"Battlestations Pacific provides an epic sense of scale with some unique mission types, but the hybrid nature of its action-strategy gameplay presents a sword that is often dull on both sides."
Battlestations: Pacific
Battlestations Pacific is the sequel to Battlestations Midway, set during World War II
Overview
Battlestations: Pacific is an action-RTS set during World War II in the Pacific Theater. It is a blend of the action and real-time strategy genres, with players able to order an entire fleet around the map and also take control of individual units. It offers two campaigns - one each for the United States and Japan. The US campaign is a direct sequel to Battlestations: Midway (Game), whereas the Japanese campaign is based on an alternate version of history in which Japan wins the Battle of Midway and carries out its historical war plan successfully.
Plot
American Campaign
The American Campaigns kicks off from the end of the battle of Midway and you continue fighting historically accurate battles at Guadalcanal, Leyte, and Okinawa and more.
Japanese Campaign
The Japanese Campaign starts at the Battle of Pear Harbor, and continues in a fictional world where the Japanese could have won, you fight through 14 missions through Australia, Guadalcanal, fighting the Americans, the Australians, and the British.
Multiplayer
The Multiplayer consists of 5 modes of which are:
Island Capture
This mode consists of 2-8 players in teams of two fighting over control of chains of islands. Usually consisting of many tiny islands, and one central island.
Duel
A free for all game mode, where the teams play as one unit, such as multiple battleships and pit it out against one another.
Escort
Similar to a VIP game type, where one team protects an objective, such as a ship convoy, while another team attacks.
Siege
This is similar to an attack and defend game type. Where one team tries to capture an island, while the other team defends.
Competitive
Your standard team deathmatch mode.
System Requirements
Minimum
- OS: Microsoft Windows XP (admin rights required)/Microsoft Windows Vista (admin rights required)
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz or AMD Athlon 2.5 GHz
- Memory: 1GB (Windows XP) / 2GB (Windows Vista) system memory
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6 series 6800GT (or better) / ATI 1800XT (or better)
- Hard Drive: 8 GB Free Space
- Sound: Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
Recommended
- OS: Microsoft Windows XP (admin rights required)/Microsoft Windows Vista (admin rights required)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or Athlon 64 X2 4400
- Memory: 2 GB system memory
- Graphics: nVidia GeForce 9800 GTX or ATI HD4800
- Hard Drive: 8 GB Free Space
- Sound: Direct X 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
- Input Devices: Keyboard and mouse / Xbox 360 Controller for Windows
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- Name
- Battlestations: Pacific
- Release Date
- May 12, 2009
- Platform
- PC (Platform)
Xbox 360 (Platform) - Developer
- Publisher
- Genre
- Action (Genre)
Strategy (Genre)
Simulation (Genre) - Theme
- World War II (Theme)
- Franchise
- Battlestations (Franchise)