EIDOS DATES BATTLESTATIONS
MIDWAY
Copyright 2006 Eidos plc Press Release
[ December 18th 2006 ]
Eidos
Interactive Ltd., one of the world's leading
publishers and developers of entertainment software,
part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG), today
announced that Battlestations:
Midway, the large-scale Pacific war video
game, will be released in North America on January
30, 2007. The game will be available on the Xbox
360 (TM) video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft and Windows.
Battlestations:
Midway immerses players in massive air, sea, and
undersea battles comprising key historical locations
such as Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Java, the
Coral Sea and the infamous Midway Atoll, scene
of the historic Battle of Midway. Offering the
opportunity to experience some of the major battles
of World War II, players command massive fleet
attacks and take direct, real-time, control of
every plane, battleship, and submarine.
The game
features an impressive storyline evoking historical
events and a diverse single player mode which
takes you through the first critical months of
the war and includes ten large-scale campaigns
and 11 bonus challenge missions from the attack
on Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway.
In addition,
online multi-player combat offers an entirely
new online battle experience and features head-to-head
and co-operative fleet battles featuring over
60 Allied and Japanese units. Players can team
up for huge multi-unit online battles involving
over 100 units with eight players (up to four
on each side). The game also offers the power
to command over 40 warships and 24 different types
of World War II planes.
"Battlestations:
Midway evokes some of the most dramatic events
in US naval history and delivers a huge scale
naval and aerial battle experience for gamers
and enthusiasts," said Robert Lindsey, Executive
Vice President of sales and marketing, Eidos.
"The year 2007 also marks the 65th anniversary
of the Battle of Midway and we are proud to mark
this significant occasion by bringing these events
into the modern day in a cutting edge and powerful
gaming context."
Battlestations:
Midway is developed by Eidos Studios, Hungary
and will be released to North American stores
on January 30, 2007.
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