Battlestations: Pacific

Battlestations: Pacific is the sequel to Battlestations: Midway. Unlike Midway, Pacific is designed to run on high-performance PCs, so a computer capable of running Midway may not be able to run Pacific.

There are many changes from Midway to Pacific. There are several new modes and playable aircraft, as well as several minor changes such as improved graphics and sound, as well as improved gun lights that now show how much longer a gun has to reload for. Planes are considerably less manoeuvrable and can fly considerably higher than before.

Kamikaze aircraft make their first appearance here, and although crashing a non-kamikaze plane into a target causes minimal damage, a single kamikaze aircraft can destroy a landing vessel. Various screens have been vastly simplified - the repair screen has been reduced considerably, and the Tactical Map has larger and more stylish icons.

The community at large remains divided, with some claiming that its spirit has lost since Midway - citing particularly the aircraft automatically replenishing their weapons (though this can be toggled on and off) and semi-automatic aiming that proved controversial with many well-established players. Others cite the positives and maintain that the game is a success. A recent poll on the main site has revealed that 32% of voters were overall impressed by the demo (15% claimed it was perfect, 27% said it was very good, 10% said that it was average, and 16% disliked it).

Although the community remains divided, a lot of players strongly believe that the game is an overall improvement from its previous incarnation.

Be aware that while the game makes a few efforts to remain accurate to history, this guide does not. Invariably, data presented here may or may not be historically accurate. Please do not attempt to correct this information, as this guide's purpose is to follow a video game, and not be a tried-and-true encyclopedia. Modifications from history include the G4M Betty carrying an unreasonable payload and having far more armour than in reality, and some ship types being misrepresented.

Demos

A single player demo was released for Battlestations Pacific, featuring three maps: Divine Winds of Leyte, a Siege Mode map, and an Island Capture map. Neither the Xbox 360 nor the PC version have multiplayer functionality, nor do they have a method of saving controls: as soon as the game was shut down, the controls would reset.

The first patch for Battlestations: Pacific has been released. Various changes can be read here.

Two DLCs are available for Battlestations: Pacific. The first is the Volcano Island map pack, which includes two new maps. The Mustang pack includes new units - the P-51 Mustang, the Kuma-class Torpedo variant, and both the Montana and Super Yamato-class battleships, among others.

Table of Contents

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Gameplay

• Controls
• Map Tactics
• Ship Tactics
• Submarine Tactics
• Aircraft Tactics
• Naval Supplies
• Nose Art Gallery
• Achievements

Tactical Library

• Japanese Warships
• Japanese Aircraft
• Allied Warships
• Allied Aircraft
• Other Ships

American Walkthrough

1. Battle of the Eastern Solomons
2. Battle of Cape Esperance
3. Battle of Santa Cruz
4. Defence of Henderson Field
5. 1st Battle of Guadalcanal
6. 2nd Battle of Guadalcanal
7. Invasion of Tarawa
8. Battle of the Phillipine Sea
9. Divine Winds of Leyte
10. Battle of Cape Engaño
11. Sub on Patrol
12. Air Raid against Indochina
13. Invading Iwo Jima
14. Battle of Okinawa

Japanese Walkthrough

1. Attack on Pearl Harbour
2. Destruction of Force Z
3. Battle of Java Sea
4. Saving the Shōhō
5. Invasion of Port Moresby
6. Hunt for the USS Hornet
7. Invasion of Midway
8. Defence of Guadalcanal
9. Solomons' Skirmish
10. Attack on Sydney Harbour
11. Seizing the Fiji's
12. Meeting the Germans
13. The Road to Hawaii
14. Invasion of Hawaii

Multiplayer

1. Dreadnought
2. Swirl
3. Clash
4. Serpent
5. Spine
6. Jaws
7. Status Quo
8. Coral
9. Volcano^†
10. Choke Point^†
11. Midway Islands^‡
12. Phillipine Islands^‡
13. Leyte^‡
14. Aleutians^‡

† - Requires the Volcano Map Pack
‡ - Requires the Carrier Map Pack

External links

• Official Battlestations Forums
• Gamespot Q&A - Eidos arms up for Battlestations: Pacific
• Gamespot Q&A: Kamikazes, troop landings, and the Japanese campaign
• Gamespot E3 2008: Pacific Hands-On
• IGN Image Gallery