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Battlestations Midway Review (continued)
More User Submitted Battlestations Midway Reviews
Date: 2007-02-14
Fun but over simplified
I was expecting a more open ended game not a scripted campaign. I would rather this game be a little more like the silent hunter game or like pacific storm in that there is a strategic mode and more open ended engagements. Also, the interfaces are over simplifed and using main guns on ships is very tacky, that interface really needs to be rethought. Dogfighting and bombing is fun though. The graphics are superb I just think they should have put more time into the user interfaces for the ships and subs, it seems to be more intended for kids and the xbox, the pc version really should have more to it.
Date: 2007-02-04
So far this game is pretty neat
I just installed this yesterday and started getting into it. Installation itself went smoothly. The game tells you upfront what kind of performance to expect given your computer's capabilities. As for the game there's 11 training missions that cover the controls, although since they teach the keystroke commands I forgot some of them quickly. The best thing so far is that the interface is quite simple to control all the different vessels. For someone who is interested in playing a submarine game but doesn't want to spend 40 hours learning how a real sub works (e.g. Silent Service III) this is the game for you. What can be considered both a plus and minus, an example of this approach is that the sub has 4 choices of depth: surface, periscope, deep, and too deep to spot but too deep to stay long. Bombing has been simplified as well. However, as a real-time strategy game I expect some learning curve involved, although it seems straightforward.
The realism is there. You get vivid depictions of ships, planes, and islands. There are crew members milling about your ship while you blast away at the enemy. The rudders and ailerons move on your plane.
I haven't played multiplayer but I am concerned that we have to use Gamespy exclusively. Also, there's a third party service that keeps the game updated. Not thrilled about installing that either. We'll see how it goes.
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