Wake Island is a map available in the Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand expansion pack. It is much darker and war-torn than the previous version of the map, as well as having a much larger and open area. It can be played on all game modes, including the classic mode Conquest Assault, with three/five flags on console versions and five on the PC version. Player and vehicle spawn areas have also changed. Helicopters are now included. The U.S. team starts on the USS Essex, or one of the points of the bay, and the Russian team can start at any of the control points.