A Build Your Own Navy Game???

[emtmedic005]

I think it was Naval Ops, The magazine had a picture of the cover and it had this huge Battleship that had like 6 Main gun turrets and by the look of it about 50 Broadside guns and AA platforms.

It looked really cool but inorder to be really good it would have to incorporate a nation building aspect and then it would be like a Sim game, it would be sweet if it was like that.

[Safe-Keeper]

I love to be able to design ships from scratch. One of the reasons I so much loved Stars! - the same ship hull could be customized in so many ways. You could fill the Electronics slot with a Battle Computer, Jammer, Cloaking Device, or something else. You could have the ship be a fast interceptor armed with lasers for close combat, or a heavy attack vessel bristling with torpedoes. You could use the General Purpose slot for a Scanner, or leave it for more important things and have the ship rely on other vessels for scanner support.

And so on. There are lots of games in the world where you can customize ships, but few, if any, of the ones I've played give you as much freedom as Stars! did. The game also featured one Heck of a selection of different engines, armour platings, shield generators, jammers, cargo pods, mine dispensers, fuel pods, battle computers, thrusters, weapons, drills for mining, and lots of other gizzmoes, making ship design a major part of the game, just like in reality.

If this game offers something akin to that, I'll seriously consider buying it.

[ajrimmer42]

I've got Naval Ops: Warship Gunner for PS2 and I would reccomend it. You can design and make some really daft but cool looking warships. For example you could make a catamaran battleship with a nuclear engine, 6 massive cannons, and a laser. The gameplay is very similar to Battlestations: Midway and the graphics are suprisingly good. There is a sequel (http://uk.ps2.ign.com/objects/623/623840.html) which looks just as good but you get more stuff to make your ships with.