Gaming News - March 2007

San Francisco, CA (March 28, 2007) - Eidos today announced that new downloads are now available for Battlestations Midway on Xbox Live.

From Eidos:

The new battle maps reenact two epic battles from the Pacific war: The Battle of Sibuyan Sea and The Raid on Truk. Both maps and five new vehicles are now available to download for 400 Microsoft points.

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 also feature a new and unique set of air, sea, and undersea vehicles that challenge the player’s skills and naval strategies. The following five new vehicles will be available: the P-38 Lightning, the Nakijima J1N1 Gekko, the USS Iowa (BB-61), the IJN Shimakaza, and the Type A mini-sub.