BATTLESTATIONS
MIDWAY MAPS PRIMED
Copyright 2007 Eidos plc Press Release
[ February 28th 2007 ]
Tomorrow
, the fast growing community of Xbox 360 Battlestations:
Midway players will get the chance to engage
in fresh new Pacific battles as two new historical
battle maps and brand new vehicles become available
on Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video
game and entertainment system from Microsoft.
The new
battle maps will re-enact two epic battles from
the Pacific war: The Battle of Sibuyan Sea and
The Raid on Truk. Both maps and five new vehicles
will be available to download from March 1st.
The Battle
of the Sibuyan Sea provides a new multi player
experience based on one of the major battles of
the Leyte Gulf Campaign, the greatest naval warfare
battle in history that effectively destroyed the
Japanese fleet in October of 1944. Players command
either the US Fleet featuring the USS Iowa and
USS Enterprise or Japan’s finest fleet, Kurita,
featuring the super battleships Yamato and the
ill-fated Musashi.
The single
player battle, The Raid on Truk, is based on Operation
Hailstone, a massive naval air and surface attack
launched by the United States Navy against the
Japanese naval and air base at Truk. The devastating
attack took place in mid-February 1944. Players
command the US Fleet in a four phase battle starting
with a P-38 air strike and leading to the command
of the USS Enterprise and her screening force.
The new
battles will also feature a new and unique set
of air, sea, and undersea vehicles that will challenge
the player’s skills and naval strategies:
P-38
Lightning - A fast, powerful and distinctive twin-engine
interceptor and one of the most important American
fighters of the Second World War. Its long range
and twin engines made it well suited for duty
in the Pacific.
Nakijima
J1N1 Gekko - The first Japanese aircraft designed
and built specifically to intercept and destroy
other aircraft at night. It was deadly against
Bombers and as a powerful kamikaze plane against
ships.
USS Iowa
(BB-61) - The lead battleship of its class. Nicknamed
”The Big Stick”, this famous flagship fought in
numerous and significant battles in World War
II and the Korean War.
IJN Shimakaze
- The IJN Shimakaze (“Island Wind’) is considered
to be the fastest and most powerful Destroyer
of World War II and she was the only one of her
class built.
Type
A mini-sub - The Type A mini-sub was a two-man
submarine. Difficult to detect, the Type A submarines
were used during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
and throughout the war.
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