Battlestations: Midway

Publisher: EIDOS Interactive

Developer: Sci

# of Players: 1-16

Category: Strategy

Release Dates

N Amer - 01/30/2007

Intl - 02/09/2007

Digital Download - 03/15/2007

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“Battlestations Midway” Merges RTS and Action Games; Could a New Sub-Genre Be Far Behind?
“There are many situations which require different approaches from the player, based on the forces available to them – ships, planes, airfields – and of course it depends on the opposing forces.”

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Battlestations: Midway Ships to North American Retailers
Battlestations: Midway releases today on the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PC DVD

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Battlestations: Midway European Release Date February 9th
Eidos Interactive today confirms that the highly anticipated Battlestations: Midway will be released on February 9, 2007 on Xbox 360 and PC

Panoramic Screenshots in This Week's Assets Blast from Battlestations: Midway
Part action, part strategy, and entirely exhilarating, this week’s taster of Battlestations: Midway showcases a selection of amazing, panoramic screens depicting the thrilling air and sea in-game action

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Description

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 take direct, real-time, control of every plane, battleship, and submarine in the battle.

Battlestations: Midway blends intense 3rd-person action with epic, 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.

Innovative gameplay lets players take direct control of over 60 different warships, planes and submarines from a 3rd-person perspective. Players can instantly jump to and control every vehicle in the battle.

The Single Player mode features 11 large-scale campaigns with 12 bonus challenge missions. The online multi-player combat offers an entirely new online battle experience and features head-to-head and co-operative fleet battles featuring over 60 Allied and Japanese units.

Features

Revolutionary gameplay: Experience 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.

Massive battlefields: Every battle takes place simultaneoulsy in the air, on and under the sea. Movement of your fleet and the individual efforts of any one vehicle is critical to success.

Sixty warships. Each plane, ship and submarine is authentically designed. The more players know about each carrier’s profile, capabilities and weaknesses the better they will fight. Featured in the game are the Wildcat and Zero Fighter planes, the Dauntless Divebombers, the B17 and B24 bombers, the USS Iowa, USS Yorktown, and Japan’s infamous super battleship, The Yamato.

Authenticity & Realism: Cutting-edge graphics bring the Pacific oceans and island chains alive with lush real-world environments, dynamic weather effects and incredibly detailed vehicles and weaponry.

Deep single player mode: Features 11 massive campaigns with 12 bonus challenge missions and an immersive storyline.

Innovative online multiplayer mode: Huge multi-unit online battles with up to 8 players controlling over 60 units on Xbox Live and online.

Hardware Requirements

Battlestations: Midway Download Minimum System Requirements

Windows XP, Windows Vista
2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP 1800+
512 MB RAM
nVidia GeForce4 series (not including MX cards) or ATi Radeon 9000 (1.1 pixelshader compatible)
DirectX 9 compatible sound card
Broadband Internet connection required
DirectX 9.0c (included)

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