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Prepare for a totally new combat experience as you fight massive
air, sea and undersea battles in WWII's Pacific theatre in
direct command of multiple warships, planes and submarines
in this epic solo and online tactical action game. Experience
the intensity of large scale aerial and naval combat in a
mix of direct action and tactical play. Directly control dozens
of highly detailed warships, aircraft and submarines in a
'free-control' environment as you design and execute the best
plans of attack. Command the colossal firepower of a fully
armed battleship, engage the enemy in fierce dogfights through
flak-infested skies, or use the silent attack of your submarine
to unleash deadly torpedo attacks on unsuspecting enemies...
Battlestations:
Midway is an immense action game that drops players into
massive air, sea, and undersea battles from Pearl Harbor to
Midway. Players command massive fleet attacks and can take
direct, real-time, control of every plane, battleship, and
submarine in the battle.
The
gameplay blends intense 3rd-person action with large-scale
naval combat and brings to life the great Pacific battles
of World War II. From the chaos of Pearl Harbor, through the
Philippines, Java and the Coral Sea all the way to the epic
Battle of Midway.
This
is a game where you really need to go to the tutorial first.
Otherwise you'll spend ages not knowing what on earth you
are doing, randomly pressing buttons in a bid to destroy your
enemy. If you do start on the tutorial then you'll probably
also be a little annoyed with how slow the main game is to
get started.
You'll
spend ages, in the early levels, doing silly, pointless things
(these segments are designed to get you familiar with the
controls) and then you get long video sequences between these
short missions. And, when you get your first taste of the
game proper, (on board the aircraft carrier), you aren't really
under any sort of attack - you just have to destroy a single
vessel - and this takes away a lot of the challenge.
The
single player mode features 11 large-scale campaigns with
12 bonus challenge missions. The online multi-player combat
features head-to-head and co-operative fleet battles with
up to eight other players and featuring numerous Allied and
Japanese units.
A
total of 60 different warships, planes and submarines can
be controlled, with players being able to switch between vehicles
at will. Switching
from one vessel to another is not as easy as it sounds either.
All have their very unique control systems which makes it
difficult to easily switch between, say, a ship and a plane
without feeling a little disorientated. However, you can heavily
customise these controls, and it's a good idea to do just
that so that you feel comfortable with each vehicle.
Online
play really is the place to go though, once you've got used
to the single player mode. There's so much more to do online
and playing against other gamers is a lot more satisfying.
At
the end of the day, there's just not enough gameplay here
to warrant spending £50 on a title you can easily complete
in an afternoon.
Nick
Smithson
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