– March 16, 2009 – Eidos Interactive, creator of some of the world\u2019s leading videogame properties, announced that Battlestations: Pacific\u2122 is set to release in Australia on May 15th.
\nSequel to the No. 1-selling Battlestations: Midway\u2122, Battlestations: Pacific\u2122 takes the critically-acclaimed action\/strategy gameplay to the next level. Expanding upon the intense, strategic combat of the first title, players can take to the skies and seas through two massive, action-packed campaigns across 28 missions, featuring some of the most decisive naval battles in history.<\/p>\n
An historically accurate US campaign puts players in command of the US Navy\u2019s Pacific fleet through the Battles of Guadalcanal and on to Iwo Jima, Okinawa and victory. For the first time, Battlestations offers players a chance to rewrite history, playing through a Japanese campaign as the Imperial Japanese Navy from Pearl Harbour and on through Asia, Australia and beyond, expanding its empire throughout the Pacific rim.<\/p>\n
Battlestations: Pacific\u2122 takes the battle online with a massively enhanced multiplayer experience, offering five new and innovative co-op and team-based modes for up to eight players. \u2018Siege\u2019 and \u2018Duel\u2019 offer an all-out action experience, allowing players to control a selection of war machines as each side battles to turn the tide of war; joining forces for \u2018Competitive\u2019, players compete side-by-side against the opposing AI forces; \u2018Escort\u2019 allows for a mix of action and strategy, with players escorting or attacking a key naval unit as it heads to its destination; and \u2018Island Capture\u2019 offers a compelling strategic experience, with players not only battling for supremacy of the seas, but capturing and controlling the island archipelago.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith over 100 authentic air, sea and undersea units, a compelling mix of action and strategy and an extensive multiplayer game, Battlestations: Pacific\u2122 lets players participate in the Pacific conflict like no other game before it,\u201d said Lee Singleton, General Manager of Eidos Game Studios. \u201cWith direct control over fighters, bombers, kamikaze planes, destroyers, aircraft carriers, submarines and many more, including powerful prototype units, they will experience a level of immersion that truly brings the conflict to life.\u201d – March 16, 2009 – Eidos Interactive, creator of some of the world\u2019s leading videogame properties, announced that Battlestations: Pacific\u2122 is set to release in Australia on May 15th. Sequel to the No. 1-selling Battlestations: Midway\u2122, Battlestations: Pacific\u2122 takes the critically-acclaimed action\/strategy gameplay to the next level. Expanding upon the intense, strategic combat of the<\/p>\n
\nBattlestations: Pacific\u2122 is set for release on Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows\u00ae – LIVE.
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