Background:
BATTLESTATIONS: MIDWAY offers a totally new approach to air, sea and underwater combat, accurately reflecting the atmosphere and situation in the Pacific during 1942. Players take direct control of battleships, aircraft carriers, submarines and planes in a 'free-control' environment, with seamless switching between any of the units under your command.
Features:
Intense action - jump in real-time between vehicles and play as a Gunner, a Pilot, a Submarine Captain, or even Carrier Commander
Multiple unit combat - directly pilot over 60 authentic WWII vehicles including aircraft carriers battleships, destroyers, PT boats, landing craft, torpedo planes, land and carrier-based bombers, submarines and even mini-subs
Single player campaign - featuring 11 huge Allied missions all based on historical battles and set in real-world locations across the pacific
Challenge mission - focusing on key air, surface and underwater units
Multiplayer online - massive online battles featuring head-to-head all out warfare and team based island sieges with combined control of over 70 US & Japanese units
Immense environments - huge open-world seascapes featuring detailed island bases with fully destructible buildings and functional airfields
Powerful 3D engine - brings the Pacific to life with realistic physics, advanced water modeling and stunning underwater effects
Squad Combat System - fire out real-time orders to the rest of your fleet and watch the AI carry out your commands
Powerful AI - controls friendly and enemy squad behaviour and tactics
Command Map - view the overall battle, identify enemy targets and assign units to attack them
Damage Control - counter flood a sinking ship, fight fires to stop secondary explosions and repair battle damage
Dynamic weather - thick cloud cover, stormy seas and driving rain directly impact tacticsInternational release dates:Europe: Sep 9, 05
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