Battlestations: Midway (2007)

Developer: Eidos Interactive
Publisher: Square Enix
Genres: Action
Rating: 3.9 of 5, 964 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 5.3 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Players command massive fleet battles while seamlessly switching between direct control of planes, ships, and submarines in chaotic World War II Pacific combat.

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What players say

Players praise the blend of real-time strategy and direct action control, allowing them to jump from fleet commands to piloting planes or ships. The campaign is short but well-paced, though the Steam port has issues like bad auto-targeting and occasional freezing, and some find the manual targeting overwhelming.

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