlefield 1942 (Official website)

Something Awful review (A humorous review on Something Awful)

JPaterson Battlefield 1942 (Windows) on Sep 13, 2002 (9535) added(Windows) on Sep 13, 2002

appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.An Xbox version ofwas planned, and was also going to support the Xbox Live feature. On January 15, 2003, EA declared that the game was cancelled. The official reason was that they wanted the developers to be able to focus on the expansion Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome instead. However, people speculated that the real reason was that EA felt they couldn't make any big money with a relationship with Microsoft.