Battlefield 5 may be heading to Xbox One (and PS4 and PC) later this year, but Xbox players also have a chance to play a WW2 Battlefield game today- Battlefield 1943, from the early glory days of the franchise, will be made available to Xbox One players via Backward Compatibility today, Major Nelson has confirmed on Twitter.

Battlefield 1943 was a smaller scale spin off of Battlefield 1942, which was released on Xbox 360 via the Xbox Live Arcade. It was still loads of fun in spite of its smaller scope, however, thanks to its more arcadey take on the series’ gameplay. It will also be available on EA Access starting today, is another bit of good news- so you don’t even have to buy or own the game to be able to play it on your console. Good stuff all around.

Meanwhile, Battlefield 5 launches on Xbox One, PS4, and PC in October this year.

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And since we have arrived into the era of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One co-op has become more and more popular over the past few years. So if you are looking for games to be nostalgic or just want to reminisce about the old days with your friends, then take a look at our list and then grab a controller and start playing.

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Battlefield 1942

Before Battlefield 4 showed off all the amazing physics, weapons and awesome environments, there was Battlefield 1942. The gameplay of Battlefield 1942 has a more co-operative focus than previous games of this nature. In Battlefield 1942, the co-op mod is quite the same to conquest mode the only difference is that there are bots. However players may fight against both AI and human players at once.

DICE announced this on twitter:

“To celebrate our 10th anniversary and two millionth Premium member, we are giving away BF1942 for free!,” they tweeted.

 “When we launched Battlefield 1942 ten years ago, we had lofty ambitions to create a first-person shooter that would push the boundaries of innovation, creativity and design. We evolved the FPS gameplay formula by introducing the world to all-out warfare via land, air and sea,” said Karl Magnus Troedsson, Vice President and General Manager of DICE. “Since the beginning, the reception to the Battlefield series has been incredible thanks to our amazing fans. Every day, we strive to provide our community with great games and new ways to play as evident with Battlefield 3 Premium. We wanted to thank our fans who have supported us throughout the years by restoring Battlefield 1942 for a digital re-release and give everyone a chance to play the game that started it all.”

Battlefield 1942 is a critically acclaimed title from DICE and EA. It has a Metacritic and Gamerankings rating of 89.

What are you waiting for? You should head off to Origin and get the game for free right over here.

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