Battlestations Midway

sandbag69 · 03-04-07, 12:46 PM

Has anyone bought or played this new SIM/GAME?

Was thinking of buying it.

Looks a bit arcadie tho.

The ships look great ....wish they could be copied into SH3

Paajtor · 03-04-07, 02:47 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=106020

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=104184

IRONxMortlock · 03-04-07, 08:12 PM

Yep, I bought this. I played it for about five hours in total and then uninstalled it. Complete waste of cash.

There's nothing "sim" about this game at all. It is obviously ported straight over from a console with the kind of arcade style action you'd expect. The game ran very smoothly on my mid-range system but the graphics aren't anything special. The models are very simple and the textures have a kind of cartoonish quality to them. The sky, clouds and lighting look absolutely amazing though. Sounds are God awful.

I guess it would be OK if you're into this kind of game but I like to be sucked into my games and feel as though I'm apart of the game world. This game kept slapping me out of that immersion zone. It has the worst story EVER. The characters are completely unbelievable and the main guy is some kind puritan war monger. Good animation though. The campaign is very short and as every mission plays the same way every time there is no point trying it again. Multiplayer was an absolute gong show. It's nice having sailors walk around on the deck of the ships but not nice when they fail to act any differently during battle. I stopped giving a crap about them when I noticed they casually stroll through raging fires on your damaged vessel. Don't even get me started on the submarine combat.

If you don't mind arcade action games then you may like it. However it's probably best played on a console where you can mindlessly lay back on the couch and forget about the brain cells you lose with every broadside fired.

Five thumbs down

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stabiz · 03-04-07, 09:06 PM

:rotfl:

Tool · 03-04-07, 09:11 PM

It had horrible ratings in every PC game magazine I've read.

Pass on this one.

Tool.

High Voltage · 03-05-07, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Tool

It had horrible ratings in every PC game magazine I've read.

Pass on this one.

Tool.

I concur. Four Dud torpedos out of Five.

Tiny · 03-05-07, 03:53 AM

I havn't bought it, just playing the demo once in a while, thought of buying it but then I thought that you're really just doing the same thing over and over again...so I play demo once in a while instead

But wth saved my money for TDU, and now I have it in my hand oh yeah!

SmokinTep · 03-05-07, 08:00 AM

Thanks for the review, will pass on this.

03-04-07, 12:46 PM	#1
sandbag69 Medic Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 167 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Battlestations Midway Has anyone bought or played this new SIM/GAME? Was thinking of buying it. Looks a bit arcadie tho. The ships look great ....wish they could be copied into SH3

03-04-07, 02:47 PM	#2
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,551 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=106020 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=104184 __________________

03-04-07, 08:12 PM	#3
IRONxMortlock Watch Officer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 339 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Yep, I bought this. I played it for about five hours in total and then uninstalled it. Complete waste of cash. There's nothing "sim" about this game at all. It is obviously ported straight over from a console with the kind of arcade style action you'd expect. The game ran very smoothly on my mid-range system but the graphics aren't anything special. The models are very simple and the textures have a kind of cartoonish quality to them. The sky, clouds and lighting look absolutely amazing though. Sounds are God awful. I guess it would be OK if you're into this kind of game but I like to be sucked into my games and feel as though I'm apart of the game world. This game kept slapping me out of that immersion zone. It has the worst story EVER. The characters are completely unbelievable and the main guy is some kind puritan war monger. Good animation though. The campaign is very short and as every mission plays the same way every time there is no point trying it again. Multiplayer was an absolute gong show. It's nice having sailors walk around on the deck of the ships but not nice when they fail to act any differently during battle. I stopped giving a crap about them when I noticed they casually stroll through raging fires on your damaged vessel. Don't even get me started on the submarine combat. If you don't mind arcade action games then you may like it. However it's probably best played on a console where you can mindlessly lay back on the couch and forget about the brain cells you lose with every broadside fired. Five thumbs down ________ Web shows Last edited by IRONxMortlock; 08-14-11 at 02:54 PM.

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Tool Planesman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 189 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It had horrible ratings in every PC game magazine I've read. Pass on this one. Tool. __________________ 309th Wild Ducks www.56thvfw.com

03-05-07, 03:53 AM	#7
Tiny Helmsman Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Submerged Posts: 105 Downloads: 91 Uploads: 0	I havn't bought it, just playing the demo once in a while, thought of buying it but then I thought that you're really just doing the same thing over and over again...so I play demo once in a while instead But wth saved my money for TDU, and now I have it in my hand oh yeah!

03-05-07, 08:00 AM	#8
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the review, will pass on this.