Battlestations Midway | 
 enlarge | From: Eidos Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 8519
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Genre: racing_and_flying_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: DVD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 1
MPN: 10059
UPC: 788687100595
EAN: 0788687100595
ASIN: B000FU4PME
Release Date: September 7, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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 |
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Product Description
Battlestations: Midway PC MANUFACTURER WARRANTY:andnbsp;andnbsp;90 DAYS
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 17
Cool game, but a little hard July 27, 2010
Bob DUMON (New Bern, North Carolina United States)
I'm new to gaming, and love the stuff on my Wii, but this game requires a more standard controller, e.g., similar to Xbox 360, etc., and I have no idea how to use it skillfully so the problem is with me, not the game. Looks like it will be more fun if I ever figure out how to play it better.
 Hell to multiplayer fans, fun for historic and tactic geeks June 19, 2010
Kevin D. Gould (Nor Cal)
Yes, The game is really fun, but no, its not really worth it: go after battlestations pacific if anything: multiplayer is way better.
getting back on topic, BSM is fun because it teaches a little about WW2 in the Pacific, which is usually never covered in most WW2 games. One reason because of this is that very little people in America really look at WW2 and think of it as hostility from Japan, but rather the Nazi threat and genocide. Japan had a lot of bad things going for it, but it wasn't looked down upon as much as the German's threat. Has a very difficult system of controls that requires the use of tutorials to get through, but is worth it in the end. This is the embodiment of US and Japanese navy fights, and is very epic looking and playing with. While having a one on one ship fight is lame, add in a carrier or two on both sides and an airfield, you have got the makings of a game. you can be one of 8 naval vessels: Patrol boat, submarine, cargo ships, light cruiser, destroyer, heavy cruiser, battleship and carriers. using these (and the abilities of the airplanes aboard the carrier) you attack each other using RTS and tactics to your advantage. Of the airplanes, you can be any one commander of a squadron, usually this isn't the best of ideas. there are also land installations, like airfields, jetties, and shipyards, where you can recruit other ships you can't get on a carrier.
historically, this is a very accurately told tale, even if the story was fiction.
The story is absolutely pathetic, but what should one expect if its all about the game play??
multiplayer: ewwwww!!!!! its got problems, mostly because no one plays this anymore, but also because the patches don't work on my win 7 machine.
gameplay: very interesting: its a cross between a see navigator, airplane simulator, and sub commanding minigames all packed into one, and the look of it makes it seem very intense.
great 1 player game, sucks on multiplayer
 Great Game but lacking one essential June 12, 2009
Barry Weinzimmer (Jax, Fl)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Good:
I bought this game last week. Installation went smoothly no problems there. I played a few missions and the hints that popped up were very helpful on teaching you how to play. The graphics I thought were excellent and the little movies of the war before every scenario were very engaging. Also, seeing sailors walking around the decks of the ship seem to give it a little more realism. You actually feel bad when you blow the ship up. LOL
I actually went online one time, waited a few minutes and someone joined my game. We had a huge ship battle, he beat me every time, but it was a blast.
The Bad:
Absolutely no joystick support for flying the aircraft. At least I couldnt find it. I have an X52 joystick and throttle control and there was no option to configure it. The only option was an XBox controller config. Go figure, its a microsoft game. There is a program called Xpadder that I heard you can download and configure your joystick. I will check it out and report back in.
Overall, it's a fun game where strategy and first person fighting goes hand to hand. I cant wait till I get better so I can play online more.
Very enjoyable game except for the no joystick support.
I highly recommend this game if you like strategy and fighting together.
Look at me! I'm a ship captain/sub commander/pilot! May 22, 2009
Quasimodo (Connecticut)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
And you have the opportunity to do all. A scripted series of missions that have you commanding a PT boat at Pearl Harbor to managing a fleet of ships and carriers at Wake. All the while you can bounce back and forth between operating a destroyer, a sub, fighter, bomber and torpedo planes, carrier and in seperate ship/plane sub challenges commanding the same for the Japanese Navy.
The graphics are very, very good and although the controls take some getting used to they come with ease after a short period of time. The game can be repeated on three levels of difficulty. The scenarios all remain the same but naturally are more difficult to complete and the AI takes on a more agressive approach with each notch up. Medals are awarded for both single and multiplay, multiplay being one aspect I can't rate because I haven't any interest.
Interestingly enough, if you're flying a bomber or torp plane and hold the shift key down while firing your secondary payload, the camera follows the bomb straight to the deck of your target ot the torpedo straight to the hull of your target ship.
The more ships and planes you end up commanding the more you'll be required to multi-task and jump back and forth between them. You can stick with one vessel to command and set waypoints for your additional ships and planes. This works well while you manuaver your vessel you're commanding however even though your uncontrolled vessels and planes will attack they run a bigger risk of being lost. Best to hop in (or aboard) make your attack, pull back or manuaver and flip back to your main vessel. One thing that requires some real attention on your part is that your vessel(s) take damage and you have to assign its crew to damage control. They repair weapons, powerplant, fires on board and taking on water from hits. Ignore this and you may end up dead in the water or sinking. The real danger is uncontrolled fire. Let a fire rage and your ship's magazine might protest.
Lots or replay value with this game and every so often I uninstall it and re-install a couple of months later and start again.
Word to the wise. If you're looking for Silent Hunter III or IV this isn't it. The game is not as in depth as they are. But it is an enjoyable game and who wouldn't like to be in charge of those main guns on a battleship or shell a Navy base with your own, personal destroyer?
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Good game but left wanting more January 28, 2009
Vash
This is my second naval warfare game (my first was silent hunter). This game has some great aspects. During gameplay you get to control ships, submarines, and planes! There is a map screen where you can issue commands to your units and orchestrate broader strategies too. It comes with a campaign mode and several challenge scenarios where you are limited to 1 or 2 units versus unfavorable odds. I enjoyed every minute playing this game.
However, I was disappointed at points. First, there are not enough campaign missions. Second, the missions they do have do not always allow all the ships, and you have no choice in which ships you get. It's pretty much staged scenarios that make for little replay value.
NOTE: I have NOT played the multi-player mode of this game yet because I do not have a fast enough internet connection. I am hopeful that this mode of playing it will make up for what I was wanting out of the campaign mode - namely, choose your ships and more replay value.
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