In-game, players assume the role of one of five classes of infantry: Scout, Assault, Anti-Tank, Medic, and Engineer.
It is a popular platform for mod developers, with many released modifications that alter the gameplay and theme.
The game can be played in single-player mode against the video game AI or in multiplayer mode against players on the Internet or in a local area network.
Battlefield 1942 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
