Battlefield 3 Final Five Multiplayer Maps Revealed

DICE unveiled four more multiplayer maps for Battlefield 3  that will launch with the game, bringing the total map count to nine. The new maps include locations from around the world, including Tehran, Paris and Turkmenistan.

Yesterday, the first four Multiplayer Maps were revealed and showed off a very diverse group of multiplayer maps.  Each of the nine maps that have been revealed can also be broken down into smaller sections for the Team Deathmatch game modes.

GRAND BAZAAR 

Working title: Bazaar
Dice internal designation: Mp001
Supported game modes: All
Brief: Tight urban combat 

Fiction: The battle for central tehran has reached its second week, and what was expected to be over within days now continues as russian and u.s. forces clash for control over this ancient city.

 

Grand Bazaar – “Tight Urban Combat”  – ” A Classically mirrored map where both sides have very similar pathways, sideways, and possibilities to traverse heights.”

CASPIAN BORDER 

Working title: Forest
Dice internal designation: Mp007
Supported game modes: All
Brief: Vehicle warfare in large valley

Fiction: A recon russian force has set up camp on the turkmenistan side of the iranian border and proceeded to take over the heavily built up border checkpoint.

Caspian Border – “Vehicle Warfare in Large Valley” –  ” One of the obvious choices for the full vehicle experience”

SEINE CROSSING 

Working title: Paris
Dice internal designation: Mp011
Supported game modes: All
Brief: Vehicle/infantry combat in downtown paris

Fiction: The american invasion of russian occupied paris is in full motion. the upscale area in the 7th district of paris serves as the battleground.

Seine Crossing – “Vehicle/Infantry Combat in Paris” – “Two sections of Pris split in the middle by the river Seine”

NOSHAHR CANALS 

Working title: Canals
Dice internal designation: Mp017
Supported game modes: All
Brief: Mixed combat in industrial setting

Fiction:  U.S. Marines launch a strike on a major harbor by the noshahr canals on the iranian coast. the strategically important port allows for deep water vessels to offload essential materials.

KHARG ISLAND 

Working title: Kharg
Dice internal designation: Mp018
Supported game modes: All
Brief: Amphibious assault

Fiction:  Kharg island is iran’s biggest oil export terminal. if the u.s. can stake control over this island, it will deny the russians critical access to iranian oil reserves.

Kharg Island – “Amphibious Assault” – “Slightly more focused on vehicles with longer distance between flags”

The game will also feature a “Back to Karkand” map pack which will feature some of the most popular maps in the franchise’s history.

THE COMPLETE BATTLEFIELD 3 MULTIPLAYER MAP LIST
(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Caspian Border / Level Designer: Diego Jimenez
Damavand Peak / Level Designer: Niklas Åstrand
Grand Bazaar / Level Designer: Niklas Åstrand
Kharg Island / Level Designer: Inge Jøran Holberg
Noshahar Canals / Level Designer: Niklas Åstrand
Operation Firestorm / Level Designer: Inge Jøran Holberg
Operation Métro / Level Designer: Inge Jøran Holberg
Seine Crossing / Level Designer: Diego Jimenez
Tehran Highway / Level Designer: Niklas Åstrand