Battlestations Midway
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
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars Good idea, not well implemented
I’m into turn-based strategy games like Civilization, Axis & Allies, and Chess. Real time strategy games like Warcraft tend to overwhelm me with micromanagement. Battlestations Midway is real time strategy, but most of the game involves the management of fairly slow naval units, so I thought I could handle it.
Everything was going fine for the first few hours. Compelling story, nice graphics, I felt like I was learning quite a bit about the Japanese and US Pacific Fleets in 1942, until I hit a mission in which I took control of the USS Lexington, an aircraft carrier. Turns out that if you give multiple aircraft squadrons orders to land at the same time, none of them land, they just circle the carrier. By the time I figured out how to remedy the situation, the Lexington was on her way to the murky depths. Not fun.
5 Stars This game is AWESOME!
I bought this game for cheap on eBay…and wasn’t expecting much. It looked like a 90’s computer game, but I decided to give it a chance since was for the XBOX 360. I got so much more than I bargained for! This game is extremely realistic - all the way down to controlling how the crew attends to damage control. I’m very impressed with the realism and how fun it is to control the navy ships.
5 Stars Another stacked game in favor of the game
I’m really sick of these games that seem to be made by people that don’t want you to win. I mean c’mon, I’ve been playing some of these scenarios for 6 mos or more without even coming close to victory. What the heck are they afraid of , ease up on the difficulty people. If you want a game that some things you win, and others just forget it, this is for you.
4 Stars Really enjoy it - definitely recommend it
This is a really fun game; challenging but not too difficult to learn. I would definitely recommend it.
1 Stars the actions on carrier commands for aircraft are screwed up and balleship cannot be sunk .
The commands to the carrier aircraft do not do as tutorial explain. The planes only fly aruond in circles. With only your hands on control of the aircraft can the battleship be attacked. Plus no heavy damage is ever done to the battleship.
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