Battlestations: Midway for Mac - Coming June 27

Feral Interactive has today announced it will release Battlestations: Midway (ESRB: Teen), Eidos’ top-rated action strategy game for the Mac, on June 27th. As a player, you will be in direct command of multiple warships, planes and submarines in this epic solo and online tactical action game.

“Battlestations: Midway offers a compelling experience,” - said Feral Interactive’s David Stephen. “It’s an unusual mix of action and strategy with a sophisticated multiplayer mode, and we are confident that the Mac audience will find it an excitingly different take on World War II gaming.”

“We are delighted to have Feral bring Battlestations: Midwayto the Mac platform,” - said Trevor Burrows, Brand Manager, Eidos. “It’s a game that delivers a new type of game play experience, and one that deserves to be seen and played by as wide an audience as possible.”

Battlestations: Midway follows the story of naval recruit Henry Walker, whose first assignment as a gunner at Pearl Harbor is the starting point of an incredible career at the heart of the US Pacific Fleet in 1942, in what was to become one of the most inspirational military campaigns in history. You will be able to play 11 campaign missions, 12 bonus challenges, plus naval training academy in an immersive storyline.

This Mac game features single-player and online multiplayer modes for up to eight players. In either the single player or multiplayer game you can start with a ship, submarine, aircraft, shipyard, airfield or a combination of any of them. You can switch between your allocated or built units in order to complete objectives.

Each unit also has its own unique features and controls. For example, using a carrier, shipyard or airfield, players can release carrier aircraft, ships, or land-based aircraft respectively. These units can then be used to engage in naval battles, undersea actions or dogfights and bombing runs.

In multiplayer, each player controls a different group of units. One example would be the map “Battle of Samar.” The Japanese are to destroy the Allied Carriers, while the Allies have to sink the Japanese battleship Yamato.

The Yamato is capable of sustaining dozens of torpedoes, dive bombs, and direct shell hits due to its heavy armor. However, the Allies have two battleships and carriers, the Japanese only have one. Therefore, the Allies are forced to attack the Yamato together, while trying to maintain air superiority. However, the Yamato cannot fend off all the American planes by itself, therefore requiring other players on the Japanese team to support with their lighter Fubukis and Heavy Cruisers.

The game will retail in the U.S. for $49.95, £29.99 (inc VAT) in the UK, and 39.95 Euros throughout Europe. It is currently available for pre-orders from Feral Interactive’s online store.