kazuya
26.01.09, 22:16
Release: Apr 29, 2009
The original Battlestations Midway received a positive reception from fans and critics alike, successfully walking the fine line between action and simulation. Eidos' Hungary studio has been hard at work since then and is in full swing getting the series ready for round two.
This time around you can play as American or Japanese forces.
Midway took place in the first half of World War II's Pacific theatre, between the events at Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway. Pacific picks up where the first game left off and will eventually lead you to invade Japan with American forces. However, while the first game focused solely on playing a campaign from America's point of view, Pacific will also let you play as Japanese forces in a "what if" scenario--akin to playing as the Soviets in the Command & Conquer: Red Alert universe (sans the crazy science-fiction angle)--that assumes they won the Battle of Midway. Read more (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/battlestationspacific/news.html?sid=6193733&mode=previews)
YouTube - Battlestations Pacific Trailer (HD)
The original Battlestations Midway received a positive reception from fans and critics alike, successfully walking the fine line between action and simulation. Eidos' Hungary studio has been hard at work since then and is in full swing getting the series ready for round two.
This time around you can play as American or Japanese forces.
Midway took place in the first half of World War II's Pacific theatre, between the events at Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway. Pacific picks up where the first game left off and will eventually lead you to invade Japan with American forces. However, while the first game focused solely on playing a campaign from America's point of view, Pacific will also let you play as Japanese forces in a "what if" scenario--akin to playing as the Soviets in the Command & Conquer: Red Alert universe (sans the crazy science-fiction angle)--that assumes they won the Battle of Midway. Read more (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/battlestationspacific/news.html?sid=6193733&mode=previews)
YouTube - Battlestations Pacific Trailer (HD)