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Feral Interactive has announced that Battlestations: Pacific for the Mac will be released today. Developed by Square Enix London Studios, the sequel to Battlestations: Midway expands upon the original game with two large campaigns, one based on the actual events of the War in the Pacific and the other a ‘what-if?’ scenario based on the premise of Japanese victory. Battlestations: Pacific features 14 missions for each campaign, over 100 different types of war machines to control, impreoved graphics, and enhanced multiplayer modes.

“Battlestations: Pacific is massive and beautifully balanced,” said Feral Interactive’s David Stephen. “The compelling mix of action and strategy inherited from Battlestations Midway remains as good as ever, but the expansion of the game to encompass a ’what-if?’ Japanese campaign adds a whole new dimension to the experience.”

“Battlestations Pacific was a labor of love,” said Square Enix London Studios’ Jonathan Eardley. “We are delighted to see it so well replicated on the Mac.”

Battle your way to victory on land, sea and air in this unique combination of action and strategy. Relive the key battles of the Pacific by leading the US forces from the Battle of Midway to Okinawa or else take command on the Imperial Japanese forces and change the course of World War II by destroying Pearl Harbor and expanding the Empire of the Sun across the ocean to Hawaii. Battlestations Pacific strikes a fine balance between the advanced tactics required to command entire battles and the adrenaline-pumping action of air and naval combat. It is an accessible, well-rounded and substantially improved sequel to Battlestations Midway.

Key features:

• 2 huge single-player campaigns, US and Japanese comprising 14 missions each
  
• Command and take direct control of over 100 air, sea and undersea units, from fighters, bombers and kamikaze planes to cruisers, destroyers, aircraft carriers, submarines and prototype jets.
  
• 5 customizable mutiplayer modes allow players to take part in massive and thrilling online battles.
  • Island capture
    
  • Siege
    
  • Competitive
    
  • Duel
    
  • Escort
• Superb new graphics engine with a new level of visual realism that shows off the attention to detail.
  
• Switch between active units at will.
  
• Endless replay value.

Minimum Requirements:

• Processor: 1.8Ghz
  
• RAM: 2GB
  
• Graphics: 256MB VRAM
  
• OS: 10.5.8
  
• Hard Disk: 9GB
  
• Optical Drive: DVD
  
• Devices: Mouse

Recommended Requirements:

• Processor: 2.4Ghz
  
• RAM: 3GB
  
• Graphics: 512MB VRAM
  
• OS: 10.6.4
  
• Hard Disk: 9GB
  
• Optical Drive: DVD
  
• Devices: Multi-button Mouse

  Requires an Intel processor.
  The following cards are NOT supported: ATI X1xxx series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and Intel GMA series.

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