First, this will not win game of the year, the graphics are not earth shattering, and it will probably end up with an average review of about 8/10. But I have been having a lot of fun playing the multiplayer demo for the 360.

It is a WWII sim, but unlike most (Call of Duty, Brother in Arms, Medal of Honor, etc...) it does not involve in the invasion of Normandy

Instead you control ships (Destroyers, Cruisers, Subs, PT's, Battleships) and aircraft (fighters, torpedo planes, dive bombers, heavy bombers). Each one is unique and has different weapons, handling, etc...

Multiplayer supports up to 8 players, so there is a lot of strategy and tactics involved.

I took a battleship last night and started to bombard one of the other team's bases and it was pretty awesome zooming in and watching the salvos hit home. Then I snuck a sub up to one of their naval bases and took out a battleship. It was very satisfying


Some cool in game pics and vids:

http://xbox360.vggen.com/gallery.php?game=1829 (some WW II pinups that could possibly be considered NWS)

 

Do you know if they have this game for the PC? I dont own a XBOX, but the game looks like fun

 

cant wait to get a minute to play this demo. really looking forward to this game...

 

Just prepare for a learning curve, it took me about 3-4 games before I really understood what to do and how to do it.

 

Yup, PC demo is coming out on the 27th.

 

I've been wanting something like this ever since I used to play Great Naval Battles on the PC!

 

vary nice!

 

8.5 from IGN

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/757/757297p1.html

 

this game is awesome!!

 

pretty cool, but i don't get it yet. hard as hell.

 

now that im starting to understand it, im LOVING this game. hours and hours of fun.

 

Maybe its me. Or that I have never been into this type of game, but I get bored of it fast. It could very well be also that we got a demo with 1 map only.

 

could also be you didn't know wtf you were doing

the first 2-3 times i played i was pretty bored because i didn't understand it. also, you were manning the shipyards, and i don't have a ton of fun with surface ships either.

once i figured it out i'm loving it. so much action.

i used to play Empire Earth in the WWII-Modern period alot and it reminds me alot of that but on a larger and more realistic scale.

i just wish i didn't feel so guilty for sinking an entire day into this game already

 

(p.s., anyone playing today? )

 

my recomendation for n00bs would be to play the Japanese team and man an Air Field. They give you the most amount of time to launch and prepare for attacks.

 

I played once and couldn't figure it out. I need to give it a few more chances.

 

2 days

And we are unstoppable

 

It took about 5 games before I really had a grasp on how the game works, but it is awesome.

 

friggin buggy multiplayer

 

ya if were all together there is really no beating us.

i just gotta get better at managing air AND sea.

can't wait until tuesday!!

 

ya the connection problems really need to be ironed out. i hope its fixed in the release, or it's one of those "patch on release day" type things.

 

Game is tough.. Going to take a few days to just learn what I'm doing.. It's pretty sweet though..

The first game I sat there trying to figure out what's going on. And had no luck. Just sat there staring at the shipyard..

 

i really really hope the connection probs are fixed tomorrow. at least 2-3 people get kicked out of every game.

 

Yes that defintley sucks.. Especially a hard reset required. I couldn't even reboot via the controller..

 

well, you'll find that the freezing happens sometimes with all games. especially demos. worse for some people then others. silver freezes up all the time

but coupled with the connection problems of this one, its worse.

i froze 3-4 times this weekend.

 

Yep.. I froze 3 times last night.. Frustrating.. Really frustrating..

Check ur PM's.

 

here's some good background on tactics in the game for n00bs:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/756/756600p1.html

this one line sums it up well "Battlestations Midway is one big vehicular chess match."

USE YOUR MAP!

check out some of the screenshots. i can't wait to use heavy bombers tomorrow !!

 

Intense.. Reading it even confuses me...

 

more tips:

http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=64705

on Soloman, i've been having alot of success when i'm in control of both carriers (or both airfields), assuming the players in control of the shipyards are good at doing their part.

when american, i immediately send out a fighter squadron from each carrier, and then 2 dive bombers from each. i send all the dive bombers and one fighter on their way to the japanese shipyards, and i send the other fighter squadron to intercept any incoming torpedo bombers.

wiht the first squadron of dive bombers i release my bombs (ive started taking out the northern shipyard first since this is where the battleships come from), and then i use that squadron to take out the islands AA.

usually i can destroy all the AA by the time the 3rd squadron drops its bombs.

by doing this i only lose 1 squadron of planes and i take out the battleship yard in ONE wave within the first 2 minutes of the game.

i did this over and over last night, worked great.

with that shipyard gone and the islands AA out, you can send in another wave to destroy the second shipyard without any casualties.

this leaves our navy with few adversaries and pretty much a free ride up to the airfields.

i then focus entirely on fighters, sending fighters to the airfields to keep the enemy on the ground and take out AA.

 

 

lol this isnt rocket science dood

 

lol.. too much info...

I don't even remember how to get into the ships now.. let alone all the other stuff you be speaking.. of course i only played the one game or half a game so far.

 

as anyone tried out boat formations?

the thread answers an only semi-related but important question for me, how to select individual planes in a squadron. apparently up/down on the d-pad does it, although i swear i tried this very thing last night

such a complex game. i love it.

 

jonesi, it's 12:30, what are you still doing at work... thought you had a half day? let's sink some battleships.

 

I'm uhhh workin.. lol. Leavin soon..

 

jesus dude no wonder they keep promoting you.

if they told me i had a half-day i'd have my coat on at 11:59

 

training video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0c9Sdofqg4

 

oh ... my ... god...

check out the carpet bombing at the very end

 

I read about the formations last night and can't wait to try it. Send a pair of battleships in formation at their ship yards

 

And I still haven't figures out where the magazines are on ships, supposedly that is the best place to target.