Battlestations: Pacific is the sequel to Battlestations: Midway. According to various developer interviews, the game is planned to be nearly twice the size of its predecessor. 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, several players have noted that the game is an overall improvement than 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.
There are no currently known cheats to Battlestations: Pacific, nor have any patches been released yet.
Table of Contents
- Controls
- Map Tactics
- Ship Tactics
- Submarine Tactics
- Aircraft Tactics
- Naval Supplies
- Nose Art Gallery
- Achievements
- Battle of the Eastern Solomons
- Battle of Cape Esperance
- Battle of Santa Cruz
- Defence of Henderson Field
- 1st Battle of Guadalcanal
- 2nd Battle of Guadalcanal
- Invasion of Tarawa
- Battle of the Phillipine Sea
- Divine Winds of Leyte
- Battle of Cape Engaño
- Sub on Patrol
- Air Raid against Indochina
- Invading Iwo Jima
- Battle of Okinawa
† - Requires the Volcano Map Pack
‡ - Requires the Carrier Map Pack
