Battlefield 1942 (2002)

Digital Illusions CE

Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows)

3.88 from 549 ratings

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Building upon and vastly refining the ideas from Codename Eagle, Battlefield 1942 let players engage in infantry combat and get behind the wheel of a variety of vehicles from submarines to battleships and bombers. The game introduced the signature Battlefield rock-paper-scissors gameplay, as well as the exciting “Battlefield Moments” people refer to when talking about their unique and unscripted experiences within the multiplayer game.
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Developers
Digital Illusions CE
Publishers
Aspyr Media, Electronic Arts
Genres
Shooter
Themes
Action, Historical, Warfare
Series
Battlefield

Release dates

  • Sep 10, 2002 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Sep 20, 2002 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jun 28, 2004 (North_America) Mac

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5 stars
144
4 stars
232
3 stars
142
2 stars
24
1 star
7
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Status BMO Jul 5, 2025

So EA expects the next battlefield to sell 100 million copies. As put into perspective by Aftermath:

From the release of the first Battlefield game in 2002 through to the release of Battlefield 2042, the series had sold a total of 88 million copies. Total. That's counting Battlefield 2, Vietnam, 2142, Hardline, 1, V, all of them.

And Electronic …

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So EA expects the next battlefield to sell 100 million copies. As put into perspective by Aftermath:

From the release of the first Battlefield game in 2002 through to the release of Battlefield 2042, the series had sold a total of 88 million copies. Total. That's counting Battlefield 2, Vietnam, 2142, Hardline, 1, V, all of them.

And Electronic Arts executives, living in the same world we're all living in, working in the same video game industry that is falling apart in large part through their own malpractice, look at those numbers, look at the performance of the last Battlefield game and want this one to have 100 million players?

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