| Battlestations Midway | 
 enlarge | From: Eidos Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $5.50
You Save: $14.49 (72%)
New (36) Used (3) from $5.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 3255
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Vista, Windows 2000
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.1
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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| Customer Reviews:
 My Thoughts on Battlestations Midway May 16, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is an excellent game featuring many single player scenarios and lots of multiplayer action. If you are in the market for a war simulation game, this is one of the games that you need to try.
 Debunking the misconceptions May 9, 2007
25 out of 28 found this review helpful
[...] I'm here to clear some things up.
It's your fault if it doesn't load. Your system must be capable of handling it. Read the required specs before buying. My computer is 2 1/2 years old and plays it just fine. I did put in an extra half gig of RAM and a $[...] (at the time) graphics card in it when I bought it. Still, it's 2 1/2 years old. Any "state of the art" computer should be able to handle it, if mine can. If you're still not sure, download the free multiplayer demo to try out your system's ability ro run it. I was unsure about mine, so that's what I did. My computer handled the demo just fine, with medium to high settings. I bought the game and have had some rare, minor stuttering but nothing more.
There's a profile you can enter to play all the levels, if you suck at the game. It's not too hard to figure out what it is but a Google search will dig it up for you, if you have no sense of the obvious.
The game is short. However, it's done well and you can ramp up the difficulty if you like. If you breeze through it on rookie, don't go thinking you've accomplished anything. There are also awards, in the form of virtual medals, to shoot for. Furthermore, the challenge missions will give nearly everyone but warfare strategy masterminds a hard time. It can be fun facing seemingly insurmountable odds. It can also be very frustrating. Sailing right into the heart of a carrier force, commanding the mighty Yamato, is a fun excercise. I only wish you could command some American Iowa Class battleships.
Using the main guns on capital ships is fun. I'm not into excessive micromanagement. If I was, I would have joined the Navy and had a go at this stuff firsthand. I am somewhat interested in the Pacific Theater of WWII as my father served in the Pacific just after WWII (in the Army Air Corps Engineers). As a child, I was fascinated by his stories of the aftermath wreckage he saw. It's nice to have a game based on the Pacific Theater that doesn't completely stink. If you're into micromanagement to the point that you wish to control everything, down to making sure every sailor has a fresh pair of underwear, don't bother with this game. If you like action games with a decent, but not overwhelming, dose of strategy, this game is for you. If you're remotely interested in both the Pacific Theater of WWII and video games, this is pretty much a must-buy. There really aren't many other good options.
 skunked by a computer game company again May 6, 2007
6 out of 17 found this review helpful
I can't write a review for this game. It won't play on my computer and I am stuck for 40 bucks because I can't return it. There ought to be a law against not being able to return computer games that don't work for you.
Would Not Load March 16, 2007
9 out of 23 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed in Battlestations: Midway. I have a state-of-the-art pc and after installation, the game would not even load the tutorial.
I returned Battlestations:Midway to Amazon the next day. Like I said, a huge disappointment.
I usually sell my pc games on Amazon but in this case I refuse to "stick" somebody else who buys this program with the expectations that its playable.
Battlestations: Midway March 13, 2007
9 out of 14 found this review helpful
This game was not what I expected at all. I was expecting much easier gameplay. The idea that you have to complete preassigned missions to move on is not a very good one. If you cannot get beyond any mission, the rest of the game is useless because you will never experience completion. Get this game when it's cheap only!!
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