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Originally Posted by nikimcbee
I saw this was in the stores. Has anyone bought it yet? What do you think.
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I've also bought the game I think its a pretty nice naval action strategy/mix, certainally not a sim, but still a good game. Four things in my opinion let it down a bit...
The maps are a bit too small meaning there is not enough time for fleet orgamisation/ tactical planning
Short Campaign: I made the mistake of playing at rookie level and completed the single player campaign in only 5 hours... make sure you play at veteran level to make the sp game last longer!
Lack of bots in MP games you can't play against the computer in MP games.
Bungled MP game tech: Eidos made the mistake of using Gamespy as a provider and also the game is difficult to get working in MP iof you have a router, although Eidos are making a patch to solve this issue.
In some ways it's similar to BF 1942 except you are in control of a whole fleet rather than one solitary unit.
The game at the time of writing is no 1 in the all format UK chart which is good news as hopefully it means that more people will be switched on to naval gaming. SH4 may get an additional sales boost as a result and hopefully developers may actually consider making more naval titles.