Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years Amazon Minimum Age: 144 months Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Eidos EAN: 0788687100595 ESRB Age Rating: Teen Format: CD-ROM Label: Eidos Interactive Manufacturer: Eidos Interactive Publisher: Eidos Interactive Release Date: September 07, 2007 Sales Rank: 4409 Studio: Eidos Interactive
Features:
Epic WWII combat from multiple perspectives, as you jump between dozens of units, playing as a pilot, a gunner, a submarine captain or even a carrier fleet commander
Experience massive battles simultaneously in the air, on the sea and beneath the waves -- and make the moves that are critical to success
Huge multi-unit online battles with up to 8 players controlling over 100 units via Gamespy
Cutting-edge graphics bring the Pacific ocean and island chains alive with lush real-world environments & dynamic weather effects
Pilot 60 war machines -- from planes to warships and submarines
Product Description: Battlestations: Midway in direct command of multiple warships, planes and submarines in this epic solo and online tactical action game. The game follows the story of naval recruit Henry Walker, whose first assignment as a gunner at Pearl Harbor is the starting point of an incredible career at the heart of the US Pacific Fleet in 1942, in what was to become one of the most inspirational military campaigns in history. Play 11 campaign missions, 12 bonus challenges, plus naval training academy in an immersive storyline
I am, without a doubt, a WWII combat game addict! This little piece of work is not at all bad for the occasional battle fan, however; it takes more than a little getting used to in order to play it well!
I figured this more for a load and play fun game. Not so, with many different ships, planes, ground troops, etc. each area has to be learned from the ground up.
Fairly good graphics, cool water images, reasonable ship and plane rendering.
Over all, if you are willing to spend a fair amount of time learning the ins and outs, I'm sure you will enjoy this game.
Rating: - A Shooter, NOT A Stratedgy Game
So you don't make the mistake I did, this game is a SHOOTER, NOT a stratedgy game. As a shooter it is fairly entertaining and the graphics and battle engines are good.
What I was hoping for (and what some of the product info I read said) was that it was partly a strategy game. This it is not. I was hoping for something on par with Avalon Hill's "Midway" board game (only for the PC) where you can setup the war in the Pacific using the same historical units and strengths. Sort of a "Medievel Total War" for the Pacific theatre of WW2.
I'm now going to try "Pacific Storm" and see how that will fare.
Rating: - Submarine action worth the price.
I bought this game because it had submarine combat which is rare. The battleship and air combat is kind of lame, but the submarine combat is great. You have all aspects of submarine warfare, ie. sonar, periscope, air supply, forward and stern torpedoe tubes, etc
Rating: - OK, but WAY too short
Quick review. This game is OK. The gameplay is fun and you get to switch between any unit in the game, however there are a LOT of things goiong on at once and usually you end up staring at the overview map. The game is incredibly short -- I finished the campaign in about 4 hours. Then all that is left are the challenges. Worth it for $10 in a remainder rack. Not at full price.
Rating: - Sweet but short!
Battle stations Midway is an absolute BLAST to play its amazing how they fused together 1st person shooter and 3rd person. But because of the skill it took to do this they could only produce a small amount of levels 11 to be exact. But after that you can hit the challenges which are special challenges in a specific region of the game. For example,there are 4 ship challenges, 3 plane challenges, and 3 submarine challenges. Then when you've owned the PC enough move on to the MULTIPLAYER which is pretty cool with many levels to choose from except some of the online players are from the demo so there is only one level they can play.
- Battlestations Midway
- OK, but WAY too short
