Eidos Interactive has sent word about the release dates for Battlestations: Pacific. They have said that the game will be available in North America on May 12, 2009 and across Europe and Australia from May 15, 2009.
Battlestations: Pacific is the sequel to and broadens the strategic combat of the first installment Battlestations: Midway. The game features 2 explosive campaigns and some 28 odd missions packed with extremely intense naval battles.
“With over 100 authentic air, sea and undersea units, a compelling mix of action and strategy and an extensive multiplayer game, Battlestations: Pacific lets players participate in the Pacific conflict like no other game before it,” stated Lee Singleton, General Manager of Eidos Game Studios. “With 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.”
The historically accurate US campaign lets players command the Pacific fleet of the US Navy. Players are put in charge of the battles of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. Gamers can even lead the Imperial Japanese Navy as they expand the empire all through the Pacific Rim.
In the online multiplayer gameplay, it offers five new co-op and team-based modes and up to eight players can join in. ‘Siege’ and ‘Duel’ are designed for the action-packed war experience while in ‘Competitive’ mode, players fight alongside each other against the enemy. In ‘Island Capture’ players must apply strategy to bring under their control the cluster of islands. And ‘Escort’ provides a balance between action and strategy in which players must either escort or attack a crucial naval unit.
The distributor of Battlestations: Pacific in India, E-xpress Interactive has sent us an email stating that the game will release in India on May 15, 2009. We don’t have a price for the game as yet, but the game is set to be released for the Xbox 360 and for Windows PCs.