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Is Battleships and Carriers - WW2 Battleship Game worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want turn-based naval combat with production and research
- World War II history enthusiasts who want named campaigns and historically titled units
- Players seeking many objective-based missions rather than one linear scenario
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time naval battles may find the turn-based pacing unsuitable.
- Players looking for detailed 3D presentation may not prefer the pixel-based 2D retro style.
- Players wanting only historically based scenarios may not want the included non-historical missions.
Our take on Battleships and Carriers - WW2 Battleship Game
The large mission count and World War II settings suggest a detailed naval war game, but the core presentation is a casual 2D turn-based design. Its breadth comes from many scenarios and unit types rather than a simulation-focused treatment of naval warfare.
What is Battleships and Carriers - WW2 Battleship Game?
Command a casual, turn-based naval strategy game with a pixel-based 2D retro style.
Scenarios use tactical and strategic maps reaching 80x80 and objectives such as destroying enemy units, conquering ports, defending friendly ports and securing convoys. More than 80 historical and non-historical missions cover settings including Pearl Harbor, Normandy, Overlord and Leyte. Four campaigns represent the US Navy, Kriegsmarine, Royal Navy and Imperial Japan Navy, with additional Death-Match and Free Hunt scenarios. The game includes 50 types of ships, aircraft, submarines, coastal artillery and radar stations. Ships and aircraft can be purchased during missions, while production points can be spent on research into armor, fire, speed and radar improvements.
How Battleships and Carriers - WW2 Battleship Game plays
- 01Turn-Based Missions
- Objectives include destroying enemy units, conquering major ports, defending friendly ports and securing convoys.
- 02Unit Production
- Ships and aircraft can be purchased during missions.
- 03Technology Research
- Research covers improvements to armor, fire, speed and radar.
- 04Large Tactical Maps
- Tactical and strategic maps can reach 80x80.
- 05Four Naval Campaigns
- Campaigns represent the US Navy, Kriegsmarine, Royal Navy and Imperial Japan Navy.
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Battleships and Carriers - WW2 Battleship Game: platforms & release
Is Battleships and Carriers - WW2 Battleship Game worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want turn-based naval combat with production and research. Skip it if: players seeking real-time naval battles may find the turn-based pacing unsuitable.
Where can I download Battleships and Carriers - WW2 Battleship Game?
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What platforms is Battleships and Carriers - WW2 Battleship Game on?
Windows only.
