PS3 Battlefield 1943 players unlock 'Air Superiority'

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jul 20th 2009 at 8:15AM }

The official Battlefield 1943 Twitter account announced Saturday evening that PS3 players now have access to the Coral Sea "air superiority" map, a mere four days after Xbox 360 owners were granted the same privilege for committing mass murder.

The good thing about the Coral Sea is that it can be accessed from the main menu (it's not a map in normal rotation) and gives ample time to practice and perfect flying a plane. Now, DICE just needs to add a map where people do nothing else but the air raid and they'll have done fan service for the two groups who sit around doing nothing else on the normal maps.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

j.howlett @ Jul 20th 2009 8:28AM

congrats to the players. i read about the tweet on the ps blog this weekend. the twitter page says they'll announce the player with the koll today

Luddiz-Boi @ Jul 20th 2009 8:30AM

Up up and away!

Woz @ Jul 20th 2009 8:32AM

My ability to shoot down the enemies apparently isn't as good as I hoped.

j.howlett @ Jul 20th 2009 8:36AM

my comments have been acting funny on playstation joystick lately.

j.howlett @ Jul 20th 2009 8:55AM

i was trying to say they're going to announce the player with the needed kill later

Cringles @ Jul 20th 2009 8:45AM

Fairly disappointed with this map, I suck at shooting planes down anyway, I'd have preferred a new map for land and air battles. Here's hoping for the future before they move on to support BC2!

Saeed @ Jul 20th 2009 9:18AM

i totally agree

the air strike occurs too often and its usually by the same person again and again and when i go to kill the person he is usually jus sitting hiding behnd the air strike room. this is just stupid they are getting free kills for nothing.

the idea is good but the air strike becomes available too quick. during one round there should be a maximum of 3 strikes allowed i think.

Mr_Ahh @ Jul 20th 2009 9:49AM

unless you're on foot a air strike is pretty easy to avoid, the planes have a very loose turn ability and not only do you hear the air horn looooong before they come but you can see the planes in the distance as well. if air strike is killing you too often pay attention to the air horn and look to the skies.

kacex @ Jul 20th 2009 2:17PM

What about the tank superiority map? When is that coming?

adolson @ Jul 20th 2009 9:28AM

It's official - PS3 Battlefield players are harder to kill than 360 Battlefield players.

Billop @ Jul 20th 2009 9:41AM

Not really. There arnt as many people playing 1943 on ps3 becuase of Warhawk. Most Ps3 players have Warhawk for their Online gaming needs. I, for one, hate Warhawk and love 1943 but...you know what i mean lol

justiceblob @ Jul 20th 2009 10:05AM

Probably more likely is that the Xbox 360 version sold more copies,
or the better online features produced longer play times= more practise=better players=more kills

Billop @ Jul 20th 2009 10:34AM

But if it went by the best online the ps3 would have won on day 1. The 360 one had TERRIBLE online for the first few days. Ive been playing non stop on my ps3 and had 0 problems.

Ashitaka @ Jul 20th 2009 11:00AM

"better online features"
No.

adolson @ Jul 20th 2009 12:08PM

I was only joking around, guys. :P It's pretty obvious that there are more people playing on 360.

I had Warhawk, and it's good, but I just suck compared to 99% of the Warhawk vets who have been playing since before I got my PS3. I prefer BFBC and BF1943, anyhow.

Ryan @ Jul 20th 2009 9:50AM

"Now, DICE just needs to add a map where people do nothing else but the air raid and they'll have done fan service for the two groups who sit around doing nothing else on the normal maps."

Last map I played last night I had the second most points on the map and I never left a plane. A GOOD pilot can help you win.

MilsurpShooter @ Jul 20th 2009 12:15PM

Can't wait to try this when I get home. It'll let me see if I really am good in a plane or if it's just in my head that I think I'm good lol

Kinsey @ Jul 20th 2009 3:09PM

I tried and sucked ass. Couldn't shoot down the side of a flying barn if my life depended on it. Well I guess my virtual life depended on it since I was constantly shot down with no kills of my own :(

Cringles @ Jul 20th 2009 12:23PM

Just after playing the 360 version for a quite a while now, had terrible lag. I put it down to my connection,(Ethernet into laptop) But there was a good few graphic errors as well. Sometimes the a wall was disappear, or while in the boat, there would be a weird grey flashing line. And then my brother disappeared from the game list, even though he was still playing?
Everyone kept camping on the boats waiting for planes as well, lost so many matches like this. Less kids on the PS3 version? or did I just get a few unlucky matches with some clowns.

chris @ Jul 20th 2009 1:23PM

I run into alot less of them an psn. Live is bad for little kids. I'd Blame the lag on your set up too but I always had those issues on live.

Billop @ Jul 20th 2009 12:37PM

Ive seen 1 camper in the... 8 or 9 times i played the new map. It also plays without lag for me and has no graphic errors

Dropeti @ Jul 20th 2009 12:40PM

Can any one confirm that you can still get the trophies for 30 and 100 wins by playing this type of game?
It's just so much fun that I don't feel like playing the regular maps anymore :P

joeman @ Jul 20th 2009 4:57PM

5 times more kills in BF:1943 then in the actual war itself. NICE!

arrness (PSN: chsowls) @ Jul 20th 2009 1:08PM

wasn't this the demo map?

DrunkRaba @ Jul 20th 2009 9:11PM

That was Wake Island

kentuckyfried @ Jul 20th 2009 2:12PM

Wow...holy sh1t...some of you guys are awesome. I was out the entire weekend and couldn't help out on the effort, but I am amazed that the collective community came up with all those kills. I was expecting Thursday this week, earliest.

Good job on making up the deficit!